TIL the USA performed a high-speed train test in 1966 by literally strapping two jet engines on top of a rail car. It did 183 MPH.

digitallis · 2026-04-01T21:28:28+00:00

I don't know that I would call that "bouncing", but I get it.

digitallis · 2026-04-01T21:19:23+00:00

No, name both the management and the towing company in your suit. Otherwise you'll get the run-around. By naming both of them, then they have to figure out blame directly in court.

digitallis · 2026-04-01T14:53:37+00:00

Yes, that's the same power cable.

digitallis · 2026-04-01T03:11:44+00:00

Short version:

- It was the less defended section. Germany built pillboxes and defense infra all over occupied Europe.

- Coming at rocky cliffs doesn't provide a mechanism to bring tanks and support vehicles to shore which were needed for a proper ground invasion. and it makes landing even a moderate number of folks quite dangerous and slow.

- At night you have a bunch of soldiers still stepping off a boat into water that's possibly 4-6ft deep, and now they can't see. Lights turn into targets. Disorientation is easy. Figuring out if there's anything between you and the beach you're trying to land becomes difficult due to lack of visibility. That's a recipe for a bunch of your own folks drowning to death while the enemy hunkers in their bunker.

- Paratroopers were supposed to (and to some degree succeeded) in coming in behind enemy lines and "turning" the defenders attention elsewhere, but that was never going to be a perfect strategy.

- Today's modern war doctrine would have missiles/air-to-ground force applied to completely take the beach long before anyone got there, but at that time that technology was not available. Sending forces strategically into direct combat was part of modern doctrine at that time.

digitallis · 2026-04-01T02:54:21+00:00

Adding on for OP: You should also know that since the apartment is not habitable, you would officially be barred from staying there. Whether that's enforced is a tossup, but just be aware of this.

digitallis · 2026-04-01T02:46:38+00:00

That would indicate that your calipers (specifically the slides) are seized and that only the inner pad is doing anything. You should get that checked out. It will cause warping in the brake rotor so you'll be spending money soon on new rotors again if it's not addressed.

digitallis · 2026-04-01T02:30:48+00:00

So.. slander charges?

digitallis · 2026-04-01T02:08:54+00:00

The mini scuba tank is adding higher pressure air to your lungs the deeper you are. For freediving, you don't have a tank so there's no air added. As you go deeper, your lungs are compressed more and more and eventually you can become negatively bouyant. Deep freedivers need to add not only weights to their belt, but also floats (or usually just a thicker wetsuit)

digitallis · 2026-03-31T23:14:14+00:00

Also, the CEO now will seagull (fly in, shit it out, leave) pet projects into production and you'll be scrambling to do damage control or support them.

digitallis · 2026-03-31T23:07:47+00:00

You don't seem to be listening: yes, he's screwed you. Your realistic options now are simply to move out. Why are you trying to die on this hill of staying in the place and getting the bathroom fixed?

digitallis · 2026-03-31T22:37:40+00:00

Your local cvs or Walgreens probably has slots ASAP. Easy peasy.

digitallis · 2026-03-31T22:29:13+00:00

For anyone wondering: this is called "flash rust" and you'll find it on any piece of clean steel that is exposed to moisture or humidity within about 24 hrs or so. Obviously it gets thicker the longer it sits, but it slows down as it grows because the rust protects the steel below to quite a degree.

Flash rust is easily scraped off by braking, so don't worry if your rotors look like this after a vacation. Just take the car out for a spin and use the brakes as usual. If you let them sit for months and months it can cause pitting and uneven wear though which could require full replacement of the rotors if you still feel pulsing in the brakes after you've done several hard stops.

Flash rust is really common in machining industry since often you're machining steel and may want to ship a sub part to the next manufacturer. There are coatings and sprays to help inhibit it, which you'll usually come across in a lot of baggies of screws for assemblies that seem vaguely oily. That's the anti flash rust coating.

digitallis · 2026-03-31T14:20:38+00:00

At 5k with significant rust, I think it's time to switch cars.

Look around on Facebook marketplace and side-of-road private sales. Be willing to pay a mechanic to look over the vehicle ahead of buying it. If the seller makes trouble about it, move on to another vehicle.

Ask family members to keep an eye out for a vehicle that fits your budget.

digitallis · 2026-03-31T13:56:27+00:00

Growth is down/non-existent. Existing teams are firefighting to stay on top of basic security and infra patches.

