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bigwebs t1_j26oeyz wrote
Reply to comment by RegulusRemains in The 1984 Dune film makes a lot more sense if The Spice is referred to as Space Cocaine instead. by neoengel
Thanks for sharing that quote. I loved reading the dune series. Like many other novel series, that later books that take deep dives into characters are awesome.
bigwebs t1_j26m50t wrote
Reply to comment by RegulusRemains in The 1984 Dune film makes a lot more sense if The Spice is referred to as Space Cocaine instead. by neoengel
Interesting that he says the scarce water of dune is oil. Was that misspoken and meant to mean the scarcity of spice on dune is oil?
bigwebs t1_j26lpug wrote
Reply to comment by Tom_Bombadilio in The 1984 Dune film makes a lot more sense if The Spice is referred to as Space Cocaine instead. by neoengel
FYI I don’t think it really talks about how navigation works until the second or third book.
bigwebs t1_j26ljxg wrote
Reply to comment by Tanagrabelle in The 1984 Dune film makes a lot more sense if The Spice is referred to as Space Cocaine instead. by neoengel
Exactly. Spice was really just a logistics enabler with the pleasant side effects of enhancing human performance.
bigwebs t1_j056j88 wrote
Reply to Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
Honestly that classic can opener design belongs in MOMA or an industrial design hall of fame. Very few things as iconic.
bigwebs t1_ize8b1q wrote
Reply to comment by NecromanticSolution in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed
That’s a paddlin
bigwebs t1_izcaqjx wrote
Reply to comment by DJ_Moore_2 in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed
Yeah - going to the airport hungry is not a good time. Especially if you’re stuck buying from the food courts.
bigwebs t1_izcaam4 wrote
Reply to comment by iamnotbillyjoel in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed
Weird take, but ok.
bigwebs t1_izc9w9g wrote
Reply to comment by DJ_Moore_2 in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed
If you got to your gate on time, then you did good. Honestly, they’re so much better than they used to be.
bigwebs t1_izc9pew wrote
Reply to comment by iamnotbillyjoel in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed
Why not? The newest model has been significantly updated.
bigwebs t1_izc9ik4 wrote
Reply to comment by Noahdl88 in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed
A 747 is somewhere in the 450,000lb range empty.
bigwebs t1_izc9al1 wrote
Reply to comment by DJ_Moore_2 in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed
They can be pretty disorienting and chaotic until you get a natural sense of how they work.
bigwebs t1_ismd8dh wrote
Reply to comment by Itchy-Fennel2392 in travel suitcase - durable, functional, rock solid, spareparts available ? by rado_sphere
I think you’ll actually have better luck with an aurora series bag (I personally think the stealths are just overkill when factoring in their weight). Similar construction to the stealth but ABS plastic instead of the steel cage structure. Bearings are same used in skateboard/roller blade wheels, so you can drop in which ever ABEC spec bearing you prefer. Steel axels. Heavy duty riveting. The bag can be completely dissembled with common tools. The bag structure is sturdy enough to modify for attachment points.
Source - am pilot. Had this bag for 10 years so far.
bigwebs t1_iqz71v7 wrote
Reply to comment by haunted-liver-1 in There’s nothing like maintaining high-quality leather. I bought my Occidental tool bag setup last year and I expect these to last for a big portion of my career as an electrician by Reaching4ThoseGrapes
2 in a career is pretty darn good for any type of equipment.
Not forever of course, but almost.
bigwebs t1_j274y3t wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in The 1984 Dune film makes a lot more sense if The Spice is referred to as Space Cocaine instead. by neoengel
Yeah I meant the details about how the guild finds, recruits, and trains the navigators. And how the ships are designed and the details around how the navigators “live”.