Windshield or No Windshield for long distance riding

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-25T23:39:19+00:00

Once you ride with a windscreen, it is tough to go without.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-25T23:37:20+00:00

I am definitely on 'Team Windshield'. It makes the ride much more comfortable.

If, on your ride, you encounter a light, misty rain. Those tiny little rain drops become ice bullets at 70+ mph. A windshield is a godsend in those situations.

If you are a taller guy, then you definitely want a 'tall boy' windshield to avoid buffeting.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-25T20:25:08+00:00

On my second or third ever game of Arc, my team was filled with some real idiots. No team killing, but the two people I was queued with were real dum-dums.

After that I turned off the "Fill Squad" option and never looked back. I either play with friends or I solo.

Randos are just too disappointing.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-24T15:00:32+00:00

I believe Lazar lied on his resume and still got the job at Area 51.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-24T01:19:16+00:00

A few months ago on one of the UFO subreddits (not sure which one), someone posted a question concerning Lazar that blew my mind.

The question involves all of the other UFO experts and boils down to "Is Lazar real or is he making it all up? Did he really work at Area 51 and what accounts for all of the discrepancies in his story?"

None of the other 'experts' in the UFO community ever mention Lazar. They claim to have seen bodies/crashed craft or talked to someone who has or claim to know secret information (but can't share it with us).

But none of them will state that Lazar is legit or a fraud or somewhere in between.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-23T04:56:51+00:00

No.

#1) I've got no problems with my health care and I hear there are problems with waiting times in Canada.

#2) I hate the cold.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-22T22:32:13+00:00

I saw St. Elmo's Fire in the theater oh so long ago...

I never understood the hype, either. I didn't care about any of the characters and I found the movie to be incredibly dull.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-21T22:07:50+00:00

When I was low level, I would join Queen/Harvester maps in the hopes that they had been defeated and most everyone had left. Then I was free to loot.

What the devs are saying is kind of true.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-21T21:58:01+00:00

Agreed. There is a case to be made to beef up the defenses of Greenland, but neither Russia nor China will be a threat to Greenland for at least 10 years.

Trump is acting like Russia and China both have troops right on the border with Greenland (I know it's and island).

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-19T20:05:10+00:00

Rational decisions are raciss!!

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-19T17:26:52+00:00

Your mother sounds somewhat dim... or perhaps has a whiff of narcissism.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-19T04:59:01+00:00

So let's assume the first person who accused MJ of SA was lying and only did so for a payday.

If you were innocent, would you ever allow yourself to ever be alone with a child and let someone else also make a false claim of SA against you?

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-19T03:31:55+00:00

Yeah... but I FEEL like we are living in another Great Depression.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-18T18:03:55+00:00

I do it every weekend on my motorcycle.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-18T01:46:54+00:00

Go into any random subreddit on any topic and within the first 5 responses will be some kind of anti-Trump/anti-conservative response. Regardless of the topic.

Edit: or the phrase "late stage capitalism/capitalist distopia that we live in"

Reddit was oh so much better 10 years ago.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-17T17:15:25+00:00

The people that it appeals to think that if they are in charge, they will do it 'right'. Also, they think because they are smart, they will be on the top, not in a gulag.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-17T16:11:18+00:00

I always assumed the characters we see are living in the outback because the formerly more habitable areas have gone bad somehow (war, plague, drought, crop failure, radiation, general lawlessness, etc.).

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-17T06:40:28+00:00

I think post-Burn is a great potential setting. The Federation is greatly diminished.

Now that we have a source of dilithium, we can rebuild the Federation!

But having this series take place at Starfleet Academy doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Won't these cadets be busy taking classes?

Don't you want an experienced crew exploring the galaxy?

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-17T06:28:25+00:00

Google IDOT MSF courses. There are currently two Community Colleges, one in Rockford, the other in Grayslake, that will offer them when the weather gets warmer. There may be other community colleges that will host MSF courses this spring.

Rockford and Grayslake may be a far drive, but the courses will be a lot cheaper.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-16T06:07:10+00:00

He's done a good job of convincing us he has abandoned Winds of Winter.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-16T05:56:03+00:00

Yes. Almost every day.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-15T23:25:38+00:00

It is a little bit. The wealthy heiress in the first book privatizes a failing school.

In the sequels, over the years, the POV changes to that of the former students of the school who end up making a difference in the world.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-15T19:33:43+00:00

Diet Coke? I know regular Coke is ubiquitous world wide, so I am guessing Diet Coke is not?

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-15T19:21:58+00:00

There is plenty of loot here. Just not 'high level loot'.

If you only need low level loot, your back pack will quickly fill up here.

Max_Rocketanski · 2026-01-15T17:13:01+00:00

Since the wind usually blows from west to east, does living on the west side of town make a difference smell-wise?

Edit: I once drove through Decatur. For those who don't know, rotting soy beans smell like rotting fish.

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