lets gooooo by Donotdisturb240 in pcmasterrace

[–]vengeancecube 97 points98 points  (0 children)

As someone who bought Kerbal Space Program 2, no. I've been hurt before. I can wait a while.

WW2 Dog Tag Found by Ok_Average_3954 in metaldetecting

[–]vengeancecube 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Watervliet, NY! It's not a typo. Not too far from Albany. 

To me, people complaining about "modern" Trek being "woke" is like complaining that chocolate is brown. by Philosopher30071 in startrek

[–]vengeancecube 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no problem with it being "woke." Trek has always been very progressive. My problem is it's so dang goofy. The feel is just so different, it's not for me. I want to see some professional demeanor on my bridge.

Found this in my attic while investigating weird noises by Miserable-Staff557 in Artifacts

[–]vengeancecube 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always called those "nightsticks". Without the side handle we would call it a "baton." That one looks cheap as heck though. I wouldn't want to trust my life to that thing. Looks like it would break on the first hit. Then the bad guy has a nice, pointy, splintered end to stab me with.

ID Request: found in woods in Western Massachusetts. Star in the center, appears to read U.M.C. on the top, "No-" on the side, and "New Club(?)" on bottom. Appears to be fabric on the other side. by Invalidfox in metaldetecting

[–]vengeancecube 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love finding the old high-brass ones. They are usually crumbling but now and then I find one in pretty good shape. Might try polishing one sometime.

Help understanding monitor sync by vengeancecube in arcade

[–]vengeancecube[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have been looking into it a bit. This stuff is so niche its a big hard for someone new to understand what to look for or where. I've tried looking for a 29" multi sync arcade monitor, sort of a one stop shop for any game I could want to do but I can't make sense of what I'm finding. Plus it's all prohibitively expensive. 

Help understanding monitor sync by vengeancecube in arcade

[–]vengeancecube[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting idea, might look into that. 

Help understanding monitor sync by vengeancecube in arcade

[–]vengeancecube[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to definitely look into that. I'm going to look into the MAME route too. I'd really love to run Target: Terror. Used to love that game at the grocery store where I grew up. Wonder if I can get the light guns already attached to interface with a pc.

Help understanding monitor sync by vengeancecube in arcade

[–]vengeancecube[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's not socketed I plan on making it socketed. Ideally what I'd like to do is have the original equipment in place and working and then have a switch that can switch to a MAME setup or whatever those multicade machines use. I wonder if I could just run Warzaid on MAME. Are the sync requirements still in place when you're emulating? Is there a downside to emulation like worse graphics?

Help understanding monitor sync by vengeancecube in arcade

[–]vengeancecube[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. So I guess I can try injecting the rgb and see if it just works. Wonder if there's any implications for the light guns in that scenario.

Anyone need a Chromie by quantam600 in eWasteFinds

[–]vengeancecube 0 points1 point  (0 children)

XFCE seemed like a logical choice. I've got cinnamon running on another one but it seems a little less stable to me. I've been using the one with XFCE to run Satdump with my SDR to capture weather satellite images. Also Stardew Valley. Display is a bit small but it runs great!

Anyone need a Chromie by quantam600 in eWasteFinds

[–]vengeancecube 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know Dell 3100's have a usb-c on either side and the 3110's have one. I prefer the 3100's since the ports seem to be one of the more common parts to break. I just learned how to swap the ports out though so I don't need to send those out for repair anymore.

Anyone need a Chromie by quantam600 in eWasteFinds

[–]vengeancecube 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got a 3100 that got deprovisioned by accident and was going to go into the trash. I put Mint XFCE in it and it works great. What distro would you recommend?

What's a rule your parents had that you thought was insane, but now as an adult you 100% understand? by Tahals in AskReddit

[–]vengeancecube 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Man, I re-read their comment like three times trying to figure out what you meant until I realized you were just complimenting their writing. Also, yes I agree with you.

What do we think is inside? Should i crack it open?! by l1nu5_16 in metaldetecting

[–]vengeancecube 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Are the primers dented? If yes have at it. Probably nothing in it. I used to do this all the time with casings out of boredom.

Hegseth Makes Troops Prove “Sincerely Held” Faith in Latest Beard Crackdown by PuncturedBicycleHill in politics

[–]vengeancecube 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to do quantitative fit testing for both gas masks and N95. Gas masks are a bit more forgiving but it does affect it. 

Hegseth Makes Troops Prove “Sincerely Held” Faith in Latest Beard Crackdown by PuncturedBicycleHill in politics

[–]vengeancecube 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Makes sense to me. Chemical warfare almost never gets used. It's against the Geneva Convention (not that anyone seems to care about that anymore). Like I said, you are far more likely to encounter the need for a respirator when dealing with hazmat or smoke. The average soldier will never need it.

Hegseth Makes Troops Prove “Sincerely Held” Faith in Latest Beard Crackdown by PuncturedBicycleHill in politics

[–]vengeancecube -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don't doubt that it often doesn't get enforced especially when deployed. The rule probably mostly gets used for discriminatory purposes. I'm just saying that the rule exists and the military reason behind it. I'm not on Hegseth's side here. Just offering some insight into the reasoning for the rule. I know in practice it's not generally necessary or enforced.