I didn't know about Alba before but after doing some reading I'm really liking their vintage watch lines. I wish I had paid more attention to the buckets of "as-is" watches in the markets.

Exactly! The speaker sounds like crap, but it may need a thorough cleaning when I get back home.

It's pretty interesting to see how people give and interpret ratings in the US vs. Asia for example. In the US it seems like less than a mid-four is a gamble, in Japan you get some great restaurants hanging around at 3.0+. The reviews will say like "Everything was perfect great food, 3 stars".

Pretty sure the article is satire. Here's something similar from Snopes. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cassidy-boon-drowning/

From the original article: "I could have died peacefully, but now I am living a nightmare; I was sexually assaulted in broad daylight by the only person who was sober at the party; what are the chances?.”

If you like to talk to tomatoes...

I was new to a school and decided to skip class with a bunch of classmates I barely knew. One guy goes to the bathroom and comes back and stands right behind me. I look up and he is completely naked except for a sock on his dick hovering right above my head.

We've been great friends for close to 18 years and I just got to meet his two kids.

Well it had a lock icon. You can't just make those up!

One of my favorite series to read and watch growing up. Driver's high is my go to karaoke jam!

Peak cosplay right there.

This reminds me a lot of the WebTV box my parents got us in lieu of an actual PC. The specs are laughable now and all I ever remember was how painfully slow it was to load up the simplest of websites. Still, it was pretty exciting to have back then.

Jesus Christ. What was the prompt, faces like melting mozerella?

Unrelated, but Native Americans did this in the US to mark trails. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_trees

It's cool that you can still easily identify them to this day.

Weird take but definitely gonna be unpopular, haha. Does that apply to tooth whitening?

This game is awesome and hasn't aged at all. If you can, definitely give it a go!

I used to rent this game from the base video store when my parents would let me. It was always for a two day period and it took a ton of rentals to beat. I went through a lot of paper writing down those codes. I also really love the box art for the X series.

Thanks for the tips! Is it pretty easy to find movement specific service instructions or do you just learn to recognize parts and common build methods?

Once I settle down I'd love to get into full on servicing vintage watches as well.

Yeah so an example of throwing on aftermarket parts:

Start with your base watch, I picked up a cheap Invicta dive watch like so https://files.catbox.moe/bnxgcp.jpg

Slap on some aftermarket hands, bezel, faced, and sand the bracelet for a nice brushed finish. https://files.catbox.moe/mo52xw.jpg

This is a watch restoration I was attempting. Did a poor job but learned quite a bit. https://files.catbox.moe/9bv3pa.jpg https://files.catbox.moe/2kwaka.jpg

If you're interested, check out /r/seikomods. Reddit has a pretty awesome community for it.

It could be a lot of things ranging from state threat actors looking for a toehold into a network or to cost the government time and resources or people doing it for the lulz.

Not too quirky or obscure but I really just like to fix shit. Clocks, washing machines, cars, crooked door, hole in a sweater, electronics... Nothing is outside of my interest.

On the more obscure side I like to fiddle with wrist watches by adding aftermarket parts and modifying their overall look.

You'd hate a lot of bathrooms in Asia, the majority of them are wet baths.

It depends entirely on the bug and moreso the seasoning. I've eaten my share of ants and crickets in Mexico and South East Asia and the taste can vary wildly. I recall tasting the seasoning more than any buggy flavor.

On a side note, raw goat blood soup tastes exactly like you think it would... never again.

Nan province is also a beautiful part of the country to cruise through as well.

Same, but man some of the snacks there are crazy strong with the lime and chili seasoning.

I suppose this thread is full of clean eating herbivores and I'm the only one that enjoys a packet of chips or cheese.

I saw this while in Mexico and really liked the idea. I was then immediately bummed out when realizing almost everything had that label on it and buying food without excess sugar and salt was a lot trickier.

Makes me think of that awesome moment in Serenity when all those reaver ships pop up out of nowhere and start hammering the Alliance.

I got about a month on a disposable safety razor, but I don't have much to shave.

A friend had this mantra of "You do you." that I've really embraced. Stop giving a shit about the things you don't agree with or views other people are into. I'm not looking to change minds, just being personally receptive and open is enough for me.

Haha, lost it at the Aveeno + toilet paper combo...

He makes a point, I shouldn't be tipping anyone.

Per hospital billing, that's probably a $10,000 sweater.

Seen a lot of complaints about these thing leaking over time in the car communities. No experience myself, but may be something to keep in mind, especially of you end up laying the bike over.

Nice shot, Martinique is a beautiful island!

Plastic container + sheet of paper, then chuck it into the yard.

It's probably model dependent, but the one I drove around for my job in Japan had zero leg room. My knees were resting on the dash as the passenger with the seat all the way back.

I love how everyone here is more or less on the same side but still kicking each other in the shins what the appropriate level of anger is.

Americans need to get back on board with light trucks again. I had a '96 Tacoma as my daily driver and it was an extremely capable vehicle with a small profile.

Average driving speed in Tokyo was only 3km faster, still insanely slow. Mainland Japan has a fuck ton of traffic as well, I can't imagine it without public transport. The population density is seriously high.

Our situation was a bit different since it was just me and my wife. We both had our 8 hour work schedules so we kept to our jobs for most of the day. I also recall taking a day off to make a three day weekend here and there.