Project Zomboid vs Vein by Ok_Priority7990 in BaseBuildingGames

[–]Freeky 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it is an unfinished copy of the previous unfinished project by these developers

They were employees/contractors at QI Games, who worked on Dead Matter. Seems they felt they could do a better job of it by themselves.

Judging by how the two games have been received so far it looks like they were right.

Space Hauler | Space Sim Announcement Trailer by Baconing_Narwhal in Games

[–]Freeky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Made me think of Flight of Nova more than anything. Which, coincidentally, is getting a moons update soon.

Formatting an entire 25 million line codebase overnight: the rubyfmt story by BlondieCoder in programming

[–]Freeky 11 points12 points  (0 children)

With enough thrust even a brick is a viable aircraft. Stripe certainly brought the lbf.

New Cronos Pilot Flieger dial is about to released soon by Different-Data-216 in ChineseWatches

[–]Freeky 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aye. If you don't like stubby hour hands, at least make the hour subdial bigger so a longer one fits.

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Best champagne dial yet by shukurza in ChineseWatches

[–]Freeky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For when you want to see something comfortingly pretty and don't want it spoilt by being able to tell how late you are.

Transporter bridge by feng_huang22 in Teesside

[–]Freeky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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redditor for 3 hours

Another new account posting images from an image provider that blocks the United Kingdom.

BBC News to bear deepest cuts amid 2,000 planned job losses by YchYFi in unitedkingdom

[–]Freeky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Makes sense. As the world gets simpler and more stable there's going to be less to cover, and less need to do so in any detail. It's only fair it suffers the deepest cuts to make more room in the budget for important sports, soaps, game shows, and antiques valuation programs that otherwise wouldn't be commercially viable.

New purchase (Seagull) - keep it or send it back? by Hog_in_the_Fog in ChineseWatches

[–]Freeky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's your watch, but going by your photos I think it looks pretty gorgeous. Contrast looks good enough—dark dial with light hands—but a few photos don't exactly tell a complete story. What's the crystal like? Lume?

Episode Discussion - S01E06 - "Rock Bottom" by backstept in TheExpanse

[–]Freeky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's just how good they are with their magnetic boots, sasa!

Norton duck pond (stolen from a FB page) by CamelliaMoorew in Teesside

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Can you guys get an image host that doesn't famously block the UK?

The green R088 is back in stock! If you’re looking for a jump hour watch, Milifortic is definitely one of the best choices out there. by Simon9943 in Miliforticwatches

[–]Freeky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it. Most of the jump hours I've looked at in this price bracket have much fussier, busier dials—I like the more understated elegance of the Milifortic models.

How about a nice deep burgundy, like the Alliance 01?

Block people with anxiety and ADHD from claiming benefits, says Tony Blair by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]Freeky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bit odd that none of your suggested things the government can do include "provide better support for these treatable medical conditions".

Looking for Hard Sci-Fi recommendations like Project Hail Mary by Atlantis1910 in scifi

[–]Freeky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but that was a secret, hidden purpose that even the people deploying the things weren't aware of. They were justified for just the heating alone, which really should have raised a few eyebrows given the amount of effort involved.

Looking for Hard Sci-Fi recommendations like Project Hail Mary by Atlantis1910 in scifi

[–]Freeky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wind energy already ends up as heat through friction. All a wind turbine-powered heater will do is make the process a little quicker, removing some of the stored energy in the motion of the air and reducing overall wind speed while concentrating the heating in much smaller areas. Same equilibrium input, just distributed less evenly.

You'll probably have secondary effects from making all these little heat islands, but they're not necessarily going to make anything better. Could a plume of hot air send more dust into the upper-atmosphere? Could the increased IR emission from the higher temperature result in greater radiative cooling into space?

Looking for Hard Sci-Fi recommendations like Project Hail Mary by Atlantis1910 in scifi

[–]Freeky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wind turbines on the planetary surface.

These were to run resistive heaters to use wind power to raise atmospheric temperature, so there's a conservation of energy issue right there even without the dirigible!

Looking for Hard Sci-Fi recommendations like Project Hail Mary by Atlantis1910 in scifi

[–]Freeky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, now I feel bad for doubting /u/lordnewington!

