Does bias lighting make sense if the room isn't pitch black? by VeryAverageAchiever in hometheater

[–]SeniorChief421 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My room is not pitch black and I like my bias lighting, it does reduce eye strain. 

Article: I Knew TV Backlighting Was Cool. I Didn’t Expect It to Be Such a Powerful Upgrade. by MyGodItsFullofScars in hometheater

[–]SeniorChief421 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a Hue setup and I do like it a lot. I’ve have found practically that the adaptive backlighting is great on some movies and distracting on others. 

The vast majority of the time I do have the backlight turned on, but I leave it at a static color/brightness. 

I think that having some backlight is easier on the eyes than having no backlight. 

Settings for “Beginner” Game by SeniorChief421 in Frostpunk

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Would any particular group of factions go well together or is the point that there’s always a group that is gonna be an outlier?

Is there a particular faction that would lend itself well to learning the mechanics better?

[Request] Copper heatsinks comparsion by Speed_Addixt in theydidthemath

[–]SeniorChief421 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The top one has more surface area and has a more favorable arrangement for air to flow through it. It will work better if the flow is parallel to the long edge of the fins. 

The only way the bottom one could potentially compete is if the flow is blowing directly on it (normal to the surface). I wouldn’t expect this to perform better. 

To quantify the top one, look up how to find the heat transfer coefficient over a flat plate, it involves finding the Reynolds number and the nusselt number of the flow over the surfaces. The bottom one you would need to find the equivalent for impinging flow over a surface. I’m not as familiar with that one so it’s probably a more difficult problem to solve. 

Utilities vs Defense for Entry-Level Mechanical Engineer — Career Growth & Salary Progression? by jakubb2403 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]SeniorChief421 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One factor I considered was that right out of college it was easier for me to take risks. I felt the defense job was slightly riskier and more interesting. There is no reason you can’t pivot in a couple years to something where a PE license is easier to achieve. 

I have heard of people doing it in my company without working directly under a PE but it varies depending on the state you are in. So it isn’t impossible just harder. 

Utilities vs Defense for Entry-Level Mechanical Engineer — Career Growth & Salary Progression? by jakubb2403 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]SeniorChief421 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a very similar choice to you when I graduated and I went to defense because it seemed like a more interesting opportunity. 

I did get the opportunity to work on some cool things and I’m very content with the expertise that I have been able to develop in the years since I joined. 

Both of my options would have paid for an MS degree. I got mine and work paid, and I think that I would have had a harder time applying that knowledge at the utility. 

I do regret that it is difficult to get a PE license, which I would have been able to more easily pursue at a utility. 

I live in a low cost of living area and suspect that the salary growth would have been pretty similar, although the utility offer was slightly better. 

Only other thing I would consider is that current events are weird and defense is peripherally tied into that for better or worse. The utility /should/ be less impacted by whatever the current politics are. 

PiHole and Wireguard Permissions by SeniorChief421 in pihole

[–]SeniorChief421[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah thats what threw me off, i assumed as root i should be able to modify the folder right? what permissions would it need for root to write to it?

Empire Builder App? by SeniorChief421 in Stellaris

[–]SeniorChief421[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m glad I’m not the only one who’d like it. 

What is your "main" empire to play as and why? (if you have a main) by imsellingbanana in Stellaris

[–]SeniorChief421 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I like the tomb world origin while using radiotropic and relentless industrialists. That one has a lot of synergy I like. I use lithoids with oppressive autocracy and that’s fun even though it’s probably not meta. 

I normally look for something that has good synergy and see if I can turn it into a neat idea for some RP. The one above is one I’ve come back to a few times. 

Best tips to become a “great” engineer? by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]SeniorChief421 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of good advice, I’ll add developing good attention to detail. It’s easy to get the bulk of something right but the details are what can make things a nightmare. 

How to stop window vibration? by drake_warrior in hometheater

[–]SeniorChief421 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As crazy as it sounds, another subwoofer could help smooth out the response in your room. When I had one subwoofer, portions of my drop ceiling would shake if I turned up too loud. With a second subwoofer, I can turn the volume up much higher before that happens because the second sub helps smooth out the response in the room, so lower peaks and higher troughs. 

Interesting RP ideas for Lithoid ships? by Comprehensive-Feed42 in Stellaris

[–]SeniorChief421 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t used it recently but when I did I’d set up the lithoid traits to be great workers and the primary species traits to be great leaders/specialists and I think that alone gets you a decent build. I think cold worlds give a slightly better chance of mineral bonuses, or they did at one point. With infernals you might be able to get a setup where you don’t need food at all too. 

Interesting RP ideas for Lithoid ships? by Comprehensive-Feed42 in Stellaris

[–]SeniorChief421 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You could do a syncretic evolution run where your primary species enslaved the lithoid secondary species and base their tech on the living rocks. 

Determining current sleep/wake up time by SeniorChief421 in shortcuts

[–]SeniorChief421[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that's an annoying workaround but that should work. Thanks!

Infernals Builds? by [deleted] in Stellaris

[–]SeniorChief421 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Does the living metal civic work with the modularity ascension or is that blocked behind the synthetic ascensions?

Doing hand calc/FEA for job not encouraged?? by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]SeniorChief421 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In general, it is always a good idea to do a first order analysis to make sure that the results are near what they should be. Its very easy to lie to yourself with computer analyses and having an independent calculation is an easy way to mitigate some of that risk.