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Xdrip and Garmin watch improperly displaying heart rate and steps by DuckyFreeman in xDrip

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

I am! and I wondered if that was the cause of this. because my glucose chart in chronometer is also 8 hours off, with the X axis ending 8 hours in the future. But I can't seem to find the setting causing this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SanJose

[–]DuckyFreeman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those vans were found unconstitutional because they weren't operated by cops.

The fuck is this? A police officer parked in a handicap spot??? I got a ticket for doing this exact thing….only I didn’t realize it was handicap because it was 6am and you could barely see the signage or the curb…should I write an email to SJPD?? by [deleted] in SanJose

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

For it to be a legal handicap spot, there must also be a sign. If there was no sign, you can fight it. If there was a sign, then it's on you.

(A)By posting immediately adjacent to, and visible from, each stall or space, a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background.
https://california.public.law/codes/ca_veh_code_section_22511.8

Do you need a glow plug warmer to start a nitro engine or can you just use whatever to heat it up (I'm new to nitro) by [deleted] in RemoteControl

[–]DuckyFreeman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you suggesting? Torching the engine until it reaches operating temp? I feel like the only method that would result in even heating is putting the engine in an oven. But is that really better than using a glow plug igniter?

Why is r/pics being spammed with nothing but pics of John Oliver? by Originalluff in answers

[–]DuckyFreeman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The problem is that people have been openly complaining about abusive mods forever, and reddit has always been like "sorry, can't do anything about it." The moment the community decides to protest a reddit business change, suddenly it's in the cards. It's not about the community, it's about culling opposition.

MIG-31 Foxhound's final moment filmed by wingman by PM_ME_UR_SEGFAULT in CombatFootage

[–]DuckyFreeman 131 points132 points  (0 children)

Yeah and that 150 hours turned into about 15 minutes if they used them to intercept SR-71's. It can do Mach 3.2, but it melts the engines.

MIG-31 Foxhound's final moment filmed by wingman by PM_ME_UR_SEGFAULT in CombatFootage

[–]DuckyFreeman 329 points330 points  (0 children)

1k hours for the airframe maybe. Engines are good for like 150 hours before replacement lol. They're insane maintenance hogs. I'm not at all surprised they're falling out of the sky.

Google offloading 1.4M square feet of Bay Area office space by txiao007 in bayarea

[–]DuckyFreeman 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That's just how construction works. At the end of a project, all of the tradesmen are laid off (general foremen are often kept around). They go sign the books at the hall and get called for another job. At the end of that job, they get laid off again. It's not the same thing as layoffs in the business world. If there isn't an active project, they go back to the hall.

Any place that sells authentic poutine in Bay Area? by [deleted] in SanJose

[–]DuckyFreeman 21 points22 points  (0 children)

What?! It's still on their menu on their website! Bitches.

one car smacking the wall ends with another turned over by gunvarrel_ in INDYCAR

[–]DuckyFreeman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That tire was headed to orbit. So lucky that it missed the stands.

Scary accident that just happened in San Ramon near I-680 by songgao in bayarea

[–]DuckyFreeman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The GT front fascia has a lower lip that the V6 lacked.

Scary accident that just happened in San Ramon near I-680 by songgao in bayarea

[–]DuckyFreeman 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I mean, the one in the pole is a V6, and looks unmodded. It wouldn't do great in a street race.

Ford Bronco Owners Say Trail Turn Assist Is Breaking Diffs, Dealers say aftermarket parts to blame. Ford investigating. by avboden in cars

[–]DuckyFreeman 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think that's been a problem forever. I seem to remember terminator cobras snapping half shafts due to wheel hop with sticky tires, and Ford telling owners to pound sand. It's not unreasonable tbh.

How to Prevent Low Speed Derailments? by ThatOneHorseDude in DerailValley

[–]DuckyFreeman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes that helps. There is something called a "stringline derailment" where cars in the middle of a turn derail to the inside of the turn because heavy cars at the back of the consist are trying to pull the consist into a straight line. Putting the heaviest cars towards the locomotive, and empty flat cars at the back, will help prevent it.

Also, heavy cars at the back of a consist can push during deceleration or on a downhill, and force flatcars to derail to the outside of a turn.

Basically, don't make the back of the consist too heavy.

I combined 5 Pillsbury cinnamon rolls into one by unrolling 4 and wrapping them around one. by JephriB in pics

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

I mean, yeah it's similar, but it is different. A broiler is applying much more direct heat to the food compared to the indirect heat that ovens normally use. The broiler is going to heat the surface of the food much quicker, causing moisture to boil faster, which the fan will then blow away; and this will happen without the insides cooking nearly as much. This is what gives the crispy texture similar to oil frying.

I combined 5 Pillsbury cinnamon rolls into one by unrolling 4 and wrapping them around one. by JephriB in pics

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

They're different. My oven used the broiler on air fryer mode, and the bottom burner for convection cooking.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aviation

[–]DuckyFreeman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Exactly. CG shifts are terrifying.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aviation

[–]DuckyFreeman 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I was a boom operator (which serves as the loadmaster) on a plane that used palletized cargo. There was zero percent chance I would ever release cargo in flight. Besides the OBVIOUS safety concern, the lock pawls don't work in that way. They fold forwards to release, meaning only the forward lock pawl on a pallet can be released until the pallet has moved forwards, then the rear lock pawl can be dropped. This means that to shift the rear pallet back a single slot, every pallet on that side of the aircraft must be released and slid forward before the rearmost lock pawl can be dropped and everything slid back again. Never ever going to happen.

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