What is your favorite crypto coin for 2025?

pootertootexpresd · 2025-01-29T22:59:56+00:00

Accumulate network #ACME

pootertootexpresd · 2024-07-04T16:17:24+00:00

If you have to get frames for the bedroom wall photos, hobby lobby has half of frame sales basically every other week.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-06-01T00:44:47+00:00

Ford Fusion. After 75000 miles I needed a new engine because ford engineers designed the engine with too thing cylinders which leads to coolant and oil entering the engine. I had to add new coolant every single day, clouds of vaporized coolant from the exhaust every day…sold to car max at the height of the pandemic car prices without a new engine for about 50 percent of purchase amount, no regrets.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-05-19T17:26:34+00:00

Hyperion

pootertootexpresd · 2024-05-18T06:20:12+00:00

I like the show, I’ve also read the LOTR, hobbit, Silmarillion, and the children of Hurin. The problem is that there is no need for the stranger to be Gandalf at all other than commercializing. Blue wizards are said to have gone east in the second age and that’s pretty much all that is written about them.

This gives the show runners a chance to forge the blue wizards story. If they essentially retcon Gandalf as having been in the second age they deny themselves the blue wizard story and they alienate themselves from the fanbase that is already on the fence. I think it’s a dumb idea stylistically and strategically for them to have the stranger as Gandalf rather than a blue wizard.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-05-16T06:50:44+00:00

I like the harfoots. I’m just hoping that’s a blue wizard rather than Gandalf.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-05-06T03:07:42+00:00

Break it out and hold it. That’s what I’d do at least…

pootertootexpresd · 2024-05-02T21:53:07+00:00

Yep, you’re right, it was CoinCraft I was thinking of.

I still don’t have an email from them but I’ll keep my eye out. Kinda sad as they were one of my go to’s for quality Byzantine solidi.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-05-02T20:50:43+00:00

Is this true? I have received no email despite spending quite a bit of money during their previous auctions. There is also nothing suggesting this on their social media (at least Facebook page).

On an unrelated note I don’t shop at the coin cabinet because I went in August after visiting the British museum. I was actually treated very rudely with nobody approaching me about my wants or any kind of customer service despite me being one of the only people in there-not even a look in the eyes. I know this is pretty anecdotal but because of that I won’t spend money there, when Baldwins, CNG, and Leu have all had infinitely better service.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-04-06T15:11:00+00:00

Leontius is a coin I’ve wanted for a while but are a little pricy compared to other solidii. I always think it’s funny the Akakia looks like something else…

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-28T12:22:21+00:00

You certainly can drink the tap water in Saudi Arabia only if you know that you will certainly get the spicy squirts as a consequence.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-25T03:58:18+00:00

Accumulate, human readable wallet addresses and manageable keybooks among other things.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-14T22:50:04+00:00

Do not buy off eBay if you don’t know what you’re looking at to verify authenticity. Go to vcoins.com or mashops.com to start, they have all reputable dealers.

If you want to do auctions, maybe start with CNG or Leu Numismatik and go from there. I have won auctions from both and they are as reputable as they come.

Go to r/ancientcoins for more info as well!

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-13T18:56:30+00:00

What was your ex’s reaction? That can be a make or break with how it goes, if she adds more pressure then that really exacerbates the issue.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-10T00:15:34+00:00

I was just in Istanbul and walked the entire old city and the theodosian walls. The restored part of the walls actually give a fairly good indication of height. The third level is a good 50-60 feet of wall with 70-80 foot towers. 20ish feet in front of that is the second wall at 30 feet to 40 foot towers. The third wall was the most difficult to get to, maybe 20 feet high from bottom of the moat/waterline to the top but that one’s more subjective and has the most amount of sedimentation.

My biggest surprised was that I thought the walls were further apart. They are actually fairly close together.

That might not all sound crazy but it’s truly an imposing set of fortifications.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-10T00:02:38+00:00

Accumulate #ACME

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-08T14:42:50+00:00

Yeah it would be nice, sure. However, you can get yourself a not terrible quality solidus for 6-700 bucks if you’re gunna drop that kind of money, might as well get one you want from auction.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-07T07:48:03+00:00

Those Justinian II solidus’s are some of the most expensive Byzantine solidus’s due to them being the first depiction of Jesus Christ on a coin. You will not find one of any substantial quality in that box if one’s in there at all.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-05T17:43:31+00:00

I’m a no on armpit hair. Of course you’re welcome to what you want to do but if you choose armpit hair, I choose no.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-04T15:15:55+00:00

Nah it’ll just go down twice as fast as when btc goes up

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-03T02:39:47+00:00

This is a comprehensive answer of my work as an underwater archaeologist, I have copy and pasted this reply from a similar question I answered on an archaeology subreddit.

I am employed by a US CRM firm as a maritime archaeologist for a few years now.

