SomeAmateur
@SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on A guy just got arrested in Houston US for allegedly being an ISIS member. I grew up in Reagan and 911 era are these people just saying this or are they actively buying bombs? 2 days ago:
I think being in direct contact with another known member with similar intent would do it
- Comment on Glow Filament Quickshot 2 days ago:
Wow looks good!
- Comment on YSK: US Senate offices pay attention to how many constituents are calling them on a topic. Democracy doesn't end at the ballot box 2 days ago:
Being aware of local and state politics is always a good thing to do and so much stuff is streamed since Covid. It makes you an informed voter and it’s where most of the stuff that impacts you will take place. Marijuana is one example of the impact of state law winning out over federal law for example.
Reach out in any form you choose. Get to know them and what they stand for through their actions. Explain how things will effect you and people you know. Like anywhere else being an asshole is not the way to go. You might not change their mind but reminding them that everyday voters are paying attention has an effect even if you respectfully disagree.
- Comment on Know thy enemy 1 week ago:
Ships need gas inside to keep the dihydrogen monoxide at safe levels
- Comment on How long do you think we'll keep seeing "formerly Twitter"? 2 weeks ago:
I like X.com only because I like X-Com
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- Comment on 11 pumpkins printed! 2 weeks ago:
10 goblins gobbling
- Comment on I'll share a troubling fact with you if you share one with me 3 weeks ago:
Yeah I did! I’m hoping my library get the book. Hell I might buy it, read it and donate it after
- Comment on I'll share a troubling fact with you if you share one with me 3 weeks ago:
If a nuclear missile is launched at the United States the President has just 6 minutes to come to terms with that and decide to launch a counter attack.
If that counter attack is headed to North Korea, any land based missiles will head over the arctic circle, over Russian airspace where similar shoot/no shoot decisions will have to be made.
- Comment on Cognitive Biases 3 weeks ago:
Not really a meme but cool
- Comment on If I was selling a bag of flower and sugar to a CI who thought it was meth or coke can I get in trouble? How or why when I am selling a legal substance? 4 weeks ago:
get your common sense and logic out of here lol
- Comment on If I was selling a bag of flower and sugar to a CI who thought it was meth or coke can I get in trouble? How or why when I am selling a legal substance? 4 weeks ago:
I imagine that’s only if you market it as drugs.
“Hey you got the good drugs?” “Yeah here”
But what if you played the long con, started…say a salt distribution ring. Have a run down house full of it, sell it in baggies, make it look as suspicious as possible only for them to do stakeouts, get informants in there, just to find you are not doing anything illegal at all, it just has all the signs without the actual law breaking
“Hey you got the good salt?” “Yeah here”
goes back to the police lab
“wtf? It’s just salt?”
Then they would just think the informant got compromised and have to raid the house lol
- Comment on GRIZZLODILE 4 weeks ago:
chootem inna hed nah boah!
- Comment on Horse-flippers? Have any horses from history, ever been fitted with horseshoes that improve their ability to swim? 1 month ago:
seahorse intensifies
- Comment on U.S. Air Force Airman Develops 3D-Printed Insert to Solve Perennial 20 mm Ammunition Jams While Loading 1 month ago:
Yep! It’s nice to see people encouraged to do in house innovation. The military can have a ton of red tape and people that would rather have you embrace the suck than reduce the suck. Imagine the BMV running everything and you get the idea lol
- Comment on U.S. Air Force Airman Develops 3D-Printed Insert to Solve Perennial 20 mm Ammunition Jams While Loading 1 month ago:
Facts
- Comment on U.S. Air Force Airman Develops 3D-Printed Insert to Solve Perennial 20 mm Ammunition Jams While Loading 1 month ago:
It’s all fun and games until quality assurance finds out you’re using an unauthorized and unaccounted for tool on a fighter flightline
- Comment on Is there a name for the trope where a story is high fantasy at first glance, except for it's not fantasy and is actually set in a post-apocalypse dystopian future? 1 month ago:
OG Planet of the Apes
- Comment on To be rejected by a desk... 1 month ago:
the vest is just an elaborate backpack strap system
- Comment on How come LED Light Bulbs only last for about 2-3 Years? 1 month ago:
The bulbs themselves are amazing. There are good ones in cars and computers, the flash of phones etc.
