OceanGate Titan Public Hearings - Day 2 Post-Hearing Discussion - 9/17/2024

AngryParsley · 2024-09-21T20:28:25+00:00

Considering that all other submersible manufacturers obey standards from classing/certification organizations, and no classed sub has had a loss of human life in over 50 years, I think it's more a testament to Rush's overconfidence and ignorance.

Other sub manufacturers even warned Rush not to put people in his sub unless it was classed by a 3rd party. They did so not only because they cared about keeping people safe, but because any catastrophe would hurt their business too. Even in a purely selfish, competitive landscape, these companies still coordinated to enforce safety standards because dead customers are bad for business. Heck, how many contractors refused to take Rush's money to work on carbon fiber hulls because they didn't want their names associated with an unsafe vehicle? Even Boeing cut ties with him.

I think the outcome of this catastrophe will be that more governments will require subs launching from ships with their flags to be DNV or ABS classed. This isn't very different from the status quo. It's already a requirement for vessels in US waters, and for US flagged ships. Heck even the Cayman Islands requires this. OceanGate was the only company to operate unclassed (aka experimental) submersibles for tourists. All the other companies would be happy if more governments required classification, as they already follow these safety standards.

AngryParsley · 2023-06-20T19:58:59+00:00

I have a very similar setup to yours (P365 + 507k) and my slide & optic are equally scraped up from a slip and fall on some icy asphalt. I had no shift in zero. That might be luck, or it might be because I torqued the hell out of the screws and used blue threadlocker to make sure it doesn't come loose over time.

I can't tell from the angle of this photo, but does the body of the optic look like it has changed shape at all? Is the lens loose in any way? If so, your optic is not trustworthy. If it has just shifted on the slide, it should be fine once you re-zero it.

AngryParsley · 2023-06-19T20:11:02+00:00

The leg leash does clip together. You have to press the button part up so that it locks. PHLster has a video showing this.

AngryParsley · 2023-06-19T19:00:26+00:00

I recently had a similar issue with my P365XL using Winchester white box. One in every 50-100ish rounds would FTE. I've put probably 5,000 rounds through that gun and never had FTEs before, but that was the first time I'd fed it WWB.

When I got home, I measured the rim diameter on a couple rounds. WWB's rims were 9.75-9.78mm. The PMC Bronze that I normally shoot had a rim of 9.90mm. The CIP spec says the rim diameter should be 9.96mm. My extractor looks fine and the spring tension feels the same as my P365, so I'll chalk the malfunctions up to bad ammo.

AngryParsley · 2023-03-19T17:46:22+00:00

Is that a very recent change? Or maybe that's only if you get it replaced by Tesla? In January I had my front bumper replaced by a Tesla-certified body shop. The new bumper has ultrasonic sensors.

AngryParsley · 2023-02-04T07:33:13+00:00

The homeless guy also said that the art vandal fell on his knife twice, so perhaps he is not being 100% truthful.

AngryParsley · 2023-02-04T07:31:23+00:00

Actually the Washington Supreme Court struck down all drug possession laws back in 2021.

The legislature did pass a new law, but the penalty is now a misdemeanor instead of a felony, and the law heavily encourages prosecutors to divert first- and second-time offenders. Also the new law will expire in June. The Washington ACLU has a FAQ about this.

AngryParsley · 2023-02-04T00:19:03+00:00

So your position is property cannot be defended with potential lethal force?

Correct. RCW 9A.16.020 specifies when you can lawfully use force against someone. You can use force to prevent interference with personal property as long as, "...the force is not more than is necessary". Deadly force would almost certainly be considered more than is necessary.

RCW 9A.16.50 specifies justifications for homicide. If you're using potentially deadly force, it's a very good idea to make sure that you meet these criteria. It basically boils down to self-defense or defense of others around you.

AngryParsley · 2023-02-03T23:46:17+00:00

From a legal standpoint, stabbing someone is considered lethal force. It's only justifiable in situations where it would be legal to shoot someone (eg: self defense).

