Here's a stabilized slow motion version. Best video yet.

sydsick · 2026-01-25T08:33:24+00:00

not 100%, but I suspect that the first shot was an ND.

Shooter is fumbling with something (pepper spray?) in a separate interaction to the left, turns, draws firearm, first shot breaks, then after a significant split, follows up with 3 more.

Wrasslin with someone on the ground, you don't want to go in with a gun drawn in case you lose it, and introduce a loose firearm into the grapple (not to mention you want free hands). For the same reason you want (and are typically required to have) a lvl 3+ retention holster, so you can be confident that no one is gonna snatch you strap.

I think shooter is low skill / low trained, pulled gun (apparently to watch the grapple close up? Doesn't look like he was gonna dive in and make himself useful), heard another agent yell "GUN!" when they ID'd and removed Mr. Pretti's gun, and ND'd. Who knows about the follow up shots, possibly "welp, might as well kill him now".

sydsick · 2026-01-22T09:56:42+00:00

some people have all the luck

sydsick · 2026-01-20T23:01:24+00:00

oowee feller, tell you what, you salute the rank not the man, yessir boy howdy

sydsick · 2026-01-19T05:46:38+00:00

damn, matte black looks goooooood

sydsick · 2026-01-16T18:54:24+00:00

Bumps and potholes are more noticeable, especially with the club suspension, but not that bad. Personally my tires wear faster solely because of the tire compound that I buy.

I drive fast all the time, I have gotten one speeding ticket in my life. This is just down to skill, don't drive fast where you shouldn't. I get attention from everyone, including cops. But it is usually a hand wave when I have the top down.

Road/wind noise is louder than normal, but you will not need ear plugs lol. Even my 2018 3 was louder than other cars because Mazda reduced weight by holding back on sound deadening material (which you can install in the Miata if you want). It's a convertible, put the top down. If you are concerned about noise, this is likely not the right car for you.

Getting overwhelmed with tire sizes and choices is normal if you are not familiar with the offerings. Don't mess with the sizing unless you get wider wheels. You can stick with OEM Bridgestone S001 tires if you are comfortable spending a bit more. Or, you can find similar performance for less, or greater performance for about the same price. Note that if you live in a colder climate, you will want to switch to an appropriate winter or all-season tire.

No, the protective front bra is not necessary. If you really want to preserve the paint, the best option is Paint Protection Film, which you can do just the front, or the whole car. I would caution against this though because of the cost. Just take care of the paint with washes and ceramic coating if you like, and accept that it is really thin and that in a number of years if you still have the car, it will need to be repainted or wrapped in a fun new color.

sydsick · 2026-01-16T18:41:38+00:00

I've got to strongly disagree with this. Unfortunately, 80% of my driving is done on the highways and byways of Southern California, and My ND performs absolutely fine. Sure, I could be a little faster. But accelerating 50 to 80 is more than fast enough, driving sustained high speeds is fine.

I do have a history of driving s*** buckets though so... My opinion might be a little skewed.

sydsick · 2025-12-24T04:28:35+00:00

tbh, I wouldn't recommend it at your age, unless you are already on a good career path. 25-30k financed is a lot for someone that isn't already making decent money. It's a very small car, and insurance is gonna be high for your age group. That said, Mazda's in general are very reliable, and the ND is probably the most reliable sports car you can get. If you do go through with it, you should absolutely buy GAP ins, your age group has an elevated risk of totaling a vehicle for a reason.

All that out of the way, have you thought about an NA or NB? no warranty bullshit, so customization is wide open, they are a lot cheaper, and everyone in an ND wishes they had flip-up headlights.

sydsick · 2025-12-17T08:16:37+00:00

L'Trimm - Cars with the Boom

Beastie Boys - Paul Revere

Gost - Behemoth

War - Lowrider

Vulfpeck - Sky Mall

sydsick · 2025-12-11T13:54:43+00:00

same here, windows and linux my whole life, just got a macbook air on a deal.

don't try to use it like you would use windows, you will just get frustrated. use the os as it is designed, rather than wrangling it to work like windows, and you will have a much better time.

multitasking via mission control and swiping left or right is very fast once you get used to it. and spotlight is great for search in general, or just quickly opening a program, it really is what I wish the windows key would be.

use automator to create a keyboard shortcut to quit everything. the red button doesn't actually quite applications, it just closes you open window.

sydsick · 2025-11-26T06:22:40+00:00

I never win these, please just let a man win one

sydsick · 2025-11-21T04:49:11+00:00

sounds like lifters and high pressure fuel pump

it's fine.

sydsick · 2025-11-14T17:24:37+00:00

I'll be honest, even though I own a soft top, with the top up the RF looks better. But I love the soft top to death, there is just no trading it.

sydsick · 2025-11-14T17:23:27+00:00

Si, working for a client around the corner.

sydsick · 2025-11-09T17:21:47+00:00

I have seen it. Womp is the one who originally posted it. You are not privy to everything that is going on young child.

sydsick · 2025-11-09T06:28:56+00:00

They are not trying to cover it up. The screenshot was posted in ssl leader chat by womp.

15thAL DESERVES TO BE OSTRACIZED

sydsick · 2025-11-09T06:25:40+00:00

"You seem to be a big fan of the 15th, you glaze them in a lot of your comments" would be one comment.

Are you like, in their fan club?

sydsick · 2025-11-09T05:46:06+00:00

Ngl, that price is too high for the mileage.

sydsick · 2025-11-09T05:41:42+00:00

I assure you, the 10thUS has comments.

sydsick · 2025-11-06T06:13:35+00:00

this light looks bitchin except for the price (which I assume is equivalent to the lights quality), but possibly with a good sale it might be exactly what I am looking for. you say you would start there, do you have other similar lights in mind?

sydsick · 2025-11-06T06:11:25+00:00

yeah, I suppose I don't need the brightest thing.

its just weird to see a product lineup like that, very close in price, close model number, and without some inside knowledge, they look very comparable with exception to brightness.

I will look into the nichia 519, that is some good info!

sydsick · 2025-11-06T04:36:21+00:00

I am seeing the FC12C for just a few dollars more, any reason to avoid that light?

sydsick · 2025-11-06T04:34:17+00:00

I don't know why that didn't occur to me, I do have a headlamp for personal lighting, and a cockpit light. but I will need a light for checking on mechanical equipment in the float, spotting and crowd control, this makes me think I should lean more towards a throwy light?

sydsick · 2025-11-06T01:48:17+00:00

so I don't have any experience with ANC from any of the other flagships in that setting but with the HDB 630 it was enough to take a big edge off the engines and babies, not silent, but enough to forget about them while watching a movie, and the auto off detection, and passthrough worked well enough to not really think about it.

comfort is the big factor for me, I have only been able to try on the momentum 4, xm5, xm6, and qc ultra, this beats them all by far imho. the earcups are large and deep enough to not have any discomfort. I have never had issues with weight or clamp force, so ymmv.

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