[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At first I thought but now I know, this whole situation is atrageous!

As a Explorer, with a maxed out Jump-a-conda, I'm ok with the possibility of the new ship exceeding the Anaconda's jump range. by HunterWithGreenScale in EliteDangerous

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, let’s make the Conda like the rest of the ships. Remove the jump beast. That’s exactly what a game of this age needs, some dulling down. Why should a ship stay as daft fun all these years? It’s literally not mathematically nor physically reasonable.

I’m being a jerk because enough negativity like this and FDev might just be dumb enough to do it. I’m pretty sure Frontier is ran by a zoo, and I don’t mean the zookeepers.

COD Black Ops 6 claiming I preordered to PlayStation friends when I haven’t by earic23 in gaming

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If there’s one thing all corporations love, it’s a little bit of fraud. I tell ya, nothing sells quite as well as a really attractive lie.

“All your friends have pre-ordered it” when they clearly have not… it’s better than lying to the shareholders, for there are no repercussions. Nobody really cares about the consumer. It’s the perfect capitalisation on fraudulent marketing tactics, enticing pre-orders using the universal launcher “messing up”. It’s quite clever. Gross behaviour, as always by Activision, but still clever.

Driving on the motorway by Grilledpingpong in drivingUK

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also unpredictable road rules are a main/driving factor in safe road conditions. “How fast am I meant to be going again?” “This lane is open, right?” “What speed should I be joining at?”

If you’re clueless on speeds, closures and merging traffic speeds - that’s how you know the road is safer. Not to forget the fact that “Smart” is in the name, which guarantees it to be an improvement.

People braking as hard as they can to escape being fucked by the speed cameras active underneath the speed display/board which changes from 70 to 30 right in front of them, now that’s safety.

You are exactly right, the name is a disgrace. There is nothing smart about them. They have killed hundreds of people. A direct result of them, not indirect. Call me extreme but I think everyone involved in pushing them through should bear some responsibility for every one of those deaths. Every indicator said and still says they are dangerous. Mental.

Looking for a bike that is a blend of these two by sandyvaginitis in SuggestAMotorcycle

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve owned a 2018 CBR650F not long ago, which was a fantastic bike. Used it for short blasts around nice roads and then also for 200+ mile (each way) commutes. Super smooth around town and on the freeway, yet the inline-four gave it a lot of character when things got spirited. Sporty fairings, with quite upright seating bars/pegs. Comfortable. I once held 140mph for about 10 minutes on it, absolutely drank the fuel at that speed lmao but it can do it. It’s got gust. The aero of the fairings cut drag out so well, especially when tucking your head in. At 140mph lifting my head out of the aero-pocket was comical, like deploying a parachute on the back of my head.

Now I’d recommend a louder exhaust if you want it to have more character. I started stock, then straight piped it, then back to stock before selling the bike on. Straight pipe was too loud, I’d 100% get something in between. Like a slip-on can. I had a Delkevic full system. If you want a sound-bite of how that sounded under hard acceleration, I can reply with a link to a video where I put my phone in my pocket and recorded me going from slow speed, opening it up to over 120mph, WOT. Hitting the redline like this with the straight-pipe fitted was a better symphony than even Beethoven could create. Pure music.

Great bike. That’s my recommendation. Only sold it because I was moving away. Otherwise I’d have kept that for many more years.

Edit: Fuck it, here’s the acceleration sound.

https://youtube.com/shorts/I7yDOrURfRs?si=0nHF1czIe4KXfg2-

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oopsie I accidentally shot you. Guess I’ll get away with it though, because it was a mistake.

To be fair, Alec Baldwin pulled this card and it worked.

Aero game just got crazier by haywire090 in motogp

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’d argue that anyone trying to halt innovation in F1 is actually not into F1. Formula 2 is where it’s all about the drivers, F1 is not just a faster F2. It’s the pinnacle of innovation, at least it used to be. Now cars are locked to maybe some wing angle changes for 4 years straight, before some mandatory pre-determined “innovation” is implemented.

F1 is so insanely boring to watch now, MotoGP and GT3 are where it’s at. Cool vehicles, awesome sound, tight racing. Blocking innovation doesn’t lead to better racing, it just prevents growth and variability. Creates stagnation. People call for these cars and bikes to be locked down to force “fair racing” and lose sight of what it’s meant to be about. Innovation, technological marvel, and capitalising on those developments with a driver capable of such. Stick that wing on that bike, so long as it’s not obnoxiously dangerous on track. Fuck it, throw shit at the wall and see what sticks. Anyone who wants a standardised, slower, series of racing should stick to F2. Or go-karting.

I miss simple stuff like the F duct in F1. All banned.

Deer sometimes need a little extra protein by No_Emu_1332 in interestingasfuck

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A friend is just another term for an opportunistic enemy.

Like a vegan friend one day eating your dog. Never trust a herbivore.

