bdjewkes

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by bdjewkes 6y ago
You form a bight, and tie an overhand knot with it. Sorry if that sounds facetious - that's really the answer. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fOKk1HPjbI
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by bdjewkes 7y ago
You can pick a NM right off the latitude scale on a marine chart with a pair of dividers. Its an eminently practical measurement for navigation. edit: of course you could pick off distance with any kind of measurement; but my point is that
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by bdjewkes 7y ago
> These days for proper navigational planning it is all ECDIS (or WECDIS for really fun stuff) and electronic. Its not strictly true that 'proper' navigational planning happens entirely on ECDIS, especially on smaller vessels.
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by bdjewkes 9y ago
That's effectively the conclusion that the series comes to in the end.
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by bdjewkes 9y ago
https://codeselfstudy.com/ is a similar concept of a broader scope. The group meets twice a week, and draws a nice mix in backgrounds. Attendance numbers are usually in correlation with the available space (usually cafes).
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by bdjewkes 9y ago
Lack of predictability. I attended a maritime academy and worked in the industry for a year before switching to computers. The modern transportation is built on reliable ETAs. Mechanical propulsion changed shipping from an industry of uncer
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by bdjewkes 10y ago
I can assure you that both the View-Master and helmets are still around. If you don't want to strap something to your head, then great: don't (although I really do recommend wearing a helmet while biking). Cardboard does fill the
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by bdjewkes 10y ago
GearVR doesn't have positional tracking, has a slightly worse field of view than the rift, and obviously can't compete with a gaming PC in terms of graphics performance. That being said, not being tethered is a huge plus. Carmack