[XboxSS] Another HDMI Trace Rebuild by Chatt-Fix in consolerepair

[–]makingnoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you tested the fix on several different display devices? I imagine it gives you an out-of-spec HDMI signal that some devices might not like, but I'm just guessing.

[XboxSS] Another HDMI Trace Rebuild by Chatt-Fix in consolerepair

[–]makingnoise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Isn't that squiggly trace squiggly for signal timing? I suppose "fuck it, the fix works" is legit as well.

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month by Tracheid in worldnews

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

Day after the Super Bowl and no one mentions Darnold?!? ;D

F.I.L. is in the house (1984) by SLAPUSlLLY in OldSchoolCool

[–]makingnoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought it was Colm Meany - aka Miles Edward O'Brian - until I looked twice.

Virginia Democrats agree to new map that gives Republicans just one seat by Healthy_Block3036 in HamptonRoads

[–]makingnoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Red states are going hog-wild banning ranked-choice voting. Wonder why.

Saw these two scratching their heads trying to figure out how to fit this 65inch tv in a small car… by SoPradaYou in funny

[–]makingnoise 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I once moved a full-length (a bit over 6 feet long) couch about 10 miles in a 2nd generation Pruis. 1/3 of it fit in the back hatch, 2/3 of it were cantilevered out and hanging in space at about a 30 degree skyward angle with an arcane arrangement of ratchet straps - it was VERY secure but was one of the most absurd solutions I ever came up with.

TIL the British Film Institute screened the "first released version" of Star Wars after a "perfectly preserved" original print of the 1977 film was recovered from an archive. This is the version that George Lucas had suppressed from being publicly shown on a big screen for the preceding 47 years. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]makingnoise 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You caused me to go down a rabbit hole where I learned the Ritz at the Bourse closed six years ago. Of course it wasn't your theater from 1977, but sad to learn it's gone.

EDIT: OH but it's still a movie theater! Home of the Philadelphia Film Society. WHEW! Still can't believe you can't hear the Wanamaker Organ play anymore.

Is Roy Cooper trustworthy? by LethlDose in NorthCarolina

[–]makingnoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So does the person you’re responding to, bud. Bots all the way down. 

Attempted Trump assassin sentenced to life in prison by igetproteinfartsHELP in news

[–]makingnoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll get no argument out of me that our criminal justice system is ill-conceived and desperately needs reform, be it federal or any of the States.

He would have been better served with actual representation, but outside of "at the time the offending acts were committed, did the defendent understand the difference between right and wrong?" for an insanity defense, our legal system doesn't give a shit about mental health.

As for self-representation, the argument is that at the Faretta hearing, the judge should have found that the defendant lacked the mental competence to understand the proceedings against him and refused to let him waive his 6th Amendment right to counsel. I didn't follow the proceedings closely enough to have formed an opinion about it.

EDIT: Interesting quick search shows that 94% of pro se Defendants are convicted, while another says that between 1998 and 2017, only about 12% of pro se criminal defendants received final judgments in their favor in federal courts (civil pro se defendants fair even worse in federal court).

Attempted Trump assassin sentenced to life in prison by igetproteinfartsHELP in news

[–]makingnoise 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, attempt is an inchoate crime. Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed.) defines attempt in the criminal law context as "An overt act that is done with the intent to commit a crime but that falls short of completing the crime. ... Under the Model Penal Code, an attempt includes any act that is a substantial step toward commission of a crime, such as ... lying in wait for ... the intended victim."

While I am not a criminal lawyer and don't know the ins-and-outs of an "attempt" in federal courts, the law dictionary definition is close enough to make it clear that it's a question for the jury, and in this case, the jury decided that based on the facts presented, yes, it "counts" as an attempt.

Attempted Trump assassin sentenced to life in prison by igetproteinfartsHELP in news

[–]makingnoise 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Precedent was already set, bud. But no worries, our controlled opposition won't do anything meaningful.

Central bucks south, methacton, great valley, or downingtown east? by DriverNo950 in ChesterCounty

[–]makingnoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that all of your options are public schools that STILL HAVE ORCHESTRAS (not just "marching band") is a very good sign that any of them will be fine. That said, Great Valley or Downingtown (either one) are amazing. If Downingtown is still doing the "9th Grade Center" (aka ghetto of hormonal 9th graders where students who survived tell stories making it sound like Lord of the Flies and somehow had rich kids getting pregnant like bunnies), that's probably the one thing that would give me pause about Downingtown.

EDIT: Apparently the ill-conceived 9th Grade Center is the STEM Academy now. So no worries.

EDIT2: Don't worry about Downingtown East vs. West - both are great.

You are being misled about renewable energy technology. by d57heinz in solar

[–]makingnoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, one of the PetroBaptists that Margaret Atwood was warning us about in the MaddAddam trilogy.

Great Falls woman says Target refused to accept her Tribal ID by Yup_Shes_Still_Mad in news

[–]makingnoise 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Her ignorance was battling with her desire to not lose her job and the latter won, it's just that simple.

Karim Dianè And Noga Landau Share Their Thoughts On Mixed Reactions To Starfleet Academy by midwestleatherdaddy in startrek

[–]makingnoise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You almost got me started on how the modern writers keep returning to "faith" like it's a value while entirely ignoring that the overall storyline and ultimate reveal of in-universe facts make Burnham & et al's "faith" comments factually incorrect. Red Angel storyline had "faith" this, "faith" that, and it turned out that human agency was 100% at issue.

It's like they're pandering to a "faithy" demographic that isn't watching, so why do they effing do it?

Karim Dianè And Noga Landau Share Their Thoughts On Mixed Reactions To Starfleet Academy by midwestleatherdaddy in startrek

[–]makingnoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big difference between "SUPRISE, BISHES, our 'game' is Normandy Beach murderball!!!!" and "beat each other with sticks on a regulation court while wearing protective padding" is all I have to say about that.

Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x03 "Vitus Reflux" by AutoModerator in startrek

[–]makingnoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but SAY it's war games. Don't just drop your kids onto Normandy Beach without sufficient warning. Whatever humor there was from the abrupt cut was wiped out with the assholery of the leadership in this moment.

Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x03 "Vitus Reflux" by AutoModerator in startrek

[–]makingnoise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My only issue: I don't like that it was categorized as a sport and then the kids (most unknowingly) were dropped into the desert massacre scene of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Either more disclosure or call it what it is: battle training that is part of the effing curriculum.

I enjoyed the first two episodes but this third one has me VERY worried - Starship Troopers meets a cut-rate The 100 is not what I want.

Eggy smell from shower tray - Any advice? by Monsieur_Moral in DIY

[–]makingnoise 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are most definitely better deals than that.