offtopic-discussion

[dense field]

Skyhawk is fun

it gets Walleyes too iirc

TV guided boom boom

[hazy gate]

True, I wish my f-15 could have 6 aam-3 missiles and 4 aim-7ms

could easily put 3 ir on each wing

but nooooooooooo

[dense field]

7M is just mid
thats the thing

[distant nymph]

That's good o:

[hazy gate]

Yeah ET hits way before

[dense field]

it has tripled the range and almost doubled the speed

[young gale]

Graaaahhhh

I want GTA 6

[dense field]

not fair at all

[hazy gate]

when amramms ever come out tho its Jover for anyone without them lets be honest

[dense field]

idk if you've seen the new Fox3 comparion videos but if you do, you'll see that R27ER even destroys fox3 missiles in velocity

that thing is not fair and will never be lmao

[hazy gate]

Yeah but ammaram missiles will prob be able to lock and launch way before they ever launch

oh you were referring to fox 3s but still,

I think amramms will be in eventually

[dense field]

ehhh
R27ER is basically Fox3 that you have to hold the lock on

lost lock? just lock again, it wont lose the target thanks to datalink
rear aspect shot? no problem, just like a fox3

[dense field]

they are coming this june or july i think it was

[hazy gate]

They recently helped this issue with aim-7ms too

like a 15 second timer or something to get a relock before it self explodes

still bad performance as always tho

its literally a dogfight radar missile

capability wise

[dense field]

kind of
that 15 seconds it doesnt explode like it did back then but you still have like 2-3 seconds before you lock again or else it wont track

whereas R27ER have a minute

you launch one, lose the lock, it'll do its thing for a minute lmfao

relock and it tracks

[hazy gate]

Oh yeah ik the ER retrack better overall by alot

just before that change aim-7ms were absolute garbage

[dense field]

still garbage compared but less of a garbage
its not that its bad, its just that the other one is too powerful
we've been begging for a more advanced AIM7 but looks like we'll get 120 before that happens

which is funny

[hazy gate]

going from 1050 ti right to 4070

[restive charm]

https://youtu.be/dfnIzebkNec?si=_W1X72xzU1ZWCak5

dang i forgot it was only 2 inches LMFAO

[full patrol]

City that doesn't have enough supplies to deal with snow accumulation + people who don't know how to drive in snow. Not a good combo

But ya 2" isn't that bad on busy roads especially if it fell slowly.
Iirc they had alot of icy weather which made the roads dangerously slick b/c they didn't have enough plows to put salt down in time

[spice gyro]

Had something similar happen near me a bit ago, no one could get up the local hill

[modest isle]

Everyone should drive an SUV or a Crossover

To get rid of the “oh no my car slipped”
“oh no my sedan is to low and flooded”
“Oh no this pothole completely destroyed my sedan”

Sedans are no longer practical

Sedans are declining due to

• customer preferences to SUV

• Bad / Terrible roads and potholes

• passengers are less safe in an accident compared to SUV

• And lastly climate change 🥵🔥
  Due to floods and snow storms that push the lighter sedans while SUVs stay still

[barren bear]

oh yeah, every mum and her dog get SUVs

[modest isle]

SUVs are cool tho

https://tenor.com/view/ford-bronco-90s-bronco-ford-suv-gif-24309634

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/mr2-toyota-drift-toyotamr2-drifting-gif-12106775

my mr2 says otherwise

[modest isle]

Ok we will let this legend pass

[barren bear]

yay

[gray adder]

I drive a E scooter lol

[distant nymph]

Bicycle for me xD

[gray adder]

Lets race!

[distant nymph]

aw xD
I don't actually know how fast E Scooter are o:

[gray adder]

Mine is 20mph/32kmh

[gray adder]

@slow hazel

[slow hazel]

Nicee

[distant nymph]

oh that's neat actually o:

[slow hazel]

Top speed?

[gray adder]

But I've got up to 27 mph

[slow hazel]

Oh

Mine is only 25km/h

But more than enough to roll around in the city

[spice stream]

HAHAHAHAAHAH

[distant nymph]

Are you allowed to "drive" on sideways with them ? o:

[slow hazel]

Idk if im allowed or not but im doing it

[distant nymph]

That's fair xD

Because that's one of the things I hate with Bicycles >.<
Driving on the street with cars

[spare garden]

no glaze or anything but this might just be one of the best sideprofiles i have ever seen.

[young gale]

Oh

[drowsy egret]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1217541105768206376/1230237140890423327/Fearsomegodzillaspam.mp4?ex=6632969f&is=6620219f&hm=786d22776a25684bd43789c9aa9775b730be0a91be7068ec5f020abda443a3f5&

[drowsy egret]

these 2 mfers

[spare garden]

https://tenor.com/view/jordan-batter-looksmaxxing-no-sigma-me-gif-15250311043011508045

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/video-games-boss-boss-fight-morshu-catjam-gif-20629306

Here is an example

https://youtu.be/r3fhfL4KUW0?si=Rd-PxF_WXjyaJ5Wm

[rigid sand]

https://tenor.com/view/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-gxk-run-out-godzilla-kong-gif-3392272542657771658

damn i loved the movie

[ripe pollen]

different kind of raptors but still a good documentary. https://youtu.be/SnlcE1Y9ZgE?si=PwEfG_qNi1pkxNK4
Looks like it's on youtube til May 8th

[nocturne basalt]

@grand trout please dont eat the beipi

[grand trout]

Haha I knew it was an admin :p

[hazy gate]

The roads being more dangerous has to do with people buying SUVs, and its more so to do with how car companies market things nowdays, they want SUVs sold because they count as a truck so they dont have to have a certain gas efficiency requirement

which is what ultimately led to more folks buying a SUV

Me personally am gonna get a sedan bc they are imo cooler then SUVs and save more gas and environment

All you need, v6 impala

[modest isle]

Or a Crossover

A crossover is basically a “Fake SUV”
Because they are built like sedans

Wait i have a video i will send

[hazy gate]

True but still have more gas usage as per the truck standard thing

[modest isle]

https://youtu.be/mQDegCqiVnU?si=71MCbW37c8lWh70_

[hazy gate]

That thing does seem to have a smaller engine then other SUVs tho

[modest isle]

True

[hazy gate]

Crossover def best bet for family nowadays prob

just cuz of market and how roads are nowadays, cant reverse it

[modest isle]

As for me currently im driving a Sedan
2022 Toyota Camry

My future car maybe will be a Crossover

[hazy gate]

I have this but use to have a 2006 malibu but it got tottaled by a dodge ram 2500

this is 2003 yukon

5.3l v8

[modest isle]

Good thing you were ok

[hazy gate]

yeah everyone was ok, this was the car that got ruined

it was at like 45 mph

my car had a small spoiler tho

and silver

miss it ;-;

[modest isle]

We had a 2010 Nissan Armada
As the “Family SUV”

But we sold her in 2022 i still miss her

[hazy gate]

that back door design is cool

[modest isle]

We always tend to miss our old cars

[hazy gate]

yeah but ones that got crashed waaay worse then selling or trading in lol

I was so mad at the people who caused it lol, they ran a yellow turn lane

while we had green going straight

[modest isle]

Bruh thats annoying

Yeah if i was you my blood would be boiling

[hazy gate]

Yeah worst part is the dodge ram only had a out headlight basically and our engine bay was dented in

[gray adder]

Epic boss Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlSLCnbXMIE

[modest isle]

[modest isle]

https://youtu.be/13HEqePXIU0?si=42T6TyHBv_IlWVl1

Im not impressed
Toyota needs to do better next time 👎🏼

This coming from me who owns a 2022 Toyota Camry

All of the Camry Generations including the new one

But i do say it looks more handsome the the 8th Gen (2018-2024)

[cedar crescent]

Are Impalas pretty good? I'm sedan shopping too right now and I've been looking at Impalas, Accords, Civics, LaCrosses, Camry's and Corollas...

