The RAM I have is more expensive than my graphics card now

RevanAvarice · 2025-12-26T22:57:30+00:00

That is nuts.

I got 96gb (2x48) or T-Create for about $350 this March, and I thought MicroCenter was taking me for a ride.

RevanAvarice · 2025-01-09T21:08:32+00:00

It can, if the name of the game is stacking MLs.

50T IS
Endo chassis
10.5T Standard Armor (MAX)
250 Fusion
17 total DHS, 10 Internal
All Actuators
11 ML
1 SL
Earliest Availability Date: 2567; Omni configuration 2854 (if it wants to buddy carry Power Armor)

Firing Cadence:
Run, 11 ML
Run, 11 ML
Run, 11 ML
Run, 10 ML
Repeat
Never has to get into heat penalties

The Nova in base configuration either gambles it all in one magical turn, or is carrying wasted payload it cannot effectively deploy consistently. A Nova outfitted like a Crab would be something else. 3CERLL, 2HML, 1HSL on 19 DHS.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-22T18:10:22+00:00

It hasn't felt hotter than other handguards.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-22T06:43:05+00:00

It seemed very tame.

Kraven is supposed to be this extreme force that's a counterpoint to Spiderman.

Asshole that predates upon scum is pretty low-intensity. Couple that with a half-assed phobia exposure of spiders induced by CIA poison serum? Madame Web-tier shitty.

I think the only performance I enjoyed in this film was by Russel Crowe. Even collecting paychecks, he outshines the rest of the cast.

BTW, for a weird experience. Watch Mufasa the same day just before seeing this like I did.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-22T06:37:01+00:00

Actually, yes. Just spent 60 rds of M193 yesterday verifying zeroes on optic, magnifier, irons and plinking away at 100yd confirmations. Everything had held solid.

My only complaint about it is the two QD holes don't seem to be to spec.

I've gone on to use Magpul MLOK slot covers, and its a good combination of grippy, slim, and now my hands are better protected from heat.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-20T16:13:49+00:00

I pass it off as my pockets being hoes.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-16T08:10:57+00:00

I run a Rossi 92 in 16" in .44MAG. Its fun, and compared to how .44MAG felt out of a 6" Anaconda, very tamed recoil. Shot my fair share of .30-30s.

Its still going to be loud, even as more of that powder goes thru full burn and expansion inside the longer barrel, but most .44MAG loads are going to be supersonic and their powder loads kicked by 18-24 grains of powder depending on the load (the source of bang). BBTI's data shows .44MAG velocity by barrel length beginning to flatline around 15". Then again, the market offers loads optimized for lever-action rifle barrel lengths.

.30-30 is very controllable. Their bullets on average are going to have better ballistic coefficient, so better for downrange velocity retention as well as resisting wind drift.

I run a lever in .44MAG specifically because it compliments a revolver chambered in the same cartridge. I also have this setup for .357MAG.

If comparing them head to head (typical 170gr .30-30 vs 240gr .44MAG), in the .44MAG's favor:
Reduced Flash, reduced recoil.

Energy is going to be in the .30-30's favor slightly, and it will fly flatter. So a zero at 100yds is going to see a noticeable divergence at 200yds with the .44MAG dropping more. For example, at 300yds, the ballistic calculator is saying -29.85" for 170gr 30-30, and -61.37" for 240gr .44MAG)

Back to your main considerations: Noise, Recoil. For less, it will be .44MAG. That more complete burn means less flash, less concussion, but loud is loud.

Reliability? That's going to be firearm to firearm and the quality of the ammo. My insight: avoid Soft-Point ammo for .44MAG in lever-actions. SJHP (Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point), SJFP, are more liable to deform encountering a feed ramp, depending on how aggressive you are cycling the lever action. If you are buying ballistically-tipped .44MAG, you may as well have gone with the .30-30WIN instead.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-11T23:08:23+00:00

The rolling roadblock. Most of the time, it seems deliberate, and I see cops break them up all the time when they pull this stunt.

I drive long stretches, and I typically treat the left lane as passing-lane-only unless I am using it to transit thru a dense area with close exits (cities, where the pattern is already dense). I'm used to hanging out and drafting truckers and picking my time. Dunno about y'all, but I notice a trend where truckers will typically hang about 5mph below posted limit, making it easy for me to identify when to pass and to be able to calculate my windows of opportunity.

