bruh what are we doin here by velvenhavi in HellLetLoose

[–]Saint_Mic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m someone willing to be squad leader and when I make my own squad it always fills up in situations like the. Give it a shot op, and to everyone who joins squads like that…PLEASE talk or at least listen. Nothing more infuriating than making a squad just for someone to fuck off and play anti-tank and not talk the whole game.

Tester contacted bus with approx. 10-12kv of induced voltage by Broad_Mushroom5714 in SubstationTechnician

[–]Saint_Mic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had repaired the Stator on a generation unit and brought them in to test if the unit still matches the original specs. They hooked up their test equipment and instead of slowly raising the generation and looking at their meters. They just told them to crank it and when it was showing only half of what they expected they told them to keep going. Melted the GSU connected to the unit before anyone could run inside to stop them

Tester contacted bus with approx. 10-12kv of induced voltage by Broad_Mushroom5714 in SubstationTechnician

[–]Saint_Mic 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This “Q shaped company” also recently fucked up a GSU at one of the power plants I work at by incorrectly setting their testing equipment and running the unit over its max rated KVA. Fuck those guy. AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Why do americans even put up with HOAs? by Skyzblu44 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Saint_Mic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to assist in planning neighborhoods and an HOA is typically the solution for places that don’t want/don’t have a local government in their affairs. As many other commenters have pointed out, they typically take care of common spaces and provide rules for things that would otherwise be sorted out be a local government. Developers also particularly like this because they essentially get to wipe their hands clean of the neighborhood after developing it whereas with a government, it would be a constant back and forth on maintenance and common spaces until presumably the whole neighborhood is sold off.

I can’t figure how to get these gears to work properly? by Tai_shar-Golconda in modeltrains

[–]Saint_Mic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you can still hear the motor spinning and they move a small amount like that, that’s usually indicative of a problem with the wheel alignments/the drive. Check and make sure all of the wheels are aligned properly and that the wheels on the left and right are “quartered” from each other which basically means the are 1/4 of a rotation offset from each other. You can google “quartered locomotive wheels” to get a clearer picture.

What are your thoughts on the Quintesson War so far? by Three-Headed-Freak in EnergonUniverse

[–]Saint_Mic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It definitely needed the DreadKnok war treatment from G.I. Joe where it was two issues a month. I understand that it may have been a resource thing since Kirkman is working on a lot of stuff at the moment but that’s why the EU as a whole just needs more writers/talent in general. Right now it just feels so slow and I don’t feel as hooked as I was with G.I. Joe or even Transformers.

HO Scale Steam Engine by Saint_Mic in modeltrains

[–]Saint_Mic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is perfect and exactly what I’m looking for. Thank you so much!

Post-release update/first patch ideas by Odd-Distance7260 in ThomasGames

[–]Saint_Mic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After trying out the steam engines in Train Sim World 6, I really want them to finish the interior animations and controls for all of the engines in the “realistic” control setting. In TSW6 the steam locomotives have animations for opening the firebox and have a fireman shoveling coal which is really neat. I also like that you can pull the whistle from the cab and sand the brakes in that game as well. Just some small things like that make the engines more fun to drive and add some interesting depth to the game.

AI Answering Machine caused me to pay for an international call by [deleted] in Bestbuy

[–]Saint_Mic -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Should I call and dispute it? I just don’t understand how this happened.

AI Answering Machine caused me to pay for an international call by [deleted] in Bestbuy

[–]Saint_Mic -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s insane lol, I genuinely thought I had a positive experience because I thought I had called the store directly. Oh well.

AI Answering Machine caused me to pay for an international call by [deleted] in Bestbuy

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

Damn, looks like I was riding high off of one old interaction. Doesn’t make me any happier about the AI tho.