I heard Ford Fusion is good but...it's Ford so

[hazy gate]

Only sedan I'd ever get imo is a impala or malibu, they have great balance of horse power, fuel economy and looks great inside and out if taken care of

[cedar crescent]

I heard bad things about Malibus and their engines, but I'm not an engine nerd so idk much about engines

I just heard they have some engine issues

[hazy gate]

If were talking years, I'd go no newer then 2013 personally

I hate newer cars

also the engine problems are prob those newer cars

like 2017-19 and up

My last malibu was a 2006 and I loved it, lil speedy thing, never had to fill gas alot and had a lot of room like trunk space

Probably looking for a 2012 or 13 next

[hazy gate]

If it has a 4 cyclinder its impossible for me to like it lol

Maybe if in future it got a turbo installed

need at least 6 of those bad boys

I like having horse power for things like pulling out on a turning section, much safer with powerful engine for reliability when needing speed, for accidents and much more

Even for something as simple as needing to outrun weather or something, pretty sure ive heard stories of people that had relatively powerful cars and just barely outran a tornado lol

Nothing less than a v6 in my book

Dont even get me started on EVs

[hazy gate]

I like the 2002 to 2006 model honestly, and 2007 to 2011

But they do be having that tiny engine

[unreal pier]

What?!!

[full patrol]

[modest isle]

Sadly most new car manufacturers don’t make V8s and V6s anymore
Theses types of engines are going the way of the dodo

[hazy gate]

Aaaand thats why I buy used cars

[modest isle]

Most likely will receive a turbo in a sporty trims

[cedar crescent]

I think a 2016 Impala has a V6 I can't remember though. I just remember doing research and that 2016 Impalas are pretty good

[hazy gate]

I prefer tried and true pure gasoline engine, its tried and true and reliable, when some other vehicles will die going 4 feet in water

[hazy gate]

True, I think that may be last year they get the v6, but they still have other annoying modern features still, that 2013 and down wont have

[modest isle]

Chevy impala is such a good car too bad General Motors killed it
In 2020

[hazy gate]

Real

[cedar crescent]

Do you think it's still a good car to buy even if it's discontinued?

[hazy gate]

I mean impalas were used by gangs as getaway car and police forces, so

[cedar crescent]

I see them somewhat often here

[cedar crescent]

They're definitely nice looking cars and I heard they're somewhat comparable to Toyota

Regarding reliability

[hazy gate]

Especially the early 2010s

[modest isle]

Maybe if you find one not used
But the 10th Gen (2014-2020) 👍🏼

Will feel a bit outdated compared to modern cars

[cedar crescent]

Should I even bother looking at used Impalas?

Orrrr

[hazy gate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI9nSPcWPF4

No EV safety stuff on board here

that stops the car from doing exactly whast you want

[modest isle]

For me im always afraid of used cars

No matter what company it is
Toyota , GM , Ford , Nissan , honda

[cedar crescent]

Ah, I see

I kinda don't really have a choice, new cars are just way too expensive and I don't want to finance at all

I don't have a job during college semesters so

[modest isle]

True the prices are high rocket 🚀
Its crazy

[cedar crescent]

especially the FB marketplace

[hazy gate]

What's you guys realistic dream car mines pretty modest

350z nissan

[modest isle]

Nissan Z

[cedar crescent]

Anything that's reliable and runs, and looks nice

I'm not a big car guy

[hazy gate]

Yeah thats how my SO is

[cedar crescent]

However, I do want a Kawasaki ninja 400 for my first motorcycle

[hazy gate]

ik what that is

If I got a bike itd be this, buell xb12s

I like naked street bikes

[cedar crescent]

That seat looks crazy

[modest isle]

Nissan Z generations

The current generation is only named (Z)
And not 400 Z

[hazy gate]

350z my beloved

370z is ok just looks a lot less curvy

[cedar crescent]

I currently have a 2018 Nissan Sentra and I just had to get it repaired because something hit my bumper and jostled the wires to the distance sensor it would've been a $2.4k repair at a Nissan dealership

I couldn't use cruise control and had a constant beep for months

Because of that

[modest isle]

[cedar crescent]

So I'm looking to get rid of this Nissan

[hazy gate]

New Z series almost dont even look like a Z anymore almost looks like they turned a mustang into a 2 seat coup

[cedar crescent]

For something that isn't so fragile

[modest isle]

Nissan X-Trail / Rouge

What about this nissan

[cedar crescent]

I heard to stay away from Nissans from one of my local mechanics, thoughts?

[modest isle]

Or is it too big for your taste ?

[cedar crescent]

Nissans are nice looking cars

Also it is a bit too big

[modest isle]

Nissan CVT improved alot btw 👍🏼

[shadow abyss]

anyone knows why my game always crashes eventho i have a good pc and everything on low?

[modest isle]

CVT transmission

[cedar crescent]

Best to check #🔧-evrima-troubleshooting-🔧 for that

[hazy gate]

Chevy avalanche, and this thing has a big block v8 5.3l

Rather have a truck then crossover or suv

[cedar crescent]

This does look kinda cool ngl

Though it's not my taste

[hazy gate]

yeah not mine much either

[full patrol]

get a subaru

[modest isle]

its a body on frame

[hazy gate]

it guzzles gas

[full patrol]

Trucks are expensive af

[hazy gate]

Yeah unless you need a truck never get one lol

[cedar crescent]

Are there any good Subaru sedans? I'm not really looking for an SUV or something bulky

Seems like sedans are just better on gas generally

I drive a lot so

[modest isle]

Unibody : all of modern cars

• Sedans
• Crossovers
• hatchbacks
• minivans
• Coupes
• Wagons

[hazy gate]

Yeah I prefer sedans over all, but its usually older ones so i get power, less annoying features and decent gas mileage

[modest isle]

Body on frame :

• SUVs
• Pickup trucks

[hazy gate]

lol basically my car

[cedar crescent]

Less annoying features is so true, Nissan distance sensor be like

[full patrol]

I wanted to get a subaru Impreza but there weren't any available by me so I got a outback instead which is more of a minivan but it's very nice.

Subaru has the impreza and legacy if you want specifically a sedan

[cedar crescent]

I dont need to know when I'm about to hit something I have eyes 😭

[hazy gate]

seatbelt beep on dirt roads and stuff

its so bad

[full patrol]

We don't trust Nissan where I live

[hazy gate]

bunch of stuff new cars do, imo are pointless unless your stupid

[cedar crescent]

I don't mind seatbelt beeps, as long as the passenger one doesn't go off easily. I have a heavy dog and she loves the passenger seat lol

[full patrol]

Everyone I ask they're like don't get a Nissan

[modest isle]

The outback is beautiful quirky Crossover

[cedar crescent]

Yeah I'm thinking the same where I live too, I just asked a mechanic about what to avoid and they said Nissans (they just got done repairing my Nissan)

Lol

[full patrol]

It's really great ngl best car out of the 2 cars I've ever owned

[hazy gate]

only nissan id ever get is a 350 or 370z

[modest isle]

But Nissan CVT transmission improved alot
Compared to before

[full patrol]

Just gotta do your research on the car make model and year you're looking at. Gotta look into the specific pros and cons of the car you're looking at

[hazy gate]

And if your a car person if you actually like the car

Unless its your first car

[full patrol]

My first car was a lemon

[modest isle]

[hazy gate]

dang lol, mine was the metioned before 2006 malibu

[full patrol]

But outside of mine having a literal 1 in a 10million problem, the Hyundai sonata is a very nice car

[hazy gate]

I coulnt own one of those where i live currently

My dirt road gets super muddy

would get stuck

[cedar crescent]

Yeah I heard it's more about the model than the brand nowadays

[modest isle]

I miss our 2010 Nissan Armada

We sold her in 2022

[full patrol]

Oof ya if you have unpaved roads you want something with a bit more lift lol

[hazy gate]

Yeah even the malibu did well

they do have decent clearance and pretty beefy engine

got through like 4.5 foot tall water with the mali as well during a flood

[full patrol]

That's dangerous

[cedar crescent]

Damn, we really only need to worry about snow/slush/ice here

[hazy gate]

water got right above the tires and yeah, but otherwise we'd of been stuck in the middle of nowhere

basically touching fenders

wwasnt flowing fast and could see bottom so decided to go through

[cedar crescent]

But this is becoming less and less of an issue

Global warming yippee!