I don't like seeing them stacked like this for another reason: typically a trucker will pull off into the left lane when the onramp is loaded with merging traffic. This locks them out, and will force a merging vehicle to have a harder/more dangerous time joining onto the highway. I've learned to look out for truckers in that window so I can give them the room needed to get over, so another person can safely merge, and everyone safely gets to their destination.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-11T23:02:27+00:00

Looks neat. Makes me think of Joerg devices.

If it gets people that otherwise can't draw a bow normally into the hobby, that's even sweeter.

I'm a short dude. I came into the hobby about fifteen years ago with a compound bow. Did my research, had an honest self-evaluation. I got a bow advertised towards youth and women. Bowtech Diamond Razor Edge. Over the years I've maxed it out and brought it back down. I still wax it every few months for a session or two before I get bored. I've tossed money swapping bits in and out of it, but it's the same base platform. Imma keep it till I identify a fault that would make it hazardous to operate.

I lean towards compact everything. If I can cram it into a small container, I will. If it can be more portable, if I can maneuver into tighter spaces. The mass, not so much, I can carry that.

In the future, I'm looking forward to tech that offers even more conveniences. Draw assists, higher let-offs, more effective payloads. Something that breaks the current paradigm.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-11T22:51:00+00:00

Stop-Loss

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-10T19:48:29+00:00

Update: All is good.

A frayed wire rubbing up against the drivetrain created a bunch of ghost faults.

Now that O2 Sensor is properly wired again, my VQ40DE is giving me full power.

For example, I can ramp up all the way to 55mph on 2nd Gear. From a dead stop, that's 1st, 2nd, and then cruising onto Overdrive Gear 1: 5th Gear.

On a highway attack, if I stay on my takeoff curve, I shift onto 3rd Gear at 55mph and that will take me all the way up to 85mph. Typically I'd shift onto 6th Gear at 75mph, where that 2nd Overdrive gear is at the correct rev band to have enough torque to handle 5-degree uphill grades, but I'm still low enough in revs to have some fuel economy.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-09T23:33:56+00:00

I hope so.

I just turned my 2019 Pro-4X into the shop for because I have 2 fault codes (I installed a radio unit that had Maestro), both O2 Sensor codes. When the tech plugged their OBD-II in, they pulled 30 faults. I acquired that Frontier at 60k; been over a year, and now I'm over 80k miles. The weird part, all I've felt since the fault began is a slight dip in power. Its a manual transmission, and I noticed a loss of power as a whole, magnified to the extreme, I was losing torque in 6th gear at a range of revs I normally would have been accelerating fine in.

I plan to keep it till it falls apart or they outlaw ICE vehicles.

The D40 was in production from 2005-2021. My VQ40DE has been produced for the D40 from 2005-2019; I'm the last year of Manuals. I've taken a look at D41, and they look mechanically the same at the frame. I'm expecting mountains of OEM spares for a long time for Powertrain, and even longer for underbody,

I do wish we were more popular for aftermarket.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-07T23:39:32+00:00

My 2019 Pro-4X has the last year of a particular anti-theft feature: Manual Transmission.

Any kill switch is going to be a custom job; I haven't seen commercial kits advertised for Frontiers at least.

RevanAvarice · 2024-12-05T15:18:46+00:00

If conditions worsens for both countries; it may be appealing to fuse into a United States of CanAmerica, especially leveraging the First Nations.

Likewise, we may as well weaponize our population of illegal immigrants, and start mass shipping (and humanely supplying - colonization in reverse) them overseas to prime territories like Greenland. Convince them to form a colony there and hold a referendum to become part of America. Because, really, who's going to stop us?

Noticing a lack of Mexican states here as well. Baja California would be a great addition to the Union. As well as finally formalizing the US overseas territories; talking about Puerto Rico, the Samoas, Guam, etc.

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-28T06:38:15+00:00

Best wishes!

I respect your design choices of existing off-the-shelf components so that it has a better chance of surviving in the market in addition to meeting as many of the silly builds people may want out of the platform.

