turrican

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by turrican 4y ago
ANY statistic other than race can be gamed by rich families. It seems like it would at least be harder for a rich teenager to game a standardized test, as no matter what study is required. Compare this to political activism, prestigious int
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by turrican 4y ago
Is this also a thing in Cinci?
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by turrican 4y ago
In addition to what huslage said, there’s something called an aerodynamic stall: in very oversimplified terms, if you go up too steeply without adequate thrust your wings will produce dramatically less lift all at once.
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by turrican 4y ago
My own airline had an incident recently where one of our senior captains became so disoriented taking off at night over water that he thought every flight instrument onboard had become unreliable (VERY unlikely). He dove toward the ground b
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by turrican 4y ago
“Balls to the wall” is an aviation idiom, similar to “maximum thrust”. It refers to the ball on the end of a throttle being pushed to the firewall when wide open. I don’t know if it’s the only error made by the HR rep that through this toge
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by turrican 4y ago
Why be skeptical? The commenter has nothing to gain and just shared some cool facts about a fun but unimportant (to most of us) article. There’s not much motive to lie and even if there was, it’s harmless.
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by turrican 4y ago
I don’t have any, other than maybe look in general chat to make sure it’s active. I’ve also struggled with this, often a promising new server is disappointing after I get to know it over a couple days.
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by turrican 4y ago
While I don’t personally know any good servers for those topics, https://disboard.org is a good resource for finding new servers that match your interests. Good luck!
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by turrican 4y ago
Jolly Old Soul is fantastic, thanks for the reminder to turn it on! This is odd, but the only people I ever meet who listen to Soma FM are in tech. I remember finding it as a teenager, it was a default bookmark in the pre-installed browser
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by turrican 4y ago
He could have been me as well. Like you, I found Meditations (even the same translation). I went from being academically suspended from my University, depressed and in a dead-end job to being a happy, healthy, fulfilled person with a loving
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by turrican 4y ago
I think you’re correct! There’s a fantastic book called Skunkworks by Ben Rich that covers the development of the F-117. Part of the reason it came out so “blocky” looking was due to computer design limitations of the time.
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by turrican 4y ago
My anecdote to counter yours: I moved from the PNW to Rhode Island for four years, and then to Ohio. Moving to the Northeast was absolutely a culture shock for both of us, with “colder” and less helpful people in general. Over time, we disc
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by turrican 4y ago
TSA-Compliant models like the Leatherman Style PS might be what you’re looking for. My dad got me a nice leatherman when I went to college and it was incredibly useful for years, such a great gift idea.
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by turrican 4y ago
Sadly, it is true. The chain was A&W: https://awrestaurants.com/blog/aw-third-pound-burger-fractio...
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by turrican 4y ago
“I had stepped into the jetbridge and the FA (flight attendant) had what I think was the pilot or FO (First Officer) block me from going further. Then they brought me back on the plane…” Also against FAA regs. Once a passenger has deplaned,
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by turrican 4y ago
My previous post was lighthearted, but I have had problems with voice-to-text in noisy cars. I suppose there’s a chance this issue be carried over to the receiver’s voice-to-text software.
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by turrican 4y ago
I disagree! With ubiquitous voicemail voice-to-text functionality, I find it fast and useful, plus it can be sent using a hands-free device in a car. I would argue that you’re a zoomer curmudgeon rather than an old one. :)
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by turrican 4y ago
Sections of the Mullan Road still exist in the US West. It is/was one of the first wagon roads to cross the Rockies. Somewhat old for the New World, anyway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullan_Road
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by turrican 4y ago
Out of curiosity, do you use the Pomodoro method when you’re creating art, or do you find yourself in a flow?
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by turrican 4y ago
Bullet journaling was a truly fantastic discovery for me as someone who was diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager and still struggles to stay on task as an adult. Something about working though a tactile list of exactly what needs to get done t
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by turrican 4y ago
You got me to try it out. Wow, it is a LOT more functional than Mint. Thank you!
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by turrican 4y ago
Yes. I’m not sure that I’m as effective as I was with medicine, but I’m fairly successful by most standards. Am I as accomplished as I would be if I had stayed medicated? Who knows. Structure helps me tremendously. To-do lists, dedicated st
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by turrican 4y ago
“Most of the people in your area are probably on, or cooking meth.” Are you saying this tongue-in-cheek?
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by turrican 5y ago
I understand what you mean, and have felt a connection to older art because the people look more “likely” or “realistic”. I’m having the exact opposite reaction to these two works though. “Lady With An Ermine” strongly reminds me of someon
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by turrican 5y ago
In most or all modern airliners, the autopilot can be re-engaged after an engine failure. Certainly still stressful, but they don’t need to hand-fly it.
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by turrican 5y ago
Learned classism, perhaps.
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by turrican 5y ago
Their infrastructure is not compatible with some radio station streaming software. I hope you have a good day.
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by turrican 5y ago
ACabal, are you involved in the standard ebooks project?
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by turrican 5y ago
What are these?
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by turrican 5y ago
I’m an airline pilot that operates heavily in the Northeast US (lots of fog). It’s much less than 1% of landing where minimums below a standard ILS are necessary. I would guess I have to use a CAT II/III ILS approach maybe once a year.

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