[hazy gate]

but it coulda been bad

def know that

[modest isle]

That climate change 🔥 is what also led to the arm race
Of why people buy SUVs these day

[cedar crescent]

Yeah I see so many SUVs

Is it just because they're more spacious?

[hazy gate]

Main reason tho im telling you, is marketing, its how car companies market, they want to sell SUVs so they have been puhsing them for eyars now

[full patrol]

SUV are better at handling a broad range of road conditions

[cedar crescent]

Ohhh okay

[hazy gate]

If people didnt buy into everyhting about cars before buying most people would still have sedans

[modest isle]

They also gain more money buy selling an SUV rather than a Sedan

[hazy gate]

rip

[full patrol]

But if you know how to drive in varying conditions its not like you'll be better or worse off in a sudan

[hazy gate]

True, only argue there is gas mileage, mainly from weight

[modest isle]

And sits higher

[hazy gate]

sadans be light as h

[cedar crescent]

Ah, that makes sense

I don't really have a reason for an SUV right now, I don't need the space, I don't need 4WD because we don't get as much snow/ice as we used to

I don't need it being sat higher because I don't really drive on dirt roads, or we don't get crazy floods

[full patrol]

Sudans do slightly worse in snow if it's slick. Being lighter gives them slightly less traction. But when you hit black ice it doesn't matter of your car weighs 1000lbs or 10000lbs no traction is no traction

[hazy gate]

I'd only recommend a SUV for a family, then sadan for couples and such

imo

[hazy gate]

Yeah idk much about snow, I live in NC

I just know sedans and coups are lightest

[cedar crescent]

I've only had one close call with an accident and ice but I recovered from it really well. I was on the highway and my car was being pulled towards the median (is that what the middle is called? With the grass)

And then I was able to pull myself back over onto the road

[modest isle]

Also is a survival instinct how most of us naturally wants to be the big predator and not the small prey

[hazy gate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Q8CZ1EC_c

goodbye suv

at the redlight the suv will suffer

lol

[cedar crescent]

Speaking of that, another reason why you'd get an SUV is so if you ended up rear ending a semi, you wouldn't get wedged underneath it and have your chest crushed

[modest isle]

Woah thats impressive for a 2013 car

[hazy gate]

Im tellin yuh

[modest isle]

[hazy gate]

the gangs and police knew cars

[cedar crescent]

rest in peace. Happened to a good friend of my dad

[full patrol]

You're buying used right?

[hazy gate]

Wonder if brakes could of been at fault.

[modest isle]

Rip

[cedar crescent]

I am yeah, new is way too expensive

[cedar crescent]

I think he just fell asleep at the wheel, He had a really bad habit of that

[hazy gate]

kia has brand news for 15k

my sister got one

[cedar crescent]

That's what I remember

What kind?

[hazy gate]

lemme see

[full patrol]

Maybe go to a few places around you if you haven't already and see what they have, then do some research on the cars. Would be silly to figure out the exact car you want then it's not even available by you

[cedar crescent]

Used car places?

[full patrol]

Ya

[cedar crescent]

Hmm I see

[full patrol]

I was set on a crosstrek when I went looking and nobody had one

[cedar crescent]

I have a few cars as options right now

[hazy gate]

went outside to check my sisters car, its a kia Forte

[cedar crescent]

Toyota Corolla and Camry, Honda Accord and Civic, Buick LaCrosse, Chevy Impala

I'll look into the Subaru sedans too when I get the chance

[cedar crescent]

That's something I was also looking at, I'll do more research

[full patrol]

Also don't be afraid to try out cars you weren't really thinking about. I only ended up with my current car because my cousin insisted on trying it out and it turned out I loved how it felt and handled

[hazy gate]

Yeah kia forte is like the most affordable 2023-24 car on the market brand new

I think my sisters is a 22 tho

[cedar crescent]

Honestly I don't think I'll care much for feeling and handling as long as it's reliable and the gas mileage is good I'm not picky, I just wanna make sure I dont get something with design flaws or common problems

[hazy gate]

That kia forte barely needs filled so

has backup cam

[full patrol]

Our family has had good luck with Toyota camrys its like the only type of car my dad has owned in the last 40 years

[cedar crescent]

My dad was suggesting looking at Kias so I'll check them out too, I remember I was looking at a Kia Forte before and I ended up going to where it was located (it had no battery, this wasn't included in its description)

[cedar crescent]

I heard Toyotas are one of the most reliable cars rn, specifically their Camry's and Corollas

[hazy gate]

0 miles brand new 2024 forte is 22k to 25k, so the 2023 and 2022 must be much cheaper, which means prob have to buy a used forte with like 300 to 1000 miles, sure what my sister ended up doing

[cedar crescent]

That is pretty cheap ngl

[hazy gate]

Yeah I was surprised when my sister got one, but then realised how affordable they are especially if you finance them

[hazy gate]

https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/3KPF24AD6ME376454 not bad for a 2021

12k

87k miles

my first car was 73k miles on it

and ran great but that varies obv lol

[cedar crescent]

Oh damn

It looks clean too

[hushed sandal]

Hello. How is everyone?

[hazy gate]

well

how bout you

[craggy raven]

Yo

[modest isle]

First Device species of the day (???) :
Nintendo’s GameBoy Advance SP

The Game Boy Advance SP[a] (GBA SP), released in Japan on February 14, 2003,[8] is a sixth-generation handheld game console developed, released, and marketed by Nintendo that served as an upgraded version of the original Game Boy Advance. The "SP" in the name stands for "Special".[9] It is the penultimate console in the Game Boy Advance product line before the Game Boy Micro, which was released in September 2005.

2005, Nintendo released an improved version of the Game Boy Advance SP in North America, featuring a brighter backlit screen instead of the previous version's frontlit screen. This GBA SP was Nintendo's first internationally-released handheld system to feature an integrated backlight. (However, there had already been a backlit system years earlier with the Japan-only Game Boy Light, which was essentially a Game Boy Pocket with an electroluminescent backlit display.) The AGS-101 was never officially released in Japan, however, as the frontlit AGS-001 models were still available on the market until the end of productio

The Game Boy Advance SP had numerous colors and limited editions.
All Blacks (New Zealand only)
Blue Kyogre
Cobalt Blue
Flame Red
Famicom 20th Anniversary Edition
Gold with Zelda Triforce
Graphite
Green & Orange (Limited Edition)
Green Rayquaza
Green Venusaur
Kingdom Silver (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Edition)
Mario
NES Black (UK and US only as a limited edition)
Onyx Black
Pearl Blue
Pearl Green
Pearl Pink
Pearl White (Limited Edition)
Pikachu Yellow
Platinum
Platinum & Onyx (Limited Edition)
Red Groudon
Snow White
Spice & Lime
Starlight Gold (Toys R Us exclusive)
SpongeBob
Surf Blue (UK only)
Torchic Orange
Tribal

@sullen merlin
@naive aspen
@severe niche
@hallow parrot
@limber grove

@wintry marlin
@cedar crescent
@distant nymph
@rustic badger

@shell rapids
@dreamy geode
@frosty geyser
@drowsy egret
@azure oar

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/byuntear-sad-sad-cat-cat-meme-gif-25617057

[rustic badger]

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/gameboy-advance-game-boy-advance-intro-game-boy-advance-boot-up-game-boy-nintendo-gif-25292348

[distant nymph]

old o:

[azure oar]

what color is called tribal?

