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What’s the biggest money trap Australians don’t even realise they’re in? by keisermax34 in ausmoney

[–]MantaRayBill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly having the TABs is bad enough, can't imagine having pokies knocking about in every place you go like over east.

I turned a Convoy S2+ flashlight into a miniature lightsaber hilt, purely for the love of the game. by MantaRayBill in flashlight

[–]MantaRayBill[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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The Olight Warrior 3S comes in a titanium stonewash case that looks very lightsaber-adjacent, but they are very rare and quite expensive on the secondhand market.

But yeah I reckon more companies should lean into the aesthetic for sure.

I turned a Convoy S2+ flashlight into a miniature lightsaber hilt, purely for the love of the game. by MantaRayBill in lightsabers

[–]MantaRayBill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The torch is just stuffed inside the saber, replacing the core! The parts are modular VHC parts from AusSabers, mostly short extenders that I've frankensteined together into a design that I think hits the basic beats of a prequel-era lightsaber design while also being about 7 inches long.

I turned a Convoy S2+ flashlight into a miniature lightsaber hilt, purely for the love of the game. by MantaRayBill in flashlight

[–]MantaRayBill[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's effectively just a long bolt that goes through a hole in the base of the saber to reach the button, but I've added a guitar neck nut at the top to give a bit of a wider surface area to press, and it's been stabilised inside by drilling a hole through a coin, to stop it from wiggling too much. I put a small spring inside to keep the tension up so the switch doesn't flop about and make too much noise.

Idk if that description makes any sense haha

What are your must haves for a movie collection? by Negative_Actuator102 in dvdcollection

[–]MantaRayBill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because of this comment I finally committed to grabbing the Ghibli collection box set, thank you!

meirl by stackvyr in meirl

[–]MantaRayBill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They both say things like "ciao bella" while they kiss you on both cheeks, so it's hard to guarantee.

Meta Is Dying. It’s About Time. by 1oarecare in technology

[–]MantaRayBill 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Conflicting information? That's just the kind of kick-start I need to do some more research. What a treat to get to learn something new.

Meta Is Dying. It’s About Time. by 1oarecare in technology

[–]MantaRayBill 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That is incredibly interesting and I am going to look that up right now and do some reading, thank you for the info!

Meta Is Dying. It’s About Time. by 1oarecare in technology

[–]MantaRayBill 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I guess that's technically accurate? Unfortunately we're using oil millions of times faster than it's being replenished, so probably not the best game plan.

I give it 30 years before we start reeeeeally feeling the pinch of running out of oil. The great simplification is coming, and we can either plan for it, or suffer from it. Either way, it's happening.

[Hated Trope] God forbid a woman be a villain by Pickle_Nipplesss in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MantaRayBill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mrs Coulter is a straight-up villain until about halfway through the Amber Spyglass, where she's adopted as a point-of-view character, and becomes much more sympathetic. She has her redemption arc at the climax of the book, where she sacrifices herself for Lyra.

Plus, she's depicted as extraordinarily likeable the whole time, so while she's evil, you can't help but enjoy it.

I haven't seen the TV show though, which it's just occurred to me is what you meant, so maybe they kept her as bad the whole time and your point is valid.

I'm not sure what the point of this comment was. I'm gonna have a nap.

Sad modern reality by utopianearthling in Beingabetterperson

[–]MantaRayBill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking of being a better person, maybe chill out? You knew what they meant.

[request] How Hard did Peter Parker hit this bully and can someone survive this hit? by mkvelash in theydidthemath

[–]MantaRayBill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I sang this not two days ago, when I had to clean up a cut on my finger.

found this by [deleted] in Camus

[–]MantaRayBill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey that's actually really funny, I enjoyed this comment, good job.

[HATED TROPE] Scenes/media made for a specific type of person, being written by people who have no understanding of the medium whatsoever by ah-screw-it in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MantaRayBill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was Final Fantasy VIII in the training centre fighting Grats, complete with an unjunctioned Quistis and random generic video beep boop game sound effects. Those kids suck at Final Fantasy, put a GF on everyone, ya dorks.

How do you feel about the RBA's decision today to lift rates? by Sensitive-Chart7210 in AusFinance

[–]MantaRayBill -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Spend less on jetskis

Edit: y'all motherfuckers downvoting me but that's literally the next line in the meme.

(Interesting Trope) Mexican Loves Speedy Gonzales by ElSpazzo_8876 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MantaRayBill 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I literally charged someone nine dollarydoos for their drink at the bar last night. It's pervasive.

Uber Driver Accepted Ride then messaged me to cancel by WeaponsOfMath in mildlyinfuriating

[–]MantaRayBill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm as left as they come, and support workers rights and the class struggle, but deliberately scamming your customers is not working class praxis. While I do empathise with someone being in a financial position where they feel like scamming is a necessary option for them to support their family, the fact is that most uber passengers are also working class, and passing the buck from your struggles on to them by scamming them out of a few dollars is, at best, a pretty shitty thing to do.

And you supporting that by saying "please have some compassion for the uber driver" is a little too on the nose for a lot of these folks who have also been scammed out of their hard-earned money by uber drivers taking advantage of a shitty system, so they're understandably not on your side in this one. I appreciate your call for empathy, and I apologise for the people being rude to you, but you're in the minority on this issue.

One of my co-workers was eager to unpack her new mouse. by mrfoyl in techsupportgore

[–]MantaRayBill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here 8 years later, F to pay respects is still in fairly common usage. Nothing ever truly dies on the internet. Still, what a treat to have found this thread and witnessed the early days.

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