SS United States to be sunk, creating the world's largest artificial reef. RIP to one of the greats.
>>2067889aaaaand now it's sometime in May
>>2062070it would have to be born inside and grow too big to swim out
>>2016128How come they haven't invented a better material to build ships than the one the sea is actively eating away?
>>2068411Still no firm date. There's a bunch of probably click-bait articles about the ship feeding off the chromate issue. The SSUS Foundation created another group, US Maritime Patriots Alliance. Their angle on not sinking is that it would look bad both during "wartime" and during the 250th US anniversary. Completely absent is any mention of who would pay off Okaloosa county or for restoration work, or even docking costs.
>>2070523Postponed to sometime in June while they wait on approvals from Army Corps of Engineers and EPA
When you see itPrevious: >>1781074
>>1868072me too
>>2067626Sir, I believe you're lost.
>>2071251that's a nice tank
Road signs. What do you think of them? Which country does them the best? Would you change anything in the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals?
>>2045097it's a borrowed word from german "halt"i dont know if it's only local to mexico
Use case for anyone walking in off the street being able to purchase road signs?
>>2071254If you want a ten foot flag of an anime character these will be the guys to fix you up.Other use cases exist.
>>2071254Stops people from stealing signs when they want one.
>>2071254There was a guy who had an exact duplicate of a parking restriction sign made except one of the times was changed by a half hour to suit his needs
This used to be me.
>struggle to get up hill>everyone with gears rides past you with ease>*ding ding*
>ai slopnot gonna post fixie here
>>2070554based
Should I buy Velo sambas /n/?Everytime I try to walk in my gaernes I roll my ankle
>>2071240Yeah go for it. They are okayish if you have the right feet for them. They are still just random tennis shoes with spd glued to them so dont expect something special.
Anyone here into it? Or even just into collecting models of trains. This shit is so expensive only codgy old boomers partake.
Nigger scale checking in: haven’t played with my trains in over a year plus :(
accurascale bought heljan and announced that it will be sold solely online and the boomers are SEETHING
My grandfather had some, I will try to find them next week, his tracks were not elaborate but he enjoyed roleplaying as a station master as the kids used the control boxI miss him
>>2064810>underground facility shaped enough upward to take as much space as a shelfi kinda like the idea
>>2069057go play with them, anon...
These faggots should be strictly restricted to class F airspace, with well defined dimension and NEVER EVER LEFT OUT, sick and tired of avoiding them. Yesterday while flying a personal Cessna 310 from a buddy of mine and 3 weeks ago on the Dash 8 with the small airliner I fly for. >23 year old co pilot
>>1954550no it didn't. mgs4 promised that countries would give another go at the FELIN system and tanks would have legs and jump around and shit and generally be incredibly high tech and that hte only reason we didnt have fully autonomous nuclear-equipped AI battle mechs was because all their traning data was sourced from one mommy dommy who got btfo by an autistic gourmand 20 years prior anyway
>>2012270it's not about creating a useful vehicle, it's about getting VC money
>watch air ambulance documentary>helicopter arrives on site of an accident>patient is loaded up>cyclists of the sky show up>helicopter no longer allowed to take off>cyclists of the sky do not respond on the radio
It would be more accurate to call them the E-bike riders of the sky. Much like how the only reason people ride e-bikes is because they're too retarded to get a proper electric motorcycle license, paramotorists are simply too mentally retarded to get a proper drivers license, and neither of them respect the rules of their given forms of transportation
>>1948993Great machine to fly on Oct 7!
Is riding on top end groupsets if you're not a top end cyclist stolen valor? Or is this sour grapes?What groupset would you ride if you could get any groupset you wanted for free, but when/if you sold the bike you would have to price it as whatever groupset you ride now. That is, if your financial circumstances were no different and you were subject to the same "rules" as you currently as in terms of other people judging (because we all know unlimited wealth begets shamelessness), what do you choose?
>>2038740I want a full NOS shimano DX groupset on some obscure mountain bike like a Mantis XCR EC>ModernI don't fucking care.
>>2069142Nitrous oxide?
>>2071204New old stock funny man
>>2058684car manufacturers do this though. how do you think SUVs and "super duty" trucks got popular
>>2071217I thought super duty was an AR-15
The two countries with the best rail systems in the world. Which one is the ultimate champion?The two have different approaches. Japan:>excels in HSR and dense commuter service>neglects rural and regional services>mainly private companies focused on profitability>colorful variety of unique trains>no overarching coordination of lines or timetables Switzerland >even levels of service>no neglect of regional services but no HSR>public companies or private companies with publicly concerted service>focus on service and not profitability, highly subsidizedComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
For me, it comes down to something that Japan can't control: the fact that Switzerland's rail network is highly integrated into those of their neighbors is what makes CH win for me.
