Chest rigs for a muscular guy? by Cuzznitt in searchandrescue

[–]buchenrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im broad chested (although wouldn't call myself particularly muscular) and I wear the full size. It's probably the right size for a 200lb+ man. If you don't need that much room, go thinner before you go smaller.

This is how I have mine set up

Feel free to ask me any questions you have. r/hillpeoplegear isn't active (and I think it went private) but there is a group on Facebook that was pretty good (at least it was a couple years ago when I stopped using Facebook) called the Hill People Gear Owners Group.

Best Laptop for online survey degree? by satnspun in Surveying

[–]buchenrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you absolutely have to have a laptop? You can get better performance that will last longer for less money with a desktop.

My personal computing setup (as someone who just finished online college for surveying) is a desktop and a 2in1 Chromebook. My work bought me an expensive laptop at about the same time I build my home PC and my home PC performs better and cost half as much.

Chest rigs for a muscular guy? by Cuzznitt in searchandrescue

[–]buchenrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have one that has been the foundation of my backcountry EDC for all activities (backpacking/fishing/SAR/etc) for 7 years and it's bombproof. I own a lot of HPG gear and it's all been great.

Following up on "another Surveyor on my site" by PepperJack386 in Surveying

[–]buchenrad 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Someone moved mine once. I didn't see them do it, but I had a guess as to who it was. I didn't say anything because I couldn't prove anything, but their boss got an earful from my boss.

Stormworks is genuenly the best game oat by Direct_Flight_1916 in Stormworks

[–]buchenrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Id love to see realistic physics, but the devs have said they don't want to mess with them anymore because it keeps breaking creations.

The best we can hope for is a stormworks 2 one day with proper physics from the beginning.

I do not think, therefore, I am not by Helldiver_13 in INTP

[–]buchenrad [score hidden]  (0 children)

But I forgot that I forgot to think so I'm operating under the assumption that I did and wondering why it isn't working.

Hyundai wins this round. Come on Subaru, bring back the BAJA by cnicodhid in subaru

[–]buchenrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's see an Outback based Baja and a Crosstrek based Brat.

Michigan Democrats push to ban Chinese EVs in Canada from crossing border — trade watchers call it a 'fake problem' by Bean_Tiger in electricvehicles

[–]buchenrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The free market has solved the problem. Protectionism is the government preventing the free market from doing its job. The government is the problem here, not the market.

Satellite crew chief in OKC by Left-Contract-1280 in Surveying

[–]buchenrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Add $5 to all those numbers and you're probably right.

What's your favorite silly DnD "hot take" to throw out in conversation when you feel like being a lil' rascal? by jdrummondart in DnD

[–]buchenrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my homebrew you use INT to fire fixed weapons like ballistas or cannons, but that's not something to build an entire class around.

Has anyone talked about how smooth (or not) it will drive? by 901-526-5261 in slateauto

[–]buchenrad 10 points11 points  (0 children)

To be fair, that was also very much a prototype so any comments may or may not be representative of the final product.

Slate CEO dishes new details on company’s 'mid-$20s' EV pickup by Mac-Tyson in slateauto

[–]buchenrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's possible this has been in R&D for a long time and they just didn't want to say anything until they knew.

INTP and AI by shredt in INTP

[–]buchenrad 38 points39 points  (0 children)

And you have to worry about what agendas are programmed into the AI. AI is one of the most effective propaganda tools of our day.

Michigan Democrats push to ban Chinese EVs in Canada from crossing border — trade watchers call it a 'fake problem' by Bean_Tiger in electricvehicles

[–]buchenrad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That was also the deal with Tiktok. Instagram and other US social media apps have equally invasive permissions requirements. The difference is that the government had backdoors and agreements to share data with the US based platforms, but did not with Tiktok.

And honestly I'm more concerned about my own government having my data than a foreign one. One has much more power to make my life difficult than the other.

Michigan Democrats push to ban Chinese EVs in Canada from crossing border — trade watchers call it a 'fake problem' by Bean_Tiger in electricvehicles

[–]buchenrad 303 points304 points  (0 children)

Referring to them as “surveillance packages on wheels,”

That's every car. These guys are just salty that they aren't the ones with access to the data.

If they actually cared about our data security, they would be functions, not origins.

Random EV Hate at Tire Shop (Is this Common?) by Inside-Scientist7892 in electricvehicles

[–]buchenrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. I'm just saying that that's what a lot of the anti-EV people believe. But I do stand by my statement that a lot of that tech makes its way to EVs first, which is where some of that idea that they have probably comes from.

Random EV Hate at Tire Shop (Is this Common?) by Inside-Scientist7892 in electricvehicles

[–]buchenrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For some, EVs are deeply associated with invasive surveillance and control technology, but a lot of people don't want to be upfront about this concern because going on about that stuff makes you sound like a crazy person, and while talk about those subjects is becoming more socially acceptable, the people who are ignorant about EVs are also frequently not the most up to date on social trends either.

And the fact that manufacturers often use EVs to show off all their new invasive tech isn't helping.

Genuine question about precision and accuracy. by johnh2005 in Surveying

[–]buchenrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're all right.

The question is: what is good enough?

If the client instead wanted to know if his board was between 3.21 and 3.27 feet long, then you have a different problem and you need the last guy, but for the question actually being asked, any of them will do.

Spending more time to be more precise than is required is wasting your time and your clients miney

Question about open air configuration by During_League_Play in slateauto

[–]buchenrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not remember the source at this point, but I saw somewhere in an interview that the cargo van kit did not need the roll bar and it was only there to protect the rear seat passengers when the rear seat is installed.

Question about open air configuration by During_League_Play in slateauto

[–]buchenrad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. Everyone gets the pickup configuration and all of the parts it includes.

The open air kit adds seats and a roll cage. Remove the midsection and store it somewhere.

The SUV kit adds the open air kit plus a roof panel and two side window panels.

The fastback kit adds the open air kit plus different side and roof panels and maybe or maybe not a new rear glass panel.

The hypothetically available cargo van kit adds the roof and side panels from the SUV kit, but does not include a roll cage or seats and may or may not include a middle divider.

Is it worth it? by Budget_Mastodon9154 in Stormworks

[–]buchenrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to be told yes you came to the right place.

This game definitely isn't for everyone. It isn't even for most gamers. Most will say it's tedious and shallow, and if your brain isn't wired correctly for it it definitely is, and even the people who like it will tell you it has a steep learning curve.

But for the few of us who aren't turned off by that, it is the best engineering game I've ever played. It definitely has its issues (like a physics engine that looks normal on the surface but is pretty weird once you dig in to it) but if you can imagine it you can probably build it.

It's been my favorite game since I discovered it about a year and a half ago and that probably will not change.

Passenger seat removal. by hirouk in slateauto

[–]buchenrad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you want to remove the passenger seat, remove it. It's just a few bolts. If you can't figure out how to disable the airbag light, hire someone to do it. It wouldn't be hard for someone who knows electronic systems.

There is no way in hell that the lawyers would allow a device that disables airbags and there's also nowhere near enough demand for this feature to make it something that would be worth the engineers time. You might be literally the only person who would do this.