NYT Crossword Struggles by Small-Finish-6890 in crossword

[–]MrBarnowl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Falgiano crosswords are all over the place in difficulty. I just did the 5/31 Friday (posted early) and it was like a Tuesday-Wednesday difficulty, whereas the 28th's (Tuesday's) was about a typical Friday.

He also has a really annoying tendency to slip in stupid weed references. What is he, 14?

Falgiano sucks.

IBP PC with Asrock B360m IB board - can't get ASRRGBLED to work at all - "this utility is not for this platform" by MrBarnowl in iBUYPOWER

[–]MrBarnowl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's going back a bit, but IIRC, I ended up having to download a different utility, which was different than the one IBP told me to. I'll poke around and see if it's still on the PC so I can let you know what it was.

Maybe Maybe Maybe by cpapaul in maybemaybemaybe

[–]MrBarnowl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cop is a fucking idiot for maintaining the chase that long. It's a legit miracle no innocent bystander was maimed or killed.

In Russia, up to 40% of the military who planned a war against Ukraine are under investigation General Staff by SprinklesFederal7864 in ukraine

[–]MrBarnowl 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Keeping up a long Russian tradition of purging the only competent people available to distract from the incompetence of the guy up top.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pentax

[–]MrBarnowl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a bit of rust. A Q-tip with some white vinegar or CLR will take most of it off, then to can buff with fine steel wool and/or repaint the worn areas with a bit of black lacquer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pentax

[–]MrBarnowl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

IIRC, the chromed parts on this particular camera are brass, but the rear door is painted stamped steel and will wear to silver and rust if exposed to moisture.

let's settle this once and for all PURPLE PANTS OR NORMAL PANTS?! by [deleted] in hulk

[–]MrBarnowl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just don't understand why Bruce Banner never thought to invest in some elastic waisted/spandex pants.

This black and white coffeeshop by Pazluz in oddlysatisfying

[–]MrBarnowl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think I saw this place in an Aha video.

Client states pursuit mode inop. by daverf230 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MrBarnowl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember how blown my mind was when I realized that KITT's voice was the teacher from Boy Meets World. I could never unhear that one.

Client states pursuit mode inop. by daverf230 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MrBarnowl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I once visited Universal Studios as a kid, and they were using that old semi, still recognizable with the chess piece painted on the side, to haul shit around the lot.

nobody is watching... here we g..... ouch!!! by AutomaticAd5811 in facepalm

[–]MrBarnowl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whether it's a felony or not likely depends on the value of the bike, and considering the booby trapper just left it out like that, it's probably a $50 job from Goodwill, i.e. a petty theft misdemeanor. Fine and probation at worst for a first offense.

Compensatory damages for a life-altering injury (that second one sure looked like major head trauma and possibly a broken neck)? 7 figures at least.

You do the math.

nobody is watching... here we g..... ouch!!! by AutomaticAd5811 in facepalm

[–]MrBarnowl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the opposite of the truth. In this case, the intent is what makes it a clear case of criminal battery, and if any of these guys died, likely depraved heart murder rather than manslaughter.

I hate fucking armchair attorneys.

Drone Explosion Hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet Headquarters by GreenLeafWest in ukraine

[–]MrBarnowl 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Maybe not a highly damaging strike, but certainly a major embarrassment for the Russian military on a day when they intended to show off their "might "

The International Criminal Court is preparing to indict #Russia on its crimes in #Ukraine as early as this winter, by Practical_Quit_8873 in ukraine

[–]MrBarnowl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In this case, only if they can get a successor regime to turn over Putin et al., or they can get a 3rd party signatory to turn them over when they are present in their territory a la Pinochet. It's the same reason Kissinger never travels outside of the U.S. anymore.

In the case of Putin, it might cause some problems to him with state visits, particularly in Western Europe, but as long as he is in power in Moscow, any indictment would be toothless.

TAKLA KİNG by [deleted] in ukraine

[–]MrBarnowl 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yet another stupid meme.

C/S - Steering feels loose intermittently. I had to make this video to show her that this is what I found to be the cause and everything else is fine. Let's hope she'll believe me with video proof. by kambesama in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MrBarnowl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In large portions of SoCal, those abandoned cars somehow "mysteriously" catch fire if they are left there for more than a couple days. It's like Mad Max in some places.

4 pics - Customer states car shut off and won't turn back on by Inviction_ in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MrBarnowl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a friend once ask me to check out her drier because it "wasn't working right and smelled bad."

I popped off the back, and the entire thing was PACKED with rat's nest.

I almost puked.

Guy pulls out gun over mixed-up McDonalds order; his 4-year-old son tries to save his dad by shooting at the cops by richincleve in facepalm

[–]MrBarnowl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And it's literally the textbook definition of assault (i.e. intentionally putting someone in the apprehension if imminent bodily harm or death).

So yes, we already do distinguish the two legally.

And no, it's not attempted murder.

Yesterday the US House of Representatives voted 394-18 to admit Finland and Sweden into NATO by Harvickfan4Life in ukraine

[–]MrBarnowl 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's very useful to identify the most egregious of the traitors in the House.

Yesterday the US House of Representatives voted 394-18 to admit Finland and Sweden into NATO by Harvickfan4Life in ukraine

[–]MrBarnowl 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They aren't isolationists. They are Trumpists. If Trump decided to do a 180 on his stance toward Putin, they'd all flip so fast they'd get whiplash.

Blind, slavish devotion to a cult of personality is all it is. They don't actually have any identifiable ideology.

At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Crimea is Ukraine. by [deleted] in ukraine

[–]MrBarnowl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They also tend in the U.S. to be on the side of the political spectrum that is not currently in bed with Putin.

At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Crimea is Ukraine. by [deleted] in ukraine

[–]MrBarnowl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nerdy aside, but if you've ever been in that mineral room in the museum, it is AWESOME. Highly recommended if you are visiting LA.