Japan has better trains.Switzerland has better public transport.
>>2071190Good take
>>2071187>thing>thing, japan
>>2071188>why is a country with no land borders not connected by train to its overtly hostile neighbors??
A 17-year-old German teen has been living life as a modern nomad, leaving his parents’ house to live on trains and travel all over his country.While most 17-year-olds are only just beginning to consider the idea of leaving the nest, Lasse Stolley has already been on his own for over a year and a half. Convinced that his school studies were already behind him, he convinced his parents to allow him to leave their home in Fockbek, Schleswig-Holstein to embark on a unique train-hopping adventure. It took a lot of convincing, but they eventually agreed, and for the last year and a half, the German teen has essentially been living on trains, traveling all over his home country, working as a self-employed coder during the day, and sleeping on night trains at night.“I’ve been living on the train as a digital nomad for a year and a half now,” Lasse told Business Insider. “At night I sleep on the moving Intercity Express (ICE) train and during the day I sit in a seat, at a table and work as a programmer, surrounded by many other commuters and passengers. I travel from one end of the country to the other. I’m exploring the whole of Germany.”He gave into his wanderlust in 2022, selling most of his possessions and packing what was left in a 36-liter backpack that he has been carrying with him ever since. Minimalism and resisting the urge to acquire new stuff are an essential part of his lifestyle, as he needs to take everything with him wherever he goes. It’s not always easy, but he has found a way to make it work.https://www.odditycentral.com/news/german-teenager-left-parents-home-to-live-exclusively-on-trains-for-the-last-year-and-a-half.htmlhttps://www.businessinsider.de/leben/bahncard100-17-jaehriger-lebt-seit-jahr-2022-in-den-zuegen-der-bahn/
>>2021306How's spending most of your time in a train an "interesting" life? I don't see the appeal unless you are one of those train autists
>>1986079https://youtu.be/gSqMAADNKA8?si=15u9QjYr0QSEWrmN
>>1986079He got off the train thougheverbeit?
>>1986100of course they have the internet, they have Obama phones. Lefties can’t give away the hard earned money of the middle, and lower middle class, fast enough to useless drug addicts and hobos.
>>2071201damm, I forgot about that meme
Are there any actual disadvantages to them? They seem to perform as well as standard bike frames but with the advantage of being easier to mount and dismount without the top bar getting in your way. I know they were originally marketed to women who wore skirts because the top bar on traditional bikes got in the way and exposed their panties but it never quite made sense to me why these weren't just the "default" frame style in the first place, especially since most utility bikes and pretty much every single E-bike on the market uses this style of frame.
>>2046762It looks gay
>>2047500Israel won, man.
>>2066886Israel has basically fucked itself over by acting like PR doesn't matter, they may "win" the battles today but they're going to lose all international support as soon as the last boomer has gotten too old to serve in government and then they are well and truly fucked
protestants are why i cant have maintainable bike components
>>2069047I am being oppressed by hypsistarians, they are the reason my cleats are creaking
An entry level new bike, that is agreeable to ride, not dragged down by antiquated standards like QR, that you won't regret buying, nor immediately feel the urge to swap out half the components because of cut corners, cost approximately USD $1500 at standard retail prices as of late 2024, give or take a few hundred (depending on the finer details).Now, the prices are going to go up by at least 20%, and the smaller independent brands are going to go under as only the largest players will have the spare cash to ride out the sudden loss of consumer confidence. The most interesting and original bike products will simply disappear from the market permanently until the next wave of prosperity (which may be entirely concentrated somewhere far away and foreign, so that only the wealthiest of your peers will be able to import and use such goods).How does that make /n/ feel?
>>2036143where the america bikesu promised america bikes
>>2067424After the war, we'll have great American bikes again, it'll be great, I promise greatly
>>2067425i cant believe "bigly" has fallen out of fashion among MAGA and MAGA-parodiers alike
>>2067426Bigly is too on the nose, great flies under the radar greater
>>2036143EBC in Newport Beach - bankruptRad Power Bikes in Seattle - bankruptTrek in WI - mass layoffsQBP nationwide - mass layoffsCannondale in PA - mass layoffs, factory shutteredRapha - fired all its US employeesCanyon - fires all its US employeesAre we winning yet?
