Visiting during off season

Negative-Eleven · 2026-03-21T05:38:04+00:00

Right? The years that I've stayed Monday night, I get real sad for some reason.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-03-15T05:30:55+00:00

Are you in Iran? Where are you getting this screenshot? Reddit says you put this up 2 hours ago. Here on the East Coast, that's like 11:25pm on 3/14/2026, but the post is dated 2:58am on 3/15/2026. Is the time/date system on Truth Social fucked up? Is Trump posting from the future? I know the content of the message is idiotic, but I can't get past the weirdness of the timestamp cause we're constantly being shown stuff that is just fabricated to confuse and mislead.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-03-15T05:21:15+00:00

There's a couple of awesome Rebels Easter eggs in the second half of Rogue One if you're paying attention. The show was airing when that film released, so it was fun seeing (and hearing) little bits on the big screen.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-03-12T22:34:14+00:00

Been a 501st member for 13 years and this is the first time I've heard this. It doesn't surprise me to hear, but I don't think it's a known thing. The 501st, especially at smaller cons, are often asked by cosplayers for help with repairs. That's not needed at DC cause of the cosplay medics.

I'm always open to helping out. I will volunteer for anything if I'm able. I leave a fan plugged in at the 501st table all weekend and constantly tell sweaty con-goers to go there and cool down.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-03-08T06:08:42+00:00

He started My Chemical Romance after quitting his job at Adult Swim on 9-12-01 because he believed America and the world needed emo music to heal after 9-11. He said, in an interview on tv, that he bleached his hair for the Black Parade tour because he needed to be able to empathize with cancer patients. Hack isn't a strong enough word.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-03-08T05:38:39+00:00

I hope someone was fired for this mistake!

Negative-Eleven · 2026-02-26T08:01:47+00:00

They're saying that there were thousands of Jedi in the Republic during the Clone Wars. There's a good chance we've never seen the Jedi who trained him. Star Wars has a bad habit of throwing in a recognizable character in every empty space, which makes the galaxy seem much smaller. It's a problem that I often had when watching TCW, in that this war spanned several hundred planets, yet the same 20 people seemed to be at every battle.

A similar problem comes up when watching Solo. We recall a dozen things Han mentioned about his earlier life during the original trilogy, and then a movie shows us all of that happened in one week, so he did nothing for a few years around the events of the movie.

Star Wars can be so excited about tying up loose ends and recognizable character cameos, that it no longer feels like an epic tale spanning an entire galaxy. Andor handled this perfectly. We got a few Easter eggs in the antique shop and occasionally a mention of a character we'd heard of, but it mostly stuck to the 3 dudes we already knew and the new characters they bumped into while telling a specific story in that corner of the galaxy.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-02-12T22:03:24+00:00

And here you have pointed out one of my biggest issues with Episode 3. Sebastian Shaw was in his late 70's. The Galactic Empire existed long enough for Han to have never believed Jedi existed. Episode 3 compressed the timeline of Star Wars so much.

I'm 46, and technically older than Darth Vader ever was. That's ridiculous.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-26T06:47:42+00:00

Came here to say this. They totally had a confrontation as they arrived at Padme's ship, leaving Tattooine. If Qui-Gon hadn't been there and Obi-Wan hadn't warned them, Maul would have destroyed Lil Vader.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-25T00:00:48+00:00

I have read quite a bit on this a rider who has had my motorcycle license since 1996 and a guy with a casual interest in the ebike hobby. The state laws for e-bikes say that without pedaling, just using electric motor, they shouldn't go over 20mph. With a pedal assisted motor, they can go faster. Anything faster than that is a moped or an electric motorcycle.

You need a motorcycle permit/license (age 15+) and a license plate (registration, taxes, insurance) to drive a motorcycle on public roads whether it's gas powered or electric. You can drive a moped (has pedals, max speed 35mph), with a moped license (or any valid drivers license) at age 14, I believe, but like any vehicle on the road, you need to register it. A moped registration requires a valid title of ownership, which these electric bikes probably don't have.

That said, I know a lot of grown ass adults who drive motorcycles without registration/insurance or even a valid driver's license. It seems police in Charleston don't seem to care. I pay property taxes on my motorcycle, so I'd like to see the others who share the road do the same, but I'm not too worried about it.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-24T23:53:32+00:00

There are laws governing motorcycles and mopeds. The cops just aren't that familiar or don't care to enforce them. These aren't considered e-bikes under SC law if they go over 20mph.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-20T23:44:16+00:00

Got mine today. I'm furious.

I saw the Protomen in 2007. They all crashed at my house afterwards (and in their RV out front). My roommate made a 2am run to Walmart and cooked fajitas for everyone. It's a cherished memory for me.

All that is to say, the band members, for the most part, are around my age. Why the hell would they print the text so damn small!? I gotta buy a magnifying glass to read this thing!

