just1dawg
Favorite team: | Mississippi St. |
Location: | Virginia |
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Number of Posts: | 1483 |
Registered on: | 12/29/2011 |
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re: Wife has the 24' honda crv hybrid and it's impressive
Posted by just1dawg on 4/15/24 at 10:04 pm
[quote]I’m sure it’s a great vehicle, but anytime I’m stuck behind someone driving 10 mph under the speed limit, it’s always a goddamn CR-V. 15mph slower if they have Texas plates on I-10[/quote] Move over Toyota Avalon, Honda CR-Vs are the favorite vehicle of today's seniors who love nothing better...
re: Hate to say it but English language operas aren’t as good as itilian, German etc
Posted by just1dawg on 3/10/24 at 9:40 pm
This is due, not to the language, but to the times and locations of the great composers. The best oratorios (essentially operas without acting or spoken dialogue) are in English.
Certainly, the best modern musicals are in English. It has thoroughly dominated the music world in a way that no othe...
re: Is “Hook” the best version of Peter Pan?
Posted by just1dawg on 1/24/24 at 3:49 pm
It’s the only Peter Pan film with a score by John Williams. ...
re: OT Scientists: Why Do Credit Card “Tap” Functions Never Work?
Posted by just1dawg on 1/17/24 at 10:29 am
My Gold Amex, which is a metal card, is the only one I have that consistently never works when I try to tap it. Always gotta insert it instead. ...
re: NASA pushes back dates for Artemis II and Artemis III missions.
Posted by just1dawg on 1/10/24 at 10:02 pm
[quote]Artemis should be canceled immediately; of course it won’t be as it’s the result of Lockheed Martin and Boeing lobbying.[/quote]Artemis isn't a bad program, it's just SLS that is a national disgrace. Boeing can't/won't do engineering on time like they once did but they lobby better than almos...
re: NASA pushes back dates for Artemis II and Artemis III missions.
Posted by just1dawg on 1/9/24 at 3:11 pm
This was always inevitable. Due to SLS and Orion sucking up absurd amounts of money for years, NASA was late in awarding contracts for the lunar landers and spacesuits. Even a fully unfettered SpaceX would never have been able to make NASA’s original timeline. ...
re: Will Boeing ever catch up to Airbus?
Posted by just1dawg on 1/7/24 at 5:25 pm
Boeing will not catch up to Airbus as long as Boeing has a board with no engineers or pilots and Airbus does....
re: Apple TV+ to get the most-wanted new sci-fi series in years
Posted by just1dawg on 12/20/23 at 8:20 am
Shows like this make me wonder how well Apple would do at adapting the last 3 books from The Expanse and finishing out the series. ...
re: Have to get a used vehicle for my son during his mid-term Christmas break
Posted by just1dawg on 12/13/23 at 8:26 am
Consider a used Mazda. Depending on the year and model, you can find ones made in Japan, which in my opinion have superior build quality. And Mazda’s reliability is second only to Toyota’s but their resale isn’t as strong, so you get a better used value. Have him check out the Mazda3 sedan/hatch and...
re: Happy Student Loan Payments Resume After a 3-Year Pause month
Posted by just1dawg on 10/4/23 at 1:26 pm
I'm one of the 40 million.
But my payment restarts this month at $96.07 minimum. Because I went to two state schools that were a good value and worked as much as I could while studying.
I could pay more and knock mine out pretty quickly but I'd rather invest the difference. ...
re: Soon can own a new PBY Catalina
Posted by just1dawg on 8/5/23 at 4:20 pm
[quote]The NGAA Catalina II will be the largest, fastest, longest range, highest payload, and most capable amphibious aircraft available worldwide with Western Certifications.[/quote]
I'm interested to know how the specs compare to the DHC-515, which Viking/DeHavilland Canada is trying to return to...
re: 4 People killed at Wisconsin airshow
Posted by just1dawg on 7/31/23 at 6:22 am
Been to Oshkosh 3 times. It becomes the busiest airport in the world BY FAR for one week of every year. When you have 10,000+ planes gathered in one place, many of them vintage aircraft, accidents will happen. It’s an accepted risk that everyone does their best to minimize but flying is not a risk-f...
re: Star Trek Strange new Worlds Season 2
Posted by just1dawg on 7/24/23 at 8:16 pm
Tawny Newsome was great, of course, but Jack Quaid was perfect. He's got Boimler's movements down pat.
My favorite thing was Number One's poster....
re: China Is No Longer the USA's Top Trading Partner
Posted by just1dawg on 7/20/23 at 8:01 pm
[quote]Or maybe China is shipping through Mexico.[/quote]
Nah, Mexico doesn't have enough significant ports....
re: Settle the debate: are you supposed to wash your feet every time you shower?
Posted by just1dawg on 5/22/23 at 11:27 am
Your feet have lots of sweat glands. Wash them every time just like you wash your armpits, genitalia, and arse.
The other body parts are optional. ...
re: Are orcas the biggest jerks in the ocean?
Posted by just1dawg on 5/18/23 at 12:03 pm
Actually, it’s one. A surfer off the coast of California was attacked in the 1970s by an orca but survived. Likely a case of mistaken identity. ...
re: Elon and SpaceX wasting ZERO time on new pad
Posted by just1dawg on 5/2/23 at 11:43 am
Pad reconstruction isn't likely to be the delaying item for Starship's next test flight, the flight termination system is. It took 40 seconds from activation to destruction and that's too long. The FAA is definitely paying attention to that and SpaceX will have to do some engineering to get that tim...
re: 2 orcas slaughter 19 sharks in a single day in South Africa, eating their livers...
Posted by just1dawg on 3/8/23 at 10:34 am
[quote]It's baffling to me there have been zero reported orca attacks on man in the wild.
They are serious killers.[/quote]
There is one known attack in the wild. Happened to a surfer off the coast of California in the 1970s and the bite marks matched an orca, not a shark. But it was a one bite ...
re: SpaceX proceeding with Starship orbital launch attempt after static fire
Posted by just1dawg on 2/22/23 at 12:07 pm
[quote]If I know anything about how engineers work, that thing doesn't need even close to 100% thrust from all 33 engines to make it to orbit.[/quote]
Fully loaded, a full stack Starship with 100T payload using the current Raptor 2 engines has a thrust to weight ratio of 1.5x. It's going to leap of...
re: Mazda vs Toyota/Honda
Posted by just1dawg on 2/6/23 at 10:10 am
In my mind, Mazda is the only serious reliability competitor that Toyota has, especially if it's a built-in-Japan Mazda. Honda's still good but is no longer the superlative Honda of the '90s.
All three are far more reliable than Hyundai/Kia....
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