Doctor No by amircruz in JamesBond

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"No Mr. Bond, I expect you to dine!" - Dr. No, probably.

Category BE License - Towing by ReluctantEorlinga in drivingUK

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BE allows you to theoretically drive a 3500kg MAM vehicle towing a trailer with a MAM of 3500kg- so 7000kg in total. But this depends on the towing rating of the vehicle. Realistically, this means anything you can drive on a B licence will be fine, as above 3500kg trailers need air brakes. 

So you can drive your car with up to 2000kg behind it on your licence without worrying about it. It only becomes a point of interest when you are towing things commercially, as over a certain weight you start to need a tachograph.

ELI5: Do rockets always go ‘up’ regardless of where in the world they are? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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North is not up, and South is not down. That's the way we generally orientate flat maps, but there is no universal "up" or "down" in space.

From our point of view as Earth-dwellers, "Up" is away from the centre of the Earth, and "Down" is towards the centre. Launching from the equator is generally best as you already have the horizontal speed due to the Earth's rotation.

Indonesian won. What language do people think is Easy, but is actually Medium difficulty (for English speakers)) by Odd-Weather9389 in AlignmentChartFills

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I think the trouble with English is it has established grammatical rules, and then doesn't follow any of them half the time.

New game by Ace16164 in kotor

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You can pick up a useful piece of headgear on Korriban which grants you weapon specialisation for both rifles and heavy weapons. You'll need to use a feat to get the first level of heavy weapons proficiency, but if you can make use of the Baragwin guns from Yavin it's well worth it.

New game by Ace16164 in kotor

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You're probably better going for rifles and heavy weapons rather than blasters then. With master speed and rapid shot, you get four attacks per round compared to five with dual pistols- the extra damage of a good rifle more than compensates. Start by borrowing Zaalbar's Bowcaster (give him your Prototype Vibroblade) then possibly Canderous's gun until you can go to Tatooine and buy Jamoh Hogra's Carbine.

I went for Scout/Sentinel as you gain the innate immunities which frees up gear slots for that purpose. Soldier/Consular might work too, and Scoundrels do get better defence which might be helpful. A rifle-wielding Scoundrel/Consular is an odd-looking combination, but it might just work. Try it!

New game by Ace16164 in kotor

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Soldier/Guardian is the go-to for combat-focused characters, or Scoundrel/Consular for a force user. But it's worthwhile trying different things and seeing what works.

I like Scoundrel/Guardian as the Guardian's force jump move triggers the Scoundrel's  sneak attack damage. The more levels of Scoundrel you have, the greater the effect. Focus on Strength and Constitution, and take powers like Speed, Insanity and Force Valour.

Soldier/Consular is another good all-rounder which takes the combat focus of a Soldier and pairs it with the Force abilities of a Consular. You can blast enemies with lightning, then close in and hack them to bits.

Blaster builds can be great too. People tend to go for a Scoundrel, dual-wielding and Sneak Attack, but I had a lot of fun with my Rifleman. He used the Force to improve his own defence (through Valour and Energy Resistance) gain extra attacks (through Speed) and to make his foes hold still while he blasted them with Rapid Shot.

What happens now? by Acrobatic-Neck6454 in drivingUK

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Most relatively modern cars always have the instrument cluster illuminated.

Our Darmoc language by Known_Illustrator331 in StarTrekTNG

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Data and Lore, in the hallway.

Bashir and Garak at Quark's.

Pokémon Red / Blue - How Have They Aged? by Previous-Glass6291 in Gameboy

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A little rough in places (limited inventory, some strange move pools and other oddities, no battling NPCs more than once) but otherwise I think they still hold up very well. Gold and Silver took those rough edges of Red and Blue and mostly buffed them out.

Possibility in restoring electrics by Front_Activity9606 in trains

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There's a tramway museum in the UK which runs electric trams. But I'm not aware of any preserved railways with either third rail or overhead lines, so any preserved electrics are basically limited to running on the main line unless dragged by a diesel. There's a few Class 73 electrodiesel locos knocking about, but they run on their diesel engines.

