CapitalistCartr

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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
This is 30+ years ago, they had a halon system. They had calculated the volume of the rooms, including the contents so as to not kill people while supressing fire. So making a hole in a wall, or adding/subtracting anything was a huge
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
The places I've worked on used multiple generators, more than was required to keep running. Home Shopping Network had 8, 5 of which would keep them on air. That's an extremely reliable backup.
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by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
" . . . rocket that would fly over the rocket fields . . . " A series of airplanes, called Looking Glass, was the first backup.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Want to really get someone to consider your viewpoint? Carefully consider your ideas first, then tell them once . Be silent while they say whatever they want in response. Then drop the subject.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
They're talking about the Jewish Space Lasers that control the weather.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
What is NLJSON?
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Thread checker.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Anyone here recommend a VPN, for personal information safety and security rather than hiding porn?
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Lots of people joke about it, but lots of bosses still look at it. When your boss treats the most prolific coders as the best, it sends a message.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
"Our job is to solve problems, not to write code." My job is what my employers pays me to do. If my employer agrees with that sentiment then it is. If I'm volunteering on open source, I can do my best, but if my employers rew
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Military nuclear programs are completely unlike civilian programs. Rigorous, repeated, varied testing, no expense spared. Our ICBMs are far from untested. We used to fire 2-3 per year to insure their reliability. Pulled out of the field,
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Apparently the last one was about 14 million years ago. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Miocene_disruption
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
I think your premise is sound, but your example is unfortunate. SLBMs are less accurate, but still much better than "horribly inaccurate". And American ICBMs started out with poor accuracy, but are now quite accurate(1), and were
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
"that you can be fired for political beliefes is crazy to me as a european" Many of us Americans do as well, but America's rich love it.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
We could achieve 5%+ C by using nuclear weapons as propulsion (Project Orion). Building a ship in space bigger than the Empire State Bldg. would be a massive undertaking, but we could arrive at a nearby system in the next century. https:&#
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
An article about successful start-ups started in garages is going to mention billionaires. That's hardly worshiping. The focus is on garages' role in founding.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
"I'd like to thank my parents, Ayn Rand and God."
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Project Farm is a treasure.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
At relativistic speed, atmospheric braking would improve the ship into a cloud of plasma.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Hey, I qualify for every point on that list. I better keep an eye on myself, maybe have to turn myself in.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
As an electrician, do NOT do this. Electrical screwdrivers sometimes already include a wirenut wrench, but the ones that mount on a drill are a joke, and dangerous to wiring. Wires for line voltage especially, need to be well-connected.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Any building above about seventy some floors gets taller by ego, not financial value.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
In the United States, tandem bikes have a strong Norman Rockwell vibe.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
The movie "Mean Girls" explores this: women bullying one another socially to attain social status.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
It was easy to get confused in a lot of dirt roads out in Nebraska, but just ask any local rancher, "Hey, where's Sierra Seven?" They'd tell you. All the locals knew all about it, the original quarter acre plots were bou
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
We didn't hide ours (American). We put up chain link with barbed wire, razor tape, and nice signs that started, "Use of deadly force authorized."
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
The practical value here isn't in banknotes, it's in shredded classified documents. That's the elephant in the room. And it's good for advancing pure research.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Some comic artists took it differently. Personally, I think we're building our future on the remains of Mordor. http://www.dorktower.com/2024/01/05/putting-the-ai-into-aiee...
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Fedex execs have no idea, and it shows.
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by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Ships are made to be drydocked. They get supported on a LOT of blocking. Train cars could copy that. It's otherwise not practical, though.

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