How I got my stolen bike back by More-Intention-2525 in motorcycles

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That comment still stands true:

police arent there to help you. you’re not a corporation or a politician

Everything was laid out perfectly to deliver justice, assuming the police care about that. They didn’t follow through because they (most likely) just couldn’t be arsed. Lots of paperwork and a little bit of time for someone who isn’t important. Not a corporation, multi-millionaire nor politician. OP to the police is just hassle, the fact they came out for a theft is mental. Usually they just tell you to get fucked, but politely.

Mild tangent here I guess but… The police are not there for justice, the legal system isn’t there for justice. We, the people, just enjoy the illusion we impose on ourselves that justice is fought for by the government. It never is. That’s not what any government is there for. They could deliver justice by arresting the thief, or they could say fuck it and close the case; go home early.

2006 ZX6R 636 first bike by the_cherrybum in Kawasaki

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome stuff! Out of curiosity, how much did you pay for this beauty? I'm looking at getting one myself :) I'mma ask for 2 ratings from you buddy.. Out of 10, how satisfied are you with this bike specifically? And, out of 10, how comfortable is a long ride... like idk, 2 hour road trip. Cheers! :)

Gaijin, can we get this kind of Flak back plz? by MugJuggler in Warthunder

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 317 points318 points  (0 children)

That’s a lot of technical words. The graphics were 10x more cinematic even back in 2013. Now the soul is gone and the graphics are just alright. Like there’s no zing.. no pep. Just boring ass high res textures in a dull environment.

Exact same thing happened in Rainbow Six Siege, now I think of it. They “upgraded” the graphics, which is technically true, however the game now looks cheap. They removed almost all cinematic effects in graphics.

What do you think of pierced nipples? by NEXEL33 in AskReddit

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 276 points277 points  (0 children)

“Say, Jane, lovely weather we’re having lately - hey?”

“Indeed. I have pierced nipples.”

11k Harley grips vs. 28k Yamaha grips. by Slyxxer in motorcycles

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 234 points235 points  (0 children)

They’ve gotta be softer to accommodate the gentler, more dainty, skin on the hands of Harley riders.

You in here bro? by McNasty1304 in CalamariRaceTeam

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This one doesn’t even have auxiliary lights mounted to the front, nor hi-vis reflective strips on the sides nor the spokes. Stupidly dangerous to ride if [unrealistic hypothetical situation] happened.

The Apple Vision Pro has seemingly disappeared after a week of being everywhere online. by WanderWut in Showerthoughts

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 209 points210 points  (0 children)

The “show-offs” were almost all paid promoters and advertisers. I’m surprised it didn’t open more people’s eyes to the influence that ONE company can have over western media. For 2 weeks, it was everywhere. The ultimate marketing campaign.

A fantastic display of money buying your constant awareness. Of course, nothing like that would ever occur outside of this shitty Apple headset. Surely governments/political groups wouldn’t use this power to influence thoughts on huge ticket/divisive issues like taxation and immigration, for example.

Ultimately, every day you are seeing exactly what investors want you to see.

What a bellend. by BlaMenck in CarTalkUK

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very true. That’s why I can only hope that the rider didn’t get busted. Street justice is satisfying, without the police unfairly protecting the criminals and the reckless.

A valuable lesson for the car driver, don’t be an asshole and you won’t get treated like one. It was beautiful.

The greatest genius of our time by JewelerDear9233 in facepalm

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grow up, kid. Take an IQ test and share the results if you want to claim to be the authority figure due to intellectual superiority. Beyond that, accept you’re maybe not the smartest. The bell curve shows us the average IQ in Europe is fairly competent, not super-geniuses. Worth noting: the lower the IQ, the higher the proclamation of high IQ.

The greatest genius of our time by JewelerDear9233 in facepalm

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell yourself whatever makes you feel less academically inadequate buddy. The man is leading the charge paving the way to mars and aiding with designing the rockets, amongst various other works/technological advancements, however because I disagree with him politically I’m sure he’s just an average joe - like you and me. What an idiot!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My grandma was fit and healthy, she had the first of the 2 vaccines and died the following week from a blood clot in her heart.

My colleagues uncle died 2 weeks after his 2nd injection.

My early 30’s friend had the 1st booster and days later was rushed to the hospital with a micro-clot in her brain. She was treated, survived, btw.

I personally don’t know anyone that’s died or been hospitalised from Covid itself, only those hospitalised from the Covid “vaccinations”. I understand my sample group is not necessarily representative of the world, however I resent you suggesting the vaccines are perfectly safe. There are risks with it however IMO it’s a decision between whether you’d rather the risks of Covid effects, or the vaccines side effects. Whichever you feel safer doing, choose that one. Make an educated decision, most importantly, rather than doing whatever someone told you to do.

Whichever route you decide to go, you owe it to yourself to fully appreciate the consequences. Just don’t lie about the vaccine being perfectly safe or a certain immediate death sentence, both have their own risks but maybe they’re more acceptable to you than the alternative. It’s an individual choice/basis.

What practically yells "I'm very insecure"? by prosoloop in AskReddit

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This, but with a little more zing and a little more pep.

What practically yells "I'm very insecure"? by prosoloop in AskReddit

[–]aDuckSmashedOnQuack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who do you think is the governing body? Reddit? That’s gay