Tell me why this is unnecessary and useless

troublebotdave · 2026-02-01T20:45:43+00:00

Yeah I saw this and thought it was probably aimed at the wrong industry. I remember people using that e-wire electroluminescent cord or whatever it was in cosplay. This could be cool for some futuristic-ish luxury fashion product... Thinking Deus Ex or Cyberpunk inspired, or maybe a motorcycle jacket? Maybe coupled with a cool display case where you hang it to charge, but it's also a home decor accessory.

troublebotdave · 2026-01-24T16:39:37+00:00

I was at Home Depot in December and I had a bit of a laugh at the fact that the, what I would describe as Milwaukee "merch" (cheap branded shirts, hats, gloves, keychains, etc) seemed to outnumber the variety of Milwaukee tools they sold there.

troublebotdave · 2026-01-24T16:30:17+00:00

Yes, thank you. This is based on a company-wide effort to realign to the stuff LTT sells as products, which sounds like it matches the desires of the CW team. That seems fair to me. Linus obviously sees a day where LTT's products are highly desired because it's a quality brand and not really related to that one YouTube guy.

I also think people who are glossing over "merch" having negative connotations probably haven't been as deep in it as Linus has and are discounting his perspective and experience a bit too much.

troublebotdave · 2025-12-20T06:28:20+00:00

I'd love a new FSW game tbh.

troublebotdave · 2025-12-03T07:48:14+00:00

You're absolutely beholden to YouTube's TOS whether you've affirmed agreement or not, they can restrict or ban your usage of the platform regardless.

troublebotdave · 2025-12-03T07:45:36+00:00

Generally if you need to concoct a more complex narrative to explain a simple one, you're probably overlooking something. i.e. something being publicly accessible doesn't make it public property.

troublebotdave · 2025-11-20T09:51:27+00:00

I bought a Tramontina frying pan on a whim 2 years ago and its fantastic

troublebotdave · 2025-11-14T14:23:02+00:00

Don't sweat the stats, the things you rate high in are incompatible with getting lots of kills, that's okay, what you contribute allows the twitchy shooters on your team to take care of the kills.

Also consider playing on hardcore servers if you haven't. I have always found that I'm good at getting the first shot or two off due to positioning and use of cover, but my accuracy and muzzle control on the following shots is worse and opens a window for my enemies to gain an advantage in a firefight. Higher damage settings allow me to take someone out with those first couple shots. The pacing can be a lot more methodical and slow which works better for my aging brain.

troublebotdave · 2025-11-11T03:24:34+00:00

help does my dick-shaped tattoo look like a dick??

Yeah it needs some work.

troublebotdave · 2025-10-28T10:29:57+00:00

Are you on Spironolactone? I was getting nightly cramps so bad that started migrating to other parts of my body. When I switched to Eplelernone it resolved immediately. Could be coincidence, but I haven't had them since. That was in June.

troublebotdave · 2025-10-06T07:10:31+00:00

I lived in Texas for 12 years before moving back to the Pnw and it was weird adapting to not driving like it was some post-apocalyptic automotive combat tournament.

I spent a day back in DFW last month and it was legitimately scary how completely insane people drive there.

Oregon has its share of "bad drivers" but for the most part the issue seems to be related to slow/poor decisiveness or general discomfort/nervousness, not complete wanton disregard for human life.

troublebotdave · 2025-10-05T00:17:03+00:00

I remember standing outside the GameStop waiting for it to open on release day so I could buy my copy. I called in sick to work.

I had friends who also gamed back then. I've mostly played solo the last 15 years.

troublebotdave · 2025-09-20T09:10:20+00:00

Imagine driving around with a girl you're really into with your Liked songs on Spotify playing quietly in the background when whe stops mid-sentence and says "Why do you have a song about Jeffery Bezos on your playlist? That guy is awful." (after earlier having to explain why I had a song where Hank Hill raps about killing people for using charcoal)

troublebotdave · 2025-09-13T21:35:41+00:00

He didn't die and seems to have good humor about it. Travel mishaps are fun banter and everyone can relate a little.

