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As promised, I started scanning dad’s slides from Vietnam; so here’s a thread with some shots from the first couple boxes.
Hey folks, last weekend I talked a bit out my dad who was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He took his own life a couple years back; and in the aftermath, mom found boxes of slides he took during his two tours (mostly '67). I'm scanning the slides and will post the standouts in this thread.
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
As promised, I started scanning dad’s slides from Vietnam; so here’s a thread with some shots from the first couple boxes.
Why must work when can play FFXI all day instead? sad
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Why must work when can play FFXI all day instead? sad
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With the right personality and the right level of Japanese language proficiency, you'll quickly find that most Japanese people really aren't as "cold" and "distant" as the stereotypes would have you believe.
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
With the right personality and the right level of Japanese language proficiency, you'll quickly find that most Japanese people really aren't as "cold" and "distant" as the stereotypes would have you believe.
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Please see what this is a reaction to, I’m begging you
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Please see what this is a reaction to, I’m begging you
God damn I need to get Thanksgiving going here in Japan too, your guys’ food looks amazing
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
God damn I need to get Thanksgiving going here in Japan too, your guys’ food looks amazing
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Real homies know chapeaus are top tier
![A screenshot of the item stats for the Red Mage job-exclusive “artifact armor” head equipment, Warlock’s Chapeau, from FINAL FANTASY XI ONLINE.
Warlock's chapeau
[Head] All Races
DEF:23 MP+20 INT+3
Elemental magic skill +10
Enhances "Fast Cast" effect
Lv.60 RDM](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dog5e2brz7ybmwgrsd5vvyno/bafkreieduov2rotkcw4kh7dihc6n6r2be3242ibtt7oucvsaz2elsuuvou@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Real homies know chapeaus are top tier
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
Do you guys remember that advertising campaign from like 2005ish that was about “The Human Element”? It’s like burned in my brain
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Do you guys remember that advertising campaign from like 2005ish that was about “The Human Element”? It’s like burned in my brain
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
Old white ladies really love their lil scarf/shawls don’t they
October 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Old white ladies really love their lil scarf/shawls don’t they
The quote tweet image reminds me of this print ad I saw for FFIII DS which I was just obsessed with as a kid; I’d spent hours and hours tracing the different job character arts from this page.
Got the game and the rest was history, as they say, with the series and me.
Got the game and the rest was history, as they say, with the series and me.
October 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The quote tweet image reminds me of this print ad I saw for FFIII DS which I was just obsessed with as a kid; I’d spent hours and hours tracing the different job character arts from this page.
Got the game and the rest was history, as they say, with the series and me.
Got the game and the rest was history, as they say, with the series and me.
Made me wonder what the largest CRT ever produced was, and seems it was 43 inches!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_PV...
Although admittedly that’s smaller than I would have thought; I was hoping there was some massive one used in an arena somewhere or something
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_PV...
Although admittedly that’s smaller than I would have thought; I was hoping there was some massive one used in an arena somewhere or something
October 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Made me wonder what the largest CRT ever produced was, and seems it was 43 inches!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_PV...
Although admittedly that’s smaller than I would have thought; I was hoping there was some massive one used in an arena somewhere or something
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_PV...
Although admittedly that’s smaller than I would have thought; I was hoping there was some massive one used in an arena somewhere or something
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A Black college freshman was found hanging from a tree on campus. Mississippi authorities rushed to call it a suicide. @kaliholloway.bsky.social looks at Trey Reed’s death. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Suicide or Lynching? Mississippi Officials Insist Trey Reed’s Death Is Nothing Suspicious.
His family says he left for college happy and healthy. Soon after, he was found hanging from a fruit tree on campus. Yet local officials are refusing calls to investigate further.
www.thenation.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A Black college freshman was found hanging from a tree on campus. Mississippi authorities rushed to call it a suicide. @kaliholloway.bsky.social looks at Trey Reed’s death. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My wife is from JP and is (beautifully) aloof regarding US internal news; when I told her “there were 3 shootings today in the states” her response was “…because it’s Monday?”
