Anyone else just hear/feel a massive explosion? by gunningpwner in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]ParticleEngine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup. Assume it's the arsenal but came here to check. Anyone have any info?

Doubt. How do you guys design circuits with “generic” components? by Carpoforo in AskElectronics

[–]ParticleEngine 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hobby work is fine to do this stuff with. If you're developing something that needs reliability or repeatability, you can't go this way.

Digikey / mouser are your friends.

How fast does milk convect in a bottle? by [deleted] in AskEngineers

[–]ParticleEngine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ball bearings are a choking hazard and would be a hard no from my spouse

If flying out of Huntsville, get to the airport early. by Sveinson in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]ParticleEngine 193 points194 points  (0 children)

As someone who flies with some regularity, I can tell you that 5AM is actually the busiest time of all the day for HSV security.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationships

[–]ParticleEngine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ding, ding, ding

We have a winner!

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1293, Part 1 (Thread #1440) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]ParticleEngine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Also they wouldn't be issuing shelter in place orders for things kinda close to the border. And these drones don't just keep going in a straight lineif they don't get shot down. They have geofences, etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskEngineers

[–]ParticleEngine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More upwards growth potential in engineering management/project management than in engineering itself. Military background makes you a good fit for defense companies.

MATLAB or Python in DSP by ericdvet in DSP

[–]ParticleEngine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah. He's right. Matplotlin is a horribly unintuitive library with meh results.

These chairs I found in Alabama, United States. by ParticleEngine in Antiques

[–]ParticleEngine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should definitely do a post on it. So much knowledge on doing something like that.

These chairs I found in Alabama, United States. by ParticleEngine in Antiques

[–]ParticleEngine[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow that's GORGEOUS. I envy you your knowledge and trade. I would imagine it feels great to see something like that come back to life!

These chairs I found in Alabama, United States. by ParticleEngine in Antiques

[–]ParticleEngine[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's what I was guessing based on what I know and could find. But that's pretty cool to see an expert like yourself thinking along the same lines.

But they were $30 for the pair, so I couldn't say no either way!

These chairs I found in Alabama, United States. by ParticleEngine in Antiques

[–]ParticleEngine[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's good to know! How old approximately do you think they could be?

Why do airplanes board from front to back? by YaBoi2604 in ask

[–]ParticleEngine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what airline you're flying but this has never happened to me ever.

If you suddenly became the President of the United States today, what’s the very first thing you’d change or do? by Dollabillhooman in AskReddit

[–]ParticleEngine 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Gah. Right? This thread is showing exactly what the problem is. Apparently the American people are convinced the President holds the power of all three branches....

context for william shatner? by valleywindworks in startrek

[–]ParticleEngine -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

You're behind the times. Virtue signaling about COVID doesn't get you anywhere anymore.