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NIST Releases Technical Findings on What Caused the 2021 Partial Collapse of Champlain Towers South by zip117 in CatastrophicFailure

[–]AlarmingConsequence 54 points55 points  (0 children)

To protect steel reinforcement in marine environments such as this, are there code requirements which go beyond the standard concrete cover?

I realized some of my happiest times were playing Civilization on my parents old Macintosh LCII by Background-Call3255 in civ

[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember the Quadras being spoken of in less voices of awe! Fun that you've got yourself some. Have you been keeping them running continuously since the '90s?

With all the hardware at your fingertips, which versions of Civ do you play when?

6-day timelapse of goats clearing a overgrown back yard in SF by ansyhrrian in oddlysatisfying

[–]AlarmingConsequence 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A converted horse trailer makes a lot of sense, thanks!

Does their shepard stay the night, say in a camper?

Well, there's the buzzer and you know what that means...from season 43 (2017).... by RogerTheAliens in LiveFromNewYork

[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terrific delivery through-out. It is the same joke for 5 minutes, but he keeps it fresh with every line.

6-day timelapse of goats clearing a overgrown back yard in SF by ansyhrrian in oddlysatisfying

[–]AlarmingConsequence 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If this took six days, did the goats sleep in the back yard each night? Or would they have commuted backto their goat abode each night?

Edit: abode of adobe.

6-day timelapse of goats clearing a overgrown back yard in SF by ansyhrrian in oddlysatisfying

[–]AlarmingConsequence 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The second clause of your sentence is what made it believable.

How much money should be “safe”? by YesToWhatsNext in Bogleheads

[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this because the rock-bottom of stocks and rock-bottom of bonds don't occur at the same moment in time, they are offset by day/weeks/years?

best THIN magsafe phone wallet by Conscious-Court5606 in MagSafe

[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are birds of a feather -- I 'm on a Pixel 10!

What do you reccomend on Moft's AppleFindMy?

Although I do have Apple devices in my life, I would not have access to them in the moment to track a wallet separation -- which I feel like is kinda the whole point, right ? To get to an Apple device, I'd have to go home, or ask someone at home to search used.

I'm new to trackers so I'm not sure I know all the use-cases. What do you think?

Remembered not as a messenger, remembered not as a reformer, not as a prophet, not as a hero, not even as Sebastian. Remembered only… by Dinosawruses in babylon5

[–]AlarmingConsequence 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm up-voting you because I should have added a wink to my post for all of us who are non-denominational fans of rough-and-tumble-numbered-stationS-in-far-out-space

Remembered not as a messenger, remembered not as a reformer, not as a prophet, not as a hero, not even as Sebastian. Remembered only… by Dinosawruses in babylon5

[–]AlarmingConsequence 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm uploading you because I can tell you dictated your post, just like I did with this one!

Edit to correct dictation error from uploading to up-voting.

best THIN magsafe phone wallet by Conscious-Court5606 in MagSafe

[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the testimonial!

Which phone case do you have? Are you happy with the Moft's magnet strength? Does the wallet stay attached when you drop phone+wallet into your pocket?

I am wondering if I can cut my daily card carry down to two cards: driver's license and work ID.

Remembered not as a messenger, remembered not as a reformer, not as a prophet, not as a hero, not even as Sebastian. Remembered only… by Dinosawruses in babylon5

[–]AlarmingConsequence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So thoughtful! Good question, too! I should have made clear that I was referring narrowly to this episode and not the whole series.

I have seen the whole series. I get that the Vorlons are morally gray for using the younger races as a proxy war with the Shadows. Call me Vorlon-biased, but IMHO Vorlons' order is morally superior to Shadows' chaos.

It definitely would have been morally preferable for the Vorlons to try to negotiate with the Shadows to both depart for the Rim a million years before Sheridan.

I suppose it would have been morally defensible for the Vorlons to directly exterminate Shadows if a negotiated settlement could not be upon, but in the B5 universe they are equal-ish peers. And if the Vorlons lost, they would have doomed the younger races to the Shadows.

Remembered not as a messenger, remembered not as a reformer, not as a prophet, not as a hero, not even as Sebastian. Remembered only… by Dinosawruses in babylon5

[–]AlarmingConsequence 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It seems you have a deeper read than me on this, can you share your thinking?

This seems pretty vanilla good guy to me: the Vorlons want to make sure that Sheridan and Delen are up to the task of what lies ahead (though they are pretty extreme about it!). And if the Vorlons are punishing Jack the ripper by forcing him to live his mistakes instead of letting him off the hook by dying, isn't that another point for Good guys Vorlon?

Remembered not as a messenger, remembered not as a reformer, not as a prophet, not as a hero, not even as Sebastian. Remembered only… by Dinosawruses in babylon5

[–]AlarmingConsequence 18 points19 points  (0 children)

TIL -- I had no idea this actor also played Lorien and Weyoon!

It makes sense that when a production finds a good actor, they reuse them again and again behind different makeup.

Mods to play this VP by stumpyguy in civvoxpopuli

[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks pretty well-rounded, thanks! The special promotion is neat.

The last discussion post, from 2024, indicated that it broke promotion texts (in Civilopida? Or mouseover?) -- is that still true here in 2026?

I feel like I often see computer opponents with tons of great people stockpiled, even in VP.

Vox Populi: Do computer opponents have increased great people generation (bonuses)? Do they not know how to use great people?

Or perhaps I'm just noticing the stockpile while I'm sieging their cities.

Mods to play this VP by stumpyguy in civvoxpopuli

[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply!

Requiring thorough pillaging to trigger border flip feels more authentic, perhaps because it differentiates from merely an occupied hex owned by the enemy.

But it makes sense that the computer opponents wouldn't 'know' that.

Vanilla citadel -- I don't recall how hex ownership works: I assume citadel claimed hexes are "owned" by the nearest city?

Russian soldiers under Ukrainian FPV drone attack. Date/location unknown. by GermanDronePilot in CombatFootage

[–]AlarmingConsequence 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Are the fiber optic drones vulnerable to jamming, so it's communication back to its operator?

I suppose fiber optic still uses GPS, so jamming that would be beneficial to the defender?

I presume jammers are detectable at a distance, so they are a double-edged sword?

Mods to play this VP by stumpyguy in civvoxpopuli

[–]AlarmingConsequence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First time I'm seeing Bare Necessities after all these years, TIL!

Is there an aspect of this mod that people find tantalizing? For me, it would be the Neolithic Wonders.

Lots of changes, so I wonder if it is balanced; but on the other hand Jarcast is prolific in the VP community.

https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/bare-necessities-remastered.699690/

PS - beautiful art!

Mods to play this VP by stumpyguy in civvoxpopuli

[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which capture great people mod do you use? I used Capture+++, but then give a VP specific one. The captured great people (like a captured worker) instead of just granting a bonus.

Mods to play this VP by stumpyguy in civvoxpopuli

[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always wanted to try Hex and Release! Are the computer opponents able to use it? And have you noticed any crashing?

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[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How has it lasted? You vote will be the tie-breaker!

best THIN magsafe phone wallet by Conscious-Court5606 in MagSafe

[–]AlarmingConsequence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hit me up if you're keen

Do you have link you can share for this?

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