SomeAmateur

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[–] SomeAmateur 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

There was a movie I found a while ago called The Train made in the 60s. It's about (you guessed it!) a train. It has a full load of stolen French artwork headed for Nazi Germany to be sold.

Aside from the immense cultural value the money could also be used to fund a whole division's worth of equipment so the French Resistance is tasked with stopping it, ideally without blowing it up. They also have to mark the car roofs to keep allied strafing runs from destroying them.

I had never heard of it but it was surprisingly awesome. There is tense sabotage, full on practical effects air raids and train derailments, railroad repair shown with real equipment etc. Not the best ever imo but I enjoyed it

[–] SomeAmateur 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Do bathrooms count? πŸ˜…

Sometimes I just take a while and read on my phone

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[–] SomeAmateur 6 points 1 week ago

OMG HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO US?!?!

[–] SomeAmateur 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Rite in the Rain makes amazing notebooks! I carry one all the time for work

[–] SomeAmateur 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Structure doesn't mean authoritarian by default but I see what you mean. Maybe like a reserve/volunteer fire department deal?

You have a normal life but you have some equipment you keep at home or in a car. Rifle, pistol, armor, drones, medical, packs etc, but the heavy equipment is in a dedicated area. Most equipment is self bought but with standardized calibers, mags etc for simplified logistics. Routine training and maintenance is done weekly, larger more objective focused training every quarter or so.

The key would be having armed people outside of that group, not only to boost defensive capability of the community in an emergency but to provide a deterrent to misuse of the defense force for anything but countering external threats. If you don't have that, in the words of a Clint Eastwood movie, "there are two types of people, those with loaded guns and those who dig"

[–] SomeAmateur 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

I think if the assassination attempt was successful (not that I hope for or advocate such things, just talking about potential outcomes of that event) we would be months deep into a Civil War by now

Biden starts failing in debates to the point even supportive democrats admit it. Trump looks like he has a clear tip in the scales he needs to win. A few weeks go by and suddenly Trump is dead on the stage in Pennsylvania. Before the blood dries people are pointing fingers and theories form. Seeking justice becomes seeking revenge, tit for tat violence that escelates faster than anyone can gather facts. Chaos.

[–] SomeAmateur 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

20mm vulcan guns on most us jets, because you can't jam a bullet

[–] SomeAmateur 8 points 1 week ago (7 children)

lol yup one thing I can't ignore are helicopter and plane sounds. There could be an actual friggin blackhawk landing (Jack Ryan is a perfect example) and they edit in incorrect sounds!

[–] SomeAmateur 208 points 1 week ago (70 children)

When the movie shows anything to do with your job/hobbies

[–] SomeAmateur 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

If we're judging all products by the personalities of people who run them we'd have nothing left lol

[–] SomeAmateur 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

looking good!

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Chad laying it down (sh.itjust.works)
 
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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by SomeAmateur to c/[email protected]
 

Votes attract votes. Users feel more inclined to follow the positive or negative trend when voting. If given the option to hide vote scores it would give users the ability to vote without being influenced by how everyone else has voted, and maybe have an effect on what posts rise to the top.

If you want to get fancy it could have the option to show scores of things that a user has already voted on.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by SomeAmateur to c/patientgamers
 

I've been playing Kingdome Come Deliverance on and off for quite a while and after finishing the story years after my initial install and I feel like I'm finally qualified to write a bit about it!

It does two things I like. First is it takes place in a non fantasy medieval setting. No dragons, orcs or spell casting here. I like that it takes an look at the real world 1400s and all the good and not so good that comes with that. Don't get me wrong I love a good fantasy setting but it's refreshing to get something a little more grounded now and then.

Second I like that your character begins as a nobody. You aren't the chosen one. You aren't a noble in a position of power. You have few practical skills and can't even read at the start. If anything Henry's superpower is learning everything he can to become the character you want him to be. You aren't born a main character and even at the end of the game you won't be the most important person in the room.

I really grew to like the combat in the game. It's easy enough to learn but hard to master but once you figure it out combat can be a ton of fun, but it does get a bit janky in larger battles with everyone bumping each other everywhere.

The world is about the right size in my opinion. The world is large enough to get a sense of scale but with a decent amount of density. Towns have different character and they have enough to discover to keep things interesting. I rarely used fast travel preferring to enjoy the rides across the countryside.

I liked it a lot and I'll be keeping an eye on the sequel after it releases!

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by SomeAmateur to c/imageai
 

Only The Best for Travel!

Theme

Create an image showing a form of transportation to make jaws drop! Mass transit or a personal ride. No matter what, you are asked to spare no expense in your designs!

Voting process

Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.

There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.

Rules

  • Follow the community’s rules above all else
  • One comment and image per user
  • Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
  • Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged but not required (we’re all here for fun and learning)
  • OP will declare winner in case of a tie
  • The challenge runs for at least 7 days from now on
  • Down votes will not be counted
  • Voting and final scoring will be done in a separate post.

Scores

At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins!

The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by SomeAmateur to c/noncredibledefense
 

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by SomeAmateur to c/imageai
 

Bing/Dalle Prompt: Dramatic concept art. A dark cold night with a small moon covered by clouds. Wind in the trees. A moonlit purple moor with a road. A man rides his horse on the road. French cut hat, lace at his chin. Rapier and pistols twinkle in the dim light. Rides up towards a distant old inn door. Ghostly fog.

Inspired by one of my favorite poems

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It's Multicam/OCP season! (sh.itjust.works)
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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by SomeAmateur to c/camouflage
 

Photo taken in October

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Moonlight Feels Right (sh.itjust.works)
 
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