also

you could put a lot of things as devices

[modest isle]

This

[azure oar]

hmmm… G U N

[azure oar]

just joking

[modest isle]

The next device is ticklingtime bomb

Samsung’s Galaxy note 7

[azure oar]

ah, a phone

but I still find it funny that a 800mm Railway-cannon is technically a „device“

[modest isle]

Tomorrow

[azure oar]

you don‘t have to and probably shouldn‘t considering that, because of the time in wich it was made, it could have some banned words in its articles

just makibg fun of english

[modest isle]

Oh i see

[full patrol]

YAAAAASSSS
THE BLUE ONE IS MINE
And last year I got a really nice used pearl pink one from Japan off ebay so i can trade between my GBA pokemon games

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/thinking-lost-new-york-sigh-alone-gif-24949861

[hazy gate]

The vic

[modest isle]

I had a sky blue one

[gray adder]

The Crown

That will always be my favorite police car

[hazy gate]

It's either mine as well or second for me

Impala goes so hard

Vic's use to chase early year impalas

On subject of Nintendo portables, I own a original Gameboy advance, looks like this but at work, will show real if I remember when I get home

Is what it looks like, pink one my sister's had but I kept it over the years preserving it lol

[dense field]

https://youtu.be/OgA6BPyfJbk?si=MLZnb8bMwIzRwois

[wise mantle]

Woooo

[dense field]

Listen to it fully.

https://youtu.be/ssd_QyrjyJQ?si=TN9wRawgshdvWWl5

First one is also very iconic but second song, Landyshi, is just

[wise mantle]

Awesome

[dense field]

vocals too

[dense field]

Now imagine the entire soundtrack be like this
Volume II is a banger

[wise mantle]

Skipped to landyshi, its nice.

[dense field]

Keep the music on in Air RB

There are many gems that I didn't mention

[wise mantle]

Hmmmm perhaps

[spice gyro]

good songs

[rough hollow]

ay, I have this! At least it looks like it. My nephew loves playing on it.

[barren bear]

@gray adder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R48DEEjyS5k

!!

[hazy gate]

My fave game for it

Had this since I was like 7 or 9

[full patrol]

Noice

[gray adder]

Hell yes

[barren bear]

Mmhmm

[signal nest]

After hours on Spore I have created the perfect specimen

[gray adder]

Pokemon

[pastel loom]

bro no way i just bought nitro basic thinking it will let me have custom backgrounds but turns out you have to get the expensive nitro for that wtf

[remote kelp]

@short sonnet https://youtu.be/Sb_zA-hLMO4

[digital sleet]

@slow hazel

[rough hollow]

https://tenor.com/view/surprised-sorprendido-shaquille-oneal-gif-23222312

[dense field]

Ben!

[lone star]

BIRD!!

[dense field]

BIRB!

He's cyan
Like Ben
And he's also Ben

[lone star]

Birbs have such goofy faces

So adorable

[dense field]

Permanent blushing

[lavish sleet]

Can I say something about my friend here? It's important.

[drowsy egret]

https://twitter.com/DangervilleTeam/status/1781308516117958882?t=6CaunDPi2wKMKhO8i3jt3g&s=19

DangerVille (@DangervilleTeam) on X

It’s just been reported that Godzilla x Kong has ROARED past $500 MILLION at the worldwide box office! Beating Godzilla Vs Kong and Godzilla KOTM.

It now sits as the second highest grossing Hollywood film, next to Dune Part 2. #GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire #LongLiveTheMonsterVerse

Twitter · Apr 19, 2024, 1:07 PM

monsterverse stays winning

[dense field]

@grizzled crescent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9w7kqOZrHM

[grizzled crescent]

Yeah that’s about as I remember

[hazy gate]

https://i.gifer.com/RqWy.gif

🎌

https://pa1.aminoapps.com/6508/1d4d26dcfad32a2ddac2887e9005580341444c54_00.gif

[dense field]

Both F15J and F16AJ have this design iirc
My absolute favourite mod

I'd recommend

https://live.warthunder.com/post/1079558/en/

https://live.warthunder.com/post/1091260/en/

[hazy gate]

oh that looks sick

[dense field]

Yeah especially that F16

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/godzilla-x-kong-godzilla-sweep-kong-sweep-gif-3979512628091076478

Good movie 👍🏼

[hallow parrot]

Its tuna rights day tomorrow

apparently fish have rights

[drowsy egret]

amazing movie

was so much fun

[rigid sand]

https://tenor.com/view/godzilla-kong-godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-roar-sun-gif-16572657846107509431

[rigid sand]

Movie accurate 👌

[dense field]

what is kong doin with Infinity Gauntlet

(i havent seen the movie)

[shell rapids]

Do you want the real answer or a funny answer

[dense field]

both

[shell rapids]

Kong ruined his hand ina. Freak car wreck with a tuck filled with liquid nitrogen

But monarch had a leftover mech suit hand from a scrapped project to give Kong a suit of armor or whatever

[dense field]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-squidward-scarred-for-life-gif-24485981

[shell rapids]

https://tenor.com/view/godzilla-vs-kong-fight-eat-this-battle-gif-16084420

Also Kong went to the dentist

And got soyjak reacted atleast twice

[dense field]

thats love
you dont see it but i do

[shell rapids]

That's what I felt like tryna get the lizard I had years ago to eat her greens

[dense field]

the things we do in the name of love

[drowsy egret]

encounter with a certain 200k ton taller then ghidorah (on 2) and cold kaiju

[gray adder]

Spoiler!

🤬

[shell rapids]

It's a glorified showa movie
Plot is irrelevant to the experience

[rigid sand]

Punching nerds and kickin ass

Throwing children too. Standard monkey activities

[dense field]

Ah

Makes sense

[hallow parrot]

cool bunch of ants

[gray adder]

That your pic?

[spice gyro]

Now let’s graph the curve

[young gale]

What in the find the x axis and y axis is this

[full patrol]

AntX^2+BX+C

[digital sleet]

nah, that image is quite old

[hallow parrot]

I wish

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/polyergus-ants-antkeeping-social-parasite-antbaron-gif-24806816

[pallid palm]

Question: What lvl does one generally advance from the beaches in ARK?

[lone star]

Whenever you want, I’ve never played ascended but in ASE I’d always go once I had wood or stone buildings as an option and some good mounts

[surreal nacelle]

Leveling is optional and just kinda comes naturally, but try and make sure whenever you do move inward you make spikes around the base. Spikes will save your life.

[marsh sparrow]

idk why Pue isn't there

[dense field]

Sanest Islecorder

[marsh sparrow]

ty

some of their names are too hard to see so ill only list some

[modest isle]

ALLOSAURUS 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

https://tenor.com/view/the-allosaurus-allosaurus-allo-keep-moving-forward-until-it-destroys-its-enemies-gif-25069866

[azure oar]

[gaunt bramble]

https://tenor.com/view/ltg-british-food-mods-low-tier-god-gif-9108075214677777615

[azure oar]

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tierschg/BJNR012770972.html

[modest isle]

Since im straight i prefer female barys than male barys

[azure oar]

prefer?

[modest isle]

I was joking along with him

[azure oar]

ik

I Should have put a at the end

[modest isle]

True

[marsh sparrow]

they will just be opposite

[marsh sparrow]

"Look! Yuck!" famous Wren qoute WoF. Look, dead chat. Yuck!

boring dead chat

https://i.imgflip.com/8nif8m.jpg

[marsh sparrow]

why tho?

[gaunt bramble]

brother, you made a smash or pass of the isle roster

[marsh sparrow]

so?

i dont like brits

[gaunt bramble]

https://tenor.com/view/disgusting-disgusteng-disgust-gif-5456694

[marsh sparrow]

?

[gaunt bramble]

you, doing that smash or pass

[marsh sparrow]

what about it?

[marsh sparrow]

https://tenor.com/view/firelitup-chief-goc-gif-27308413

[marsh sparrow]

what is this?

