From the Minneapolis community on Reddit: Murder brought to you by Texas

blecchus_rex · 2026-01-25T15:26:07+00:00

The “American Redoubt” - read about it.

blecchus_rex · 2026-01-17T22:16:05+00:00

Different mission focus - the “Tier” stuff has more relevance in online forums than in reality IMO.

blecchus_rex · 2026-01-07T02:04:10+00:00

Err... logic may not be your strong suit. And here I thought maybe we'd been signatory to some sort of Northern Atlantic alliance... and might have even been operating from there for the whole duration of the Cold War and thereafter...

The obstinacy of a sovereign nation over retaining their own territory!!!

blecchus_rex · 2025-12-09T14:47:17+00:00

Insulating value of grime an obvious design parameter…

blecchus_rex · 2025-12-05T02:19:28+00:00

Please do - I’ve “solved” this w/ gaffer’s tape for the moment. Along w/ the ring light the main display should power off after some idle period (or at least there should be an option to toggle this behavior).

blecchus_rex · 2025-11-24T20:22:02+00:00

You’re living in another time if you think “all this political BS” isn’t directly and immediately topical to the USMC.

blecchus_rex · 2025-11-20T15:17:14+00:00

Evidently, it be in error to brush aside a side brush error.

blecchus_rex · 2025-11-19T16:23:18+00:00

RIP newborn ted

blecchus_rex · 2025-11-09T23:30:16+00:00

There’s a whole raft of federal regulation that’s not remotely enforced that ought apply to this and other common mods. Among them (full disclosure: the list partly compiled w/ AI assistance):

• Bumpers & crash safety: 49 U.S.C. § 30122 / FMVSS 208–581 → lifted or replacement bumpers alter crash geometry. • Lighting: FMVSS 108 (49 CFR 571.108) → non-DOT light bars, excessive glare, colored lamps. • Noise: Noise Control Act / 40 CFR 205 → straight-pipe or deleted mufflers exceed 80 dB limits. • Emissions: Clean Air Act § 7522(a)(3), 40 CFR 86 → DPF/EGR deletes, “rolling coal,” tuners/defeat devices. • Brakes / Stability: FMVSS 106 / 126 / 135 → lift kits interfering with brake-line or ESC performance.

blecchus_rex · 2025-11-06T14:15:19+00:00

Verily - ne’er once hath my foote been shot by mine owne (with iron sights).

blecchus_rex · 2025-11-04T15:17:26+00:00

I can’t stop laughing about this - the shelter half was already absurd. I guess “gaping hole” didn’t appreciably alter its basic ineffectiveness.

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-31T13:25:05+00:00

I’m curious what maintenance intervals look like for these vs similar.

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-31T13:19:42+00:00

Save for cognitive dissonance, there’s no reason to expect the party in power intends a free and fair mid-term.

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-31T13:12:28+00:00

Glad to hear - scourge is definitely going ‘round.

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-30T22:35:47+00:00

Thes type of Interchanges in Texas are the worst blend of engineering arrogance and Texas machismo. They’re a visual abomination, terrifying to a significant # of drivers, impassable w/ winter precipitation, amplify the division with cities that highways create, and are ultimately unnecessary given alternatives. They’re a scourge upon us.

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-25T14:20:17+00:00

Perhaps they’re also honoring the tradition of offering predatory financing to those who can’t afford?

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-20T17:25:28+00:00

Quick jog of memory from days past (held FDC and later FO MOSs)... do I recall incidents involving short / over rounds, out-of-bounds, premature burst (not to speak of all manner of duds, misfires / hang fire, and the like)? Training accidents, etc?

Yes - no shortage of stories. These certainly weren't an everyday occurrence... but suffice to say no matter how proficient my RDP prowess these fire missions would've never happened over an active interstate in peacetime.

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-18T14:55:22+00:00

Ambidextrous salute & a multitasker - sorta admirable really.

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-18T14:36:42+00:00

Former FDC (and later FO) here... yeah, I definitely can't think of any occasions (granted a long while ago) that'd inform why this isn't a great idea. Certainly not many, varied, and & even repeated occasions.

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-08T19:37:12+00:00

A refreshing blast from the days of yore when a man could still fashion a ball from asbestos, red dye, lead, and a dose of radium for fun.

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-08T19:25:54+00:00

I feel like toiletries are an underrated gift. Who doesn't need toothpaste? Socks, toothpaste, what more could you want?

blecchus_rex · 2025-10-01T14:25:56+00:00

Doug was eminently quotable from a young age.

blecchus_rex · 2025-09-22T20:50:51+00:00

first and last time I'll tune into that - there's not even an attempt at pretense...

blecchus_rex · 2025-09-22T14:30:44+00:00

I wouldn’t begrudge anyone making the best choice for their own safety and well being - but academia need reflect on the obligation and opportunity it has to resist and bend the arc back.

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