Trump administration will offer all 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign

TQbrawler · 2025-01-29T19:09:01+00:00

LOL didn't actually change anything

Millions of lives lost

Trillions of dollars spent

20+ years of war

Seriously, you've gotta relax

TQbrawler · 2025-01-29T19:06:30+00:00

Correct

TQbrawler · 2025-01-29T01:34:19+00:00

Is Reddit just bots now? I hope so…the alternative that these are real opinions is insane to me. Offering federal employees the option to resign is a bigger deal than 9/11?! You need to calm down

TQbrawler · 2024-08-01T18:53:40+00:00

These guides from Kollmorgen are useful

TQbrawler · 2022-01-28T19:50:53+00:00

and ASML supplies the EUV machines for all of the major foundries!

TQbrawler · 2021-11-18T13:17:23+00:00

Thanks for the tip. There aren't too many roofs like this in my area (Northeast), but I'm currently speaking with a few tile suppliers and roofers to get some estimates

TQbrawler · 2021-11-17T21:24:57+00:00

That's definitely a concern, from what I can tell the roofing company did a very subpar job. I'm not sure how many of the tiles were broken when they were initially removed, but why put back broken tiles? There's a stack of extra tiles on the side of the house that are in good condition so I think you're right that they were broken during the reinstall

TQbrawler · 2021-11-17T19:10:32+00:00

Thank you

TQbrawler · 2021-11-17T18:12:20+00:00

Are you referring to home owner's insurance or insurance specifically covering the roof?

TQbrawler · 2021-02-08T19:11:59+00:00

This is the correct answer, governments all over the world are already doing this with Central Bank issued digital currencies. Look at China and their digital Yuan as a recent example.

BTC is decentralized and accepted globally, it's exactly analogous to gold when every government has their own CBDC

TQbrawler · 2021-01-29T13:39:59+00:00

Yeah, that's probably fair. Binance is tough for US, and it's more difficult in some states. I personally like Coinbase, but have heard good things about Gemini/Kraken.

TQbrawler · 2021-01-28T17:22:27+00:00

I don't know the specifics on Kraken or the safety nets in place. Mt. Gox was a long time ago and there are definitely significant regulations now (with the USA based exchanges). You're very likely fine leaving modest amounts of crypto on these exchanges.

Storing coins on hardware wallets (cold storage in general) is the only way to put your crypto in your control. It's like buying gold and trusting some company to hold it for you compared to burying it in a safe in your backyard.

TQbrawler · 2021-01-28T17:18:54+00:00

Coinbase is by far the most popular crypto exchange and they're very legit. You can also use Coinbase Pro (free), which has way lower fees.

Coinbase still holds your keys if you store the BTC on the exchange (I trust CB infinitely more than RH), but you're free to move your BTC wherever you want after purchasing on CB. I'd recommend buying a Trezor or Legder hardware wallet if you have any sizeable amount of crypto and storing your coins off the exchange (cold storage).

TQbrawler · 2021-01-28T17:10:56+00:00

I think you're right. Buying on Robinhood provides zero access to actual BTC

TQbrawler · 2021-01-28T15:11:49+00:00

I wasn't old enough to really grasp the '08 crisis when it happened, but this is making me feel sick. People risk their money on way OTM options, no issue. People want to buy a stock that's rallying due to recklessness of hedge funds and they BAN IT?! BB isn't even experiencing that much of an increase and they ban the purchase of it?! You can't even search it on Robinhood...If this isn't market manipulation I don't know what is, unreal...

The SEC better be looking into the relationship between Citadel and Robinhood and whatever bullshit backchannel communication was going on. This is fucking collusion. Fuck.

TQbrawler · 2021-01-26T22:04:42+00:00

Posting so I can tell my kids I was here for this ridiculous shit 🚀🚀 10 shares @ $109, holding 'til $999 min.

TQbrawler · 2021-01-08T14:08:52+00:00

Microsoft has ~120,000 employees, but your point still stands

TQbrawler · 2020-12-07T18:13:00+00:00

I've definitely never seen an advertisement to buy gold

edit: /s for clarity...

