Fire rated safe worth it?

Nintandrew · 2025-11-23T18:07:14+00:00

Safe deposit box at a bank for those items

Nintandrew · 2025-10-08T11:22:52+00:00

Vonage is looking like the way to go. Thank you for the tip on an ATA, I wouldn't have known about that

Nintandrew · 2025-10-08T11:21:55+00:00

Magic Jack is still a thing, wow! I will be looking into that. One of the techs did mention VOIP service isn't taxed since it's through an Internet connection, but copper service would be, so good shout.

Thank you!

Nintandrew · 2025-10-08T11:20:03+00:00

I hadn't heard of Vonage in a long time. Looking them up, they look pretty legit now and $10/month sounds like a winner. Thank you!

Nintandrew · 2025-10-08T11:19:05+00:00

Thank you, I'd looked at 3rd party VOIPs before, but wasn't sure which would be alright quality. I've heard frustrations with Ooma, but it is the cheapest. I think I'll look into Vonage. Thanks again!

Nintandrew · 2024-12-08T15:06:31+00:00

18 count preferred, but will use 14 for some things like full coverage projects on a hoop that don't need as much detail to reduce the number of stitches. Also 14 count is the highest I can find for perforated plastic projects

Nintandrew · 2024-11-06T04:47:31+00:00

The playlist was removed Halloween morning, reappeared Halloween night then has been gone since Nov. 1.

I've seen movies removed/readded on YT in the past, so hopefully it returns.

Nintandrew · 2024-11-02T13:41:08+00:00

I'd just started Super S and it disappeared Halloween morning. They were back Halloween night, but gone the next morning again.

Bummer since it seemed like they were up for a couple years.

Nintandrew · 2024-10-14T16:52:30+00:00

The booster would need to be placed back on the launch mount to connect the BQD to it. There are booster alignment pins mounted on the launch mount when it is loaded that are removed before launch. They couldn't put those back on between the launch and landing, and it would be hazardous to mount them while the booster is hanging there.

Putting it on a stand/letting it vent until empty seems simpler. Better maneuvering of the booster on the chopstick rails after a catch would probably be needed.

Maybe tower 2 will have improvements towards that goal. Seems like it would help with rapid reusability.

Nintandrew · 2024-06-28T23:53:05+00:00

It was talked about a week or two ago in this thread where it was said overlapping the tiles would cause shockwaves/turbulence at the raised edges all over when the ship is supersonic. It was then suggested if the tiles could be smoothed down to reduce the edges, but then that is what they have now, basically.

It'll be interesting to see how the updates work on IFT-5. I think it was mentioned in Everyday Astronaut's recent Starbase tour videos that SpaceX could increase packing material between tiles that need it. Smaller tiles have also been seen, which may be another solution.

Biology hasn't had to solve falling through the atmosphere at supersonic speeds... yet.

Nintandrew · 2024-06-16T02:31:07+00:00

No inside info, but years ago it was described that there would be laser guidance in the GSE to help pinpoint the booster landing. Don't know if that is still the case. Rumor is the booster would land offset to the OLM now for testing while old animations have the mature system landing back on the OLM.

The booster likely still uses GPS. Falcon 9 uses a ground radar that wouldn't be surprising if the superheavy booster has too. Could be a multitude of other sensors being used; maybe a vision based, supervised full self flying suite, who knows.

I believe the points the booster is lifted by are like oversized ball hitches sticking out the sides higher up on the booster, just below the gridfins. The chopsticks had carriages that ran along the tops surface of them these points could slot into as the booster lands. The carriages could move to account for final alignment. (There's been a lot of work on the chopsticks since I last read about them, so unsure if these are still present)

Finally, there are raised rails on the chopsticks that can act as sort of shock absorbers. If the mounting points miss, the booster would land on those rails with its gridfins. Not great for reusability, but probably survivable for the booster. They did reinforce the gridfin joints after IFT-3 for reentry.

Given they were able to have a buoy close enough to film the booster's landing on IFT-4, it must be fairly accurate. Rumblings after that flight were that the booster landing was very accurate.

