Ocean-going sailor here. Some people might be surprised how often some people have trouble avoiding huge ships. These days, we have modern systems such as AIS, Doppler radar, proximity alarms, and all can be integrated into autopilot. Yet there are still so many stories of near-misses with tankers, freighters, and container ships.
This is actually a very significant factor. The guideline is that an ocean freighter spotted on the horizon will be on you in five minutes (guideline, we know the math doesn't exactly check out). That doesn't leave a lot of margin for being away from the helm or distracted while on watch.
Meanwhile, I'm a sky-going pilot and I've never had much of a problem avoiding airliners. We've got these really cool guys called air traffic controllers that help us out with that. I love those guys, they do a great job.
Librarian is standing at the front desk, doing front desk things. A man enters, driipping wet, comic injuries such as a black eye, fake bandages etc, kelp draped around him. He walks in, looks at librarian meaningfully, stalks off into the library without a word. Stalks back up to the front desk, and presents this book and a library card.
Omg they even have some Morton and Harman! I wish they had "stones and waves" too. Thank you, I don't know how it was that I didn't know about these great people.
yep, it's wood
Maybe it's a bird.
Maybe it's Maybelline
Well, it's not so easy nowadays after all the R&D that went into imitations.
Could be bamboo.
Hot damn, you actually found it
https://forum.level1techs.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/9/39945d4d78763a8a5c9525484d815f191d0a0fd5.jpg
If I saw that at a store I'd 100% pick it up.
Bc the book would be made of wood? 🪵
That card doesn't give me much hope for AI designed PCBs. At least there isn't a shortage of PCIe 1x pins though...
I hate to break it to ya, but that pictures from like 2010. And those are SLI connectors.
https://tpucdn.com/gpu-specs/images-new/c/268-pcb-front-large.jpg
God damned Millenials don't even know about Crossfire and SLI smh
Hey, I’m a millennial! I not only remember Crossfire and SLI, I still hold a grudge against Nvidia for killing 3dfx.
Still miss my first eBay purchase which was a voodoo2 12mb monster from late 98.
Sold an old motherboard a month earlier so it was basically free!
*knocking on it*
"Yup. It's wood aright"
im sorry but i cannot disassociate jack black with the Minecraft movie.
Ocean-going sailor here. Some people might be surprised how often some people have trouble avoiding huge ships. These days, we have modern systems such as AIS, Doppler radar, proximity alarms, and all can be integrated into autopilot. Yet there are still so many stories of near-misses with tankers, freighters, and container ships.
They are going so much faster than they seem to be going. And they're YUGE
This is actually a very significant factor. The guideline is that an ocean freighter spotted on the horizon will be on you in five minutes (guideline, we know the math doesn't exactly check out). That doesn't leave a lot of margin for being away from the helm or distracted while on watch.
There's probably some simple trick they are missing. I never have any trouble getting hit by big ships, and I never even learned how to sail.
Step 1: don't go on the ocean.
Meanwhile, I'm a sky-going pilot and I've never had much of a problem avoiding airliners. We've got these really cool guys called air traffic controllers that help us out with that. I love those guys, they do a great job.
Yes but how just overlap is there between people who read books and have trouble a avoiding huge ships
My mind just played out a little skit.
in a library
Librarian is standing at the front desk, doing front desk things. A man enters, driipping wet, comic injuries such as a black eye, fake bandages etc, kelp draped around him. He walks in, looks at librarian meaningfully, stalks off into the library without a word. Stalks back up to the front desk, and presents this book and a library card.
if only the iceberg had this back in 1912
That book is hilariously expensive now. Check eBay or Amazon, $150+.
The Pope's favourite book.
Definitely pick up the sequel
Do you revere wood?
Who doesn’t?
I'd love more wood definetly.
In all seriousness though it’s actually worth a read. It’s fairly short too so it’s not a huge commitment
i do but my girlfriend definitely needs this book
sorry, cheap boomer humor. i don't even have a girlfriend.
WOMEN! AM I RIGHT GUYS???
How is that a sequel? It's not even by the same author.
No. 1. The Larch
Aspen: you can tell it's an aspen because of the way that it is.
Does anyone have a pdf? I just happen to need this book.
Ask Anna!
How is that helpful?
Anna's Archive
https://annas-archive.org/
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loads for me, in the UK
Use a vpn.
Omg they even have some Morton and Harman! I wish they had "stones and waves" too. Thank you, I don't know how it was that I didn't know about these great people.
Check your library system, that's where I read it.
And this is going on my grindr picture folder... can't wait to send this to Chesty Mcdickpic.
Wood you look at that.
It's an older meme, but it checks out.
I want to get this book, then make a video essay on it titled "What the meme gets wrong about the meme book".
I once posted this picture in response to someone here on lemmy and they responded "I've got that book right behind me." (Possibly paraphrased)
I'm in this picture and I don't like it. (As a fan of trees, why what were you thinking?)
In Anna's, thanks, likely useful...(to me), 1990.
The best way to identify wood, is with your hands. It's easier to feel the firmness and the ridges.
Is it hard?
Then you've got wood.
Got wood?
I have a 9-inch specimen I need you to have a look at...