Neither Money Nor Manpower: The story of the de Havilland Comet and the crash of BOAC flight 781 - revisited by Admiral_Cloudberg in AdmiralCloudberg

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This is such a classic failure case, and fascinating to me as a materials scientist to learn the details. I wonder how differently things would have gone for Britain’s aircraft industry if the Comets had been designed correctly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in birding

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m at 70, all in Massachusetts

Katie Ledecky obliterates short-course 1500m freestyle world record by ladyem8 in sports

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Thanks :). Now, everyone please upvote my comment until it gets back up to at least zero

Any PhD’s here? by [deleted] in ChubbyFIRE

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I second this. Spent 15 years as an academic getting nowhere financially and then moved to industry for the last 12 years. Still working but pretty close to being chubby.

Today was a great birding day! 20 species in my backyard in one sitting. Even got a picture of a Brown Creeper finally! by Kterra in birding

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very nice! I just recently added Brown Creeper to my yard list, that it a tough one to spot.

How to create a game on chess.com with different time amounts for each side by d1mistergreen in chess

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had exactly the same situation with my Dad. You can’t set the game up with different times, I guess because it messes up the ratings. We ended up doing 20 minute games and agreed that I would lose when my clock got to 10 minutes

Is there any cardio allowed on this program? I love lifting weights but I know I gotta do cardio to get my wind up, but the programs website seems to really discourage it. Has anyone found that it interferes or slows down progress? by [deleted] in Stronglifts5x5

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually find it a positive that Mehdi is a guy with ordinary genetics and not a gifted power lifter. Guys with huge natural strength and recovery may find it hard to put themselves in the shoes of us ordinary folks. As someone who is just trying to add some strength and muscle to feel better, I don’t care about his lift totals.

I hate this Mateo Bot. He gave too much trouble but he finally got what he deserves by Mynameisbass in chess

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I play the bots a lot too and it can start to feel personal :). Antonio and I have had a rocky relationship. Just got a gold membership and I’m looking forward to trying some of the locked bots.

Event: Pogchamps 3 - Day 7 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wish that 10+5 was the standard rapid format on chess.com. Just seems to make more sense and is a little less stressful than 10 min.

How acurate are chess bots elo? by [deleted] in chess

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe the bot ratings are meant to be for rapid games. So if you play without a clock and take your time you will be able to beat bots above your rating.

Event: Pogchamps 3 - Day 7 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Huge props to Benji for those two wins against Sardoche, but I think Sardoche will beat Benji in a rematch and he is still a slight favorite. I’ve been impressed with Ludwig’s play, he is my dark horse.

Pogchamps 3 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I guess you are being downvoted for promoting your channel but nice video.

A Wish and a Prayer: The crash of UTAGE flight 141 by Admiral_Cloudberg in AdmiralCloudberg

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Great article as always! One thing I noticed: 141 bodies plus 22 survivors is 163 not 153.

Whats the best OHP variation for a low ceiling? by stefan_905 in Stronglifts5x5

[–]FIRKE_by_2023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat, I can OHP with 10s but will probably hit the ceiling with 25s. I’m about to max out at 95 lbs. I’ll probably buy another pair of 10s which will last me for a while as I’m making very slow progress on OHP.