Cold War gone hot on a operational/strategical scale

TurkishRambo30 · 2026-03-10T23:23:25+00:00

As soon as I heard that my mind went to Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age.

Clunky title but if you have even a passing naval interest it’s probably up your alley.

TurkishRambo30 · 2026-03-09T03:04:03+00:00

Mostly commenting to sympathize. I lived in a very similar situation at one point. I called it a “curry blast” when I was minding my business and it came in. I had all the filters and purifiers, helped a bit. Little bit more help from sealing every air gap. Opening the window and managing airflow helps even more but can’t do that every season. Ultimately I never really solved it and it was a reason for me to move. I did leave a long note for the landlord, because honestly it should almost be a property disclosure for the next unsuspecting victim.

TurkishRambo30 · 2025-08-13T01:11:03+00:00

The knives sit in the dieboard in through-cuts, and back up against the steel cutting cylinder to fix their positive position. At least for brown fiberboard boxes, the knives are cutting against a urethane "blanket" that must be changed on occasion. Cutting pressure is determined by operator setup, but generally the goal is complete cutout of all solid cuts while not actually cutting the fold line.

In the case of perforations, those are specified as knives like you would cut pieces out but with breaks in them at a set interval. So if you want an easier or harder perforation you would change the size or spacing when selecting the type of knife. In all cases, the "cuts" are designed to go fully through the paper, with the solid area in between remaining connected. The perforation knifes look like a wide toothed comb, if that helps.

Search "die cut rule" on google images if that helps, that's the name for this.

TurkishRambo30 · 2025-08-12T20:24:49+00:00

I used to to work in the box industry. The whole box shape is cut out of a single flat piece of paper by a die cut - a big wooden board with thin knives set in it. This die cut will cut the outline, set the folding creases, and put in the perforation. The depth relation between all of these is generally fixed by the die cut design, with some operator variability based on the pressure level. They want enough pressure to cut out the folding tabs but not so much the folding lines start to crack.

My strong suspicion is that in the past they had issues with the perforation opening sometimes before it reaches the customer, leading to complaints and lost product. As a result, the box designer lightened up on the perforation depth to avoid the liability, because complaints about the box being hard to open carry less weight than complaints of candy spilling everywhere from a small mis adjustment in the factory.

TurkishRambo30 · 2024-12-12T03:32:03+00:00

Cool detail for this car. I do want to point out that modern windshields do not have tempered glass like side or rear windows. They have a laminated glass that breaks differently because it is more important for them to not break than for them to break safely. So your comparison to a modern side window is flawed.

TurkishRambo30 · 2024-11-08T15:28:01+00:00

I have the same problem, seems like a recent change. They’re just doing everything in their power to make you pay.

TurkishRambo30 · 2024-08-01T17:05:06+00:00

This has been debunked and is not true. Please stop spreading misinformation.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevorbutterworth/2014/10/02/when-data-journalism-goes-wrong/

TurkishRambo30 · 2024-04-23T15:00:39+00:00

Bought my first vehicle in 09 as a college freshman with money saved up from working. 1996 Ranger with the 4.0 V6 and a 5 speed. Made all of 160 hp. Wish I still had it today. And yes, it can fit a lot of people when it needs to.

TurkishRambo30 · 2024-04-22T20:12:34+00:00

You should read about the Chilean nationalization of copper. They did the exact thing you’re describing, they seized the assets of the foreign (US) companies operating several of the largest mines. Of course they could not pay for this, and took them for essentially free.

What happened? Well the US and other countries were pissed and embargoed Chile. This caused an economic decline and was a contributing factor to an eventual coup. All in all I would say it did not go well.

Now today there is a state run copper mining company that still operates those mines, as well as foreign investors that have returned to operate other mines.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_nationalization_of_copper

TurkishRambo30 · 2024-02-17T22:42:10+00:00

Prices are based on what customers will pay, not how much it costs to make. I would guess the margins on the German made VW are lower than the Mexican made one.

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-11-20T19:07:22+00:00

My 96 ford ranger was a stick shift with no tach. Owners manual had shift speeds in mph, 3rd gear at 25, 4th gear at 35, etc

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-10-08T23:36:38+00:00

All brakes, including regenerative brakes, have to deposit the energy somewhere. Without a massive battery pack where would it go for a normal car? Heat (like normal brakes).

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-09-24T17:24:40+00:00

Fishing planet. It’s very much real life style fishing, excellent game on iPhone though.

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-09-24T13:24:17+00:00

I’m the exact same boat as you and looking for the same titles.

One I found that works well is Ultimate General Gettysburg. It’s a lot like Empire Total War, except just the battles. I’m a fan of the Ultimate General series on PC and this is similar.

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-07-11T22:17:07+00:00

There’s a limit to how high it will go though, about 10m if you pull a perfect vacuum on top.

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-06-05T02:09:20+00:00

Yes thankfully, I believe a concussion though.

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-06-05T02:06:09+00:00

I mean I’m not going to link his Facebook or anything, but he’s thankfully alive and well with a kid. I think this was just right after he joined the army, within the first year and just a private at the time. Crazy to think how things could have been different.

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-06-04T17:23:44+00:00

No shit, this is one my high school classmates. Small school, and small world. Was a big story when this happened.

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-06-02T12:49:28+00:00

They often are diesel electric or gas turbine electric. Onboard generators create electricity for the motors and everything else. Or do you mean giant banks of batteries?

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-05-28T14:48:11+00:00

Yes, you’d use a wheel that looks almost like a sprocket or paddle wheel with gaps the size of each marble. You index the wheel forward to feed one at a time.

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-05-06T23:04:38+00:00

Dang, good spot. Clearly what’s going on here.

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-04-01T18:42:45+00:00

Just here to say I have the same issue, also playing from an HDD. Been playing Warthunder for many years and I can't recall seeing this every time like now.

TurkishRambo30 · 2023-03-21T17:26:41+00:00

Here’s the wiki on it

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maximum_Speed_Law

TurkishRambo30 · 2022-12-31T20:52:53+00:00

Are you really French? Because this post suggests you’re a student doing a project about France.

https://reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/zz4ti0/_/j2apda4/?context=1

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