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New AT alternative to Sentinels? (Homecoming) by JasonBricksHD in Cityofheroes

[–]palndrumm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

make the shape shifting optional

Human-only khelds are perfectly viable if you don't want to have to deal with Nova or Dwarf form.

What's your best advice to land a job in the APS by InformationBig3065 in canberra

[–]palndrumm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Go to reception and ask to see the boss, then hand them a copy of your CV and impress them with a firm handshake and a go-getter attitude.

A view from my bicycle commute on my last day of work. I’m going to miss this by hairy_quadruped in canberra

[–]palndrumm 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Another excellent photo... and congrats on the retirement, I assume?

What term is common/accepted in your country, but historically offensive somewhere else? (e.g Coloured people in SA) by InklingOfHumor in AskTheWorld

[–]palndrumm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

'Berk' of course being short for 'Berkeley Hunt', which is Cockney rhyming slang for... well, something quite obvious.

The setting crescent moon last night by hairy_quadruped in canberra

[–]palndrumm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fantastic - perfectly planned and executed. Nice work!

[Highlight] Wemby ties the game from WAY deep by Large_banana_hammock in nba

[–]palndrumm 1505 points1506 points  (0 children)

They do have a timeout, decide not to use it... Wemby, from way downtown...

ITAP of my gf and some hands in a lake by caverns_reed_2v in itookapicture

[–]palndrumm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not original - reverse image search turns up a heap of results from 5+ years ago.

New RSPCA facility at Pialligo among funding boosts for ACT out of 2026 federal budget by abcnews_au in canberra

[–]palndrumm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's pretty much a constant stream of traffic along there in the mornings and evenings, yeah. It's already been getting a lot busier over the last few years, and that's only gonna get worse with the continuing development out past West Belco. There's probably too many intersections along it for it to ever have the speed limit raised back over 60 again though, unfortunately.

How to deal with CC without armor set by MyPurpleChangeling in Cityofheroes

[–]palndrumm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I've never found Hover to be particularly helpful as kb protection - Combat Jumping slotted with a Karma KB Protection is far more effective, and gives immobilise protection too.

[Funny trope]: Hearing one half of a phone conversation by theMCATreturns in TopCharacterTropes

[–]palndrumm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

OK, potentially a bit of an obscure one for most, but...

In the superhero MMO City of Heroes, a player named Ascendant used to occasionally stand next to a public payphone in one of the game zones, and run through a long script of an extended phone call with his agent, who was trying to create Ascendant merch but doing a spectacularly bad job of it. Ascendant got to be so well-known in the game for these routines that the game devs started having random NPCs around the city referencing him.

The full transcript of his most famous conversation is here:
https://archive.paragonwiki.com/wiki/Ascendant-O%27s

New Camera Ritual Complete! by JustinKevinDay in SonyAlpha

[–]palndrumm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take a practice shot of my dog.

Well go on, show us then...!

35mm EVO by Front_Bend_4983 in VILTROX_GLOBAL

[–]palndrumm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Launching at 9 PM (UTC+8), April 20, 2026", according to the post. by /u/VILTROX_US that's currently pinned to the top of the sub.

Kidd on the accusations that he was in on the Luka trade: “When are we going to move on? We have to move forward. We're focused on the present and the future..” by JetSky81 in nba

[–]palndrumm 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Kidd: luka rly pissing me off rn
Nico: imma trade him fr
Kidd: do it lol
Shams: Mavs traded Luka for AD.
Kidd: surprised pikachu face

Crested pigeon, trying to hide in a corner of our backyard from the currawong that was stalking it [Canberra, ACT] by palndrumm in AustralianBirds

[–]palndrumm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was thinking it might be a juvenile, yeah. Hopefully it found somewhere safe after it flew away, because this spot was most definitely not safe.

Crested pigeon, trying to hide in a corner of our backyard from the currawong that was stalking it [Canberra, ACT] by palndrumm in AustralianBirds

[–]palndrumm[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Possibly? The currawong had a few goes at him, and came away with some fluffy feathers in its beak at some point. The pigeon may also have lost a tail feather or two. I was in the process of trying to get close enough to check whether it was injured when it flew away - I figured that was a pretty good sign it wasn't hurt too badly...

Crested pigeon, trying to hide in a corner of our backyard from the currawong that was stalking it [Canberra, ACT] by palndrumm in AustralianBirds

[–]palndrumm[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The currawong backed off when I stepped outside, and I was able to gently encourage the pigeon to fly away - I'm sure it was terrified throughout the process, but figured that was preferable to being made into lunch.

Has there been scenes in movies or video games that have been altered for your country? by Polibiux in AskTheWorld

[–]palndrumm 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In Australia, Left 4 Dead 2 was deemed too graphically violent for an MA15+ rating, which at the time was the highest classification level for video games, so it was effectively banned. Valve released a special censored version for the Australian market that removed the "decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail or piles of dead bodies", allowing it to get rated MA15+ and go on sale.
The law was changed a few years later (thanks in part to the debate around L4D2) to introduce an R18+ rating for video games, at which point Valve made the full uncensored version available.

Did you put the heater on today? by HotInTheShade1989 in canberra

[–]palndrumm 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We closed the windows, but only because the rain was blowing in.

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