baldona
Favorite team: | Auburn |
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re: Small business owners
Posted by baldona on 3/28/24 at 6:30 am
[quote]Anyone here who quit their corporate job to start a business? Would be interesting to hear some experiences. I have some ideas of what I could do but I know it’s a grind to get it off the ground [/quote]
The grass is not always greener. Lot of long hours and hard work especially to start. ...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/28/24 at 6:04 am
[quote]No industry can afford to cover every possible eventuality, it is just not economically feasible.[/quote]
No doubt. But everyone also owns these ships with a shell company and knows that the worst damage they can cause is the loss of their ship, so there’s also little financial motivation ...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/27/24 at 10:48 pm
[quote]none of these things happen that quickly. Think about the size of the prop and how long it takes to get it up to speed. Maximum revolutions of the propeller may only be like 80rpm. These ships have less power in reverse than forward. Transverse thrust of the prop is not immediate and takes lo...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/27/24 at 10:39 pm
[quote]Because you lose all hope of controlling the ship. Same reason the titanic sequence of actions is so heavily critiqued. Going all back full headed down river might swing the bow a little, but the ship isn't going change course and the rudder becomes less effective as the ship slows.[/quote]
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re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/27/24 at 9:51 pm
[quote]Not likely. All the black smoke was most likely going full back on the main engine. It could have possibly been the generators coming back online but they generally don't smoke THAT much. The speed reduction also indicates that the main engine was likely reversed before the hit. The anchor we...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/27/24 at 10:50 am
[quote]Current - the event occurred on a full moon, which creates large variances in high/low tide[/quote]
Is that a fact? A stuck rudder with forward momentum seems more likely to me.
If there was current to starboard, the rudder should have been pointing to port to counter act it? ...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/27/24 at 10:49 am
[quote]
It will not be difficult to discover the root cause of the mains blackout failure. My guess is the vessel's chief engineer already knows.[/quote]
I maybe misunderstanding the term mains, but main to me would be the main engine that runs the screw.
My understanding is that the main eng...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/27/24 at 10:43 am
[quote]No, the main doesn't power anything but the wheel. It also didn't shut down. You could never restart that engine in that time frame. It lost rudder control when it went dark.
The hydraulic pumps for the steering are usually electric.[/quote]
Its also possible the main shut down and neve...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/27/24 at 9:39 am
[quote]If you lose everything as in the ship goes dark, you don't have the propeller or the rudder.[/quote]
Are these not separate systems? I'm curious how you would lose everything? I'd think on a decently modern system there would be some redundancy built in? Separate fuel supply, fuel system, ...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/27/24 at 9:06 am
[quote]Add to this the single screw arrangement means the torque for the screw will not stop the ship in a straight line. [/quote]
Maybe the hard reverse by the captain is what actually steered the boat into the bridge?
Its odd to me as a laymen the ship basically veered starboard only. There...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/27/24 at 9:03 am
[quote]
How are you going to turn the prop without power?[/quote]
The ship engine runs the prop. I'm assuming that's the only thing it does? Then you have a separate generator controlled rudder apparently.
Due to the torque of the prop rotation, props will pull a boat in the direction they ar...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/27/24 at 8:19 am
[quote]Those ships are usually single screw with slow speed main engines and a basic generator plant. My guess is they tripped the plant and lost steering. There's basically no chance the main engine would have shut down. [/quote]
Does the main engine not power anything else? It sure seems like t...
re: KD Johnson to Portal
Posted by baldona on 3/26/24 at 7:55 pm
[quote]feel like KD has played for 10 years[/quote]
This, I never would have guessed he had a year left. I’d say he digressed or at least didn’t show improvement in his game especially his jump shot and shot choices. ...
re: Dell announces work from home - no promotions
Posted by baldona on 3/26/24 at 7:08 pm
[quote]Dell supported WFH well before Covid. To implement this policy now after many years of hiring remote workers is just idiotic[/quote]
You are completely right! All companies should be continuing to make jobs easier and easier. In fact, to really keep employees happy and retain new top talen...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/26/24 at 3:32 pm
[quote]one to two nautical miles to come dead in the water from 10 knots would be excellent performance.[/quote]
This ship wasn't going 10 knots though right? I'm assuming it was going extremely slowly as it had just pulled out and was still in the harbor?
Was the wind blowing it aggressively?...
re: Baltimore Bridge is going to increase car prices
Posted by baldona on 3/26/24 at 1:22 pm
What vehicles come through there? I'm assuming they mean European and asian vehicles that are made overseas? Things like the Tundra are already made in America or Mexico right? Obviously if certain vehicles go up that will affect other vehicle pricing too, potentially. I just don't see how an east ...
re: Steps for paying uncle sam in advance of tax return filing
Posted by baldona on 3/26/24 at 1:20 pm
You can pay at any time, lol. The IRS will gladly take your money.
I'd plan on paying it as a quarterly estimated payment, and pay at least 25% of what you expect to owe at the end of the year every quarter.
You just get the basic form from IRS.gov and mail a check in with your SSN. ...
re: Dell announces work from home - no promotions
Posted by baldona on 3/26/24 at 10:34 am
[quote]so now I have to give the guy that I have to micromanage to make sure he is productive the promotion because he comes into the office, but the guy that can be productive without micromanaging is going to leave for a new company?[/quote]
That's how large companies work...
Do you think dr...
re: Dell announces work from home - no promotions
Posted by baldona on 3/26/24 at 10:34 am
[quote]The anti-wfh boomers on here want the rest of us to waste our lives commuting like they had to. They should be happy times are changing.[/quote]
I forgot that living next to your office was no longer an option. Maybe choose a better location? ...
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by baldona on 3/26/24 at 10:20 am
[quote]They were 15-18 stories above the water.
And I saw it reported that the water's current temp would cause lose of feeling in extremities within 5-10 mins and loss of consciousness within an hour.[/quote]
49* water. Definitely very cold. It was 41* outside they said, so they all likely ha...
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