What the hell is the deal with that John Kerry for President sign in Dorchester along i93?

sometimesitrip · 1 year

I'm very active in politics and I've sent letters to Kerry before. I'm just tired of looking at a faded campaign sign from 7 years ago, but hey... It is the Dot.

robe6107 · 1 year

I'd do a barrel roll, then drink my own piss, sell bike, eat pizza fuck girl.

sometimesitrip · 1 year

I wonder what the cost of accelerating a vessel/probe out of the solar system would be compared to the Pioneer craft. I wonder what the upward velocity could be before we ran out of capacity to lob bombs at one, or how many could be stored on the spacecraft with the same velocity question.

sometimesitrip · 1 year

Noted. The example I used of moving an asteroid was more of a thought on the potential Δv power of nuclear explosions. As much as a thermonuclear explosion might be useful for moving enormous bodies at low velocities, one could move a smaller vessel at a much higher rate. I really think nuclear propulsion of the Orion-type would be a great way to reduce the weight of launching manned long-distance spacecraft. I was just trying to tie in ISRU doctrine with nuclear propulsion. There is always, of course, the talk about the risk of catastrophic failure spreading radioactive material across populated areas, but what about the hundreds(thousands?) of ICBMs in existence? All it would take is one failure and a "friendly" fire accident would be devastating.

This whole talk makes me love/hate the new direction of NASA. On one hand there is a glimmer of hope that the free market would drive down the cost of space travel, but on the other hand we haven't sent a human past LEO since the Apollo missions. I wonder if there would be an efficient way of giving universities/academia more control over the space program.

by the way is classified as a dwarf planet, not an asteroid.

Ah! I forgot that! Thanks for the correction.

Also, is there a better/proper name for Orion-type spacecraft? How about Controlled Fission/Fusion Powered Spacecraft? CFPS (Sounds like sip piss)

sometimesitrip · 1 year

Eventually these greedy bastards are going to tell us to "just eat cake", and we the people are going to tell them to eat shit and die.

Popeye_needs_spinach · 1 year

There are a few reasons that I've learned from reading a few posts here. I am by no means an expert in anything relating to space, but these are a few logical deductions I am prepared to defend:

The cost is prohibitive.
What if the rocket explodes over a populated area?
Nuclear "waste" actually has many uses ranging from food irradiation to RTGs for use in spacecraft or lighthouses
The current method of storing them in salt domes is VERY safe since these formations are , have been, and will be stable and naturally sealed for millions of years.
Some waste products, like U-238 (notorious for use in AT tank shells) can be used for applications requiring a dense metal, like weighing the keel of a boat
Tritium watches are fucking COOL (I own one and it is rad at night)

HotData · 1 year

Those look sick! Pay attention to the reviews to see how comfortable they stay with extended use...

HotData · 1 year

never found them much, if any better on consumer products though. Has that changed recently?

They have more sales and discounts now. It's not uncommon for them to feature a product with a 50% discount and free shipping. Also their selection has vastly increased. They sell everything from kitchen appliances to furniture now. For the price and fast shipping (standard/cheapest shipping is 3-day select and sometimes it is really 2-day select) it's hard to beat them. Though you can find better deals sometimes by scouring Tigerdirect or Frys.

HotData · 1 year

Big box electronics stores are notorious for their markup. I made a generalization but if you got them for a decent price or on sale, good on you. I advocate newegg.com for any and all electronics purchases.

sometimesitrip · 1 year

I went to a military academy where kids my own age took the role of "squad leader" and "company commander" and drew many similarities with the conclusions of this experiment.

HotData · 1 year

Ah, I'm the same way. I had my hearing tested after I had a paintball gun dry fired into my ear (a stacked tube blowback with an unported barrel if that means anything to you...) a few years ago and my freq range was well above average as well. Not sure what a few years of hanging out in bars, clubs and shooting ranges has done to that, though.

If you really want to get into high grade talk, any MP3 player on the market is going to be a bottleneck to quality. You really ought to be listening to FLACs out of $200 cans with a decent audio card or at least a mobo with a high end sound chip. Man my ears are salivating just thinking about the possibilities...

HotData · 1 year

In fact their frequency range is better than the Sennheiser earbuds I bought for a similar price.

You really have to factor in the limitation of the human ear. Most songs won't have ultra low frequencies because most people can't hear anything below 20Hz. The range lessens the more damage you do to your ears by shooting guns, going to concerts, or more notoriously, listening to music too loud.

HotData · 1 year

The Creative Zen Aurvana phones are what I'm rocking lately. I didn't even have to put superglue on the buds and they have NEVER fallen off. They come with a case, a little pick for cleaning the earwax out of them (or you can use a Q-tip in your ear...), an Y-splitter so you can share with your friends on an airplane or something, and a baggy with 4 buds of each size. The frequency range is 20Hz-20KHz which is the average range that the human ear can hear. These are designed for listening on portable devices so the 42ohm impedance is just right. The higher the impedance the less battery life you will get, but there is a sweet spot of about 40-60ohms for portable speakers that gives the best volume to efficiency ratio. As with all earbuds, you will get some interference from the cord bumping into your body while you walk. I mitigate this by wrapping the extra cord up and stuffing it into my pocket, or just by holding the device in my hand. You really don't notice it after a while. These ones cost $100USD right now, but they are always going on sale on Newegg. I believe I got mine for $49.99 when they were a shell shocker or a daily deal.

