CommissarVulpin

joined 1 year ago
[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

The concept of having interchangeable, standardized parts is actually kind of a new idea from the Industrial Revolution. Before then, everything was custom-made to fit. The example that comes to mind is firearms. All of the muskets and rifles used in the revolutionary war, for example, were hand-made and hand-fitted. The lock from one rifle wouldn’t necessarily fit on another. If your stock broke, you couldn’t just go get a new stock and slap it on - you had to bust out the woodworking tools and make a new one.

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

In photography, there’s a saying: “Anything for the shot”

I don’t know if I’d go as far as this guy, but props to him for risking himself and his equipment, I guess

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is there a Redwall community? I’m tempted to make one but I have no idea how

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

My first camera was a Voigtländer Vito 2, don’t know the exact age but it’s from the 1950s. My grandmother gave it to me when I expressed interest in film photography, she said she hadn’t touched it in decades so I might as well have it. As soon as I put a roll through it and got the photos back, I was hooked. Even though most of the pictures were underexposed, I knew I wanted to keep shooting film.

After talking to my uncle about this, he rooted around in his closet and gave me my second camera: a Pentax K1000. Super chunky and heavy compared to the Voigtländer, so I felt more confident taking it with me places without breaking it.

I just picked up a third, a Nikon FE along with some telephoto lenses. I haven’t put a roll through it yet, but I’m excited to try.

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Are you saying that if I picked up a copy of that differential equations book I might actually learn wtf is going on? Because I only passed that class with the help of wolfram alpha and never looked back

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

At this point I’m so desperate for a woman to want to spend time with me I’d take it

/s but not really

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Their secret? They had superior morale and esprit de corps!

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

One of my favorite moments of this game was when I stumbled across a KKK meeting in the woods. Rather than just go in guns blazing, I decided to stay hidden and listen in. They proceeded to perform some kind of ritual involving candles, and proceeded to light themselves on fire and all burn to death.

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The only side of my family who was in the country at the time were Quaker, so probably didn’t have anything to do with the war. Could be worth looking into, though.

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I flip off the breaker, just to be safe.

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I live in Washington state, most of my electricity is from hydro or nuclear. My bill is usually about $80 a month, but it can go over $100 in the summer if I’m running the AC a lot.

[–] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I bought one of these toasters because of this video

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