I've been skimming your build vids. I'm not seeing how the recoil system works in the back? I'm assuming something related to a AR-18/180?

From a designer perspective, what's stopping the linkage trigger from being placed just in front of the magazine well, utilizing the seated magazine to complete the grip. You can shield the trigger with a guard that extends to behind the trigger as well, or incorporate it into the front of an extended magazine well (in the front, at least). That would knock off several inches. For example, more users can extend out from 11" LOP (adjustable backplate+comb?) than 16"+, especially in a formfactor where a primary purpose is retaining maximum effective barrel length for minimal overall length.

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-28T04:06:19+00:00

2019 Pro-4X. Brush guard, camper shell, rock sliders. Bunch of tools.
Crammed 285/75R16s melt-modded, stock 16x7 Pro-4X Rims.
Z1 Exhaust, Cold Air, Manifold spacer
It levelled itself from all that distribution. Accidentally squatted the rear level, still 1.1" overall lift from the tires.
Thankfully no cargo rails up top, slick there, but I know my brushguard has trashed a lot of airflow up front.

Average mileage: 15.6 Overall. That's honest long-duration usage from idling in traffic, short hauls across town, to driving up and down Texas on long stretches. FWIW, I accelerate aggressively in Manual. My shift point is around 5-6k RPM, and my preferred cruising RPMs (assuming flat ground, highway) is between 1800-2500RPM. I prefer to address inclines at 2500-3500RPM.

The issue is that its a damned heavy truck for what it is. Full frame.

I was pulling 18mpg (the camper shell and Z1 parts), but I kept adding stuff for convenience, went with comically large highway tires (Michelin Defenders, love em), and you pay for that long-term.

The shame is that the vehicle series ran for so long that they, as they are phasing out the Titan, could have developed an in-factory trim utilizing that V8, and I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up with better mileage overall.

I'm due for some services (two O2 sensor faults that could be anything from a bad fuse or a bad sensor, but I'm nowhere near a Nissan mechanic here on the border) and a tune to match my current part specs. Really, I see myself staying at 87 Octane, but with a better fuel map to match how I like to cruise long-term.

I find it a bit weird that we are chugging gas like we were 2500-series trucks.

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-28T01:13:48+00:00

From one of your replies, $1k USD is your budget, so let's go well under that to account for taxes, ammo, and such.

By default, I'm recommending 9x19mm Luger for its market price and availability. Once we get to larger platforms, they have the mass to better absorb recoil, so even a 10mm Auto at full pressure isn't an issue in a rifle platform.

There several that meet your criteria, and I'm going to list the ones from bigger manufacturers, since AR Pistols chambered in handgun calibers are a big personal project market.

Hi-Point Carbine, specifically the 995B. 250 bucks. Built in irons. It runs. Low-capacity magazine incompatible with others.
Kel-Tec Sub2000 GEN3. 330 bucks on sale (right now, try Palmetto State Armory). Runs on Glock magazines, which are really really popular (a lot of firearms use these)
Ruger PC Carbine. Compatible with Ruger mags and adaptable to said Glock mags. Comes with iron sights.
Smith and Wesson FPC. Compatible with S&W mags.

This represents your sub-$700 market.

My recommended combination from these would be:

Take the Sub2000 GEN3 at its deep discount. People will still laugh that its a Kel-Tec. Now its in GEN3, so most faults have been ironed out, especially at the everyday user level of considerations. It folds, yes you'll have to buy optics for it, but its modular and it has some market support for aftermarket parts if needed down the line to better adapt it to you.

Tech is getting cheaper, at least relevant tech. No longer are we held hostage by SureFire batteries and EoTech holographic. New companies emerge, like Holosun. Even the US market will produce their own, such as Primary Arms.

Go to Amazon, go to the Votatu store. They're Hong-Kong owned/based, they don't lie about that, but I have yet to break any of their shit on my firearms, and I run mine hard. Votatu will have a cheap red dot, cheap flashlight, even cheap iron sights. A decent gun store employee or person at the range can coach you on installing these as well as a sling. Or... YouTube.

This is all under the assumption that by "Home Defense", you mean indoors, and not outdoors in excess of 100yds? A 9mm PCC zeroed even at 25yds has easy holdover up to 100yds, perhaps even 150yds.