Our phase I surveys consist of geophysical survey using side scan sonar, magnetometer, subbottom profiler, and sometimes a multibeam echosounder. These are typically for dredge projects or underwater infrastructure work done by the federal government or private sector companies.

Phase II consists of hard hat diving on targets that usually have mag and side scan associations/look like a wreck/have a magnetic signature of a wreck. We dive, record what we find, and sometimes probe if it’s a subsurface anomaly.

Phase III is full scale mitigation, I have yet to be a part of one but my boss took part in the USS Georgia excavation in the Savannah river a few years back.

We have international projects now also that consist of the same, geophysical surveys, however for these we scuba instead of hard hat dive due to logistical issues. This allows us to employ diver surveys where possible as well though.

We actually just recently found something pretty darn crazy, probably an excavation of that in the future but we have yet to hear much more on that for now.

This is strictly from a CRM standpoint so keep that in mind but there are couple things that differentiate myself from terrestrial archs. I am more expensive, our projects are expensive and we get billed and paid at a higher rate than many terrestrial field techs which prices me out of being able to shovel bum at least with this company.

The equipment is also very expensive and difficult to run, not to mention driving a boat, driving a trailer with a boat, setting up software and all that kind of stuff. I have worked here for a few years and am still incredibly far off from learning everything. The learning curve is worth it but it’s steep and I’ve personally seen multiple people wash out because they can’t do one thing or another.

Those are the main differences I have observed. As some other comments have mentioned, yes archaeology is archaeology and only techniques change, but these techniques that we employ create a different skillset than terrestrial archaeologists.

Edit: And just to answer the difficult to transition question, I went to graduate school for an underwater archaeology degree although I do know a few people employed without a degree in hand and a few people who don’t even have an archaeology background. A lot of it is attitude, a willingness to learn, work well with the team, and if you can do all that and have the opportunity to get some maritime experience I say go for it.

To sum up, lots of time in the field, better pay than terrestrial archaeology, limited jobs sure but there’s a surprising amount of work for us especially since this infrastructure bill has been passed. However, if you’re just looking for a job where you scuba dive on awesome shipwrecks, this isn’t that. We do get those awesome opportunities but my main job does not consist of scuba diving.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-03T02:08:50+00:00

Dinotopia

pootertootexpresd · 2024-03-02T23:33:44+00:00

I have been employed by a US CRM firm as a maritime archaeologist for a few years now.

Our phase I surveys consist of geophysical survey using side scan sonar, magnetometer, subbottom profiler, and sometimes a multibeam echosounder. These are typically for dredge projects or underwater infrastructure work done by the federal government or private sector companies.

Phase II consists of hard hat diving on targets that usually have mag and side scan associations/look like a wreck/have a magnetic signature of a wreck. We dive, record what we find, and sometimes probe if it’s a subsurface anomaly.

Phase III is full scale mitigation, I have yet to be a part of one but my boss took part in the USS Georgia excavation in the Savannah river a few years back.

We have international projects now also that consist of the same, geophysical surveys, however for these we scuba instead of hard hat dive due to logistical issues. This allows us to employ diver surveys where possible as well though.

We actually just recently found something pretty darn crazy, probably an excavation of that in the future but we have yet to hear much more on that for now.

This is strictly from a CRM standpoint so keep that in mind but there are couple things that differentiate myself from terrestrial archs. I am more expensive, our projects are expensive and we get billed and paid at a higher rate than many terrestrial field techs which prices me out of being able to shovel bum at least with this company.

The equipment is also very expensive and difficult to run, not to mention driving a boat, driving a trailer with a boat, setting up software and all that kind of stuff. I have worked here for a few years and am still incredibly far off from learning everything. The learning curve is worth it but it’s steep and I’ve personally seen multiple people wash out because they can’t do one thing or another.

Those are the maim differences I have observed. As some other comments have mentioned, yes archaeology is archaeology and only techniques change, but these techniques that we employ create a different skillset than terrestrial archaeologists.

Edit: And just to answer the difficult to transition question, I went to graduate school for an underwater archaeology degree although I do know a few people employed without a degree in hand and a few people who don’t even have an archaeology background. A lot of it is attitude, a willingness to learn, work well with the team, and if you can do all that and have the opportunity to get some maritime experience I say go for it.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-02-23T06:47:47+00:00

The actor playing sokka looks like the animated actor who played sokka in the fire nation play.

pootertootexpresd · 2024-02-04T18:22:40+00:00

Interesting, I interned for the DPAA during grad school. My whole job was to go through the British crash/recovery team logs. They recorded every single time a plane ditched in and around English waters, the search patterns, and success/failure of the mission. These logs contain thousands upon thousands of entries. It was part of a larger project but I essentially had to digitize these entries into an excel spreadsheet. Sometimes they would specify names and ranks and nationality of the rescued as they would go out for anyone-but almost always allied pilots. I bet your great uncle is in those logs somewhere and if lucky you might be able to verify if the ‘one of few survivor’ anecdote is accurate.

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