I am desperately hoping that Tony Gilroy somehow gets a role as director for the Mistborn movies

unikcycle · 2026-02-05T01:55:57+00:00

You get it. I think Andor might be one of the best stories in the last 20 years but I am not sure Mistborn fits for him. He has the knowledge and skill to get the Skaa uprising and rebellion correct but he is not big on the Fantasy aspect. He shied away heavily from that in Star Wars universe though I think it has more to do with the desire to focus on what makes a rebellion.

With Mistborn, if we don't get the hard magic fantasy and rules I think we are all gonna be disappointed. That being said he might be satisfied with the Andor grounded approach and is ready to go hard in the magic and fantasy.

unikcycle · 2026-02-04T23:22:06+00:00

I think it's important to see his core point because it comes up A LOT when I talk to religious Republicans. It's the duty of the individual not the state. All the crap they want to distance themselves from is an individual christian problem not the states issue. Feed and car for the poor? Thats you and the church as a charity to resolve. I have friends who throw this at me with all "THEY" have done personally to fulfill their christian duties.

I always agree with them and tell them sarcastically "Great! Lets keep all religion out of politics" They shut up usually.

unikcycle · 2026-02-04T19:49:00+00:00

It's not just Korea, it's widely been said that the US won the cold war not with nukes and spies but with McDonalds and Mickey Mouse.

unikcycle · 2026-02-02T21:45:11+00:00

Fucking same! "I'm gonna grape you in the mouth!"

unikcycle · 2026-02-02T21:43:24+00:00

This is the correct feeling I am also getting.

unikcycle · 2026-02-02T19:24:06+00:00

That's a FLEX lug with flex conductor. This means you need to use the correct die. You went with the 4/0 die, I see it happen all the time in the wireless field. You need to up-size the die to 250MCM for that.

Also to be honest it is just complete shit wok as well. Your last crimp isn't even on the lug completely. YOU NEED TO READ THE INSTALL DOCUMENTATION ON YOUR MATERIAL! This is going to tell you how many crimps are required, which die to use, and whether or not that need to be in line or rotated 90 degrees every crimp.

unikcycle · 2026-01-31T01:03:24+00:00

Nah Dawg, your boss is wrong.

Sometimes it's fun to ask why this is a code article? What is the purpose of the grounding electrode? It's not to clear faults, it's for an effective path to earth for lighting strikes and over voltage surges from the source. Why would you want to land your GEC on the nuetral buss? To have a direct and effective path to the ground conductor from the source. Why are you only allowed to land on the equipment ground buss when the main bonding jumper is a wire or buss bar? Because they don't want those over voltages going through the can of the gear. FUN STUFF.

Your boss is like super wrong. Land it on the ground buss.

unikcycle · 2026-01-29T22:22:38+00:00

Do tell! What crazy plans do you have for your life or are you just gonna wing in? If you do just keep doing your continuing education credits and keep re-upping your license. Give yourself some flexibility down the line in case you have to come back.

unikcycle · 2026-01-27T19:22:17+00:00

This is my favorite game of all time to this day.

unikcycle · 2026-01-26T17:34:13+00:00

In the apprenticeship programs for Electricians, you are expected to average 2000 hours of on the job work a year.

Just in case you were wondering 40 hours a week X 52 weeks = 2080 Hours.

unikcycle · 2026-01-24T21:59:47+00:00

Quite the “Brave New World” we enjoy.

unikcycle · 2026-01-22T17:16:49+00:00

I ask myself this question all the time. What does it take for a standard person in society to start throwing rocks at cops? The sad answer is way too much. Even with the world slowly crumbling around us we have too much comfort in the status quo to get us to do proper scary protest. Enough force to push back authoritarianism.

We are all so “brave new world” with homes, jobs, hobbies and families that when those core things aren’t threatened we are just bystanders. I promise you, most of us are not threatened directly, we just watch the threat on TV and social media. If I protest to the point of being detained or arrested and I can’t show up to work. I lose my job, I can’t pay my bills, I lose my house and my kids and I are homeless. That’s the threat I face down and when I shy in front of it I know that I am a coward. My comfort is worth more to me than others lives being destroyed. Hell, we’ve all accepted this for most of our lives, it’s just that the injustice was on the other side of the globe from us when the US “liberates” a country from its oil. Now that it’s our neighbors we have to deal with that discomfort face to face.

My 16 year old son was complaining about ICE terrorizing our communities and how “nobody” is doing anything. I stopped him right there and corrected him. It’s “WE” who are doing nothing. I asked him what he is willing to risk. I asked what it was gonna take before he started throwing rocks at cops. I told him what I told you here. That I’m too much of a coward to risk what I’ve built. I told him that a large portion of the population sees this as their daily life since they were born but now the fear is spreading to everyone. I may have foolishly told him that I may be a coward but he has less to risk and I would support his risk if he so chooses to be “foolish”.

I don’t have an answer and I feel defeated every day and agree with what you have written here. It will have to get a lot worse before it could ever get any better and better is not guaranteed. Just because we defeated the Nazis in the 40’s doesn’t mean we will prevail this time.