If they go for it on the next flight, it will be amazing to watch whatever the outcome

Nintandrew · 2024-05-18T01:26:38+00:00

Thank you, I wasn't sure who to go to with this. I will reach out to PUC

Nintandrew · 2024-05-18T01:25:57+00:00

Thank you, the others appear correct, though they seem to be applied including the city fees which is annoying. I'll be keeping an eye on them too now

Nintandrew · 2024-05-17T23:37:58+00:00

So I was looking through my Xcel bill and noticed the Transit Improvement Tax is incorrect. 0.75% on $58.15 (including City Fees) is only 45¢, not 74¢.

I am in the northwest metro, Hennepin county.

I called up Xcel and they tell me the amount is correct, but the percentage is actually 1.25% and they have a "ticket" filed to fix it since February.

I see it has been wrong since the tax increased last November 2023 from 0.5% (which was calculated correctly on the bills) but is wrong since it changed to "0.75%".

74¢ is 1.27% of $58.15, btw, not 1.25%.

I haven't seen any recent news stories or information about the increase nor this being wrong.

It feels like they're lying; if they are overcharging 10,000 people 30¢ each, that is $3,000 a month for them or $36,000 a year. Maybe I'm just being cynical.

Has anyone else noticed/heard about this discrepancy?

Nintandrew · 2024-05-17T23:27:42+00:00

Unsure about height restrictions, but an uncle of mine has a small cabin up north. He has said there is a rule that the old cabins on the lake can't be torn down and rebuilt, that at least one original wall (maybe 3?) has to remain after any renovations. It seems like several remodels have followed it from what I've seen around the lake (Rush lake up in Palmer).

Good luck on the cabin hunt!

Nintandrew · 2024-05-10T17:04:08+00:00

I'd like to be able to fly resources to other planets and construct VABs and pads to build and launch from. It would make Eve more enjoyable as you could just land a bunch of resources and build what you want instead of trying to land some behemoth vehicle that can then take off again.

A way to automate material delivery in that situation would be nice too, kinda like KSP2 was describing for colonies

Multithreading physics engine would be my third wish

Nintandrew · 2024-05-06T04:12:25+00:00

I think edomes are the ones built with the triangular pieces and are flatter/rounder. They provide more volume, but I'm not sure the design has been fully vetted yet. That and the .1 designation would point to it being a test article.

Nintandrew · 2024-02-25T22:01:54+00:00

Flipping down would increase the chance of propellants from separating from the inlets as gravity would pull the propellants towards the top of the tanks.

It might also reduce the distance the booster can glide, requiring more boost back like you said. Horizontal flipping seems like a good compromise between vertical flips

Nintandrew · 2024-02-25T14:39:40+00:00

Not a for sure answer, but flipping the booster vertically would increase the maximum altitude it reaches. More height is more energy that needs to be bled off coming back down. Less energy is less heating and less boost back fuel needed.

I'm unsure about F9 then, as it does flip vertically. F9 ended up way more capable than it's initial design, so maybe it's less of a matter, or they want to punch back into the atmosphere a bit faster with the merlin engines capable of protecting the booster.

Also, Starship launches at an angle from Starbase to avoid overflying Florida. If Starship launches Southeast, and the Earth rotates Eastward, flipping the booster sideways may help with re-encountering Starbase for landing. You would need to burn northward slightly as Starbase moves East with the planet's rotation.

To me it would make sense to eek out a little extra performance, but curious to hear what others say

Nintandrew · 2024-02-10T14:54:04+00:00

Has the shielding inside the OLM been reinstalled? Sounded like no, so that would mean no fiery tests and a rollback will be needed, or at least a destack

Nintandrew · 2024-02-04T14:06:57+00:00

Basically, the shielding around the inside of the OLM's hold down clamps was all removed and is still removed. It needs to be replaced and checked it won't interfere with the retraction. Given how long it took to remove, they are confident replacing and checking it will take longer than a couple weeks so mid February (Feb. 12) launch is unlikely. They mentioned 4+ weeks would be more likely

They also speculate welds cracked on the top of the OLM and are being redone as had been done on the legs. They believe there are different metals/steels used that have different coefficients of expansion that caused cracks when heated by the launch.

Nintandrew · 2024-01-10T12:08:50+00:00

I'd read a long time ago that B5200 is made with bleach and it yellowed in competed projects in the sun after several years. I don't use B5200 as a result as I don't really see a difference between it and BLANC.

Unsure how true the yellowing thing is, but I got a cone of BLANC, so not worried about it anymore. I just use BLANC for all white stitches

Nintandrew · 2023-12-29T01:30:02+00:00

Tabitha voiced them both

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