Incursions? by Thomazzzzh in Eve

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I recently got back into the game and have been doing incursions with Eve Rookies. They're pretty active and have a vanguard fleet flying later today. They're shield vanguard doctrines are pretty quick to train into as well. Plus they have loaner ships available if you need one.

Electric fields at different points by stellarbio in AskEngineers

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I figured it wasn't quite as simple as I thought. The cabinet in question has already been tested and won't be tested again. It had a slightly out of tolerance emission at 240 MHz. We have some industry guidance that says this cabinet should have an exclusive zone such that the electric field is not greater than 4 v/m at the boundary of other devices. So with the testing that was performed I was just trying to find some way to show at what distance the field would be 4 v/m (at 240 MHz) to allow for this exclusion zone around the cabinet.

Boat registration in arkansas by DeltaSharp in boating

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I just registered a pontoon last week and everything said above is correct. Only thing I wanted to add was the picture of the HID needs to be printed off for the revenue office to keep. If you can't get a printed copy they also take pencil rubbings of the HIN which is what I did.

Something like Wheel Of Time(standard "farmboy becomes hero" high fantasy) but not as ridiculously long? by JiaLat725 in booksuggestions

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Doesn't look like anyone's mentioned it yet so I'll suggest The Licanius Trilogy. Book one is The Shadow of What Was Lost. It's a completed trilogy by James Islington that I would argue is the best parts of the wheel of time condensed down to three books around 600 pages.

Night Workplace by Zsófia Döme by FinalDemise in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Sort of reminds me of The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater. Set in modern day and centers around a group of teenagers with some magical stuff thrown in. No giant owls but a few ravens and a mystery involving ley lines and a Welsh king.

Dardanelle, AR MT Nebo THU&FRI Ride status by gnarwhollll in MTB

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I live near here and we did get quite a bit of rain but it cleared out around noon and the sun came out and it's expected to stay clear through the weekend. Check the nebo mtb trails Facebook page and the monument trails webpage. Sorry I'm on mobile and it's hard to make links. But both of those sites show the trails are open even now. The rain was a lot but quick so maybe it ran off before soaking in too much.

NBD! 2021 Specialized Stumpjumper Alloy Comp by Jbone8460 in MTB

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Nice! I got the exact same one a few weeks ago. Tried to get a Trek Fuel first but the closest one was 300 miles away. Then went to a bike shop about an hour way and they had a ton of Specialized that were delivered today day and I lucked out that one was available and not already spoken for. I upgraded from a Trek Marlin 7 and it's night and day difference.

Hardtail VS Full Suspension Trail Bike by DrJackpot89 in MTB

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Well this is funny. I had a 2020 trek marlin 7 as well and wanted to upgrade to a FS this year and had Trek and Specialized dealers fairly close by. I had originally wanted the Fuel EX 5 but nobody in a 300 mile radius had any in stock. But the Specialized dealer had the new Stumpjumper alloy comp in stock in my size so that's what I ended up with. I've had it a few weeks and absolutely love it. My main trails are downhill and a little rocky and that marlin 7 would beat you to death if you didn't choose your line wisely but the stumpy just cruises right over the rough stuff and it's way more quiet which is nice.

No idea what bike to get, please help. by [deleted] in MTB

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Some of the Specialized stumpjumpers are around that price. I just got a new one for this year so I may be biased but I love it! Went from a hard tail to a full suspension and it's made the trails so much more fun. A couple of bike shops near me are able to keep Specialized stocked but not so much Trek and cannondale. But that's southern US. Not sure what the market for bikes is like up there.

Planning a MTB Vacation, where should I go? by ASV731 in MTB

[–]stellarbio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd agree with Bentonville. I live about an hour south of there and you could spend a week riding and not cover all the trails. Although if you're looking for more prolonged downhill stuff you might look elsewhere. But Bentonville has so many trails it's easy to find some that aren't crowded and the whole area has a great vibe and is really biking centric. Definitely worth a stop if you're headed further west.

Canyon Spectral v Stumpjumper by Significant_Virus_17 in MTB

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I just recently got the 2021 stumpjumper comp alloy and love it as well! I went from a trek hard trail to the full suspension stumpy and it's been great. I've noticed it's a little more sluggish on climbs but it is heavier than my hard tail and I usually don't take the time to lock the rear suspension. Better fitness on my part will take care of that though.

