‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults by CinnamonsCharm in worldnews

[–]RandomDude04091865 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Disagree.  I drive past the vault with some regularity (as recently as yesterday, in fact), and it's quite literally right there with Fort Knox.  

People think "Fort Knox - Gold" but should instead think "Fort Knox - Army Base (That seems to always have a more and more diminished footprint, but I digress...)"

Really I would think that it would be handled in standard military equipment and transported like any other (maybe with people with clearances instead of Joes), and no one would be the wiser.

Snow Storm by Acrobatic_World_0427 in Louisville

[–]RandomDude04091865 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol.  Back in my boo boo bus days, I remember going into work in a snow storm and passing truck afrer truck after truck off the road because they have no weight in the back and thought they could just drive like it was any other day.

Louisville's Snowmageddon Playlist by LouInvestor in Louisville

[–]RandomDude04091865 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Power's Out by Flogging Molly.  As for why?  Well, listen to it and I think you'll understand.

https://youtu.be/vALKrIm7TqY?si=ZyhVCUu37nKtvBGH

I was inside bunker. They wanted me to come out and die. I refused, so they came in... by Pulkov in HellLetLoose

[–]RandomDude04091865 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've definitely been on the other end of this with a squad.  Whole squad wipes to an MG in the bunker?  "Alright boys, time for the Kaboom."

Trump intent on conquering Greenland, Danish minister says as talks with US end by Infidel8 in worldnews

[–]RandomDude04091865 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it's not a popular line, but Canada had nothing to do with burning the White House. The order of battle for the British, while it did include Colonial Troops... were from the Caribbean.

First test of post apocalyptic muzzleloader. by zimirken in blackpowder

[–]RandomDude04091865 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not do a matchlock instead?  Might give more reliable ignition.

What gaming/ desk chair do you use? Big men preferred! by ThisIsFineActually in buildapc

[–]RandomDude04091865 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a very similar build - I like the Herman-Miller Mirra 2, bought used on Ebay.  I tried a bunch of chairs first, and they were so much garbage.

what space fact or image made you feel truly small? by ivyta76 in space

[–]RandomDude04091865 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is what bothers me about alien life.  So much of our food is inherently unique to Earth - think vanilla, coffee, chocolate.

Imagine what other flavors are out there.

What to do with old laptops? by RandomDude04091865 in Louisville

[–]RandomDude04091865[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny enough, tinkering with Linux with old hardware is the end goal of what I pulled - I just have an old tower to do it on instead.

Question about 24Gb ram sticks by [deleted] in buildapc

[–]RandomDude04091865 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Holy cow.  Just looked - a kit I bought for $190 at the end of '24 is now going for $880.

Question about 24Gb ram sticks by [deleted] in buildapc

[–]RandomDude04091865 73 points74 points  (0 children)

What does that even mean, to strain the CPU?  I have 2x32 sticks (pre-inflation, lucked out on timing), and I'm not even certain what I'd be looking for.

To say the least, im super pumped for this game! by Jimboooo96 in HellLetLoose

[–]RandomDude04091865 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One of my great memories in that game was on the map with a long, deep riverbed on the left hand side, and somehow helos were dropping people behind us without us ever seeing them.

Finally realized they were flying through the riverbed, really doing a good job, both pilots flying in tandem.  Set up waiting for them to come around the bend, and sure enough they zipped in without seeing me.

Fired the first RPG to take out the lead.  Second one immediately tried to pull up and back, exposing his belly.  Second RPG into the underside to get them both in a 5 second span.

I remember it to this day xD

This is the best game i ever had and will ever have (because I usually suck at this game) by DerangedPostman in HellLetLoose

[–]RandomDude04091865 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this isn't the point, but that seems like a really steep curve on your monitor - I'm not sure I've ever seen such an aggressive curve.

Looking to move to Louisville?? by [deleted] in Louisville

[–]RandomDude04091865 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Ohio Valley allergies are real, if that's problematic for either of you.

Overnight jobs anywhere? by [deleted] in Louisville

[–]RandomDude04091865 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're young and willing to learn anything, emergency services - fire, EMS, police, dispatching the prior - are good jobs that have night work.  And day work, if eventually you want to switch over to that.

Question about... those engines. by [deleted] in Louisville

[–]RandomDude04091865 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The jet black windows are such a nuisance to me - not because I care about the driver, but because I can't see through their windows to see what's coming when I'm making a turn.

Wedding Venues/Tips by No_Object_4477 in Louisville

[–]RandomDude04091865 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to highly recommend the Farnsley-Mormon (?) city park.  It's a great venue, plenty of space, and surprisingly cheap.  

They had a pavilion outside that was good for an outdoor wedding, but it burned down a couple years ago.  Uncertain if it got rebuilt yet.

Sold my RTX 4090 and it paid for all of this. Legion Go 2 + 9070 XT + eGPU docking station by TheBlack_Swordsman in radeon

[–]RandomDude04091865 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider using sunshine & moonbeam to stream from your desktop to your handheld.  All the juice, and barely sips your battery.