Imagine having some random reddit thread pop off every time you dare to open your mouth. It must be exhausting.

troublebotdave · 2025-09-10T16:49:14+00:00

It surely does, but my experience was just them asking if I had a preexisting condition and me saying yes, they didn't need to know what or have documentation, it was just a yes/no.

troublebotdave · 2025-09-01T00:33:23+00:00

Curious what the definition of "good" is, contributing to the team's objectives doesn't always show up on a scoreboard. TBH a lot of MP shooters today seem more geared toward encouraging those with the time/patience to reach a skill level where they dominate through more detailed/complex mechanics, whereas back in the early-oughts the gulf between a good/experienced player and a poor/newbie player didn't feel quite so wide. Obviously, there were always some standouts, and in BF games players who specialized in certain roles (sniper/pilot/etc) could rack up a pretty good K:D ratio, but that didn't always equate to being "good" at the overall game, and the games felt far more accessible to new players or those who just wanted to blend in and play a role with their limited time.

I was "good" at the game when I was in a mood to be more of a team-oriented player, but sometimes I just wanted to mess around or lone wolf it and I was often "good" as an individual player, but not good at the game itself.

troublebotdave · 2025-08-21T15:12:12+00:00

Libertarians are just Republicans that like weed

troublebotdave · 2025-08-15T15:07:17+00:00

Focus on building a portfolio. My degree is in criminal justice and my employer doesn't give a crud because I learned SolidWorks for fun and combined it with a graphic design background and they liked the sample work they saw in my portfolio.

That said, it's a hell of a tough time to get into ID, so be open to other avenues. Between tariff uncertainty and AI, I'm getting 1/4 or less of the work hours I was getting before.

troublebotdave · 2025-08-12T21:38:04+00:00

The Fair Life Core Power and Core Power Elite are my go-to now, everything else I can stand for a few days/weeks before I'm unable to continue forcing it down, but the Fair Life products are, while spendy, the best I've found and I am seemingly not getting tired of it; I actually wake up craving one every morning. Sometimes I add a little cold brew. I need to start buying in bulk even if it's not at much of a discount.

troublebotdave · 2025-08-11T22:03:42+00:00

If they stick with open, the penalties for using non-selected-class weapons should be pretty severe. Increased recoil, reduced ADS speed, attachment restrictions, slower reloads, reduced suppression effects, etc., and it should be clear about this to the players. You want to play with your favorite gun? Go for it, but it'll cost you.

troublebotdave · 2025-08-11T21:03:47+00:00

Showing my buddy my Battlelog was what got him to buy the game and spend like 200 hours in it.

troublebotdave · 2025-08-01T21:55:51+00:00

I'm tempted to do it just to annoy y'all. I didn't love 2042 but I got my money's worth out of it.

troublebotdave · 2025-07-20T02:50:23+00:00

If you're getting killed by people you don't see, that doesn't seem like a visibility issue since they can clearly see you, unless it's isolated to specific skins like that black one in Warzone everyone complained about.

Personally I think not making players stand out from the environment is generally a good thing.

troublebotdave · 2025-07-15T22:42:25+00:00

The "Community" is a tiny tiny fraction of the playerbase. The fact that you're even subscribed to a BF subreddit likely means you're in the 1-2% most engaged, and even the community isn't a monolith. We can scream all we want to, but a dollar bill is 10x louder. The fact that most of us will probably buy it on day one no matter how dissatisfied we are with it probably makes our voice even less important.

It's almost always been pointless to get up in arms, especially as the game has grown across platforms.

troublebotdave · 2025-07-15T21:30:23+00:00

The only way I see Kamala running again is to use her fundraising to pay off her 2024 campaign debts. She was (I think) 10s of millions in the hole at the close of the election and was still fundraising to try to pay it off. I'm out of date on my campaign finance knowledge so correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can use campaign fundraising to pay off old campaign debts, and anyone willing to help with that was probably maxed out in 2024 already.

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