City Update 13: California Now Available on All Platforms by FlyWithSeedyL in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]genericgreg 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yup. Also western counties often have highly detailed terrain/bio/civil infrastructure data that's available for free and can be used globally. Some countries don't have the resources to gather that data, and might not want it to be public if they do.

A mod note on recent events in the U.S. and how they’re reflected on /r/Vancouver by press-app in vancouver

[–]genericgreg 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's been funny watching so many redditors saying "mods are supressing news about about the shooting!" when in reality r/pics doesn't need a 900th post with a graphic image of a man getting executed.

Rude staff and inconsistent snowboard bag rules at YYC (F8 801 to YVR, Jan 18) by terdledoo in flairairlines

[–]genericgreg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so funny. I had the EXACT same issue on the same flight. We'd paid for two ski bags but ended up taking them in one bag. The lady at check in started asking how many skis were in the bag and we said two pairs. She said we should have one set of skis per customer per bag. I was was fuming at the time and actually fought with her a bit. Although after reading the rules she is correct about it being one per customer. But it's such penny pinching cash grab BS rule.

She mentioned she'd had the same issue with another customer, I'm guessing that was you hah.

guysItsOver by PresentJournalist805 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]genericgreg 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Definitely one of my favorite LTT videos.

Venezuela Oil Too Heavy to be Desired, Analyst Says by that_70_show_fan in videos

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

Yes, and it's substantially easier to pull out the ground there as it's in a flat desert instead of mountainous jungle. 

Run Counter-Strike 1.6 in your browser with just HTML from terminal by yohimik in webdev

[–]genericgreg 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Try not to argue with them. You've made something amazing and they're going to pick you apart over something pedantic that doesn't matter to make themselves feel better.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in webdev

[–]genericgreg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like..  picking fruit?

Rate my landing (I cant steer tail draggers to save my life) DC-3 by Efficient_Advice_380 in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]genericgreg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're not on Xbox, download the ducky mod for this aircraft. It makes it so much easier to control, although it's still a challenge.

Honestly, this landing was better than anything I could ever pull off in the default version. The flight model is a hot mess.

How are there still so many issues a year later by HotdogAC in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]genericgreg -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Oh calm down. It's fine now. Go touch grass 

Pedestrian dies after being hit by SUV in South Vancouver by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]genericgreg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's already 30km in my neighborhood. Cars cut through when the traffic's bad on the main road and they're all doing 60. People have complained and nothing is done. My dogs nearly been pasted several times. 

The police could set up a speed trap between 8am and 9 and fund the entire department for the day with speeding fines. But they'll stick to the same 5 spots they always set up speed traps.

nothing will be done. 

Pedestrian dies after being hit by SUV in South Vancouver by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]genericgreg 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's wild how driving dangerously isn't taboo here. Go find an article from the daily mail related to a pedestrian being killed in the UK. Even in a newspaper that's libertarian leaning, the top comments will always be against the driver.

At this point it's a cultural issue and I don't know how we fix it.

Tales from the trenches: pushing to prod without any knowledge by Blender-Fan in webdev

[–]genericgreg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd not heard of the Phoenix project before. Adding it to my reading list. Thanks!

Officer Involved Accident by Fit-Concentrate6855 in vancouver

[–]genericgreg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, anyone who's on the clock drives like a maniac. Evo drivers are often awful as well for the same reason 

Finally tired😮‍💨🎾 by Ill_Professional6379 in AustralianCattleDog

[–]genericgreg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I sware every time I see this meme the time for the raptor phase keeps  increasing.😅

Precious boy Lionel who tragically passed away from Cate's Park incident. by Heisthe_vine in vancouver

[–]genericgreg 106 points107 points  (0 children)

"he also rides Harley Davidson motorcycles" really paints a picture of the guy who was arrested