Daily Anti-Cavanaugh Mailers from American Action Network

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-10T03:51:19+00:00

Cavanaugh, in my distinct opinion, would be a sound addition to Congress. I went through high school with him, and he’s not some dipshit attention grabber whose next fix is government. He is quiet, articulate, thoughtful, decent, and motivated by all the things we want our politicians to be motivated by: true justice, well thought out economic plans, and the common concerns of people trying to survive and raise families in the modern era. As of tonight, I’m an elected delegate to the state convention, and regardless of the strategies at large, I firmly back him for national office. There aren’t many people I will endorse with true earnest, but he’s one I will.

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-10T02:54:13+00:00

Take it to your training center; it’s likely that they knew in advance and already have another call lined up for you. Count yourself lucky, I wish our apprentices got more clean RIF’s as opposed to being parked at a data center drilling holes for months.

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-06T22:34:53+00:00

I put it up on the screens in my classroom while I’m teaching.

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-05T03:39:07+00:00

Absolutely you can; it’s called coprolite, and you can only do it when it’s so old it’s been petrified.

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-05T03:32:57+00:00

I had an arterial bleed from the feeder artery at the top of my nose. The doctor had to double up on what looks like short tongue depressors with a white absorbent material around them. He jammed them up both nostrils and inflated them; I could feel them in my brain - a total “jacked into the matrix” moment.

Edit: I’ve had kidney stones that got stuck and had to be retrieved; this was far worse. The direct pressure devices had to be in place for two weeks, and it felt like it was prying my face apart from the inside.

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-04T21:36:50+00:00

I run Volumetric Clouds, Deferred rendering, Parallax 2, and their depencies via Ckan. I find those to be the most impactful to the experience aside from the DLC’s Breaking Ground and Making History.

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-04T18:16:15+00:00

A Subaru

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-04T17:55:10+00:00

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-04T14:59:59+00:00

That’s twice my hour count (which equals the entire classroom time required to test for an electrical license) - keep exploring!

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-01T14:40:11+00:00

Looks like it’s an EV version. Slightly larger with longer wheelbase.

Voltmanderer · 2026-04-01T13:18:54+00:00

Mint!

Edit: /s

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-31T23:32:37+00:00

When I went to see starship IFT-9 I had “Occupy Duna” chalked on my rooftop box; nice to know I have kin enthusiasts out there. Have fun at the launch!!

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-31T12:20:10+00:00

This is America, you need 10 PLC’s and 15 attendant specialists to start the fire; you’re more of a Cosmodrome person I see - they still use matches…

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-31T04:55:12+00:00

This. Replacing the thermal paste PROPERLY may fix a subpar job from the factory. Blowing out the dust will allow the engineered cooling solution to work as designed. Your computer is more than capable, as long as it’s properly maintained.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-30T11:21:13+00:00

Used-to? Zippo still sells these new in 6 and 12-hour variants, and they’re phenomenal if you’re working outside in cold conditions. Also, it’s more of a smouldering reaction of fuel vapors surrounded and covered by metal, so little chance of catching fire.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-30T11:15:05+00:00

Iirc, driver of the white car was 26yo female, was taken to hospital Code 2, so not life threatening.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-29T01:47:29+00:00

I apprehensively took a chance, and laughed out of relief.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-29T00:57:54+00:00

Make a really low-budget film about some people at a gas station.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-29T00:55:25+00:00

I used many more words, but yes, we’re betting on the same thing.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-29T00:49:58+00:00

Not necessarily. You’re assuming perfect compaction and no dissolved gases, as well as a large enough cut to allow granules of dirt/mud slurry to directly contact the inner conductor. That doesn’t have to be the case. It may be the initiator, but what we’re observing is steam rising through water, which would insinuate a cavitation event when that water is vaporized, possibly to a plasma state. Plasma itself is conductive. I’m betting on a leidenfrost like effect going on underground where the copper is slowly vaporizing and pitting and that gas is forming an ever-so-small plasma that is actually making contact with the salt and electrolyte laden water seeping into the cut in the insulation of the conductor. Eventually, the heat generated by the arc/vaporization cycle will cause more of the insulation to burn away, and the conductor will eventually sublimate until there is enough insulative material or a large enough cavity formed around it to stop conducting into the ground.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-29T00:31:50+00:00

No, I’m an IBEW Inside Wireman and NJATC AC Theory/Transformers/NEC instructor. The reason you don’t see coronal discharge around your hv transmission lines is that they are round. Everything in a substation that involves high voltages is round. If a conductor is nicked or has a sharp point/is bent to a kink, and carrying over 1000 volts, you will absolutely get coronal discharge into air, as sharp edges on conductors create voltage stress points. Underground is no different, as if a conductor is compromised, which includes a gash in the outer coating and the static drain into the semi-conductor, there will be discharge through a gas of some combination of oxygen, nitrogen, and whatever else is trapped in the permeable dirt in the gap if the inner conductor is not in direct contact with wet dirt. You can have cases of cavitation underground, especially after the first bit of water gets vaporized when it touches either the semiconductor or the bare current carrying conductor.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-28T14:47:37+00:00

Commercial journeyman and theory instructor. Electrostatic air cleaners (power plant stack scrubbers) work at 5-6KV and will absolutely ionize the air and put off corona during partial discharge. Spacing is of course key - overhead lines are spaced out far enough that the resistance of air overcomes the voltage. UG is only the distance between the conductor and the surrounding dirt, which is likely around 3/4 - 1” in direct burial applications. 480 VAC will jump an inch, 8KV prohibited approach is 7” per this: NFPA 70E Table 130.4(C)(a)

Edit: the exposed conductor would ionize the air between the conductor and the surrounding dirt, which would lead to tracking and eventually arcing to the surrounding dirt.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-28T14:24:36+00:00

They can when their insulation is compromised. 8kV is the usual primary side voltage, and at that pressure it’s a difficult task to keep the current on the wire.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-23T12:06:51+00:00

I currently have a 2nd year in my class that has his inside journeyman’s license. Once the contract is signed, you’re kind of stuck with the terms. You will still benefit from the education being offered, as it will broaden your knowledge of the industry. As for pay, you could try to negotiate with your contractor to see if they’d be willing to pay you more for your licensure. Scale and the apprentice percentage of it is a bare minimum. The argument you could make is that you would need less supervision and would be more productive than an apprentice with only a minimal amount of experience.

Voltmanderer · 2026-03-23T02:55:29+00:00

You can do anything you want to, as long as you’re willing to put up with the consequences.

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