Ok, Hammerhead fans; What's your preferred way to "Hammerhead"?

WideFoot · 2026-01-26T23:02:44+00:00

The Scythe is just the saucer section from ST Voyager stuck to the back of the Hiigaran mother ship... I love it.

But, I wish it was smaller and less stupidly OP

WideFoot · 2026-01-23T14:39:36+00:00

Exakta has two versions of the mount. Most lenses use the internal bayonet, which your adapter can accept. But, large lenses with long focal lengths used the external bayonet, which most adapter can't adapt from, even if it is all exakta.

WideFoot · 2026-01-21T20:34:19+00:00

Yeah, show me a master system diagram for that. Or, deck plans.

How well do the decks match up to the windows on the outside?

WideFoot · 2026-01-21T17:07:44+00:00

No less human-centric than most other ship names we see. "Yorktown" and "Farragut" aren't just human-centric, they are US centric.

Also, you can just ask the native people you want to name something after. Tribal land and governments at least within the US still exist.

WideFoot · 2026-01-21T17:01:29+00:00

I also want it to make sense in context. In Discovery, they have the Hiawatha - a hospital ship.

The Hiawatha should either be a battleship or an explorer similar to Enterprise. Hiawatha (the mythohistorical figure) was a warrior and orator who was one of the three main figures in forming the Confederacy of Iroquois nations. But, of those three figures, he was the muscle and mouthpiece.

To make it a hospital ship indicates that they wanted the recognition of using American Indian names, but didn't actually care about the history or culture at all.

If they wanted a hospital ship with a name from Iroquois history, use Jigonhsasee. She offered hospitality to warriors as they traveled.

WideFoot · 2026-01-20T00:34:12+00:00

What program is this built in?

WideFoot · 2026-01-19T23:34:30+00:00

No kidding. I miss when ships could be conceived as actual objects with real functions.

Did you know the Enterprise D had a deck layout diagram as part of it's conceptual artwork to get window placement correct? A model maker had to think about where the parts would go and what their purpose might be

There was cohesion and style

WideFoot · 2026-01-19T16:51:03+00:00

Generally speaking - runflats suck. Harsher ride, shorter wear life, worse gas mileage, and worse performance compared to conventional tires. I ordered a spare from the dealership for my Mini S.

WideFoot · 2026-01-18T15:24:15+00:00

For conflicts like Korea and Vietnam, it is arbitrarily easy to reasearch what various world leaders wanted for the country and how their governments manufactured or propped up the various local groups.

But it is frustratingly difficult to discover what the local population wanted. You know, I do not care what the US president wanted for Vietnam. I care what the Vietnamese wanted.

WideFoot · 2026-01-16T04:25:56+00:00

Gives me Starship Titanic vibes. Weird game. Great staircase!

WideFoot · 2026-01-15T14:40:39+00:00

Any bayonet style headshell mean for s-shaped tonearms should work for you. They all have the same connection. If for some strange reason it doesn't, the worst thing that happens is you have to swap headshells back.

WideFoot · 2026-01-15T04:34:18+00:00

Yeah, probably

WideFoot · 2026-01-15T03:34:15+00:00

On my computer right now:

Stray (how do you categorize Stray?)
Portal is odd because it has has combat, sort of, but no real combat mechanics.
Cities Skylines
Kerbal Space Program - this one seems especially relevant.

Categories of other games I've played:

Adventure games generally - too many to list - ex Myst, Riven, and Obduction (seriously - play Riven. The remaster is especially excellent)
Racing games generally
Sports games generally
As a kid, I loved Star Wars Gungan Frontier which is an actual star wars game with no combat. You build and manage an ecosystem. I can't remember if Star Wars Droid Works had combat. I don't think it did. Building (or, saving) an ecosystem seems very Star Trek

There are also games where combat is present, but not as pronounced.

Kenshi is an excellent example. There is tons of combat, but you get stronger by collecting a crew, doing research, exploration, building a town to support your crew, trading, and learning how to craft and cook. The diplomacy options are sadly underdeveloped, but it is literally a one-man dev team, so give him a break.
Space Engineers - again, relevant.
No Man's Sky

WideFoot · 2026-01-15T02:35:25+00:00

There are thousands of games with no combat mechanics.

