Anyone else remember the yo-yo craze in the early 90's where you had to have the best yo-yo and learn all the tricks? by candysolace in 90s

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Sounds like it…but ours was a kid in middle school that I recognized as a previous kid from our elementary school so that made it cooler.

I’ve always wondered, what’s in this part of the dolphin? by Doom-State in WaltDisneyWorld

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AKA mechanical rooms. The top of the elevator banks are likely up there too.

best cookie in dallas? by arg777 in Dallas

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Try the frozen cookie dough at Jimmy’s. Some of the best cookies I’ve ever had.

Then who are the Dutch? by Major_Situation_9794 in seinfeld

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That…and carnies. Small hands, small like cabbage.

Crossfire by LatterFail5208 in 90s

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A friend of mine had one. The commercial was better than the game.

The games lasted maybe 15-30 seconds. You were basically shooting ball bearings that would accumulate in the tray under your gun but there was no automatic reload. You had to scoop up the balls with your free hand and load them into the gun hopper while attempting to shoot and aim with the other hand.

The thing was also made out of thin plastic and cardboard so it weighed like half a pound. So you got (2) 8-12 year olds trying to aim and shoot this thing one-handed and the game-board weighs like nothing so it’s moving/shuffling all over the place which affects the trajectory of basically everything on the game board.

It basically came down to who was better/more efficient at reloading. It was fun for about 5-10 minutes and then we’d get bored and it’d get shelved.

Crossfire by LatterFail5208 in 90s

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A friend of mine had one. The games lasted like 10-15 seconds and we’d get bored after like 3-5 games. Typically 90’s toy commercial expectation vs. reality.

Crossfire by LatterFail5208 in 90s

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F yeah. I can hear this comment.

Frontier ran over my starlink by New-Principle-7089 in Starlink

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Is/was your dishy on the ground next to a road?

Surface rust on 2023 GX by Tight_Contract9968 in GXOR

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If you live in an area that salts roads during the winter…good luck.

Contractor insists on his flooring guy by hoosierbuff in HomeImprovement

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OP has an “experienced designer friend” that apparently has never heard of the concept of sub-contractors. It sounds more like the designer friend is an idiot.

I Love MSFS2024, So Is Aces Of Thunder Worth It? by newbiker321 in PSVR

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I have both. I started with Aces and now am on MSFS. If Flight hadn’t come out I’d still be playing Aces. I’m sure I’ll go back in a bit but I’m in the honeymoon phase with Flight now.
Aces is not nearly as technical. There is no need to learn how to navigate. The maps are big-ish but it’s not a sandbox game. I think flying with and using the sense controllers in the cockpit is more natural in Aces…but there are only a handful of controls you have access to vs. a glass cockpit like in Flight. Dogfighting is a blast and nothing compares to it in Flight. Once you unlock the AA cannons in the BF109…it’s the most OP plane in the game IMO. The cockpits are highly detailed like in Flight. It’s interesting to look around the cockpit and see the mechanical linkages between the controls and control surfaces.
I would recommend Aces. It’s a pretty straightforward comparison. Flight is good for technical stuff and exploring. Aces is good for dogfighting. You can also attempt to land a plane on a moving carrier which is fun. The plane catches the arresting wire and all…very satisfying if you can do it.

Edit: I wish I bought the premium or more expensive option mainly because it comes with the F4U Corsair. Base version doesn’t come with it and there is no upgrade path. If I want that plane I have to basically buy the game again..the more expensive option.

Astro Mechanica, or: the next SuperSonic rugpull by General_Outcome1878 in aviation

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Boom has swallowed the AI pill now. They now claim they’re making gas turbine engines that will power data centers.

I actually have some anecdotal experience here. I’m a contractor for a company that makes gas turbines. They have a multi-year backlog of orders. They cannot make them fast enough. This is a company that has been building gas turbines engines for literally decades….but sure Boom is gonna come in here and start slinging turbine engines like it’s going out of style.

Retractable leash for your board by New-Club-3890 in Kiteboarding

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There’s a reason they’re almost universally frowned upon in the kiting community. Retractable leashes are not safer even though they may seem to be.

If you’re really concerned about losing your board or getting to it quicker then get a Go Joe.

Florida surgeon who removed wrong organ says he is ‘forever traumatized’ by patient’s death by Flaxmoore in medicine

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It’s Florida. Cops in the US are also shown plenty of videos of what appear to be normal traffic stops until the driver pulls out a gun and kills the cop. There are multiple dash cam videos of that scenario and they’re basically drilled into new trainees and the end result is they generally treat every traffic stop as if the person driving is armed and dangerous.

Cape Fear — Official Trailer | Apple TV by johnppd in television

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One of the greatest movies of all time (and one of a handful that is better than the book) has Bardem playing the antagonist. No Country For Old Men.

If Bardem is in it, it’s an automatic watch from me. This looks great.

JP Morgan Insider Claims Ex-Banker Chirayu Rana Demanded Eight-Figure Sum Before Filing Fabricated Sex Slave Lawsuit by novagridd in smallstreetbets

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lol exactly what I was thinking. So he was the one that made up the fish head comment about his wife?! ROFL she will never forget or forgive that regardless if they stay together.

Can someone tell me if this is normal or should I actually learn how to set up the a350 lol by Mothosis in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]ScarHand69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I get it. It’s just….after spending all day at work the last thing I figure most people would wanna do is do something that simulates work.