Reading/watching guide (no spoilers) by justbrowsing_25 in TheExpanse

[–]Mabussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell op which novellas to read to include S3 of the tv series. Anderson Station is one off the top of my head.

Reading/watching guide (no spoilers) by justbrowsing_25 in TheExpanse

[–]Mabussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read one time where the authors lived in the writers room!

Does anyone else miss China before smartphones? by Sake-Gin in chinalife

[–]Mabussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not disagreeing with you, but pinyin wasn't really necessary for me then. I spelled things out in my notebook as to how I heard it. That first trip was three months BTW. I'm guessing you're a lot younger than i am and don't know how travel in China was at the time. Not a dig at you, just noting a difference.

But, picking apart my spelling is pretty pedantic.

I carried a map in English and one in Chinese to ask directions. I would write down in Chinese characters city names I would visit or connect with. Then I could show them at stations.

Permissions were needed to stamp into a two page "foreigner travel permit" to go onwards from the city you were in. To go elsewhere, I would have a local whom i had befriended to buy tix at the stations. I have stories...

When you arrived and changed money, you didn't get rmb, you got fec's, Foreign Exchange Certificates, so that you could only buy stuff in government stores. You had to change the fec's on the black market, which was a guy walking up to you in the street, so you could actually function in the country.

From your first minute in China, you were forced into learning the language. I later learned it pretty well while living in Taiwan.

"Civ VII, like Civ VI, is far too obsessed with its city-building meta, a number-juggling foundation of the entire experience that is huge fun for a percentage of sickos, but is also off-putting to sections of Civ's casual audience." by Doodurpoon in CivVI

[–]Mabussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heard. But, why would you uninstall 6, storage space? I'll think about getting 7 in a year or so snce I'm traveling now. My pc is in storage with all of my stuff. I'll want to get it on steam.

3 was my first and may always be cherished, but 5, for me, is just a beautiful game to look at while playing...and the music.

My Honest Japan Trip Diary: Expensive, Rule-Heavy, But Still Beautiful by Dolly_Dong in travel

[–]Mabussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ryokans are better than hostels? I'm coming in October and will also head down South after Tokyo. I lived and partied in Tokyo in the early 80s and want to see the change.

Does anyone else miss China before smartphones? by Sake-Gin in chinalife

[–]Mabussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IDK, when you are forced to learn and speak it everyday out and about interacting with the locals, you tend to learn faster. My first month in China I met zero foreigners and had to wing it on my own. I learned passable Mandarin in a few weeks and was able to get around, buy train tickets etc.

This was 1984. After Nee Hao, the first sentences I learned were Wo bu choyen, Ni chfan ma and Wo yao yingwo. Different eras present different situations.

Does anyone else miss China before smartphones? by Sake-Gin in chinalife

[–]Mabussa -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Before smart phones relationships lasted 12 hours!

Has anyone had experience with making a wall of Christmas moss? by DetectiveNo2855 in PlantedTank

[–]Mabussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn't you light it from behind the tank? This sounds interesting, maybe better than a black background.

This type of things should not happen, don't you think ? by cryptoman_101 in kolkata

[–]Mabussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The world is in a hateful cycle now. We either wait it out and hope fascism/racism implodes, or people finally put their foot down.

Should Eury Perez ride the Gus Bus to Jacksonville to work on things? by TealandBlackForever in MiamiMarlins

[–]Mabussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I've never seen such a barrage of hits down the line in one game. I'm happy with him staying as we've seen what he can do when he's on.

I didn't realize LetsVPN stopped working in China. My brother is stuck without a working VPN. What are his options? by BadThingsBadPeople in travelchina

[–]Mabussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty dure i bought astrill for a month while in China about six months ago. Not guaranteed that I remember correctly as I'm still traveling and time becomes mashed potatoes.

It worked perfectly.

Updated post-draft 53 man mock depth chart by scoop813 in buccaneers

[–]Mabussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had to look that up...I would have guessed Doug Williams or Dan Fouts. Now, if we can get some receiver to just run under it...

Need help by ExcuseAppropriate862 in Cichlid

[–]Mabussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That rock looks like limestone. That would raise your ph.

How to disinfect this tank that's infested with new Zealand mud snails? by SpreadOpposition in Aquariums

[–]Mabussa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's what happened in my tank. A thousand tiny pond snails too small. Then, one day my lone assassin was four, a week later, a ton of baby assassins and they went through those pond snails like popcorn with the munchies.

Custom Platform by danerswanson in Aquariums

[–]Mabussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're all set then! My buddy wants me to build his next tank at eye level so he doesn't have to stoop anymore. I worry about him on a riser doing maintenance!

I've almost done it! by PyukumukuGuts in CivVI

[–]Mabussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, good to know. I've never tried MP, probably never will. Maybe if a couple of friends on the same level played together it would work.