@DougRLawrence @josh_stelm72225 @lady_valor_07 Tip out is always optional. It's usually expected as 1% of sales each person/role, but you cannot be compelled to tip out. So if you made less then just tip out less.
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@josh_stelm72225 @lady_valor_07 She also had to tip a percentage of the bill to the back staff. And that % isn’t based on the customer tip. She probably lost money serving that group.
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@EntropicFlight @cameron19460429 i feel like 300 would be a really good number.
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@cameron19460429 We should double the fleet and go with an all Raider force by the 2040s tbh
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This would be awesome and may indicate a long term willingness to go well beyond 100 airframes.
Colby Badhwar 🇨🇦🇬🇧@ColbyBadhwar
❗🇺🇸 USSTRATCOM tells HASC Strategic Forces Subcommittee that there are conversations about possibly opening a second production line for the B-21 Raider.
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@simonsarris We had an engineering intern who had never used a screwdriver before and didn't know what a crescent wrench was.
Kid came from money, so it explained a lot.
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This just sounds so impossible but I've heard 2 anecdotes from teachers that suggest the same thing. Kids who never ever picked up a drill or a screwdriver before graduating high school.
Andrew A.Abbott@realAAAbbott
First thing we skills test for is "can you run a cordless drill". 98% of guys under 35 in fact cannot. They can't run a cordless drill properly, safely. You aren't going to learn to be a plumber or electrician in 2 years because you don't even know enough to change a tire.
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Also, they take a photo of a newly constructed development and surprise, there are no trees. So yes young families get new homes that don't need much maintenance, in a safe neighborhood with "good schools" and likely a bunch of neighbor kids for theirs to play with. But they don't get trees or a bodega.
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you see this sort of snarky crap all the time, and it's tiresome
we're looking at 2,000 square foot houses with heat, air conditioning, full kitchens, 2.5 bathrooms, garages for cars / workshops / storage / band practice, available to all
99% of the world would KILL for this
the absolute worst@guywithreplies
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"Combined with losses in Iran, that means the Air Force may have lost as much as 10 percent of its Reaper fleet." airandspaceforces.com/mq-9s-over-ira…
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I'd missed this. 'The U.S. military has lost two more MQ-9 Reaper drones during "Operation Epic Fury" in Iran, according to two U.S. officials. This brings the total to 11 drones lost so far.' cbsnews.com/live-updates/u…
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@eastdakota I'm going to guess this somehow goes back to Elevator Unions? Some form of featherbedding because it takes more workers?
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Fact the U.S. doesn’t allow direct drive elevators (where they’re powered by two motors connected to the cab, as opposed to a cable or hydraulic system) is completely stupid. They’re faster, as safe, take less space, and a lot cheaper. Allowed everywhere else in the world.
Alec Stapp@AlecStapp
There's no inherent reason why an elevator should cost 4x as much in the US as it does in France or Germany. This is a policy choice.
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@amypretzel Don't let marketing, sales or upper management see a nice looking prototype until VERY close to launch.
We made the mistake of showing off a nice looking prototype 2 years before launch, they started taking orders right away, and then blamed us for it being "18 months late".
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hot take: your first prototype should be embarrassing. if it looks polished, you spent too long on it. i used to waste weeks making pretty CAD models before testing anything. now i start with cardboard and hot glue. learning happens faster when you're not precious about it
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@ismailhozain I've had a really bad time with my QC department scanning +/-0.001 holes with a Fero arm. I always have to dispute the report and make them use gauge pins.
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Are 3d laser scanners good enough to use for QC of machined parts (to within +-1 thou) yet?
The given creality specs seem to say yes, but I'm wondering if anyone here has had experience with this workflow. Saw a guy recently using a Keyence laser scanning system, said it was much faster than his CMM.
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@RyanMcbeth @fadhero How would air bursting a MOAB do against a landing group like that? Seems like you wouldn't have the civilian casualty concern you do with land usage.
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@fadhero Well, the Chinese fishing boats are most likely a sensor not an invasion fleet but yes, using nuclear weapons on an amphibious landing group is an ideal use case.
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Say @RyanMcbeth if China really plans to bring this many ships for an invasion of Taiwan, couldn't a few well placed nukes dropped on the invading navy end the invasion with a minimal chance of damage to civilians on Taiwan or the mainland?
