LiquidPolymer (u/LiquidPolymer)

LiquidPolymer commented on Paris had a moving sidewalk in 1900, and a Thomas Edison film captured it (2020) openculture.com/2020/03/p... · Posted by u/rbanffy

LiquidPolymer · 3 months ago

I love the kid who is hamming it up at the bottom of the frame. I've been a photographer/videographer for my entire professional career and have run into this kid many, many times. Adults exhibit this behavior too but it is usually much more moderated.

This kid had to know what a camera was, which end was filming (some early film cameras appeared to be simple boxes), and wanted to make his mark on the final product.

LiquidPolymer commented on 60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal details arstechnica.com/space/202... · Posted by u/sohkamyung

isoprophlex · 5 months ago

No amount of computational smartphone photography can match, in my eyes, the clarity and contrast and intensity of whatever analogue medium these were captured on.

This looks gorgeous. I'm extremely tempted to splurge on this, and the Apollo, books...

LiquidPolymer · 5 months ago

I have the "Apollo Remastered" book and it is gorgeous. I'm going to buy this one too. Obviously they went back to the original film from the missions and did a full scan. NASA almost never gives access to the original film and instead we have been seeing duplicate transparencies which involves a loss of detail and dynamic range. They were good enough back then. But these first generation scans cannot be matched for detail and color.

LiquidPolymer commented on Why Exercise Is a Miracle Drug derekthompson.org/p/the-s... · Posted by u/zdw

LiquidPolymer · 6 months ago

I hate exercise. The only thing I hate more is not exercising.

LiquidPolymer commented on The Really Big One (2015) newyorker.com/magazine/20... · Posted by u/Tomte

LiquidPolymer · 10 months ago

This article keeps coming back up. I know so many people in Oregon who freaked out about this and started prepping go-bags and family emergency plans. Yet nobody really thinks about it much now. Such is human nature.

A while back on this forum I explained how I have my truck camper fully fueled, stocked with water, foo, and propane. Its electrical system is solar charged but it also has a built-in generator. It’s in this “ready mode” as an emergency shelter for my family. We don’t get much warning with an earthquake.

I was ridiculed by a few folks who seemed to suggest I was a paranoid prepper. But this article and its message have never left my mind.

LiquidPolymer commented on Testing DVD-R and CD-R 25 years later: optical disks from Japan goughlui.com/2025/03/23/o... · Posted by u/csdvrx

LiquidPolymer · 10 months ago

I also thought this was a longevity test.

I do love optical media and have a considerable CD, DVD, minidisc, and blu-ray collection. Like a Luddite, I still enjoy burning my own.

I especially like my Superscope disc copier. It completely disregards copy protection and I frequently make a backup of my favorite CDs which I store. Although much of my stock are older blanks (like those listed in this article)I’ll be sad if CD-R disappears from the market.

LiquidPolymer commented on Home Battery versus Generator pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/... · Posted by u/gnabgib

williamstein · a year ago

What is “the BIG ONE” in PNW that could happen without warning any second?

LiquidPolymer · a year ago

Subduction zone earthquake.

LiquidPolymer commented on Home Battery versus Generator pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/... · Posted by u/gnabgib

nocoiner · a year ago

A home generator capable of powering an AC system for at least part of a large home is probably going to be several thousand dollars, so that may be the source of some of the estimates that you’re seeing.

LiquidPolymer · a year ago

That makes sense. Thank you - in Oregon we can live without AC in an emergency.

LiquidPolymer commented on Home Battery versus Generator pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/... · Posted by u/gnabgib

MelvinButtsESQ · a year ago

Seriously .. if you are "expecting the BIG ONE any second" ... maybe you should move?

LiquidPolymer · a year ago

Every geographic region in the U.S. has a natural disaster risk factor. In Oregon we are overdue for a large quake, but I've prepared for this. In fact, taken what other regions face - wildfire, tornadoes, hurricanes,flooding - an earthquake sounds down right mild.

My preparation of a truck camper as an emergency shelter makes perfect sense to me. It is mobile, has a built-in generator but is mostly run by solar charging, provides enough space to sleep and live with heat and AC. Few people prep their RV's as an emergency shelter. I'm not sure why. Naturally, I hope my community does not have to face a major earthquake, but I do find it interesting when I get criticism for preparing. Am I coming across as paranoid, or prepared?

LiquidPolymer commented on Home Battery versus Generator pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/... · Posted by u/gnabgib

LiquidPolymer · a year ago

After losing power twice for over a week in the depths of winter We installed a transfer switch to allow hooking up a generator. This cost around $200 (my brother-in-law did the electrical for free). We already have a generator built-in in to the truck camper parked in the driveway. The truck camper is setup as an emergency shelter when parked - fully stocked with food, water, and fuel (I live in the PNW and we are expecting the BIG ONE any second).

The transfer switch has multiple switches that allows me to power different sections of the house. I tested everything running the generator - the furnace, the fridges, select lights - it works like a charm. The generator runs off propane and I have 8 bottles of extra in the shed in addition to the large tanks in the camper. Propane is very stable in long-term storage so it is my ideal fuel.

My point being that I don't know where the cost of a home generator is between 7k and 15k. Even if I purchased a separate generator dedicated to house back-up this would be around 2k. The transfer switch would be around 1k for the average consumer. That is 3k. What am I missing about these estimates?