[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 127 points 5 months ago

Tbf, Homer Hickam is pretty well respected around NASA (he was the main character in October Sky). He also said in an interview later that he didn't have any say over their internship being withdrawn, it was all the retweets with people hastagging NASA that got NASA's people's attention.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 98 points 7 months ago

They'll never know the magic (read: virus minefield) that was WinMX, Kazaa, Limewire, etc.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 88 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sure, but a fundamental understanding of the basics, across all disciplines (science , history, literature, and math) helps one spot bullshit from a mile away. Science especially helps apply math and critical thinking.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 98 points 10 months ago

There's a reason redundancy is huge in aviation. All of those redundancies are written in the blood of prior accidents. Same thing with signage in the military.

And year, redundancy for the person flying the plane, or at least monitoring the autopilot is probably a good idea, tough shit for the airlines that want to cut costs.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 212 points 11 months ago

Yeah but back then we weren't winning™

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 116 points 11 months ago

Somehow I don't think he cares.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 93 points 11 months ago

The Dems really are showing their colors as the corporate-backed weasels that they are, and then wonder why their voters are sick of their shit.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 353 points 11 months ago

Electrician here, I've certainly felt electricity, and it sure ain't pleasant.

And those generation alternators must be very confused.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 86 points 1 year ago

At this point I'm fairly confident that they could find irrevocable proof that the 2024 election was a sham, and nothing would come of it.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 104 points 1 year ago

It's definitely Willy Wonka's American branch factory

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Bonus:

Service call for a smoking main 200a breaker. Ended up shifting the entire bussing up to get fresh bus clips, covered the top of the bussing protruding beyond the backing with a comical amount of mastic, installed a new main breaker, and told the client they need to change that service yesterday. Old 80s/90s Crouse-Hinds, those mains are garbage.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 100 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Captain Couch-Fucker himself, or maybe pooty

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 277 points 1 year ago

Well damn, Jackie, I can't control the weather

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