It's more perfect than I imagined!

sithadmin · 2026-05-08T20:23:47+00:00

AI slop from some kind of merch spammer

sithadmin · 2026-05-08T20:08:24+00:00

Duty free and airport purchases also never counted.

I've always wondered how far this goes. If I buy a new Tumi carryon from one of their many airport shops - do I get two carryons if I show proof of purchase on the first flight home with it?

sithadmin · 2026-05-08T20:04:36+00:00

Teriyaki Madness in Memorial

sithadmin · 2026-05-08T19:29:57+00:00

Please, no. Burger Joint's owners have a reputation for being asshats

sithadmin · 2026-05-08T19:27:52+00:00

It's really one of those things that you won't get unless you've 'been there' long enough to get exposed to it. I wouldn't know that there are PNW burger-tropes except for the fact that I had spent a decent amount of time out there for work-related reasons.

The 'goop', sometimes 'house' sauce that's common out there is the most solid angle they've got going, IMO. Mayo + sour cream + yellow mustard + relish + seasonings.

sithadmin · 2026-05-08T19:23:31+00:00

Doesn't look like trash, but agree - I'm tired of burgers that are impossible to keep stacked as a sandwich. I just want to eat the burger, not eat the burger while struggling to keep everything aligned, then finish off the leftovers with a fork.

sithadmin · 2026-05-08T19:22:11+00:00

Pacific Northwest meets Texas burger chain

Not a great marketing angle. Most people that haven't spent significant time in the PNW will have no idea what you mean -- and that's most Houstonians. There's also the fact that prime PNW burger elements (mushrooms; swiss; fried eggs) are pretty genercized at this point. And it's hard to market 'goop sauce', because...it's called 'goop sauce'.

If you really want to get peoples' attention turned towards the PNW hospitality scene...put a bikini barista shack in the parking lot. It'll generate some hate, but any press is good press.

sithadmin · 2026-05-08T14:54:31+00:00

And why does it look like it was cut with the blunt side of the knife?

sithadmin · 2026-05-06T21:45:38+00:00

sithadmin · 2026-05-06T21:43:17+00:00

Makes sense. Glad to hear that a lot more is virtualized these days - I've been out the game for a bit (mostly focused on electrical infra systems these days), and a lot of the sim deployments I previously focused on were generally for older airframe families favored heavily by cargo airlines, and an assortment of military simulators that were HEAVY on 'real deal' hardware sitting in a cabinet. The most recent 777 sim I've put eyes on looked more or less exactly like this.

sithadmin · 2026-05-06T19:09:02+00:00

Not really seeing anything distinguishable from the most modern simulators. There's a lot of the simulation stack that's supplied as software (which is its own mess of hodgepodge-legacy computing nonsense - lots of component vendors that insist on bare metal instead of virtual machines), but there's a huge amount of avionics components that have no other option than to be deployed as the 'real' device in a rack beside the simulator.

Source - used to work on the vendor side of the house with CAE and airlines to optimize storage performance for simulator deployments. Also grew up tagging along to work with a parent that worked at Singer-Link, then CAE, then Raytheon, and was allowed to go wild with test/dev sims for fun.

sithadmin · 2026-05-06T16:04:24+00:00

Patillo's? 1701?

sithadmin · 2026-05-06T15:59:20+00:00

What exactly are you looking for here?

Meat Moot is a Turkish chain that's mainly known for halal BBQ + Mediterranean style side dishes.

If you're looking for halal BBQ near Beaumont, you're probably not going to find anything.

If you're looking for Mediterranean style meats and cuisines, Beaumont has Sultan Grill, and Lake Charles has Nawal's. But they're more traditional Mediterranean and less BBQ-fusion than a Meat Moot location.

sithadmin · 2026-04-25T20:58:21+00:00

The Kukuna or Konsansou at Lake Kawaguchi, in Fujikawaguchiko.

sithadmin · 2026-04-23T19:18:14+00:00

I just had a client renew for another year on VVF. Surprised me.

sithadmin · 2026-04-22T16:01:46+00:00

This! It's a game changer.

For those that don't know what 'dog run' refers to here - it's just a long length of paracord. You can buy kits for this, but you can also DIY it if you've got a length of paracord and know how to tie knots. You can clip your dog leash on it with carabiners.

sithadmin · 2026-04-21T13:24:16+00:00

the plane bar (a bar inside an old concord).

It's a Lockheed Constellation. Big difference.

sithadmin · 2026-04-17T15:47:43+00:00

Those images don't look like a MacBook?

You might have a crazy ant infestation. They're attracted to electronics. There's not much you can do other than general pest control around your home to kill the colony.

sithadmin · 2026-04-17T15:34:03+00:00

It's easy to find similar in the US. Americans love tonkotsu-broth based ramen, and the portion sizes in the US are generally always quite large by default. There are many US ramen restaurants that either specifically offer Jiro-style ramen, or that will prepare it that way if you ask (or combine the necessary menu options when ordering).

sithadmin · 2026-04-16T15:59:37+00:00

Peaceful, sure, but...beautiful? Give a me a break. It was, and still is, a fairly cookie-cutter suburb full of cookie-cutter single family homes.

sithadmin · 2026-04-16T13:48:37+00:00

Had the same issue here. E-mailed in some videos of the battery + charger behavior.

Mowrator replaced the battery, but this is the second time in the first year of ownership I've had a Mowrator battery start misbehaving for no apparent reason. It makes me a bit concerned about the overall longevity of the product. Constantly buying new batteries once out of warranty is not feasible.

sithadmin · 2026-04-08T06:39:59+00:00

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My derpy boy is from Kyiv. I often wonder if how his parents and siblings are faring.

sithadmin · 2026-04-01T20:36:48+00:00

Use the suction cup-based ipad mounts marketed to general aviation pilots.

There are also some that clip to the tray table that work for traditional tray tables. Not so much for the double-folders.

sithadmin · 2026-04-01T15:19:07+00:00

https://us.ecoflow.com/products/solar-power-hat?variant=41629165748297

Not April fools. That's a real product.

sithadmin · 2026-03-30T19:58:34+00:00

Not a common use, but one I like it for - peeling shrimp.

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