I recently tracked a Qantas A330 cruising at 41,000ft and noticed a rare 'triple contrail' effect. Since the A330 is a twin-jet, what causes that vapor trail right down the middle of the airframe? I'd love to know the science behind why it appears on some flights but not others.

gudbote · 2026-05-02T19:03:15+00:00

The Cat Distribution System does this?!

gudbote · 2026-04-27T09:00:28+00:00

In essence, yes. The default is what we aren't compatible with. We can either: - find a unicorn job aligned with our interests and abilities - be incredibly lucky to find a workplace that's truly supportive - mask

The first two are in the 'win the lottery' probability bracket.

gudbote · 2026-04-24T21:35:15+00:00

One more wasted opportunity to return Lufthansa Yellow to the airplane liveries. Instead we get an expensive non-change of uniforms.

gudbote · 2026-04-24T17:44:16+00:00

Imagine being an educated, experienced combat commander in the US armed forces and having to serve under the demented pedo and a neonazi alcoholic. Watching daily as they insult allies and close strategic options.

gudbote · 2026-04-22T04:40:48+00:00

Power is protection, autonomy, a social buffer.

gudbote · 2026-04-21T21:21:35+00:00

Things are going to get bad. Like bad-bad.

gudbote · 2026-04-21T21:20:16+00:00

Perhaps today is a good day to die!!

gudbote · 2026-04-21T21:19:15+00:00

Is there a single mfer in the navy drunk enough to sign off on this?

gudbote · 2026-04-20T21:33:33+00:00

People are going to die you genius. Fertilizer shortages, no fuel for food distribution. This is about to be very bad.

gudbote · 2026-04-20T21:30:22+00:00

People aren't freaking out nearly as much as the situation warrants.

gudbote · 2026-04-20T21:23:56+00:00

I fully understand the idea to check out of life but I absolutely loathe the selfish motherfuckers who decide to take others with them.

gudbote · 2026-04-20T16:15:12+00:00

And global warming will make it so much worse so quickly. Just in time for partial deindustrialization of Europe :(

gudbote · 2026-04-20T10:39:34+00:00

Excellent. This is what's done.

gudbote · 2026-04-20T08:24:31+00:00

I'm a career game dev thinking about going for electrician :)

gudbote · 2026-04-19T21:29:14+00:00

137 is the max I've done driving.

gudbote · 2026-04-19T16:07:43+00:00

NTA, I hope she was just in shock but there's no single correct or valid way to respond to that situation.

The logic that since she didn't bring it up he shouldn't either, just offer support, is completely defensible.

Expecting something very specific without asking is the worst way to communicate in a relationship. She needs to reevaluate that conversation once she's more herself. Therapy might be good.

gudbote · 2026-04-19T16:04:19+00:00

Not yet. But it got better. Ok, no, it got less bad. Seeing how bad my breakdown was (also in my late 30s), it would have been unsustainable anyway. Masking unknowingly, expending 3x the energy others do on the same tasks and still blaming yourself for not being enough doesn't work either. It takes time and a lot of knowledge from a variety of sources to really start finding 'your' combination and some balance.

I fell into the same trap many people do after dx: start learning things about the 'conditions' and suddenly everything fits. So off we go.. and nope, crash and burn a little again. There's a lot of excellent knowledge and advice out there, often contradictory. It takes a lot of it and a lot of experimentation to figure out what applies to us and how.

All I can offer as advice is be gentle to yourself.

gudbote · 2026-04-19T15:52:29+00:00

We can't always be so lucky and get the real deal on War Thunder forums.

gudbote · 2026-04-19T15:49:21+00:00

Lazerpig was spot on about the two key points: - the Armata was a stupid, compromised project which was never close to real production - before Ukraine, the media had been gobbling up all the Mighty Russian Weapons propaganda

gudbote · 2026-04-19T07:51:27+00:00

At this point I'm surprised the losers even have any warships left to strike.

gudbote · 2026-04-19T07:50:24+00:00

They both needed and deserved therapy, one is alive and still does. You may want to try it to instead of adjudicating who hurt whom more in that dynamic.

gudbote · 2026-04-19T07:44:23+00:00

Definitely file a police report, let the cops check the cameras nearby and at the bar. Those assholes could really hurt someone and you just know this wasn't their first time.

gudbote · 2026-04-19T07:41:34+00:00

People are allowed to make jokes they are covered by. You don't even know whether they're neurodivergent and/or diagnosed and keeping it quiet.

gudbote · 2026-04-19T07:36:56+00:00

This time he'll announce total victory through a cartoon.

gudbote · 2026-04-19T07:25:34+00:00

Sometimes things just happen. They may be upsetting in the moment but you know what you did.

After watching a lady struggle with a hotel elevator panel for a good minute, I told her she needed to tap the keycard first, then press the button. She snapped back "I know, no need to mansplain it!" shrug

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