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We never see the planet again

If only. It was completely taken over by the empire. Darth Vader's throne is built on Mustafar and the planet was used as a mass grave for the dead from the Great Jedi Purge, as well as serving as the location in which Inquisitors were created, specifically taking force sensitive infants and training them there. It was also used to replace the cloning facility lost on Kamino. A bit after all this Vader is given the planet and connects with a Sith Ghost who helps him build a temple to harness the unique force energies from Mustafar to (edit) try (end edit) bring Padme back to life.

Most of this happens in the Darth Vader comics, however Mustafar does show up again in an arc of Rebels.

(I know this is just meme I just thought it was interesting that there was a fair amount of importance for Mustafar and was used surprisingly well for canon development. We just didn't get to see any of it in animation/live action)

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What do you do if a cop approaches you and starts questioning you while you're sitting in your car in a public parking lot?

There's a lot of disappointing comments on here, like no shit you would use a different vehicle if you had access.

First, someone mentioned any cop has the right to check for insurance/etc, so being prepared for that and being amicable, as bright-eyed as you can be. Those marks usually get noted I think though. And another mentioned a sob story, harder in some circumstances but you can get pretty creative from Moms colonoscopy to funeral road trip (from the colonoscopy ofc).

However, I would like to add - do you have any way to meet creative people willing to turn your ghetto van into a painted art car? I was wondering what region you're around (don't need to mention it no worries) and you've mentioned a lot of small towns which makes me think mid-south or west. Either way, going over the car with some primer and a theme may help turn it from ghetto to art-van.

I would try hitting up craigslist or posting on local pages, if funds are an issue I would maybe just mention the situation, doing it in sections. A for sure place you can get it done though for free? Pretty much anywhere in the PNW (OR/WA at least) there are all kinds of weird parties and gatherings and I've seen tons of "paint me" vans, and honestly most of the time they look freaking sick. They're always a mix of hand paint and airbrush.

If you are able to save some over time, you could technically apply these yourself for just barely cheaper than an auto-shop, but it would be some work. You'd need 1 - 1 1/2 of grey primer to cover the van - anywhere from $35 (check dates then shake really, really well) to $85. And then probably the spray/air gun.

Either way, you'll want to follow the proper care for treating the car before you paint it - clean, sand, primer, (maybe sand, maybe not if art car), then the hard part is the clear coat. That part I'm not as familiar with unfortunately.

Last random idea, there are these like rental camper vans, probably a bunch of companies but faking one of those. Same idea as the art car just dumber lol.

Anyways, good luck and I hope in the future you have better reception to questions like this - and that you're able to relax wherever you're staying.

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Every Streamer That Raised Prices in 2023 (So Far)

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For what it's worth Plex has been around since 2009. Emby on '08 and Kodi in '02. So anyone pirating before Jellyfins start around 2018 pretty much would be using either Plex, Emby, or Kodi. Frankly, Emby sucked until just a few years ago, and at least for my purposes for my purposes Jellyfin and Emby don't cut it. Back when I was trying to decide which to use I didn't like Kodi, but I haven't kept up with it so I can't speak on it today.

Plex also hasn't always been subscription only, or at least semi-frequently offer lifetime deals so it's just as reasonable as paying for something like access to real Debrid or whatever.

I-i mean yeah, what losers! Anyone who isn't self hosting bubble upnp streams to connect to their video player are living in the past man!

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Piracy was NEVER stealing

At this point digitally downloading things needs to just stop being called piracy and start being called digital archival. WiFi went down, luckily I have my digital archive.

All the people who made the content already got paid for their hours in large media. If you're pirating from a studio that is 1 to 10 people you probably know that and probably know it's lame. The money we're paying to view/listen is literally just the corporation trying to "make money back", even though the CEO and execs are probably a few tonnes richer than the rest of us, and the regular working class is getting paid hourly.

We've really got to be moving away from restricting knowledge, honestly even the idea of a $/hr type thing. Imaging being charged 15c every time you heard 40 seconds of a song or TV show. I like the idea of artists being paid royalties but our current system is such a scam with us, the core creator, getting hardly anything after the corporations get their cut. FFS, audiobook producers get more share of royalties than musicians do (most audiobooks are ~40% royalty share and musicians are lucky to get 25%.

It's hard as an artist. I want to be able to make money off my music, and be able to live from just that. The very real reality is that piracy (digital archival) would have almost ZERO affect on me due to the scale of it. People would be more likely to hear about me through its word of mouth than they are currently trying to buy my music with my advertising (none). I'm also not making music for money, but so that it can be listened to. Making money from it is more of a benefit than the goal, despite how nice it would be to do nothing but make music.

So, really, if I am hardly affected by people archiving my work, why in the fuck would HBO be? And if it were true, why would they remove hundreds of movies and shows from their service, lost forever. How are the royalties from those being lost when I archive it?

No, there is none.

There is only one reason to not digitally archive something. One alone.

Metrics.

