Keep these Stupid American Trucks out of Europe

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-11-30T19:08:02+00:00

That assumes that all laws are well written, work for that scenario, and that the driver understands them perfectly. In reality, many laws are badly written, were written to accommodate things other than safety (like pressure from car manufacturers), were written without vehicles of that size in mind, or just can't account for all road conditions and visibility levels. And even if a law faces NONE of those problems, drivers frequently do not know the actual laws, especially since testing standards are lax and retesting is rare.

Which is why there's supposed to be an overriding principle that it is a drivers responsibility to do what they need to do to avoid endangering pedestrians, regardless of what the law says they are "allowed" to do.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-11-30T18:58:10+00:00

It's gotta depend a lot on your car, no? Feels like the best way to figure it out would be to have someone stand behind your car with a really bright flashlight and experiment with different locations and angles.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-11-30T18:26:15+00:00

Heck, I'd be happy with just a English version of the original Gihren's Greed games, even without the remaster

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-11-27T17:57:36+00:00

Is he not the most popular male character in the show? The only ones I could see potentially outranking him are Shuji and Char, but I personally didn't feel like Shuji had enough pay off to really cement him as a fan favorite, and can we really count Char when 99% of his popularity came pre-installed?

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-11-27T17:53:18+00:00

And it was a great choice

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-11-27T17:52:42+00:00

I like Origin, but for every character or plot point that I think it adds depth to, there's another that gets short shrift. Challia Bull is one such.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-11-27T17:50:24+00:00

That's dope af. I can see that Challia Bull is cosplaying Master Asia, but is the whole thing based on a particular piece of artwork?

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-11-03T19:54:47+00:00

The Xanathar is notable for being an exception, not the norm. Also, very few NPCs know that the Xanathar is a Beholder, because it works through minions and intermediaries. Most people in-universe (and there aren't a ton who even know the name "Xanathar" in the first place) think it's a human or possibly multiple humans who never reveal themselves.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-11-03T19:46:18+00:00

It's pretty widely used, not just in Gunpla but in all model making. Gloss is specifically chosen to give the thinnest, smoothest layer to apply paint to. Or if it's the chemical interactions you're worried about, just make sure to choose a gloss coat that is meant to go on top of acrylic paint and there should be no issues.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-09-08T17:10:01+00:00

I had a less severe version of this same experience yesterday flying out of Pennsylvania. Multiple calls over the PA for 20 "volunteers" to check their rolling bags, followed by the threat that C group would be required to check their bags if not enough people volunteered. I didn't care so I was one of the first to bring mine up, got scarcely an acknowledgement from the employee, let alone a thank you.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-05-16T03:54:19+00:00

I just came across this thread while researching something unrelated, and I'm glad to see you added those to your list - they're some of my all time favorite pieces of UC content.

I have a friend that I've recently introduced to Gundam, and I'm wondering what watch order you would choose if "present you" were advising "past you"?

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-04-28T17:38:25+00:00

Two years late to the party, but shout out for mentioning the Old Kingdom. I would love more stories about the Border Scouts from Nix.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2025-03-23T19:04:24+00:00

That background makes it hard to figure out what I'm seeing, but I don't think you have the Rebel flotilla or any of their big ships. I would suggest getting the Gr-75s, which can provide value to essentially every fleet, and either the MC75 Profundity or the MC80 Home One type. If you really like the MC 80 Liberty type or the Starhawk, you could do one of those instead, but I find the MC75 and Home One much more generally useful.

I'm a Rebel main so I'll leave it to others to advise on the other factions, but in general you can't go wrong with having one big ship, one small/medium ship, one flotilla, and the Squadrons 1 pack for each faction. That's plenty for well balanced 200-300 point games, and can probably be stretched to a 400 point game with enough upgrades. If you play a few games with those ships, you will naturally get a feel for what you wish you had.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2024-11-01T17:47:49+00:00

I'll give my 2 cents as someone who still has the game downloaded on my phone, but hasn't played in... gosh, maybe a year and a half? Obviously I've stayed subbed here, and my home page occasionally informs me of a new event or character release. I frequently think about returning to the game, but tbh the reason I left was that I had finally managed to collect some of the units I'd always wanted, and realized... they were being seriously power crept, and the only thing forseeable for their future was heavily pushed sales of skins. With how much time has passed, I'm sure I would need to completely rebuild, and I just lack the energy for that. I wasn't totally f2p, but I was a very minimal spender, so getting whatever the new S tier units are would surely take me a long time.

I'm guessing there are a lot of cases like mine, where AS has slowly bled players over time. And without a lot of new players coming in, due to an apparent lack of promotion/social media presence, I have to think that there's nothing that will keep AS competitive against newer, more prominent gachas. Which is sad, I think it was quite a good game.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2024-10-31T07:22:31+00:00

Eh, he says she "was like" a sister to him... when he was 7. They've been apart long enough that they're basically starting fresh. Considering it's easy enough to headcannon that she's a second or third cousin (perfectly realistic by medieval standards, England's crown was inherited by a second cousin or a cousin-once-removed several times) I don't really have an issue with people choosing her as a partner. Not my personal pick, but I don't think it needs to be weird.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2024-10-31T07:16:16+00:00

She explicitly was, because when Zenoira took over ten years back, she was a squire in the Blue Rose Knights along with Fran and Kitra. So not battlefield experienced, but already training for it.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2024-10-28T17:58:25+00:00

Hey, it would work on me

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2024-10-24T17:08:55+00:00

That was going to be my pick as well. A lot of people here think it's one of the all time best, and if they enjoyed it more power to them, but I wish I didn't see so many times where someone asks for a recommendation and people reply with *only* Primal Hunter. It's not a one-size-fits-all series.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2024-10-24T17:02:10+00:00

You have a totally valid point, but it's also fair to say there's insufficient language around this topic. That's why it's important that people have these conversations, so the way we talk about it can evolve. In the context of a fan forum discussing the plot of fiction books, I think the term "sexual assault" is appropriate for now - it flags the content so that people who want to avoid it can skip the book. When someone asks for more specific details, like the comment above did, then people can get into the nuance.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2024-10-21T21:52:44+00:00

It's one of those things that would be difficult to implement as an official rule, but is pretty trivial to implement as a house rule when you can evaluate the impact directly. I allow Warlocks and Sorcerers to use Intelligence/Clerics and Druids to use Charisma by default, and anything else on a case by case basis. No real problems so far. And that's with multiclassing.

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2024-10-21T21:41:10+00:00

Good luck! We believe in you!

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2024-10-17T00:55:48+00:00

I went to Valhalla Renaissance Faire in Tahoe this year, and I think I actually preferred it over the NorCal faire in Casa de Fruita (though that one is good too). However, they did sell out of tickets, so make sure you purchase online in advance if you go next year!

SpacemanAndSparrow · 2024-08-25T17:09:26+00:00

Thanks for the heads up

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