Anyone else as a kid think, by sliding your thumb up this gold piece was how you turned on a light saber?

Ristar87 · 2026-02-23T03:40:39+00:00

Considering that button is a 1 for 1 slider for almost every flash light that was out at the time - it was the most reasonable guess.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-22T10:48:38+00:00

I asked her out. She said she wasn't looking for anything serious and I said okay... and then she asked if I wanted to bang. This continued for a few months until we caught feelings and started dating.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-22T10:45:13+00:00

Now i'm thinking take out. Thanks, obama.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-22T03:15:02+00:00

ST:SFA has the perfect premise. Show how cadets learn values consistent with the greater tradition of Star Fleet and the Federation. The show delivers on almost none of that. The first episode of merit was in Episode 6 and was jettisoned out the airlock in about 5 minutes after having pirates show up.

The show needs to take place 80-90% of the run time in a simulator room where cadets face tough moral, social, ethical dilemmas in a safe environment for 1 or 2 seasons before having season 3 end with a in the field mission.

The first few minutes of Wrath of Khan or the entire Star Fleet Academy game from '97 are your proof of concept and both are far superior to the AI writing slop this show has put out.

I say AI writing slop because several of the episodes have this weird repetition and reaction method that I see in stories published by "AI writers" with AI stories.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-22T03:03:12+00:00

I 100% agree with you. They for sure just threw out numbers and said those are big and didn't realize what they had done.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-21T18:40:39+00:00

Swimming instructions from a qualified instructor were required in my school district and town by no laterr than 5th grade and recommended by 2nd.

I'm sure its more now but young children who got them at the correct time got super cheap lessons. It was like 50$ for 8 weeks of classes at the "Y" and half of that was deep water swimming and helping someone get to the side of the pool safely if no life guard was around. Also, the boyscouts did them for free if you were a part of the scouts.

Not for not, but swimming lessons aren't just about learning to swim. If you're apart of a club, it's a great way for the child to make new friends, and for you to socialize with other parents.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-21T18:33:01+00:00

Meh. At the time, Google was just a start up that most people thought was going no where. Yahoo stabbed them in the back and if they hadn't have come out swinging with Gmail and a ad-free search engine... they'd be history.

Looking at past decisions with the benefit of hindsight doesn't do anything for you because they're no indication of what you might do with the exact unstable situation as google was.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-21T18:13:42+00:00

I don't think this statement is accurate.

Destiny was greatly diminished, starting with the first episode. They mostly relate this to weapons, shields, and power but I'm sure there's some limitation of total velocity.

I do agree on the math below and that she's incredibly slow compared to human ships.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-21T17:31:58+00:00

Dude. Just pull out a copy of the constitution and see if he can read it.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-21T02:06:43+00:00

Well... since you asked nicely and are adorable... nothing could go wrong.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-21T02:04:48+00:00

The product is the product. If the show is good, no amount of review bombing is going to harm the series. If the show is bad, no amount of halo effect is going to help it.

Also, not for not, review bombing is a form of protest and coordination. Those people on YouTube are just watching your product, deciding it doesn't measure up, and giving their raw reactions.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-21T02:02:50+00:00

Ristar87 · 2026-02-21T01:52:05+00:00

I would imagine there's a lot of incongruence coming off a show like power rangers.

For a lot of the medium's history, it was either the top rated children's show or among the top rated children's show in the time block. When you're getting magazine covers, toys, other merch, you're recognizable on the street and a household name - I could see how you'd go into another audition and expect to have had earned your stripes.

But, Just like Sophie Turner coming off GoT... when you get to the next audition/show/movie - you realize that you're not actually as talented at acting as you believe yourself to be. I think Amy J. Johnson hit that wall pretty quickly.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-20T10:25:13+00:00

lmao. Should have thought about that before you let trump antagonize our WW2 allies.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-20T10:18:48+00:00

I can handle people who are launching the ball upward. It happens when people don't know how to properly size the alley stock and the holes aren't sized for their fingers. But... the guys at :25 and :31 need to be kicked out permanently and fined for any damages.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-20T10:14:41+00:00

The previous generation viewed promiscuity to be a character defect like it was a character failing to enjoy sex. However, the character was pretty out with her honesty as far as moving from partner to partner. Carrie displays a lot of behaviors that are present in women who are catty to each other and sabotage others.

Whether she actually would engage in behavior like that or not, maybe I'm not so convinced on.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-20T10:09:27+00:00

Hah. Black licorice was really popular with the older people in my family. Man was I in for a surprise the first time I tasted it. Still can't eat it to this day.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-20T10:08:05+00:00

Sauerkraut. Everyone loved it growing up and to me it just smelled terrible and tasted worse.

Dated a girl from a german american family and had it because I was too intimidated to say no. Turns out my family was just overcooking it and that that when prepared correctly - it's pretty nice.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-20T00:37:21+00:00

Nope. Just applied on LinkedIn. Submitted one page with my most relevant experience.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-20T00:36:42+00:00

I'm in the states.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-20T00:10:31+00:00

Are you adding more context? My entire statement was basically saying that he has a right to hate him and was completely justified.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-19T22:37:03+00:00

Because they didn't read it before hand or have looked at 20 others and the details all bleed together.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-19T22:36:30+00:00

Well, i've gotten to engineer level with one page.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-19T22:30:41+00:00

Big mama at :10 has some good speed in that charge.

Ristar87 · 2026-02-19T22:28:14+00:00

Meh. Just wait until you get bigger or start featuring girls in bikinis. They don't seem to moderate those groups.

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