1.2 tonnes of polystyrene!
> Made of polystyrene and with an internal steel skeleton,
They weight 1.2 tons total. If they are made of polystyrene and steel, it stands to reason that a significant part of the 1.2 tons is contributed by the steel.
Readit Newspacificmint commented on NZ airport to remove Hobbit-themed eagle sculptures bbc.com/news/articles/cz7... · Posted by u/bookofjoe
pacificmint commented on Old Soviet Venus descent craft nearing Earth reentry leonarddavid.com/old-sovi... · Posted by u/Wingman4l7
space shuttle, the air force still has one, doesn't it? also, elon could whip something up.
The Air Force never had a space shuttle, though NASA flew missions for the Air Force and the NRO.
But at this point none of the remaining shuttles are in an operational state.
Maybe you are thinking of the X-37 which is operated by the space force?
pacificmint commented on Widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal bbc.com/news/live/c9wpq8x... · Posted by u/lleims
I understand some old radial airplane engines were started with what were essentially shotgun cartridges
They’re called Coffman engine starters [1].
Random fact: Those starters are a plot point in the 1965 film The Flight of the Phoenix, where the protagonists are trying to start a plane that’s stranded in the Sahara, but only have a small supply of starter cartridges left.
pacificmint commented on Dirty tricks 6502 programmers use (2019) nurpax.github.io/posts/20... · Posted by u/amichail
When programming assembly, it was common to just indiscriminately use all RAM, not matter what the kernal[1]/basic used it for.
When programming basic, it was common to use memory regions that were meant for something else for yourself if you don’t need it, like you did, knowing that you won’t use the cassette routines.
On the C64, there were some common “autorun” tricks that loaded the program into a buffer overlapping with the keyboard/command buffer, so that after loading completed, the program would magically start without having to type “RUN” or “SYS” with some arcane address.
[1] Not a typo, Commodore called it “KERNAL” with an “A”.
There was also that 4k block of memory at $C000. It was in between the ROM blocks, and by default it was totally unused.
Basic couldn't utilize it, but in assembly it was a great area of extra memory, and you could use it without even switching the ROMs off.
What's CYA?
It stands for "Cover Your Ass".
Wikipedia explains it as "an activity done by individuals to protect themselves from possible subsequent criticism, legal penalties, or other repercussions, usually in a work-related or bureaucratic context."[1]
I still send my AirTags in checked luggage. But they are small!
When people say “Lithium batteries” in this context, they mean lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.
AirTags contain lithium primary batteries, which are a totally different thing (other than both containing the element lithium).
Lithium primary batteries present no more a risk than alkaline AAs. Probably less.
> Security by obscurity does not work. You can not rely on "people won't find it". Once it's online, everyone can find it. No matter how you hide it.
Especially do not name your domainnames in a way that leaks MNPI! Like, imagine if publicly traded companies A and B were discussing a merger or acquisition, do not name your domainname A-and-B.com, m'kay?
Case in point: When Daimler and Chrysler merged, they had a law firm (with no other ties to either company) register the DaimlerChrysler domains weeks before the merger was made public.
I don’t recall if anybody noticed before they went public, but as this thread shows, today it would be noticed for sure.
> The FAA later allowed lower-ranking tower employees such as supervisors to make that call so long as they considered factors like traffic levels, weather and VIP moments.
What is a VIP moment? Does this mean they care more about safety when there is a VIP flying?
I think it might be a typo that was supposed to say VIP Movement.
I've heard ATC use that term when Air Force One was in the area. They won't say who specifically is there, or even that it is AF 1, but instead just say that air space is closed "due to VIP Movement".
I don't think it means they care more about safety when a VIP is around, rather that a VIP movement might shut certain other operations down, which increases the overall workload for ATC.
For example they sometimes (or always?) stop all ground traffic from even moving while AF 1 is taxiing, landing or taking off.
pacificmint commented on Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads kbb.com/car-news/jeep-own... · Posted by u/spudlyo
you will live to see man made enshitification beyond your comprehension
You know how there is the cliche that old people are always ranting how everything was better in their day?
Personally, I'm not quite there yet, but the older I get, the more I see their point...
About ibuprofen, here in Spain (and I think the whole Europe), it's BTC (no prescription) until 400mg. Over 400mg you need a prescription. And when it's pills/capsules, it's sold in pill sheets (is that the name?) individually sealed.
I think everything register as a medicine in Europe has to be BTC.
Of course, as you say, everything else is on the other side of the counter, so you could be poisoning bananas or chocolate.
They are often referred to as Blister Packs.