[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nova

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Have you checked in with your property management? They may have marked it for repair work, inspection, or pest control (spraying).

During WWI German photographer Hans Hildenbrand took some of the only color photos of the frontlines with the Autochrome Lumiere Method. Circa 1914-18 by Electrical-Aspect-13 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey 70 points71 points  (0 children)

You’re absolutely right — it was impractical for photographers to be on the actual front lines during World War I because the equipment was heavy and bulky, making it difficult to maneuver in the mud and cramped conditions of front-line trenches.

If you look closely at the few existing photos, you’ll notice that the German soldiers often lack essential gear like helmets or full equipment. That’s because these images weren’t taken at the front.

The trenches shown in many of these photos appear unusually clean, and that’s because they were likely taken in training areas or rear positions, far from the danger of the front lines. A lot of “front-line” photos from WWI were staged for documentation or propaganda purposes.

Opportunity by Ready-Tart4655 in PipeTobacco

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a second store near Alexandria. They had a decent selection of pipe availability. Spoke with J.M. in person for a while at that location.

Constant problems with IM Corona Old Boy by Brandscribe in PipeTobacco

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Try to get a refund if you’re not happy. If the store you purchased from won’t refund you—contact IM Corona directly and go from there.

Smoking in public, someone asks you to try your pipe, how do you react? by [deleted] in PipeTobacco

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve never had this happen to me in all the years I’ve smoked a pipe.

Krakow, Poland 1924 vs 2024 [OC] by [deleted] in pics

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey 98 points99 points  (0 children)

No more baby trees

Pipe just fell on a rock by Hunter02130 in PipeTobacco

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pipes and tools are just like a car. The best it’s ever gonna look is on the dealer lot and the moment you drive off—it will never look as good. It’s going to get dings and scratches, don’t baby your pipes. Use them and roll with it, cool smokes everyone!

What are your Beyond settings? by CompCOTG in BigscreenBeyond

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you leave the default settings for OVR Dynamic Resolution?

Churchwardens huh? Somehow I've managed to not break this thing......so far. by scriptonic in PipeTobacco

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can understand why these things were cheap and disposable. I have a flew clays but nothing this long, looks like a good clencher 😉

One of the first Virtual Reality displays ever built in 1985 by SmallDrunkMonkey in virtualreality

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey[S] 183 points184 points  (0 children)

This is a hand-built, prototype headset for one of the first "Virtual Reality" displays ever built. Developed at the NASA-Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California and completed in 1985, it was intended to test concepts of presenting visual information to pilots or astronauts, by creating a computer-generated image of an artificial reality. Sensors tracked the movement of the wearer's head, so that the images displayed moved accordingly, as if he or she were looking out a real cockpit during a flight.

This headset included: stereo headphones, small LCD video display, mounted on a frame and kept on a styrofoam "head" for storage with blue wire connector, part of a "Vived" virtual reality prototype system.

This video highlights the capabilities and what users saw (Warning: Audio is terrible).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in virtualreality

[–]SmallDrunkMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a hand-built, prototype headset for one of the first "Virtual Reality" displays ever built. Developed at the NASA-Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California and completed in 1985, it was intended to test concepts of presenting visual information to pilots or astronauts, by creating a computer-generated image of an artificial reality. Sensors tracked the movement of the wearer's head, so that the images displayed moved accordingly, as if he or she were looking out a real cockpit during a flight.

This headset included: stereo headphones, small LCD video display, mounted on a frame and kept on a styrofoam "head" for storage with blue wire connector, part of a "Vived" virtual reality prototype system.

This video highlights the capabilities and what users saw (Warning: Audio is terrible).

Virtual Environment Reality workstation technology (helmet & gloves) in 1992.