deltapi

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[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

DS9 is a bit like coffee. Some people don't like it. Some people love it immediately. If you don't like it and keep consuming it, chances are you're going to develop a taste for it.

Terry Ferrell is consistently amazing in it. Sid is great, except when he's phoning it in because he's pissed with what the writer's room did to his character. Avery Brooks is consistently overacting, but I think he does it in such a way that it works. René Auberjonois manages to bring incredible depth of character to his role. Nana Visitor was the perfect choice to play her character. She's very believable. Colm Meaney absolutely nailed the nuance that is occasionally required for Chief O'Brien, my only complaint is that he has no chemistry with his on-screen wife (who appears less often as the show goes on.)

When Michael Dorn joined the show as Worf, it felt like they got things really right. It probably helps that Ronald D. Moore came onboard just before that, bringing storytelling improvements with him.

Armin Shimmerman, Andrew Robinson, Jeffrey Combs, Marc Alaimo are all show stealers when they appear.

I started rewatching it about a month ago and just made it into season 4, no regrets on the time spent.

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Shadowrun Returns is part of that trilogy, and pretty decent too.

They can be played in any order - they're all standalone stories.

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I've got some bad news for you about Ron Glass ...

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

At that time she'd been asking for 1 year older than her, but for reasons unknown Don refused to budge on that.

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Was that the deal that gave immunity to any of Epstein's co-conspirators?

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

For the sake of semantics, there is a difference between saying "I want to" and "I will" when it comes to threatening, and it's on par with how saying "in my opinion" can save you from liability due to slander.

"I want to" isn't a threat in the eyes of the law. Well, American law anyway.

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Vehicles like this one are fairly common in the Alberta oil industry areas, and while they are overbuilt, they're driving on roads that are worse than the ones through the old Bundeswehr training areas around Munster...if you took a Volkswagen transporter to a job site there, first you'd rip off the exhaust system, quickly followed by snagging the suspension components on something.

Here's a picture taken of an oilfield truck from Montana. (Sorry for the r link.)

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Good point. Any reflections I've looked at are consistent too.

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

You can see the front drive shaft dropping down, and it looks like you can see it starting the downward run in the back too.

I've seen all sorts of mods for off-road vehicles to "tuck up" the driveline when they do their body lifts and larger tires. Also very common on pickup truck daily drivers in Alberta, especially around the oil sands area.

Edit: Compare with this picture of a different, lifted, dodge pickup: 2015 lifted ram 2500

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Consistent with a touch of front end damage on a lifted truck running on 33s

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's a towing attachment - search "hidden wheel lift system"

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (9 children)

I don't think so. The dirt coming down from the handles is very consistent with rain on a vehicle after driving through the dry Alberta dust areas. I don't see anything particularly inconsistent with a custom stretch job here. They'd need a way bulkier frame under a stretched truck like this, and the extra height is consistent with a tall frame and lift.

Edit: sorry for the bad site, but here's a 3 year old picture of another stretched dodge for you to compare with: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/fx5uyh/this_six_door_dodge_ram_i_saw_at_mesa_verde/

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