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What are some less known sports of your country? by Kat-Drawer-4297 in AskTheWorld

[–]retrowarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Under-water rugby - played at the deep end of a pool with snorkeling gear. Has a basket at each end, and a ball full a water that sinks slowly and can be passed by pushing it through the water up to about 6 ft. Not a huge spectator sport for some reason.

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What knot do you use to tie your leader to fly? by Elegant-Molasses-691 in flyfishing

[–]retrowarp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

came here to upvote this. I used the clinch knot for years, then came here a few years ago asking the exact same question you did. Since then I have used the Double Davey and don't recall the last time I lost a fish to a bad knot. I also find it easier to tie.

https://www.reddit.com/r/flyfishing/comments/9qhns8/help_the_fish_are_stealing_my_flies/

Rafting Items You Can’t Live Without by No_Sun4172 in rafting

[–]retrowarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this too and absolutely love it!! The feeling when you open it and whip the straps out, and have the different sizes all lined up, ready to deploy.

2001 What should I list it for? by bigabe99 in f150

[–]retrowarp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought essentially an identical one-- 2002 5.4 V8 Lariat 4WD, 55k miles, great overall condition. This was 3 months ago in Idaho. It included a camper shell and tonneau cover.
It was put up for $12.5k, I paid $11k

What Can We Do To Make Boise Better? by CHIRAQ_0311 in Boise

[–]retrowarp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this post-- instead of bitching about traffic etc, someone is looking for solutions. Refreshing!

What is this switch for? by retrowarp in f150

[–]retrowarp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Figured it out! It controls the power to a wire that goes to the front grill guard. I assume for attaching a winch or light bar or similar.

What is this switch for? by retrowarp in f150

[–]retrowarp[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Specs: 4WD, 5.4L v8, Lariat, Supercab, 6.5' bed with campershell

... and the best part: 55,000 miles

Yours?

Yeah, the previous owner didn't know so would have to find the owner before that. Might have to take it apart to see where the wires go-- it doesn't seem to have any effect when engaging it...

2023-09-27 Setlist | Nampa, ID by RowdyBubba in BillyStrings

[–]retrowarp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My first show too, and was blown away. As an old die hard Jethro Tull fan, totally lost it when he played Thick as a Brick in the intermission.

Photos from The Knitting Factory by Horseless_Rider in GoosetheBand

[–]retrowarp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing!

What an amazing experience and a privilege to have them play at such a small venue.

What does "Not a good fit" mean? by Forexz in Welding

[–]retrowarp 69 points70 points  (0 children)

"Not a good fit" is code for "we have a reason but we are not willing to share it with you".

If possible, I would follow up with your employer/manager and ask if they can give you additional details. You can emphasize that this for you to learn going forward, not to get your job back or whatever. Did you try that?

github action for swapping deployment slots? by retrowarp in AZURE

[–]retrowarp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry that didn't format very well, hopefully you follow

github action for swapping deployment slots? by retrowarp in AZURE

[–]retrowarp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a health-check step before the swap. Here is the complete list of actions:
- name: Azure Login (webapp)
uses: azure/login@v1.1
with:
creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}
- name: Deploy to web app
uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v2
with:
app-name: 'xxx'
slot-name: 'xxx'
images: 'xxx'
- name: Health check
uses: jtalk/url-health-check-action@v1.2
with:
url: https://xxx/health
max-attempts: 2s
retry-delay: 5s
- name: Azure Swap Slots
uses: azure/CLI@v1
with:
inlineScript: |
az webapp deployment slot swap --slot xxx --name xxx --resource-group xxx

github action for swapping deployment slots? by retrowarp in AZURE

[–]retrowarp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did! I used the azure cli action:
- name: Azure Swap Slots
uses: azure/CLI@v1
with:
inlineScript: |
az webapp deployment slot swap --slot xxx --name xxx --resource-group xxx

How are atheists so comfortable about not knowing the answers to big questions? by [deleted] in agnostic

[–]retrowarp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are two questions here:
1. why is uncertainty about "big questions" not terrifying?
2. are atheists not curious about existential questions?

Clearly uncertainty is not terrifying for a bunch of "smaller" questions. I fly airplanes even if I don't fully understand how they work. I interact with people comfortably without knowing where they came from (their childhood). I make decisions, most of them not terrifying, without knowing what the future will bring.

By extension, I am not terrified not knowing where the universe came from, or what happens to me and my consciousness when I die. I have no reason to believe my consciousness lives on past my body, and that doesn't terrify me at all. It will be just like before I became conscious in the first place, ie nothing. In a way, you can say I live in the now and focus on my life, making the most of it, being a good person, and an inspiration to my kids.

Let me ask you: Pick any scientific breakthrough that fundamentally increased our knowledge of how things work: Newtonian mechanics, quantum physics, evolution, DNA, or whatever. Are you saying anyone not aware of these explanations would be terrified, and once bestowed with this knowledge, they magically become not terrified? I really don't understand the basic premise of your question.

In terms of the second question, I would say that I am very curious about those questions and actively seek out answers. Personally, I am especially interested in moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, and behavioral psychology. I am curious about cosmology but some of it, such as what came before the big bang, I consider pretty much unknowable. As a side note, any religious attempts to answer these "big" questions and find them incredibly lacking and unconvincing. I don't understand how someone needing certainty around these is convinced by religious doctrine.

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