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Look at this emergency ration:
https://www.lrse.com/products/seven-oceans-emergency-ration

It's just a block of calories lol.

Also, why bother with this emergency water, and not just use bottled water:
https://www.lrse.com/products/seven-oceans-emergency-drinking-water

YouTube Short of the inside:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1HfXq0jY8kY

Two levels, and each black dot is for one person; you're cramped in there like sardines. Apparently, these also have 7 days of food! Holy shit.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/2/1/AAdbDbAAEsGl.jpg

You see those lifeboats hanging off the side? Well each of them can hold 450 people:

Tschudi Logistics Group has recently been commissioned to deliver the full logistics setup for the transport of 17 lifeboats that will be installed on the cruise ship. Each lifeboat has the capacity for up to 450 people, measuring a total of 6,715 cubic metres.

https://www.projectcargojournal.com/project-logistics/2023/05/10/
tschudi-handles-lifeboats-delivery-for-icon-of-the-seas/

Holy crap. I didn't know those lifeboats are that big. Do you think there are lifeboats for that lifeboat?

I was detailing one of my cars today, and I suddenly had a genius thought- why dont I spray this Meguiar's ceramic wax I have all over the shower glass door I have?

Well I unexpectedly added scope to my work and started cleaning the shower glass of all the crap on it, and then sprayed ceramic wax and waxed it.

It worked. It just beads all the water and water just runs off the shower glass door. Pro tip for others, with glass shower doors and walls.

s0nicfan posted...

I can't say for sure, but I'm willing to bet they don't work in native 18K since the files would require petabytes to hold and any software trying to load it into memory would likely crash the system:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/7/AABJX0AAErZ_.jpg

I agree. I know as of 2021, industry used 1080p as standard for the workflow. This just makes me wonder wtf is the point of 70mm IMAX when the bottleneck is 1080p anyway.

IdiotMachine posted...

Okay, but do editors and CGI folks use 18K work flows to maintain that resolution? If so, why not just disperse in 18K, and save the difficult shipment / management of film?

For example, Marvel and most other movie studios use 2K (or 1080p) workflow, and then upscale it to 4K later for digital release (in theaters and for home Blu-Ray).

s0nicfan posted...

Higher quality negatives mean higher quality transfers in the future when new technology improves encoding.

EDIT: IMAX negatives, FYI, are roughly equivalent to 18K resolution.
https://ymcinema.com/2023/01/27/nolans-oppenheimer-imax-15-70-and-18k-resolution/

Okay, but do editors and CGI folks use 18K work flows to maintain that resolution? If so, why not just disperse in 18K, and save the difficult shipment / management of film?

Well?

Would you really want doctors, engineers, and lawyers that learned shit off of YouTube or that had formal education and guidance via university?

Who cares? It'll only be a few dollars difference if you evenly split vs. you pay for what you ordered, unless you ordered like nothing. Are you really going to fight over it, if the restaurant doesn't support separate individual checks (which some don't)?

This is like that fast food employee who was arguing with a customer and then the employee showed her tits and said "Here's my tit, yo" and everyone just kinda shut up.

PraetorXyn posted...

I doubt those were a thing when the house was built. It was just a wooden deck that was never maintained at all, but its lasted 35 years.

I meant when you rebuild your deck, go with Trex.

Well?

ChatGPT's Answer:

As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) and Bard were both AI language models developed by OpenAI, but there might have been changes or developments in the AI landscape beyond that point. However, if we consider why ChatGPT might have been more popular than Bard up until that time, there are several potential reasons:

1. Availability and Exposure: ChatGPT was more widely available to the public, while Bard might have been a more restricted or limited release. As a result, ChatGPT received more exposure and usage by developers and users across different applications and platforms.
2. Model Features and Use Cases: ChatGPT was designed specifically to facilitate conversation and generate natural language responses, making it more suitable for chatbot-like interactions. On the other hand, Bard may have been designed for a different set of use cases or applications, possibly making it less relevant or accessible to the general public.
3. Model Performance and Training Data: ChatGPT was built on the GPT-3 architecture, which represented the cutting edge of language models at the time. It had been trained on vast amounts of data, making it more powerful and capable in terms of generating human-like text. Bard, being a different model, might not have matched ChatGPT's performance or scale.
4. Marketing and Branding: OpenAI may have focused more on marketing and promoting ChatGPT, leading to greater awareness and adoption within the AI community and beyond. A strong brand and marketing strategy can significantly impact the popularity of a product.
5. Community and Ecosystem: The existence of a robust developer community, providing resources, tutorials, and tools around ChatGPT, could have contributed to its popularity. This support ecosystem can foster adoption and make it easier for developers to integrate the model into their applications.
6. Cost and Accessibility: The pricing and accessibility of the models might have been different. If ChatGPT was more affordable or offered free usage tiers for experimentation, it could have attracted more users.

