CapitalistCartr

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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
84 dead, 120+ injured. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Le_Mans_disaster
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
That's the actual term for a bad accident. They're called Dull Sword, Bent Spear, Broken Arrow depending on severity.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Having once had said clearance limits my answers.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
It's because of the way the weapons are designed, which requires a CNWDI clearance to know, so your curiosity is not likely to be sated.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Atomic gardens: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_gardening
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
I'm playing roulette with Mother Nature today. She's a wily player. The "Stay open at all costs" mentality is dangerous to employees. All but one restaurant was closed today that I could find. Their workers have person
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
You are leaving out a major part. Such as that there were not nearly enough. Adopting a "new & shiny" is a long way from all the troops actually having it. My father was in WWII; he was drilling with 2x4s, because they didn&#x
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Wearing this leather belt is what's causing my constipation.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
I think he means Lefkofsky’s, and if so, yeah, Jewish deli. They got bought out about 20 years ago.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Because you're an enemy of the Iranian, Saudi, North Korean, etc. gov't. Because your ex-spouse wants to murder you. Because you just escaped Scientology, or another cult. Because you're a criminal. The NSA doesn't handl
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Fixed installations don't need more efficiency. We have plenty of room as is. The price per watt is more relevant and even that has become trivial, as installation costs trump panel cost. We mostly need more panels installed everywhe
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Always, ALWAYS, leave answering questions to your attorney.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
At least the USA and our allies are extremely conservative in adoption of unproven tech and have extremely high standards for security. The article states "modern methods are not safe" and is correct, in my experience. Numbers sta
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
When I wss in USAF, I deeply disliked the radar-absorbent material. The maintenance sucked. Every repair was a tricky, tedious process, that often had to be done twice. OTOH, spare parts were never a problem. But that was during the Cold
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Yes, that's exactly how it works. The US Supreme Court can rule a law unconstitutional, and that's that.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
I'm trying to buy two cars right now, and this has put a big wrench in the process. The dealership can't tell me what's on their lot compared to what's on their Website, except by going out and searching.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
A big part of this is we measure what's important to us. As an electrician, what's important is which wire is full of angry pixies. They're technical direction of travel is far less important to my job (and my safety). When d
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
The LEDs themselves are made in a handful of factories around the World and are usually robust. The power supplies are the weakness. Each bulb manufacturer makes their own, and it's a race to the bottom.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
When I was in USAF, the pilots said, "When your fear of staying in the plane exceeds your fear of the ejection system, it's time to eject." That wasn't really a joke.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
I have a lot of tools, especially specialty tools for electrical, and most of my hand tools are a piece of steel shaped slightly differently. Many variations on pliers, hammer, wrench, screwdriver.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
The Everglades are not pleasant. Vast swarms of mosquitoes decend on any people like a black cloud. They're a vast, flat grassland (about 75 miles across and more N-S) full of gators, snakes (including rattlers, water moccasins, cotton
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Most businesses in the USA are "lifestyle" businesses, and they are the backbone of our economy. Everywhere I've worked, we had relationships with dozens of them, and the area around us was full of them. We couldn't have
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
If it's in the boost phase, it's over the enemy's country. If it's in reentry, it's only the RV (Reentry Vehicle). So some kg of Uranium or Plutonium gets scattered about, but that's it. Much better than vapori
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
We routinely plant over a billion trees each year in the USA. Tree planting is a huge industry. We have tractor attachments that can mass plant some species.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
HN often Slashdots stuff.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
It's not news, it's the Daily Mail.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Yeah, carborundum is the correct word.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
He just told you, he surfs HN, diving into rabbit holes. And from a sister comment, 3D prints resulting stuff. Same as all of us, right?
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Wow, I was there at the same time as a 46350. The Northern Tier was a (unappreciated) masterpiece of the Cold War.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Yes, he was, and they did, just not so much to Mexico as China.

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