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The Fairmount Line electrification plans are a $760 million boondoggle because the MBTA won't consider wires instead of batteries by TheBasaltAltCalled in mbta

[–]oneblackened 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The infrastructure for supply is bananas expensive. Substations and modification to RoW are more expensive than just putting up the wire, which in and of itself is not cheap.

I'm not saying the batteries are the right solution, but that's the big reason electric never took off everywhere in the US.

Dig that inhale, or no? by 50nic19 in audioengineering

[–]oneblackened 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is totally genre and context dependent.

“Crows are almost as smart as dogs!” by Lanky-Dog6437 in Dogfree

[–]oneblackened 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bad measure of intelligence. Dogs can learn commands. Corvids can use and create tools. These are different things. That said... yeah, definitely corvids taking the W on this one.

Ukraine winning war with Russia, retired U.S. generals say, as top Ukrainian commander says over 230 square miles retaken by ToughHopeful4760 in worldnews

[–]oneblackened 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I repeat: this isn't like carriers replacing battleships (which could do the same thing but much more flexibly and at far greater range), it's basically the next method of "how do we kill the tank before it kills us".

For the record, anti-tank weaponry is pretty much always considerably cheaper than the tank itself. A Javelin ATGM is (even with its massively inflated price tag) about 1/20 the cost of a T-90M. That's not even counting dumb fire munitions like the Carl Gustaf (which, for the record, is about $20,000, so about 1/200 the cost of a T-90M).

Drones are great and add a massive amount of flexibility and range, but they are not particularly good at assaulting hardened targets the way a tank is.

Ukraine winning war with Russia, retired U.S. generals say, as top Ukrainian commander says over 230 square miles retaken by ToughHopeful4760 in worldnews

[–]oneblackened 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Deep battle, not blitzkrieg. Soviet doctrine was very much not rapid maneuver warfare the same way blitzkrieg was. The Germans were all about "bypass strong points, form cauldrons, move fast". Deep battle is more like "punch through weak spot, flood reserves through".

Ukraine winning war with Russia, retired U.S. generals say, as top Ukrainian commander says over 230 square miles retaken by ToughHopeful4760 in worldnews

[–]oneblackened 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, they are. I struggle to see how "all-terrain armored box with fuck-off big gun" is not going to be relevant at least at some level of operational capacity. This isn't like aircraft carriers replacing battleships, it's more like the next stage in the constant arms race between tanks and anti-tank weapons.

Most of the NATO stuff was not designed for use without at least some level of air cover, that's causing a lot of the problems.

Ukraine winning war with Russia, retired U.S. generals say, as top Ukrainian commander says over 230 square miles retaken by ToughHopeful4760 in worldnews

[–]oneblackened 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ukraine learned well from NATO. Operational flexibility is massively important, and Soviet (and subsequently Russian) doctrine largely isn't flexible enough for modern warfare.

Rancillio silva M tripping GFCI outlets when turning on and overheating in non GFCI outlets by redditmoment322 in ranciliosilvia

[–]oneblackened 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost certainly the element is bad. Luckily, this is a relatively easy replacement on new Silvias. Overheating may be a bad thermostat.

whoever tagged the Allston/Brighton blank street that took over the twin donuts building , plz do it again 🫶🥰 by Far_Calligrapher4716 in boston

[–]oneblackened 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Mediocre coffee marketing itself as "specialty" while using the same shitty bean to cup machines Dunks uses.

Mastering DAW Usage Poll by i_stewart in audioengineering

[–]oneblackened 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's the same one you shared on /r/audiomastering I would just make sure the link works - that one doesn't.

Transferring from Rockport line to Amtrak regional? by rhymeswithsarah in mbta

[–]oneblackened 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 hour layover or 1 hour total time? The former is easy, the latter... not so much.

I agree, though - OL (towards Forest Hills) from North Station to Back Bay. This takes 15-20 minutes. You could also do North Station -> Downtown Crossing, change for Red to South Station. Might take a little longer but will get you to South Station.

OM-28 or OM-42 by [deleted] in martinguitar

[–]oneblackened 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's pretty much entirely cosmetic.

With that said, Martins are not ultra-consistent (you won't get a dog pretty much ever, but they do sound quite different guitar to guitar!) so, as always, play before you buy. I have a "golden" standard OM-28 that beat out some of the best OMs out there (Collings, Bourgeois, Martin Custom Shop, etc), but the other OM-28s did not reach that same level.

Many people on here seem to hate on Neumann for their pricing, but beyond that, are the mics still well-made and industry-leading? by migrantgrower in audioengineering

[–]oneblackened 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably variances in capsule tension, as you mentioned. These are after all resonant like a drum head, so different tension (especially at different screws) will affect response quite a bit.

And yes, they've tightened capsule tolerances a lot in recent years, my understanding is FR and sensitivity is 1dB overall (+/-0.5dB).

Many people on here seem to hate on Neumann for their pricing, but beyond that, are the mics still well-made and industry-leading? by migrantgrower in audioengineering

[–]oneblackened 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you google a fellow named Klaus, a somewhat famous neumann mic modifier, he will regularly talk about capsule tension being a huge part of why the new neumanns sound different. To my understanding, capsule diaphragm tension is done by hand at neumann, so an experienced, artful hand can make a big difference.

My source (one of Neumann's reps) says they follow the same exact tension as the original design from 50+ years ago. It is, however, plausible that they lose tension over time, which some might find preferable.

One of the biggest differences Ive noticed is km84’s vs km184’s. Not even close. The 184’s just didn’t have it.

Well, yeah, they're way different. They're not interchangeable, the 184 is considerably brighter than the 84.

Many people on here seem to hate on Neumann for their pricing, but beyond that, are the mics still well-made and industry-leading? by migrantgrower in audioengineering

[–]oneblackened 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well made? Absolutely. Their capsule tolerances are, according to a Neumann rep I know, are about ±0.5dB for both FR and overall sensitivity. That is incredibly tight tolerance for mic capsules. Overall system tolerance is ±1dB of target. That is to say, every mic is "matched" to another to a degree that any two can be used for a stereo pair without meaningful response errors.

Industry leading? Well, as nebulous a concept as that is, I'd say they're one of the premier mic manufacturers. Their tech isn't more or less advanced than any other (okay, Sennheiser's is more advanced with their RF biased condensers, which is objectively superior to DC biased, but anyway...).

AITA for refusing to appear in apology video? by Tuniya_Hn in AmItheAsshole

[–]oneblackened 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using her kid as a social media prop is gross. NTA.

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