Remember, this information is based on the situation as of September 2021, and developments may have occurred since then. For the most up-to-date information, I recommend checking the latest news and updates from OpenAI or other relevant sources.

Bard's Answer:

There are a few reasons why less people use Bard compared to ChatGPT.

• Bard is newer. ChatGPT has been around for longer, so it has had more time to build up a user base. Bard is still under development, so it may not be as polished or as user-friendly as ChatGPT.
• Bard is more limited in its availability. ChatGPT is available to anyone who wants to use it, but Bard is currently only available to a limited number of people. This is because Bard is still in beta testing, and Google is gradually rolling it out to more users.
• Bard is more focused on research. Bard is designed to be a research tool, while ChatGPT is more focused on generating creative content. This means that Bard may not be as well-suited for some tasks, such as writing poems or stories.

However, there are also some advantages to using Bard. For example, Bard is able to access and process information from the real world through Google Search, which means that it can provide more up-to-date information than ChatGPT. Additionally, Bard is able to learn and improve over time, which means that it may become more powerful and useful in the future.

Overall, both Bard and ChatGPT are powerful language models with their own strengths and weaknesses. The best choice for you will depend on your specific needs and preferences.

Because ChatGPT was first.

I pay for YouTube Premium Family. Only like $3/mo; totally worth it.

https://www.engadget.com/youtube-premium-quietly-goes-up-in-price-to-14-per-month-100531473.html

Google has quietly increased the price of YouTube Premium by a significant $2 from $12 to $14, according to the updated signup page spotted by 9to5Google. The annual price jumped to $20, from $120 to $140 per month, a savings of about $28 over paying month-by-month. YouTube also increased the price of Music Premium from $10 to $11 per month, matching similar increases by Apple and Amazon. The price increases weren't accompanied by any kind of official announcement.

PraetorXyn posted...

I dont think that works when the boards are caved in in the middle lol.

We need to replace our deck pretty badly. Im hoping to make it a lot bigger. One of the cooks I watch on YouTube has a 30x40 deck, and I love the idea of that much space, but well have to see what the cost is when the time comes.

Obviously get Trex decks so you dont have to worry about deformation and any maintenance (e.g., repainting).

Here's a short documentary by ESPN-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sg54i-2k7U

Seems like the movie trailer actually got it right. Like he legit flipped a car in a race.

It's about this dude:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jann_Mardenborough

@spikethedevil beat me by 30 seconds.

idk why people think I'm lying

Oh, and here's the insurance check in 2020, that DID NOT INCLUDE the roof damage, and only the fence (minus the deductible).https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/7/AAdbDbAAErA_.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/5/AAdbDbAAErA9.png

First half of AC paid yesterday, as I mentioned; second half being installed now so no invoice yet.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/2/AAdbDbAAErA6.png

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/5/9/AAdbDbAAErA3.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/0/AAdbDbAAErA4.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/5/6/AAdbDbAAErA0.jpg

Have_A_Cigar posted...

32k for a roof? I did a roof at the height of covid in late 2020, early 2021 - when supplies were scarce, and insurance paid 8k for Owens Corning Duration shingles on a 1904 sq foot single story home (that's a lot of roof). And if you paid 32k in AC, you must have a double system meaning you have at least 2 stories in your house (maybe 3 if basement). So your roof is smaller on a multi story house than one story of comparable size. And you talk of your AC system as it is a singular unit.

OP doesn't add up, leads me to believe it is full of inaccuracies.

House is cathedral and is wide; doesnt build up top like most multi story houses. Also, cost includes 7 skylights that I replaced, of which 3 of them are powered and openable.

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This 100%. My mistake was looking for average cost of replacing these items, and not scaling it to our house.

For example, average house has 15-20 squares of roof; my house apparently has ~50. An average house has one AC/furnace unit of 3-tons / 60k BTU; my house has three fucking AC units each 5-tons / 120k BTU.

TaylorHeinicke posted...

I mean, these all sound like things you know are coming when you're looking at the house, going through inspection, etc.

What year is the house? I bought one a few months back and my biggest stipulation was it's gotta be very new. We ended up finding a 2018 3br/2ba split level for 342k. Zero big ticket items so far (knock on wood)

Older houses are money traps for sure, but if you did your due diligence, the items you mentioned shouldn't exactly come as surprises.

Having said that, does your homeowners insurance not cover the wind damage and leaking? That seems like a bad policy if so.

Will_VIIII posted...

Did you not have an inspection prior to the sale?

Like literally all of that would have been mentioned.

