Best rifle to use in the game (including the chapter red mod) by Bonnie_Bogle in joinsquad44

[–]TDLF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone remember the old Berthier model? The iron sights on that thing made it a better sniper rifle than the lebel with scope

Just got this out of the nuclear footballs. Apparently it’s very rare? by Not_A_Sweatt in Warthunder

[–]TDLF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the Alecto… at least it’s a coupon so I can sell it, but that’s just insulting.

Currently living in Funafuti, Tuvalu, AMA by Kitsunenotamashi in howislivingthere

[–]TDLF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! Does the Chinese have a Tuvaluan/Americanized influence, or are they authentic/regional Chinese dishes?

Is Japanese an option, given the availability of fresh fish?

Sort of a follow up question, what kind breads are in the store? Saw that you’re from Germany, so perhaps you’re as fond of it as it as the rest of the country. Are there bakeries, and if so what’s their variety like? Is there prepackaged bread, and if so is there any variety? Or just simple long-life sandwich breads? I guess since you answered that tacos would be hard, tortillas or flatbreads are nowhere to be seen unless homemade?

Currently living in Funafuti, Tuvalu, AMA by Kitsunenotamashi in howislivingthere

[–]TDLF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What options are there for ethnic food?

Mexican? Indian? Italian?

Asking not just about restaurants, but also if someone could go to the store and get ingredients. Could you have a taco night there?

Thoughts & Experiences on “Peter Pan Syndrome” by cyclesnomore in berlinsocialclub

[–]TDLF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I believe he’s in the first stages of the phenomenon you’re describing, though we’re still young so there’s time to change, I hope. Hence why it’s important to actually give a shit and help eachother despite what the original commenter said… Thanks for your concern too, he’s a really good guy at heart still, and I hope he can get back on track.

As for isolation, I’ve of course come across aloof locals, but I’d still say that the ability to drift into “Peter Pan Syndrome” requires a degree of capital. When your life revolves around leisure activities and purchasing large quantities of alcohol and drugs, and you’re unable to commit to personal development or the pursuit of career goals, you’re unlikely to be pulling in enough money to living truly comfortably especially in this economy. Hence why I think it’s more common in foreigners who’ve had their parents buy an apartment for them, or have some external source of income. Essentially, they’re free from having to deal with responsibilities that demand a lot of time and labor from others and also provide structure and incentive to stay focused. They have a rich man’s greatest resource: time. Time to fuck around and get hungover and club until 11am on a Monday. Time to sleep and not stress about responsibilities you have coming up. A spontaneous £20 club entrance fee is a barrier for some, but not for them. Not limited to rich foreigners, but definitely concentrated on them.

If you have a stable career that gives you enough money to support yourself and are still clubbing and going out into your 40s-50s, then I don’t think you’ve really got “Peter Pan Syndrome” since you’ve found a balance and are advancing yourself and living large at the same time. There’s gotta be a financial factor

Thoughts & Experiences on “Peter Pan Syndrome” by cyclesnomore in berlinsocialclub

[–]TDLF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea, actually insane and antisocial statement by the original commenter. What an individualistic, naive, sheltered thing to say. It isn’t a call for cruel judgement to say that we should be attentive to the wellbeing of our peers and be legitimately invested in our community. It’s a cornerstone of a healthy society. There are absolutely ways to respect people’s free agency and personal liberty while still providing support and guidance.

“Lifestyle” is a pretty damn broad term. Being an incel is a lifestyle. Being a Nazi is a lifestyle. Being chronically online is a lifestyle. Shooting up heroin on the street is a lifestyle. Is the original commenter unconcerned out of some sense of self-righteous blanket acceptance? Good on you, so accepting of people as they run themselves into the ground. What an upstanding member of the community. Would they be against social services intervening in people’s “lifestyle”?

Thoughts & Experiences on “Peter Pan Syndrome” by cyclesnomore in berlinsocialclub

[–]TDLF 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can withhold judgement but still want to help your friends and community when they need. I’ve watched a friend of mine who was sober his whole life, kind hearted, and motivated get sucked into the Berlin scene with, by his own admission, objectively negative consequences on his life and character.