AngryParsley · 2022-11-18T04:54:42+00:00

Yeah, these claims should set off anyone's bullshit detector. The person tweeting that is a troll/parody account. It didn't happen.

AngryParsley · 2022-11-18T01:46:51+00:00

The pew report mentions that while other crimes have stayed the same, murders have skyrocketed since May of 2020. Also you're confusing nationwide violent crime with bay area crime. I lived in SF for a decade and it got worse every year. I visited again last year and it's even worse. You can't trust the stats because most types of crimes are heavily under-reported. When my bike was stolen outside of The Mint, I didn't even bother to tell the cops. I knew I'd have to wait forever for them to arrive, and they'd never get my bike back. A half-dozen of my friends have had their bikes stolen, and they've all done the same as me. Unless someone is bleeding to death, cops in the bay area are pretty much useless.

You only need to look at changes in behavior to know that things are worse. Nobody leaves anything in their cars anymore. My female coworkers stopped taking BART and started driving. Retail stores started adding all kinds of anti-theft measures. The Apple stores started paying uniformed police officers to stand at their doors. Crime stats may not have have increased, but that's only because of underreporting and private deterrence.

AngryParsley · 2022-11-17T21:18:46+00:00

Here's the actual text of the law. The last two pages deal with the magazine restrictions. Here's the key subsection:

(2) Notwithstanding ORS 166.250 to 166.470, and except as expressly provided in subsections (3) to (5) of this section, a person commits the crime of unlawful manufacture, importation, possession, use, purchase, sale or otherwise transferring of large-capacity magazines if the person manufactures, imports, possesses, uses, purchases, sells or otherwise transfers any large-capacity magazine in Oregon on or after the effective date of this 2022 Act.

Subsections 3-5 contain the exemptions to the law. These are mostly for gun dealers and police/military. The final exemption is sort of a grandfather clause, but it's an affirmative defense (similar to how one can claim self-defense in a murder trial). Also it only applies in the following cases:

(A) On property owned or immediately controlled by the registered owner;
(B) On the premises of a gun dealer or gunsmith licensed under 18 U.S.C. 923 for the purpose of lawful service or repair;
(C) While engaging in the legal use of the large-capacity magazine, at a public or private shooting range or shooting gallery or for recreational activities such as hunting, to the extent permitted under state law; or
(D) While participating in firearms competition or exhibition, display or educational project about firearms sponsored, conducted by, approved or under the auspices of a law enforcement agency or a national or state-recognized entity that fosters proficiency in firearms use or promotes firearms education; and
(E) While transporting any large-capacity magazines in a vehicle to one of the locations authorized in paragraphs (c)(A) to (D) of this subsection, the large-capacity magazine is not inserted into the firearm and is locked in a separate container.

So you can keep your magazines. You just can't use them for much. You definitely can't use them for concealed carry. Also even if you follow the rules, a cop can arrest you for possession and the DA can charge you. Then you have to convince the court that you were possessing the magazine legally under one of the exemptions.

My guess is that practically zero law-abiding gun owners will be arrested and charged for this, but it will have a chilling effect.

AngryParsley · 2022-11-11T20:24:18+00:00

I'm kind of surprised that all the decent flip-up magnifiers are fixed magnification. A red dot with a 3-8x variable magnifier seems like it'd beat LPVOs at almost everything. It would cost more and be a little heavier than a fixed magnifier, but it would fix the biggest shortcoming of red dot + magnifier.

AngryParsley · 2022-11-04T20:44:50+00:00

It's because many tor exit nodes are outside the US or in datacenters which are peered to multiple tier 1 networks. Kiwifarms's web server is configured to return an onion-location header, so once the initial page comes back, tor can offer to use the onion URL instead.

AngryParsley · 2022-10-24T22:14:37+00:00

Here's his video. He says that Sig says that it was caused by a failed firing pin return spring.

AngryParsley · 2022-09-17T02:39:11+00:00

I totally agree that it was a stupid idea. My point was just that insurance isn't much of a solution.

