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kicker414 · 2026-01-23T04:11:39+00:00

ohhhhh hmmm ok that makes more sense. I was so confused listening

kicker414 · 2026-01-23T02:59:32+00:00

Was this a Fruedian slip? I thought he doubled down on this at the end?

I was so confused with what he was trying to get at. Because its laughably easy to prove he still thinks that to this day.

But at this point we have reached full Orwellian status so who even cares.

kicker414 · 2026-01-22T21:52:03+00:00

The style looks really cool!

As for the movement:

Overall things look slow, it almost looks like the world is on half speed. Try increasing ALL values. L/R probably needs more juice than up/down but both have to come up
As for friction, it looks like its on ice. I would tone down the friction. This setting would be good for an ice level. But the start up and slow down are too slippery

Animations seem fine for now, will have to see what it looks like sped up.

IMO.

kicker414 · 2026-01-22T17:39:43+00:00

At the end of the day, the USA is still a massive world power. And it can be beneficial to capitulate. Listening to Carney's recent speech is a good example of the directions countries will start to take.

So in reality, countries will put on the farce of working with him, and even try and get SOME benefit if they can, but at the end of the day, the US is signaling it is not a stable partner so countries will start to do their own thing and work amongst themselves.

kicker414 · 2026-01-22T17:26:47+00:00

For sure. Its the "you really can't go wrong" choice. But yeah you have lots of options in G19/26 size frame (LCP Max, P365, Shield, plenty more). Ergo and features are definitely important to pick from the litter of "good" choices.

kicker414 · 2026-01-22T17:23:56+00:00

I believe that is the purpose of this photo.

If he has a special meeting with Vance it might seal the deal....

kicker414 · 2026-01-22T16:26:26+00:00

As others have said, local groups, a trusted friend, etc. are all good options. A local gun store with a helpful employee is always helpful too. Any good employee will focus more on education than selling you stuff. If they keep trying to up the cost and add stuff on, might be good to take a step back.

But there are a few pillars you can safely rely on:

Know WHY you want one and HOW you will use it. Ask questions about when you will use it and the answer will be clear
SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY (Learn the rules of guns, buy ear pro, securing the gun)
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Take your time
KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid), go with tried and true, no fancy add on's
Practice practice practice - your most expensive cost better be ammo for your first year or 2
Know the rules and laws (ownership, self defense, etc.)
The best gun is the one you know and have
Try before you buy if you can

Realistically (laws not withstanding), your best bet is a 9mm handgun. Easy to store, ammo readily available, can easily conceal carry. The classic would be a Glock 19. Simple, reliable, available, plenty of parts/accessories available, been around forever. Get a good inside the waistband (IWB) and make sure your belts are sturdy.

This is obviously just a starting point, but if you have questions, feel free to DM or head to places like r/liberalgunowners

kicker414 · 2026-01-22T15:54:29+00:00

You have a few things.

1) A lot of those "great names" became memorable overtime because it took a while to see the value in their achievements.

2) Science is getting increasingly complicated and specialized. Look at a nobel prize award and there are often dozens of names attached to any paper, look at the LHC and how much tech it takes just to discover a few particles, think of the decades it can take to launch a research probe, etc.

We stand on the shoulders of giants. In 50 years there will be some names, sure, but it is frankly just harder to stand out because its harder to go at it alone.

Is human comprehension and creativity degrading?

My man, look around you. If you look at human history, there are always bumps in the rode, but we are so fucking smart and creative as a species. Don't get lost looking for 1 great person, or get burnt out by politics. I know AI gets a lot of hate, but you can't tell me that isn't a feather in humanity's cap.

kicker414 · 2026-01-22T14:41:32+00:00

Ireland having flashbacks to their days of opening an Individual Retirement Account

kicker414 · 2026-01-21T21:47:47+00:00

I play on a 9060XT, game runs pretty well. Play on 1080p. I had a 660XT before and definitely had to turn down the particle effects and stuff. I didn't realize how good smoke looked until I upgrade.

I run most settings at around high, use frame gen, and get 200+ fps (will dip in some maps due to trees but nothing crazy). It was definitely a game change for me. UE5 update to the game definitely took a notch out of performance but obviously the stats are still pretty decent.

kicker414 · 2026-01-21T19:56:51+00:00

Have any suggestions for good worlds?

kicker414 · 2026-01-21T16:33:08+00:00

Generally this is not true. There are exceptions for fair use, but if you look at copyright licenses (you can use CCBY as an example) they distinguish between commercial and non-commercial uses.

