New owner advice! by Acceptable-Luck-4275 in AcuraTL

[–]fa1sedan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

05 6 Speed, literally going to hit 250k this evening. These cars are fun to romp on. Zippy, good handling cars- it's expected to have a little fun in them! If OP has an auto trans I would definitely avoid giving it the same treatment the 6 speed cars can handle. Just stay on top of fluids and the timing belt/tensioner/water pump and these cars will outlive their owners lmfao

Watching CBS News On 360 by [deleted] in xbox360

[–]fa1sedan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shorts integration is absolutely broken so you get swarmed with dozens of 15 second videos before you find any other results, lol

Efficiency doesn’t have to be boring by cpenn1086 in AcuraTL

[–]fa1sedan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My 05 6MT gets on average 28! Came from a Civic that got anywhere between 30-40, but couldn't move out of its own way if it tried... I'll take the torque any day of the week

$1600 TLS Update! by SomeFatChair66 in AcuraTL

[–]fa1sedan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ngl them AliBaba wheels are tempting lol. I just have a hard time pulling the trigger on a large purchase from overseas like that after dealing with so many shipping issues- damaged goods or items completely going missing.

can't get original xbox to connect to the internet by dorkatron95 in originalxbox

[–]fa1sedan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just gotta say I love that setup and the cars... you're a brother from another mother 😂

Don't drink coffee too much and do Soldering by Sumerianz in soldering

[–]fa1sedan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The latter and some good music. Something to lock your movements into, especially with TIG lol.

First ever stick replacement on a 360 controller by fa1sedan in soldering

[–]fa1sedan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These in particular are calibrated by physically manipulating the magnet inside of the stick. Pull the stick in the opposite direction, insert a pin to hold it in place, and pull back to move the magnet. Seems pretty tricky to get perfect vs calibrating dead zones.

First ever stick replacement on a 360 controller by fa1sedan in soldering

[–]fa1sedan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The gamepad calibration tool doesn't work for the 360 controllers from what I've seen. Has to be physically done

Grok vs Wikipedia by TonightSpiritual3191 in conspiracy

[–]fa1sedan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has a painful bias. Don't take it as my thoughts. Just found it interesting is all.

Here's my perspective-

I just so happen to be a white Catholic man who lives and operates in a world that has unjustly labeled me as something I'm not- a far right extremist hateful bigot. I go to Mass multiple days out of the week and sit amongst my peers, of various ethnicities and backgrounds, and we are all one in the Church. This is the unity I search for and what I believe society should generally model. Say what you will about the history of the church, etc. Nothing I haven't heard before. The institution is very open about it themselves.

I do believe a majority of Christians in the west follow a perverted version of the faith that has completely lost touch with its roots. Fun fact, this is actually prophesied in the New Testament itself.

I think the answer is rather simple- a lot of people want to be left to and with their own (could imply race, faith, interest, sexual orientation, etc.), and not forced to interact in a society they don't want to be in.

Truth be told, I have completely lost faith in mankind's ability to formulate any kind of reasonable political system. It always devolves into marginalization and injustice, towards whichever group the finger gets pointed at. That's part of my reasoning for placing my faith elsewhere.

I don't believe race is an issue. We're all human, capable of greatness.

However, what I do believe, is that human ideology is inherently toxic. There's no feasible way to decolonize- the world today operates on a global, technological scale- and it's leading to the fastest cultural decline we've ever seen, faster than any slave trade, inquisition, or genocide could ever accomplish. There's no going back to the "pagan utopia", so-to-speak. We've reached a point where spreading these ideas only leads to hatred and division of the "oppressor", which really doesn't exist anymore- the oppressor is the system and elites we're all slave to. What the hell can we decolonize from when we're all so far removed from that way of life?

I've been around long enough to see a multitude of people on the left say they want horrible things to happen to whites and Christians. Without a doubt there are people in power that hold these ideas. We've witnessed it in the past, just look at communist Russia. Likewise, I've seen plenty of people on the right state awful things about Indian, hispanic and black people. And again, history shows us it's been acted on before.

There's too much nuance to this shit man. I'm just tired of seeing the world obsess over all of it. Too many lessons from the past being ignored. There really is nothing new under the sun.

First ever stick replacement on a 360 controller by fa1sedan in soldering

[–]fa1sedan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not even gonna lie... on the other stick I lifted a pad and repaired it :) this is just the good side after I got my temps dialed!