[marsh sparrow]

Seal I don't understand

[azure oar]

It is german law on animal abusement

didn‘t find the american law on it

[marsh sparrow]

i wasn't abusing any animals tho

i wasn't even talking about it

[alpine oak]

<@&933486433342222376> Just wanted to pass this on to you guys

[limber grove]

Why don't you guys ping us about this

[gaunt bramble]

I dont know

I forgor

[lofty blade]

Hey uh, random topic....but holy guacamole, 7 Days To Die is leaving Early Access soon. It's been in it since like 2013 gott dam.

[pallid palm]

I've unlocked cryopods and I still live in a thatch beach shack

[lone star]

Is this your first few times playing

[pallid palm]

Yep. I'm struggling.

[lone star]

Ah yeah, are you playing ascended or evolved?

[pallid palm]

evolved

[lone star]

Oh cool I can help more there

What tames do you have so far?

[young gale]

Hey I was 8 years old in 2013

[lofty blade]

[young gale]

Gasp

[lofty blade]

https://tenor.com/view/shock-cat-gif-18239642

[young gale]

You I think

[shell rapids]

I don't believe even a little

It's still gonna be in alpha by the time I die

[lofty blade]

[shell rapids]

Lies
Fabrications

[lofty blade]

[shell rapids]

They should add pig physics

I
I can't play this game without my pig physics

[silver citrus]

@shell rapids hi

[shell rapids]

Bwuh

[pallid palm]

Sorry for the delay.

I have:

• 3 Lystro's
• 2 Moschopps
• 1 Dodo
• 1 Ptera
• 1 Tek Stego

[lone star]

Not bad, I’d use a bola and get yourself a raptor or two just for better meat collection
They’re easily knocked out with tranq arrows or even a slingshot if it’s low level

Moschops are great for fiber last I recall

[pallid palm]

I've been trying, but each time it either catches me by surprise and I kill it, or I don't realize I've left my shoulder pet of neutral and it dies.

There really aren't many raptors in my area.

[lone star]

Ah yeah, do you have a saddle for your ptera?

[pallid palm]

I do, luckily.

[lone star]

Cool, I’d use that to scan the place and make sure it’s on passive before you leave and land it on a rock where it can’t get hit

You said you had cryopods- or at least unlocked them?

[pallid palm]

Yeah, though I probably don't have the resources to make them.

[lone star]

Maybe not, what level are you?

[pallid palm]

Like 50 or something. I haven't found any crystal yet.

[lone star]

Oh crystal can be in some caves or on mountains, I’m assuming you’re on the Island and not scorched earth or anything

[pallid palm]

Yeah. I haven't found any caves yet, but it's on my to do list.

[lone star]

I can tell you where a few are if you want? I don’t recall exactly where though, it’s been a long time

[pallid palm]

Eh, I think I'll see if I can find them myself, though I'll probably get desperate later.

[lone star]

Alrighty, some are easier to find than others and some are not easy to do, lol

[pallid palm]

I think I may try and tame a carno today. Thanks for the advice.

[lone star]

If you ever need help feel free to ask, I used to be obsessed with Ark
Carnos aren’t always worth the hassle, usually allos are better but they can be hard to get as they tend to run in groups of three and get a bonus from it, but carno I’d advise high ground unless you’re fast enough to outrun it

[full patrol]

Ooo playing ark?

Get a couple dimorphodons and breed them like crazy
The swarm is the way

[pallid palm]

🫡

Will do.

[lone star]

Dimorphodons are insane in well-bred imprinted swarms

[young gale]

The volcano on the island has tons of crystal but it would be pretty heavy to carry back on a ptera

Atleast it does on ascended

Idk about evolved

The only maps I've played on evolved are Ragnarok and fjordur

I'd recommend getting like an argy

Argys are very usefull

[pallid palm]

So I've heard. I haven't seen one tho.

Hey, how does one make beer? I've seen a couple chalicotherium.

[young gale]

You need the beer barrel

Or whatever it's called

You need to place 50 berries and 40 thatch inside the barrel to make beer

But I've heard it takes a long time to actually make it once you put the berries and thatch inside

[pallid palm]

Oh, I was worried I would neep crops. Still have figured that out yet. Thanks!

[young gale]

Brontos are awesome berry and seed gatherers

[full patrol]

Is the beer for those rock sloth guys? Literally never used it for anything else

[young gale]

Yes

Chalicotherium

Big sloth rock throwing guy

I have a beer barrel just sitting inside a pool of water next to my base in ascended

I literally don't use it

It just sits there

With my beezles

[rough hollow]

Hello guys! I wanted to ask
I do not have an airbrush and i want to fix some paint mistakes on my pnso ceratosaurus
just a beige onto a spot on its leg
should i just water it down slightly and apply? or do i need these primers and coats

[pallid palm]

It might be more helpful to ask that on an art server.

[lone star]

I’ve heard of some people using it for battles since it like.. affects either your health regen or health in a positive way..
But I personally never use it

[shell rapids]

Apparently it's good at dmging structures

But for something that needs beer(while inexpensive but takes all too long to make in bulk) there arez much better options

[dense field]

Woah!

Also their dynamic was peak in those old animated marvel movies

[lofty blade]

I know the topic kinda passed, but Chalicotheriums in ARK are one of my favorite general purpose tames. Decently durable, stronk, lotta OOMPH, and they make funny sounds.

[shell rapids]

They throw poop

And are also closer to horses than pretty much anything else

[full patrol]

Except the literal equus (horses)

But the equus have awful turn radius

[lone star]

Neigh

[dense field]

"when Goonway said I had L rizz" sent me

[modest isle]

[shell rapids]

I mean like, the actual animals, irl
Chalicotherium is closer to horses

[stray token]

Hey! Has anyone else from the isle community branched into a animal survival game on Roblox called Creatures of Sonaria?

[cedar crescent]

ive played it a lil bit, why

[stray token]

I was just curious to see if it was 'mainstream' ig 😮

[cedar crescent]

i havent played it recently, no though it was interesting when i did play it

entertaining for a bit

[stray token]

I've been playing it nonstop for 2 months 💀

It had a whole recode recently

[cedar crescent]

oh? i might need to check it out again then

[stray token]

Lmk if you like it I would love more friends that also know the isle

👀

[cedar crescent]

bet, ill check it out sometime this week probably

[stray token]

Do I have you permission to send you a tiktok in DM?

[cedar crescent]

yeah ofc, go ahead

[digital sleet]

@dense field @grizzled crescent https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1133518925011886210/1231883606197141584/alittlebitoverkill_-_Made_with_Clipchamp.mp4?ex=66389403&is=66261f03&hm=0e18858e292d6ad0fcbddbf63d92d8d86276df6e99b28db2623e981a4df489cb&

i dont know why its that loud but i recommend lowering volume

[dense field]

Also based tank

Didn't know you played WT

[digital sleet]

its very off and on

for US, ive only just reached the 2.0 tier for aviation

for germany, im at the 5.7 tier for land vehicles

USSR, same thing but at 5.3

japan, im only at the 3.3 tier

great britain is at 5.0

occasionally ill start playing, then ill stop, then i return like 5 months later

[dense field]

Yeah that's normal WT player behaviour

You don't get to commit that much until you acquire a premium vehicle or account because grind is so exhausting without that you're better off getting on an off repeatedly

[distant nymph]

The bridge in the first scene is from DS2, I think o:

[dense field]

https://youtu.be/73_1biulkYk?si=-MK3hu_WJtigZw_K

[dull galleon]

Yooooooo

[dense field]

[dull galleon]

What the hell is gonna happen in this movie

There's no way Deadpool is going into the main MCU continuity, right? If the one he's in is even considered a different one, that is

[dense field]

i have no ducking idea and i love that fact

trailer really showed nothing

[dense field]

i think he kind of hinted that he is

said something along the lines of "you let down the world at its darkest"

or something like that

[dull galleon]

Yeah, but it feels like he wouldn't fit in

[dense field]

probably meaing the blip? snap?