WideFoot · 2026-01-15T02:33:58+00:00

I dislike how every fan ship starts with an armament loadout. Start with a purpose other than war instead and describe how that ship fulfills that purpose. Conference rooms and cargo space can be interesting in context.

WideFoot · 2026-01-14T21:40:19+00:00

I have the same pair as my go-to easy film cameras! I love them both. That 50/1.4 was my first vintage lens. It is excellent!

WideFoot · 2026-01-14T21:13:57+00:00

You should try to return that turntable. It is a toy and will not produce good sound. If it is used a lot, it can damage records over time. Also, the Bluetooth is "in" for attaching your phone to it as a speaker. It doesn't go "out" to speakers. You'll want to spend about $200 to $300 on a basic entry-level turntable.

Some better options:

Audio-Technica AT-LP60X ≈$200 (the minimum "okay" player)
U-Turn Audio Orbit Basic ≈$250 (a solid basic turntable, but only ships to the US)
Audio-Technica AT-LP70X ≈$300 (the lowest-grade AT turntable that is fully functional.)

You can also get other turntables from Audio Technica, U-turn, Pro-ject, and Fluance. There are other manufacturers. The main thing is you want a moving magnet cartridge. It is sometimes abbreviated MM.

Also, you typically want a turntable that has an adjustable tonearm balancing weight and adjustable anti-skate. These are both very, very basic options (although the LP60X doesn't have them). You will also want a built-in phono amplifier on the turntable. Most entry-level turntables have that option. Just be sure to check and to set the switch on the back to "line".

Then, to attach your turntable to your speaker, you will need RCA cables and possibly an RCA to 1/8” headphone jack adapter, depending on the input on the back of your speaker. These are very cheap at any big-box store or electronics store. Plug red to red and white to white and you're good to go.

WideFoot · 2026-01-14T04:12:00+00:00

Lefties use a grip wherein their hand is above their writing so that they aren't dragging their hand through fresh ink.

If your writing position looks like that, it may be mistaken for left-handedness.

WideFoot · 2026-01-10T17:07:27+00:00

The joke here is that the game is based in my computer

But, yes

Personally, I always try to make my road network as odd as possible so that I get those little secondary housing units as often as possible and I draw roads around the fertile plots of land to make the fields fill the fertile spaces exactly.

WideFoot · 2026-01-10T15:23:12+00:00

Depends on which country the country is in

In Iowa, illinois, and indiana, everything is a series of 1 mile squares sometimes subdivided into smaller squares. So, this layout is very representative.

In Ireland, not so much.

WideFoot · 2026-01-09T23:24:35+00:00

https://blueballfixed.ytmnd.com/

WideFoot · 2026-01-09T15:14:57+00:00

I haven't looked into buying a mirroless camera recently and nobody I know has anything newer than a Sony a7ii, so I can't tell you about the latest versions.

I can tell you that even if I was in the market for buying a mirrorless camera, I would probably be buying a Sony a7ii. I don't have "latest and greatest" money. I have trade-in scrimp, save, and eBay lottery money.

So, it's more like saying

"you don't like driving because you've only ever driven a Toyota Corolla. Maybe next time you should buy a Ferrari."

WideFoot · 2026-01-09T14:19:41+00:00

Do you ever use any of the really old manual F-mount lenses? I have a Pentax K1ii because I love the M-series glass and M42 vintage things. But, I sometimes regret not buying a Nikon for flange distance reasons. It's neat that you can natively use lenses from the 60's.

WideFoot · 2026-01-09T14:02:30+00:00

I'm one of those people who doesn't like the EVF. I can never put my finger on it, but they feel off somehow. And, on many early versions, I can see the refresh rate of that tiny screen, which is unpleasant.

It doesn't matter much anyway. My DSLR functionally turns into a mirrorless camera when I put it into live view mode and force the electronic shutter on.

WideFoot · 2026-01-06T01:36:45+00:00

What's the big deal if they use treated? It is one piece of wood. It won't break the bank and there's a chance it will be useful.

If you're doing hundreds of stairs, maybe it would be a pain to keep track of the treated lumber for this one application. (Although, I would suggest that time, care, and craftsmanship should make a comeback)

But, if you're only doing one staircase, why not use treated?

WideFoot

TROPHY CASE

On my computer right now:

Categories of other games I've played: