Ostrogoth

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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
Here is a photo of dozens of spent fiber optic lines hanging in trees in Ukraine. It’s interesting to see how quickly the FPV drone tech evolves. https://www.instagram.com/p/DHZdHK_Ryyp/
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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
I enjoyed reading the book ‘Hannibal’ by Philip Freeman. It has some descriptions of the political climates of Rome and Carthage during the second punic war. https://philipfreemanbooks.com/hannibal/
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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
I’m not sure what they meant, so tbh I probably just wouldn’t have replied. You made a good point that for someone in the US (or any other country that hasn’t experienced modern war), unexploded ordinance isn’t even on their risk radar, des
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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
Hey, you may have not intended it, but your response comes across with a bit of a condescending tone. Please help promote HN as a place for continued civil discourse.
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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
There are wide safety margins in diving. Most dive trips involve multiple dives per day (starting with deepest dive first, with subsequent dives shallower). The times I’ve gone deeper or same depth on subsequent dives my computer usually pu
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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
There is also an increased risk of decompression illness simply because passenger aircraft typically maintain a lower atmospheric cabin pressure (US federal limits pressure equivalent to 8,000 ft elevation). Going from a high pressure envir
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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
To further expound on why snorkeling and freediving after scuba can be dangerous, it is helpful to understand that the greatest gas compression occurs in the first 10 meters underwater (Boyle’s law). Scuba divers are trained to ascend slowl
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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
Also a diver here. There are generally different biological mechanisms involved for “free diving blackout” vs “hypoxic blackout” (which is related to exertion while breathholding). Freedivers train to relax muscles and stay calm, so blackou
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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
As someone who recently bought a house (and used to live in an apartment), those were some of the reasons why I opted out of apartment life. I would prefer to live in a denser urban area if other amenities and quality of life benefits came
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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
This reminds me of a time I was stargazing, when suddenly a meteor streaked overhead making a distinct sizzling/hissing sound that tracked with its movement…which seemed improbable since light obviously travels faster than sound. I lat
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by Ostrogoth 2y ago
Based on historical averages, none of these cities are hotter than Houston. They might have more humidity, but Houston averages are higher AND regularly experiences sustained daily highs during summer in excess of 100°F/38°C. https:&#
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
18 aftershocks/additional earthquakes across the island in 4.7-6.4 range as of this comment. I’m not sure if that is a normal amount, but seems high. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-22.917
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
This is what is happening in the US city I reside in. Developers are gobbling up land and putting in “high density” housing, but without building any additional amenities or restructuring roads that make the area more enjoyable to live in.
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
As someone in the US who has lived in small/er towns for over half my life and now lives in a major metro area, the benefits of denser urban areas greatly outweigh smaller towns at this stage in my life. Outside of the western states,
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
My company is currently being acquired, but the signs were there for over a year: - A lack of guiding objectives and growth plans (which are vital in this particular industry) - Major personnel change on the executive team. New exec had lea
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
I was a relative early adopter of smartphones, and have used one for most of my adult life (since university). For me it is an incredibly useful and almost irreplaceable daily tool: - photography and audio recording - note taking - maps&#x2
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
Not USA made, but Farer has some interesting designs https://farer.com/
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
Where I grew up I could see the milky way over my house. I didn’t realize how lucky that was. Now with urban sprawl the stars are fading there.
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
With family roots in ranching, one of the concerns with freedom to roam in the US for landowners (in particular for land used for livestock and agriculture) is a lack of respect for others/natural resources. Existing public use areas i
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
I work on sales/customer facing side of a non-tech industry, but my experience has been different than root comment. My industry is engineer/finance driven, with sales as more of an afterthought or necessary evil. I try to stay ti
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
This seems to be the trend in US business culture as a whole. I work in a more industrial sector, but the same problems persist: Repeated management turnover and restructuring. Despite top performer reviews, withholding promotions and raise
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
Interesting…I have had the opposite experience. Apple maps has recently been much better at providing more complete results for searches (gyms, restaurants, retail, etc.), while still lagging behind Google for driving directions and traffic
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
I worked unskilled manual labor jobs (ranching/landscaping/construction/roughnecking/etc.) in the southern US starting age 14 during high school, then through university to pay for tuition (sometimes working two jobs), a
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by Ostrogoth 3y ago
I was lucky to learn how to ride from someone with decades of experience. Was taught early on to always prepare for the worst to happen, and one of the best ways to avoid an accident was to avoid it altogether (i.e. taking the longer/s
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by Ostrogoth 4y ago
Not my work, but I found this 3d printed digital clock using cistercian numeral system online. It looks like a cool project: https://www.instructables.com/Cistercian-Digital-Clock/