These Sennheiser phones are comparable but have a wider frequency range (remember most ears can't hear anything outside the 20Hz-20KHz range) and a lower impedance (better battery life for your player but less volume). Retail is $125 but they are $80 shipped right now.

I understand these are higher than the price ranger of even the high end Skullcandies, but I justify the cost by my affinity for music, and the quality of them. I used to be a hardcore Sony fanboy but the first few in-canal models they released had horrible problems (they would fall apart, and the cord would literally melt away after a few months). I've owned the Sennheiser buds that I reviewed until I lost them, and have been rocking the Creatives for just about a year now. I had to replace them once because I got them caught in a hatch on a ferry that I worked on and yanked them right in half. I wouldn't expect any phones to be able to handle 100+lbs of force. My bad. I had to bite the bullet and buy the same pair at full price.

iPod factory headphones are GARBAGE. Do yourself a favor and just throw them in a drawer and buy a new pair. They WILL be blown out if you listen to your pod with the volume past 75%.

Here are some more economically priced buds that far surpass the skullcandies:

Sennheiser - CX 280

Sennheiser - ECX 200 (out of stock but best value @ $25)

These Sennheiser CX680's are good for running

I've also owned JVC and Panasonic (gaming headset) and they were all of great quality as well. The higher end Sennheisers like the HD 280 are ball tingling good. I wish I owned a pair, but all I have are a really old pair of Sony MDR-V150s. I've owned them for something like 10 years if that speaks at all to the quality. Not sure if they still make them the way they used to but I think I paid $30 for them.

obeyinfull88 · 1 year

Pretty cool. I used to hang out with two or three foxes (I'm a park ranger in the summer time and I was assigned to an island last year) every night by a beach fire. When they got too close I had to chase them away and make growling noises at them.

As cool as they are and as nice as it would be if we could all get along, thousands of humans visit the park every year and I did not want the wildlife to become too buddy buddy with the public in case the fox hurt a human or a stupid human hurt the fox. This risk is doubled when we are sharing just a square mile of island with them.

My fox friends are gray foxes, but this guy looks like a red to me. I can't wait to hang out with them again next season.

megakerstin · 1 year

STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY!

Metamorphism · 1 year

RACIST! BIGOTED TOWARDS MUSLIMS! Why would you post this racist crap? This is intolerant. You have no respect blahblahblah

Sorry, I thought this was the standard reddit response.

HotData · 1 year

Audiophile here. For the price you pay for Skullcandy headphones in an electronics store, you could buy a pair that has a much better frequency range and build quality from Newegg.com. Sennheiser.

HotData · 1 year

Upvoted. After going through two pairs of Sony in-canals, I picked up on this. Also, the earphones you buy in stores suck. Buy Sennheiser or Creative.

commodore84 · 1 year

It pisses me off that they charge me by the weight of my luggage and I only weight $150lbs. Meanwhile, she is paying the same fare as me but burning twice the amount of fuel to keep the jet aloft. IMO if they are going to charge by the weight of my checked baggage, they should make people step on a scale before getting on the plane. And also, fuck making the seats wider and fitting less people on the flights (which increases the price for all of us). Make them buy the entire row of seats if they are going to blob over onto them anyways.

Not being bigoted, I'm just upset that I am penalized for eating healthy and working out. I should get a discount for being thin, or they should have to pay more for being obese.

euneirophrenia · 1 year

1) It depends on your instructor. My state has a mandatory safety certification prerequisite for any firearm. My NRA instructor knew that I had experience so the whole class was less than two hours including range time. He said other instructors that go over every detail can take up to 6 hours for their course. The NRA basic pistol class is fairly in depth and will teach you the fundamentals of everything you asked about. The instructor should provide the firearm and ammo since you are paying him. Also, you'll get a chance to try out some guns before you buy. Look at it as a test drive.

2) You won't be unhappy with a .22 and they are remarkably more fun than a BB gun. They are great for plinking because the ammunition is so cheap and the recoil is so small. Any techniques that you learn (like breath control, sight picture, trigger squeeze) on a .22LR will translate to bigger guns, so that's why people say to start off on a .22. Check out Ruger, Marlin, or Savage Arms lines of .22LR rifles.

3) depending on where you live your firearm may be required by state to come with a trigger lock or something. A gun safe or at the least a lockable case would be a good investment to protect your investments.

Welcome, and prepare to surrender the contents of your wallet.

xijio · 1 year

Xijio should be pulling the trigger back slowly and steadily while maintaining his sight picture. Some people say that a trigger should be seen like a glass rod where the marksman applies a steady, increasing pressure until the rod "breaks". The trigger pull should surprise the shooter, that way he don't have a chance to anticipate the recoil and buck his shoulder forward like Xijio did.

With practice and good technique you could be shooting the wings off flies in no time. Cool rifle.

Also, check Fred's Riflemans Page out. Some great info there for a new shooter.

Khephran · 1 year

Northeast, Boston Harbor Islands NRA

coooooooolbeans · 1 year

Marxists should always support the 2a. Only thing we have to lose are our shackles, etc.

redvolkswagen · 1 year

Ive got a clue, too

sometimesitrip

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