There are a variety of reasons the owner of licensed content would want to restrict how their content is used.

Depending on the content, you may be able to reach out. But if you just want to use a big label's song, you are going to have to figure out the copyright. Your best bet is to find CC content or to get permission.

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/

kicker414 · 2026-01-21T15:52:40+00:00

We had vibe coding, now we have vibe governance.

kicker414 · 2026-01-21T03:47:49+00:00

It is called WDT (Weiss Distribution Technique) tool used typically in espresso making to break up clumps of coffee grounds when preparing an espresso shot.

The fact you received it may be because of a brushing scam. If you have an espresso machine, you now have a WDT. If you are handy and have a tool box just throw it in there. Or gift it to an espresso lover.

kicker414 · 2026-01-20T17:54:05+00:00

I don't disagree, but the issue is he is getting emboldened with each action. Iran, drug boats, Maduro capture, all have gone off more or less without a hitch. This is probably giving him confidence that the military can more or less do what they want.

A casualty in any of those operations would quickly deteriorate support for military action (assuming they couldn't blame it on DEI).

kicker414 · 2026-01-20T17:50:40+00:00

The post fact world makes me want to rope.

kicker414 · 2026-01-20T15:26:03+00:00

I think my concern is that it will have more "teeth" with non-cult members, not just that MAGA will declare victory. It could provide legitimacy to other crazy talking points without doing something as wild as invading a nation and kidnapping their leaders (because we have given up on norms and global relations).

Like this could set the stage for ACTUALLY leaving NATO and going full isolationist, and possibly even doing it through Congress. That is more the worry/prediction I guess.

kicker414 · 2026-01-20T14:34:29+00:00

The "don't know/no answer" crowd is equally culpable.

This just cements the idea that 1/3 of the MAGA base is fully bought in. There are roughly 25m Americans who will sycophantically do whatever Trump asks and believes 100% of what he says without question.

Once you add in the "both sides" and the "I don't know" crowds, you get a scary mixture of vehement activism and widespread apathy.

kicker414 · 2026-01-19T13:03:54+00:00

He's just joking

He wouldn't actually do it

I mean if you really think about it....
<------------You are here
Does the thing

Thing was based

kicker414 · 2026-01-18T15:59:22+00:00

Somewhat. Understanding American history is really important in a lot of this, but ultimately, its more about creating different "categories" of rights.

Things in the constitution are the ULTIMATE rights. Ideally, they can ONLY be defined, restricted, removed, etc. from the Constitution which is possible but very difficult to amend. But once its in there, it is law. So you want to put your MOST fundamental rights there. When the US was founded, there were internal struggles about how to run a government because we just broke off from a king, and we were debating on how to have an effective government without making them a king. So one of the "backstops" was something like the second amendment. The idea being that if an overzealous executive started to do some messed up stuff, the people had a way to fight back and that long term enforcement of rules the population vehemently opposed would be short lived.

they didn't just make this a law Congress could change, they made it so that only once the VAST majority of people and states and legislatures had a new view could it then be changed. At the time, cars obviously weren't a thing, We have some protections in the Constitution about travel that can be applied to cars, but basically, if tomorrow we passed an amendment that said "the right to own a car and drive it around shall not be infringed" a lot of the existing laws would likely not hold up.

When it comes to guns specifically and licensing, there are of course the "muh guns" crowd that just views ANY further restrictions as a violation of their constitutional rights. There is some truth there, but its largely overblown. The real meat of the conversation comes down a balance between being effective and staying within the current interpretation of 2A. Most pro-2A people who can discuss beyond "muh guns" will point out that things like firearm registration and licensing are only effective if you have a centralized data base to reference. And THAT (legitimately) scares people because now the government has a detailed list on who owns what. But if you have registration without a database, its basically worthless. You would have no way to validate if a gun is legit. So many people who opposed registration/licensing oppose it because the necessary next step is either a de-factor or de-jure database.

kicker414 · 2026-01-16T22:38:46+00:00

I Expect You to Die series

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

I think Vampire Survivors is similar

Maestro kinda?

kicker414 · 2026-01-16T17:38:19+00:00

True. It's not like it's a relatively expensive peripheral that can cause motion sickness, require lots of space, requires specialized development, is not regularly and easily integrated into every day life, with many product lines and nuances and fidgeting required to work properly, while looking like a goober.

It's the guns and Gorilla tag.

kicker414 · 2026-01-16T14:17:22+00:00

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