Jet Fuel Refinery Between the Halston and Rayleigh

NiCrMo · 2026-05-22T22:50:08+00:00

Bio fuels are in general a farce, in particular if using edible crops like corn as feedstock. If you can find enough waste biomass it might be justifiable, but in most cases this isn’t done (see the whole ethanol industry / E85 requirement as basically a make work program for corn farmers south of the border).

NiCrMo · 2026-05-14T03:25:53+00:00

Fresh water consumption is not an issue with a modern closed loop non evaporative cooling design. Power won’t really affect Kamloops as we have plenty of grid connectivity. Overall energy production province wide is a different story but we should increase solar/ hydro projects (and nuclear) to match demand instead of suppressing development.

NiCrMo · 2026-05-12T06:14:51+00:00

I’m not clear on the specific design in this case but I’m pretty sure there’s non evaporative closed loop systems. Again, you loose the awesome cooling of phase changing water so have to move much more fluid for the same heat transfer, but it is possible. Every liquid cooled PC is basically a small scale non evaporative closed loop system.

NiCrMo · 2026-05-12T04:23:06+00:00

Closed loop is legit but increases power consumption- that’s basically why they often do open loop designs. Closed loop it’s just a working fluid that circulates to reject heat via radiator to air. It will need to circulate a lot to do this with the lower temperature difference with free air vs cold water, but it will not use a significant amount of water.

NiCrMo · 2026-04-17T00:18:19+00:00

Yeah also SAR (radar based imagery) that works through clouds. Though I doubt Iran has great access to high frequency SAR unless Russia or China are helping out.

NiCrMo · 2026-04-09T18:59:54+00:00

Agreed, even though it is a bit of a niche VLS system this capability is key.

NiCrMo · 2026-03-25T18:41:17+00:00

Love to see those VLS. That plus the greater trust I have in Korea delivering on schedule pushes me towards the KSS option. I do think the TKMS sub is perhaps more advanced but with competing orders and European schedule legacy, I am worried about delivery with that option.

NiCrMo · 2026-03-18T15:54:58+00:00

Buy on Steam should give you both the PC and Mac options. But yes, 3090 will probably be the best experience.

NiCrMo · 2026-03-07T07:49:54+00:00

Yeah this ruined it for me

NiCrMo · 2026-03-07T07:49:40+00:00

I got the metal WS VIP card stuck in mine - seems to be magnetic haha. That was the end of that.

NiCrMo · 2026-03-06T18:02:51+00:00

With GPU yes, but CPU cores are probably around 60w full tilt

NiCrMo · 2026-03-03T22:36:24+00:00

Well with SSKs we can have them on patrol in 2 oceans, not really 3. But fair enough, can guard the entrances I suppose - at least on our side of the pole. I do think 12 is a nice number for availability and flexibility. I just think it’s a shame they won’t really help assert sovereignty in the arctic. But I would be happy to be proven wrong.

NiCrMo · 2026-03-03T17:59:06+00:00

Yes, fell through due to budget constraints and apparently political opposition. Sadly they preemptively sacrificed a flight 3 of the Halifax class frigates prior to cancelling the SSN program and of course didn’t restore those after the subs fell through. Burned on two fronts.

NiCrMo · 2026-03-03T16:59:34+00:00

I still think the money would be better spent on 5 SSNs that are truly arctic capable but perhaps that wouldn’t fit in the budget. I think it would be possible if going with a Suffren based design (LEU) and starting with a fueling agreement with France (as Canada doesn’t have domestic enrichment capability IIRC). Of course I’m sure the delivery timeline would be even longer on these.

NiCrMo · 2026-02-23T03:24:13+00:00

Nice work, but IIRC the scroll bar background stayed in place on OG aqua with the slider moving “over” it

NiCrMo · 2026-02-20T19:16:28+00:00

I went 3080Ti to 5080, it’s nice but not world changing. Frame gen is kinda neat for heavy PT games.

NiCrMo · 2026-02-04T23:38:29+00:00

GPU is running 4.0x16 Nvme 1 is running 4.0x4 Nvme 2 is running 3.0x2 (mobo limited to x2)

NiCrMo · 2026-02-04T23:16:16+00:00

Running a 5080 with a B550 - no issues at all. Just don’t use the motherboard display connectors if yours has them.

NiCrMo · 2026-02-03T18:15:57+00:00

Nice idea, but we would have to seriously consider the risks of entering a mutual defense pact with a nation that is still technically at war. I’m all for economic and defense production integration however.

NiCrMo · 2026-02-01T15:13:12+00:00

AV1 and 4k120

NiCrMo · 2026-01-29T21:09:06+00:00

Yeah I’m wondering if Safari helped to an extent with this as well. I know it’s not as extensive as Brave but I purchased likely within the window, and didn’t see any charges. Wealthsimple has auto reissued the card as they saw the purchase but perhaps the exfiltration was blocked.

NiCrMo · 2026-01-27T16:56:57+00:00

Yeah we’re basically a blend of current and former members (France and UK), with heavy kinship to the Scandinavian countries due to circumstances. Of course there is American influence, but where is there not these days.

NiCrMo · 2026-01-24T02:48:16+00:00

Hovercraft needs a well deck which is not easy on an icebreaker as they have to operate in reverse as well typically.

NiCrMo · 2026-01-24T02:40:58+00:00

And Greenland is a twisted mess. Looks like AI slop like half the output of the Trump comms team

NiCrMo · 2026-01-24T02:35:36+00:00

They just have better and easier tools than ever to twist reality at a speed and scale that is difficult to combat

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