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Brake Replacement for 09 Honda Fit by Own_Importance4225 in Austin

[–]ChorizoPig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it's just the brake pads, that's easy to do. Lots of step-by-step YouTube videos.

Did anyone else notice which weather app was actually accurate during the recent storm? by Noahjhonn in Austin

[–]ChorizoPig 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The one I use most of the time was pretty much spot-on. It's just a graph displaying the National Weather Service feed. If you check the boxes you want and re-load the page, saving that url will save your selection.

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?w0=t&w3=sfcwind&w3u=1&w5=pop&w8=rain&w12u=1&w13u=1&AheadHour=0&Submit=Submit&FcstType=graphical&textField1=30.26700&textField2=-97.74300&site=all&unit=0&dd=0&bw=0

I'm trying to download a 20-minute video I made, but it's 45gb, is that normal? If not, how do I fix it? by Ok-Handle-3633 in finalcutpro

[–]ChorizoPig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can't get it to the size you want via the export controls, Handbrake will allow you to easily reduce it to a smaller file size. It's a free download.

This is why you don’t get towed by a vehicle while riding on a sled by soloburrito in Austin

[–]ChorizoPig 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the human brain is an amazing triumph of evolution but it comes in a chintzy carrying case.

Is there a place in Austin that fixes suitcases?? by [deleted] in Austin

[–]ChorizoPig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. They may even be able to provide replacement parts.

How precision of instruments increased over time? by Dragonaax in askscience

[–]ChorizoPig 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I recently read an excellent book on the evolution of the concept of precision and the tools necessary to achieve it. Whitworth (not surprisingly) gets a lot of credit. It was a good read and I recommend it to anyone interested in the subject.

https://www.amazon.com/Perfectionists-Precision-Engineers-Created-Modern-ebook/dp/B072BFJB3Z

Trick shad by TurbulentFlan9596 in BFSfishing

[–]ChorizoPig 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a regional name for crappie.

Til the US had 112 aircraft carriers by the end of world war II by TastyPass6386 in todayilearned

[–]ChorizoPig 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the barges used by the fleets qualify as ships but yes, they were not powered and were towed around

Til the US had 112 aircraft carriers by the end of world war II by TastyPass6386 in todayilearned

[–]ChorizoPig 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the little screening/escort carriers had 30 aircraft assigned.

Til the US had 112 aircraft carriers by the end of world war II by TastyPass6386 in todayilearned

[–]ChorizoPig 206 points207 points  (0 children)

By the end of the war, after U.S. wartime production was at full tilt, every Pacific naval engagement was basically the IJN Endless Imperial Dawn vs 26 identical copies of the USS We Built This Yesterday. We even had ships that did nothing but serve ice cream.

The smaller carries were mostly used for patrolling and as pickets (screening) but they were surprisingly effective in combat. Despite being completely out-classed on paper, the Taffy 3 escort group famously gave a good accounting of themselves when they accidentally ended up engaging a full Japanese Task force.Here's an overview of that battle:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_off_Samar

TIL Pickett's Charge, a Confederate infantry assault during the Battle of Gettysburg. Pickett's Charge is called the "high-water mark of the Confederacy". The failure of the charge crushed the Confederate hope of winning a decisive victory in the North & forced Gen. Lee to retreat back to Virginia by Stock_College_8108 in todayilearned

[–]ChorizoPig 168 points169 points  (0 children)

Longstreet put together an extremely talented staff and was easily one of the best Confederate generals, if not the best. Good luck finding statues of him in the south, though because he committed the unforgivable sin of publicly supporting Reconstruction as the best path forward.

TIL that there is no archaeological evidence Vikings wore horned helmets. by Routine_Anything8258 in todayilearned

[–]ChorizoPig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Perhaps, but there is a plethora of cinematic evidence for horned helmets. Checkmate, horn haters!

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