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    Which criminal suspect demonstrated the best initial interview technique + performance that was taped and publicly released?

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  • [US] Any suspect that says "Am I free to go?" during an interview where they haven't been Mirandized, and then if they are free to go leaves immediately.

    Or if they are not free to go and Mirandized "I demand a lawyer." and "I am asserting my right to silence." and nothing else. Playing cute games in an "interview" so you can get off some zingers at the cops is at best not going to make your situation worse. Very likely though, the longer you talk, the worse it will get. Therefore any technique that is giving up your right to silence and council is sub-optimal.

    This footage doesn't catch the public eye as often because it isn't spicy. It's just boring. You want to be boring because the cops who booked you are not the right people to be spinning your side of the story to.

  • What's a game you've played that you're surprised isn't really popular?

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  • Airsoft has grown massively. While it is more of a whole day event, it fills that same niche but better in many ways.

    Most lazertag places I remember seeing were inside or connected to arcades, and those really aren't a thing for kids these days either so it makes sense the lazertag places aren't as widespread as they used to be. If you're specifically going to travel to just do lazertag, you'll probably just travel to do airsoft or paintball.

  • What's a game you've played that you're surprised isn't really popular?

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  • I love Battletech, but I understand why it isn't for everyone. The crunch of of detailing armor hits and internal effects, and keeping track of heat sinks is all the kind of thing that appeals to a specific kind of numbers nerd.

    Yes Alpha Strike exists, but it's relatively new and I think it exists as this weird thing that by stripping out the details takes away the appeal for the loyal crunchy brained people.

    Further, the miniatures are really neat, but 28mm (or 32mm, whatever is happening with 40k scale creep these days) scale really allows people to paint and customize characters which is appealing to more people than relatively less characterful mech sculpts.

  • What's a game you've played that you're surprised isn't really popular?

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  • For video games, Full Spectrum Warrior.

    It's got a unique third person-ish view where the player swaps between different fire teams or special units, and orders them. It looks like a third person shooter but is just a real time ground level tactical game. It's demanding but fun. It's the kind of game that Brothers In Arms, old school Ghost Recon, or Doorkickers players would love. I don't know why nobody really remembers it or why somebody hasn't made a spiritual successor.

  • Looks like you had a run of bad luck

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  • Oh jeez no. Thats ancient stuff. Some of the vaguest ideas carried over, but most those were true doodles.

  • The time of salvation is at hand

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  • I cast fireball

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  • The Blish Coil was a proposed device for armed US personnel in the event of hostilities on the moon or in space. [3] American war planners at the time were worried about the possibility of the Soviets weaponizing the noosphere. [4] [5] Ultimately no working prototypes were developed. [6]

  • If I fits, I sits

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  • If I fits, I sits

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  • Where we're going, we won't need eye relief.

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  • It's not the guy, it's the ACOG setup. The movie went out of its way to mount an ACOG so far forward it would be impossible to see through. With just the hardware in the image, the ACOG could have attached straight to the carry handle.

  • What's the big dea- oh no. Oh no no no.

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  • I'm not even sure where to begin with your numbers. Here's a picture of an M1 with standard clips.

  • I cast fireball

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  • That 16-bit Terminator 2 throwback doesn't feature Arnie's likeness, but it did license the guy who played adult John Connor for 30 seconds in the film's intro

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  • Similar to the 1997 point-n-click Blade Runner game. The rights to all the aspects of that movie were such a mess that the developers decided not to use any footage or audio from the game because they honestly couldn't figure out who owned what, and made it follow a new main character which was an obvious "Not-Deckard" who was chasing replicants in a similar but ever so changed variation on the plot of the movie.

  • What's a random line from a movie that fans of it will instantly know?

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  • My claim to a brush with celebrity is that I used to know Michael Rooker, who played the guy who got pretzeled.