I laughed, but you know what? I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the weekly average on Mondays lmao
I laughed, but you know what? I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the weekly average on Mondays lmao
'out of the three mass shootings today'
Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford has been identified as the gunman who attacked Grand Blanc Mormon church, killing 2 people and setting it ablaze. Out of the three mass shootings today, two of them have been carried out by Iraq war veterans.
September 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My wife is from JP and is (beautifully) aloof regarding US internal news; when I told her “there were 3 shootings today in the states” her response was “…because it’s Monday?”
I laughed, but you know what? I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the weekly average on Mondays lmao
I laughed, but you know what? I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the weekly average on Mondays lmao
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It’s a cool, calm, and rainy day, so you know I’m throwing that Minecraft Volume Alpha soundtrack with the windows open
September 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It’s a cool, calm, and rainy day, so you know I’m throwing that Minecraft Volume Alpha soundtrack with the windows open
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GOODFELLAS was released 35 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great Hollywood gangster movies and among the most popular films of director Martin Scorsese, the story of how it was made will have you carrying Henry Hill’s mother’s groceries all the way home…
1/56
1/56
September 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
GOODFELLAS was released 35 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great Hollywood gangster movies and among the most popular films of director Martin Scorsese, the story of how it was made will have you carrying Henry Hill’s mother’s groceries all the way home…
1/56
1/56
In the ashes of a crumbling empire, jewels yet remain
September 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
In the ashes of a crumbling empire, jewels yet remain
I have been super, super interested to see what the Korean American and Korean immigrant community in the US are saying and thinking about all of this
To put this into context, the judicial warrant for the search at the Hyundai plant named just four people.
Relying on that warrant, ICE detained nearly 500 people. DHS admitted that included U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and people lawfully here on visas.
Relying on that warrant, ICE detained nearly 500 people. DHS admitted that included U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and people lawfully here on visas.
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I have been super, super interested to see what the Korean American and Korean immigrant community in the US are saying and thinking about all of this
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Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
August 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
Can anyone recommend me a progressive news outlet and/or journalist in regard to American/world economics?
I wanted to read a bit more in English about the interest rate change, but am a bit unsure of where to look.
I really enjoy @404media.co, @propublica.org, @marisakabas.bsky.social, and more
I wanted to read a bit more in English about the interest rate change, but am a bit unsure of where to look.
I really enjoy @404media.co, @propublica.org, @marisakabas.bsky.social, and more
August 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Can anyone recommend me a progressive news outlet and/or journalist in regard to American/world economics?
I wanted to read a bit more in English about the interest rate change, but am a bit unsure of where to look.
I really enjoy @404media.co, @propublica.org, @marisakabas.bsky.social, and more
I wanted to read a bit more in English about the interest rate change, but am a bit unsure of where to look.
I really enjoy @404media.co, @propublica.org, @marisakabas.bsky.social, and more
Kobe (livin it)
NYC
Seattle
Helsinki
Paris
Bonus: Hanoi
NYC
Seattle
Helsinki
Paris
Bonus: Hanoi
If you could get a crib in any five cities (five cribs) of your choice in the world, which would you choose?
Me: Philly, NYC, LA, Chicago, Atlanta
Me: Philly, NYC, LA, Chicago, Atlanta
August 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Kobe (livin it)
NYC
Seattle
Helsinki
Paris
Bonus: Hanoi
NYC
Seattle
Helsinki
Paris
Bonus: Hanoi
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I don't want for much but do I want a complete 1990s Lego pirates collection
August 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I don't want for much but do I want a complete 1990s Lego pirates collection
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mechwarrior 2 ass building im gonna stomp it to death in my mech
August 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
mechwarrior 2 ass building im gonna stomp it to death in my mech