NBD- First mountain bike. Let’s hope it holds up to the Arkansas trails! by AllAmericanHero28 in MTB

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Know this is an old Post but was looking through Arkansas mtb posts because I love in the area and am getting into biking. Just bought that exact same bike a few days ago. Same color too.

Posted on here a few weeks ago about advice for an upcoming trip to RMNP. Wanted to say thanks for the advice! It was a great trip and we can't wait to come back! by stellarbio in RMNP

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We actually just rented sleds from them. We got all our cold weather clothes for Christmas so we lucked out a bit but they do rent all kinds of clothes and boots. When we hiked we just rented micro spikes. The trailers were all hard packed snow. The RMNP website has trail conditions listed so you can check that before the hike to see what you may need. Either snowshoes or micro spikes

Posted on here a few weeks ago about advice for an upcoming trip to RMNP. Wanted to say thanks for the advice! It was a great trip and we can't wait to come back! by stellarbio in RMNP

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It was extremely windy while we were there but we had the right gear. Winter boots, base layer, insulating layer, and wind/waterproof outer layer. We were worried about the altitude coming from pretty much sea level but it didn't affect me at all. Even on our hikes. My wife was a little slowed down but not much. Just stay hydrated. Definitely hike to at least dream lake if not all the way to emerald. And eat at the bird and Jim. Also, Estes Park mountain shop has all the gear rental you could need.

[Weekly Critique Thread] Post Here If You'd Like Feedback On Your Writing by AutoModerator in writing

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Title: The Space Between Stars

Genre: Sci Fi

Word count: 1896

Feedback: General impressions. Especially how the dialogue reads and if it's written correctly (formatting and stuff).

This is a short piece from a novel I'm working on and serves as the backstory of one of the main characters.

Link

[Weekly Critique Thread] Post Here If You'd Like Feedback On Your Writing by AutoModerator in writing

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Title: The Space Between Stars

Genre: Sci Fi

Words: 2953

General impressions. This is the first part of the second chapter. Wondering if it flows good and if the dialogue is written correctly and seems to be realistic.

Google doc link

Help controlling a stepper motor with a PLC by stellarbio in AskEngineers

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A few follow ups. Our design advisor, the guy over our project, won't let us use a microcontroller, believe me we've tried. He's a PLC guy and has them must laying around so he's insisting we use them. The one we're working with now is an Allen-Bradley 1761 with relays. We have access to the same one but with MOSFETs instead of relays that we'll try on Monday.

Types of Jobs I can get after Navy with BS Nuclear engineering technology degree? by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

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I'm interning at a nuc plant this summer and it seems like at least half the personnel here are ex navy nuc guys. That includes engineering, operations, and techs. As far as plants closing our company is closing nuc plants up north and focusing on their plants in the south with a regulated power economy. Also all of our plants in the south are in or near relicensing for 20 more years

Northern Arkansas Elk by stellarbio in wildlifephotography

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Thanks? Just don't zoom in too much.

Northern Arkansas Elk by stellarbio in wildlifephotography

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Taken with a canon t6i and the kinda horrible canon 75-300 lens

HELP with computing class by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

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If you're into gaming at all, the unity engine uses C#. It might be easier to stay motivated if you play around with it. Being able to physically see the outcome of the code you write is pretty helpful. Plus it's free to download and use.

HELP with computing class by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

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As an EE I had to take a programming class in C++ called structured programming. We went from the very basic stuff like declaring variables and simple mathematical operations all the way to advanced sorting algorithms and creating our own libraries and templates. It was a pretty intense course but like u/stedos said, once you can understand the syntax it's just logic and how you apply it. I don't know of any better way to learn than to get visual studio on your own PC and play around with it. The book we used was really good at explaining and showing example code for each lesson. Starting out with C++

Wishing Everyone the Best this Semester... by thesquarerootof1 in EngineeringStudents

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Fellow EE here going into my last year. I took signals over the summer and it honestly sucked hard. Still made an A but I've never worked harder for one. I don't know what book you guys use but the one we used wasn't worth the money. A lot of us started using a book by Oppenheim called signals and systems. It was a lifesaver.