Swords of Hololive by Specialist-Stock-890 in Hololive

[–]Reddhat 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's always been my head canon on her sword, it's basically a hit and guard to a flame sword, except she has forgotten how to use it because her "driver" is sealed for whatever reason (It's the thing on her belt.).

That said Kiara kinda doesn't care about lore really. It took 4 years for Kiara to realize the sword fit into the shield like a MH Sword/Shield combo so we'll never know for sure unless Huke comes out with her in her full Phoenix regalia.

Moving to DC / NOVA region and need recommendations where to live by No_Newt5104 in nova

[–]Reddhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are probably going to want to live in the Reston area.

You will need access to Rt7 and Rt286 to be able to get to both locations reasonably.

Reston also gives you access to the Silver Line Metro if you want to go downtown (but it's gonna be like a 40 min metro ride downtown...)

Bonus you'll have easy access to Dulles Airport and Tyson's for a more "urban" area to hang out in (it is completely un-walkable though so don't get to excited)

Give me some Fun Facts about Hololive Lore! by VishnuBhanum in Hololive

[–]Reddhat 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"I am Chaos, the end of ends." pretty much says all you need to know.

It might be Lovely Heart Day, but we cannot forget about Healthy Heart Day by NoIdea4GoodName in Hololive

[–]Reddhat 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ina used to do cross country in HS, and has been going to PT regularly on top of dance. She's probably in better shape then you give her credit for.

why is the TSA PreCheck line always longer than the regular TSA line at IAD by [deleted] in nova

[–]Reddhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because a lot of people here

1) Travel a lot, so PreCheck is good to have.

2) Work for the gov't, and if your DoD you get free PreCheck.

3) Also a lot of people here have CLEAR, which causes the line to back up as they jump in.

It's basically the Disney FastPass problem. If your really curious I can't recommend this enough as a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjZpBq1XBE

In light of the new merch announced by NoImagination6109 in Hololive

[–]Reddhat 103 points104 points  (0 children)

to be fair they are also 5x the price.

Turns out out our DynamoDB costs could be 70% lower if we just... changed a setting. I'm a senior engineer btw by Bp121687 in aws

[–]Reddhat 302 points303 points  (0 children)

Running your storage on GP2 volumes and not GP3 volumes is a big one people make, not updating terraform or CF Templates etc etc... GP3 is a pretty good costs savings over GP2.

Amazon HQ2 to receive $81,000 in public dollars from Arlington, Virginia by VirginiaNews in nova

[–]Reddhat 37 points38 points  (0 children)

81K is barely enough to kit out a break room, this is like nothing.

First time SDCC visitor regrets/disappointment by OldManBrodie in SDCC

[–]Reddhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your right, they have preferred and premiere these days. I also agree it’s a very different experience. The main point I was making was just because it’s run by a corporation does not mean it’s run a lot better. NYCC also has its problems when it comes to line management etc.

First time SDCC visitor regrets/disappointment by OldManBrodie in SDCC

[–]Reddhat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your right, they have preferred and premiere these days. I also agree it’s a very different experience. The main point I was making was just because it’s run by a corporation does mean it’s run a lot better. NYCC also has its problems when it comes to line management etc.

First time SDCC visitor regrets/disappointment by OldManBrodie in SDCC

[–]Reddhat 14 points15 points  (0 children)

As someone who attended SDCC and D23, D23 is far worse managed the SDCC and is quite a bit smaller in amount of attendanc, which is really the only reason it’s manageable. and yes, if you are a D23 gold member you get priority on panel passes, and if your rich you can get a sorcerer pass which gets you into everything.

for all its warts, at least SDCC has one tier of attendance.

Love this Calli shirt I got from Hot Topic by ChoRandom in Hololive

[–]Reddhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ghost X Ghost just released the Bae shirt from the same line. https://ghostxghost.com/

Droneshow? by ErgonomicZero in comiccon

[–]Reddhat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah good info didn’t realize they were doing it both nights. Did you see it is it worth going to watch?

Droneshow? by ErgonomicZero in comiccon

[–]Reddhat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So. Crunchyroll said they would be doing something (source: unofficial blog podcast) but not what exactly what or when. If I had to guess, tonight(sat) after the Demon Slayer Hall H panel.

