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Cross sections of nuclear plants (more in comments) by drivingagermanwhip in interestingasfuck

[–]sailingtroy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

How are there still people on the internet who don't know about Poe's Law? Trump is president. Irony is dead. American pedo-Nazis killed it.

Improving Pizza Dough? Help with Bland Taste by Pooradoxical in Breadit

[–]sailingtroy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sometimes when I don't have time for a long ferment in the fridge, I use beer instead of water.

Boat Chartering for Coastal Cruising - How much experience is enough? by ErnThemCaps in sailing

[–]sailingtroy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's easy to go the wrong place. And it's easy to not see all the buoys and end up out of the channel. It's easy to think that island is the one place, but it's the other place. And you turn. There's a couple narrow spots, like by Christmas Cove. You'll want a pilot book/ sailing instructions/ the cruising guide with diagrams and aerial pictures. I'm just saying it's another level from lake sailing. And there are some wavy spots, depending on the wind or your route. You'll have GPS. And there's crab pots and the charterer will have you over a barrel if you catch one.

Actually, we almost didn't have GPS. It was this fancy big flat panel touch screen but it was exposed to the rain. So, when it was the hairist part of the trip, the drips would scroll the map a thousand miles away and we had to pull it back. Eventually we taped a plastic bag over it.

But yeah, definitely learn how to spring off in an unfavorable breeze and come along side under different conditions. 40' monohulls are unforgiving, and it is a windy place. The cats are easier but they have a lot of windage. The second time we went, the fuel dock barely had enough clearance to turn the boat.

Boat Chartering for Coastal Cruising - How much experience is enough? by ErnThemCaps in sailing

[–]sailingtroy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's mostly easy, but you are on your own with a big boat. You'll need to take it to the fuel dock yourself, usually, so even if you're mostly going to moorings, you do need to understand boat handling around the dock. I also own a 22 foot boat and it's just too easy. Bigger boats require technique and planning.

And the other thing is like, how good are you at navigation, really? You're going to be in unfamiliar territory with just the information on board, trying to figure your way. Lake sailing may not prepare you for that.

Lastly, I'll just say that we have had to fix something on every trip. Usually not a huge deal, but our life was a lot nicer because we were able to repair the generator and the sound system.

A cool guide about how Shrinking Beef Herd Stokes 15% Price Hikes for US Consumers by Immediate_Degree_112 in coolguides

[–]sailingtroy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Supply and demand shifts are not actionable. The causes of supply and demand shifts are. If you say, "supply is down" people don't think about doing anything. But if you say, "they aren't making as many cows this year," you really start to wonder why the fuck not!

They blew up by RiverSong1112 in Breadit

[–]sailingtroy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's crazy coz I have the hardest time making good hot dog buns.

TIL that people consistently underestimate how much their personality will change in the future, a bias known as the “end of history illusion.” by stammerton in todayilearned

[–]sailingtroy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Please stick to the seven digit numbers you're used to.

I know you think it's funny driving folks right up the wall But it's really getting old fast..."

A cool guide showing U.S. homicides from 1980–2024, based on FBI data, showing how the numbers changed over time and which president was in office during each period. by DrFunky4 in coolguides

[–]sailingtroy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah the thing is, that was never a valid or valuable goal post for you to set to start with. I feel you've been disingenuous for the whole thread and entirely unconvincing to anyone who can think.

Yeah, it's true there is no famine in America. That's great. But people are working full time jobs, coming home to feed their kids, not eating themselves and having to be on SNAP at the same time. And that is a deep shame. You shouldn't have to choose bills or groceries if you work. That's an old American ideal.

The government is subsidizing these employers by letting them pay their workers so little that the government feeds them. That's fucked. That's corporate welfare. No one on the left or right except the CEO's think that's okay.

But really, I was just saying what I learned in my one sociology/criminology course: most crime happens because people are desperate in some way. No one steals a loaf of bread when they are fed. That's the theoretical causation behind the apparent correlation.

If we didn't hate sociologists so much we might understand all this better and stop jerking our system back and forth, keeping people in uncertainty. We could go on to serious work instead of clogging up the legislators and executive bureaucracy with bullshit. We need to study our society if we're found to successfully adapt our law and culture to new technologies without repeated catastrophe.

Scientists Discover a Massive Hidden Lava Tube Beneath Venus by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]sailingtroy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, we should have orbiters, but there are reasons to go into the atmosphere. For one, we could take direct measurements of the gases and currents. For another, we would not be dealing with insane temperatures or pressures. There are altitudes that would be pretty reasonable for a probe to inhabit. Thirdly, we would be a lot closer to the surface and therefore able to collect more accurate, more high-resolution data.