[dull galleon]

Not with the main MCU humor or themes, that is

[dense field]

if you ask me, deadpool was always a part of the main MCU
but just kept more adult themes
cause you know
deadpool

idk its kind of weird

[dull galleon]

That's fair

I just feel like the main MCU line is a bit too... Safe for Deadpool?

[inner bronze]

this trailer is actually really good.
i was thinking they were going to fumble the trailer like they do with most MCU films recently, but this is great.
actually has me excited for the film.

[dense field]

Infinity War and Endgame were actually pretty "mature" movies
just didnt have that +18 DP have

same goes for a lot of marvel movies actually

DP can still be its thing on his own movies but it also depends on what companies do

Fox still have the rights for it no?
and X-Men

[dull galleon]

Same

[dense field]

nvm Marvel took the rights

[inner bronze]

doesn't disney own fox now?

[dense field]

yeah

[dull galleon]

Oh damn

[inner bronze]

or am i thinking of one of the other countless companies that have been completely purchased by disney in the last five years alone.

(definitely no monopoly here)

[dull galleon]

We live in a monopoly

[dense field]

nah you're right
idk if Disney bought Fox but Marvel have their rights back on Xmen and DP etc

imma say it again, the fact that they showed so little is great

https://tenor.com/view/avengers-thanos-meme-reaction-gif-23812090

[inner bronze]

unlike kingdom of the planet of the apes showing half of their movie.

[dull galleon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBZE5HqubmY&ab_channel=PointDate

Honestly the trailer doesn't do it justice

It's like a crossover of Risk of Rain and... Minecraft?

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/earth-day-happy-earth-day-nature-spin-gif-16970558

Earth day 🌍

Remember this our planet we need to protect it we have no other planets like it in the universe

[cedar crescent]

Earf day

[jagged wren]

https://youtu.be/ExDSSztYFs4

[shell rapids]

They bought a chunk of fox, mainly the film studios

[neat basalt]

sometimes

i wish that aang actually did kill the firelord

[halcyon sail]

I wish I were a bird

[wheat birch]

Anyone into gardening/ native plants? :3c

[hazy gate]

Me, kinda, I live in NC and thats the only place in the world that venus flytraps grow naturally, and its only like 5% of NC

Some parts of South Carolina too

[wheat birch]

Ayyyy!! Do you cultivate them or just try to find them on hikes?

[hazy gate]

very peculiar plant, and no but I have found them wild in my backyard woods

[wheat birch]

Omg I love that so much

[hazy gate]

on property line, but ever since we have a forest fire behind our house havent seen any :(

[wheat birch]

I remember I learned Venus Flytraps were native to America only a few years ago, and it blew my mind

If I remember correctly, I think we have about 200 species of different orchids as well

[lone star]

…they are??

[hazy gate]

Yeah and its only really 2 states, and the coastal area of them

[lone star]

I always thought they were more tropical

[hazy gate]

for venuses

[hazy gate]

They are mix but very weird plant, only grow on coastal woods of NC and SC

[lone star]

That’s cool

[hazy gate]

almost unbelievable lol

[wheat birch]

Do you guys have Pawpaws out there? Pawpaws are interesting because they were originally a tropical plant and slowly migrated more northernly over the millenia, and so they are (as far as I am aware) one of the only temperate tropical native plants

[hazy gate]

yeah they can unanturally grow alotta places though, just dont live nearly as long or healthy as the native plants that grew naturally

[hazy gate]

lemme see

[wheat birch]

I have two Pawpaw trees in my yard. One of them is huge and robust, and gives fruit every September 😄

[hazy gate]

https://www.ncrabbithole.com/p/pawpaw-trees-north-carolina-wild-fruit

this is news to me

[wheat birch]

I've been working on a huge native plant project in my yard

I'm planting about 300 native plants per year

[hazy gate]

Thats awesome, my sister started a flower garden recently, looks neat

[wheat birch]

From my house 😄

[spice gyro]

plants...

i spent all of yesterday planting trees

[wheat birch]

Oh?? What kinda trees? I have a species I want to plant this year 😄

[spice gyro]

mostly aspens, sugar maples, and norway spruces, but also a few white pines

ill be planting like 60 more trees next weekend

[wheat birch]

Sugar maples are nice 😄

Why so many? Are you an arborist?

[spice gyro]

very, and they look great in the fall

[spice gyro]

no, im planting stuff for a new property to help my parents

but i like plants and gardening as well

[wheat birch]

Can I put a bug in your ear so to speak? Do you know about keystone species? :3c

[spice gyro]

yep

[wheat birch]

Sugar maples may or may not be a keystone species where you live. Not sure. (I'm assuming you're American)

[spice gyro]

yeah, they certainly are, and theyve been replaced in many areas by norway maples

[wheat birch]

I'm sooo hyped because I recently learned of the American Wild Plum (prunus americana) which is a keystone species in my ecoregion

[spice gyro]

i think we have some of these where i was planting yesterday, along with like a hundred mulberries

[wheat birch]

I'm planning on planting 3. I have a tiny yard but it seems like they stay fairly small and have non-invasive roots so they can be planted fairly close to a house

So I was going to make a little American Plum hedge against my house

[spice gyro]

mhm, they seem to grow a little more upright as well

[wheat birch]

And I'm super super stoked about it. Legit losing sleep over this damn tree

I got 2 ordered from my local native nursery. I am just waiting for someone to have my 3rd ready, which I am okay if it comes from a different native nursery. More biodiversity that way, right? XD

[spice gyro]

yep, true

[wheat birch]

And they apparently smell amazing

[spice gyro]

also if you want them to produce, fruit trees tend to like more genetic diversity to do so

[wheat birch]

I imagine them blooming in the spring, and me opening my windows and smelling them

Look at this baby ❤️

Even these little spindly ones are gorgeous

[spice gyro]

yeah they look really nice. in the summer their foliage has a sort of silvery look to them as weel from what ive seen

[wheat birch]

I need to figure out what I want to plant underneathe them

Right now it's just gonna be grass/weeds Lol

[spice gyro]

you could try ferns once theyre filled in a bit

[wheat birch]

Perhaps. Might still have too much light. I have a native fern on the shady side of my house. These guys will be getting quite a bit of sun though, and it can get to 104F here

[spice gyro]

Ah yeah then it may not work

Sounds like a great spot for a salvia depending on where you are

[wheat birch]

I'm in the midwest

[spice gyro]

Then you could probably find a good one, though I’m not sure how native they are

[wheat birch]

Hmm

Do you ever read anything from Doug Tallamy?

[spice gyro]

Nope

[wheat birch]

He is developing a concept of a "Homegrown National Park", in which if we encourage enough people to plant native plants in their yards and get rid of some of their lawn, we would effectively be making habitat the size of a Huge national park

[spice gyro]

Black or brown eyed susans could be nice as well

[wheat birch]

Yeah I was thinking of some sort of fall flowering plant. Those or some sort of Aster

[spice gyro]

It’s certainly a nice idea, and I would love for that to happen at some point

Ooh yeah asters are nice

Beebalm is a nice one too

[wheat birch]

I have those. Monarda bradburiana

Lots and lots of it

My schematic calls for more

[spice gyro]

lol

[wheat birch]

Right now I have robin's plantain, phlox bifida, and common ragwort putting on their shows

[spice gyro]

Ooh coreopsis is nice

[wheat birch]

Also some red columbine

[spice gyro]

I’ve never been able to grow columbine

[wheat birch]

Yeah I have a lot of coreopsis planted as well, though they aren't taking off quite as quickly

[spice gyro]

I used to live down in Texas though so that may be why

[wheat birch]

My columbines thrive in the shade

They like to live under trees it seems in my yard

[spice gyro]

Good to know

[wheat birch]

I also have golden alexander blooming right now

And celandine poppies

[spice gyro]

Nice

Seems you have really good biodiversity

St John’s wort might be another more shade tolerant one to consider

[wheat birch]

I have 3 shrubby St. John's worts going right now 😄

They are actually in pretty full sun. So far doing okay

These are my general backyard plans

[spice gyro]

Ooh yeah that’s amazing

[wheat birch]

I am making some changes here and there. Adding a few more Species, especially to the Pollinator sanctuary garden

Adding some Joe Pye Weed 😄

And more varieties of coneflower

[spice gyro]

And blue star I noticed is an awesome choice

Also, those sedges are cool

I love me some good lush sedges

[wheat birch]

Yeah I have 3 eastern bluestars planted

Yeah LOTS of carex blanda in my schematic

I am still working on planting out all of my side oats gramas

I planted I think about... 9 last year?

