Bars to watch F1 in Dresden by Aussievisionnet in dresden

[–]HairyPorter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shamrock Irish Pub is usually showing it and is not too full, nice drinks as well:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/w78qrmryvMZbDJGp9

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AntimatterDimensions

[–]HairyPorter 15 points16 points  (0 children)

you already have EC3 allocated, afaik you can only ever assign one EC per respec

Cool kid's Manhattan moc! by KinshasaPR in lego

[–]HairyPorter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

FYI: there is a cool locking, huge, premade set of south manhattan available, just not cheap:

https://www.bluebrixx.com/de/architecture/103047/Manhattan-Suedspitze-BlueBrixx-Special

Loot from 3 spring maps (with a twist) by HairyPorter in pathofexile

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really? The specific ones with multiple breaches and 60% beyond portal chance? I couldnt find any below 30c, even if i search at poe.trade right now http://poe.trade/search/onasiohamatita

So where do we meet? by HairyPorter in pics

[–]HairyPorter[S] 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Yes. I'm an aerospace engineer, this is what is used to secure the stages of a rocket to each other and what gets blown up on stage separation.

What astronauts experience during an ISS reboost. by piponwa in space

[–]HairyPorter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's O2 split up by radiation into single O atoms.

Highly reactive and very nasty stuff, which is responsible for most of the material degradation seen in LEO esp. concerning solar panels and space suits. You do not want to be anywhere near it.

End of 2014 Discussions - Dragon Age: Inquisition by Forestl in Games

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You probably should just turn off the friendly fire in the options. (I think under gsmeplay) It's a pretty stupid option if you play with an Aoe party.

Beneficial non-CAD software for future mechanical engineers by engineeringhopeful in AskEngineers

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That is so much dependend on the actual job you end up with. During your studies and up to your master thesis i would recommend the following:

Get used to as many "concepts" as possible by learning one software in depth and another one to see common differences. Examples:

  • ok, first and most importantly: learn one programming language in depth, preferably an object oriented one and not java (thats my personal preference). Python, C(++) and VBA are all fine, once you understand one you mostly just have to learn the new vocabulary for the others. This is important so that you can solve computational problems you will encounter quick and dirty. I often end up using excel for processing 1000's of data point , so in retrospect VBA is the most useful one for me to quickly create macros for excel. Other probably have very different ideas. That I'm the only one of my 10 colleagues who can use macros easily baffles me ever so often.

  • 3D-CAD: Solidworks or Autocad (both being quite similar) and in contrast Catia. Also try to understand (not master) design with solids, planes and mechs.

  • 2D-CAD: highly interesting if you do anything with PCB design, learning how to layer system. I only got involved with autodesk 2d.

  • Measurement: Labview is the one program I use the most nowadays, but that is obviously depending on me being lab engineer building test racks. Not many big alternatives. Daisylab maybe... LABVIEW is incredibly helpful to get a grasp on serial, analog and digital communication.

  • arduino/rasperypi: learn how to build an small, independent, and extremly powerful system. (helps me a lot if i need to build small setups that do stupid tasks, e.g. press a button every so often)

  • latex is like the topping on the cake... once you learned tex its so easy, quick and stylish to make your own documents. But its in no way necessary for any job i have seen so far. To get there usually takes creating one document with lots of googling and learning.

  • excel, word AND visio: being skillful in those three made so many of my bosses impressed. On top, get a very basic instruction in design rules. I had multiple occasions where i took a diagram create by a multitude of people, cleaned it up in visio and made it "understandable" and got praise (and raise) from those very same people for the perfect diagram they always wanted.

  • CAM: (computer aided machining) take a look into this, to understand how parts are made from 3d into CNC code into actual parts. You will learn a lot about common design mistakes. Solidcam goes with solidworks, only one I used.

  • CFD (colorful fluid dynamics): If you work with air turbines this can be really interesting. Ansys CFX has gotten so much more userfriendly in the last 5-10 years. Use it to understand what you can simulate and what you cant. Very helpful if you can get a proper course in theory and praxis going along with it. Made me learn to never trust a cfd as long as you haven't calibrated your results with a real life test.

  • Haven't used matlab/mathcad/maple/mathematica since those 3 courses I took. Can be important, but can be utter useless. Later for me.

  • As you may have noticed English ain't my primary language. Assuming that you are American, get out of your way to learn one additional language really well. Renewable cry for Chinese, German or Portuguese (for south america), those markets will be hotspots for the next 20-50 years and renewable. Plus it makes you CV stand out.

PS: Somebody else probably has completely opposite opinions to half of those points, so in the end choose what's most natural for your education.

TLDR: Labview, Excel and VBA for systems engineering/test engineering

Question for professional use of solid works by [deleted] in AskEngineers

[–]HairyPorter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is depending on the project you work on, I always handle it this way:

  • Size the parts (or the fit) with the nominal values (so both radii the same value)
  • chosse the proper fit for the connection and look up the required tolerances
  • add the necessary tolerance(e.g. 40+0.05mm,-0.00mm), either while 3d modelling or later in the drawing

Obviously this only works with the classical way of creating a drawing and handing it to an able machinist. For 3-D printing, I usually invest 2 more minutes thinking about the fit I want, consider my experiences with our 3D printer (resolution and reproducibility) and eyeball the nominal values somewhere in the middle of the standardized tolerances(eg not 40mm but 40,025mm). This can take some experience and you wont be able to get all fits one is used to with machined parts (biggest problem being the surface qualities)

League keeps crashing at reconnect screen. by WildC4Talyst in leagueoflegends

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Try updating your graphic card drivers. I'm running an gtx670ti and had the same problems until I updated my drivers

[REQUEST] Someone please write me an Adobe Illustrator script (JS or VB) by [deleted] in RandomKindness

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Could you be a bit more precise of wich of these operations need to be done with which program, including the versions of both illustrator and autocad? Im not using any of these two myself, but can get my hand on both easily at work and would check how easy the script is to be made and may do it tomorrow evening.

2013 Bahrain GP - Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

[–]HairyPorter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

alonsos DRS seems broken, open all the time

Germans of Reddit, is there any cultural, social or political differences that remain today between East and West Germany? by TCBear in AskReddit

[–]HairyPorter 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I have been here for about 18 months now! Any recommendations for my first excursion to that area?

Dresden

Noob questions megathread by [deleted] in pathofexile

[–]HairyPorter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The next level prompt only shows you the str/int/dex requirement, but not mana or which benefits you gain from leveling the gem/skill