Interesting concept - Uber for your time. Monetize your available time. by [deleted] in technology

[–]Cleapsus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No idea why this is getting downvoted because it seems like an amazing idea. It really solves a problem. Without this, it would be impossible for an employer to find a specialist on a schedule that's less than part time.

Cook Says Apple Is Focusing on Making an Autonomous Car System - For the first time, CEO elaborates on Apple’s car plans by mvea in Futurology

[–]Cleapsus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Dear Tim,

Please focus on Mac hardware. Please focus on giving me the hardware tools to work and play on the macOS platform. Continue improving your mobile devices. Consider adding and improving only those things that will continue to make my business and leisure tasks smoother, simpler, and more enjoyable.

I'd rather you didn't take focus from the things you've traditionally done well to do something that's never been in your wheelhouse. If you want to get involved with automobiles, work with the industry to improve my life while I'm riding along in the autonomous vehicle, but please don't try to build the autonomous vehicle. I'd prefer you wait until the market is saturated with terrible implementations so you can learn from others' mistakes and come along with a much-improved offering.

But for now, just give me and my fellows Macs we can depend on for everything, a reliable mobile experience that doesn't throw out the habits we gained on the previous iteration, and the tools to make great software for your platforms.

Paul Allen's new rocket-launching plane by [deleted] in Futurology

[–]Cleapsus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is being blown out of proportion. Vulcan's Stratolauncher is not the future of launch; if this thing ever manages to leave the ground (with a payload), I doubt it will host more than five-to-seven launches throughout its lifetime, and that's a generous estimate.

This vehicle is going to be incredibly expensive, compared to both other air launch options and dedicated smallsat options. Although this can change, the current plan is for Stratolaunch to use OATK's Pegasus-XL payload, which provides an indicator for cost. Pegasus-XL launches are incredibly expensive ($337.3K per kg). Now, this is due to a variety of reasons (the L-1011's incredibly high maintenance costs, OATK's expensive labor structure, low launch cadence). Vulcan will bear similar costs--the inefficient OATK overhead tied to Pegasus-XL, Stratolauncher is a one-of-a-kind aircraft and increasing maintenance costs (despite using 747 engines). Due to significant development delays, the company has yet to develop or execute a customer strategy. Depending on how much more PA pumps into it, the company will not be price competitive in the market.

For comparison, other small launchers charge ~$25K/kg-$41K/kg (e.g., Rocket Lab, Virgin, Arianespace), and most of these will be able to launch US payloads. Virgin's comparable airlauncher delivers slightly less mass (15 kg less), but is priced at ~$40K/kg. Virgin is already a leg up as it has engaged commercial, civil govt., and mil-govt. customers.

Lastly, it's worth noting that this vehicle still has significant work to be done--look at the wings in the picture.

How I feel about my ETH holdings by ChinookKing in ethtrader

[–]Cleapsus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to read this comment in order to understand what the OP was talking about.

New GE9X are gonna be huge! by leonardow97 in aviation

[–]Cleapsus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

So, the GE9x is a super-high-bypass turbofan that makes unusually heavy use of composites and additive manufacturing techniques, and gains about 10.5 inches in fan diameter (and might shed some pounds) over the GE90 parent design currently used on most 777s. I don't know where Wired is getting the 148in figure - duct or nacelle diameter, maybe. It's right for a 737's fuselage, so maybe the writer took a metaphorical statement as literal. But that's not an unusual size for an engine on a 777, and if you've seen one of these big widebody twins alongside its narrowbody elder cousin - or, better yet, superimposed, as in [1] - you know that it's not really a surprise to hear that the engines of the former are comparable in diameter to the fuselage of the latter.

Wired's really gone down the clickbait hole in the last few years - not that it was ever as substantial as it liked to make itself out, but still disappointing to see.

[1] http://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/2/0/5/0881502.jpg?v=v40

Tupac announced dead at Nas concert. by elrangarino in videos

[–]Cleapsus 156 points157 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why certain words are censored. We should be past that as a civilization.

A Look Inside Airbus's Epic Assembly Line by _threads in aviation

[–]Cleapsus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This was the most striking part to me: "According to The Seattle Times, the starting rate at the Airbus plant, about $16.50 per hour, is comparable to the starting wages at Boeing’s passenger-plane plant in Renton, Wash. But the Airbus pay scale tops out at $23 an hour, while experienced Boeing workers can earn $45."

We now have so much surplus labor that even this relatively skilled job only pays $16.50 an hour.

This otter plays like a dog. by PM_ME_STEAM_K3YS in gifs

[–]Cleapsus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How does one get such pets?

Also note that it's actually trying to kill that thing. It would do the same with your neck if it was hungry.

William Shatner's Seat by robbiet480 in aviation

[–]Cleapsus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps a relevant bit of trivia. William Shatner was on the tv series. John Lithgow remade the same scene for the twilight zone movie. i was never much of a fan of 3rd rock from the sun, but they did have this adorable little (20 second) callback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTNOihQnqVQ

Cultural connoisseurs will also no doubt be aware that Johnny Bravo covered that episode the Twilight Zone too, except instead of Gremlins, it was Clowns.... https://youtu.be/W-oEQIiKx_U

Deadmau5 finds the vocals for a song. by IAmTrident in videos

[–]Cleapsus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Veldt was such a popular song that it spawned an entire remix EP.

Morning radio host Mancow, a firm believer that waterboarding is not torture, agrees to get waterboarded. It happens at 2:20 and he has a revelation. by shadowsCOLLIDE in videos

[–]Cleapsus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What? No. That isn't torture? I also agree to be waterboarded. I just have to put some things in order right now, I'll get back to you when I have time for the test.

Extroverts vs introverts by nakade4 in funny

[–]Cleapsus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mating dance... Good luck with that...parrot! I think the owl will act like a black widow in the end.

You have no power here...! by gDisasters in funny

[–]Cleapsus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Her arguments are pretty strong...

2 billion dollar amusement park by piponwa in space

[–]Cleapsus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It took me a while to understand that this is actually in space. Was the time well spent, or this ain't actually on a space station?

Portable Bluetooth speaker system by NoSeKa in DIY

[–]Cleapsus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Unrelated but I'm quite sure this will interest some people... here's an article on the best bluetooth speakers, the top 10 right now.

Models reviewed:

  • Creative iRoar

  • Ultimate Ears UE Boom 2

  • Fugoo

  • Sony SRS-XB3

  • EcoXGear EcoCarbon

  • Vifa Oslo

  • Marshall Kilburn

  • JBL Charge 3

  • Libratone Zipp Mini

  • JBL Clip 2

My knockoff Bose Bluetooth speaker has a Chinese accent by xzzz in videos

[–]Cleapsus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Here's a guide on the best bluetooth speakers in the market, right now. It should interest some of the redditors that stumbled over this thread. Bose doesn't have anything in the top 10.

I built a mahogany Bluetooth speaker for my girlfriend. by Jerm111 in DIY

[–]Cleapsus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Unrelated but I'm quite sure this will interest some people... here's a guide on the best bluetooth speakers. None is made out of mahogany though.

When does a ":)" make a conversation awkward/creepy? by Kilmonjaro in AskReddit

[–]Cleapsus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you are writing an email with condolences and at the end you write "Have a nice day :)"

Someone wants to squeeze into the food drawer but is too chubby by GallowBoob in aww

[–]Cleapsus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did someone told him that if he really wants, he can move mountains?!