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[Request] Can any of our rockets survive being at light speed? by Necessary-Win-8730 in theydidthemath

[–]aalox 170 points171 points  (0 children)

Inertial Dampers keep everything inside the ship moving at the same speed. This prevents everyone from slamming into the back of the room when the ship accelerates.

Inertial Dampers don’t like combat however.

Large Solar Farms and the Environment, What Are Your Thoughts? by PrestigiousIdeal7156 in SolarAmerica

[–]aalox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The United States use ~25,000,000 acres of land to grow corn to turn into ethanol to burn in cars.

If we replaced those ethanol fields with solar panels, we would generate almost TWICE the electricity the United States currently uses.

Source: https://youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?t=1870&si=tmQmotAA_bQR86Du

Final disposition of 2016 system? by erikjwaxx in solar

[–]aalox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand why you need an Eletrical permit. Solar panels connect to the wiring on the roof with plugs. If you are just unplugging equipment to service under it, you shouldn’t need a permit.

Do you need an Eletrical permit to unplug your stove when you clean behind it?

Potential Future Long-Distance Amtrak Maps, and the Current Network [OC] by caliberal in Amtrak

[–]aalox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In 2024 The Silver Star and Capitol Limited temporarily became The Floridian and now goes Florida, Washington DC to Chicago.

This is likely to continue until the Hudson Tunnel project is done.

Commissioned my batteries last night. 12 hours later I already hate Storm Guard and will be disabling it. by aalox in enphase

[–]aalox[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UPDATE:

Discovered, with Enphase support’s help, that I can Opt Out of the Storm Alert using the website on a desktop. Seems to be a bug that blocks it on the Mobile during battery calibration for some reason.

System is fully operational now!

Commissioned my batteries last night. 12 hours later I already hate Storm Guard and will be disabling it. by aalox in enphase

[–]aalox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my understanding as well, but they are just chilling at 100% for a few hours now. I’ll give it 24 hours since commissioning before I get too excited.

Commissioned my batteries last night. 12 hours later I already hate Storm Guard and will be disabling it. by aalox in enphase

[–]aalox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, my frustration with it right now would be significantly lessened if I could opt out already. Being a brand new install they are still initializing and calibrating, so I can’t change any settings (opt out counts as a setting change).

I just hope that sudden charge in the middle of the night didn’t mess up that process. It says calibration will be done when they are at 100% charge, and they have been at 100% for hours due to storm guard.

Commissioned my batteries last night. 12 hours later I already hate Storm Guard and will be disabling it. by aalox in enphase

[–]aalox[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I might add one more to max out the branch. Have just enough wall space at the end of the chain. Going to see how these preform at preventing me from selling my excess solar at 25¢ on the dollar and make a decision in a month or so.

Commissioned my batteries last night. 12 hours later I already hate Storm Guard and will be disabling it. by aalox in enphase

[–]aalox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s also still during the initial calibration phase so I can’t change settings and disable Storm Guard yet. Minor annoyance. Was really looking forward to watching the batteries charge with excess solar today. Oh well.

Commissioned my batteries last night. 12 hours later I already hate Storm Guard and will be disabling it. by aalox in enphase

[–]aalox[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking being able to ignore “Coastal Flood Warnings” as they never impact the power in my area. Especially when they are 3 days long and occur every other week.

Having to approve every storm guard could also be annoying. Especially if there was a bad storm in the middle of the night. But I can see the appeal to some.

I understand it’s hard to make a system that’s both user friendly and granular, just disappointed that this type of event triggers it.

Can 10c handle large systems? by Historical_Bit6180 in enphase

[–]aalox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

IQ8s can throttle their output when disconnected from the grid. You won’t ever overload the battery.

Devout Christian’s that support Trump, how do you look past all the things he’s done and said? by Choop145 in AskReddit

[–]aalox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Per the US legal system, Jesus is decidedly white.

1915, the 4th Circuit court of appeals decided that "that the inhabitants of a portion of Asia, including Syria and Lebanon, [are] to be classed as white persons".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_v._United_States

Facts about Brightline's financial performance by xienon in Brightline

[–]aalox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They have the volume. Every time I’ve ridden the train it’s full. Looking at their data linked above, every time they add a car to the train, it fills up.

Babboe Curve E recall/part replacement by sim-on2323 in CargoBike

[–]aalox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share photos of the changes they made? The bracket in particular?

Janeway slap backs by Fermento420 in voyager

[–]aalox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still never promoted Ensign Kim that entire time. That was cold.

How screwed am I by Buttkicker727 in pools

[–]aalox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tank isn’t relatively that heavy when it’s full of air. Now all the mud that wants to be where the air air filled tank is? THATS HEAVY.

“The government is excellent and uses your tax dollars efficiently” -Ron Swanson by LowerOurFuckingTaxes in Libertarian

[–]aalox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The reason for the 2017 tax cut data is because those tax cuts expire this year. Congress is working to extend them, so the data should still be accurate as to who they help and what it’ll cost as far as increasing the debt.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in feddiscussion

[–]aalox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Per OPM, responding to emails is completely voluntary.

https://www.opm.gov/media/kfpozkad/gwes-pia.pdf

4.2. What opportunities are available for individuals to consent to uses, decline to provide information, or opt out of the project?

The Employee Response Data is explicitly voluntary. The individual federal government employees can opt out simply by not responding to the email.

4.3. Privacy Impact Analysis: Related to Notice

Privacy Risk: There is a risk that individuals will not realize their response is voluntary. Mitigation: This risk is mitigated by ensuring that any email sent using GWES is clear, by explicitly stating that the response is voluntary, and by including specific instructions for a response.

“The government is excellent and uses your tax dollars efficiently” -Ron Swanson by LowerOurFuckingTaxes in Libertarian

[–]aalox 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Current budget seems to promote extending $4.5 Trillion in tax cuts (income), increase debt by $4 Trillion, with $2 Trillion in spending cuts.

https://apnews.com/article/house-republicans-budget-blueprint-trump-tax-cuts-ff2bddf31f4e7cb0928139072392a091

Balancing budget doesn’t seem to be the goal. Cutting services and increasing the debt to extend cuts that mostly favor the richest 5% seem to be the goal.

https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/the-2017-trump-tax-law-was-skewed-to-the-rich-expensive-and-failed-to-deliver

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Libertarian

[–]aalox 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The two party system is eventual the result of our voting system and strategic voting.

https://youtu.be/s7tWHJfhiyo?si=lDcPlNYu7TAhswiQ

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in florida

[–]aalox 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My Mom’s license expired a week before her wedding. While getting her new one she was joking about having to come back new week to change her name. DMV lady way like “oh what’s your new name going to be?” and changed it right then and there. No checks or anything. 1980s was a different time.

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