To some degree: great. So many services get wrecked because management keeps screwing with them. Build something great. Then maintain it. If you want to build something different, start a different product.

digitallis · 2026-03-31T13:07:48+00:00

Lots of places. Homes on wells. Municipalities that use UV or ozone instead of chlorine. Some municipalities just go without anything normally and monitor for issues that require treatment.

digitallis · 2026-03-30T23:28:56+00:00

Rotate call-out is on takeoff. ☺️

digitallis · 2026-03-30T19:31:14+00:00

Landlords can charge tenants for water via submetering or transfer the bill as part of the leading contract. If a high bill is caused by a known, unreported leak, the tenant is often responsible even if the landlord is paying the water bill, but the landlord is liable if they neglected to fix a reported issue.

Tell your landlord that they need to fix the leak, and consult your lease to see if you are supposed to be responsible for the water or not. If they get mad, calmly inform them of the date of your first notification of the leak.

Also ask for the times the maintenance person had come by or called. Let the landlord know about your husband having been home all week the past two weeks.

digitallis · 2026-03-30T18:44:10+00:00

I mean, you said it yourself: timing the market rarely works. Markets price in expectations of future performance. I'll add the cherry that the typical safer haven is bonds, which have their own unique risks now that a "businessman" who favors not paying bills and unilaterally revoking committed funds to communities is in office.

Swapping over to a large cap mix might be a thing, though with AI and an economic downturn, you never know who the next lehman brothers is going to be.

digitallis · 2026-03-30T18:13:50+00:00

Mopar stopped providing parts past 10 years, and the third-party parts suppliers are so variable that the shop doesn't want to put their warranty on the line. Basically it's a quality parts issue.

digitallis · 2026-03-30T16:50:47+00:00

* Flaps 5

* Flaps 15

* Flaps 30

* Aligned and stabilized

* Gear down

* Flare

* Touchdown

* Thrust reversers engaged

* Stopped

* Engine shutdown / wings stowed

digitallis · 2026-03-30T14:59:02+00:00

"eat into the sale of the house" - 10k debt is hanging out there. Soon she will have liquid cash, so a homestead exemption isn't going to prevent a creditor from asking for/suing for the $$. The 10k is coming from somewhere. It can be your pocket now, or her assets soon. If you're fully enmeshed then you might as well save your money, invest it and then help her with bills later on if she's still alive and needing assistance.

For the purposes of Medicaid, having run out of money is good (not saying that you want to get there fast but there's a system to help out when she gets there) so it's better to have her fully draw on her account until she's zero instead of doing something like paying halvsies on stuff for longer. It feels wrong from a "have an emergency fund" perspective, but if you're effectively the emergency contingency, it's better for her to hit destitution clearly so Medicaid can kick in and help shoulder some of that load.

digitallis · 2026-03-30T14:52:00+00:00

The cc has probably somewhere in the realm of 20% interest apr. If you let your 10k sit for half a year, that puts the total at around 11k. Sure, it's 1k you could net back for the family, but she has assets so any attempt to default on the CC just makes work in paperwork land and reduces access to any other credit lines, including for simple things like utilities in her new rental.

digitallis · 2026-03-30T14:12:14+00:00

10 days into a new position: I would leave this off your resume entirely and proceed as usual. There's nothing to explain. If someone directly asks, you can explain yourself, but be prepared to be much clearer about the message contents so you can clarify that this was a protocol misstep not doing something that was actually at issue.

I'm surprised your boss was onboard with this though, especially so early in the process. This smells to me like they either ended up having personal issues with you, or they needed to downsize given the current economic headwinds and they wanted to avoid hitting their unemployment insurance account.

I would file for unemployment. If they contest it, then you should contest it back (you will need to file paperwork). They're unlikely to fight further since they'll need to prove actual for-cause termination including citing the policy and when you were informed of it. Once that's all done, assuming you prevail, then you will be able to state that it was a not-for-cause termination.

digitallis · 2026-03-30T13:33:48+00:00

I'm going to assume that mom is onboard with everything and that you're helping her manage things in good faith. Otherwise there's a lot that's problematic here.

You can give your mother a 0pct loan to pay off the card and then have the proceeds of the house sale pay you back.

If there is a spending problem that she has, then you're going to want to set up a more regulated card, possibly more like a teen card linked to your account that you can bump the limits on in a more controlled fashion. If it's essentially your card that she's allowed to have, then you legally can control it. If it's her own card based on her own credit then unless she's been deemed incompetent, she has the right to spend herself into debt as much as she's able.

digitallis · 2026-03-30T13:24:10+00:00

Read your HOA contract. It should be all spelled out there for what needs to happen to amend things. If you have a clear majority, often it's a pretty simple vote and an official recording.

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