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bikerack
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re: Washington Commanders Unveil Their New Uniforms
Posted by bikerack on 4/15/26 at 10:23 am to Shoulderchoke
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I like them, especially the spear logo but if you look at the spear logo it’s virtually impossible for the spear to travel through the “W” that way. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
If you read their marketing materials, they did it on purpose to "connect the past to the present" (apparently in the middle of a 'W').
But I guess it could also be wormholes...
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I had my gall bladder removed a few weeks ago. It had a large gallstone and was filled with bile. They had to remove 60 CCs of bile before they could get it out. Pathology report says it was starting to go gangrenous.
I had an attack a few days before the surgery (how I found out I had an issue) and it felt like someone was repeatedly kicking me in the back.
When I woke up from surgery, I could immediately tell I felt better and the recovery was pretty easy.
I had an attack a few days before the surgery (how I found out I had an issue) and it felt like someone was repeatedly kicking me in the back.
When I woke up from surgery, I could immediately tell I felt better and the recovery was pretty easy.
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I'm curious about how the mission was designed. If Apollo didn't orbit after launch (spent long enough to grab the LEM and then straight to the moon), why are they doing this differently? Sticky for testing?
They are testing a ton of things during the low earth orbit and then parabolic (?) orbit, which allows them to easily return to earth if something goes wrong. If everything goes right, they burn to escape orbit and head to the moon.
re: Godspeed the crew of Artemis II...Re-Entry takes place tonight
Posted by bikerack on 4/1/26 at 9:34 pm to MoarKilometers
Kinda funny to see them taking pics with an iphone and floating it back and forth...
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Where the fook did Mclaren come from
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This is why none of it matters...
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re: La Guardia airport closed after plane collides with fire truck on runway
Posted by bikerack on 3/24/26 at 9:01 am to stelly1025
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In the clip the Truck1 and company say crossing runway 4 at Delta. Than the controller tells Frontier 4195 to stop than goes back to the truck and tells him to stop.
I noticed early on that the controller may have caused some confusion with this statement...from Transcript
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Controller: “Frontier 4195, stop there please. (Pause.) Stop, stop, stop, truck one, stop, stop, stop. Stop, truck one, stop! Stop, truck one, stop.”
The first time I heard the audio, I thought the bolded text above was directed at Frontier 4195. It was actually directed at the truck, but he didn't call it out until after he said "stop" 3x.
It may not have made a difference, but it was a blip in communication.
re: La Guardia airport closed after plane collides with fire truck on runway
Posted by bikerack on 3/23/26 at 6:10 pm to dallastigers
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Was the truck attempting to use the runway to cross up over to F instead of going straight across on D?
It definitely looks like the firetruck was turning to go down the runway.
The driver could have seen the plane at the last minute and was doing his best to avoid. D is also not perpendicular to the runway so maybe the angle of the video makes it look like he overturned.
NTSB briefing right now....not much info but she did say that members of the investigation team haven't arrived yet because they've been waiting in TSA lines for hours.
re: La Guardia airport closed after plane collides with fire truck on runway
Posted by bikerack on 3/23/26 at 1:46 pm to baytiger11
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The plane was coming in hot on the video.
Like I said....the 20mph was most likely one of the last recorded speeds POST IMPACT as it was slowing down.....not before
re: La Guardia airport closed after plane collides with fire truck on runway
Posted by bikerack on 3/23/26 at 12:10 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Who had the right of way in that situation?
Technically, both since ATC gave the truck clearance to cross the runway.
You can argue the firetruck should have seen the plane coming, but they were turning away from the plane as they tried to cross. It being dark and the tarmac being wet probably also played into it. Every light in the area is reflecting off the tarmac...
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Yea zero chance that thing was going 20+ mph
I think the 20mph was registered post-impact
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by bikerack on 3/17/26 at 8:56 am to Gulf Coast Tiger
SIAP - some background behind McLaren's problems in China...
From The Athletic
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From The Athletic
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At McLaren, as it prepared Norris’ car ahead of the main China race, the team discovered it could not start the engine.
The fault was quickly traced to the hybrid system on the Mercedes engine, which, in 2026, as with all other engines, must consist of an internal combustion engine part, a turbocharger, a battery, a control electronics system and a Motor-Generator Unit Kinetic system that converts braking energy into electricity to add more engine power overall.
The issue of concern for McLaren was the battery on Norris’ engine. “We couldn’t communicate with this component,” Stella said.
As replacing the battery would take too long, McLaren tried to address the problem by replacing the Electronic Control Unit on Norris’ car, hoping that a new set of sensors would enable the battery to work with McLaren’s computers.
The ECU is a standard part that teams can replace in just a few minutes and is supplied by Motion Applied, a company that manages the software all F1 cars use. Motion Applied is a separate company from the McLaren race team and became independent of the McLaren Group in 2021. All 11 teams receive this part for each car under a tender agreement arranged by the FIA, motorsport’s governing body.
Engine system issues can also sometimes be addressed by changing the steering wheel, since this part lets a driver control the complex software systems each car uses, as occurred in Russell’s qualifying drama last Saturday.
“We reprogrammed (the car), but there was no way to fix the problem,” said Stella. “Lando’s car was simply just not in condition to leave the garage.”
Then, when McLaren went to start Piastri’s car on the grid after the pre-race ceremonies, a similar but unrelated issue with his engine electrics was detected. “The car wouldn’t fire up again,” said Stella. “In a similar manner to Lando’s car, but actually on Oscar’s side it was easier to diagnose the problem.”
Stella did not specify which part of the electric system on Piastri’s car was not working as expected. Although it could work out what had gone wrong, McLaren did not have enough time to get its one driver who had reached the grid into the race.
Stella added: “It’s quite exceptional and uncharacteristic that you have two terminal problems pretty much at the same time, on the same component, which in this case is on the electrical side of the power unit.”
Until the root cause is confirmed, it remains unclear whether the fault lies with Mercedes hardware or McLaren’s integration of it.
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In China, a battery issue at the works team heavily disrupted Russell’s final session in main race qualifying, where Antonelli qualified ahead after the Briton had led the way in Shanghai to that point.
The battery problem caused Russell to stop on track briefly and it worsened when he restarted his car, leading to a gear selection issue that Mercedes could only rectify once he returned to the pits.
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by bikerack on 3/13/26 at 12:22 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
I wish the logistics and scheduling would have allowed them to race a 2nd GP in Japan during the Bahrain or Saudi weekends...similar to the covid season.
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by bikerack on 3/13/26 at 11:01 am to MississippiLebowski
I don't think this shocks anyone...
Also, I haven't seen this reported from the official F1 or Sky F1 accounts yet.
ETA - found this, which says the races will be cancelled this weekend.
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/33694/13519254/f1-set-to-cancel-bahrain-and-saudi-arabian-grands-prix-due-to-war-in-middle-east-as-2026-calendar-to-drop-to-22-races
Also, I haven't seen this reported from the official F1 or Sky F1 accounts yet.
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If tweet fails to load, click here. ETA - found this, which says the races will be cancelled this weekend.
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