LeChuck

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by LeChuck 2y ago
This phrase gets repeated a lot, “U.S. patrolling the worlds a shipping lanes” but what does it mean, concretely? Which shipping lanes and how? They’re certainly not doing a stellar job of it in the Red Sea, for instance.
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by LeChuck 2y ago
Because walking is good for you and good for the environment. Additionally, if everyone walked/biked when possible the roads would be more pleasant for you to drive on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPUlgSRn6e0
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by LeChuck 2y ago
A city designed for other modes of transport is also better for drivers because only those who need (or really want) to drive need to do so. Result, less congestion and more relaxed driving. If you have 15 minutes to spare, watch this video
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by LeChuck 2y ago
I work in a country with strict laws around firing and while I suspect our laws are generally too strict, this is one of the big upsides in my view. It just makes for a healthier dynamic. People feel (reasonably) free to speak their mind, d
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by LeChuck 2y ago
You are being downvoted but you're right. New entrants are joining the market. Problem is, these are usually smaller local players who don't have enough capacity to have any influence on rates. https://theloadstar.com&#
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by LeChuck 2y ago
There's an enormous amount of additional capacity coming online. What makes you think there isn't?
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by LeChuck 2y ago
What has changed, in your view? At my workplace we chat. About our spouses, kids, hobbies etc. Sometimes about difficulties at home or our frustrations and ambitions at work and life. We have dinner or drinks after work sometimes. We’re not
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by LeChuck 2y ago
Very nice, love it. I play the chess version of this pretty often. You might like to take a look at Lichess’ Puzzle Storm (and Puzzle Streak/Puzzle Race) for some inspiration on other game modes. https://lichess.org/sto
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by LeChuck 2y ago
Eh. The word I would use to describe these suburbs is bland. They're not particularly ugly, but there's nothing interesting about them either. This, though: >there are two very different urban Netherlands the older downtowns [.
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by LeChuck 2y ago
It's not 5x redundancy in that sense. There are times when the ship needs all five auxiliary engines. There are five smaller engines because it allows for more efficient utilization. The main engine, which provides the propulsion, is a
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by LeChuck 2y ago
Our supply chain is not fragile at all! It took an enormous, global pandemic to cause a disruption and even then, goods kept flowing. Don't forget, Everyone braced for an economic downturn and all of a sudden demand for transported go
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by LeChuck 3y ago
Container ships can have thousands of reefer containers on board. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerated_container
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by LeChuck 3y ago
This is overstating it quite a bit. They do not operate the port. They operate one of several container terminals in those ports.
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by LeChuck 3y ago
What works for me is figuring out which dishes (or partly completed dishes) can wait. Either on or off the flame. Most of the time only 1 or 2 dishes require exact timing. The rest can be (partially) prepared beforehand and reheated/fi
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by LeChuck 4y ago
Here's an office shaped like a huge ship, for a seafood wholesaler. https://goo.gl/maps/FB6xqEtUFKdpuEze9
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DEME, Barge Master developing Jones Act compliant feeder solution(projectcargojournal.com)
2 points by LeChuck 4y ago|0 comments
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by LeChuck 4y ago
You're saying Hans only cheated twice, and chess.com is falsy accusing him of cheating more often than that because they're working on a takeover of Magnus' company? That's straying pretty far into conspiracy theory terr
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by LeChuck 4y ago
The Netherlands did not stop fracking. The earthquakes in the Netherlands are not caused by fracking.
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by LeChuck 4y ago
Not to mention the assumption that everyone "sit[s] in front of a computer for 8 hours (perhaps with a few minimally productive meetings here and there)".
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by LeChuck 4y ago
The terminal doesn't always know the destination. Why would it? And anyway, intended destinations can change.
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by LeChuck 4y ago
I was talking about 3000 nautical miles, which is a bit more than 5000 km. The section above the one you're referencing. > For example, for a 5,000 km range small neo-Panamax ship, we estimate that a 5 GWh battery with lithium iron
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by LeChuck 4y ago
The format is not a problem per se. It's grueling, sure but that's what a word-championship match should be. Magnus Carlsen just feels there's not much to gain anymore for him, by defending his title. That's all there is
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by LeChuck 4y ago
A typical Panamax ship has a DWT of approximately 55000 t (more actually, but this is roughly the max in order to transit the Panama Canal). It's not tenable to sacrifice more than 1/3 of that for batteries. And this for a range o
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by LeChuck 4y ago
The discharging and loading of containers is already automated. Modern container terminals work almost completely autonomously. What specific automation did you have in mind to help with discharging/loading?
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by LeChuck 4y ago
I think you underestimate the distances involved. It'll be impossible to maintain the infrastructure. How are you going to get these people there? Additionally, You will need an enormous number of tugs. It's' not like there a
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by LeChuck 5y ago
I work in container shipping in Europe. Everything is coordinated by e-mailing EDI files (baplie, coprar, iftdgn etc.) Back and forth. Tens of millions containers per year. Even though it should be a standard, you can't just e-mail a f
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by LeChuck 5y ago
Eh. I've worked at a massively automated container terminal free from unions (not in the US). It's not any faster than your US terminals. Less people, sure, but not any faster. I think you massively overestimate the gains automat
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by LeChuck 5y ago
I agree with you. I think people are downvoting you because they misunderstand your first sentence. Using the concept of induced demand to justify building fewer roads is bullshit, if you don't figure out why there's so much pent
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by LeChuck 5y ago
Agreed! Love Firefox, never jumped on the Chrome bandwagon. People like to complain about Firefox/Mozilla corp. but I sure as hell trust them more than I trust Google.
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by LeChuck 5y ago
Funny, because I love the baroque cycle. The enormity of it, and how it feels you can just go to this world and look around as the story meanders in the background.

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