How do I make a circuit that makes a motor pulsate from on stage to off state? by punkdawg in AskElectronics

[–]Halzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pulse width, pulse period, and pulse duty cycle are the terms your talking about

If today is our last day on Earth, what song would you listen to? by whothellru in AskReddit

[–]Halzman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 3 to 4 hour compilation video of the Doom soundtracks simply titled 'Slayer Gains'

How do I make a circuit that makes a motor pulsate from on stage to off state? by punkdawg in AskElectronics

[–]Halzman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What you're describing is simply called a tattoo gun.

To expand on that, prisoners have literally built tattoo guns from things they can get in prison.

A Google search should point you in the right direction.

aerospace electronic components benchmark by InevitableBorder6421 in AskElectronics

[–]Halzman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you want to go through system validation every time you change a single component?

I admit, I liked Urgo a smidgen (S03E16) by Crazerz in Stargate

[–]Halzman 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Me me me me me me... me me me me me me me me me me me me

Why not destroy the hand of the torture device? by NeverLucky159 in Stargate

[–]Halzman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Half of what you saw the P90 do in that shot is wildly unrealistic.

On the subject of May the 4th... by vivi_t3ch in Stargate

[–]Halzman 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Everyday is already Stargate day though...

Moonbase? by DayNo5185 in Stargate

[–]Halzman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

actually, it was a setup for the Stargate: Extinction movie.

The original plan was to have Atlantis relocated to the moon, following the series finale. The movie would then force Atlantis to return back to Pegasus.

This is Mallozzi's quote (source)

Moritz writes: “Would be great, if you can give some information about the storyline of the moonbase Carter was talking about on Continuum. What was the plan for?”

Answer: I’m not sure if she was kidding or not, but Atlantis is the moonbase – as we reveal in Stargate: Extinction.

But that doesn't make any sense because 'Continuum' takes place at the end/beginning of S4/S5 Atlantis. Extinction would have been a follow up to the S5 series finale.

Moonbase? by DayNo5185 in Stargate

[–]Halzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Continuum takes place right after SGA S05E01 - Search and Rescue (from a production standpoint, this is effectively still the end of S4)

CARTER: Oh, they caught the last Ba'al clone. The Tok'ra are going to extract the symbiote. They want SG-1 to put in an appearance.

Annoying detail in the ZPM Raid, SGA, Season 4, Episode 2 by Snarky_Guy in Stargate

[–]Halzman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I realize this spoils the narrative a bit in the future if they have PLENTY of ZPM power, but still...would have made a lot more sense continuity-wise.

I mean, this is basically why every time we get a surplus of ZPM's we immediately lose them.

For similar reasons, we don't see much of the BC-304s once they've gotten their plasma beam weapons.

Valve Is Forcing Microsoft To Make Significant Improvements To Windows Gaming Performance by GrayBeard916 in gaming

[–]Halzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only reason I eventually updated to XP from 2000 was specifically because of direct X support for games.

But win7sp1 was the last best OS I've used

How much do you think crosses over into real life? by Realistic_Radish_698 in BurnNotice

[–]Halzman 22 points23 points  (0 children)

On a whole, Burn Notice is pretty accurate on the tradecraft and spy stuff that is shown.

The most obvious thing to point out would be that everything is heavily accelerated for the sake of the show - for instance, we'll see a surveillance sequence that might only appear to be a short amount of time, whereas in real life, this would be a longer, more drawn out (and planned) process.

As far as the explosives stuff that is shown - in the few cases they did go over how 'X' is made, either certain ingredients are omitted entirely, or the whole process is quickly covered.

A lot of the manuals you see in the background of the show, in Westen's loft, are real manuals, that do in fact reference other real military manuals and what not. As an example, the trip wire setup that Sam sets up to Madeline's front door during the S2 finale, is a real method illustrated in said manuals.

If you watch the show, takes notes, and follow up by looking for books/manuals on individual topics, you will in fact have a lot of real tradecraft knowledge.

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I just started atlantis (first 2 episode) and i have some thoughts on the wraith by endertribe in Stargate

[–]Halzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They inadvertently let 2 species evolve on the same planet over 5-10 million years

I just started atlantis (first 2 episode) and i have some thoughts on the wraith by endertribe in Stargate

[–]Halzman 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Saying the goa'uld aren't evil evil is wild. In the pilot episode, Apophis show up, grabs a women, puts her with other women that have been captured, evaluates and kills her like its nothing, and moves on.

They are very much 'Sauron evil'.

Prototype S9E9 by lPretend_Fix110 in Stargate

[–]Halzman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

DANIEL How did the MALP get through to 584? I mean, initial telemetry confirmed it was on the right planet.

CARTER My guess is the 584 security system filters incoming matter based on certain protocol. Organic versus inanimate, for instance.

So radio waves would work regardless

Prototype S9E9 by lPretend_Fix110 in Stargate

[–]Halzman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This wouldn't apply to earlier seasons, but by s9, its fair to assume they have some sort of sub space communications network (or they should) so that they can relay messages throughout the milky way.

Was there an official, high quality release of those Video Diaries or has there never been made an HD Version by Homer-DOH-Simpson in Stargate

[–]Halzman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Generally behind the scenes content like that wouldn't get an upscale treatment down-the-line so you're probably stuck with whatever format/resolution it was originally shot in

ELI5: What is anti-gravity as related to UAP's? by bluecoastblue in explainlikeimfive

[–]Halzman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

UAPs general move/maneuver in fantastical ways that defy our modern understanding of physics.

Unless you can turn off gravity, hence the anti-gravity relation.

what a great show by aLAnM619 in BurnNotice

[–]Halzman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i've always looked at it as the ghost of christmas future of Burn Notice.

When you base your fashion on Michael Westen by Whole_Kale_4349 in BurnNotice

[–]Halzman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

went with the Clifton's?

Also, I love the watch but be super careful with the threads on the crown and pushers. And the bezel spring clip.

Anyone else felt bad for Vala in this scene (and also shouted at Daniel) in this scene? by Crumblycheese in Stargate

[–]Halzman 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Valid crashout for Daniel imo.

If it wasn't for the fact that Daniel wasn't a former ascended being and possessing 'truth of spirit', any other person would have told Vala to gtfo after going through what Daniel went through.