  • That 16-bit Terminator 2 throwback doesn't feature Arnie's likeness, but it did license the guy who played adult John Connor for 30 seconds in the film's intro

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  • That's why I called it "16ish". It is probably taking some liberties to improve the graphics that wouldn't have been available in the 90s, but it is trying get those nostalgia neurons firing. Point is, the aesthetic is intentionally not photo realistic, so missing out on Arnold's face isn't the biggest problem in the world.

  • Result 1 of mixed media workshop

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  • Tissue paper. This whole mixed media abstract thing isn't what I naturally gravitate to, but I wanted to take some workshops on styles I don't normally touch.

  • That 16-bit Terminator 2 throwback doesn't feature Arnie's likeness, but it did license the guy who played adult John Connor for 30 seconds in the film's intro

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  • The headline seems a bit overly snarky and dismissive of a small studio dealing with the kind of licensing problems that just come with big properties and image rights to expensive actors. This isn't the first time something like this has happened in a game.

    It sounds like without the image rights, there won't be any closeup cutscenes of Arnold's face, but given that the game play is a 16ish bit throwback aesthetic, it actually doesn't seem as distracting as it sounds.

    I mean, this looks fine to me:

    Maybe they aren't allowed to do an accurate Arnie voice impression, but if all the character audio is crunched up to feel more retro, that might not be a problem either.

  • What's something you immediately judge a person for when you see them wearing or have?

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  • Gallery of black and white/WIPs of drawings linked in post

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  • They are part of the same universe. I have some reoccurring characters that tend to pop up (some don't reoccur in this particular album). It's not a comic but my style of drawing is comic and retro-action adventure cartoon influenced.

  • Look upon my noncredible friction works and despair

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  • Art Share🎨 @lemmy.world
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    Old space battle sketch

  • Military @lemmy.world
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    Classified fighter jet specs leaked on War Thunder – again

    ukdefencejournal.org.uk /classified-fighter-jet-specs-leaked-on-war-thunder-again/
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    The Battle of Lyptsi: Robotic Land Combat

    mickryan.substack.com /p/the-battle-of-lyptsi-robotic-land
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    One Box Wargame: Round 4: Other!

    wargamesatlantic.com /blogs/news/one-box-wargame-round-4-other
  • Military @lemmy.world
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    Navy, Air Force cleared to fly Ospreys after inspecting gears

    www.marinecorpstimes.com /air/2024/12/20/navy-air-force-cleared-to-fly-ospreys-after-inspecting-gears/
  • Military @lemmy.world
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    US troops doubled in Syria before Assad’s overthrow, Pentagon says

    www.armytimes.com /news/your-military/2024/12/19/us-troops-doubled-in-syria-before-assads-overthrow-pentagon-says/
  • NonCredibleDefense @sh.itjust.works
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    It's General Shepard, sir. He's been drinking Robitussin and posting on 4chan again.

  • Wargaming @lemmy.world
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    Early Impressions of Dropfleet 2.0

    smallscalevictory.com /2024/12/20/early-impressions-dropfleet-2-0/
  • Wargaming @lemmy.world
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    War Wagon returns to the Old World

    scentofagamer.wordpress.com /2024/12/21/war-wagon-returns-to-the-old-world/
  • Art Share🎨 @lemmy.world
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    Old sketch

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Bipartisan bill naming bald eagle as the national bird heads to Biden's desk

    www.usatoday.com /story/news/politics/2024/12/17/bald-eagle-bill-national-bird-congress-biden/77035526007/
  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    If I wanted to make and distribute videos without profit motivate, but also with no or minimum expensive, what would be the best platform?

  • Videos @lemmy.world
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    Space King 2

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    Chicanery

  • NonCredibleDefense @sh.itjust.works
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    SOVLLESS

  • Games @lemmy.world
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    'Caves Of Qud': Roguelike RPG Finally Launches After 17 Years in Development (And It's Really Good)

    www.belloflostsouls.net /2024/12/caves-of-qud-roguelike-rpg-finally-launches-after-17-years-in-development-and-its-really-good.html
  • Art Share🎨 @lemmy.world
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    Untitled

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    Industrial trooper

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    "Get on with it."

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    Spy