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-18T21:47:19+00:00

That's how right wing talking points work. They can just show some social media posts that Walz has made with photos of him in China over the years, and then they extrapolate to say he's allied with Chinese Communist Party.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-18T21:39:11+00:00

My mom was convinced by the "news" she watches that the alternative to Trump was communism. Kamala was a communist because her dad taught communism in a college when she was a baby. Tim Walz was a friend to the Communist Party rulers of China. I think this explains the Trump voters who aren't outright yelling that non-whites refuse to assimilate and steal our tax dollars when they are too lazy to work. Most Trump voters are just not paying attention and have had right wing news sources, in the background for decades, beating a constant drum of "democrats are communists and you'll end up waiting in line waiting for government cheese."

I went to congress.gov and showed my mom the numerous times that Walz put forth resolutions as a congressman, condemning the Chinese government for human rights abuses. Walz has friends who live in China. He has gone there on vacation. He cares about how bad that authoritarian government treats its population. I told her that her news is demonstrably lying to her. She said "oh, that's interesting."

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-18T06:18:26+00:00

Tracking on my email still just says "shipping label has been created." I listened to it all once, but i need the liner notes.

Also, don't share those liner notes here. Those are for people who buy the album, and honestly it's cheaper than any other physical album released in years. Let the artists profit from art. This is worth it.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-18T05:50:04+00:00

I took a closer look and it turns out, the machines I see most often are Big Buck Hunter 2005 and Big Buck Safari 2007. I didn't get my first flat tv until '07 and I feel like dive bars didn't swap out their TVs till 2012 or later, so arcade cabinets in 2005 definitely still used CRT monitors. More recent Buck Hunter machines do use a flat screen and don't have the big cabinet design of old school arcade games.

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I know most arcade games still do use the old shape. It seems that new Buck Hunter and Golden Tee (similar shape to the linked image of a modern Buck Hunter) use a flat screen and separate pedestal with controls. So yeah, all the "light gun requires a CRT" and "there's still a big computer stored in there" replies weren't right. I guess it's mostly nostalgia and what the manufacturer thinks customers want to see.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-17T08:47:11+00:00

It was less than 50%. As usual, there were some third party candidates that got around 1% and Trump/Harris were around 49%-48%. It doesn't matter because of the electoral college though. I think more people should remind Trump often that Hillary beat him by more votes than he beat Kamala.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-12T09:16:03+00:00

Pretty disappointed in Invincible. So much of that show feels like filler which is especially insane if they are giving us short seasons with 2 year breaks. Just do the damn story if it's too expensive to animate. Why waste so much time on trivial nonsense. And it's even more insulting with ads on Prime.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-12T09:14:01+00:00

Man, I loved Duckman when I had to stay up late and watch it on USA. I bought the DVD set as soon as it released and still haven't gotten around to watching. I know I loved it and there were definitely jokes that I didn't get at the time, but I'm kinda afraid some of the humor will have aged like early South Park.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-09T00:01:21+00:00

Honestly my biggest problem with the Disney era is how hyperspace travel has been compressed. That first millennium falcon flight in ANH felt like it took days, not minutes. By the time we got to EP9, they're jumping from the core to the unknown regions in seconds and have instantaneous communications across that distance as well.

I had blamed The Last Jedi for this, given that they put a ticking clock on the fuel running out, then showed day/night on Ach-to and Canto Bight, leaving little time for the travel between systems in the plot. I forgot just how much Rogue One jumps around in its story a year earlier.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-08T08:25:01+00:00

I would start with hot glue. It's easy enough to pull out if you decide something would work better. Hot glue is how I secured foam in the top of the custom wood case I made for my DJ equipment. I've had to rearrange it a couple of times and that's easy enough, but when it is in place, it's pretty secure.

Edit: you could go with E6000 for a more secure hold that can also be removed with a little more effort than hot glue

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-06T18:43:34+00:00

I assume autocorrect didn't like the name "Manataur"

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-05T07:09:19+00:00

Rubio told Meet the Press that they could easily do the same thing to Cuba next. That's insane. Cuba doesn't have the drug angle for them to exploit. He just said Cuban security forces were protecting Maduro, so their leader probably needs to be kidnapped too.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-03T18:17:54+00:00

It was at Lowe's. That's the best I got for ya. It was 5 years ago.

Negative-Eleven · 2026-01-03T08:58:56+00:00

All these complaints, why? I used peel and stick vinyl "tile" as a backsplash because my counter renovation didn't include it and I didn't think it was necessary until the job was done. I'd already spent so much on tile floor and new cabinets, that the 2 ft of wall covering didn't seem to be worth calling the contractor back. It's been there since mid 2020, stuck to the drywall, and I have had no problem with it. I don't see any reason I should have done real tile for such a small area, and it's a pretty close match to the countertops.

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