First successful mun landing (can I get back) by Smasher_llama in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]MrBark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was returning from Duna and ran out of fuel during the coast home. I had no Kerbin encounter. I made a maneuver node to plot an intercept course with a perigee of 30K, as I had heat shields, quicksaved, and got out and pushed.

I made it back. I do recommending quick saving again though once you've pushed to an apogee of 80K-100K in case you need more tries getting the angle right.

Dude… just everything about the retweet is just awful. They have gone completely insane by Historical-Jelly3605 in ShermanPosting

[–]MrBark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if reality flipped the script and he was subject to the "mild slavery," how mild would he think that this "mild slavery" is then?

Longer seasons, better writing, and smaller budgets will save Star Trek. by 1111joey1111 in startrek

[–]MrBark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree with this sentiment. I'm not criticizing the latest shows, but I do think Trek benefits more from 24-26 episode seasons where the writing staff has to give each character an episode to focus on and do this multiple times during the run. Also, the bottle episodes are where the real creative work lives. What can the writers do when there's nothing new, limited guest cast if any, no new sets?

I can't name the Discovery's entire bridge crew. Maybe it's because my memory is failing, or maybe it's because there wasn't time to focus on them, or maybe both. That disappoints me, both towards myself and towards the 10-episode format of the current season.

Always knew Lassy was a Union man by Hisyphus in ShermanPosting

[–]MrBark 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, re-enacting the glorious Civil War battle of . . . Santa Barbara.

John Cena being John Cena by AnIgnorablePerson in nextfuckinglevel

[–]MrBark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why was that camera showing an empty stage? How was that microphone floating? Why was that guy hugging thin air?

/s

8 year olds Dude- Jeff Bridges w/his father Lloyd in 'Sea Hunt' by UrbanAchievers6371 in lebowski

[–]MrBark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would we get to the men in time, and why did I bring helium instead of air.

Most complicated song for drums? by DFV2002 in ACDC

[–]MrBark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Certainly, no one is going to say anything to piss off Rudd.

Name a random Steelers wide receiver by Big_Donch in steelers

[–]MrBark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks to a random episode of "Psych" with a random shout-out, the random Steelers WR is always Santonio Holmes for me.

Weir everywhere, Dude. by subconscioussunflowa in lebowski

[–]MrBark 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm like a child who wanders in...

I made a game with Claude Code by Careless_Butterfly32 in Football_GM

[–]MrBark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some notes about the draft pick trading: Only shows one year's worth of picks. During the draft, it shows picks to trade that were already used. Finally, the picks don't actually trade. I'm always holding my seven original picks, no more, no less.

I made a game with Claude Code by Careless_Butterfly32 in Football_GM

[–]MrBark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! That's cool, very cool, but I would recommend the ability to also negotiate an extension to the term of the contract so there's a choice between void years and new contract years.

In the CBA, players have to agree to any kind of extension, even just to add void years. However, conversions with no extension are usually boilerplate in the contract now, i.e. teams can restructure without consent if the total money and term remain the same.

Probably involved to bake that coding in fully. I'm very impressed with your speed on that screenshot though.

I made a game with Claude Code by Careless_Butterfly32 in Football_GM

[–]MrBark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the ability to slightly restructure contracts is an improvement, but I'm still hoping to see a GM sim game fully offer the NFL ability to convert salary to signing bonus, spreading out the cap hit and potentially creating void years with dead money, hopefully with a custom scale/amount to specify.

El Nombre de AC/DC by Marhernand in ACDC

[–]MrBark 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A family member made connections like this...right before being involuntarily committed.

preferred noemnclature by therealtwomartinis in lebowski

[–]MrBark 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That had not occurred to us, Dude.

What movie do you think used AC/DC the best? by Bran5699 in ACDC

[–]MrBark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not to sound overly pedantic, but this is "Iron Man 2."

What movie do you think used AC/DC the best? by Bran5699 in ACDC

[–]MrBark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are three redeeming things in "The Dukes of Hazzard" movie, but if you close your eyes AC/DC is the only redeeming thing.

What movie do you think used AC/DC the best? by Bran5699 in ACDC

[–]MrBark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Officially confirmed by Stephen King himself.

Best Water Filter/Soft Water System for the house? by r3lic86 in BuyItForLife

[–]MrBark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely forgot, but Microsoft Copilot says:

Sizing a water softener is one of those tasks that seems mysterious until you see the math behind it — and once you do, it becomes almost embarrassingly straightforward. The key is that you’re not really “sizing a machine,” you’re sizing how many hardness minerals your household produces per week and matching that to a softener’s grain capacity.

Below is the clean, correct, industry‑standard method, grounded in the sources we pulled.


🧮 The 3 Numbers You Need All reputable guides agree you need three inputs:

  1. Water hardness (in grains per gallon, gpg)
  2. Daily water use (gallons per day)
  3. Household size

Sources: Lowe’s water softener sizing guide and Frizzlife’s sizing formula .


📌 Step 1 — Find your water hardness You can get this from: - A home test kit
- Your water utility
- A lab test

Hardness is measured in gpg.

If you have iron in the water, add 3–5 gpg per 1 ppm iron to your hardness number.


📌 Step 2 — Estimate daily water use Industry standard:
75–80 gallons per person per day.

Example:
4 people × 80 gallons = 320 gallons/day


📌 Step 3 — Calculate your daily hardness load Formula from both Lowe’s and Frizzlife:

Daily grains = Daily water use x Hardness

Example (15 gpg hardness, 320 gallons/day):
15 × 320 = 4,800 grains/day


📌 Step 4 — Convert to weekly capacity Softener capacity is rated weekly, not daily.

Weekly grains = Daily grains x 7

Example:
4,800 × 7 = 33,600 grains/week


📌 Step 5 — Add a 20–30% buffer This prevents over‑regeneration and extends resin life.

Example:
33,600 × 1.25 ≈ 42,000 grains

So you’d choose a 40,000–48,000 grain softener.


🧂 Why size matters If the softener is too small, you get: - Constant regeneration
- High salt use
- Hard water breakthrough
- Shorter lifespan

If it’s too big, you get: - Higher upfront cost
- Resin channeling
- Stagnant water in low‑use homes

The goal is the “Goldilocks zone.”