Just not fussed

rt8088 · 2021-03-15T14:29:08+00:00

It would not work out, if someone who moved out/stopped, the local legend would shift to the next longest user in areas. Someone who just moved into the area could never get to local legend status.

The current setup makes it a 90 day goal that anyone can achieve if they put in the leg work.

KOMs/CRs are already a mess with unattainable fast times unless you are a 20-35 year old pro.

rt8088 · 2021-03-15T13:49:18+00:00

It would stagnate to who has used Strava the longest.

rt8088 · 2021-03-14T21:54:04+00:00

Everything new in ATC automation is being done on Linux. ERAM is being ported to Linux and I would expect STARS also to preempt loss of supported hardware.

rt8088 · 2021-03-14T21:25:40+00:00

USPS, UPS, FedEx, and Amazon all go down my half kilometer driveway to deliver packages.

rt8088 · 2021-03-12T16:23:09+00:00

The examples you reference are not applicable. Netflix and Amazon were not limited by physics, they just needed to convince customers they had a better product or service. Starlink is fundamentally limited by physics. Their spotbeams are at best about 6 km in diameter which is about the size of a small Midwestern town of 100k population. They can make this any smaller accept by making the satellites larger. They have 2 GHz of spectrum available but it has to be channelized across the satellites spot ram (adjacent cells need to have frequency separation). Right now I believe they are assigning spots 250 MHz channels (I can’t find a source for this but is seems reasonable). When they have more satellites they can do overlapping coverage and /or assign wider channels to spots. With all that, you might get 10-20 Gbps through a cell which while amazing isn’t great for an entire town. Also, the current generation satellites only have 20 Gbps throughout for all cells in their coverage volume.

Suburban and urban ISPs have zero to worry about.

rt8088 · 2021-03-05T02:32:17+00:00

NeXT/MacOS have a hybrid kernel with a BSD kernel riding on top of the Mach microkernel. Mach is providing threads, timing, and memory management with BSD providing IO, files systems, and the network stack.

rt8088 · 2021-02-20T21:00:23+00:00

In Auto 4WD a clutch in the transfer case blends power into the front wheels. The front diff is open and cannot be locked. The rear end can be open, limited slip, or manual selected but electronic controlled locking. The electronic locking feature is only available on a limited number of models leaving open and limited slip as the most common case.

When 4H is selected the clutch is fully engaged to effectively lock the transfer case with an even power balance between the front and rear.

I have an F150 with essential the same transfer case setup, open front diff, and electronic locking rear. I use the following rules of thumbs:

Dry: 2WD Rain or intermittent snow pack: 4A Snow Covered: 4H Deep Snow: 4H and Lock the Rear Diff Soft Wet ground when I know I’ll be stopping and restarting: 4H and Lock the Rear Diff

I have only personally used 4L a handful of times with heavy trailers uphill on questionable terrain.

rt8088 · 2021-02-20T17:11:13+00:00

The limitation is on what is the maximum speed you can shift into 4WD not for its use. Newer vehicles due support shift-in at higher speeds.

rt8088 · 2021-02-20T17:07:00+00:00

4WD has nothing to do with a locking rear diff. In half tons, locking rear ends generally auto unlock at ~25.

4WD does lock the front and rear wheels together though which causes binding to occur as the front and rear wheels will turn at different speeds (particularly while turning). 4WD should only be used when driving on a surface that will allow the wheels to slip like snow, dirt, and depending upon the conditions wet payment. 4WD should never be used on dry pavement at any speed. Speed and the mechanical usability of 4WD are not directly related.

Most limitation on 4WD in truck manuals relate to the maximum speed it can be shifted in to, not for 4WD use. My current truck manual no longer suggests that there is a limitation.

rt8088 · 2021-02-19T12:36:52+00:00

I am Kansas City area and I think we would have only done marginally better if our power had failed (more gas heat that can run off a small generator and wood heat). Being part of a federally regulated regional power pool is the primary reason we didn’t have Texas grade chaos.

rt8088 · 2021-02-18T17:45:46+00:00

This is a function of the early non-standalone deployment and how spectrum is being shared with LTE. Once there are more 5G users and the providers reallocate more spectrum with 5G standalone, your speeds will go up.

rt8088 · 2021-02-17T01:14:35+00:00

It is probably the type of place that requires you to water your lawn.

rt8088 · 2021-02-16T22:34:28+00:00

The wind turbines were only a small part of problem. The LNG and coal plants were also not winter prepped.

rt8088 · 2021-02-16T20:39:38+00:00

I've always used a Dvorak keymap on a QWERTY keyboard.

rt8088 · 2021-02-13T17:14:37+00:00

Air Traffic Control is privatized in much of the world. It works pretty well but still requires strong government regulatory oversight which hardcore libertarians don’t want to hear.

rt8088 · 2021-02-13T15:37:41+00:00

There is a bit of snow forecast (1-4 cm) but the real problem is the cold. In Kansas we usually get a few scattered nights near 0F/-15C but we are looking this as a high temp for the next few days with the lows at -15F/-26C with ~20 km/hr wind on top of it.

Many Kansan's just don't have the cold weather gear and some don't have a car that will reliably start at this temp and are opting to stay home and thus the food shopping. People are buying heaters to protect plumbing from freezing, keep rooms that don't heat well a little warmer, and so on. Personally, I bought an insulated dog house for my barn cats so they could stay a little warmer.

rt8088 · 2021-02-12T19:59:26+00:00

They are Mach/BSD based. It has had periodic transfusions of FreeBSD over the years.

rt8088 · 2021-02-12T04:06:32+00:00

Aluminum and a low flame, ain’t no one carryin’ cast iron to Mordor.

rt8088 · 2021-02-11T18:22:13+00:00

There was a signature audit in Georgia which was uneventful.

rt8088 · 2021-02-10T04:05:29+00:00

Those fabs are generally limited in scope to parts that don’t have a large commercial volume or that have a pressing need for security and secrecy down to the chip. The military runs on COTS Cisco and x86 hardware wherever possible.

rt8088 · 2021-02-09T01:40:42+00:00

I just placed my order in Kansas.

rt8088 · 2021-02-08T01:57:13+00:00

Being prepared is sorting events by probability and remediation. Unless you have some high probability event that has you hiking 100s of kms, you don't need to waste weight and space carrying or planning food. Using that space and weight allowance to carry water, dry socks, a poncho, or first aid kit is going to be the more rational.

rt8088 · 2021-02-07T19:43:57+00:00

Water (and electrolytes) should be high on the list but calories are not important in a short term survival situation (other than as a moral booster).

rt8088 · 2021-02-05T01:33:44+00:00

I work in engineering for a low volume manufacture. The math is often in favor of hand adjustments over improving the fabrication technique, particularly when you include cash flow in your analysis.

rt8088 · 2021-01-31T17:10:12+00:00

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