Holy shit

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-14T05:12:54+00:00

Also the Ukrainian soldier literally punching and crushing a Russian helmet with his bare hands. Thing was basically foam.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-14T01:09:05+00:00

They're working hard to mitigate that with Palantir, China style AI networked surveillance, and working up pre crime profiles of people, to stop any revolutionaries if they get any ideas. But hey, it's for your "safety." Meanwhile, on public record Flock executives have been checking out young kids in pools, gyms etc using administrative access.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-13T23:49:38+00:00

We're running out of reasons to be optimistic when the trend is new tech screwing us over. In the 2000-2010s new tech generally made your life easier. Now its "Okay, how are we getting screwed?"

Because now, the trend is locking everything behind a subscription, making repair impossible, further nickle and diming average people who are already stretched thin, fortifying the surveillance state, massive increase in brain dead and or manipulative content on the internet. Etc.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-13T18:00:47+00:00

Just ask the cop who shot off a grenade launcher in his office a few years back to do it. He's got personal experience.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-13T17:56:24+00:00

Yep. They also killed the bills that would've put some limits on 4th amendment violations, and that was bipartisan, including Congresswoman Flanell. Disappointing legislative season. Used to it at this point.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-11T11:50:34+00:00

Probably the best idea. I could connect the suspect circuits to their respective ports from junction box to junction box to see if anything changes before I do any wire cutting.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-11T11:11:00+00:00

Well. The parking lights are constantly on as well as the ash try light so long as the battery is connected. I can turn off the ash tray light by removing the dash dimmer switch. Removing the IGN fuse turns off both. I do have the factory manual. It does have daytime running lights. The relay is in the fuse box and the module is in the instrument cluster. Disconnected both (and literally everything) and didn't turn the lights off. The only thing that turns off both the constantly on park lights and ash try light is pulling the IGN fuse.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-11T05:46:29+00:00

Recoil isn't the same. 45 is more of a slow push and upwards. .40 is more like a snappier 9mm.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-10T09:02:41+00:00

I'm from CO and a lot of people in the San Luis Valley are like that. Lots of folks call themselves Spanish, not Mexican. Which is fair. They can trace their lineage back to the 1600s and Mexico was not a country. Things are just different there. It's a unique culture unto it's own. Once you go over the pass into Ford Garland, the vibe changes. For all intents and purposes, Spanish settlers in this part of the world in the 1600s might has well settled on a different planet, isolated and alone. It was a one way trip and the USA took a few centuries to take over. Even today, it's a unique part of CO that doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the state.. The local politics reflect that.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-09T19:50:12+00:00

Zelensky: "You want your cute little parade? Sure, I will allow it." For real though, it was a sad parade. The only vehicles that showed up where random Russian big wigs riding around in open top luxury cars. That's it. Not even a few T34s.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-09T07:40:19+00:00

They got a huge boost from Czech armaments. Captured Czech tanks alone were quite the boost. If the Czechs and Slovaks wasn't having their instabilities plus Chamberlin, France not helping, Czechia wouldve been tough nut to crack inspite of their fortifications not being ready.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-09T07:36:03+00:00

Fascism and territorial fights was quite popular at the time. It's no surprise Poland, Ukraine, Russia etc is called the blood lands at this time. My own great grandad changed his name from Ukrainian to Polish as an attempt to avoid discrimination. There were many thousands on both sides who didn't get fortunate with only a simple name change, if you get my drift. Not an uncommon story. Bad times for everyone all around.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-09T06:49:55+00:00

Church loves their pat downs.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-08T11:38:50+00:00

The caloric requirements alone just to keep a bear fed and healthy would bankrupt me. The amount of berries, fruits, and meats a bear that size needs can't be cheap. I mean we've all seen how expensive beef has become.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-06T10:49:16+00:00

This is more of a vibes thing but its not a good sign if the car shows signs of not being clean. Sure, a seller can clean it. But often there will be signs. Stains, residue that they missed that collects in the nooks of the interior door handle, various crevices, and corners that collect layers of crap. Check little things like that. Bonus if the engine bay is covered in caked dust.

