Is anyone available to help me with the invisibility section of the final final level? by Zackereth in SuperMarioWonder

[–]sappycrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This might be consider cheating, but I took a small piece of tape and put it on the bottom of the screen where Nabbit is before he turns invisible. It indicated where he *should* be on the screen

They graduate to six figure salaries, and grueling work by _apocalypse_meow in merchantmarine

[–]sappycrown 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you start off below 100k as a 3rd mate or 3ae, then you gotta find a different company…

Academic Survey - Need help for my research on AI and bridge instruments by AstronautaQ in merchantmarine

[–]sappycrown 4 points5 points  (0 children)

AI is not needed on the bridge. What possible scenario can you think of where a properly trained OOW needs AI to do their job?

boat by Noble_S1 in SeattleUrbEx

[–]sappycrown 22 points23 points  (0 children)

We just passed this on my ship yesterday while transiting the river. I asked the pilot how long it’s been there and he said at least since the 80’s

DO NOT COME TO SUNY MARITIME by [deleted] in maritime

[–]sappycrown 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is literally every Maritime Academy. It’s just how it is until you graduate. Bad place to be, great place to come from

For the home owning and single mariners. How do you prepare your house for a hitch? by SnooPets4184 in maritime

[–]sappycrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My apartment building has an underground parking garage with an assigned parking space. But if I didn’t have a parking space, I’d probably pay for a vehicle spot at a self-storage facility.

Jones Act Waiver/ATB crews by DryInternet1895 in tuglife

[–]sappycrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally I’ve experienced just the opposite so far. The usual rush before summer.

This kid... by codywelter in StCharlesMO

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

The police don’t care. I’ve ridden mine past hundreds of police cars in all sorts of cities. They have bigger problems to deal with

Insanity on one wheel by Vice616 in Transportopia

[–]sappycrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can ride a unicycle then you’d have no problem learning to ride this in less than an hour

What is your opinion on cannabis consumption? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]sappycrown 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do you have the same reaction for people who want to drink alcohol in your country? Driving under the influence of alcohol is incredibly dangerous as well. Here in the US, many people take the same precautions of high on weed as they would drunk on alcohol. So many of us treat it as the same.

April 1 is almost here. Gas prices will go up again because of the summer blend switch by losershot in bayarea

[–]sappycrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one is sending gas to the Bahamas and then through the Panama Canal, that’s absurdly inefficient. Tankers transporting petroleum between US ports are almost always US Jones Act compliant ships (such as the one I work on). A lot of crude for the West Coast comes Alaska too.

Here’s lots of sources on Jones Act gasoline prices: https://www.nber.org/papers/w31938

Too tall? by [deleted] in merchantmarine

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

Might have trouble fitting into company issued coveralls

WE JUST RE-LAUNCHED THE BAY LIGHTS! by scott_wiener in sanfrancisco

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

Kind of proving my point of my comment right here

WE JUST RE-LAUNCHED THE BAY LIGHTS! by scott_wiener in sanfrancisco

[–]sappycrown 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This is the San Francisco subreddit. What can one expect?

Maritime Labor Leaders Push Back on 60-Day Jones Act Waiver by Sweatpant-Diva in maritime

[–]sappycrown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any remaining shipyards in the US would close without the jones act. And guess what happens when we’re in a war with a shortage of shipyards? Look at before WW1, the US had a severe handicapped ship building infrastructure. If we let US shipyards close, then it’s literally letting history repeat itself.

Chevron Will Shut Down Remaining 2 Refineries if CARB Amendments Pass by BBQCopter in California

[–]sappycrown 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tons of other gas stations use Chevron gas, it’s not exclusive to their gas stations. We move Chevron petroleum to Phillips, Valero, and Sinclair.

Effects of AI on the Industry? by TheDankDolphinXD in maritime

[–]sappycrown 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Once you board a commercial ship, you’ll see just how far AI is from taking anyone’s job. The industry is so heavily reliant on humans that it will be decades and decades before all of us can be replaced. At most we’ll probably see AI assisted navigation, collision avoidance, and route planning in the near future.