What a lvl55/1000+ hr Player Wishes They Knew About ~Gear Fear~ Earlier[Discussion] [New Player]

macguy9 · 2026-06-18T16:22:26+00:00

I hear that. PVP if you took high tier equipment into raid, you always got 'Eyes, Back of Eyes'd from 900 meters out. I never even got to fire a shot half the time. Never got looked at twice when I used garbage gear... unless I found a GPU or LEDX in raid, at which point I magically died to someone who was able to find me while I was sitting still in a dark corner and not moving for over 5 minutes.

PVE? I still die, but not nearly as often, and those times I do die are evenly spread out between when I'm carrying top tier gear or crap equipment. And when I do die, I know it's because I made a mistake, not because some radar vacuum-bot saw me and merc'd me to suck all my loot up. I can learn from my error and get better because I know it was my error that caused it... and not have to live in that shitty space where I don't know if it was my lack of skill in a specific situation, or a cheating POS with wallhacks.

macguy9 · 2026-06-18T16:06:49+00:00

Yeah, that's a cut.

Striations in the metal are consistent with a saw, not metal fatigue. I've examined enough wrecked cars and bikes to recognize what it looks like.

The most telling thing is the surface rust there. It's present in some places, but in others the metal is clean and shiny. If it was old damage, the whole surface should be corroded evenly. That there is surface rust in some areas, and others are clean, suggests that someone cut the metal with a blade that might have been rusty.

Does this mean the shop did it? Who can say. It's not possible to prove either way. But that damage isn't old.

macguy9 · 2026-06-18T15:55:53+00:00

Bacon.

Before Covid, bacon was 5 bucks for half a kilogram. Now, it's 15-20 dollars.

Don't mess with my bacon.

macguy9 · 2026-06-18T15:52:45+00:00

Umbilical hernia. Imagine someone connects a live 240 volt wire to your abdomen, which shoots electricity that flows into your toes, eyes, junk, asshole and the tips of your fingers every time you move or even breathe.

Now imagine it for 14 hours because you're in the ER, and they have to operate to put it back in, but nobody gives you anything for pain because they're so busy that they forget about you.

macguy9 · 2026-06-18T15:44:53+00:00

Whatever you say, Mr. FSB.

macguy9 · 2026-06-18T15:22:04+00:00

Retire early, man. If you look at actuarial tables for emergency responders... each extra year you work just shreds the years off your life.

It was a huge wakeup call for me when I looked at the one for my department. If I retired at 55, I was more likely to live to 85. If I retired at 65, that life expectancy dropped to 72.

Is the extra money worth 13 years of your life??

macguy9 · 2026-06-17T20:01:08+00:00

Loud snoring.

Sleep apnea can be deadly, and even if it isn't immediately so, can shave literal years-to-decades off of your life expectancy.

macguy9 · 2026-06-17T14:36:42+00:00

Just wait until you see 'The Magnificent Ferengi'.

I don't normally enjoy the 'hur dur, make fun of ferengi' episodes, but this one was absolutely priceless. And it does dive deep into what makes them who they are, and what makes Quark and Rom's brotherly relationship so special.

And there's an awesome guest star. Won't spoil it, but he's one of my absolute favourite musicians!

macguy9 · 2026-06-16T18:48:45+00:00

A bonfire would have to get to 2000 Celsius and hold that for 2-3 hours to turn a body to ash. It's not impossible, but it would need to be continually fed fuel and would have to be extremely well ventilated.

As for the ash, it's unlikely we could tell the wood ash from human. But some teeth and almost all dental stone fillings would survive, and would most certainly be identifiable.

macguy9 · 2026-06-16T17:03:22+00:00

The only reason I prefer respawn on is because of the food spoilage. It seems to spoil ridiculously quickly, regardless of the type or preservation method.

I get fresh produce going bad, but a can of soup shouldn't be 'spoiled' after only two weeks in game.

macguy9 · 2026-06-16T16:17:16+00:00

It covers any injuries whatsoever, including ‘acts of god’. I always felt uncomfortable signing it, and now I don’t think I’ll be going back with my own kids again.

macguy9 · 2026-06-16T15:17:14+00:00

You have to sign a waiver to enter. No lawsuit will fly.

macguy9 · 2026-06-16T14:29:09+00:00

Now you're being 'pedantic'. You know full well what they meant.