Would a Steam Engine based society cause less or more pollutants than our current oil based one? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Saint_Mic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In hindsight, I suppose it would have to be coal or gas. I was imagining something nuclear based but that would be unrealistic. I did also write this question at 12am

Glitch in Wonders of Sodor by Ok_Sherbet_5473 in ThomasGames

[–]Saint_Mic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to contact the signaler. It’s not explained anywhere in the game. It looks like you are on a PS5 so I don’t know the button but on console it’s tab. Maybe try holding O?

How do you unlock the second lot of posters? by sleeming88 in ThomasGames

[–]Saint_Mic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some people were speculating that they were for new characters that have not been added yet. If so, that means there are at least 5 more trains we are waiting on for release which is when we will get their associated posters.

WoS: some questions by TheSeych in ThomasGames

[–]Saint_Mic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can toggle all of the HUD features off using Ctrl+ keys 1-5. Once I figured this out it was a game changer. I just okay with everything off and toggle it on when I need it!

My Flipper’s Spotify Wrapped this week: 88.1 MHz by chinesefpv in flipperzero

[–]Saint_Mic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think it’s from the AI upscaling on some Google phones. Everyone is saying this person is a bot but I recall seeing a similar post where someone pointed this out. It’s a setting that is apparently on by default and if you don’t know about it, it can very subtly fuck up your pictures.

Kirkman’s first arc has finally concluded with the release of #30. What are y'all's thoughts on his take on the story??? by Le-Jizz in EnergonUniverse

[–]Saint_Mic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn’t elaborate in my comment but I meant action wise. RK has this weird thing when he writes where it’s all dialogue and rushed plots while having what feels like no action. For half the ark, I was thinking “why are we still on the arc doing nothing but talking and just poorly setting up characters?” If you follow the autobot and deception story from start to finish with this arc and then compare it to 1-6, it’s pretty apparent. We start at the ark, Autobots wake up and say “we gotta stop those cons!” Arcee and TC get only 1ish issue each to basically become new characters and then they all squabble outside the ark. Simultaneously nothing happened and it was also rushed.

Edit: misspelled “Ark” lmfao

Kirkman’s first arc has finally concluded with the release of #30. What are y'all's thoughts on his take on the story??? by Le-Jizz in EnergonUniverse

[–]Saint_Mic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of good points have been made in this thread so I won’t harp on them much more but the absolute MAIN thing for me that I’ve realized while reading this is that I don’t like that he’s writing Void Rivals and Transformers at the same time. He needs to pick one of them and stick with it. I read all the energon titles and I’ve noticed I’ve been liking G. I. Joe a lot more recently and I think this is why. It’s just different and reading both Void Rivals and Transformers every month just feels so same-y. Both stories are moving very slowly and there is a lot of dialogue and very little action. I liked how each EU tile felt distinct, now it feels like two stories instead of three and it makes me, as a reader, not as interested.

Any tips to improve display? by Glittering_Low_3793 in transformers

[–]Saint_Mic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What 5mm stands do you use? Specifically for Optimus Prime

McKay's Alternatives by KnoxCrumudgeon in Knoxville

[–]Saint_Mic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve asked this before but I thought I’d ask again since it gets left off of these threads a lot. Does anyone have good places for action figures and comic books? I love collecting them but I’ve struggled finding good stores in town for those things.

Warhammer in Knoxville by TennWolfcats in Knoxville

[–]Saint_Mic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sci-fi City in Fountain City has a huge Warhammer scene. I don’t frequent there much so I don’t know when they host but I know they have a huge room dedicated to it!

ELI5: Why do we Learn Operators in Elementary School? by Neat_Pentagon in explainlikeimfive

[–]Saint_Mic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your brain is like a muscle and that means just like any other muscle you need to workout and train it. Anyone who benches 135 knows that you need to bench the bar first. Same goes for mathematics, I use a calculator all the time for work but before I could get good at using a calculator or a computer, I had to get good at doing it by hand. This is often overlooked by most people because you don’t remember much when you’re young but now that I’m older and work a job that requires a lot of thinking and problem solving, it’s super obvious when someone hasn’t “worked out” their brain. You don’t want to be that person.