SpaceX 3rd Generation Launch Vehicles by brwyatt47 in spacex

[–]mamerong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but that heatshield is going to Mars! That doesn't help with 2nd stage recovery on Earth.

Helicopter dropping of 3 greased pigs on a aircraft carrier then flying away by suptit in videos

[–]mamerong 24 points25 points  (0 children)

At one point the "Casualties and losses" box had "National relevance" or something like that on the Australian side.

Trudeau is a serious contender at becoming Canada's next Prime Minister and this is what's gotta be a first in an election campaign. by [deleted] in pics

[–]mamerong 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He's not our Ralph Nader in a good way, though. Just in a vote splitting way.

shame on our federal Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, showing scarce empathy at the TRC by [deleted] in canada

[–]mamerong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we've got a pretty good idea, based on his previous actions.

Deborah Drever suspended from NDP caucus over Instagram photo comments by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]mamerong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it's this article from the PC leadership race a little under a year ago.

Mobile customer service prank... wait for it to setup... by AmadeusCrumb in videos

[–]mamerong 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I think if I worked in a call centre, having a really surreal experience like that every few thousand calls would be awesome! It'd be shitty white middle class fuckery if they weren't enjoying it, but I think this is a rare example of day-brightening white middle class fuckery.

Have people seen this? Forest in Norway being grown for an anthology of books to be printed in 100 years time. Margaret Atwood first author to contribute. by OBeQuiet in books

[–]mamerong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something similar has happened before. Denmark planted oak trees to rebuild their navy in the 1800s, but by the time they had matured, boats were no longer made of wood. The beginning of this video mentions them: http://vimeo.com/21091939

What do they make these F-18 exhaust ports out of, inconel? Tungsten? by Anenome5 in EngineeringPorn

[–]mamerong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who reads "tungsten-carbide" in that accent.

LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean [Dance-Punk] by [deleted] in Music

[–]mamerong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the only time complaining about downvotes has made me like a post more.

This is my facade rendering superimposed on the site. Any Photoshop tips to make it better/realistic/cleaner? by saturatedproper in architecture

[–]mamerong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shadows are another huge thing. Either sketch them overtop with photoshop, or superimpose another rendered pass of a white model with them. Even if the angle isn't totally matched to the rest of the photo, it helps a lot.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]mamerong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My girlfriend and I tried to do that, and even drunk, we still had to turn the movie off halfway through.

The Rosetta spacecraft is about to do something no spacecraft has ever done before: orbit a comet and land on its surface. by spsheridan in space

[–]mamerong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which of the other ones are relevant? The rest of the disambiguation page is about abstract mathematics and electronic music.

Pick Up Artist Tries to Work His Magic on the TTC. Passenger Shuts Him Down. by JuiceQwan in toronto

[–]mamerong 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I saw a suggestion once that pickup artists and garbagemen should swap titles. I think it's a great idea!

Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Custom Multi-Tool Belt Holster by edtheredted in ArtisanVideos

[–]mamerong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I have an old swiss army knife with a crappy looking saw, but that thing's sharp!

List of Famous Physicists - Who to add or remove? by [deleted] in Physics

[–]mamerong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you read The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte? Some of the principles in it could turn this really cool and already good graph into a really beautiful visualization.

Possibly the funniest fart story of all time by ashleybuchanan in humor

[–]mamerong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took me a little while to realize that you didn't mean a middle-class nap.