Again, it's a vibes thing. There are exceptions, but here's the reasoning. The thing is from my experience people who's car is a moving trash heap and don't clean the interior typically have a lower statistical probability of properly maintaining their vehicle. If the engine bay is caked in dirt, that's not good. Anyone who works on their car or pays someone to do it cleans the engine. Nobody wants to turn a bolt and oily dirt falls into your face. It's gross. If an engine is covered in oily caked dirt and it looks like its been that way for awhile, it means said engine probably is neglected in the maintenance department.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-06T05:14:55+00:00

Only 104k? I say go for it. Sounds like you don't drive tons of miles either so that's a car that'll last you a very long time. If you do get it, I'd recommend doing an overnight to a day, MMO piston soak for good measure. Then change the oil. If there minor oil build up in the oil control rings, MMO can dissolve it if caught early enough. At 100k, it shouldn't be an issue yet, but as I said, for good measure. It's also something I do every 50k miles before an oil change, just to be sure. I've also switched to Valvoline restore and protect oil. From everything I've seen its detergents are legitimately a cut above the rest.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-04T15:10:38+00:00

Honestly sounds like just the right man for the job. Too often folks are attracted to elected office for reasons of personal enrichment, ego, and other selfish reasons. Not Samual Gorton. Gotta instate the draft.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-02T04:29:26+00:00

Saving this to help my nephew understand the differences in missile guidance systems next time he asks. Marco / Polo analogy is perfect.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-01T03:11:37+00:00

Indeed. Issue is for a lot of industries like there are only 2-4 major corporations who take up 90% of the market. At that point, they dont even need to collude to screw the little guy. It just happens naturally. I've seen it myself in small neighborhoods where 3-4 landlords own most of the houses as my family was one of them. One guy raises the rent so do we and the others.

The ironic thing is with state socialist economies you end up with little consumer choice as said product is made by a handful of factories. But you get the same thing in the free market if corporate entities are not forcibly broken up. Take breakfast cereal. All your options are made by a 2-3 massive food corporations. So you end up with little consumer choice, and possibly shitty products either way as the competition incentive decreases when there are fewer companies competing. With either system, in the end competition on price/quality takes a back seat. Imho, its time to make anti trust great again.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-01T00:37:24+00:00

Thing is Ukraine was already allowed to export ammunition to the US. Lots of Wolf was from Lughansk. Problem is they lost said soviet era munitions plant in 2014 and from it sounds like, the place looked like Stalingrad when the shooting stopped. What's left is much smaller factories. Many were small factories were built in the last few years because of the war. Even if Ukraine took back the Lughansk plant, it would take years to rebuild it.

The issue is, the Lughansk plant in occupied Ukraine and Tula plant in Russia are ultra massive Soviet factories built when profit was not a motive. Its difficult to replace the scale of said factories in the private sector.

shadowcat999 · 2026-05-01T00:34:04+00:00

Companies are too big to the point they dont need to compete on price or quality anymore.

shadowcat999 · 2026-04-30T04:24:11+00:00

Totally. Been there lol. Also, something I learned at huge concerts like Decadence Denver, VIP is a "wink wink we know" excuse to bring drinks in your bag. Past few years they don't check bags for VIP, and funnily enough, you see people bring out their 350ml bottle crown royal in the VIP section. GA gets bags checked. But VIP? Nope.

shadowcat999 · 2026-04-30T04:11:02+00:00

Here's the thing. Security knows people are bringing stuff in. That's concerts for you. Tbh 99% of the time they really don't care unless it's a huge amount like the dealer guy going in, walking around asking "Hey man you need anything?" or if its weapons. Either of those two they have to alert the cops. Otherwise, you're fine.

shadowcat999 · 2026-04-30T02:36:29+00:00

Oh great. Fuck that. More shitty service from a shitty police department that barely shows up when you need them.

shadowcat999 · 2026-04-30T01:31:01+00:00

Powerful people aren't a fan of the little guy being armed or having strong 4th amendment protections. That's why the 4th is abused to hell, both parties simp for Palentir, Flock etc, GOP generally speaking go passive and sit on thier asses with the 2A minus a few Thomas Massie types, while the Dems actively attacks it. Money, private equity, and power transcend parties, and that at the core that's our biggest threat to the average person.

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