Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

I must admit......I don't see the issue

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=Hog1;1118644]i know there's a story there.....but correct.
You "don't dip your pen in the company ink".[/quote]

I must like getting hit in the balls...different girl this time and one who works on my floor...same department. Effed up summer, but sometimes you just gotta go for it

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[quote=That Guy;1116764]once you visit kuwait in july or clear alaska in january, you'll never complain about virginia weather again. promise.[/quote]

Probably just me, but I get irked when people rip on weather men. They are literally predicting the weather.

They are using advanced algorithms and historical records of data to crunch numbers and weigh different models to help form a consensus. It's incredible when you sit back and think how difficult that must be. Think about the complexity of a million different variables that must exist, and 9 out of 10 times they absolutely nail it.

Then it snows 5 inches instead of 7 and everyone bitches. Fuck you, everyone.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

The.....unthinkable has happened.
Dan Lebatard has taken the 10-1 slot left by the exit on Cowherd on ESPN.
..........sigh............

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=RobH4413;1119448]Probably just me, but I get irked when people rip on weather men. They are literally predicting the weather.

They are using advanced algorithms and historical records of data to crunch numbers and weigh different models to help form a consensus. It's incredible when you sit back and think how difficult that must be. Think about the complexity of a million different variables that must exist, and 9 out of 10 times they absolutely nail it.

Then it snows 5 inches instead of 7 and everyone bitches. Fuck you, everyone.[/quote]

well, technically the computers are running 1000's of simulations by changing variables slightly as seeing the possible results. I think it's a problem with people not understanding how the predictions work. 20% chance of rain doesn't mean it'll rain 20% of the time today, it means that 20% of the simulated models show rain formations occurring.

but yeah, it's not like they're not trying their best, and it's not like national government agencies and local stations haven't invested millions in getting it as right as possible. it's also amazing how much historical data is actually out there (we've been doing observation/tracking in the US since the early 1800's).

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

the fact that the US air force bombing videos are still in B&W and not color. It is a pretty well defined B&W but its 2015 and we have the biggest military budget in the world.

i want to see american bombs blowing things up on the other side of the world in color, please and thank you.

[url=http://www.businessinsider.com/us-airstrikes-hit-isis-supply-hub-stadium-video-2015-9]US airstrikes hit ISIS supply hub - Business Insider[/url]

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[quote=over the mountain;1119598]the fact that the US air force bombing videos are still in B&W and not color. It is a pretty well defined B&W but its 2015 and we have the biggest military budget in the world.

i want to see american bombs blowing things up on the other side of the world in color, please and thank you.

[url=http://www.businessinsider.com/us-airstrikes-hit-isis-supply-hub-stadium-video-2015-9]US airstrikes hit ISIS supply hub - Business Insider[/url][/quote]


i could go into it, but the video's are high def, and a lot of times they're using IR/thermal/night vision, which really doesn't lend itself to color (well, thermal does i guess, but color is based on the reflection of light). If it suited their purposes (and was a visible light camera) it'd be in color (and day recon generally is color/3D), otherwise it just adds expense. most missions are at night (safer for aircraft) an use IR (you could NV a visible light camera (again removing color), but the explosive plume would obscure the target, making it impossible to track ordinance hits).

military hardware is weird though, cause you've got this fusion of tech from the 60s, 80s, and today all mixed together. hell, when in south america, ADF is still used (revolutionary 1920s technology).

i know it's probably just a throw away comment, but just in case I do like to clear up misconceptions (and there really are a lot of gaps between how the public thinks the military/war works and reality).

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

People that try to barge onto an elevator before letting those inside come out. Relax... WTF

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[quote=Mattyk;1119668]People that try to barge onto an elevator before letting those inside come out. Relax... WTF[/quote]

YES. And they give you this look like, "Why are you in my way?" I RARELY hear excuse me from people who do that shit.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=That Guy;1119607]i could go into it, but the video's are high def, and a lot of times they're using IR/thermal/night vision, which really doesn't lend itself to color (well, thermal does i guess, but color is based on the reflection of light). If it suited their purposes (and was a visible light camera) it'd be in color (and day recon generally is color/3D), otherwise it just adds expense. most missions are at night (safer for aircraft) an use IR (you could NV a visible light camera (again removing color), but the explosive plume would obscure the target, making it impossible to track ordinance hits).