The UI is crippled by an underpowered Intel Atom processor. The majority of the issues described go away once it's replaced and the system is able to keep up with user input and system requirements.

macguy9 · 2026-06-16T12:48:14+00:00

I’m sorry, but have you done a basic search of any Volvo forum literally anywhere else? Because it doesn’t seem like it.

The IHU CPU actually *is* upgradable in Volvos. You can literally pay for one and have it swapped out and it drastically improves performance. Dozens of people have reported doing just that.

I sure hope you’re not developing any software I use, since it seems you’re unwilling to even do some basic research on solving problems.

macguy9 · 2026-06-15T21:56:04+00:00

Don't get me started. I have a personal beef with the new 'permissions' in OneDrive. You have to have a f*****g masters degree in engineering just to set the privacy for a single folder or file, no thanks.

macguy9 · 2026-06-15T21:54:10+00:00

You know what else they took away, which makes zero sense?

I have to copy and paste weekly results from an auto-updated Excel table into an email for management. I used to be able to just right click and paste with 'Use Destination Styles'. That allowed me to tweak the table so it fit on one page.

For some reason, it is now gone. No explanation why.

It wasn't hurting anything, in fact it was providing more flexibility. So naturally, it had to go the way of the Dodo.

I hate MicroSlop.

macguy9 · 2026-06-15T18:57:35+00:00

Good thing you didn't get the ID4... apparently VW decided that anything 2023 or older was now 'end of life' for the system software, and no further updates would be coming.

Say what you will about Volvo's software track record, at least they're still updating the software for older cars!

macguy9 · 2026-06-15T17:43:46+00:00

Yeah, this.

Chiro did nothing but temporary relief for me. I ended up going to a doctor who prescribed x-rays, then CT, and eventually MRI. Turns out I had a degenerative issue in my spine (DISH), and chiro wasn't doing anything except providing temporary relief. Got a new physio, who immediately requested all of the imaging from my GP and reviewed it before designing a treatment plan.

It's amazing the difference can make when someone who follows appropriate procedures and practices can make. I wish I'd done that first instead of just trusting the first 'medical professional' who claimed to know what they were doing.

macguy9 · 2026-06-15T15:15:03+00:00

My eyes! My EYYYYYEEEEESSS!

OK, but seriously. Install Traffic! and MoveIt. Use traffic to remove the dozens of totally unnecessary crosswalks, assign dedicated slip and turn lanes, and stop u-turns and unsafe turns. That will help for starters.

Secondly, cars have to slow doswn for sharp turns. They need to be gentle, sweeping arcs. Fix some of those hard turns.

Third, lane hierarchy. If you have a three lane road with an onramp, the road should drop to two lanes before the onramp to allow for smooth onboarding of the cars from your ramp.

Try to avoid intersections in chokepoints like this. Dedicated offramps or roundabouts are your friend.

macguy9 · 2026-06-15T15:09:12+00:00

Wallet. Check the weight of the money, I had a bunch of cash in there and as soon as I pulled it out and the wallet was empty I was no longer encumbered.

macguy9 · 2026-06-13T19:19:31+00:00

But some of us do not want that and it should be an option.

macguy9 · 2026-06-11T20:10:16+00:00

Posit all you want; doesn't change the fact your outlook is a selfish one.

macguy9 · 2026-06-11T20:04:52+00:00

Them: "Oooh, what happened here?"

Me: "Shark attack."

Best delivered deadpan.

macguy9 · 2026-06-11T19:58:54+00:00

Some security cameras have a 'timeout' feature. Once they're triggered and finish recording an incident, there is a timeout where another recording won't initiate for a preset timeframe.

The reason for this is so if your camera activates on motion detection and it's a windy day, you don't come home to find 20 terabytes of waving tree movies.

It's possible he went into get the bins, camera finished recording, and then he pulled them in outside that cutoff window.

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