If you like something and you want it to survive, fucking pay to watch it. I love It's Always Sunny. I have all of it archived, and mostly watch it there. But I will put money into Hulu once in a while just to stream Sunny, for the new season, for whatever. Because those guys have more hours of my life than any other show, and I want them to be able to continue making it, and they can only do that if FX sees that enough people watch them to justify continuing. I don't agree with everything Hulu does, like their showing ads for networks even on the "Ad free" tier (the network contracted for it, which leads me to wonder when other networks won't leverage for the same deal), and something else that I had on my mind but just escaped me due to the late hour. Those guys all already got paid, the crew and teams, everything is taken care of. But for another season to happen enough people have to have seen it on a platform that matters to them, so the only thing that really matters is the metrics.

Of course, if you're HBO even that doesn't matter and it can be all thrown out anyway... so...

to digital archival I go

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Hold the smoke

Contrary to popular opinion - inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.

As you're exhaling vapor (or smoke I guess) your body has processed as much of what you can inhale... but then you inhale again and it'd be pretty weird to assume that whatever is left is exempt, especially if you're rebreathing in some of what you're exhaling.

But if you really want to get higher and be more efficient with your herb switch to vaporization. Heat much above 450F just completely eviscerate the molecules that are working to get us high, so the best thing you can do for your herb is to vaporize it between 360F-420F (or 445f only with high airflow convection vapes), get mid-sized inhales and rebreath them 3-4 times gently. For someone with a low tolerance this will get them noticeably more stoned from "a single hit" since you're getting ~<85% of what you would from smoking the same thing.

Bonus: vaporization is decarboxylation so you get to use the vaped herb as edibles

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I’ve entered the dynaverse

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No, not any more. Way back when dynavap first got popular it was seen as an upstarting stoner metalworker and they were reasonably priced.

Then the hype train hit online on reddit and instagram and the dude got a bit of an ego riding the wave (no offense to G., he's great and kind but also a little look-down-ony if you ever tuned into his talks). Each respective iteration of the product was just that, and year after year prices were raised, quality was lowered and costs were cut, and then he coated some in a heat based anodization and called it a permathermachromatic coating. Over the years leading up to this there was an increase in peripherals/accessories sold as well and now it's really just an iterative brand.

Machine oils up the wazoo after the '20s which were still continuing to this year from what I saw before I quit reddit. Could have changed but frankly, I doubt it. Does it matter much? Well, other than the actual machine quality of some of the vapes themselves, no not really. We should clean our vapes first anyway, although Dynavap should also specifically tell you to clean it before use like every other company.

The dynavap does what it does well, which is heat up to a click and give you 5-12 seconds of vapor by the second heatup. I fundamentally don't agree with a vape that cools down as you hit it, so the dynavap doesn't suit my personal preference, but that's not to say it's not good or anything like that. I personally switched to vaping specifically to get away from butane, so another personal preference. However I have an induction heater which does me just fine, but then at that point the cost is looking towards a different vape.

I think much of its popularity comes from the easier entry cost compared to other vapes, the similar ritualistic element that smokers are used to, and the relatively easy use of it. It's also easy to buy something cheap, be excited it works well enough, have some space and time and feel the need to get something to give it a little extra kick so you get some accessories for it, customize it etc. It's probably the most customizable vape out there, which is certainly something.

All in all, if you get one that was well treated but used you'd be getting a decent price. Don't go for any resales of special editions, they are trying to recoup money because they bought a brand. Honestly, get a 2019 if you're at all interested, find it for $45. The 2020's suck, everything after them suck more. The 2018's combust way more easily.

Otherwise, you'll be suckered into getting "the best" accessories to make the experience "the best" it can be... None of what you will pay will be worth just getting a better vape that works the way you want it to in the first place. (As in, make sure your preferences are filled - the dynavap may fill it! For a heavy heavy long time stoner it was a minor upgrade to the MFLB - not enough.

IMO, vapes should work the best they can work with minimal aftermarket modding. The 2019 is the closest they got to that, and for the price on sale it was great.

Compared to the Tiny Might at $350? Different classes entirely really - if the Dynavap feels like you run out of vapor that's why we use battery powered vapes. Exact same chamber/session size, but I can actually clear a bowl without needing "technique" (which is another "it should just work". I had enough technique with the MFLB thank you).

Compared to the Mighty for $279? You get faster heat up time and a slimmer profile - shorter sessions but easy to refill.

Compared to the Solo 2 for $189? The Solo 2 is a slighly less vapor dense Mighty, so this is down to preference of use. The Solo 2 is a bubbler sipper, the dynavap can be a 1-hit bong ripper.

Compared to the other vapes for $89+($49 accessory 1)+($49 accessory 2)+($49 accessory 3)+(cost of better torch)+(cost of induction heater)... And ultimately, that is what my issue with Dynavap is. It hyped up spending money on a mediocre experience, not entirely the fault of Dynavap but not wholly helped/prevented either there became a toxic community that was fostered. It ultimately resulting in a couple controversies between vendors and other enthusiasts wanting to also make vaporizers. I will always enjoy my experiences and friends I've made around the early years, but the rapid expansion really brought a negative crowd to the space which really fractured the community and George has just fallen to capitalism. Must expand and make shareholders happy, must always expand.

Well, they popped a bit lol.

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Youtube adblock blocking

From my understanding it has only been rolled out to Chrome users so far. Anyone using adblocks with Firefox will not have seen these yet.

However to ensure you don't, I suggest beginning your transition to some of the alternatives. I have been migrating to Piped which is essentially a scraper.