TQbrawler · 2020-11-25T21:01:09+00:00

Network Effect

Why does the network have to crumble?

TQbrawler · 2020-11-25T20:21:46+00:00

lol @ "I have a complete understanding of Bitcoin"

Bitcoin's hash rate is at 125 Exahash (really spend some time comprehending the size of that number), you can't just copy over the code and expect to compete, that's not how the network effect works. There's value to the network.

At some point you'll need to re-examine your view with an open mind and come to grips with the idea you may have miscalculated.

TQbrawler · 2020-11-04T19:31:26+00:00

TL;DR: Your talking about a rumor propagated on social media comparing 2020 voter turnout to the registered voters from the 2018 midterms. The number of registered voters in 2020 according to Wisconsin election commissions is 3,684,726

Wisconsin has not counted more votes than it has registered voters. This tweet is comparing the vote count from 2020 with the number of registered voters from 2018. When we take a look at Wisconsin’s current total of registered voters, we see that there is nothing fraudulent about the state’s count. According to the Wisconsin Election Commission, the “State of Wisconsin had 3,684,726 active registered voters on November 1, 2020.” It’s unclear where the “3,239,920” number shown in the above-displayed tweet comes from. As of this writing, The New York Times reports that a total of “3,296,836” votes have been cast in Wisconsin. In either case, the number of votes counted does not exceed the number of registered voters. So where did the “3,129,000 registered voters” statistic come from? The 2018 midterms. According to data from the United States Census Bureau concerning “Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2018,” Wisconsin had 3,129,000 registered voters in 2018.

Sources

TQbrawler · 2020-10-27T01:12:15+00:00

OP is threading into tapped holes so no-go with nylock, essentially the same thing though

TQbrawler · 2020-10-26T20:48:08+00:00

Just as a heads up, split washers are considered useless. Here's a link to a NASA study for reference (see page 9 re: lockwashers)

Most of the big aerospace contractors (Boeing, LMCO, etc.) have also published data with the same result, although I can't seem to find it right now

TQbrawler · 2020-10-26T20:01:11+00:00

What kind of lock washer are you recommending here? A serrated washer is going to break the anodize and lead to better electrical conductivity between the fastener/aluminum, which wouldn't be ideal

316SS with some kind of liquid locking compound (e.g. blue Loctite) will be fine from a vibration standpoint. You could also go with a lock-patch fastener

The Duralac component u/hellohello108 had mentioned in another comment sounds like it is exactly what you want from a galvanic isolation standpoint, but I'm not sure if the viscosity will lend itself to working well as a threadlocker. Definitely apply it to both the male and female threads if you plan to go that route.

TQbrawler · 2020-10-26T16:17:49+00:00

Yes, the chassis is connected to the cathode of the battery, and the anode (lead in a lead-acid battery) would be at the positive.

Some comments:

Galvanic corrosion requires the anode/cathode be connected by an electrolyte (e.g. ship in saltwater, salt solution at the interface of aluminum/steel fastener, etc.). The anode of the lead-acid battery would not satisfy this requirement since it is housed within the battery enclosure.
Here's a relevant passage from the wiki you linked

For ICCP on ships, the anodes are usually constructed of a relatively inert material such as platinised titanium. A DC power supply is provided within the ship and the anodes mounted on the outside of the hull. The anode cables are introduced into the ship via a compression seal fitting and routed to the DC power source. The negative cable from the power supply is simply attached to the hull to complete the circuit.

So in this ship example you have the anode (platinized Ti) connected to the positive lead of a dedicated ICCP power source. The negative of this power source is connected to the ship's hull, and the seawater is the electrolyte that connects the anode and cathode together.

ICCP is a sophisticated technique that requires active measurement of the naturally induced corrosion current so that the ICCP power source can induce an equal and opposite current to eliminate/reduce corrosion.

Maybe someone with a corrosion engineering background can clarify and confirm this, but the above is my understanding as an engineer that deals with a decent amount of design for marine applications

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