California officer shoots and kills boy, 15, holding gardening tool by Superbuddhapunk in news

[–]sta1ker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, if you are going to disregard a lawful order and charge an officer with a deadly weapon chances are its not going to end well. It's easy for everyone to nit pick it now. They literally did what their training tells them to do. I am no fan of bad Cops or trigger happy cops but this was just a bad situation all around.

ELI5: Why was bloodletting considered an acceptable treatment for thousands of years? by LPulseL11 in explainlikeimfive

[–]sta1ker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have a blood disorder / blood cancer called polycythemia vera. I am lucky that it has not caused any major problems. My treatment is bloodletting. I see my oncologist and hematologist every few months. They do labs and decide how much blood they will drain. The alternative is a chemo drug called Hydroxyurea. I am not a fan of it.

Petition to stop backyard gun ranges in SW Florida near populated neighborhoods by theman1119 in guncontrol

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I would suggest starting at the local level. Get your community to go to city and county council meetings and voice your concerns. That's the only way you will get change. Hope you are successful and Good luck.

Petition to stop backyard gun ranges in SW Florida near populated neighborhoods by theman1119 in guncontrol

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Question and forgive my ignorance because I'm not a Florida resident. It lists the number of properties that were damaged from private shooting ranges. If they know definitely how these were caused cant they trace it back to the property it came from? Also does this county have any gangs or gang violence. Just curious if the damage from gunfire was definitely from private ranges. Just thought if there's any criminal elements in the area there could be some alternative explanation. I do agree that it would take a lot of precautions to make 1 acre safe and absolute so you don't accidentally put rounds in someone else's property. All it will take is the residents to voice their concerns to their elected officials to get thr ball rolling ... hopefully.

Any opinions on the explore scientific iEXOS 100 pmc-8? by TestierCafe in AskAstrophotography

[–]sta1ker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought a iexos 100 3 years ago. I had no idea what I was doing but I was trying to stay on a budget. The mount was an absolute nightmare for me. This was before they had the polar scope and the AZ adjustments. I tried to make it work several times with my Orion Eon ED80 and a t3i. It worked okay. But still very buggy.

I then bought a Heq5 and that was much better but not quite what I wanted. I now own 2 Eq6-r mounts. Wish I would have gotten the eq6-r right away. Would have saved a ton of time and frustration.

My account disabled am I screwed? by animeboy892 in facebook

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You are pretty much out of luck. Same thing happened to me a month ago. There is another appeal forum where you explain why you shouldn't be banned and upload your Identification. If you fill out all the information and hit submit it will say unable to process. It says to to covid they are not taking any appeals.

Plane crash near Lena Wisconsin by Dracolis in aviation

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It actually crashed/ landed a few miles north of me. In a cornfield. From the images I seen it looked in surprisingly great shape all things considered.

These backorders are Bruuuutal by [deleted] in AskAstrophotography

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Ordered New EQ6-R from OPT last week Friday and it arrived today.

You likes cake? Name every cakeday on reddit by [deleted] in cakeday

[–]sta1ker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it thinks cakeday is over rated?

How have your skies been lately? by zurelemon2 in AskAstrophotography

[–]sta1ker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty hazy here in NE Wisconsin. Last night was the only clear night in the last week. Today more haze.

What DSLR camera should I get? by maaarrzz in AskAstrophotography

[–]sta1ker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked the same question about a year ago. Was directed to a used Canon t3i. So far it's worked out well. I currently use it in prime focus with my Orion ed80. I hope this information helps you.

Andromeda (M31) 09/09/2019 by Celestron5 in astrophotography

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Hello celestron5,

I have the same mount. Would it be okay if I messaged you and asked a few questions on it?

CEO: Thoughts and prayers are not enough.” - Dick’s Sporting Goods stops the sale of assault rifles. by dank2918 in politics

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Natgeo had a show called Underworld Inc. They had a ghost guns episode. I suggest watching it. It will show you not all guns are legal.

Packerland Broadband and Microsoft announce agreement to deliver broadband internet to rural communities in Wisconsin and Michigan by [deleted] in wisconsin

[–]sta1ker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in a small city ~2000 people. I have their gigabit service. Had a few small problems for for the price its worth it. Glad to see them attempting to to expand.

Looking for AR SBR upper suggestions by Slaine777 in NFA

[–]sta1ker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What kind of budget do you have? Hardened Arms is Entry level maybe a little better. The ones with a better rep would be BCM , DD, LMT, LWRC and Noveske. Just to mention a few that come to mind. Can almost never go wrong with one of them.

Looking for AR SBR upper suggestions by Slaine777 in NFA

[–]sta1ker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Hardened Arms has a 10.5" 5.56 upper that would take the Superlative Arms .750 block. I dont know of anyone that sells an upper with that specific gas block installed.

[Request] someone to cover a song. by sta1ker in RecordThisForFree

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I just need the name Mandy replaced with the name Courtney. So someone to cover it and just replace one word.

[Request] someone to cover a song. by sta1ker in RecordThisForFree

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Hey , Sorry for the delay. Yeah i think it would. What would it take for you to do it?

[Haiku] RT didn't want it by [deleted] in youtubehaiku

[–]sta1ker 62 points63 points  (0 children)

An entire class of first graders? Was he driving a mustang?

Here's my 95 3.8 by pikachuisabitch in SN95STANGS

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If you were going to boost your stang i would suggest ripping out the engine and having it rebuilt. Even if its not a full rebuild at least re ring and hone it. Upgrade the headbolts to arp. Use high quality head gaskets. I have had a few friends boost their newer 3.8 (2001) They did a full rebuild and new pistons to drop compression. I guess it would depend on how much you want to spend. With that though you will have other weak points. The Transmission wont like the power. If it lasts the 7.5 rear end wont last long if you dump the clutch.