AFP News Agency@AFP
INVESTIGATION: Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential regional crisis or conflict u.afp.com/SLq9
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@RonnieAdkins The real question now is, does the crew get to paint a submarine silhouette on the side of their HIMARS?
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@mirroredcaptain @linaposting What are they going to mine it with? Rowboats?
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@Rebel44CZ They're canaries, put them where you think you MIGHT have eliminated airdefense. If they die you still have some work to do.
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Not too bad.
I consider MALE UCAVs to be expendable assets (but doing that with much cheaper TB-2s is IMO more practical).
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦@NOELreports
❗️The US military has lost 11 MQ-9 Reaper drones during Operation Epic Fury in Iran, worth over $330 million in total, CBS News reported, citing US officials. #Iran
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@matthackster @MattVogel0311 @Duderichy Sure. But when it starts to get older it's more suceptable to storm damage. Just gotta wait for the right storm.
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@MattVogel0311 @Duderichy If your house just needs a new roof because it's old, Insurance doesn't pay for that
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everybody ignores how expensive houses really are, and don't put away money for repairs
renting is often a much better deal than people realize for that reason (and others)
Ramit Sethi@ramit
If your roof needs a $45,000 repair 20 years from now, that means you should be saving $2,250/year, or $187.50/month Do you do this? Almost nobody does A shortcut: Save 1%-3% of the price of the house -- PER YEAR -- for maintenance. For a $500K house, that's $10k/year
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@Scarface090999 @kikisknees Let's up it to past 3 employers.
3 personal references in 2 different countries.
5 years of financials.
Blood and stool samples.
But only from shithole countries. We can leave it the same for everybody else.
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@Matthew2011b @kikisknees From a tourist , they ask :
Iternary, returned tickets, hotel booking , money in account , employment proof in home country, bank statements of 6 months.
What more is needed and why ?
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Well yeah. It's our country.
love@Funabynature
Applying for visas is so humiliating mahn. It’s giving ‘white man please let me into your country. I promise to be of good behavior and I’ll leave when I said I’ll leave. Here’s all my life’s worth and evidence that I have something doing. Plis just let me in’. So embarrassing 😭
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@lizardking7112 @9mmsmg I'm not convinced China could take Taiwan solo right now.
All the soldiers in the world doesn't do you any good unless you can get them across 100 miles of water. 100 miles gaurded heavily with anti-ship and anti-air missiles.
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I'd say that little thing with the Cuban Missile Crisis and Soviets probably edges it out. You know, that 13 day period where the world was at the brink of destruction. The Soviets almost launching nukes from a torpedo. That was probably a little closer.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
This is the closest the world has been to WW3, and everyone seems fine with it That's terrifying
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@d_stan126 @Osinttechnical These drones are probably the most valuable thing an Apache has engaged in 20 years.
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@Osinttechnical Operating cost for Apache helicopter is $5000-$7000 per hour, not counting pay and training for pilot. Estimate loiter time for intercept and possibility drone does not have the advanced electronics package and is not being sent as a distraction.
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Onboard footage from United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command AH-64D Apache attack helicopters as they shoot down incoming Iranian attack drones
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@BilalElmou89932 @Osinttechnical Air supremacy helps a lot.
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@ChoZ3nWon @BilalElmou89932 @Osinttechnical These are being deployed near the target, not near the launch site.
If you're using drones for long range strikes then we only need air superiority over a small portion of that flight path.
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@BilalElmou89932 @Osinttechnical You're not deploying Apaches unless you have air superiority
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@Gabriel64869839 Being able to match speed and fire from off axis pretty much eliminates the debris ingestion issue Ukraine has faced using Fighter Jets.
It's funny to see people complaining about the operating cost though, Shaheds are probably the most expensive thing it has engaged in 20 yrs.
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The US Army has run experiments with the AH-64E which have seen successful drone shot-downs in challenging conditions with APKWS, Hellfire and JAGM. Plus the 30mm option.
AH-64E with radar and Link 16 is an excellent drone hunter at low altitude. All its weapons can play a role
OSINTtechnical@Osinttechnical
Onboard footage from United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command AH-64D Apache attack helicopters as they shoot down incoming Iranian attack drones
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