dabluecaboose

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by dabluecaboose 9mo ago
Thew whiplash from "Why isn't anyone fighting ICE???" to "the government will nuke us if we fight back" is frankly stunning
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by dabluecaboose 9mo ago
Well done! Step one is getting armed, and step two is training. There are a lot of good resources out there for non-right-wing shooters, such as InRangeTV.
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by dabluecaboose 9mo ago
Adding this on as a separate thought: If you genuinely think we're at the point that we need to start shooting, the onus is on YOU to get armed, get trained, and take action. Don't expect anyone else to come and fight for you, es
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by dabluecaboose 9mo ago
Reminds me of the "discovery" of synchronous fireflies in 1990: >Scientists got wise to the presence of synchronous fireflies in the U.S. in the 1990’s, thanks to the efforts of Faust, a citizen naturalist. “Growing up in east
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by dabluecaboose 9mo ago
I was told when I worked at Philmont Scout Ranch [1] that they had a pure herd. Other than that, I know Steven Rinella listed a few pure herds in his (excellent) book [2] on the American Buffalo, but I'd have to dig it out to find them
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by dabluecaboose 9mo ago
There are several extant herds that have been genetically tested and proven "pure", although they're the minority
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by dabluecaboose 10mo ago
Hey OP, just FYI "in lieu of" means "instead of". You probably meant to use "in light of"
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by dabluecaboose 10mo ago
The problem isn't exclusive to EVs, but thus far EVs are exclusively aforementioned rolling iPads. With ICE cars, at least you still have the (dwindling) option of buying an older vehicle
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by dabluecaboose 11mo ago
Nozzle engines absolutely have to account for the external pressure. The optimal pressure as the exhaust leaves the bell should be as close as possible to ambient for full thrust. If the pressure at exhaust is higher than ambient, the ex
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by dabluecaboose 11mo ago
Danse macabre is a true masterpiece. Incredible composer.
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by dabluecaboose 11mo ago
This doesn't help with the actual button printing, but you can set any controller to use Nintendo layout in Steam input
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by dabluecaboose 11mo ago
TIME naming everyone Person of the Year in 2006 is really what started us down this twisted timeline
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by dabluecaboose 11mo ago
> The one issue I see is that it only has one HDMI port, so you couldn't connect two screens without a dongle. Stretching the definition of a "dongle", but the page does specifically say "Ready for all the peripherals
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by dabluecaboose 11mo ago
After recently fixing up and using my old iPod, I was happy to find the website that I used to buy my parts also sells generic iPod socks! I've got one on it in my phone locker right now. https://eoe.works/collections&#
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by dabluecaboose 11mo ago
Those comparisons were strangely jarring. It's odd to see (on the internet awash with "Mandela Effect" joke conspiracies) direct photo/video evidence that things we remember from our childhood have indeed been changed
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
I washed my hands of aerodynamics after I got my first job in satellite navigation. Messy stuff, that Navier-Stokes business
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
I'm a professional astrodynamicist and I owe my base level understanding of orbital mechanics to KSP. It's a fantastic resource for learning the basics of Keplerian motion. Also, obligatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
I hate to be persnickety, but the announcement is: "Unscheduled offworld activation"
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
Maybe this is reductive, but there are times that I'm concerned the only thing keeping me from getting gobs and gobs of startup funds are the facts that I understand basic principles of engineering in space. I could be wrong and this w
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
> Either the satellite is geostationary and doesn't have 24h / 24h sun exposure as energy source. Due to the Earth's axial tilt [1], geostationary orbits generally have 24 hour sun exposure, except for a few minutes a day
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
That is incorrect. Both extant species of turkeys are native to North America.
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
Having been a frequent patron of both while living in DC: my opinion is that the Udvar-Hazy center has a much better collection, but I'd argue the NASM on the Mall is the better museum. There's a lot more information and things t
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
I don't have a problem with communities existing that I don't care for, but it's furstrating when those low effort communities squat on the most relevant search terms/domains/subreddits/etc
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
I wouldn't brag about that if I were you. That sub is mostly pictures of "jUsT bOuGhT a StEaM DeCk", sob bait, random steam sales, and rarely ever anything useful related to the Deck itself. Every now and then I go to check t
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
You might feel smug and superior posting this, but it's quite ironic to post on one specific comment in an otherwise guidelines-breaking, off-topic, political circlejerk subthread like the one we're responding to. This subthread i
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
I've always compared it to that tiny alien city in a train station locker from Men In Black II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9sd10CHAP8
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
> But zero smart guns are on the market. How are they evaluating this? A crystal ball? It doesn't take a crystal ball to presume that a device designed to prevent a product from working might prevent the product from working in a si
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
A misfire or a jam are just as possible on a "smart" gun. Again, this is not a unique standard being applied unfairly. Gun owners already treat reliability as a major factor in purchasing decisions. Whether that reliability is h
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
> People acccept that regular old dumb guns may jam, run out of ammo, and require regular maintenance. Why are smart ones the only ones expected to be perfect? This is stated as if smart guns are being held to a different, unachievable s
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by dabluecaboose 1y ago
Indeed the Morrison Formation [1] covers much of the state. Dinosaur ridge is one edge of it, just a stone's throw away from Denver. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrison_Formation

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