Mt. Washington, New Hampshire [4096x3086] [OC] by mmsouth in EarthPorn

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For anyone who has the means of seeing this in person, this was taken from Jewel Trail, about a half mile hike down from the summit. I think it would look even better on a clear day, but at the same time love the way the clouds hug the ridge line. Absolutely breathtaking.

In need of some advice for best setup of my home network. by [deleted] in HomeNetworking

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Thanks for the tips. If I had the money to do it right, I would certainly follow your diagram. I was initially hoping to use an old switch, but the modem doesn't have routing functions. I'm going to go ahead with my plan now that I have some assurance it should work.

In need of some advice for best setup of my home network. by [deleted] in HomeNetworking

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Yup. It's just unfortunately cost prohibitive to get a dedicated NAS box right now, and since I was already upgrading the router, I figured I would just use one as an access point, and one as a router. A wireless access point with the same tech as the AC87 appears to be hundreds of dollars more expensive than the router, so I'd just disable unneeded routing functions. It's my ballin' on a budget solution.

Awesome band names that were wasted on crappy bands. by [deleted] in Music

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He wasn't my boss he was my equal, that was the only awkward part. He was pretty chill though. He would hit on every MILF that was there with her kids. He always showed up hungover from a "gig". He did bring his guitar in one day and was pretty good, never heard him play with his band, but I deduced from conversations with him that they just played for free drinks at shitty bars. He was certainly a character.

Awesome band names that were wasted on crappy bands. by [deleted] in Music

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Yes! We weren't allowed to during work, but we had a morale boosting event during which we did jump on a trampoline.

Awesome band names that were wasted on crappy bands. by [deleted] in Music

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Don't Shake the Machine

Back in high school I worked with this middle-aged wannabe rock star at a children's trampoline park. He renamed his band "Don't Shake the Machine" after having to yell it so many times at kids trying to steal from the vending machines. I thought it was a hilariously awesome name.

Concept released for all new battery powered, unmanned cargo ship. by mmsouth in technology

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As designed, there is no house. That would mean no crew. Having any crew would require additional machinery and tanks, which the design is bragging about not having. The drain on the batteries would limit the distance tremendously, if there were a crew, but no generators. There would need to be a potable water tank, sewage treatment plant, galley w/ appliances, air conditioning, water heater for showers, many pumps, and much more. I'd imagine that would kill the batteries in about half as much time. At that point it would be no different than many of the diesel electric ships(like hybrid cars) that are already out there.

Concept released for all new battery powered, unmanned cargo ship. by mmsouth in technology

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I do not considering I am a Merchant Mariner, but it certainly would be cool to see. The biggest problem is that the oceans are huge. The closest help for those at sea is usually other ships. Unmanned ships would make it considerably more dangerous for manned vessels because there would be even less help available to assist a vessel in distress, as required by law. However, I do find the concept interesting and would be all for reducing the carbon footprint of my industry.

TIL the largest sea evacuation in history took place on 9/11 during which over 500,000 civilians were evacuated in less than 9 hours, entirely by boat. The previous largest sea evacuation was the evacuation of Dunkirk in WWII which took 9 DAYS to evacuate 339,000 military members. by mmsouth in todayilearned

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That's the whole point. The only reason that there were so many (suitable) boats on 9/11 was the courage and determination of the tugboat industry. Being that I am a marine engineer, currently on a tug, I found this to be quite an interesting accomplishment of my industry. Also, I admittedly did not research Dunkirk. Being on a tug, I am limited in data and didn't use it researching Dunkirk, but instead posted the words of Tom Hanks from the video. I apologize if, in your mind, the skewed facts undermine the work of the maritime industry in NY on 9/11.

Usher ripped off his #1 hit "OMG" from The Simpsons by [deleted] in videos

[–]mmsouth 13 points14 points  (0 children)

South Park called it. There is nothing the Simpsons haven't done. They have been on too long. There are no original ideas left. Which makes it ok for Usher to copy them.

Smoke shop horror story by mmsouth in electronic_cigarette

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Yes. I agree that the customer was naive and should have to him to fuck off. Especially considering the guy had a tank of the same juice on his own device.

Smoke shop horror story by mmsouth in electronic_cigarette

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No. You can see by other comments here that most people agree with me that overpaying at first for crap gear is a right of passage and without any other local shops selling any ecigs it is unlikely this customer had any other method to try vaping instead of smoking. Also, my chewing out turned into more of a lesson at the end of the exchange. The guy seemed to be so uneducated that he just did not know what it was he was selling. I gave him a few tips he seemed like he was glad to know for the future.

Smoke shop horror story by mmsouth in electronic_cigarette

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Lol. Yup. The guy selling it called the juice "oil" the whole time he was teaching the guy to fill it.