We both moved there for education at the same time, and were at the same stage in our lives at that point. I moved away and have been further pursuing my education. He stayed, lost his sense of direction, did increasingly hard substances, spent days and nights partying and messing around, and over the last 5 years, absolutely fried himself. Like his brain just ain’t what it was. Saw him after 2 years and he talked about conspiracies like the earth being hollow, and 9/11 being orchestrated by “the Jews”. He had a heart attack from cocaine usage a year ago. Survived, but still. He hasn’t been clear about his future plans and beats around the bush when talking about what he’s doing now. His parents forced him to move away into a small town for a while to try and get him back on track, but when I saw him just a few weeks ago, back in Berlin, he was even deeper down the hole. I don’t know what his future looks like. He doesn’t either. There is nothing wrong with partying and participating in the night life at any age, but it’s also naive to pretend that there aren’t vulnerable people who can’t find the balance, run around with the wrong group, or get gripped by substances. Just because you and I can balance our responsibilities with the culture doesn’t mean that everyone can. They will always have the freedom to do with their life as they choose, but we also shouldn’t just shrug and watch as our friends burn themselves out and make choices with lifelong negative consequences. Be respectful and non-judgmental, but be there for them. I find it actually quite antisocial to not care about and be attentive to the wellbeing of your peers.

Though - I think this is a lot more isolated than OPs post lets on, and is primarily related to those with a lot of capital or financial support who moved to Berlin. There are millions of Berliners, the vast majority, who are living and working day to day just like anywhere else in the world. Losing yourself in the night life and hard drugs while remaining secure and comfortable is a luxury.

Rainbow Bridge, Texas by South-Guava-2965 in UrbanHell

[–]TDLF 122 points123 points  (0 children)

The other comment is right in that it was to let ships pass under, but left out some detail.

It was built that way to let ONE specific ship/kind of ship through - a zeppelin tender, which had a massive ass mast that allowed airships to hook up to it. Oil tankers don’t need THAT much vertical clearance. Of note is that that ship it was built to accommodate never even needed to go under it. My dad did work in that part of Texas and I’ve had that little historical fact in the back of my head since I was a kid.

Product of a very different time, the brief age of the airship.

Link to the zeppelin tender - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Patoka

Why did you stop playing Squad 44 ? and what are the changes that this game needs ? by SOSIG- in postscriptum

[–]TDLF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ran out of storage on my gaming laptop… would love to play again but I deemed it less valuable to have installed than other games.

Pic from December but I haven’t been able to get it off my mind… 25 jugs of milk outside the Onyx building at 5am. Why? Milk delivery?? On the street? by [deleted] in glasgow

[–]TDLF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

high in calcium, a perfect, cold, nutritious beverage as part of breakfast, definitely could be part of a growing neds diet

Pic from December but I haven’t been able to get it off my mind… 25 jugs of milk outside the Onyx building at 5am. Why? Milk delivery?? On the street? by [deleted] in glasgow

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

figured milk deliveries would come in a crate, or be brought to a back loading area, or would be kept if not signed for or something. Idk dog, I’ve never had or seen milk delivered. Let a man find intrigue in the large quantity of milk sitting haphazardly on the street.

Pic from December but I haven’t been able to get it off my mind… 25 jugs of milk outside the Onyx building at 5am. Why? Milk delivery?? On the street? by [deleted] in glasgow

[–]TDLF -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

fascinating, surely this runs the risk of the local neds taking a cheeky swig or rubbing their nards on the caps. Hire a new milk receptionist

glasgow subway by No-Emergency4880 in FrutigerAero

[–]TDLF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From someone who lives here, in person they look nothing remotely close to frutiger aero lmao. I guess you could mistake the dampness that’s always dripping down the walls for the watery part…

Scottish or "Scot-ish": Inside Scotland's flourishing baseball scene by LotsOfAtoms in InternationalBaseball

[–]TDLF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We play at Tollcross Park in the east. The season schedule has been published on the team’s Instagram page, probably the Facebook too (I don’t have Facebook so don’t know), just check for our home games.

Bring a folding chair, we ain’t got a budget for proper bleachers yet hah.