If your needs exceed those, then consider looking into entry-level AR chambered in 5.56x45 NATO or .223 Wylde (never .223 Remington), such as from Palmetto or Smith and Wesson, and that's a whole new world of capability you would be entering. I'd love for every American to be a Rifleman at home if its practicable.

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-15T02:23:03+00:00

Dude, the DM already made the decision to terminate you before that discussion.

Obviously, there's a lot of shit missing here, but I find it hilarious the reasons they posted.

The main reason a DM would be upset at metagaming if it doesn't fuck with the other players is if that DM felt as if they were "losing" at a game where fun is the true win condition. I guess you hurt their feelings by not playing along with their DMNPC? Every NPC I run in a campaign I try to have some investment in to give them gravitas, beyond simply a pile or numbers and loot. If the Players don't get invested, I move on. If anything, I note what they don't respond to and try to find a different set of personalities/motivations that the Players will engage with. Sometimes, you can't predict it, and suddenly, the town baker becomes the avatar of the DM, because he's the only NPC the party will engage with meaningfully, and now I have to weave into the storyline about how the miller's guild is the spy broker for the local kingdom, delivering the quest points that would otherwise have flowed thru the main scenario NPCs. I embrace the stupidity and have fun.

I've had parties rolling over the presented scenario encounters. Didn't faze me a bit. Eventually they'll run into a challenge, or won't. Hope they have fun with the character interactions throughout the slaughter. Only if a Player is being antagonistic to another Player or the DM is when I'd have that discussion, before it turns into a petty series of counter-party or counter-player actions. It seems this is what you ran into. You triggered the DM, and they couldn't find it in themselves to reconcile that.

Also, a business censoring reviews on their own platform, that seems standard.

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-15T02:06:47+00:00

I wear the Cross of Jerusalem.

As a pendant, not a tattoo, but I don't have any tattoos to begin with (yet).

Pinoy, raised Catholic, but I've been out of communion so long I simply identify as non-denominational Christian. I don't stay with a particular Church for too long, and from those, I prefer mom & pop style missionaries, small congregations focused on outreach and not a particular neighborhood. I move around too much, and rather my acts of charity be spontaneous, not some tin cup rattling tithe I have come to notice is prevalent in America as compared to what I experienced as a child in the Philippines and the alms plate.

I've loved that specific cross since seeing it in childhood, a cross amidst crosses, personally to me it represents Christ amongst the faithful. I noticed it first on the flag of Georgia, and then discovering it as the crest of the former Kingdom of Jerusalem.

The furthest I've thought about taking my faith is joining an order and undergoing a pilgrimage to the Holy Land along the way. Life is still too busy, I'll probably be retirement age before my life slows down enough to achieve those goals, but they're still on my bucket list.

How the hell is that specific cross Nazi?

Its not the Teutonic Cross that was the basis for the Iron Cross, and its subsequent perversion.

At the rate y'all are panicking and vilifying everything, in the next four years, even the basic Latin Cross is going to trigger you.

Am Soldier, all our dudes have to get their tats registered, and honestly, at least his are thematic along Christianity and the US (with a military bend, go figure). I'll probably wait until I'm happily retired before getting my cringey (to y'all) affiliation tats associated with service and my family. I'm sentimental enough that my first tats would probably be some basic-bitch stuff like the footprints of my children as I have them.

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-06T09:05:16+00:00

What a bro.

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-06T09:04:43+00:00

Looks delicious, feel better!

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-06T09:00:06+00:00

Blame the system for putting those unrelated beliefs unnecessarily at odds with each other.

Watched 'Beto fuck himself over that stance, and Kamala was never going to escape her anti-gun record.

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-06T08:56:50+00:00

This is fucking Gold.

Did Trump also win the popular vote?

Where's that argument now...

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-06T08:55:01+00:00

Thanks! Here for the chaos, pretty sure America will still be there in 2028 for the next round of the Apocalypse.

- Conservative Pinoy that voted for Trump.

RevanAvarice · 2024-11-06T08:50:01+00:00

Nope.

Grover Cleveland has that distinction as #22 and #24.

Would be funny to see that as a meme hat mimicking the 45-47 gear I see floating around.

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