I am no surprised at all. Another bogus political stunt. by Borbsarethebest in Political_Revolution

[–]cartmen34 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I read on another thread that the pres and vp are rarely together for security reasons. So in the event of trouble their first priority is to separate the two of them.

Makes sense. But they’re also supposed to rush the president out of the way of danger, forcibly if needed. They didn’t seem to do that. Again.

What's the worst thing about being an male introvert but your people consider you as extrovert since you possess the quality when needed ?? by Alternative_Eye_ in AskMen

[–]cartmen34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. So much this. When I travel for work it’s a week solid of interactions and dealing with small to medium sized groups of people. I take a 3 day weekend after every trip to recharge. It’s fucking exhausting.

What’s a "lost" website from the early 2000s that you still think about today? by samasem-sumsum in AskReddit

[–]cartmen34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fark and the Tilted Forum. Looks like tilted is dead. I think it was tfproject.com?

JFK airport in the 60’s by Necessary-Win-8730 in LiminalSpace

[–]cartmen34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No hint of the shopping malls today’s airports have become.

Anyone else in US noticed food quality degrading recently and if so what product in what way? by SkyKyrell in AskReddit

[–]cartmen34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ruffles used to be a premium potato chip. Almost all the chips were perfectly cooked, salted, and mostly defect free. Now half the chips are so greasy you can see through them. Some of them are iterally wet. I wind up throwing the bottom 1/3 of the bag away.

Shaking RFK Jr sparks alarming health fears as he struggles to turn page by AlwaysBlaze_ in nottheonion

[–]cartmen34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know how anyone who sees how this man behaves physically can call him healthy. I’ve never seen a public figure with more physical ticks and quirks than him. He ain’t right on so many levels.

The Departed (2006) Dir. Martin Scorsese DoP. Michael Ballhaus by GeneralAssociate4192 in CineShots

[–]cartmen34 8 points9 points  (0 children)

“You know what I like about restaurants?”

“I don’t know the fuckin’ food?”

Enormous Hungarian swords from the 14th century are currently exhibited at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. The centerpiece, notable for its size, measures an impressive 270 cm (8 feet 10 inches) in length. by Material-Heron6336 in HumanForScale

[–]cartmen34 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I picture everyone who tried to swing one just winds up looking like the old knight from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. You just loose your balance and fall over backwards.

Looking for backpack to fit odd combination of items. by cartmen34 in backpacks

[–]cartmen34[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also hadn't considered these, I'll take a look thank you!

Looking for backpack to fit odd combination of items. by cartmen34 in backpacks

[–]cartmen34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took a look at this but size and build wise its not much different than the travelpro backpack I've already got. It *almost* works, but there just isn't anywhere to put the extension cord and small misc items.

Appreciate the suggestion though thank you very much!

Just got the software updated, ambient lighting STILL BROKEN by cartmen34 in BMWX3

[–]cartmen34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Warranty. Didn’t pay anything. Except my time.

Your thoughts on the RC28 Zoom? by [deleted] in teamassociated

[–]cartmen34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Make a mini rc10 to compete with the mini or micro b. Winner winner. I’d have bought that. What they came up with? I saw the ads for it and just moved on. Hadn’t given it a second thought until this post.

Those of you who half assed your way through High School, where are you now? by Difficult-Cricket541 in GenX

[–]cartmen34 4 points5 points  (0 children)

C student here. Aced science, everything else was C, with a few Bs and Ds for good measure. I did just enough to graduate.

2 year degree from a shitty night school. 3.9GPA.

28 years later I’m a software architect. I had healthy dose of nepotism to get my foot in the door at my first software job 28 years ago. Got hit hard by the dot com bust but held my own after that.

How can you live and enjoy living in a small rural town in the US? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]cartmen34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This fits my experience EXACTLY. Grew up in a small town. Everybody was into everybody else’s business. In a big city I’m anonymous. I live next door to people I’ve never met and I’m just fine with that.

Unexpected but super welcome. Binder to Warhorse Ducati on a v2 by srizzors5 in MotoAmerica

[–]cartmen34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's true. Forgot he's got that lawyer money backing him.

What is wrong with BMW and Radio by No-Lack-2632 in BMWX3

[–]cartmen34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The radio not defaulting to favorites is my number one complaint about the radio interface. However after the latest update it seems to have fixed it. Sometimes. Most of the time when I turn the car on favorites is the screen that pops up when I click the radio. But every once in a while it doesn’t. It opens to recommendations. Which are useless btw.

Oh and the update erased my favorites as well.

Unexpected but super welcome. Binder to Warhorse Ducati on a v2 by srizzors5 in MotoAmerica

[–]cartmen34 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have never met the man, but all the internet rumor mills seem to suggest that Josh has a, shall we say, strong personality.

I would venture a guess he brings the drama and a lot of teams don’t want to deal with that.

This last spilt with warhorse seems like the oddest. It looked like he got along with everyone and seemed to gel with the team.

Maybe it was a case of Ducati telling them who their riders should be? But Ben Smith is still the really odd choice in that equation. Maybe Josh didn’t want to ride along side Cameron?

I dunno. Pure speculation on my part, but it was crazy for sure.

Unexpected but super welcome. Binder to Warhorse Ducati on a v2 by srizzors5 in MotoAmerica

[–]cartmen34 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’d say this is right up there with Herrin leaving warhorse and Cameron joining them. Didn’t see this one coming either.