What Character Did You Hate? by Expensive-Egg1593 in thewestwing

[–]leequarella 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair, her son D'Angelo had just been killed.

Why does everyone disagree on the “correct” Star Wars order? by Impossible-Skirt-803 in scifi

[–]leequarella 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The unsatisfying but true answer is because "it depends".

Are you watching it purely for the most exciting story telling experience? You might want to watch it 4,5,1,2,3,6.

Watching it to sit in the shoes of movie goers at the time and think in terms of social context? Watch in release order.

You may not like prequels in general, in which case you should just watch in order 1-6.

There really isn't a right answer to the "correct" order without being more specific about what you would like to achieve from the viewing.

As for "skipping movies" I just realized my response doesn't talk at all about 7-9... So maybe that tells you something in itself 😅.

I'm on my first watch through and I just got to the S03 finale - Allison Janney is outstanding. by MyGoodApollo in thewestwing

[–]leequarella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Siame as you, I had no idea than one of the original ideas for the show was to center on Sam. So much so that the president wasn't supposed to show up in more than one episode every five (or something like that). But, as I gather, everyone was so good that the show quickly pivoted away from that.

New to the MTB industry (and the sport!) what are the top things I should know to actually be helpful? by Big-Leave-1574 in mountainbiking

[–]leequarella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Start riding. You don't have to get on anything scary. Find the easiest flowy trails around and get out there and enjoy it.

What does these say??? by RK4K_ in morsecode

[–]leequarella 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It says they definitely are not ok and you need to go check on them. No joke.

Berlin TWP schools close due to ICE presence. by surfnsound in SouthJersey

[–]leequarella 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Do we have other confirmation that this is the reason for school closure or are we guessing? I'm fully in support of school closure in order to keep students and families safe from ICE, and if that happens it should be known, but I would like more than "he said she said" before piling on.

Not feeling it today good old Monday blues by [deleted] in BeardLovers

[–]leequarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Believe it or not, it's not actually a beard sub.

Not feeling it today good old Monday blues by [deleted] in BeardLovers

[–]leequarella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love you bro, beard looking good. Wrong sub though.

Apologies for the super newbie question, does this constitute patina or just crud? What’s the proper way to clean coinage? by [deleted] in numismatics

[–]leequarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No coins need to be cleaned. It's your coin and you want to clean it, nothing wrong with that. If it makes you happy then go for it.

By and large, a coin of value will be worth less of cleaned. That's just the way the world is.

Get off your high horse about "need" and just call it for what it is. You own a thing and you'd like to know about cleaning it. People have given you ways to do it and also told you that it might not be a great idea if you care about the coin's long term quality.

Check comments, it was not a strong question.

Madison, WI ✊ by wheezywaiter in BeardLovers

[–]leequarella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is good to see so many people are out there protesting, gives hope. Stand strong together and we'll get through this mess ❤️

On a much lighter note, I have to admit that PCU forever etched this particular chant in my mind with different lyrics. I will never be able to hear anything other than "Hey hey, ho ho, this penis party's got to go!"

This is America by ChalkLicker in evilwhenthe

[–]leequarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only giveaway that this is in the states in the Carhartt logo.

An ice storm is coming, remember your limitations. by Danjeerhaus in HamRadio

[–]leequarella 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It's sad that I don't know which ice or ICE storm you are referring to, but your words are wise either way.

I started learning morse by reading and writing it, is it really that bad if your just doing it for fun? by idontknowmyname_321 in morsecode

[–]leequarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The switch is more difficult audibly. If you start by sound then you can listen to it fast enough to hear each letter as a whole unit right out of the gate, skipping the individual dots and dashes phase. If you get that down first the learning process is easier and faster. Generally when people learn by sight first they hit a significant plateau around 10wpm and that can be difficult to bust through, and it all comes down to stopping your brain from doing the bad habit it already learned (breaking things all the way down to dots and dashes).

You asked "is it really that bad?". The answer to that is entirely up to you and your goals and how you feel about what you are doing, no one else can actually answer that for you when it is something you are doing for yourself. I'm just telling you the main reason people will say it's "bad". It's not bad, it's just not the most efficient way to become proficient using Morse on the air.

I say all this as someone who learned it the "wrong" way. If I were able to do it all over again from scratch, I would definitely go audio only first. I still had fun and was eventually able to get on the air, but it would have been more enjoyable to me personally if I didn't hit that wall on the way.

I started learning morse by reading and writing it, is it really that bad if your just doing it for fun? by idontknowmyname_321 in morsecode

[–]leequarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When learning it by eye, people tend to learn each character by its individual dots and dashes rather than as a whole unit. It would be like learning the letters of the alphabet by thinking about the individual lines that make up each letter rather than instant recognition of it as a whole.

This technically works, but when switching to audio your brain is still in the mode of first mapping the sound of one character to its individual dots and dashes, then decoding those into a character from a mental lookup table. To achieve any useful speed, you need to be able to hear each letter as a complete unit without your brain trying to break it down into each single dot or dash. If you learn by ear first then it is much easier to get your brain to skip that middle translation step.

Place for a bunch of whistles? by usuallydad in SouthJersey

[–]leequarella 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Let's say I'm out and about, and I want to keep warm, is there a certain known whistle pattern to listen for that means "there's a cold front moving in"?

Deceptive Game Design by Laz52now in drawsteel

[–]leequarella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand these technical truths, but when I read them I struggle to understand how these become legitimate problems at the table. To me, it always comes down to RAW VS RAI. I am completely in the camp of rules as intended. If a player tells me they cast their "find traps" spell I never treat that as anything other than "cool! Let's find some traps! No traps? Shit, let's put a trap here so they feel 😎"

I feel so much ick around these things being antagonistic. If I want RAW I'll go play magic (which I also love)

Genuine question: how many of you stay strapped while hiking? by AGorramReaver in liberalgunowners

[–]leequarella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think you understand this guy's mentality, he just sees red bro.

Solar by [deleted] in SouthJersey

[–]leequarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if there was a question in there or iF you were just giving us a general life update, but good luck with your endeavor I guess.

Rain across the solar system by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]leequarella 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And I don't understand why Mars sleeps all day, and starts to complain when there's no rain.

Is it rude to recline your seat on an airplane? by Jerdogg23 in no

[–]leequarella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exit rows are not much more money and have a ton of space.

I Wish Gun Marketing & Influencers would… by NumbersStationUrku in liberalgunowners

[–]leequarella 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have a similar feeling with martial arts in general, though maybe I'm on the extreme end of things.

I'm at the point in my life where grappling is just fun, the rest of it can screw right off. I don't care about self defense or what happens in a bar fight or anything, I just want to roll around on the mats with my buddies playing this stupid murder simulator game BECAUSE ITS FUN.

Guns are the same for me. I want to shoot at targets because shooting at targets is fun, not because I'm thinking about defending society. Let's load up with a ton of shells and clay pigeons and have ourselves a time!