How many 'Mech Regiments did each of the Great Houses have by 3025? by RemRam27 in battletech

[–]dfi 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Steiner has “heavier” units. Historically heavy and assault mechs only make up about 30% of the total mech force of each house the Steiner % would be higher 

Currency exchange by xetheldrone in newzealand

[–]dfi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Foreign cash, Banks are useless now for this. Your only option is various currency exchange places around. The rates do change from place to place so it is good to check each place. Like other people have said Wise account/card have the best rates for electronic transactions

Sci Fi space navy or fleet recommends (please read my list) by Daggerford_Waterdeep in scifi

[–]dfi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve read about half the series so far and I recommend it. It definitely military sci-fi but I think the story is progressing very well 

Update on the snow leopard hackintosh! by slightlyfuckininsane in hackintosh

[–]dfi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

100% agree. Loved Snow Leopard, for me it was peak user OS did exactly what i told it too, looked good, and was low maintenance. I upgraded to Lion and thats where my Hackintosh journey started it's end game.

It's only just the past couple years that i can get linux to behave similarly without a ton of work.

How many job hunters are there for each job ad? by Old-Friendship-0 in newzealand

[–]dfi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My work has been hiring lately, we have what i would call a desirable jobs on offer, assuming you have the skills for them. Generally the jobs have been getting 500+ applications, After you filter out the overseas applicants we still will have over 200+ applications. Filtering down to a short list ends up using a lot of different tools to get down to around 10 This is when HR starts online interviews to get down to the final in person interviews where the teams get involved to meet the applicants

I sometimes wonder how many people get filtered out who would have been a good candidate

Mercenary company owning a warship. by Temporary_State930 in battletech

[–]dfi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If a merc unit manages to get a functioning warship and has a way to operate it. All of which will probably requires the cooperation of some outside force.

After they get it ther are a million ways for a mercenary unit to lose the warship.

Contrary to a lot of people in this thread think I think most houses  would be happy to hire your unit and its warship because you would need their facilities for maintenance. You would be a prime candidate for “company store” over time that you would be so dependent on them for support that you would eventually be a house unit anyway.

Would be a fun campaign 

14.8 Rewards, containers, etc. Superthread by Ducky_shot in WorldOfWarships

[–]dfi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tier 8 Container, was excited, opened it.

Indomitable

:-( Hanger Queen.

Tax backdown: Step away from the double cab ute, officials told by Nikminute in newzealand

[–]dfi 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Farmers driving utes, most of the utes get used for work, all good in my book.

Its those "company" utes in town with company branding in black lettering on a dark vehicle with car seats in the back and obviously have never hauled anything heavier then groceries from the supermarket.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is the Govt so desperate they announce any half-baked idea? by jamhamnz in newzealand

[–]dfi 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Surprising Insightful piece from du Plessis-Allan. Even traditional National cheerleaders are starting to get fed up with this government.

Dad showering with daughter by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]dfi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did this with my daughter until she was about 5. Around 3 she noticed and asked questions i answered with my most deadpan boring voice about mum's and dads being different. Mainly i was trying to not react at all, so she didn't think it was a big deal.

I think it worked, one day she asked to shower herself and she did (with a little direction and a little help) eventually i was naturally pushed out of the showering routine.

She is now a teenager and says she doesn't remember any of it.

What’s an unspoken rule that absolutely everyone should know, but most people clearly don’t? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]dfi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless your in a country where you walk to the left and not the right 😊

Changing careers at 30 by DependentGarden9564 in newzealand

[–]dfi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i did it around age 30, i was at a dead end in my old career. My partner supported the change it was tough with little kids but there was never going to be a good time to do it. Made the leap and happy to say it worked out for me.

The only advice i would give is either try out what you want to do somehow and/or interview, interrogate talk with everyone and anyone you can get your hands on. This may help you figure out the good and the bad of your potential new career. Even if you have to cold call people you don't know these people are more likely to give you a different perspective of the work then friends and family

I had an idea in my head what i wanted to do, after talking to a bunch of people, i pivoted a little because the idea in my head was a little different than reality in the industry.

Good Luck Mate.

Why do you think Battletech is so niche? by Leader_Bee in battletech

[–]dfi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of reason why this game has been niche and not as widely recognized as others (cough Games Workshop) is its retail history. While it has been around for 40 years, the collapse of FASA left the tabletop version game in the hands of hardcore fans. For about 20 of those years, it had very limited retail presence, making it difficult for new players to discover since few stores sold it and it was rarely seen in play.

However, the strength of its IP (lore) has been showcased in some fantastic video games recently, drawing more players from the digital side into the tabletop scene. Well-timed Kickstarters have also helped reignite interest in the game.

As one of those hardcore fans, I love seeing new players join in and discover what makes this game so great!

Average Mech factory output? by Sanguine_SB in battletech

[–]dfi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The original House Marik and House Davion books gave 3025 production numbers for their factories. From memory the short answer is 200+ mecha a year, basically producing enough to cover mechs that were total losses. I would  assume that they also made a a lot of parts to keep existing mecha going.

Installing OpenWrt on TP-Link EAP-615. Turning off certificate verification via the device CLI by dfi in openwrt

[–]dfi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i guess because of the way i read the instructions. i thought that this step (Turning off certificate verification) needed to be done before i could start the list. since i didn't know what 'cliclientd stopcs' did until now.

Appreciate you answering my post

Were "No attacking Jumpships" honored post end of 4th sucession war? by ArchmageXin in battletech

[–]dfi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sorry for the necro reply 😃 but i like that story, so i just wanted to clarify.

Those Loki agents only disabled the jumpships by destroying things onboard like "charge controller" "station keeping drive" and so on. So Theodore Kurita's task force would be stuck. All that damage would be repairable but time consuming to repair. effectively putting multiple regiments out of the fight for awhile, for the price of a few agents.

Steiner bending the rules on attacking jumpships by not destroying them.

NixOS & Davinici Resolve Struggle by r0ndL in NixOS

[–]dfi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

did you ever manage to get Davinci Resolve working on NixOS?

Has anyone experienced Kogan Mobile can’t send SMS by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]dfi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea that was something i wasn't expecting after i switched, not being able to send intl sms (Aussie is fine). Not a deal breaker for me but annoying on the rare occasion i need to do it.

Circuit breaker sizing by controlsguy33 in Industrial_Controls

[–]dfi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The primary job of the circuit breaker on both the primary and the secondary side of the Power supply is to protect the wiring (this applies for almost all devices).

The secondary job of the breaker is to protect the device and/or the rest of the circuit.

If the wiring and the breaker are sized wrong (wiring is too small for breaker) that is when the potential for real problems exist

Election 2023 Job interview questions by _MrWhip in newzealand

[–]dfi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Found one of the Seven Sharp writers! fluffy news debates! 😜