I bought 4 or 5 more the other day

[spice gyro]

Nice

Grasses and sedges bring a whole new depth to gardens

[wheat birch]

this is my front yard

[spice gyro]

No lawn looks like?

[wheat birch]

Yeah I got rid of it. There is some lawn (a pretty thin strip) on the left side of my house that leads to the backyard though

[spice gyro]

Nice. Lawns are pretty meh for water usage and such, but great for walking on

[wheat birch]

On the left is where I am going to make my little orchard/thicket whathave you of American Plums

[spice gyro]

Very nice

[wheat birch]

Yeah so I had someone help me design the garden for me. A native landscaper with a local ecologist

And I told them I wanted to turn my lawn basically into large pathways

Hence the design in the backyard

[spice gyro]

It’s very nice, I love having yards that are just giant gardens

[wheat birch]

These garden beds are massive and I am still finding I have plenty of lawn. I have enough room for muliple picnic blankets if I wanted to

[spice gyro]

Ooh that’s nice

Another shade tolerant ground cover/shrub you could try is coral berry

I think it should be hardy through most of the Midwest

[wheat birch]

This is my coral honey suckle. It's native and I adore it so much

😄

Right now I think birds are nesting inside of it

[spice gyro]

Ooh I love that

[wheat birch]

This is Solomon's Seal :3c

[spice gyro]

That’s a fun one, I’ve seen it a lot more recently

[wheat birch]

Yeah the big bumble bees and carpenter bees love it

I love this picture I took the other day. The Bee on the right has pollen all over their face

This is on my Golden Alexanders

Which smell AMAZING by the way

My other flowers don't seem to emit a ton of scent

[spice gyro]

Hmm, good to know

It’s quite a nice bright flower

[wheat birch]

It's a very very woodland kinda flower

This is under a tree

[spice gyro]

Yeah looks like it

[wheat birch]

I better get ready for bed, but if you ever wanna talk nature/plants feel free to holler at me 😄

Plant people are hard to find

Leaving off with this

😄

[spice gyro]

Yep, same.

Enjoy your garden!

[wheat birch]

My ragwort with carex blanda in the front. I have goldenrods growing near the wall, andi n the back under the tree you see a columbine 😄

I took this picture a few days ago

night night 😄

[hazy gate]

that is so cool

[nocturne basalt]

@left nightthis bugger wouldnt be too happy

[left night]

Ohhh how freaking cute

[nocturne basalt]

his favorite pass time is joining in on conversations he wasnt invited to

[left night]

Ugh just like my kids

[nocturne basalt]

lmao

hey atleast with kids you can look at them and be like "A B conversation. C your way out of it" this one will just start screaming

[left night]

My three year old don’t give a crap

Man my charger is missing hells gonna pay today

I found it

Hell was safe today

[nocturne basalt]

Lmaaao

Sorry squirrell musta faryed cause i lost power

[left night]

Oh boy your power said not today you ain’t doing work

[hazy gate]

we have the same wolf incense burner lol thats cool Idk where my bf got it from tho lol

at least thats what he uses it for lmao

[nocturne basalt]

haha nice. i got it as a gift from, i believe, my grandmother a few years back

[hazy gate]

thats neat

[fickle star]

i am ashamed to do this but can any one gift me the game really wanted to play it for a long time ? or like an alt account that has it or so thanks

[clever bear]

Oh, @distant nymph . I saw this yesterday, and it reminded me of the type of things you post. Have you seen it before?

[distant nymph]

oh! I know that gif, yeah 😊
But I haven't seen it in a long time, it's cute!

[clever bear]

Rare are the cute gifs you haven't actually seen before.

[heavy temple]

Komodo dragons have a venomous bite

[rancid aspen]

they dont and ur sources... arent very credible im afraid

give me a minute ill brb

[heavy temple]

It’s the Smithsonian…

There’s also this https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0810883106#:~:text=komodoensis venom potentiates the deep,by the hyperalgesic cramping AVIT

[rustic badger]

So I found this on the wiki

[rancid aspen]

do you consider "the smithsonian" more reliable than auffenberg and other well respected biologists? the evidence for their venom usage is incredibly weak

[rancid aspen]

this has been rejected by many, many biologists

and the proof for it being used effectively in predafion is very weak. why dont you read the study rq and come back to me

[heavy temple]

I consider seeing venom glands and venom mixing with saliva to be a venomous bite

[rancid aspen]

OMG 😭

are you just gonna keep committing pighead fallacies or what bro

this is like the 3rd time

[heavy temple]

It’s an anti coagulant, it allows infection to spread faster

[rancid aspen]

proof for that rq

[heavy temple]

I don’t think you know what that means

[rancid aspen]

I do otherwise I wouldnt have emplyed the term. Any beginner debater does my friend

[spice gyro]

All I gotta say is that Komodo bites are known to affect prey more than other komodos…

[rancid aspen]

theres also an explanation for that

[heavy temple]

Alright, what fallacy have I so greviously committed upon ye

[heavy temple]

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/komodo-dragon#:~:text=Some 50 different bacterial strains,blood loss and induces shock.

[rancid aspen]

pigheadness. you keep blatantly ignoring my points. "Venom glands" ive already adressed, as well as it being mixed with saliva ? that makes it completely useless

[rancid aspen]

bro 💀

Its always the casuals man

[heavy temple]

And what chemical reaction exactly nullifies the venom?

[heavy temple]

That’s a logical fallacy right there

[rancid aspen]

None. its the fact it gets conpletely diluted in the venom. no need for any chrmical reaction

[heavy temple]

Cool, it’s diluted venom, so there is still venom correct?

[rancid aspen]

sakiva* my mistake

[heavy temple]

My point still stands

If there is venom when it bites, that bite is venemous

[rancid aspen]

Again with the pigheadness. I dont disagree with the existence of the venom. I just disagree with it being effectively delivered in a bite for it to have ANY noticeable effect

[rancid aspen]

venom that does absolutely nothing. so the bite shouldnt be caracterised as venomous

[heavy temple]

It can be a venomous bite without the venom being the primary form of killing

[rancid aspen]

its not even "Not a primary form of killing" it quite literally does nothing

[ocean bay]

I'm fine with you guys having a conversation, but don't start insulting each other's opinions or calling names. Keep it civil, or there won't be any further discussion.

[rancid aspen]

pighead isnt an insult its an actual fallacy

like its not meant to be disrespectful or anythinf like thay

[heavy temple]

Even if the venom doesn’t have any significant effect, it’s still venomous, like a ringneck snake or hognose

[nocturne basalt]

@left night check dms please

[rancid aspen]

it doesnt have any effect

so youd caracterize a bite, where the venom does nothing, as a venomous bite?

[wheat birch]

I bought two teeny tiny baby trees today. they are little sticks that are less than a foot tall :3c

[rancid aspen]

ig thats up to personal interpretation

[wheat birch]

I hope they are actually viable

[heavy temple]

I would disagree, but the existence of venom, there is at very minimum even if the venoms effect is negligible, a tiny bit of venom effecting the bite

[spice gyro]

Hope they turn out well!

