XeroxCool @ XeroxCool @lemmy.world

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Is this the one with the blurred out guy squatting in sand? My work TV has some genericized national weather/news lite stream and every 6 minutes, I see Israel crying about someone else launching missiles.

Yes, saves him the legal fees of drowning his contractors in court to avoid payment

Probably still owes payment on construction in NYC

Or they're just running clips of Oppenheimer for him

I haven't looked I to the Air Force E-4B, but the Navy's E-6B has been spotted all over the US. Both are doomsday 747s. There's multiples of both. I don't know if it's actually been spotted on the ground much, though, as opposed to very high flyovers. But it sure feels a lot like the start of Escape from NY

That's better efficiency. It gets to the blowing up part faster than before

I'd say I'm pretty knowledgeable on night time blinkies in the sky, having stargazed for a decade. Between binoculars and flight tracking sites, I got used to determining which blip on the map was in my view. Plus of course, I've seen thousands of satellite passes, hundreds of stars, and spotted planets hundreds of times.

I went drone hunting in that debacle. All I found was a bunch of clueless, paranoid people pointing to the sky and calling everything a drone. I absolutely believe the drones were real, somewhere, some time, but it was undoubtedly blown out of proportion. Of course the agencies couldn't verify all the reports, they were planes 20 miles away. EWR/JFK/LGA/PHL all throw planes in the air here. People who never stared into the starlit abyss before had no concept of typical plane characteristics, automatically eliminating their ability to gauge altitude and distance. Don't get me started on the people calling in every mini hobby drone as the same as the "car sized" drones. Like no, the CIA is not in your backyard. Not like that. Or the fucking "hologram" planes.

Funny how Trump promised to unveil the plot if elected, to the praise of the local MAGAts, all to... Forget about it? There was never any real substance to the volume claimed. The actual drones in question didn't need airspace clearance because they weren't in the category that required it.

My accepted theory is testing out of Picatinny. I do believe I unwittingly caught an earlier squadron, about a year prior to it blowing up. 4 craft, distinct 6500K white lights, staggered formation, and oddly quiet for their seeming altitude. I could only follow them for a mile before I ran out of road and I believe they turned. All I can say is they looked weird to me, which is what caught my attention. But that was it, one accidental glimpse. Not a single unexplained sighting after.

But that's my opinion as someone who believes the truth is still being misrepresented by my political allies.

Friends? Sib, you watch FnF with family

Donut Media has excellent videos about the worst and best lines. Some are dual category because they're so bad they're ironically integral to the community now

I can't speak for big rigs, but I drive and ride multiple manuals. Synchro or not, there's no reason to double clutch an upshift in the cars under normal or high performance situations. It'd only make sense if I took too long to shift and had the engine rpm fall far below what matches the speed of the next gear. It's a drag race. They're burning synchros to drop 6krpm to 4k in the next gear in half a second. Even in normal driving, dropping 1000rpm or more is plenty of time to catch the next gear. 2 of my mini trucks have burnt synchros on one gear each (prior to my ownership), so I'm pretty well aware of how to time it for a smoother shift on the downfall. If double clutching was necessary on upshifts, I wouldn't be able to do gasless clutchless shifting. But I can

Downshifts, absolutely. There's plenty of reason to double clutch a downshift. The engine is, by definition, under spun for the next gear so yes, blipping it up will make it easier to drop a gear. Not needed for 1 gear at a time with good synchros, but certainly adds consistency when I do a 5>3 downshift to pass in the truck with a burnt 3rd. Almost required when I had braking problems and needed to downshift into 1st since the speed differential was far greater.

The source of the line form the movie is probably from the theatrical soundtrack from Bullitt. The engine sound was recorded separately from a GT40. The driver double clutched because it sounded mean.

Let's not forget the line comes from a scene in which granny shifting burnt the piston rings, dangered the manifold, made the floorboard fall off, and spilled a jar of o-rings.

I assume you used the wrong word towards the end. The flywheel is bolted to the crankshaft. If anything stops the flywheel, the engine is now turned off.

Fuses sound antique compared to resettable circuit breakers. Though, if I remember correctly, your outlets have resettable breakers? Anyway, part of the wattage deficiency comes from the voltage being half of Europe's. The wires are similarly sized so they hit about the same max amperage (largely 15a for most circuits, 20a frequently in kitchens/garages/exterior outlets, 100-250a main breaker for the house) but halving the voltage halves the wattage available

You don't double clutch on upshifts either (it was a drag race) so I'd say the parody is accurate

This sounds like a handful of people I know that believe food stamp programs are flawed and destructive to society. They same a handful of routine abusers and applied that as the norm. 9 people used the stamps appropriately and faded into a nonexistent memory, but the one person that returned food for fash and bought cigarettes and lottery tickets each time was the face they remembered

And it sounds like it was usable for 9 years. That's impressive for a very thin balloon surrounded by 50,000mph dust particles

I believe the proper use cases for the candy bar folds are 2 groups: data-dense users that wish Blackberries and Palm Pilots stuck around or, alternatively, people with poor eyesight. I don't think video consumption is the main use. Maybe Candy Crush XL or something though

Screen protectors are back in demand on these. I recently learned they're it ended to be a wear item and are factory installed on the Samsung clam

I miss a sub I followed on reddit, Frank Lloyd Wrong

That coulda worked. If only it didn't sound like an Ace Combat antagonist country. Osea, Usea, Yuktobonia, Belka, Aurelia, Usonia, see?

Unitedestadian has long been the term used to describe USA citizens by the Spanish-speaking population of the Americas. Not their fault the country picked a length intro title and a vague region as their country name. Imagine if the UK was the UKE, United Kingdom of Europe, and called themselves Europeans by default. The other 90% would be pissed and make their own names, no?

They said face shields first, masks second. I'd guess they just wanted to avoid repetition and chose a not so accurate word. Somewhere between medical and riot face shields are $10 harbor freight grinder/spark shields. They're not going to stop a rubber bullet, but you might just keep your eye. If any small explosives get involved, it'd shield your face from debris. But it could be more Ike a mask to shield your face from cameras

"head into town and get supplies from the warehouse"

meanders into town

Shit, alright, uh, the quest was... Talk to... I don't know, are there any cats around? I guess I'll ask the Wanderer their life story. Maybe they'll have a clue for me.