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>31 Year old Brit with nothing going for himBe brutally honest /n/, how is the market looking for UK engineering officers? I've been looking at it for a while, but circumstances meant I couldn't until this year. The idea of going through those 3 years only to result in fuck-all jobs is the only thing giving me pause
>2nd Mate going back to MSC from AMO because there were no jobs on the board and I was tired of sailing 3rd (no advancement on my tanker)>in a bunch of MSC training classes and meet the MARAD AMO guys>turns out all the fun AMO jobs are strictly off-board and depends on who you know >seething that I couldn’t get on a T-AGOS and do something cool, cause these MARAD guys are telling me “oh yeah we actually do have 2/m and 3/mjobs but we just don’t put them on the board loool>already got my big bonus and signed for 3 years with MSC so I just have to sit here and take it as we go to war with Iran>thinking I got fucked>then I start hearing that the AMO board has gotten worse and it’s over half a year for a job>and an AMO ship in the TSP was chased by Iran and then got a fire on their ship because their dry dock in the Middle East was getting raped, ended up evacuating >Jones Act is being waived for 2 months is probably a test run for a more permanent fucking-over of the industry >AMO just lost the T-AGOS contract and never got some other contracts it swore it would get, and just keeps going downhillMaybe this was all for the best
>>2069857It feels like all of the unions are losing out on shit. Either they got too greedy or the union officials are shitheads and often times it's both. But somehow the people who actually have to work, always get fucked. SIU bet hard on filling the union with the immigrants who'll work for pennies and don't care about the politics of the union, as well as hood trash from Jacksonville who might care alittle more but will keep their heads down. (I'm more suprised the Jax hiring hall can find someone who can actually pass a drug test)I'm in a similar position the SIU job board is incredibly slim pickings right now, and i need stable work, i know that this industry isn't "Stable" like a 9-5,but i dont want to deal with union politics, their exhausting. The only real downside with MSC is how long it takes to get hired. I have my AB ticket, and i put in an application but with how bureaucratic and vague the hiring process is, it's a miracle that anyone can get hired.
>>2066772I bought a fujifilm xpro2 a few months ago and have been loving having it around the boat, I used to bring my DSLR with me to work but the thing was massive and too much of a pain in the ass to try and fly with, the Fuji fits right in my backpack >>2066964I still lurk, but haven’t had much to post or bitch about lately since I’ve moved companies like twice in the past five months
Anyone here work on them?What's it like?How did you get the job?Is it any fun?How's the actual car amenities? Do you get meals, beds, or is it just a rolling office?
The Amtrak redemption arc continues?>https://media.amtrak.com/2026/04/amtrak-takes-big-step-towards-new-long-distance-trains/>It’s official! We’ve started the procurement process for Amtrak’s largest-ever Long Distance train order.>Our customers deserve the best, and this new fleet will move us full speed ahead into a new era of American train travel.>We’ve issued a formal request for suppliers to bid on the new Long Distance fleet replacement contract. Interested carbuilders are now preparing their proposals for submission. Following an extensive evaluation, we plan to announce our selected supplier by the end of 2027. >This once-in-a-generation fleet replacement program was developed in close coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration, with the goal of modernizing overnight and cross-country travel for a fleet that includes many cars today approaching nearly 50 years of operations.>The program calls for more than 800 new railcars across 14 routes.
Everything other than the talking heads is all AI-generated, of course, but that's par for the course these days.
>>2070947All single level cars is gay and lame.
>>2070952bi-level cars are racist against wheelchairs
I just wish I could take interstate sleeper car trips at a price that was competitive with air travel or a long ass drive + hotel. I mean it is like that if you stay in $1000/night hotels but jesus
What's next in bicycle tech?
>>2057728I just got wind of what'll be next in the industry and out of all the cool shit that could've been, it's going to be lame af. Right now the industry is designing the cassette away from the wheel and into the frame, "making the wheel easier to remove"
>>2058310motorcycles have had this since they have had electronics
>>2065275this is literally how most modern industry works. you make something marginally useful and then make all your money licensing the patent rather than making it yourself
>>2070670That sounds exactly like throwing away all previously built frames, hubs and cassettes just to buy new.10/10, I believe you
wheels that have oval shaped holes instead of round so you can actually install a hub wider than 2" properlyspokes with more than a 1/8" threaded section so you dont have to have them custom machined if your hub isn't the same chink oem model used on every walmart bso
