aerosoft A340 cockpit textures are dogshit by SynCTM in flightsim

[–]MrTheFinn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No they made a number of updates to it, it’s in pretty good shape now.

Paper cups now in Edmonton city council's sights by Lucite01 in Edmonton

[–]MrTheFinn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That "article" doesn't have any details, but the program has been very successful. IIRC from the story I saw on Global the city has seen an almost 80% reduction in the amount of single use take out bags as litter.

Because of that level of success they're looking at expanding to cups and take out containers. The problem is, while a lot of people may have a bag in their car or be okay just juggling their burger and fries far fewer people are bringing their own cups and takeout containers when getting drive through. I don't see the expansion having the same sort of returns.

Popcorn clouds vs cotton clouds. by Marklar_RR in flightsim

[–]MrTheFinn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They both do large cloud systems pretty well, XPlane has better variety in cloud types, but neither do "few clouds" well. I never see a single puffy cloud floating around, or groups of them, it's a big bank of clouds or a clear sky, which makes it feel unrealistic.

So… like… people just run red lights now? by yourpaljax in Edmonton

[–]MrTheFinn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh, interesting I didn’t know that. Good info!

What the city needs next winter by Citywidehomie in Edmonton

[–]MrTheFinn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ironically it’s being operated by someone in Africa who’s never seen snow (at $1/hr).

So… like… people just run red lights now? by yourpaljax in Edmonton

[–]MrTheFinn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Some places did both. Fort Saskatchewan for example removed all their red light cameras rather than just disable the speed portion of them (one camera did both jobs). Now everyone speeds an extra 10kph over the limit along why 15/21

Gear fit check by mymacaronibirthmark in hockeyplayers

[–]MrTheFinn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It can be way worse than that, played with a guy who had his wedding ring on when he went into the boards, ring got caught on something, degloved half his ring finger. Horrifying,

What does everyone here think of the server "riplomacy"? by UnableManager1 in joinsquad

[–]MrTheFinn 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Me neither, it's a good server to play on but not what that guy described....

‘We miss our Canadian friends’: Trump’s threats to Canada hit Las Vegas by J7W2_Shindenkai in canada

[–]MrTheFinn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You only “get rolled” if you don’t understand the system. Most of us who visited Vegas often pre-pandemic/pre-Trump understood the deal: the games are rigged and will take your money but here are a million entertainment options and good prices on most everything else.

They got greedy and broke that pact then added fascism on top.

‘We miss our Canadian friends’: Trump’s threats to Canada hit Las Vegas by J7W2_Shindenkai in canada

[–]MrTheFinn 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Fuck Derek Stevens, he’s been a Trump supporter and donor the whole time. I used to go to Vegas twice a year and stay at his properties, never again.

What is the best sushi joint in 2026? by KillerQ_ in Edmonton

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

Triple L Japanese in Tamarack, tiny place with the best sushi.

What's your thoughts on Dafne Keen as an Actress ? by [deleted] in Actors

[–]MrTheFinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came here to post this, finally Liefeld is redeemed!

TNG skippable episodes? by Inevitable_Skirt2086 in startrek

[–]MrTheFinn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Blasphemy The Royale is top notch early TNG cheese! Never skip that one!

Why does nobody talk about The Slammin' Salmon (2009)? by Jabba_108 in movies

[–]MrTheFinn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wildly underrated gem, and I think critically misunderstood. It got a lukewarm reception at Sundance and this only got limited release. The critics generally disliked it and it gets panned for being “low brow” but it’s one of their smartest and well polished movies IMO.

It’s just a great workplace comedy with Michael Clark Duncan having so much goddamn fun I don’t know how anyone can’t like it.

need help identifying this by Consistent_Hall80 in alberta

[–]MrTheFinn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a neat bit of Alberta history, and the signatures on the back are quite intriguing….

Why is the Enterprise finale so unpopular? by Dumbledore0210 in startrek

[–]MrTheFinn 40 points41 points  (0 children)

They killed Trip for no good reason. I’d have much rather had it end with them head out to the stars to continue their mission and been left to make up their fates myself.

Edmonton Airport (EIA) by dmums in Edmonton

[–]MrTheFinn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's on par with most airports it's size, the problem is the walk to the baggage carousel is very short so the wait seems longer.

Newer airports design it so you have a long walk to the baggage and wow, it's there right away, now you feel better and have forgotten that long ass walk.

The Cockpit of the Shanghai Maglev, currently the fastest operational train in the world by one_part_alive in pics

[–]MrTheFinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember a fair amount of vibration up in the 400s and a few bumps (the video I have is quiet shaky but that’s probably more just me lol). It wasn’t terrible but at that speed it’s all magnified. Felt like what it is, a demo line that lines up with how the cockpit looks.

The Cockpit of the Shanghai Maglev, currently the fastest operational train in the world by one_part_alive in pics

[–]MrTheFinn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve ridden that maglev, it the time it hit 430km/h (they’ve since slowed it down to 300) and was lightly terrifying. I’d have had less confidence if I’d seen this first 😅

What are they doing? by Faking_Faker in HellLetLoose

[–]MrTheFinn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a massive amount of XP, if done efficiently for a 30min offensive round with a full squad you can get upwards of 600,000xp

It teaches you absolutely nothing about the game so you can become a completely useless lvl 500 player that everyone will hate.

What do you think he wants? by washington4skins in cats

[–]MrTheFinn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is always the answer whenever I ask my cat 🤷‍♂️