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  • An epoxy might work to keep any more glass from cracking, but I am doubtful. If you can somehow make a mold or something to contain the epoxy while it sets, that might help. Sanding off the excess epoxy sounds tricky as well.

    I guess in reality, any glue should work to help secure the rest of the glass for a little bit of time. Also in reality, the glass is already compromised so it’s anyone’s guess how long any fix would keep the damage from spreading. To simulate something like a windshield repair, you would need to forcefully inject the glue or expoxy into the damaged area to fill any developing cracks completely.

    Any kind of fix still probably needs to get covered with a beefy phone case afterwards.

    It’s hard to say what a decent fix would be or how it might cause issues with future repairs without a hands-on look at the damage. The best option is to replace the back of the phone whenever that becomes possible. (I suspect any glues or epoxies would interfere with that.)





  • MH-60s have 3 engines. 2 for the main rotor and 1 (the APU; aux power unit) to provide air (I can’t remember if it pushes air somehow or is geared to the engine turbines) to start the two main engines and provide initial electrical power. All three run on JP-5, which is jet fuel. (I was stationed in a helicopter squadron for a few years.)

    JP-5 is a kerosene based fuel, and not very special if I remember correctly.

    I don’t know if it was the case here, but water in the fuel is a common issue and it should be tested for on a regular basis.




  • Maybe RPGs, if the distance of the plate was far enough away from the main hull of the tank. The blast from shaped charges in RPGs can dissipate fairly quick once it has gone through one bit of armor, so, it needs to detonate against the actual tank hull itself so the jet of molten copper has a higher chance to give a big hug to one of the shells in storage.

    But an AT missile? Highly unlikely it will be stopped. It’s probably also going to have a shaped charge, but it will be much more powerful than an RPG and could penetrate multiple layers of armor. A top-down trajectory is also more likely where actual tank armor would be the weakest. (There are multiple types of anti tank missiles and some can be set for different attack trajectories.)

    Turtle tanks may or may not still have an active main gun. If they don’t, they shouldn’t be carrying any live shells so crew survival rate should be a touch higher depending on where the missile strike happens.


  • When I use it, I use it to create single functions that have known inputs and outputs.

    If absolutely needed, I use it to refactor old shitty scripts that need to look better and be used by someone else.

    I always do a line-by-line analysis of what the AI is suggesting.

    Any time I have leveraged AI to build out a full script with all desired functions all at once, I end up deleting most of the generated code. Context and “reasoning” can actually ruin the result I am trying to achieve. (Some models just love to add command line switch handling for no reason. That can fundamental change how an app is structured and not always desired.)



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    I am 46 and was in the ICU a couple months ago with super high blood pressure and a false alarm for a stroke. Up until last week, I hadn’t ran for proper exercise in 20 years:

    I can push myself to two miles, but it hurts. It only took a couple of months to work up to this point, so that was cool.

    But still, if he wants to show off that he is doing just a little better than a 46 year old with cardiovascular issues he can go right ahead. I ain’t going to yuck anyone else’s yum, but a comparison needed to be made.

    Edit: Fitbit doesn’t separate workout types that well without planning ahead and configuring a workout routine. “Lap 2” was a running mile, and the rest of the laps are walking.



  • I wanted to help clarify that many fungi do actually produce anti-fungal compounds. It doesn’t make sense at first, but mycelium can be insanely competitive and it’s usually “at war” with other types of fungi where growing conditions are ideal.

    Edible mushroom growers may have to deal with trichoderma infections from time to time. That little bastard fights mainly by mass multiplication and rapid growth. It’ll choke out and dominate other strains before they have a chance to produce any effective defense.

    When starting a mushroom grow, it’s basically just tilting the initial mycelium battles in the favor of the strain you want so it has a chance to dominate and kill other strains of fungi.

    It’s not a far stretch to assume that fungi developed odd chemical compounds if it even slightly increased survival odds. Any psychedelic aspects could be just an unintentional side effect that helped promote cultivation.