Went shopping for something that wouldn’t eat me alive on the financing, they pull out this ‘14 Versa with 16k on the clock that looked like it had sat there for a hot minute. Silver econobox wasn’t my first choice, but then I saw why they’d had it so long... the owner’s manual was installed between the seats.

I was at a regional electric RC event in 2014, kind of out in the sticks. At the daily pilot meeting, after discussing the usual (relocation of flight lines, safety info, remember to get your raffle tickets), the coordinator of the event hands the mic off to some guy that wants to say a few words.

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This video is what happens when you realize you can't solo EVE online.

Ah I see. Don't have the Charlemagne yet, but have noticed with the Old Gods that it isn't quite as easy to do, if possible at all (I'm looking at you, pagans).

As soon as I have someone on the throne for 10 years, I ditch gavelkind for the one (can't recall the name primo-something) that allows the heir to inherit all titles upon succession. Kind of sucks when that marriage two generations ago nets you the English throne but you lose most of your homeland to pretenders.

Eh, it's not THAT bad really. Start small, count or maybe a duke/petty king. This keeps the confusion at a minimum since you aren't a particularly tasty target for the AI and you've only got a handful of lands to deal with. I like a duchy in Wales or Ireland to start out, you get some separation being on the isles,…

OH YES. Though the game would take FOREVER to play unless you auto-battle through most of it.

Yes. Imagine how pissed the Pope gets when your Pagan Vikings are occupying Jerusalem for most of the middle ages. Don't need no Cassius Belli to go pillaging, yo.

Seems the frame skipping is tied to the game searching for connected devices (gamepad), not finding one and timing out. Happens about once a second. Plug a gamepad in (even if you don't want to use it) and it should smooth out immediately.

Yup. All the 'Timing chains FTW' commenters have obviously never seen what happens when the plastic bits of the chain guides give up. Then you call around looking for the parts only to have half the people tell you 'that's a lifetime part!" and the other half tell you they'll give you a call if they can find em.

Awesome post. +eleventy

They've made claims of 18-24 months every 18-24 months for the last ten years.

Reynolds is fantastic at tying story threads together that may have begun with many years of separation.

And Granny and Gramps do, regularly. Usually to the tune of 15-20mph below the speed limit on a two-lane highway sporting solid double yellows for the next 26 miles until they see the "RV Park 2 miles" sign, at which time they'll slow to 30-40mph below the limit just to make sure they don't miss it.

This is something I'd buy because it's cheap for what it is, and sacrifice many nights and weekends to the gods of drop-forged steel and elbow grease (and perhaps a scene reminiscent of "temple of doom" as we rip the V8 out of our offering to said gods, chanting as we do so) just so I could ride around town in a…

No stalker... but you do share the same barber. Bateman's got a slightly better haircut, though.

In his defense, it's a twin-screw supercharger. There's some basis in reality there. My boss owns the damned store, has a 2010 R/T and was convinced they weren't making them past '14.

Is it airworthy yet? I saw a short film on the build, it ended with a taxi test, but was still a ways from making the maiden.

You're more than welcome to voice your safety concerns to the AMA if you disagree with flight and spectator line distances and other safety practices at sanctioned events.