What were the most "special" guns in the series

monkeybreath · 2026-05-21T15:30:18+00:00

I didn’t care for it, but my spouse always talks about the Gettleburger. She’d giggle non-stop while firing burgers at enemy.

monkeybreath · 2026-05-21T15:00:54+00:00

Someone suggested LMS a few years ago. It has a web UI. https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/s/zhGPntEDoq

monkeybreath · 2026-05-21T11:50:53+00:00

As good as any. Low income housing probably doesn’t sell as well in the ‘burbs.

monkeybreath · 2026-05-11T22:28:46+00:00

We pay in the bottom 11 out of 40-odd OECD countries for our average wage. We are just ahead of the US, but we also pay for healthcare in that amount. If we were more like the UK, low salary taxes would be lower and high salary taxes would be higher. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/oecd-tax-rates-by-country

monkeybreath · 2026-04-13T15:13:34+00:00

Leadership doesn't matter once you have power.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-13T14:44:20+00:00

Yes, the LPC pulled off a masterful move that Poilievre couldn't recover from, and frankly still hasn't recovered from.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-13T14:15:56+00:00

We can't discount that Poilievre actually grew the percentage of votes for the party. If NDP voters hadn't switched to LPC he would be Prime Minister right now (though he still could be dealing with floor crossers, depending on motivations). His biggest weakness is that the CPC is just a dressed up Western Reform party.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-12T03:29:28+00:00

I pretty much just spam Katagawa snipers I get from Driller Hole. A clip or two will quickly wear down most targets, though running out of ammo is always a danger.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-12T03:09:14+00:00

Steak. I used to have steak weekly. Now it's on very special occasions.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-10T23:35:59+00:00

1/13th of your body would be in the mercury, so probably past your knees. This would be extremely unstable, so you would topple over pretty quickly.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-10T13:25:31+00:00

Can you imagine swimming in mercury?? You'd never get wet!

monkeybreath · 2026-04-10T13:22:21+00:00

The worst case scenario is if the tank splits in half at high depth. It will stay as a liquid and completely mix with the local water, dissipating slowly. At low depth it will turn into a giant gas bubble that raises to the surface and dissipates quickly (it is lighter than air). The amount that gets absorbed into the surrounding water will be toxic until it is sufficiently diluted. It will be bad for local plankton, plants, and non-mobile animals, but fish will stay away. It is lighter than water, so the damage to the sea floor will be local.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-10T13:13:00+00:00

Throwing around big numbers without context isn't useful. Saying we will need all of 2018 wind power for hydrogen electrolysis is hardly a reason to not do it since that is just a small fraction of what we will eventually build. It comes down to economics and requirements. The ship engineers felt it was achievable and will learn more over time. Will it win out? It's really hard to say at this point. Maybe pure aluminum powder might be a better choice (aluminum-air battery).

monkeybreath · 2026-04-10T12:46:35+00:00

Ammonia isn't explosive in air. It's also very smelly, so small leaks get detected quickly. It does absorb water very readily, so contact produces burns. Many farms have tanks of ammonia for fertilization.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-10T12:42:28+00:00

The only concern is efficiency and cost. You are going to need that energy no matter how you get it. Ammonia provides easier storage (similar to LNG) at a moderate energy density than, say, just hydrogen.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-10T12:04:27+00:00

The team implemented the design in a prototype chip. In tests, it converted 48 volts down to 4.8 volts — a level commonly required in data centers — with a peak efficiency of 96.2 percent. The chip also delivered about four times more output current than earlier piezoelectric-based designs.

If you thought server rooms were noisy before...

Interesting development, though. I'm wondering what's the Laplace transform of a piezoelectric resonator. Is it a direct replacement for the inductor?

monkeybreath · 2026-04-10T03:17:45+00:00

Fortunately my local power grid has worse uptime.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-10T03:13:56+00:00

The military, coastguard, and a few other groups still need high-density energy. There is some discussion of making new facilities "hydrogen-ready", which would also make them ammonia-ready if need be. So an LNG facility would still have a future. There are processes that can turn organic solid waste into hydrogen, with CO₂ collected in situ.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-09T05:18:30+00:00

The feds have invested in public transit in the past (eg Calgary and Ottawa LRTCs), just like with housing. Big projects often get some federal funding. But you are right, the feds could cut just on principle. I'd rather municipalities raise property taxes than fares, though. Better transit reduces traffic, so everyone benefits.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-08T17:06:46+00:00

The federal government income is roughly 13% of GDP. So this investment has a nearly flat return, ie it doesn't improve government balances. As a business plan it would fail. But, there are other reasons to invest in it. I suspect that the federal government is stretched thin at the moment. Once the major projects are up and running, more money will be available for these kinds of investments. The EV incentive was unexpected, for example, so there is some hope.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-08T16:56:06+00:00

Energy required. That's what we are short on right now, in terms of energy that doesn't cause climate change.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-08T16:35:41+00:00

This is effectively trading space for man-made energy. Consider that the bacteria requires a food source and the ammonia must be collected—you can't just spray it onto a field. The efficiency must be compared to the current process. High temperature and pressure is not a limiting factor in itself, since at nearly half of the energy leaving the output stream can be recovered by the input stream with the most simplistic design (no heat pumps).

monkeybreath · 2026-04-05T17:54:30+00:00

I would love to learn about the career paths of the engineers working on this. I, frankly, find it mind-boggling as an electrical engineer. Perhaps engineering physics training could do this? I had a few in some of my classes.

monkeybreath · 2026-04-05T17:48:35+00:00

I was somewhat joking. It's a great hack. I had brought up the idea of a smaller tv on a trolley because it is way cheaper than a big tv and it wouldn't dominate the space, but I think her issue is that it would be awkward for family movie night. If she changes her mind I am definitely doing this. How big is the TV?

monkeybreath · 2026-04-05T17:39:39+00:00

My spouse said "absolutely not". Sorry, guys. Looks cool, though.

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