[rancid aspen]

but my point is mainly that the venom doesnt do anything in predation.

[heavy temple]

Yes, if that venom is produced for the effect of venom and not as saliva

[rancid aspen]

well it isnt

[wheat birch]

I'm so hyped because I gardened yesterday and usually that tears me up even though I workout 3x a week XD

[rancid aspen]

its extremely likely to be used in other biological functions

[wheat birch]

But I don't feel messed up

[heavy temple]

Such as

[rancid aspen]

as seen with other varanids that guess what?

produce the exact

same

toxins

[wheat birch]

So I gotta set my timer and garden some more today

[rustic badger]

It'd be nice if you could send the paper that supports what you are talking about

[rancid aspen]

digestion, etc

[spice gyro]

Gardening is such a nice activity

[heavy temple]

So it would be saliva then

[rancid aspen]

Its like 5 different studies hold on

ill send them to you in dms

just lemme wrap it up here

[heavy temple]

No, post them here

[wheat birch]

I have to set timers so I don't overdo it. I did 3.5 hrs in a row last week and it messed up my body for that entire week, even though I am fairly physically fit Lol

[heavy temple]

I want to see them too

[wheat birch]

Gardening messes me up like noneother

[rancid aspen]

i dont want to flood the chat

[wheat birch]

But ecology. I must!

[rancid aspen]

its a lot of pictures

unless its fine

i can send em here I suppose

[heavy temple]

It’s offtopic, send a link and we can look through it

[rancid aspen]

alright

let me organize them real quick I saved them somewhere

@heavy temple ill be with you in aroun d 7 minutes. I have a lot of pictures to share

[heavy temple]

👍

I do need to head to class in about 30 min, but I’ll be back a bit more than an hour after that

[rancid aspen]

no worries

im heading to sleep soon tho if u have any questions feel free to dm me. other than that lets get started with rhis

[heavy temple]

Class in 4 minutes, I’ll read what I can

[rancid aspen]

first of all, many biologists do not agree with that hypothesis. Ill give you 2 examples, first one here is Dr. Kurt Schwenk (Dr. Fry (and his team) is the author of the paper on "A central role for venom in predation")

kevin arbuckle

and mind you mr kevin cites Auffenberg, who was considered to be the leading komodo dragon biologist. he spent 20 years on the island with them, studying them.

heres the link to his paper
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255592584_Ecological_Function_of_Venom_in_Varanus_with_a_Compilation_of_Dietary_Records_from_the_Literature&ved=2ahUKEwiwg5uKgNmFAxVtAvsDHZiVCXkQFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2JCz3XK-GvGFNJwm1XIRVJ his paper

he speculates that the venom may have other biological functions (mainly digestion) and ill prove him right in a bit. In short, they both claim the evidence for the venom playing a central part in predation is weak, and that the side effects of a bite arent due to venom but due to the sheer size of the wounds. Komodos' dentistry allows them to rip huge chunks of flesh off which is exactly what they do in predation

[rancid aspen]

(prey are mostly killed on sight apart from when they manage to escape)

The toxins in the komodo dragon's venom as well as their gland is present in many other varanids. Yet none of them use it in predation nor can they effectively deliver ir durinf a bite which brings me to my next point

Komodo dragons dont have grooves, like snakes. So their venom cannot travel through their teeth. Instead it gets diluted not only in their saliva, but also in their prey's bloodstream. making effective delivery... impossible.

Another point (which mr kevin talked about( was the fact that it takes a lot of enrrgy to produce venom yet it clearly cant effectively be used in predation

so it wouldnt be a good evolutionary trade-off

[heavy temple]

So it’s still a venomous bite, just not overly effective

And that’s still two people speculating vs the largest institute of education and research in the world

[rancid aspen]

..

[heavy temple]

So it’s speculation then

[rancid aspen]

two people ? theyre leading biologists, hell kevin even quotes AUFFENBERG. smithsonian is cool and all but the evidence presented by the other 2 biologists is very compelling

[rancid aspen]

No. its an abduction

with very logical reasoning behind it

oh also

@heavy temple these "big" insitituions tend to be very inconsistent with the scientific community. for example natgeo wild consistently contradicts scientific litterature

and almost the only evidence for their venom if I recall

was that documentary

where a dragon supposedly bit a buffalo once and killed it

funnily enough natego wild made that

anyway, theres a very logicak explanation for it. Aside from komodo dragons killing water buffalo being incredibly rare, theres a very logical explanation : water buffalos have beeb very recently introduced to komodo island (around 300 yrs ago), and in their natural habitat they frequented vast marshes. In komodo island, the only sources of fresh water are small bodies of stagnant water filled with their own sewage. Which can explain why the bite got infected so badly

wait hell, even in the documentary itself we see the water buffalo in extremely dirty water

[heavy temple]

Even if I were to take the credibility of these scientists over the credibility of the Smithsonian institute, they aren’t arguing against the existence of a venomous bite, just saying that the effects are negligible, which I have already conceded

[rigid sand]

why are these figures so cheap? for the most part they look good, they're HEAVY for their size too. they've got a lot of heft, idk if its thick plastic or therre's metal in them too. but $10 USD (in my area) per figure is incredibly cheap considering ill see other plastic figures worth like twice as much usually

and you bet i bought kong, godzilla, and shimo as well. skar king, you're next

the articulation isnt too bad either, for 10 bucks it's pretty good

[dense field]

i think MHW servers just died

it says "no sos flares found" while 15k are playing

i dont buy it

and no its not my connection

[lone star]

…
Is it your connection?

[rigid sand]

what if 15k people just all got incredibly good all at once and no one needed help

[hazy gate]

If someone shows me their guns I'll show mine, like irl firearms lol

Any range goers

[rancid aspen]

pigheadness again 💀💀💀 thats insane anyway just saying "smithsonian said it so its better" isnt very smart and is an appeal to authority, and thats excluding the fact they are using the very reasoning that has gotten debunked. And + they still say the dragon has harmful bacteria when auffenberg himself has proven otherwise, he has even given the names of the bacteria found in the dragon's mouth and they werent dissimilar to the bacteria found in other animals' mouth. completely taking away their credibility

[heavy temple]

You have admitted that there is trace amounts of venom, that makes the bite venomous

[rancid aspen]

Again pighead ?! if youre just gonna ignore all my points and spam this sentence then you may as well concede lmao

[rancid aspen]

..

[heavy temple]

How am I being pigheaded? If there is venom in a bite, the bite is venomous

[rancid aspen]

😭

Im done with you

point made

[heavy temple]

You can't say nuh uh to logic, I have conceded many points, but this one is a simple connection

[rancid aspen]

Youve admitted before than when the venom has effect its a venomous bite yet ive just proven it doesnt and ur still just saying "bUT tHeReD vEnOM sO tHe bItE iS vEnOmOuS" so literally contradicting yourself. look bro im not taking anything away from komodos. theyre badass 65 kgs lizards that can take down water buffalo WITHOUT POISON.

[heavy temple]

#offtopic-discussion message Here's a source that you used saying Komodo Dragon has a venomous bite

I have yet to contradict myself, however, you are arguing against your own source

[rancid aspen]

I used that study to show its toxins are shared with other varanids which btw DO NOT use the venom in predation

[rancid aspen]

u did u said the venom has an effect and ive proven it doesnt

[heavy temple]

I conceded that

[rancid aspen]

oh

[heavy temple]

Cool, so it still has venom and therefore a venomous bite

[rancid aspen]

u said before a bite is venomoud if the venom has effect didnt u?

anyway if u agree it doesnt

then we can end this here

[heavy temple]

I said it doesn't need to have significant effects

[rancid aspen]

as that was what I mainly wanted to prove

[heavy temple]

Cool, so Komodo dragon has venom, though we can't agree on the validity of sources, so it has varying degrees of effectiveness depending on who we believe and we can agree to disagree at this point