[B]military hardware is weird though, cause you've got this fusion of tech from the 60s, 80s, and today all mixed together. hell, when in south america, ADF is still used (revolutionary 1920s technology).[/B]

i know it's probably just a throw away comment, but just in case I do like to clear up misconceptions (and there really are a lot of gaps between how the public thinks the military/war works and reality).[/quote]

Believe it or not they are still maintaining and using some items from WWII.
I no longer do it but from 2009-2011 I did some direct government contracting. It was usually small replacement parts, all parts had names and part numbers but many times it didn't say what they went on. I received
a lot of blueprints that had dates on them with the last revisions being in the
1940's with the materials and processes used long obsolete. (Of course you then just used the modern equivalent or better) I did see some that were
missile parts with dates from the 60's. Never been in the military but I am
pretty sure we still have old missiles siting in silos pointed all over the place.
Somebody just gives them a once over and replaces anything that degraded
over time and makes it good as new. We landed on the moon in 1969 so I
am sure a lot of that 50 year old technology is good enough in a lot of situations.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

You are 10 steps away from your bank's front door.

A woman coming from the opposite direction is 12 steps away from the front door.

The woman sees you and tries to beat you to the door.

You really dont care bc you were going to open the door for her anyway but it is fun to feel her feeling awkward as you stand directly behind her in line for the next few minutes.

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[quote=over the mountain;1119702]You are 10 steps away from your bank's front door.

A woman coming from the opposite direction is 12 steps away from the front door.

The woman sees you and tries to beat you to the door.

You really dont care bc you were going to open the door for her anyway but it is fun to feel her feeling awkward as you stand directly behind her in line for the next few minutes.[/quote]

I just had this happen at the post office today. Funny thing is they were slow and she just left after 20 minutes.

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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1119699]Believe it or not they are still maintaining and using some items from WWII.
I no longer do it but from 2009-2011 I did some direct government contracting. It was usually small replacement parts, all parts had names and part numbers but many times it didn't say what they went on. I received
a lot of blueprints that had dates on them with the last revisions being in the
1940's with the materials and processes used long obsolete. (Of course you then just used the modern equivalent or better) I did see some that were
missile parts with dates from the 60's. Never been in the military but I am
pretty sure we still have old missiles siting in silos pointed all over the place.
Somebody just gives them a once over and replaces anything that degraded
over time and makes it good as new. We landed on the moon in 1969 so I
am sure a lot of that 50 year old technology is good enough in a lot of situations.[/quote]
[url]https://www.google.com/search?q=military+boneyard&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&imgil=-_nU4Gj-MBJ29M%253A%253BXFaZsrbgiZj7nM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.airplaneboneyards.com%25252Fpost-wwii-military-airplane-boneyards.htm&source=iu&pf=m&fir=-_nU4Gj-MBJ29M%253A%252CXFaZsrbgiZj7nM%252C_&biw=1280&bih=738&usg=___YQ2QrBe-xuwwTODuipD03POxaA%3D&ved=0CCgQyjdqFQoTCOCH17bt7ccCFYY4PgodJYAF8g&ei=sjHyVeDmLYbx-AGlgJaQDw#imgrc=-_nU4Gj-MBJ29M%3A&usg=___YQ2QrBe-xuwwTODuipD03POxaA%3D[/url]

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=Buffalo Bob;1119699]Believe it or not they are still maintaining and using some items from WWII.
I no longer do it but from 2009-2011 I did some direct government contracting. It was usually small replacement parts, all parts had names and part numbers but many times it didn't say what they went on. I received
a lot of blueprints that had dates on them with the last revisions being in the
1940's with the materials and processes used long obsolete. (Of course you then just used the modern equivalent or better) I did see some that were
missile parts with dates from the 60's. Never been in the military but I am
pretty sure we still have old missiles siting in silos pointed all over the place.
Somebody just gives them a once over and replaces anything that degraded
over time and makes it good as new. We landed on the moon in 1969 so I
am sure a lot of that 50 year old technology is good enough in a lot of situations.[/quote]
Wow, that sounds like government efficiencies. Who would have thought. "It is old but still works so why replace it."

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[quote=mredskins;1119816]Wow, that sounds like government efficiencies. Who would have thought. "It is old but still works so why replace it."[/quote]

well... sort of. the whole push for new bombers right now is because the old "still working ones" are actually really (really) expensive, since they break a lot and some of the parts aren't even made anymore, worn out A-frames, designs not made with maintenance in mind and all that. I could bore you with details, but... eh. generally stuff isn't just replaced for no reason though (f22/35 program excluded).