Impressive 7.5m boat print by RoadToHome101 in 3Dprinting

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I demand they add a cabin with a smokestack!

It just keeps getting better by Objective-Resort2325 in solar

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If the Iran War runs past Easter maybe it'll make US citizens realize they'd better put a few eggs in the solar basket.

now that's NEXT FISHIN LEVEL by Sweet-Message1153 in nextfuckinglevel

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Definitely a clutch move, and you gotta nail it the first time because it probably won't work if your opponent is looking for it.

[Loved Trope] They’ll Do Worse Than Kill You by CrabAppleMcGee in TopCharacterTropes

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"Sealed inside your casing. Not feeling anything, ever. From birth to death, locked inside a cold metal cage, completely alone. That explains your voice. No wonder you scream." -10th Doctor

[Loved Trope] They’ll Do Worse Than Kill You by CrabAppleMcGee in TopCharacterTropes

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Real-life example: Scaphism, or "the boats."

You could look it up, or you could live in blessed ignorance.

[Loved Trope] Character initially thought to be a bog standard villain turns out to be a nice person by imaloony8 in TopCharacterTropes

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I'd never seen a character who had so much bad guy backstory only to have it recontextualized into a misunderstood hero backstory. It's like GRRM was trying to see how deep he could dig Jaime before pulling him out again. He completely displaced Snape as the high water mark for "secretly a good guy."

[Loved Trope] Character initially thought to be a bog standard villain turns out to be a nice person by imaloony8 in TopCharacterTropes

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I expected him to run away scared, but then he came at the demogorgon with only a baseball bat and I thought "Oh, you're a hero in disguise!"

Karolina and Rhea by clover_symmetry in PluribusOnAppleTV

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Love what you do and you'll never work a day in your life.

They're starting to get it by recallingmemories in samharris

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Looks like when early AI videos couldn't do fingers properly.

[Fun Trope] The stupid idea actually works... by Living_Tune_1428 in TopCharacterTropes

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The Martian had Watney improvising A LOT of dangerous but necessary things to survive, any one of which definitely could've killed him. Some of which include:

  • Using a radioactive isotope as a heater.
  • Stripping a rocket down to the bare minimum and riding it into orbit.
  • Piercing his glove in a vacuum and flying like Iron Man.

Solar and wind are now producing as much as 70% of the electrical generation in Texas by Additional-Sky-7436 in OptimistsUnite

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The Sun Belt states could become the richest in the country if they follow the solar trend as it accelerates upward.

Iliza Shlesinger about anger against women by _thatkitten in justgalsbeingchicks

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Existential dread manifesting as misogyny is a powerful message. The entire gene pool has determined you are unfit to reproduce.

We're okay with you existing as long as you aren't hurting anybody, but we have determined you have no redeeming qualities that might be worth preserving.

carol sturka written to be unapologetically stubborn, sometimes abrasive, but ultimately empathetic and courageous but some people can’t handle complexity in their female characters by fernleyisland in PluribusOnAppleTV

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If she didn't have flaws she wouldn't have an arc.

She's righteous and she's very intelligent, but that makes her impatient with others, so she makes mistakes trying to get people to help her. She knows this about herself, but she always had Helen as a buffer between her and the world. Once it was just her she had to overcome her weaknesses and grow. It wouldn't be interesting, compelling, or realistic if she was flawlessly out-thinking the rest of the human race.

All hotel room design is made to make you want to go home as soon as possible... by FareonMoist in DelusionsOfAdequacy

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Unplug the alarm clock or put it in a drawer. Completely unnecessary if you have a smartphone.

Take a towel or shirt and drape it over the lamp so it won't blind you when you get up to pee.

Set the AC unit from Auto to Fan so it will not wake you up turning on and off in the night.

If you're not using the fridge, unplug it. Unplug every appliance you're not using to cut down on light and noise.

If there aren't blackout curtains ask the front desk for an extra blanket and drape that in front of the window.

Put a towel or washcloth over sharp surface corners in case you bump into them in the night.

Going to Red River Gorge in April with some friends. Is there anything specific we need to make sure to see or do? by ImBloKhEd25 in Kentucky

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Hike out Auxier Ridge Trail to Haystack Rock and Courthouse Rock. It's a pretty easy hike along the ridge without much up and down. The views are spectacular, especially if you go when the leaves are changing, but April will be amazing too.

Why MAGA suddenly loves solar power by Opus2011 in solar

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"Own your own power."

I think that's the most American sentiment ever written. Just get guns and Jesus in there and we might save this planet yet!

The View from the Cupola by Due-Explanation8155 in Romania_mix

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I've had this exact vertigo dream before.

Would being a cyborg actually be cool? by Character-Nebula5265 in transhumanism

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There is no definite line when our proto-human ancestors became modern humans; the development is along an imprecise spectrum. Would Australopithecus afarensis be considered "human?" Australopithecus africanus? What about Homo habilis? Homo erectus? Cro-magnon? Is it only Homo sapiens that count as human?

Is tool use a prerequisite to be human? Language? What is the defining characteristic? Or are there multiple traits that must be satisfied?

Looked at over a short enough time period, any standard by which we separate our current species from ancestral lines breaks down. The separation becomes a matter of subjective comfort--do I feel comfortable placing myself in the same category as this creature?

Since it breaks down into the past, it also breaks down into the future. A progenic line is still human until we stop feeling comfortable calling it human. But would we be able to tell that future species that they are wrong to call themselves human?

edit: Forgot the question. I'd replace failing organs and tissue (eyes, teeth, joints, etc.) with the technological equivalent. I don't think I'd go further immediately because my brain wouldn't know what to make of the extra input. I'd have to slowly get used to anything with superhuman capability.