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TjW0569 t1_jebfpwu wrote
Reply to comment by Xilom in Drywall mud not going well - where to go from here? by Xilom
It'll go pretty fast with an electric sander. Use drywall sanding paper -- it looks like a screen with abrasive on it, so it doesn't load up.
Sand everything down more-or-less flat without going through the drywall paper or tape before applying more mud.
You're also going to need a much wider blade to do the tape. It looks like you have a four or five inch blade. You'll need a ten or twelve inch wide blade. Mix your mud a trifle thinner. It's easier to get right if you put on multiple thin coats, sanding flat in between.
The pros can do it in essentially one go, but that takes an amount of practice I don't have.
A real light orange peel texture will do a lot to conceal imperfections.
TjW0569 t1_jeajriu wrote
Reply to comment by Laureles2 in San Jose police union executive charged with attempted illegal importation of synthetic opioids - CBS San Francisco by Sharks77
So you're more concerned with pronouns than drug dealing?
TjW0569 t1_je82iob wrote
I make a point of only thinking about 50% of the universe at a time.
It's half-vast.
TjW0569 t1_jdwwh65 wrote
Reply to comment by dittybopper_05H in Does living in an airplane flight path, near an airport, pose a health risk? What happens to the lead from the jets fuel? by [deleted]
You might be surprised where waves can set up. Be that as it may, private ownership of an aircraft able to reach 30,000 feet isn't out of the question.
TjW0569 t1_jdww2yq wrote
Reply to comment by 32_Dollar_Burrito in Does living in an airplane flight path, near an airport, pose a health risk? What happens to the lead from the jets fuel? by [deleted]
The tons of fuel don't have the oxidizer mixed in with it.
So full fuel tanks can't just burst into flame. You need to add oxygen to it.
Which is another advantage of fuels: you don't have to lift the oxidizer.
TjW0569 t1_jdvnivx wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Does living in an airplane flight path, near an airport, pose a health risk? What happens to the lead from the jets fuel? by [deleted]
Lots of gliders have done that in wave. Of course, that's off topic, since they typically have zero emissions.
TjW0569 t1_jdvhaqw wrote
Reply to comment by limitless__ in Does living in an airplane flight path, near an airport, pose a health risk? What happens to the lead from the jets fuel? by [deleted]
Forty year old Cessnas aren't being flown by the really rich guys that have a shot at controlling regulations.
TjW0569 t1_jdvgfs0 wrote
Reply to comment by MAS2de in Does living in an airplane flight path, near an airport, pose a health risk? What happens to the lead from the jets fuel? by [deleted]
Think of the dangers that batteries pose in aircraft today. Those with a memory may recall the Dreamliner fleet being grounded due to battery fires. Then think of how dangerous they can be with twice the energy in the same volume.
Batteries are like rocket engines, in that they are a chemical reaction that has its oxidizer built into it.
Unlike automobiles, there's generally no convenient way to immediately pull over and get out.
TjW0569 t1_jdfrcvg wrote
Reply to There has been much said and sung about the "Eye Of The Tiger", but how come no one ever talks about the other four letters? by LOHare
The G spot of the tiger is risky to look for. Find it quickly.
TjW0569 t1_jbujziy wrote
I'm sure they'll be charged, now.
TjW0569 t1_jaekj2v wrote
Reply to comment by DeepState_Secretary in North Korea’s Kim Jong-un sounds alarm on agriculture amid reports of food shortages by Johannes_P
Which is weird when you think about it, because at the end of WW2, the north end of Korea was the rich industrialized part with steel mills, etc.
TjW0569 t1_j9k3v9i wrote
Reply to Rep. Eastman sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children by HoboWithAComputer
Pro-life Republican.
TjW0569 t1_j91fc5g wrote
Reply to Sidney Powell cited woman who claimed to be headless, time-traveling entity in email pushing election conspiracy theories by Oldkingcole225
If you can't trust an "internally decapitated" time-traveler, who can you trust?
TjW0569 t1_j8zcifj wrote
Reply to comment by gerkletoss in Where does space really begin? Chinese spy balloon highlights legal fuzziness of ‘near space’ by HarpuasGhost
Or at any rate that's what we'd like them to think.
TjW0569 t1_j8z9x2h wrote
Reply to comment by gerkletoss in Where does space really begin? Chinese spy balloon highlights legal fuzziness of ‘near space’ by HarpuasGhost
Still, if you were a Chinese intelligence officer that was aware that the U.S. military had been shadowing your receiver during its overflight, how much would you trust the information you were allowed to acquire?
TjW0569 t1_j8z8soi wrote
Reply to comment by not_that_planet in Where does space really begin? Chinese spy balloon highlights legal fuzziness of ‘near space’ by HarpuasGhost
The Chinese seem to think the one shot down in South Carolina belongs to them, in that they've asked for it to be returned.
TjW0569 t1_j77gtfx wrote
We used to have a 747 with a laser system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1
Toward the end of that article, it mentioned a lower power, higher altitude drone version to fly in 2021. Maybe the Chinese were hoping for a capability demo.
TjW0569 t1_j6dg589 wrote
Reply to comment by itsdeeps80 in Ukraine's deputy defense minister resigns amid corruption allegations by joshemerson
I don't see that at all. The diplomatic corps of the Western countries giving aid have been holding them to continuous progress on eliminating the corruption. If anything, the war gives them more incentive to remove corrupt officials. Losing Western support loses them the war, of course, but so does not removing corruption.
TjW0569 t1_j6agsic wrote
Reply to comment by itsdeeps80 in Ukraine's deputy defense minister resigns amid corruption allegations by joshemerson
They've been attempting to clean up their government about as long as they've been attempting to reform their military along western lines. The Western military equipment and training was dependent on them making progress. That was briefly in the news when Trump withheld some of the money.
TjW0569 t1_j61utik wrote
Reply to comment by AlphaMetroid in A Russian graveyard reveals Wagner's prisoner army by reuters
If I had to guess, this a strategy so neither military gets too much power, and each can be used against the other.
TjW0569 t1_j2ejjn4 wrote
What do the snozzberries taste like?
TjW0569 t1_j19309z wrote
I would think that the weight savings would make them ideal for space applications.
A difference in cost wouldn't matter very much, and operating in a vacuum wouldn't need much in the way of protective coatings.
TjW0569 t1_izhb9yh wrote
Reply to Netherlands: Integrated Rooftop Solar Panels, Wind Turbines For High Rise Buildings by darth_nadoma
Amazing. Someone's finally came up with an idea to make small swept-area vertical axis turbines even worse than they would be standing alone.
Which is to obstruct them with other small vertical axis wind turbines.
TjW0569 t1_iz2jare wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Nurses' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination for their children are highly influenced by partisanship, a new study finds by Additional-Two-7312
I guess it depends on whether you want them to continue to be healthy children or not.
TjW0569 t1_jefgmgf wrote
Reply to China calls US debt trap accusation 'irresponsible' by BubsyFanboy
... but not untrue.