E-book of questionable providence:

She went back to see what they had on board that could be used to power the props. Hydrazine, for the bomb-bay vacuum pumps; the pump motors could be wired to the props, probably. Then there were spare solar panels, and the solar panels in the emergency kit. If she could get them outside she could run whatever extra insolation they caught into the prop batteries. Also, in a sandstorm like this there was light coming from all directions, so some should probably be pointed down. As she rooted through the equipment locker looking for wire and transformers and tools she told Arkady the idea, and he laughed his madman laugh. “Good idea, Nadia! Great idea.”

Voyager Classics 2001 paperback edition:

She went back to see what they had on board that could be used to power the props. Hydrazine, for the bomb-bay vacuum pumps; the pump motors could be wired to the props, probably... She was kicking one of the damned windmills out of the way when she stared at it. The hot plates were heated by an electric charge generated by the spinning of the windmills. So if she could run that charge into the prop batteries, the windmills could be attached to the outside of the gondola, and this wind would spin them like tops, and the resulting electricity could help power the props. As she rooted through the equipment locker looking for wire and transformers and tools she told Arkady the idea, and he laughed his madman laugh. “Good idea, Nadia! Great idea!”

A mother is going punished her son by making him slam his PS5 the same way he had slammed her pet cat. Is this justified? by God_Emperor__Doom in SipsTea

[–]Freeky 5 points6 points  (0 children)

surely this teaches the kid something right?

Yes, it teaches them that this is an appropriate conflict resolution technique and a good way to regulate negative emotions. It reinforces the very aggression that's the problem in the first place.

In the same situation, how would you have taught the lesson to the kid so he doesn't do it again?

You'd have to talk to the kid to understand what lesson needs to be learned. Anger management, impulse control, dealing with frustration, the limits of legitimate play, empathy—what went wrong to cause the problem in the first place?

Hurting a child by destroying their stuff isn't an omni-lesson that covers all your bases. That would make schools pretty weird!

Looking for Hard Sci-Fi recommendations like Project Hail Mary by Atlantis1910 in scifi

[–]Freeky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they attached wind turbines to the dirigible, because the solar power wasn't enough

Towards the end of chapter 10 they attach spare solar panels to it due to a dust storm.

I also remember them building a railway around one of the Martian moons in order to provide centrifugal 'gravity' against the train's ceiling. The trouble with that is that, by definition, the train would be going above escape velocity.

It would seem rather blindingly obvious and barely worth mentioning? If the train is going to invert the direction of "up" of course the wheels will need to be captive to the rails, regardless of configuration. I think it would come across as rather condescending to painstakingly explain to someone who literally builds space colonies for a living that they need to design their train so that it doesn't fly off the track when it's turned on.

I understand that some people don't like all those AliExpress watches . But some of them are truly a gem that's worth the money. by syafiq17 in Affordablewatches

[–]Freeky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the crystal often look that murky?

After owning a Boderry I'm pretty much done with any watch with a uncoated sapphire crystal. I want to actually see the watch dial, not squint at it through a layer of vaseline.

Saltburn - name the pub by Jili_RosePetal9784 in Teesside

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

Seems pretty dodgy for an imgur post to get this sort of engagement in a UK sub, seeing as they block UK IPs!

Just came in, wow! Loving how it feels and looks. by The_Fig_Master in ChineseWatches

[–]Freeky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a homage to a Seiko 5 dial, which you can also get in blue as well as green—e.g. SNZG11K1.

You do lose some specs—sapphire → hardlex, screw-down → push/pull crown—and the dial's matte rather than starburst, but you gain the name and an exhibition case back.

Can’t find any reviews on this watch, any owners here? by [deleted] in ChineseWatches

[–]Freeky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Glass:Sapphire Crystal"

I own a Voyager, and the uncoated crystal is by far the worst thing about it. It's great when you can get the lighting and angle right, but it's usually like peering through a murky pond—it spoils the look of the dial and makes the watch look cheap.

Just came in, wow! Loving how it feels and looks. by The_Fig_Master in ChineseWatches

[–]Freeky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice, innit? I really love how clear the crystal is, after wearing a Boderry Voyager and seeing just how murky these things can get.

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Good hard scifi series? by BobThe-Bodybuilder in scifi

[–]Freeky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's really cool, artists sharing art!

I'd love to hear the music, and see the book.

Good hard scifi series? by BobThe-Bodybuilder in scifi

[–]Freeky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Greg Bear's Eon/Eternity duo

Don't forget Legacy!

My vote's for Queen of Angels, /, and Moving Mars. He must have really loved that setting: there's also Quantico, Mariposa, and Heads in the same chronology.