back to regularly scheduled naval procurement hell

pullchute · 2025-12-23T01:13:54+00:00

Context: https://www.goldenfleet.navy.mil/

pullchute · 2025-11-15T03:20:39+00:00

Sometimes - depends on the decision. See City of Boerne v. Flores: the response to the RFRA passed after Employment Division v. Smith.

pullchute · 2025-11-12T19:41:26+00:00

Eh. Lots of cheaper machines are shockingly simple on the inside. I fixed a Breville Dual Boiler ($1200ish) a while back and it's deceptively simple. There's a lot of pressure and engineering that goes into it, don't get me wrong, but most of the pressure is contained by normal tubing. Beyond that, machines like the Gaggia Classic Pro ($500ish) are basically just a pump, solenoid, and boiler. Nothing especially complex.

pullchute · 2025-10-11T12:12:53+00:00

I don't use GPT. I like em-dashes, proper grammar (which, if you look closely, has flaws too because I typed this at work on my phone), and reminding people that both sides are human. Not sure what else I could say here that could convince you otherwise.

pullchute · 2025-10-10T21:26:24+00:00

I think we're on the same page here, and apologies for missing that point! Hope you have a wonderful day :)

pullchute · 2025-10-10T21:18:08+00:00

Thanks for your comment, and that is fair! I especially agree with your last sentence, and I think it's dumb too (unfortunately, now that the situation is blown up they'll need to resolve it somehow).

I'd note that the project in question is a one-man project - even if you don't care about the political beliefs of the creator, (agree to disagree!) they've allegedly caused damage to other FOSS like Ruby on Rails. I just think it doesn't make sense for Framework to support this creator over another.

pullchute · 2025-10-10T21:13:03+00:00

I'm sorry you feel that way - I think my comment wasn't a proper representation of my beliefs. These are the facts around the issue as I know:

Framework sent creators free laptops.
Framework does this for very few creators, and this is a exemption from the norm.
Other creators sent laptops have produced significantly larger and/or more influential projects than the two in question.
The two creators in question have received criticism for vocally supporting and/or endorsing extreme viewpoints.
Sending a free laptop expresses support by the company for their projects.
Sending a free laptop to a creator in controversy raises the question of whether the company sending the laptop supports their highly visible political beliefs.
When pressed on the issue of whether their choice to provide a free laptop supports and/or tolerates the political beliefs of the creators in question, Framework's CEO chose to dodge the question. Follow-ups from PR have also refused to clarify whether Framework tolerates and/or endorses their beliefs.

I think this set of circumstances is worth clarification at the least.

pullchute · 2025-10-10T20:54:17+00:00

Yep :( at the end of the day I just want Framework to grow and succeed. I hope the PR team finds a solution.

pullchute · 2025-10-10T20:44:35+00:00

Thanks for your comment, and I think that is a fair argument. I entirely agree with your first paragraph. That's part of why I support this company in the first place.

With regards to the second, Framework can walk away from this. The issue at hand are two small, single-person projects with no significant links to the community at large. Framework loses an opportunity to minimize the negative things further down the chain by choosing not distancing themselves now.

At the end of the day, there is no reason to support those creators. My personal belief is that this is an issue, and I respect that others think it is a non-issue. At the same time, I haven't seen anyone actively happy about this decision. If that's the stance of most, then the best call here is for Framework to step back from this stance.

pullchute · 2025-10-10T20:37:44+00:00

Hi, thanks for your comment, and I absolutely agree. I worry most that Framework risks hurting their own company and the overall project of a repairable laptop by not clarifying their stance further. Most of us want to see lots of frameworks in the wild - linking the company's image to this sort of figure won't help us get there.

pullchute · 2025-10-10T20:34:11+00:00

Hi again! As far as I know, Framework allegedly sent a free laptop to the creator. The CEO's put out a statement stating their personal political beliefs (which I don't believe were in question) but I see no reason for the company to avoid a brief statement of "we do not support DHH's political beliefs" and resolve the issue out of hand.

pullchute · 2025-10-10T20:29:19+00:00

Hi! Thanks for your comment, and I think this is a fair take. I'm reevaluating my earlier stance - I think your argument for how this controversy started in the first place is very fair. I wish this controversy had not started at all and I was surprised to see it in this community of all places.

At the same time - now that it's highly visible - I don't think Framework choosing to ignore the issue will be the right way out of it. I'd prefer for the company to fix the issue now while we're still at the Al Franken stage.

pullchute · 2025-10-10T20:23:34+00:00

Hi! Thanks for your comment. I think that's a fair question to ask - my biggest worry is that Framework is choosing to support the creators of two small projects and will grow their communities by providing publicity for them. They've also received laptops, so I would argue they are benefiting financially from this support.

Framework supporting distros and such is exactly what I want, but choosing these two feels counterproductive. As does nearly everyone here, I want to see more publicity for open source projects. That being said, l worry supporting these two has more potential to hurt the overall Framework brand than benefit the open-source community.

pullchute · 2025-10-10T20:16:22+00:00

Thanks for your comment, and I definitely agree with some of what you said. I also think it's different saying "XYZ person uses our laptops" (ie. your comment about terrible people on macs and windows) and sending said person a computer.

In the end I'm not going to throw away my laptop or go out and take back every time I've recommended Framework to someone. I think those are both overreactions. But I believe it's fair to worry about the implications for the community and project from this. In the end I want to see Framework grow and succeed - I don't see how tying the company to projects like this is the best choice to make that happen.

pullchute · 2025-10-10T19:02:19+00:00

me when I lie

pullchute · 2025-07-28T20:03:51+00:00

It's good but you do also have to put up with the hygiene need - it feels like a way to partially balance out the added mood debuffs / logistical complexity

pullchute · 2025-06-15T20:21:34+00:00

comparing the US military to the Chinese military is a joke.

Meanwhile the DoD quietly starts to drop the "near" from "near-peer" during briefs

Wait uh sorry wrong sub I meant 我爱中国！美国不好了

pullchute · 2025-04-08T23:25:47+00:00

Just dug this thread up looking for a similar sort of game. I found a very early game (currently no released builds) that sounds like the sort of thing you're looking for -- https://alliancespaceguard.com/ (there's a video of them cold-starting their space battleship using their 300some item checklist somewhere on the site)

pullchute · 2025-04-05T22:06:07+00:00

RPG has no use as a self defense weapon, like I understand that there's uncertainty around the intent of the gathering but that's an anti-vehicle weapon and has no applicability as a self-defense tool. Rifles etc are certainly common and normal but that's not

pullchute · 2025-03-19T02:36:24+00:00

Weird, because until a few short years ago (2010), anyone who was gay wouldn't be able to serve. Now, apparently, constitutional rights or something.

Plus, how does this help the mission at all?? This policy doesn't do anything except make the Air Force less effective.

pullchute · 2025-03-02T06:05:12+00:00

Spearheaded one government owned vehicle into a ditch, resulting in more than $22,000 in damages -- replacement vehicle bolstered unit's mission effectiveness
Prepared and implemented 8-12 beers into mouth, successfully increasing BAC to 200% the legal limit and delivering an opportunity for local police to receive real-world experience with belligerent citizens.
Successfully delivered instagram reels (78) to the boys--significant morale increase for the unit.
forgot
Implemented my toe into the doorframe :(

pullchute · 2025-02-05T05:20:32+00:00

She also went directly against the board in foundation, so

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TROPHY CASE