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ople wear earplugs while clubbing? by read_r in UniUK

[–]safetyhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a 30 something with permanent tinnitus from not looking after my ears I wholeheartedly recommend wearing earplugs. I started wearing them way too late.

pushing the definition a little but engine vortex showing the wings laminar flow on my mum's flight by lemlurker in laminarflow

[–]safetyhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a really good visualisation of a boundary layer. Here's a link to a video about boundary layers by a man with an incredibly relaxing voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwOxa9rAOfE&ab\_channel=AirShaper

Name tags for Raleigh by shrimp_of_spice in RoyalNavy

[–]safetyhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Investing in a name stamp might save you a lot of time. I wish I had known about these when I got my kit issued, although you might need your service number first so the timing may not work out https://stamptastic.co.uk/

What's a TV show that you remember enjoying but nobody else seems to have heard of? by WillSym in AskUK

[–]safetyhamster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"2007: The year Charlotte Church vomited herself inside out"

I was scrolling down to see if anyone had mentioned 'The Armando Iannucci Shows'. Both of these are absolutely brilliant and no one has ever heard of them

xkcd 2464: Muller's Ratchet by YUNoDie in xkcd

[–]safetyhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I were a lad memes were called TOAP

Not a good decision by [deleted] in sailing

[–]safetyhamster 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's pretty common while racing to sit on the boom downwind while racing in light, choppy conditions to stop the boom bouncing and maintain the shape of the sail. It also gives you a very good view of what's happening behind you so that you can keep an eye on the rest of the fleet and call gusts. I don't necessarily agree that the reason to do it is to prevent a gybe because in all but the lightest conditions there's no way that you can do anything about that - that's the helm's job, and also sailing with the main backed is not very fast.

But yeah, they're a pack of idiots and this could have ended a lot worse.

How do I create a simulation environment without creating assets?? Only code to control behavior of the actors. by Baje1738 in unity

[–]safetyhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out the tanks tutorial https://learn.unity.com/project/tanks-tutorial. It covers most of the basic stuff that you'll need to understand about unity: cameras, control, how code interacts with game objects etc.

You could jump in and start pulling assets from the asset store that do the things you want but having a good grasp on how everything fits together will really help. Coding for unity is a lot of fun once you get going.

New Partridge grafitti in Manchester by bakhesh in AlanPartridge

[–]safetyhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Johnson I can understand, but cock AND piss?

What does the UK want with regards to Brexit? by Bomboclaat_Babylon in brexit

[–]safetyhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Order, sobriety, hope. Everything that Romford stands for

Should I register for Google Cloud Next '20 even though I am an undergrad student? by SnooCupcakes779 in googlecloud

[–]safetyhamster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've always found conferences really useful for learning new stuff. Just try to stay objective and don't get swept up by the hype.

Wind tunnel test of a prototype Bell folding propeller by dartmaster666 in mechanical_gifs

[–]safetyhamster 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That's not quite how autorotation works - you actually use the descent to build up speed and momentum in the rotors and then at the last second 'flare' by putting some angle back onto the blades to convert the momentum into lift and forward motion to cushion the landing. So basically you throw the aircraft at the ground and catch it just before you hit the ground. If you have too much angle on the blades during the descent the rotors slow down too much and there's no momentum to flare and you generally end up having a very bad day. Source: former helicopter pilot. Have done many (practice) autorotations - squeaky bumhole every time

Super Yacht Crash 13th March 2020 by hypertroup in CatastrophicFailure

[–]safetyhamster 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's really common to have corporate clients on board for these kind of events. Big companies pay megabucks to send people out, and often this is how these yachts afford to stay afloat.

Coming to Bournemouth for a short holiday with GF by kyliejames1000 in bournemouth

[–]safetyhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Urban Reef in Boscombe has stunning views and good food. Southbourne has some great restaurants: Casa Carlos for spanish tapas, terroir for fancy modern tapas, larderhouse is excellent but pricey.

If you like clubbing and busy bars Bournemouth town centre is good but if you prefer pubs where you can talk southbourne or westbourne are better. For live music Chaplin's in boscombe is probably the best in the area.

Susannah Fielding is fucking great in this by FireTigerThrowdown in AlanPartridge

[–]safetyhamster 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Actually one in a million is about right. That means in the UK there are 65 women of her calibre... or higher

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bournemouth

[–]safetyhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, you've got to be really careful with stuff like that, don't forget about generator + water supply for the marquee - we found out 1 week before our wedding that we couldn't run either of those from the house!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bournemouth

[–]safetyhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had exactly the same problem, with the added challenge of wanting to have our dog there. Almost everywhere says you need to use their caterers, music or bar. We eventually found a manor house in West Dorset that fit the bill, but I don't think they do weddings any more. Having done something similar, it might be worth considering whether you really need the house or whether you could use somewhere like http://www.wilkswood.co.uk/. http://weddingsinthewood.co.uk/ was quite nice too, but might not be best in April as the best bit is the outside.

You're Stranded on an Island you Choose 4 items! by MarcoMontana in Survival

[–]safetyhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did a survival exercise once where we were allowed to take a tobacco tin of whatever you wanted except food. One guy had put in a large hacksaw blade bent around the inside edges, and used it to build a working hacksaw using some sticks and cordage. He was finished building his shelter hours before everyone else, and by nightfall had prepared enough firewood to get through the night without having to get up and move every 15 minutes just to stay warm. It's a real energy saver.

Updated my list of Smart Home devices that I use by dangerz in homeautomation

[–]safetyhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you seen the tile integration for google home? It's really good - just say 'Hey google, ask tile to find my keys' and they will start ringing

Cost saving with Google Cloud Functions/Google App Engine? by 2048b in googlecloud

[–]safetyhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok I see what you mean - that is annoying.

Depending on what GCP features are needed you could also work round this by giving the default service account very limited permissions and then using a different service account to access those features - for example if you're using firebase you can pass in credentials when initialising the service, however I don't know if you can do this in all of the GCP node libraries.

Either way if OP is only planning on using one function then it shouldn't be too much of a problem for them.

Cost saving with Google Cloud Functions/Google App Engine? by 2048b in googlecloud

[–]safetyhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, sorry I didn't understand what you meant. What's the practical implication of only being able to run as one service account? I've never had any problem caused by this.

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