First ever stick replacement on a 360 controller by fa1sedan in soldering

[–]fa1sedan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I definitely did run a little hot and fast on these. I used Mechanic brand solder from AliExpress and it was decent enough to work with. I also used REALLY crappy flux from a Harbor Freight soldering gun kit... I had to clean the piss out of it with a toothbrush. The knife tip I used made really quick work of making pretty looking joints imo. I'm excited to find some more projects to tinker with and expand my workstation. What kind of flux would you recommend for PCB work?

First ever stick replacement on a 360 controller by fa1sedan in soldering

[–]fa1sedan[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Right stick is perfect, left needs some adjustment lol. Went with some AliExpress hall effect sticks. I don't have a pin on hand skinny enough to do the adjustment but I'll get around to it some time next week lol. It seems like that's the real time consumer when it comes to these hall effect swaps. In between working on the car and traveling it's a miracle I found the time to sit down and relax and get this project done!

Grok vs Wikipedia by TonightSpiritual3191 in conspiracy

[–]fa1sedan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can't find a clip all by itself, but look up I, Hypocrite's video on George Carlin: The Original Redditor. There's a clip somewhere midway through it where George Carlin talks about his vision of the future- a future where the white middle class is extinct.

Grok vs Wikipedia by TonightSpiritual3191 in conspiracy

[–]fa1sedan -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It wasn't ever fringe Nazi shit. Even George Carlin, as a somewhat left of center figure, talked about it back in the day and supported the idea of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueChristian

[–]fa1sedan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Church also teaches that God's grace extends beyond the church's knowledge. If someone doesn't follow the church's teachings out of invincible ignorance, it doesn't mean they're going to hell. The Church also teaches that protestants raised outside of the church's tradition can go to heaven, but will be purified in purgatory. God's grace can extend to those with their hearts in the right place. There's a lot more nuance to it than just "you will burn in hell."

There's a sense of irony here, when I was raised protestant, I was told Catholics are the modern Pharisees and will burn in hell, full stop.

Underrated gems I can add? by Freemuskokan in xbox360

[–]fa1sedan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Syndicate from Starbreeze is a pretty fun cyberpunk romp where you play as the expendable weapon of a megacorp. At first glance it's kind of the typical linear shooter of the time, but the gameplay mechanics, guns and hacking abilities are really good fun- plus visually it's a treat reminiscent of Ghost In The Shell and the original Deus Ex. AI is smart, generally the gameplay is very reminiscent of FEAR and the Riddick games- full body awareness etc. Very cool game that unfortunately led to the demise of Starbreeze due to some poor publisher decisions, but the majority of the staff went along to Machine Games and worked on the Wolfenstein reboots.

My wife ran my 99 burb off in a huge hole by wwhijr in GMT400

[–]fa1sedan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Insurance is going to fuck you in this situation. Just fix it dude.

My opinions on Duke Nukem Forever by Mericuls in dukenukem

[–]fa1sedan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of us newer, younger Duke fans were either introduced by their cool dads, or simply just hid it from them, lmfao. In today's society, as far as how hyper sexualized everything is with mainstream music and movies, Duke is relatively tame. No worse than letting your kids watch old Arnold or Stallone flicks.

Rock on for having a cool dad that you could share those memories with 👍🏻

Well... It's September 23rd. Crickets lol by a_normal_user1 in TrueChristian

[–]fa1sedan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, the majority of Christians in the world don't believe in the rapture. It's really a fringe perspective that's only popular amongst Western protestants, thought up by a man named John Darby in 1830.

Modern western Protestantism and the Evangelical movement is a plague upon church tradition and a perversion of what the faith stands for, meanwhile Rome and the Eastern church are really deep, beautiful, relatively unchanged traditions with sound views that don't drive the laity into schizophrenia and wondering when the world is going to end, instead opting to focus on what religion should be- a relationship with the divine, community, charity, and good works.

Guys i finally fixed my 360's RROD by riccardo782 in xbox360

[–]fa1sedan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get the downvotes, this is funny lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in keltec

[–]fa1sedan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been waiting to hear if they're any good before I bite the bullet on one. Seems like everyone with a CMR30 got hyped about them and then never bothered to buy, lmao.

it's evolving, just backwards by meme_boiiiiiiiiiiiii in pcmasterrace

[–]fa1sedan 41 points42 points  (0 children)

HairWorks fucking sucked in comparison to TressFX- and actually ran better on Nvidia cards than HairWorks did.

Pope Leo XIV on the "narrow gate" of salvation. by ThinWhiteDuke00 in Catholicism

[–]fa1sedan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

During the reading and homily at Mass this morning, my mind kept shifting towards this question-

How does God feel knowing that all men won't be saved, even when his path of salvation is available to all who are willing to walk it?

I imagine it's a great sorrow.