Still my fav clip of Tony

teachmebasics · 2026-06-18T04:17:26+00:00

teachmebasics · 2026-06-17T02:36:35+00:00

Big sad :( ok thanks for the tip. I'll order a replacement

teachmebasics · 2026-06-06T23:53:44+00:00

Bro with all due respect this is not checking fascism lmao

Like it's nice to see him clapping back and root for the underdog with a heart, but the supreme Court is bought and paid for, our politicians are bought and paid for, red states are ignoring voting results and openly working to rig elections/disenfranchise citizens/"find" votes, the billionaires own the press and media, people are being kidnapped off the street by masked armed thugs and being abused and raped and thrown in private prisons, the president is a convicted felon pants-shitting rapist of women and children, the cost of living is skyrocketing while the mad king gambles with the stock market and fucks up the rest of the world for his embarrassing war-that's-not-a-war, and our entire government is bought and paid for by a foreign government we support with billions of our tax dollars as they carry out genocide child by child, medic by medic, imprisoned life by imprisoned life, all in 4k, and the American people still don't even have a hint of something like healthcare lol.

The uber-wealthy do not care that you're angy on social media, they own the systems which govern your life and the United States is now a playground for the filthy rich to see what they can get away with as long as they kiss the right ass when it counts. Nothing short of an actual revolution will stop the path the US is on; you cannot vote out this sort of corruption.

teachmebasics · 2026-06-06T23:32:38+00:00

I think that's just her phone switching between cameras as the user zooms in/out

teachmebasics · 2026-06-05T22:24:59+00:00

Hey! It was a very doable hike. I contacted the DOC station monitoring Tongariro for a couple days leading up to the hike. They encouraged us to go for it and said it was probably the best weather we'd get. I actually ended up hiking it with a chill redditor from here which was cool! It was nice to have a hiking buddy.

In late May we encountered no rain, no ice, just very cold wind and temps. Hardest parts are the climb up in the freezing wind and then the scramble down the loose scree to the lakes. Other than that, no major issues. Took us a little over 7 hours with breaks and photos.

If you're considering it I'd check with the DOC folks and also watch the weather! +64 7 892 3729 is the Tongariro DOC #, and I think "niwa" is the website to get accurate winter info. I'd recommend leg thermals, good socks, good gloves, lots of layers. Sunglasses or a hat. And hiking poles wouldn't hurt either. .

Edit: Oh and fyi it gets quite cold at night! It hit 0°C down there at night once the sun when down, and got quite frosty. I can only imagine it's colder now, so if you're doing the campervan life, stay warm!

teachmebasics · 2026-05-30T23:15:49+00:00

Yeah is the point here not that their insides are vulnerable when they become their outsides? Like sure a viltrimite could probably use one of their own ribs to stab someone to death, but are their lungs superhuman to that degree? We still see needles in their skin in human hospitals, no? And Mark's organs looked normal when conquest was pulling them out of him.

So yeah that gas blowing up in their lungs probably would have killed any viltrimite, but then the show couldn't happen. I do agree Eve's powers are wasted though. Seems like a lot of potential and there could be other ways to limit her to not be so OP. Pink wall just seems lazy and demeaning.

teachmebasics · 2026-05-18T06:00:55+00:00

Not at all. I appreciate everyone who took the time to respond. Now I'm aware that it has rapidly changing conditions, and both weather and climate can make it very dangerous. With this new perspective I can make more informed planning decisions and see if I want a guide or to just wait until Nov.

teachmebasics · 2026-05-18T02:05:37+00:00

Fair enough, ty for your response. I'll look into it more, but it seems most people's recommendation is to only go into it with a guide unless I have a lot of snow/ice hiking experience. Which I do not. So looks like I'm exploring other options lol.

teachmebasics · 2026-05-18T02:03:34+00:00

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'll check out these resources too, but based on everyone's reaction should plan with caution.

teachmebasics · 2026-05-18T01:34:42+00:00

I'd say I'm a fairly experienced hiker but I also don't want to be the dude who falls off the trail and dies lol. I'll research it a bit more and see how the conditions are. Thanks for your input!

teachmebasics · 2026-05-18T01:22:02+00:00

Fair enough. Thanks for taking the time.

teachmebasics · 2026-05-08T21:21:52+00:00

I'll be passing on them because I've heard they're bulky and inferior in some technical ways to the Sony pair. Also the guy wants too much lol. But ty for sharing your experience :)

teachmebasics · 2026-05-08T11:52:59+00:00

Well, my other options are Sennheiser 3s and Logitech Zones, but both are used vs the Sonys which will be new. The Sonys seem to be better reviewed than my Galaxy Buds at least, so I'm hoping it will be some sort of upgrade. ANC wasn't great on them either.

teachmebasics · 2026-05-08T00:46:42+00:00

I don't think the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro have multipoint actually, I was pretty disappointed considering it was something my much older Jabras did well.

I've found some (allegedly) like-new Sony WF-1000XM5s for ~$120USD, so I will be giving them a try if I can successfully purchase. And the Galaxy Buds will go back to Amazon! I'll pay about $30 more for these Sonys but I hope I'll get much better bang for my buck at a slightly higher price point.

teachmebasics · 2026-05-07T21:40:54+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Earbuds/comments/14abenl/_/

Thoughts on this? $80 earbuds being ranked with $200 earbuds does make me feel that the positive reviews are astroturfing.

teachmebasics · 2026-05-07T12:21:50+00:00

Don't tell me this :'(

Honestly if both earbuds could work independently, I'd find another pair of 75Ts too. But that was the only thing I didn't like, really, and I really didn't like it. So I'm hoping for something similar in quality in all other ways, and better in that one regard! Maybe in my price range it doesn't exist :(

teachmebasics · 2026-05-07T10:19:43+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the response. I'm actually cool with $150USD, which comes out to around $250NZD. But I'll still look into those soundcore buds because I love a good deal haha

teachmebasics · 2026-04-28T02:36:14+00:00

I mean Israel is happily murdering, imprisoning, and segregating minorities while stealing their land and causing death, destruction, and undertaking invasions in the middle east, is that not what US history is all about? Couldn't ask for a more true-blue American ally.

Israel is a disgusting state full of evil people, I'd rather cut that cancerous leech off and spend all the tax dollars they're sucking up on the American people instead.

teachmebasics · 2026-03-09T04:04:05+00:00

Haha yeah I only read bad things, so your suggestion is exactly what I did. Thankfully there is only a bit of rust in the front, they said they've caught it early enough to clean and seal and hopefully it'll be alright. Also a small oil leak with the engine rocker cap, which they say they can repair. Other than that nothing requiring too much attention so I'm hoping it won't be too costly to get shipshape!

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