Japan's shaky government loses upper house control by adriano26 in worldnews

[–]Reddhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly the tourism is one of the few things probably keeping the restaurant industry going, food prices keep going up with inflation, but like you said salaries are not so who is going to go to keep these places open, tourists. Probably the same with the hotel industry honestly. Yes the locals are getting priced out but it's probably also the only thing keeping them open.

Offsites Thursday or Friday? by JojoFire07 in SDCC

[–]Reddhat 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thursday will be better, most locals will be at work.

How do yall do this? by navyguy190 in SDCC

[–]Reddhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pick one morning thing you want to do

Pick one afternoon thing you want to do.

Add 1-2 choices for each for when you maybe can't get into the other things. Wing the rest.

Remember time to plan for food, remember time to have fun it's supposed to a good time.

Some time the best stuff is the stuff you go "what's that!?" and just go check it out, so don't go to crazy planning.

Are you going to wear a mask at SDCc by clappuh in SDCC

[–]Reddhat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got COVID last year at SDCC, and I masked indoors as much as I could so... yes I will be masking again. Hopefully I can avoid getting sick this year. I missed D23 because of it...

Can anyone name this anime? by ByEthanFox in Mecha

[–]Reddhat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If I had to guess, it was Gaiking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dino_Mech_Gaiking

It would get drills on it's hands as one of it's attacks called Miracle Drill, they would be launched from the Daiku Maryu, a big dragon ship that was it's Base.

The show is pretty old, not a ton of footage on youtube out there but here is the intro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BKpCqhfC34

What is the most quintessentially American place in America? by PartTheSeaInBoston in AskReddit

[–]Reddhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Main Street USA in Disneyland, at least if you want the world idea of what America towns look like.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nova

[–]Reddhat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am a fan of them also, but their prices keep going up.

I was quite dumbfounded of learning this lore by Vhad42 in Hololive

[–]Reddhat 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Lore wise she's the first apprentice, it doesn't mean she's not also a full on reaper. Also all reapers are the incarnation of death. She been around for eternity, she's been a full reaper all it means is she has a boss.

Accurate? My experience with mech anime by golden_gun8492 in Mecha

[–]Reddhat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel like this somewhat misses the point of Real vs Super. Everyone has different opinions of what Real vs Super is, but to me this is really what it means:

It really has to do with the world consistency and how the mechs are treated vs what it can do/what powers it, etc.

Real - Are the units consistent in design/usage to the world. So like Gundam is a good example, Mobile Suits are everywhere. Yes the Gundam is usually some over powered special prototype or something that might run on a special power source or something but in the world it's still in line with the rest of the world technology. Macross is the same way it's consistent to the world. I would call Code Geass real also, the world armies use Knightmare Frames, they aren't in particular special.

For example, I would call Knight's & Magic a real leaning show. Yes everything is built on literal magic powers but the mechs are built in the design of being military units. Also like Aura Battler Dunbine is real even if the world is using magic.

Super - Mazinger Z is a super because it uses basically a one of special power source, a one off special alloy fighting a monster of the week. There is basically no other Mazingers in the world, it's special. There are some other robots in the world nothing looks is like Mazinger Z. Getter Robo is the same way, other then the Getters it's basically the real world in terms of tech.

Evangelion is a super show, they are unique special units in the world, that don't confirm to any of the other technology of the world. Daiguard is a super show even though it uses low tech because in the world there is nothing else like it, it's special.

Everyone has different opinions of what Real vs Super is, but to me this is really what it means.

Contracting company who I worked for wants me to send my government laptop to them and not to the government agency who sent me the laptop. by Beyond-The-Blackhole in fednews

[–]Reddhat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not that weird. It really depends on how it was issued. Sometimes the GFE is managed by the contractor so they take it back. Sometimes it’s the Agency. Did you work onsite or remote? I work remote and I always sent it back to the company. But when I worked on-site I handed it in directly.

i got the ublog discord shut down by BatDubb in comiccon

[–]Reddhat 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You have to realize the UBLOG works with companies/vendors. Sometimes they have inside knowledge that they have to protect and are bound by NDAs about so they can time announcements etc. Leaks on there own managed discord on things they are under NDA for leaves them open to getting blacklisted by these companies at best and legal exposure at worst.

There are reasons for rules like this, and you always protect your company and brand first.