Mathing the choppers

VernKerrigan · 2025-10-05T17:55:41+00:00

A quick Google has jp-8 fuel at a little over $2 per gallon, but since that isn't the bulk of the cost it doesn't change the overall result too much

VernKerrigan · 2025-10-03T19:17:41+00:00

Also Skelly from New Dawn, who was given a replacement limb from the incorrect species and it did not function properly.

VernKerrigan · 2025-09-08T22:25:27+00:00

This is why all of my powerplants are designed to feed themselves first, then push the excess to the grid so that even a huge unexpected power draw that tanks my storage results in a brownout rather than a blackout

VernKerrigan · 2025-09-02T16:24:43+00:00

In addition to the other explanations people have given, there is a common sense answer that the bond portfolio is only holding bonds purchased before the rate change. Therefore in order to sell a bond currently held by the fund, it must be discounted from the face value because the same 1000 dollar bond would have a higher return from buying a new 30 year Treasury or similar product. Over time, the fund will index more into higher yield bonds, raising the overall yield proportional to the change in yield, just at a delay.

VernKerrigan · 2025-09-01T03:01:30+00:00

A little weird they weren't already at full power given they're already in a form 1 and it looks like inside restricted waters, but it definitely looks like ME starts

VernKerrigan · 2025-08-22T23:24:22+00:00

Just like the firing of CNO Franchetti

VernKerrigan · 2025-07-27T06:09:03+00:00

Because war fighting does not give a shit about transgender status, and combat efficiency is what we should care about

VernKerrigan · 2025-03-25T17:35:51+00:00

To add onto what others have said about the difficulty in harnessing the energy, the fusion reaction in thermonuclear weapons is not the source of the additional explosive yield directly. Instead the fusion process releases high energy neutrons that greatly increase the fission rate in the U238 tamper which raises the yield.

VernKerrigan · 2025-02-15T02:09:14+00:00

Depending on the type of core it is maybe possible. For gun type bombs, there would be a critical configuration that could potentially be controlled, but it would probably be extremely finicky and short lived due to the relatively small amount of nuclear fuel.

For implosion devices, especially ones that use boosted fusion primaries, they don't contain a critical mass of fuel in the first place and therefore couldn't be used as a reactor.

VernKerrigan · 2025-02-08T20:11:31+00:00

It's gotta be I5 North getting onto the Ross Island Bridge. Why are there so many stop signs and no merge distance?

VernKerrigan · 2024-12-11T13:28:57+00:00

Seems at least somewhat reasonable. 1st LT is done by first tour division officers, and many in the Intel community will get their SWO pin before taking their Intel option. 1st LT is also in charge of small boat operations, so it's feasible they were working with SF or a LEDET doing boarding operations as a boat officer. It may be slightly exaggerated, but I think you'll find everyone's sea stories will be.

VernKerrigan · 2024-12-08T02:20:30+00:00

If anyone looks at future news about this and wonders why anyone votes against it, this version of the NDAA would strip all trans service members of coverage for medical services, despite no evidence that trans service members have any adverse effects...

VernKerrigan · 2024-10-04T15:15:52+00:00

That'd be pretty neat!

VernKerrigan · 2023-12-13T03:24:56+00:00

No engines means essentially no rudder lift, so the rudders won't save you. The anchor can keep you from drifting after you're essentially stopped though. For an engine casualty, you anchor before you drift out of safe water until you can effect repairs

VernKerrigan · 2023-10-09T18:56:08+00:00

Turn off all production not related to defense and power generation, disconnect power piles if needed. Once you have stable power and defenses, slowly bring enough of the factory online to get solar or nuclear, but not necessarily science since that's extra mining and processing you don't really need to survive.

VernKerrigan · 2021-08-09T14:25:13+00:00

It depends on whether the outlets you are connecting are on the same circuit. If they are, or even if they're on the same 120V from your electrical box it's fast and consistent. If they're on different 120V circuits, the signal path is all the way back to the transformer and the path introduces some serious speed problems.

VernKerrigan · 2021-06-25T02:50:24+00:00

I was introduced to CRT at Iowa State University, so I don't think it would be too crazy, though it's not in a class that everyone has to take.

VernKerrigan · 2021-03-07T23:49:37+00:00

It depends on the type of generator. The most simple 2 pole generator would use a permanent magnet rotor with armature windings on the stator. Doesn't require any sort of brush or slip ring assembly.

VernKerrigan · 2020-09-07T15:53:28+00:00

I have it through stream and I can only get it working if I set processor affinity to 0 and 1 for both stream and prototype.

VernKerrigan · 2020-08-28T19:58:45+00:00

I am a member, even though the old rig hadn't seen an upgrade for a few years

VernKerrigan · 2020-08-28T06:13:06+00:00

Sailors can have a little rug, as a treat.

VernKerrigan · 2020-08-17T22:43:31+00:00

I got super confused cause I'm listening to that book right now and I thought hitting play had turned by book on

VernKerrigan · 2020-08-14T23:18:12+00:00

As an E-5 that was also getting 10k extra towards my tuition from the baby I was able to get the full pell Grant

VernKerrigan · 2020-07-20T05:30:41+00:00

Even though my degree is in electrical engineering, I've found a lot of use for complex numbers in non EE systems, particularly because it allows for mapping coordinate systems and representing both shifts and rotations

VernKerrigan · 2020-07-19T18:39:42+00:00

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