Also some of that would have been covered by insurance so I'm sus of the op

Insurance covered wind damage to the fence at a depreciated value, and they rejected to cover any roof damage. They claimed roof was incorrectly installed to begin with. I actually went through an independent arbiter that I hired, and they fucking sided with the insurance company.

CARRRNE_ASADA posted...

All that shouldve been factored in the price if you did all those repairs right after purchasing it. Also how TF do you spend 16k on AC?

I knew about these issues (roof, AC, gutters), but did not have concept on how expensive these will be. I googled before, and saw that it costs ~$8k, ~$10k, and ~$3k respectively, so thats how much I thought it would cost.

CARRRNE_ASADA posted...

All that shouldve been factored in the price if you did all those repairs right after purchasing it. Also how TF do you spend 16k on AC?

bsp77 posted...

16k is nothing depending on the size of the house. I simple split for one upstairs and one downstairs is about 10k

My mistake, it was $32k. I paid $16k just today, as theyre halfway finished.

2019 - Purchased house.
2020 - Cost $11,500 to repaint the house (house is half wood, so needs to be periodically repainted).
2020 - Wind damage, cost $7,300 to repair fence, side of house, and roof. Roof started to leak after this. Periodically patched it, and then...
2021 - Cost $32,200 to replace roof and skylights.
2022 - Gutters started to overflow and leak. Cost $7,000 to replace gutters.
2023 - AC broke. AC is 22 years old, so we're just replacing it. Cost $16,000.

So just in the past 4 years, we spent $74k just in big-ticket maintenance. Renters have it lucky.

VeggetaX posted...

Yeah man I one of those doctors as well

You're a dictator, not a doctor.

You're a philosopher, eh?

How do you contact your family if separated? Since no cell phone service do we need to bring walkie-talkies?

Never been on one. Im looking to book one with Royal Caribbean on the Oasis of the Seas (so the more modern Quantum class). Some things Im not sure how it works-

1. How do I book excursions? Or am I on my own for that?
2. How do I get from the ship to where the excursions are at (and then back to the ship)?
3. How do the ship entertainment work? Do I pay for tickets to shows or reserve them, or is it first come first serve at time of show?
4. How do personal services work, like spas? Are there added fees for this?
5. What are some hidden fees? Like do I have free Wi-Fi? Free drinks and food? Etc.

VampireCoyote posted...

it does make sense

This reads like a fan fiction to explain a plot hole.

royic posted...

He knows the phrase, he just realized in real time that a sound byte of himself saying "shame on me" would be bad

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

lolwat

https://youtu.be/rQ6N-sb7SVQ

Throw back to President Bush, who we all questioned how could such a dumb person could become president.

and then Trump came along.

It ain't gonna suck itself.

These guys and gals get paid literally tens of millions of dollars to act in a movie. What more do they want?

Payzmaykr posted...

Have you considered having two small/medium units, with each cooling half of the house? My parents did that once and it worked out. I assume that its less stress on the units and if one goes out, youve got a cool half of the house.

Wed have to rip out the existing ductwork to do split units. So instead, I was recommended to add a mini split.

When the house was built, basement wasnt finished so its like 3200sqft, which I guess 4-tons is good enough (though idk why they would think that what with the cathedral ceilings, no attics, and windows everywhere). But now that the basement is finished (complete with its own entrance and giant 4x4 egress windows everywhere), it counts as livable space.

Bishop_Hastur posted...

How big is your place? I've got friends and family in the hvac business and am curious to see if they think 4 ton is big enough.

Total livable square footage is 5,400sqft. The main floor is 2,200sqft and has cathedral ceilings of up to 24ft in height. I have no attic also, and I have 7 skylights, and 20 rectangular glass vertical windows on the roof line.

Starks posted...

If you're replacing, switch to a heat pump

lol no thanks. Natural gas is far cheaper vs electric. Though the supplemental mini-split system will be able to provide heat, but that wont be needed.

Tyranthraxus posted...

How big is the AC?

Currently 4-tons, but nowhere enough. Hence:

IdiotMachine posted...

So the 4-ton / 100k BTU AC/furnace unit is about 17 years old, and it struggles to cool our house (like house is at 80F when outside is like 90F with the AC on 24 hours). The AC finally hit the bucket, and it broke today.

Instead of trying to fix it, I figured lets upsize to 5-ton / 120k BTU, and also add a 4-ton mini split system to supplement.

So the 4-ton / 100k BTU AC/furnace unit is about 17 years old, and it struggles to cool our house (like house is at 80F when outside is like 90F with the AC on 24 hours). The AC finally hit the bucket, and it broke today.

Instead of trying to fix it, I figured lets upsize to 5-ton / 120k BTU, and also add a 4-ton mini split system to supplement.

I got three companies to come out, and the quotes for a complete AC and furnace replacement is $34k, $46k, and $42k wtf brah. I thought itd be like $20k max.