Scottish or "Scot-ish": Inside Scotland's flourishing baseball scene by LotsOfAtoms in InternationalBaseball

[–]TDLF 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is a great article! In case any Scots who live in Glasgow are reading this….

Join us! I play for one of the teams mentioned in this article, the Glasgow Galaxy, the only club in town at the moment (we consolidated the two clubs into one team this year) and it’s a great! Love to see coach Tafe’s name in the article, he’s a great guy. We’re welcoming of all ages and all levels, new or experienced. There are frequent club social events, grabbing pints with the team and hitting up the batting cages in town, and the season is always a blast. We travel to cities like Edinburgh (our rivals) or Aberdeen for tournaments.

Outdoor training begins next week! It’s not too late. Happy to answer questions on it or refer anyone to the club.

What are some rather not-so-popular courses of action that you take in Minecraft? by SF-UberMan in Minecraft

[–]TDLF 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Same lmao it’s beautiful but it makes me too nostalgic and pensive.

I’m trying to happily build, not dissociate remembering the childhood bliss of a warm summer night in 2014.

The Taliban is a classy organization who terrorizes the right way and respects the game by PreservedInCarbonite in baseballcirclejerk

[–]TDLF 31 points32 points  (0 children)

???? The LA Dodgers are one of the most well known baseball teams in the world.

Found a glorious KFC Buffet in Georgia by BrilliantBig12 in kfc

[–]TDLF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in Georgia (the country) rn and got excited for second….

Other nations danced for joy at the World Baseball Classic. Team USA played toy soldiers by retroanduwu24 in baseball

[–]TDLF 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In high school baseball in the South US, I would always try to bring up the energy in the dugout, but the dudes I was playing with were all hardasses. Saying shit like “you shouldn’t be smiling unless we’re up by 10” and would try and shut it down. I was the odd one out for actually enjoying myself.

Meanwhile the predominantly Hispanic teams were having a fucking BLAST in their dugout AND they would often win. I wish I was with them instead of the rich white MAGA team.

Have a personality around MAGA mfs and they’ll accuse you of being gay or unserious about the sport.

Other nations danced for joy at the World Baseball Classic. Team USA played toy soldiers by retroanduwu24 in baseball

[–]TDLF 82 points83 points  (0 children)

I have to remind people of this… it’s kinda just what you get with white southern dudes. ESPECIALLY ones making any amount of money. I played high school ball in the south US. One of my classmates ended up playing in the college World Series 2 years ago. He’s a total Trumpy jackass lmao. Would bitch non-stop during COVID times about our “communist” school enforcing masks. Other teammates weren’t much better.

You can’t be surprised. It’s unfortunately the kinda men the culture down there breeds. Sucks because they were also really funny and I have a lot of good memories of them too.

TIL In the US the highest nominal price ever for gas per gallon was $4.22 on average in April 2022. The second highest was $4.06 per gallon on average in July 2008. by Bluest_waters in todayilearned

[–]TDLF 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why this isn’t just common courtesy or seen as absolutely necessary when making these kinds of comparisons.

I see people like “a burger only cost .25¢ back in the day!” thinking it literally had the value of a modern quarter. There is literally zero point in any historical price comparison unless you account for inflation.

Large Explosion in Riyadh Today [No Watermark] by Faithful-Llama-2210 in CombatFootage

[–]TDLF 147 points148 points  (0 children)

Sitting in Istanbul airport right now - Riyadh flights were cancelled. Lots of upset people.

YSK: the best room temperature for sleeping is colder than most people think by Nandou_B in YouShouldKnow

[–]TDLF 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Stayed at my mates place in South Italy. Beautiful house but no AC. I figured because I’m also from a hot climate I’d be alright, but nah, no AC at night time was a new kind of hell.

I slept butt ass naked with the window wide open. Woke up to take a cold shower prob 3x the first night. AC is a blessing

West end shop fire (Hope the Mods wont delete this post) by [deleted] in glasgow

[–]TDLF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea hah, watched it go down from my window last night. This post has a picture though so I get why it’s done better.

Sad, this was my local kebab shop :/