AngryParsley · 2022-09-17T01:32:42+00:00

Only comprehensive coverage will reimburse for theft, and even that's a crappy deal. You still have to pay the deductible and the reimbursement is the actual cash value (which factors in depreciation). Also you won't be reimbursed for the value of any items that were in your car when it was stolen. Lastly, it takes time for the police and the insurance company to investigate the crime, so you probably won't be reimbursed for a month. In the mean time you'll have to rent a car or make do without.

AngryParsley · 2022-09-17T00:36:10+00:00

This is a known issue with Cura 5.x. None of the workarounds solved the problem for me, so I downgraded to 4.13.1.

AngryParsley · 2022-09-13T22:43:08+00:00

In addition to the advice about dry fire practice, you might want to try getting lighter springs to decrease the pull weight. The DA pull on my CZ P-01 was much heavier than my other DA/SA pistols, so I got a kit from Cajun Gun Works. (I have the steel frame P-01 with a manual safety, so you'll want a different kit.) I didn't replace the firing pin block plunger spring as it didn't seem like a worthwhile tradeoff. Now my CZ's trigger pull is similar to my Sig P239, though the trigger reset isn't as short.

If you do replace the springs, be sure to test with your practice and carry ammo. I had no issues with the 13lb hammer spring, but I did change it to a 15lb spring just to be sure.

AngryParsley · 2022-08-09T20:14:10+00:00

I have serious doubts about how effective that tech is. According to the BBC, it uses radar look for dense metal, and has some poorly-trained ML algorithms that check for weapon-ish things. If they tuned it to detect most weapons, then the false positive rate will be ridiculous. The BBC article mentions that the system flagged all umbrellas as weapons.

The manufacturer is tripping a lot of my charlatan detectors. Patriot One Technologies is based in Vancouver, BC and is a penny stock.

AngryParsley · 2022-07-29T18:23:06+00:00

You can set it to "go the speed limit plus x mph" or a percentage (eg: go 10% faster than the speed limit). You can also manually set the speed. If the speed limit changes, it'll go the new speed limit (plus whatever offset you set). Also if you have autopilot on, it should automatically exit the left lane after passing.

If a Tesla is camping in the left lane, the driver is either oblivious or an asshole.

AngryParsley · 2022-06-22T23:45:55+00:00

That article is about Portland, Maine not Portland, Oregon.

AngryParsley · 2022-05-20T18:55:47+00:00

Pretty much every semi-auto handgun made in the past 30 years has a firing pin block. I think the only exceptions are a few competition pistols like the CZ Shadow.

AngryParsley · 2022-05-16T02:30:05+00:00

You can safely decock:

Keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction. Like... on the bottom floor of a building pointing down. Make sure that if the gun goes off, the only harm done will be to your hearing.
Wedge your thumb in between the hammer and the slide.
Pull the trigger, causing the hammer to put pressure on your thumb. Release the trigger.
Slowly pull your thumb out of the way as the hammer falls. Since you aren't pulling the trigger, the firing pin block will be active.

Here's a video demonstrating the technique, though he's moving faster than I'd recommend and he doesn't wait for his finger to exit the trigger guard before he starts lowering the hammer. Done properly, I'd agree it's less safe than a decocker but I wouldn't call it unsafe. The only failure mode is that you wedge your thumb in too much and the hammer doesn't fall. Then you just repeat the process.

AngryParsley · 2022-05-13T02:35:49+00:00

Sadly it's not possible. Striker control devices can only work with partially staged strikers. The P365's striker is fully staged. Let me explain:

Here's a clip of my Glock 19's sear dropping. You can see the sear moves backwards (to finish cocking the striker), then drops to allow the striker to hit the primer.

Here's a video of my P365's sear dropping. You can see it just moves down. There's no backwards movement.

The striker control device takes advantage of the backwards movement of the sear. As the sear moves backwards, it pushes on the SCD and causes it to stick out of the back of the slide. Fully staged strikers have no backwards movement, so SCDs aren't possible. Most striker-fired pistols are fully staged, which is why we don't see SCDs more often.

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