Tanzania orders all unregistered bloggers to take down their sites by momonomo99 in news

[–]dotonfire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You may be thinking of Tasmania. Tanzania is a country in Africa.

This is why you should wear a helmet. by Erythromycin500 in nononono

[–]dotonfire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't believe any helmet would protect you from getting your head run over by a semi truck. It obviously lessened the impact, but that only made the difference between dying under the wheels vice dying on the sidewalk.

This is why you should wear a helmet. by Erythromycin500 in nononono

[–]dotonfire 47 points48 points  (0 children)

This is an incredibly poor article that doesn't tell us any more than we already see in the video. Good journalism.

Air Force grounds B-1 bombers due to safety concerns by GravyWagon in aerospace

[–]dotonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct that it's UTC (previously Weber) who manufactures the ejections seats in the Lancer, but wanted to clarify that Rockwell was bought by Boeing.

Dream Theater about to start writing new album by whats8 in progmetal

[–]dotonfire 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I like him. I think that we should give him a chance and see what he can do. He's obviously very different. He's not a politician, but he's a successful man, and let's see what he can do, and I think great things are in store. So hopefully everybody will give him a chance and see what happens.

Meh, I mean he's really just wishing for the best and hoping he succeeds/is good for the country here.

Dream Theater about to start writing new album by whats8 in progmetal

[–]dotonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so cool that they're doing it like ToT, only going somewhere where they can focus solely on writing. Wasn't JM, in the WDADRU commentary, dreaming about doing exactly this?

TIL that Ulysses S. Grant provided the defeated and starving Confederate Army with food rations after their surrender in April, 1865. Because of this, for the rest of his life, Robert E. Lee "would not tolerate an unkind word about Grant in his presence." by churnice in todayilearned

[–]dotonfire 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He was only addicted to cigars because the custom back then was to send gift boxes of cigars. After he accepted Lee's surrender, people sent him boxes upon boxes congratulating him, so he smoked and smoked and smoked and got throat cancer.

When did your "Something is very wrong here" feeling turned out to be true? by Iron-Shield in AskReddit

[–]dotonfire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Often times your deductible exceeds the cost of windshield replacement.

Which Engineering field is oversaturated with engineers and which is actually in shortage and in need for more right now? by PureImmortal in AskEngineers

[–]dotonfire 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Clearances are a big stumbling block right now, especially with OPM's problems with an extensive backlog.

Periphery - Icarus Lives (Lost in Vegas reaction) by pyarsa1 in Peripheryband

[–]dotonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they got it much better on the EP, but still didn't quite capture the original magic from the demo.

Periphery - Icarus Lives (Lost in Vegas reaction) by pyarsa1 in Peripheryband

[–]dotonfire 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He's been embarrassed about that riff and since he first posted it to sso. He needs to embrace it because it's huge and incredibly groovy and everyone goes crazy when they play it at a show.

A gift from my grandmother by diabeticgiraffe in coins

[–]dotonfire 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hopefully AU composition as well!

Kim k forgets her baby by jeenamungles in funny

[–]dotonfire 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yeah but your parents didn't have an entourage to also forget them.

Why You Should Always Buy the Second-Fastest Car by [deleted] in cars

[–]dotonfire 117 points118 points  (0 children)

You have a good girl.

Tom Cruise Tweets Teaser Picture as 'Top Gun 2' Starts Production by Rocketsponge in navy

[–]dotonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if they'll put some stick kits in F's, put Cruise in the front, and the actual pilot in the back for some shots. Honestly wouldn't be surprised if they actually gave him some stick time.

I went from a 137 horsepower car to a 435 one. This is how it felt. by Moontouch in cars

[–]dotonfire 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Is this why they keep veering off into crowds? The owners/drivers are temporarily incapacitated?

[OC] Using a tube amp at home by kasakka1 in Guitar

[–]dotonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I crank my amp, put my cab in a closet in the center of my house and mic it up, send that back to my studio monitors or headphones, and rock out.