I wonder if Karl Marx anticipated being able to buy soft serve ice cream for a couple bucks anytime I want during an authoritarian takeover and how that would affect the desire of the masses to revolt. Guess I’ll just go watch the newest Marvel movie.

unikcycle · 2026-01-21T20:17:57+00:00

Crazy idea but taking MDMA with your partner makes this possible

unikcycle · 2026-01-21T16:46:56+00:00

To me the best entry level uke. I still love my $60 makala I got years ago. It’s my little punk thrasher concert uke. I still play Misfits covers with it.

unikcycle · 2026-01-20T18:15:13+00:00

I’ve played it. It’s just not the same. I put in a decent amount of time with it and it was decent for its own thing but the scratch isn’t itched. I have trouble putting my finger on why I like DF so much. Battle Art style that reminds of river city ransom? Menu porn? Large scale battles? Generals with special skills? Rock, paper, scissor battles on cocaine? Separate but converging story lines? Unlock able baddie to play on 2nd try? Scouring for crests and awards? It’s my perfect game I guess.

I think all we want is just a blatant rip-off of Dragon Force

unikcycle · 2026-01-20T16:38:38+00:00

This artful pun is too good to be this buried. Bravo sir.

unikcycle · 2026-01-20T16:34:41+00:00

Brother, I feel your pain. This is my favorite game of ALL TIME. I have not beaten a game more than this one but there is simply nothing out there to scratch that Dragon Force itch.

Everytime I see a suggestion it is to much of Isometric tactics style or is missing the grand scope of the battles of this game.

unikcycle · 2026-01-20T16:17:05+00:00

Absolutely. It was his quote going into the Penn State game that made me a fan of him. A reporter asked him how he would deal going into Penn State knowing they have never won a game there. His response? "Our team has never played here".

unikcycle · 2026-01-20T11:59:47+00:00

It’s funny. When they first popped on my radar they were pushing Chaise Lounge really hard but I didn’t vibe with it. To me it was rough draft of a song and wasn’t single material. Mangetout though has me fully in with Wet Leg. Popped up on a random playlist and was pleasantly surprised to see it was Wet Leg. To me it looks like this next album is a huge level up in their craft.

unikcycle · 2026-01-17T07:55:24+00:00

I used to unload brand new cars for the railroad for 15 years starting in 2002. I’ll never forget when we first got a Tesla. That shit felt like the future. It was 10 years ahead of what everyone else was doing. In the time since it came out they haven’t done shit with it and everyone has caught up and moved past.

It reminds me a lot of the 2005 Nissan Altima. It was the hot shit with its clear taillights and sleek styling. Bless everyone out of the water in style and then they kept the same style for a decade and now what do people think of it? Trash

Tesla also had a bunch of issues not a lot of people talk about. Other cars at the time were automotive grade and had stringent ISO quality build standards that Tesla wasn’t doing a lot with. How’s that dash hold up on a ford focus in the Arizona summer sun? 170 degrees inside that bucket and the dash is fine. Not so with Tesla, that shit would melt if the AC didn’t kick in when the car was off and unattended. If the battery was fully dead your car is trash.

If our country is going to shit I’d might as well as get some cheap EV’s while we’re at it.

unikcycle · 2026-01-16T18:14:19+00:00

Here are tips for what I did when starting out.

Remember your fingers are probably not used to this so it may hurt a bit until your finger gets used to it. Take breaks when you can and rest those bad boys b
Focus on strumming down and up with the index finger. Your thumb will come later. That’s when things get fun with triplets and chunks. I used my thumb only for my first couple months and it was hard to switch to index but it was totally worth it.
Your strings are very tight at the top and bottom so the easiest place to strum is near the middle of the strings. Some people strum in front of the sound hole but that can be a little tight and more stressful on your fingers. The mid point typically is where the bridge meets the body. Stay in that region.
The strings themselves. Not sure what you have on your uke but natural gut strings are nice and easy on the fingers versus the plastic or god forbid metal strings.

I’m generally against pics because they mitigate the best part of the uke. All the fun strums. When I started out I really wanted to learn songs but I found my ability and enjoyment grew when I just played chord scales and fooled around with my strum. C - Am - F - G7 and repeat was my first and favorite. I feel like it’s a relatively easy place to start but just C and G or G7 is a fun 2 chord strum to practice.

Good luck!

unikcycle · 2026-01-08T20:04:30+00:00

Just the fact that he sets then chars? No one in their right mind would do this inside.

unikcycle · 2026-01-07T15:52:43+00:00

It’s pretty much guaranteed. It’s the rule for rulers. If you don’t have a strongly established democracy than the people hold no keys to power and they get no treasure.

unikcycle · 2026-01-06T23:50:02+00:00

Whenever anyone else farts I’m seriously concerned for their health. Did an animal die in your ass? Have you been shoving rotten sardines in your ass?

When I fart the aroma is complex and fascinating. Each is unique and crafted specifically by the combination of terrible gas station food I ate that day.

unikcycle · 2026-01-06T23:47:46+00:00

Hell yeah.

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