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New comment by bwv848 in "My Experience as a Rice Farmer"

bwv848 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:40:37 +0000

I agree with your point but you guys really have to take a look at what I was replying to and was I being serious at all.

New comment by bwv848 in "My Experience as a Rice Farmer"

bwv848 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:05:04 +0000

What's the difference? All have to live under central planning, all have to live with hubris of the rich and elites, at least Mars sounds way cooler than living in cities.

New comment by bwv848 in "My Experience as a Rice Farmer"

bwv848 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:45:52 +0000

And the best way for Earth is we all migrate to Mars aboard Elon Musk's spaceship.

New comment by bwv848 in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

bwv848 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:03:56 +0000

You can’t really deduce THAAD was used against drones based on this. As the number of US assets in the Middle East increases, it is logical to deploy more THAAD to protect them from Iranian ballistic missiles. Israel intercepted a few[0] at the beginning of the current conflict, so it is common sense to presume there are still some remaining.

[0] https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2035762512147128344

New comment by bwv848 in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

bwv848 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:20:04 +0000

I did a quick search and could only found a missed missile having self destruction. Shaheds have a very distinct noise it shouldn't be too hard to id. While I don't doubt Americans had used patriot on drones, I believe it is because they were(and still are) unprepared and they panicked.

New comment by bwv848 in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

bwv848 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:49:00 +0000

Dude, the geolocation and sources are all in the comment. CENTCOM posted this picture, you’re better off spending your effort questioning them.

New comment by bwv848 in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

bwv848 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:41:39 +0000

Gee, you guys really couldn’t infer what the picture means and had to rely on words? The B-52 is a high-altitude aircraft, a truck-mounted SAM couldn’t hit it, you’d need at least something like a Pantsir(Buk is more realistic, but Pantsir had hit airliner). It implies the US has combat air patrol in the area, ready to conduct SEAD/DEAD while B52 dumps its short range JDAM.

New comment by bwv848 in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

bwv848 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:32:50 +0000

GBU-38 JDAM has very short range.

New comment by bwv848 in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

bwv848 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:31:20 +0000

Nobody is using Patriot to intercept Shaheds. PAC-2/3 are intended for ballistic missiles and fighter jets. In Ukraine, low-flying drones are primarily countered by FPV, MANPADS, drone-hunting aircraft and truck, and EW before point defense SAM and AA gun.

New comment by bwv848 in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

bwv848 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:10:46 +0000

OSINTechinical literally had one yesterday

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2038625975332692466

New comment by bwv848 in "Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)"

bwv848 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:57:28 +0000

A larger and, more importantly, taller trackpad that also functions like a Wacom with Apple Pencil, which would compel Apple to adopt a more square display, 3:2 or 4:3, capable of showing more lines of code. Too bad that would cannibalize the iPad line, so Apple would never do it.

New comment by bwv848 in "Bird brains (2023)"

bwv848 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:09:34 +0000

Sure man, ask the Keas, I am sure they like their new name and wouldn't prefer to live in lowland if human were to disappear in NZ.

New comment by bwv848 in "Bird brains (2023)"

bwv848 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:07:00 +0000

Sure man, if 700 years is far enough for you. Meanwhile, human spent thousands of years to domesticate junglefowl into chicken.

New comment by bwv848 in "Bird brains (2023)"

bwv848 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:13:59 +0000

Been to NZ once. Keas are indeed the coolest parrots ever. Climb to the top of Avalanche Peak and you’re guaranteed to see some soaring in the sky, with snowy Mt. Rolleston in the background. Kiwis call them alpine parrots, but they are not. They were common on both islands before Polynesian/Maori hunted many of them, and European ranchers forced them to retreat to high beech forests and alpine zones. Another place is Dart Hut, I even found some kea feathers there.

New comment by bwv848 in "How the Turner twins are mythbusting modern technical apparel"

bwv848 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:30:24 +0000

Fun experiment, but it doesn’t really prove anything. On a good day, elite runners like Tyler Andrews can run up Mera and more difficult peaks with minimal gear. Next time, try testing them on a cold, windy, and wet ridgeline traverse.

New comment by bwv848 in "AirPods Max 2"

bwv848 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:35:38 +0000

I’m sure it’s driving issue, 650/6XX’s treble is supposed to be smooth and veiled. I wouldn’t consider the HD6 series at all if you only have an unbalanced setup, the difference on my DAC is night and day.

New comment by bwv848 in "AirPods Max 2"

bwv848 — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:27:03 +0000

Best bang for the buck in terms of sound quality is probably the Hifiman HE400SE, which is less than $100, the AKG K701 and Sennheiser HD6XX, which are about $200. The catch is that you need a proper setup to drive them. But to be honest, getting the tuning you like that suits the music is more important.

New comment by bwv848 in "Wired headphone sales are exploding"

bwv848 — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:48:14 +0000

Nah, here's an example, Hifiman's planar offerings range from 50 USD to 8000 USD.

New comment by bwv848 in "Wired headphone sales are exploding"

bwv848 — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:29:32 +0000

I still find it hard to justify buying Chi-Fi. My HD650 still has no competitor in terms of style and cost efficiency, I wish I could afford HD800 but they sound very different. My IE80 from 2012 is very outdated, but IEMs are technologically inferior, and even the Chinese ones are not cheap. So I just put a USB-C cable on it and use it occasionally.

New comment by bwv848 in "MacBook Neo"

bwv848 — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:55:39 +0000

A Huion Kamvas then, still way cheaper than an iPad.