The failure point is typically the electronic components that run or regulate it. And of course most companies want to sell more bulbs so they conveniently skimp on that stuff. So maybe the answer is a more expensive bulb that hopefully will last long enough to justify the extra cost?
- Comment on Climate change 1 month ago:
Arma 3’s lore has a lot of explaining to do
- Comment on Is this a triangle? 2 months ago:
I’m sorry for your loss
- Comment on Is this a triangle? 2 months ago:
Doritos are triangles so sure
- Comment on What is so impressive about electronics of the F35? 2 months ago:
The heads up display isn’t something you see in front of you like most planes. The helmets are the heads up display, like augmented reality.
There are cameras all over the plane to help you see through the aircraft (see ground target through the floor, enemy aircraft through your wing).
Just like how an apache gunner can simply look at a target to aim the gun at them you can do the same thing. And if you can’t hit it it’s still marked for every allied plane in the airspace to see. If you are out of missiles but you are tracking see a enemy plane miles ahead, you can send the data to an F-15 miles behind you and let their missiles lock and fire from farther than they can engage alone.
With that in mind the radar is awesome letting it see threats from greater distances than the opposition, with the stealth capabilities are good enough to keep them from easily doing the same.
I’m sure there are other surprises too, but the military obviously wants to keep those a secret
- Comment on Why I Haven't Seen Any Trump Supporters In Fediverse (Lemmy and Mastodon)? 2 months ago:
All I know is that I use socials to get away from political bullshit
- Comment on Why is my GPS so terrible?! 2 months ago:
I have traveled a decent amount. For new places using gps get around works but what’s key for me is building a mental map, especially when walking around on foot.
I’m going to rant a bit bear with me. Have you ever read a book that described a room (“The pub was cozy and small. A well cleaned bar gleamed along the wall to the side and the restroom door was across from it on the other”) only to give direction way later that throws off your mental image (“he took a sharp left and walked to the restroom”). If it doesn’t match how things looked in your head it can be disorienting to the reader. I hate that feeling.
I try to look at the city I make an effort to check maps of the place to get a lay of the land. I never have the place memorised but when I see any landmarks or streets I take have some context and I know where it should go on the mental map. Sometimes I might be temporarily unsure of my exact location but I don’t get hopelessly lost.
- Comment on Has anyone tried any 3d scanning solutions? 2 months ago:
Nothing comprehensive but the weapon holster company Trex Arms has a video review of Einscan-SP that is like 5 years old.
Now I get that’s not super helpful but the interesting part is that they scanned a ton of handguns with combinations of optics, lights etc to make their holsters. They found out how tedious of a process it was so they made the files open source. So you can see the quality you’ll expect when you compare spec sheets to other stuff
- Comment on What have you been pondering about as of late? 2 months ago:
Sometimes it feels like we’re running in rhombicosidodecahedrons
- Comment on Anyone else feel like Trump has a much higher chance to win then Presidency than Kamala? 2 months ago:
I think Kamala has much better odds than Biden did this time around. The assassination attempt was crazy and solidified his supporters.
I think it’s a closer race than either side thinks
- Comment on Can you "change" the environment in your "local" area? 3 months ago:
I beats a parking lot that’s for sure. Micro climate would improve. It could bring more shade, better water retention and more types of bugs and wildlife than the places around you.
As for big picture, not so much but every bit counts. Like light pollution for example. If property owners turned off or shielded one outdoor light the night sky would be a lot cooler to a lot more people. It’s a collective effort and it needs to start somewhere
