@ladislau@ray4tesla@Tesla_AI Giving a company the ability to tank the retail value of YOUR vehicle at will is probably the worst idea I have ever heard. Did you think about this proposal for more than 3 seconds before squirting it out on x for the world to see?
@mackenc88x@Rightanglenews If you are armed and get into a confrontation that could lead to the attacker gaining control of your weapon, you must use that weapon. If you need to use your weapon, you use it to kill, not wound. Otherwise, it could be argued that deadly force wasn't necessary.
@AtomicEconomics@j0ker937 You nailed it. I live in Canada, and since I do my own repairs I'm the next guy. Perhaps I go overboard because of past repair trauma.
@AtomicEconomics@j0ker937 I can understand their are professional standards and you get a sense for what needs to be precise and what needs to just get torqued on. Honestly I'm probably just bitter from having to deal with rounded and over torqued bolts.
@ss_ced@j0ker937 I have been repairing my own and other vehicles for 18 years. I have owned the Haynes manual for every vehicle I have owned. I repair everything on my own up to rebuilding an engine. Yes I know a lot about repairing vehicles.
@AtomicEconomics@j0ker937 So you are implying that in a commercial setting, you would be scolded for installing a component properly? My point stands. This is why I have dedicated years to learning how to repair my own car. Just can't trust you guys. Would you install an oil filter with an impact wrench?
@AtomicEconomics@j0ker937 So the wheel bearing isn't a critical component? Wtf are there torque specs for the bolts then? Maybe I dont want you to over torque the bolts so the next guy doesn't have to remove the steering nuckel to drill out your over torqued bolts dickhead.
@ss_ced@j0ker937 You are a perfect example of why it's hard to find a good mechanic. I couldn't imagine paying dealership prices for repairs when you guys won't pick up a torque wrench.
@__iffff I would love to know the mechanism he is using to synchronize the movement. It's probably something deceptively simple but elegant. Its rare to see new creativity in furniture design.
On Easter, let us celebrate the achievements of White Catholicism, greater than of any other religion:
1. Promotion of Monogamy (500-1000)
Age of Scholasticism (6th-14th Centuries)
European thinkers uniquely transformed Catholicism in the first theological religion. They offered the greatest insights in the reconciliation of faith with reason. Key figures include Boethius, Ambrose, Jerome, John Scotus Erigena, Anselm, Peter Abelard, Peter Lombard, Albertus Magnus, Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, Roger Bacon, Duns Scotus, and Meister Eckhart. Monks ensured the survival of classical knowledge through meticulous copying of ancient texts.
2. Contributions to the Theory of Motion
Jean Buridan (1295-1358), a French priest, developed the concept of impetus, a precursor to the modern idea of momentum. He proposed that a moving object possesses an impetus proportional to its mass and velocity, which keeps it in motion until resisted by air or friction. This challenged Aristotle’s view that a constant external force was needed for motion.
Nicole Oresme (1320-1382), a French bishop, developed a graphical representation of motion, using diagrams to depict changes in velocity over time, pointing towards the concept of acceleration.
Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), a German cardinal, proposed ideas about the relativity of motion, suggesting that motion is relative to the observer’s frame of reference.
3. The Catholic Church enforced monogamy, dismantling polygamous clan structures prevalent in Germanic pagan societies. This weakened kinship-based norms and ties, fostering the growth of civic institutions, independent towns, and universities. By emphasizing exogamy and nuclear families, the Church laid the groundwork for interpersonal (non-tribal) trust and cooperation, a crucial requirement of a modern society.
4. Carolingian Renaissance (8th-9th Centuries)
Under Charlemagne the Church revived classical learning. Monasteries and cathedral schools preserved and copied ancient texts, standardized Latin, and developed the Carolingian minuscule script.
5. Technological Innovations (9th-14th Centuries)
Catholic Europe pioneered or dramatically improved the spinning wheel, stirrup, eyeglasses, magnetic compass, watermills, windmills, mechanical clocks, and modern glassmaking. It pioneered military innovations like the English longbow and agricultural advancements such as the heavy plow and three-field system.
6. Rise of Vernacular Literature and Heroic Traditions (800-1200)
Catholic monks preserved and promoted vernacular languages, Celtic, Old French, Old Norse, Old High German, and Old English, through epic poetry and sagas. This age produced Beowulf, the Song of Roland, and Icelandic sagas, which reflected the heroic ethos of the Iliad, while blending Christian values with this ethos.
7. Papal Revolution (1058-12th Century)
The Gregorian Reform established the Church as an independent authority, separation of Church and State. It introduced Canon Law, the first modern Western legal system, and creating differentiated realms of law, feudal, manorial, mercantile, urban, and royal law.
8. Romanesque Architecture (1000-1200)
Catholic patronage drove the development of Romanesque architecture, characterized by solid stone structures, rounded arches, and "barrel, groin, and ribbed vaults". These innovations allowed for larger, luminous interiors.
9. Beginnings of Hospitals
The Benedictines and Hospitallers established some of the earliest hospitals in Europe, which provided care for the sick, poor, and pilgrims. The Hotel-Dieu in Paris, founded around 651, is one of the oldest examples. The Church also established almshouses, orphanages, and leper hospitals.
10. Gothic Architecture (12th-16th centuries)
The Gothic style emerged under Catholic patronage and aimed to reach God through pointed arches, flying buttresses, and expansive stained-glass windows. Cathedrals became centers of art, engineering, and spirituality.
11. Contributions to Music
The Catholic Church standardized Gregorian chant, a monophonic form of sacred music that became the foundation of Western music. Guido of Arezzo developed musical notation, including the staff system, which revolutionized music composition and preservation.
12. Just War Theory
Augustine and Aquinas developed the concept of just war, providing ethical frameworks for warfare that balanced moral considerations with the imperatives of real politics.
Image: interior of St. Johann Nepomuk Church, Catholic, in Munich.
@Grummz I seriously hate companies who antagonize their audience. Their game probably has a 95% player base of males. That being said, just download a mod if it's that big a deal. Oh, and this is a fpv game, so you dont see your character.
@its_t_train@greatestbkfacts I get your reaction i really do. Normies just lead to inshitification so barriers to entry are important. I just get frustrated because occasionally I dip into the neich programs for very specific purposes, and I just dont have the interest to learn coding to do it.