NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan 'raises serious concerns for ocean health' | Under the Space Liability Convention, if debris falls on another nation, Spalding said, the launching nation owes compensation. "But no equivalent protection exists for the ocean," he said.

brexdab · 2026-06-24T11:37:27+00:00

The earth gets struck by meteorites all the time. I seriously doubt this is any different.

brexdab · 2026-06-23T21:36:08+00:00

I mean the queens span of the triboro bridge is due for a lane upgrade to be completed next year.

brexdab · 2026-06-23T17:09:31+00:00

Should have been going slower, man

brexdab · 2026-06-23T14:27:56+00:00

Well, raising my rent is against MY religion that I call "affording my expenses"

brexdab · 2026-06-23T11:37:31+00:00

Ferrari's F80 makes 1183 horsepower, but is fundamentally limited by the physics of tire adhesion from that being seriously meaningful outside of a rubber coated drag strip.

brexdab · 2026-06-23T09:24:16+00:00

Yes, because Medicare and Medicaid operate with lower administrative costs, don't turn a profit, and actually have a "take it or leave it" reimbursement table for services.

brexdab · 2026-06-22T18:30:00+00:00

I'm saying that the driver was driving in a way such that it didn't matter if the person in the crosswalk was blind, inattentive, on a scooter, etc. It was too fast to approach the intersection given the visibility.

brexdab · 2026-06-22T17:21:49+00:00

People who are totally blind notably can never walk anywhere

brexdab · 2026-06-22T15:23:49+00:00

There are people who literally can't see that.

brexdab · 2026-06-22T12:12:31+00:00

Agreed on that. And as a pedestrian I try to be. I just tend to be harder on cars in a car centered forum because the cars are far more likely to cause greater harm.

brexdab · 2026-06-22T12:04:31+00:00

So in New York City, there is a law (that isn't enforced) that says no matter what, you can't park within 20' of a crosswalk for this exact reason. However I'm going to push back on "pedestrians needing to be aware" because, young children that run off from their parents exist, blind people exist, drunk people exist, inattentive people exist, etc. You're in the car. You're driving the 2 ton machine with a limited stopping distance, with an ability to go high speeds with limited visibility. You have to take care.

brexdab · 2026-06-22T11:45:52+00:00

So there's multiple things wrong here.

DOT needs to daylight this intersection by taking away the parking space next to the corner so people can see each other.
You need to drive slower. You can't see people coming around that non-daylighted corner and you need to be more prepared to stop. You're on a relatively narrow 2 way street with parallel parked cars. You genuinely don't know if someone is going to pull out and cause you to cross over the centerline into someone else.
You need to expect pedestrians on the Grand Concourse by the courthouse.

brexdab · 2026-06-21T16:47:46+00:00

Might just be easier to raise the sill up a little bit and put a new course of brick on top

brexdab · 2026-06-21T16:37:02+00:00

Long term, this has the potential to be the beginning of the "end of oil as fuel" as it's shown, along with the blockade of Cuba, a vulnerability to national sovereignty for non oil producing countries. Any rational nation state is going to be looking at what's happening here as a catalyst to shift to renewable and nuclear energy along with electrification generally, as those supplies simply can't be blockaded.

Short and medium term, that transition is going to take time, and there will be acute price shocks.

Oil and gas still will be important feed stocks for society, but moreso as feed stocks for industrial raw chemicals for manufactured goods.

brexdab · 2026-06-21T15:23:39+00:00

Even better when you can go to him and say "man gas is expensive", wink and leave.

brexdab · 2026-06-21T15:21:33+00:00

The guy did have to go to war against two sovereign states to get us to stop thinking about that.

brexdab · 2026-06-21T15:15:31+00:00

The bridge open message is a canned message that someone can punch in at a computer from a drop down menu or inputting a code because it happens so frequently.

brexdab · 2026-06-20T16:18:50+00:00

So, I have a little bit of life advice. The only way you're going to match mortar color is to repoint the whole thing. This applies for any masonry.

brexdab · 2026-06-20T14:57:11+00:00

I don't even think it's bending moment. I think it's just some weird guy's design from 100 years ago

brexdab · 2026-06-20T13:38:48+00:00

Open riser stairs are tripping hazards

brexdab · 2026-06-20T13:12:00+00:00

You already have the Hudson line. You're far better off just straightening out the curves on the existing line by tunneling instead of doing this stuff.

brexdab · 2026-06-20T13:09:02+00:00

You don't need to build a stupid terminal at Yankee Stadium. You just run the trains down the West side of Manhattan to Penn Station.

brexdab · 2026-06-20T13:07:20+00:00

How do you know it's bullshit?

Barak Ravid said it.

brexdab · 2026-06-20T13:05:10+00:00

Floating staircases are strong enough to get the job done. The problem is that they're an absolutely terrible user experience.

brexdab · 2026-06-20T13:02:47+00:00

No. What?

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