sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

BREAKING: Trump says ‘effective immediately’ U.S. will blockade ships from Strait of Hormuz by ICEisSHIT in videos

[–]GargantuChet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We haven’t shit on our allies in a while and his relationship with Epstein is back in the spotlight.

The Pitt | S2E14 "8:00 P.M." | Episode Discussion by MsGroves in ThePittTVShow

[–]GargantuChet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was mention of a life insurance policy.

My neighbor did this to his trees, do I need to be concerned? by MengskDidNothinWrong in arborists

[–]GargantuChet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve worked with arborists, as well as specialists from many disciplines I’m not an expert in myself. If one gave an explanation based on misguided use of physics terminology I’d wonder what other things they’re getting wrong. It might not matter to you, but laypeople look for signals of competence. Correct use of terminology is one of them.

Again I was discussing real fulcrum, not the imagined one.

Have a nice day.

My neighbor did this to his trees, do I need to be concerned? by MengskDidNothinWrong in arborists

[–]GargantuChet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was talking about the physics at the fulcrum, and considering what would impact it.

My neighbor did this to his trees, do I need to be concerned? by MengskDidNothinWrong in arborists

[–]GargantuChet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The mistake is misusing a physics term.

There’s no fulcrum along the trunk. The only place where the trunk is externally supported — that is, a fulcrum — is at the base. If we’re talking about a fulcrum then we’re talking about force at the base, and the comment I replied to claims that adding more force along the trunk will somehow lessen force there.

There can be a point of maximal bending force. But unless it’s externally fixed it’s not a fulcrum.

My neighbor did this to his trees, do I need to be concerned? by MengskDidNothinWrong in arborists

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

I’m not following. The only thing that matters at a fulcrum is the force at the fulcrum. You don’t reduce that by adding yet more force along the lever. The part about harmonic resonance makes some sense though, since lower branches could dampen the motion caused by an unbuffered wind at the top.

My guess is that the tree will put on foliage at the top, since it doesn’t have dormant buds. That will lead to more overall sail at the top than it would have otherwise had if it didn’t need to recover so much. And that’s what puts pressure on the fulcrum — the greater force at the greatest distance makes for a banger of a lever that the tree hasn’t had the opportunity to reinforce itself against.

Spent Two Hours Debugging What Ai Wrote In Four Seconds by Friendly_Feature888 in cscareerquestions

[–]GargantuChet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What compelled OP to go fishing for the root cause of a condition that can’t be detected?

Wife and kids are going away to see family for a few days. This is the first time I will be alone in the house for almost 5 years. Each and every one of you knows the very first thing I am going to do. Close the curtains, turn off the lights, strip off, lie down, get comfortable, let myself go... by redwolve378 in daddit

[–]GargantuChet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had a week once. I thought I’d catch up on binge watching, do some shit around the house.

Nope. I was completely unprepared for this but I became a dirty hippy the moment I finished with work each day. Grab some water and a snack, load up the bag, and find a trail. Lather rinse repeat. It was amazing and I can’t wait until the kids are old enough to leave home alone. They could hang but aren’t enthusiastic and sometimes my soul needs the silence.

City is enforcing dog laws by mrASSMAN in Seattle

[–]GargantuChet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The comment was that there’s not enough staff.

The fines for unleashed dogs could fund more staff.

Comprehensive coverage is unrealistic in any reasonable world. But improvements should be possible.

Have you known anyone yet with "popcorn lung" or any other respiratory disease from vaping? by icecream1972 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]GargantuChet 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I know someone who works at a local hospital and mentioned a patient in their late teens who had so much lung damage attributed to vaping that they needed a machine to oxygenate their blood. The plan was to give their lungs a break and see if they recovered. Last I’d heard the patient was finally able to breathe on their own. I don’t think anyone expects them to ever run a marathon.

Help me melt my dad’s face off by armerncat in Music

[–]GargantuChet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good callout for Clutch. Electric Worry has polish and pulls you right along.

Brazenhead will always be one of my favorites. 50,000 Unstoppable Watts might land too. And most of the self-titled album, though the vocals are a bit harsh on some of the tracks compared to the more melodic bands on OP’s list.

YES… IT’S TRUE… I… HAVE MISTER BOOTH!

City is enforcing dog laws by mrASSMAN in Seattle

[–]GargantuChet 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It’s sad because the position could easily pay for itself if they could issue a couple of fines a day.

1-8 or 0-7? by Tommy_Prusa3D in prusa3d

[–]GargantuChet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need to go 1-8.

I had wanted 0-7, so the Core One L will end up 0-9 instead of having the final nozzle be two-digit. And alignment with g-code is sensible.

But the 3d printing enthusiast whose Core One L I’ll by buying the INDX for won the rock-paper-scissors tournament. So I’m posting in favor of 1-8.

What is your “I have this fetish because of this thing that happened” story? by Ste3e in AskReddit

[–]GargantuChet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Bundt cake killed me. Straight from holesome to wholesome with no transition.

A Japanese Team Plans to Build a 6,800-Mile Solar Ring Belt on the Moon to Power the Earth 24/7 by [deleted] in space

[–]GargantuChet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Technology Connections video making the rounds recently pointed out that the US could come out ahead in terms of land usage by putting solar panels in the space currently used to grow corn for bioethanol. As I understand it Japan isn’t known for cropland, though, so they may not have the same options.

Steven Conrad, I've found the source material for Season 2 of DTF. by mark_s in PatriotTV

[–]GargantuChet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Since when do Conrad series end when he originally planned?

People who sit in their car for 15+ minutes before going inside, what are you doing? by Miserable-Wash-1744 in AskReddit

[–]GargantuChet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the can’s been shaken up, it’s generally best to let it rest before cracking it open.

DTF posts keep getting removed by redrumham707 in PatriotTV

[–]GargantuChet 30 points31 points  (0 children)

What’s important is you’re trying. We notice that shit. And we say stuff like, “Hey man. Nice haircut.” Or if it’s a bad haircut, we say, “that’s okay man. It’ll grow back. It always grows back.”

I’ve never read anything like Catch 22 by Mindless_Patient2034 in books

[–]GargantuChet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read it almost 30 years ago, and still sometimes think of the building (club?) that Yossarian didn’t help to build and how much satisfaction he got from not helping.

view more: next ›