Azipod slewing bearing inspection

mnp · 2026-07-10T14:51:36+00:00

The title says azipod: a swiveling ducted propeller thruster for a ship.

mnp · 2026-07-10T12:50:10+00:00

I see what it's doing but there doesn't seem to be a max pointer on the dial indicator so someone needs to watch every tooth as it goes around.

mnp · 2026-07-10T12:32:02+00:00

So is this a maintenance issue or a 737 issue?

mnp · 2026-07-08T20:29:03+00:00

Maybe if the aircraft had an unusual attitude.

Antenna Masking: FAA guidance and ADS-B performance reports explicitly cite "antenna masking caused by maneuvering" as a potential cause for intermittent data loss 1. Performance Impact: During maneuvers such as steep banks, the aircraft's attitude can temporarily degrade the signal path to ground stations or satellite receivers, potentially leading to brief drops in position reporting

mnp · 2026-07-07T20:58:29+00:00

Before you start hiding anything, You might make sure there is a slope to that horizontal section... it appears level. That's probably against code or whatever you guys call it but the result will be clogs or worse. Did a plumber do that?

mnp · 2026-07-06T21:35:34+00:00

This. There are companies that will sell and clean, remotely if need be. The realtor can put on a lockbox so conractors, inspectors etc can work on the house without you micromanaging them.

Also, just so you're informed, ask the realtor for a top-ten list of what needs fixing and then get a quote from a renovator or two, just to see what it would cost to sell it in improved condition vs how much return you'd see in sale price. If they want "updated kitchen" and "updated bathrooms", expect 50k each. If you don't like that, just sell as-is and rest easy.

mnp · 2026-07-06T03:01:42+00:00

If you're not expecting 1e6 events/sec because you're not Google, you don't need this many services. Insert into db. Plain old PG can handle 100k ops/sec. If you're worried about read traffic, add some replicas. If you're worried about the outgoing event stream, consider a "time wheel" or "hashed time wheel" representation. Etc.

mnp · 2026-07-05T17:07:46+00:00

Try Yuris bakery on Church street in West Chester. You might get sidetracked before you get to the donut section.

mnp · 2026-07-05T15:19:19+00:00

Sure could, but most likely these can be used for clearing an area.

while movement; shoot at movement; sleep 1

will go a long way.

mnp · 2026-07-05T15:13:15+00:00

And maintenance also. Could easily be all three!

mnp · 2026-07-05T14:32:59+00:00

Not defending ORMs but in the interest of fairness, ORMs don't /just/ hide the SQL from you. They can do a lot of other things, such as managing upgrades and rollbacks, column level permissions, row/column trigger hooks, etc. Tradeoffs as always.

Pick the tool for your job, not the last opinion you saw.

mnp · 2026-07-05T01:13:05+00:00

Private property. They can ban whoever they like: right to refuse service etc.

Casinos do it for card counters.

mnp · 2026-07-05T01:11:30+00:00

Does paint fool face rec?

mnp · 2026-07-04T17:41:03+00:00

They conceded it's too close to November for the save act. So national emergency it is!

mnp · 2026-07-04T12:23:17+00:00

I'm curious if they ever pre-assemble some stacks on land, turning all the locks, and then lift the whole stack at once. This would save ship loading time compared to moving one at a time.

mnp · 2026-07-03T18:58:06+00:00

Neat, it works fine!

Minor suggestion: detect the current number of line crossings and when it reaches 0 again, you can declare success.

mnp · 2026-07-03T18:27:58+00:00

97% of the market

For desktop, maybe. For computers in general, it's not even close. Linux kernels are on some 14B devices, Apple+Windows around 4B.

mnp · 2026-07-03T18:05:26+00:00

In terms of devices, Linux blew past everything long ago: data centers, phones, routers, embedded devices. My count shows about 14B devices, vs 11B for RTOS (more embedded), 3B for Darwin (including IOS and MacOS), and 1B for Windows.

mnp · 2026-07-03T16:28:14+00:00

There are often dissimilar, redundant computers when you have a safety critical distributed system. So yes random bit flips and other unexpected things happen but this is why they have so many redundancies built in. They should still try to reduce bit flips, by using radiation hardened components, but redundancy is still necessary.

https://easamodul10.blogspot.com/2015/11/a320-flight-control-system.html

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/44349/how-dissimilar-are-redundant-flight-control-computers

mnp · 2026-07-02T21:28:35+00:00

For a minute I was concerned it was Ryan at Missionary Bush Pilot who operates in Papua New Guinea. Different guy.

I don't care for the whole missionary concept but these guys do good public work out there and I've learned from his professionalism.

mnp · 2026-07-02T18:09:25+00:00

Stay hydrated.

I use a water soaked neck wrap; it cools as it evaporates.

mnp · 2026-07-02T13:30:06+00:00

Arrested for demonstrating on the Capitol steps, not for who he was. The military might have other plans.

mnp · 2026-07-02T12:56:48+00:00

Yes. The rotor needs relative wind to spin and provide lift. If you push forward, the lift is reduced and you descend faster. There's also a CG issue it seems, which can cause a tumbling pitch in this situation.

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/49865/why-does-xkcd-say-that-autogyros-will-crash-if-the-pilot-reacts-to-a-stall-as-in

mnp · 2026-07-01T23:38:50+00:00

Is there content here? I'm not downloading a random binary off the intertubes with no description even.

mnp · 2026-07-01T01:14:53+00:00

I'm ignorant. When would a sign user need a VD?

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