ZapBeebz_

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[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

If it was meant in a "lay off me" or "get off my back" way, I think "stop busting my balls" would be an accurate translation

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Could that be translated more colloquially to "stop busting my balls"?

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In contrast to the rest of the commenters, I don't think so. I've got the Z Flip 5, and the battery life isn't great, after a year of use, the hinge is a little looser than I'd like, and the phone is just slightly narrower than the last couple phones I've owned, which means I've somehow not managed to adjust to the keyboard size after a year, and my typing accuracy is awful.

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Similarly, Helldivers is also a prequel to WH40K

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Way too big. That's Drydock 12 at Newport News Shipbuilding, which is some 2173 feet (~660 meters) long. 150 meters should be roughly 1/4 of that drydock, but the ship looks like it takes up closer to 2/3 of the available space, meaning it appears closer to about 400 meters in length.

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 118 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

a consumer may easily misunderstand the consequences of canceling and it may be imperative that they learn about better options

See, if it's easy to cancel, then a consumer can leave your service, try something else, and then cancel that and come back if they don't like the alternative.

Also, imperative for who? Your bottom line?

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

A screw, bolt, nut, etc. that could feasibly have come from the car itself

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So by implication, the more prominent leaders of the Taliban don't have souls? I suppose that tracks?

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

To add on, most of us are probably used to seeing American Nimitz- and *Ford-*class carriers, which have flight decks covering approx. 4.5 and 5 acres respectively, while the Liaoning only has about 3.5 acres, and loses a lot of that real estate to the ski jump. American carriers tend to be built with extra parking spaces for aircraft on the deck, partially to get more bang for our buck, but also because you can park planes on a CATOBAR deck without much difficulty.

In addition, Nimitz- and *Ford-*class carriers each carry approx. 90 aircraft of various types, compared to the Liaoning's 45 or so.

The bottom line is American carriers tend to keep aircraft on deck while sailing around, because they carry so many of them and have more space on the deck for parking, while the Liaoning likely has enough hangar bay space for her much smaller complement of aircraft.

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Was at a brewery last night where the "bathroom" was a row of sinks, and then a row of doors labeled "sit" or "stand". The commode cubicles were full length walls and doors, totally private, and this just makes so much more sense to me

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Depends on the phase of construction. The pressure hull will be fully complete before being floated for the first time, with most (if not all) systems installed. But there still may be operational testing, training, etc. going on that is part of the construction process. Those types of things can take place waterborne (and in some cases are required to), which frees up space for construction of the next hull to begin.

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