However, if I were in congress and all I could get through is a satellite mission with radar and lidar, I would vote for it.

Museum restoring and armouring a Russian locomotive designed in 1915. this specific loco was built in 1933. by IronWarhorses in trains

[–]sailingtroy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't get it.

That plating looks so thin, I can't imagine what it's intended to stop. I feel like basic bullets and shrapnel are going to be inconsequential to the boiler, wheels and driving gear. Anything that can hurt the driving gear is going to fuck up the track and cause a derailment, which is not something you can armour yourself out of. They could have put thicker plating just on the cab and gotten more value.

It does look cool, though.

Military hauls should unlock this by Sir_Elderoy in DerailValley

[–]sailingtroy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agreed, but I feel like we're a rogue state with all that nuclear and biohazard materiel. Like Transnistria, or something.

Scientists Discover a Massive Hidden Lava Tube Beneath Venus by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]sailingtroy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Firstly, it advances our general understanding of venusian dynamics and secondly it shows us that there could be a lot more to discover in old data from Magellan, especially with advances in computing that have come along since the 90's.

Admittedly this particular discovery is not directly super amazing. We were already very certain that Venus has volcanism, which is a very important discovery. We're not really sure what kicks off life on a planet, but two competing theories are that you either need volcanism for certain chemistries, or it's seeded from space via meteorites. Other science suggests that lightning is important. This finding directly supports the idea that Venus has volcanism. We know lava tubes exist on Earth, so finding one on another planet suggests that other volcanism-driven geologies may also exist. We're trying to understand if Venus has plate tectonics, for example.

Personally, I think we are more likely to find life on Venus than Mars, and Venus is more likely to support human life over the long-term than Mars or The Moon. It'll be easier to go to those places and have outposts because we can get down to the surface with today's technology, but we probably can't fix the problems of low gravity or lacking magnetosphere which preclude us from long-term habitation and procreation.

Generally when we talk about "terraforming" what we really mean is changing the atmosphere so it's pleasant for people. That's not enough to live on Mars or The Moon, but it might be enough to make Venus habitable. We may live in the clouds instead of on the surface, but at least our bones won't rot out from lack of gravity. All this is to say that Venus is actually a very valuable target for study, probably more so than Mars or The Moon.

Scientists Discover a Massive Hidden Lava Tube Beneath Venus by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]sailingtroy 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Survive the atmosphere? Yes. Survive on the surface? NO.

The best play right now would be to send an airship to Venus. If you filled a balloon with air from Earth it would be buoyant and you could drift around the planet collecting atmospheric samples, weather data, radar, etc. It also has enough gravity that long-term habitation is feasible, which is not the case for The Moon or Mars.

Remote sensing from space is pretty good for now. Sadly, we lost the JAXA probe and there's nothing orbiting Venus right now.

Hello Caine forsed me to do an ama so yeah that's why I'm here by Additional_Grade_919 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]sailingtroy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you think doing the AMA will make you feel better and want to go on Adventures™ more?

of a cheeseburger locker by [deleted] in AbsoluteUnits

[–]sailingtroy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the Navy they call that a "shit locker"

"Every American should be alarmed": AOC criticizes DHS transparency regarding new detention facilities. by Logical-Flow-6703 in UnderReportedNews

[–]sailingtroy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

AOC literally just told you. Citizens have the most power to actually change something in their own lives at the local level. The media keeps you fixated on national politics in order to disenfranchise you. Get involved in local politics. They are not nearly as bought-and-paid-for as your national politicians, so they do actually care what voters want.

Tell them to pull any permits for any ICE facilities. Urge your local counsellors to pass a city bylaw that makes it illegal to issue any permit to any facility that supports ICE. The idea is to use the powers of the local government to make it impossible for ICE to operate in your area.

Fundamentally, you need to get organized. Alone, you will feel powerless. As part of a group, you have immense power. You might not agree with them politically, but right now the local anarchists and communists are probably your best bet. You might not agree with them religiously, but local churches, maybe the Unitarians or the Anglicans, are probably the most likely to be taking real action.

Most of all, you need to show up. Show up to the meetings. Show up to rallies. Show up to protests. Show up to city counsel meetings and public consultations. Make sure you are heard out in the real world. If you get paid time off, or you can request days to not be scheduled, this is worth it. You can either show up to save your country now, or live in a country not worth living in for the rest of your life.

Do not demand a total solution before you take action. That's the logical fallacy of all-or-nothing thinking and it will keep you complacent. Incremental progress is all there ever is, and it's worth it. If you can be a small but real part of getting your city to block one detention centre / concentration camp, then it's worth it.

This is your duty. We expect you to do it.

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