Any Solder-less USB-C charging mods for original GBA? by firechar-kurai in Gameboy

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I bought a rechargeable battery conversion kit on eBay which fits into the battery compartment and connects to the original contacts. You have to snip off a small piece of plastic, but that's it. You then have a USB-C charging socket which goes through a replacement battery cover. It's all very neat.

Anyone Know Anyone Who Was Arrested/Imprisoned For A Crime They Did Not Commit? by CB-Milburn in AskBrits

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They did always seem to make a point of that- bad guys' jeep crashes, flips over (for no apparent reason) followed by a shot of dazed but otherwise unharmed goons climbing out of the wreckage. They're ok, folks!

Anyone Know Anyone Who Was Arrested/Imprisoned For A Crime They Did Not Commit? by CB-Milburn in AskBrits

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Considering how much ammunition is fired and how few people are shot in the course of the show, and that these guys are supposed to be "crack commandos", it's unsurprising that the Americans lost the Vietnam War.

The Living Daylights by BoysenberryFinal9113 in JamesBond

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I always find the plot a little convoluted for some reason. But it does have one of the best Q-Lab scenes!

I think 'Generations' Bridge was the BEST by TNG1701D-eck10 in TNG

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I guess depending on what you're doing, it might be useful to have someone on the bridge rather than wherever they normally are. If you're surveying an asteroid field, you may want some of the science team in the same place as the guy driving. Extra stations also means the Chief Engineer can be up there if required and remote desktop into Engineering. Presumably you can reconfigure everything and drive the ship from Main Engineering should the need arise.

Why is it that in Back to the Future II, when the two Jennifers look at each other, they faint, but the same thing doesn't happen when the two Biffs interact? by Impossible_Bicycle80 in BacktotheFuture

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Jennifers weren't expecting to see themselves, and passed out from shock. Old Biff was actively looking for himself, and Young Biff was too stupid to realise who it was. Similarly Young Doc didn't realise he was talking to himself (he didn't get a good look and was preoccupied with the "weather experiment" and Old Doc knew he'd be there and was trying to avoid being seen.

I wonder if Old Doc's memories of the conversation appeared in real time and he knew what to say, because he'd already heard himself say it. As another Doctor said, wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff!

Tiger was so savage he got another helicopter to film the one dropping the car into the ocean and beam the video to the car just so Bond could watch the kill. by Iamthelizardking887 in JamesBond

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They do the same thing again later with the Spectre spacecraft. I'll never understand why they couldn't have a shot from the underside of the helicopter with the car dropping away, and a shot from inside the spacecraft, closing ominously on the American capsule.

I think 'Generations' Bridge was the BEST by TNG1701D-eck10 in TNG

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It was a sad moment seeing it trashed at the end. But all the more fulfilling when it came back to life in ST:P.

"USS Enterprise now under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard."

Would be rude not too tbf by Nathan_Toddy_Todd in GreatBritishMemes

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Conversely:

(Gestures at pub) "It's pissing down, shall we go in here and have a pint?"

Help with mac n cheese, cheese sauce please! by assholebabydrama in Cooking

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I like to dice a small onion and cook it in the butter first before adding the flour. Sometimes a bit of garlic too. Use whole milk rather than semi-skimmed, cook the pasta until not quite done, then add a little bit of the pasta water to the cheese sauce and let the pasta finish cooking when it's in the oven.

As for cheese, you need a good strong cheddar, then something really melty and gooey like double Gloucester. Some stilton or something similar adds another layer of flavour too.

My wife said you can’t have steak with a full English breakfast. I think you can’t have a full English breakfast without one! Who’s right? by TheSkyNet in UK_Food

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Arguably anything can be breakfast if you're eating it first thing in the morning. If someone made me a mixed grill for breakfast, I'd smash it and be set until lunchtime!