#hydraulic classifier

[inbabylontheywept]

So I found one of your (nonfiction) stories and read the one about the refrigerators, and it made the librarian part of me very curious (and a bit horrified) and I have so many questions!! (Feel free to entirely ignore this, and I really don’t intend to ask anything classified) Are there still refrigerators being used for document storage? Did the refrigerators keep reasonably consistent temperature/humidity? (Because those are both things you want in anything resembling archival storage) How long were documents stored in refrigerators? Do you have any actual document storage/retention guidelines?!

Thank you so much for sharing all your stories, they are hilarious!!!

Naw, it's surprisingly difficult to even ask questions about classified material. We're encouraged but not technically required to be vague about the tests and their purposes, but the fridges are fair game.

Anyway, from the top:

Are there fridges still being used for document storage? At the time that I wrote the fridge piece, we were down to four (4) file storage fridges. At present, we are down to a single (1) file storage fridge, and parts to repair it are on backlog. Then we're going to have to build another filing cabinet. Not looking forward to that.

Did the refigerators keep things reasonant consistent for temperature/humidity? Yes. The temperature in the building does not fluctuate very much (they have relic computer systems that are absolutely, terrifyingly irreplacable) and keeping them happy is a major concern. The fact that it preserves paper is just a convenient side benefit. Humidity is likewise kept low in the basement (like, single digit percent low), for the benefit of some machines that dislike it strongly. We do occasionally raise the humidity in certain location while handling ESD sensitive materials, but those tend to be far from the fridges.

How long were the documents stored in refigerators? We have some facility documents that date back to 1972. We do occasionally have to reference those documents to answer such thrilling questions as "Why does overloading the machine hydraulics downstairs sometimes cause the microwave clock to reset upstairs?" (The answer is that, for reasons no one can explain, they ran 125 feet of wire off the test cell's breaker specifically upstairs, to the one outlet that powers the microwave.) (Seriously.) (And then they recorded this, as if their confession could expunge this kind of sin.) (Engineering does not follow Catholic God's rules- we do not have to forgive someone just because they fessed up.)

Do we have any actual document storage/retention guidelines? Sorta. The guidelines for disposal of documents refers to both positions and specific people that have been gone for years. In theory, someone could take it upon themselves to champion a new disposal process, but that would be boring bureaucratic work whose reward would be doing more boring bureaucratic work, and the machines that we work on here are the coolest shit in the world. Everybody loves working on the machines. Nobody likes sorting through papers. So we just kind of keep punting that one down the road. We'll probably do that until we get someone in who actually prefers doing paperwork to badass science (basically impossible), we get someone from outside the group who arrives to assure document compliance (theoretically possible, ridiculously arare) or until we run out of space (actually impossible, we add space more quickly than we can fill it with papers). We do have guidelines on storage safety. I do not know a lot about what they are. I'd be surprised if the fridges weren't kosher though. The official cabinets have some parts flimsy enough to put through with a can opener. Those fridges could be dropped from an airplane and not get a dent. They're beautiful devices.

[thearchercore]

lestappen gate brazil gp update!

charles did not wear the ferrari kit or a ferrari partner brand ONCE this week. he wore his own brand CLACE that he had to kill after the ferrari contract didn't allow him to continue it. (carlos, on the other hand, wore team kit or the ferrari clothing line)

red bull was actively tracking charles during quali as the only non-rbr driver. they also had charles' onboard cam on their pitwall.

charles and max were super close again???

charles seemed close with brad, max performance coach, and then got congratulated by him

max calling charles charlie on main

dts crew following charles and max

charles voiced concerns to xavi about the state of his car and a possible issue, xavi told him it's okay which lead to...

charles DNSed the race after an issue with "car systems which led to a loss of hydraulics supply, meaning he had no power steering and no gearbox command"

charles held at gunpoint by the ferrari PR people and said he can't confirm what went wrong even though he has an idea

max and gp calling charles "charles" and not "leclerc" in their radios as every other team

charles gave one of the most devastating interviews of his career that blew up everywhere after his DNS

ferrari kept calling charles' 'DNS' a 'DNF' even though FIA classified it as a DNS

max telling to an interviewer he understood his french, probably unrelated, but wanted to end it on a high note lol

[valyrfia]

*insert michael jackson gif*

Let it go with the excuses already, today was on him he couldn't even beat his teammate today how you people expect him to fight max?he will put it in the wall in the last lap, oh wait it already happened, my bad

also max recommended devries lol let's not take those guys words , charles is currently fighting fraud allegations, unless his 2019 or 2022 start is coming it's only going downhill

Okay, fine, I'll bite. Let's compare Charles's and Carlos's perfomances in order to try and determine with as little bias as possible.

In order to constrain our parameters of our investigation to their current abilities as drivers, let's take the our period of investigation to be the whole of the 2023 season, plus the first three races of the 2024 season. We'll exclude the following races for Carlos due to circumstances beyond his control: Qatar 2023 (fuel leak leading to DNS), Las Vegas 2023 (10 place grid penalty due to track not being properly maintained), Jeddah 2024 (appendicitis). Likewise, we'll exclude the following races for Charles due to circumstances beyond his control: Bahrain 2023 (DNF due to technical issues), Jeddah 2023 (10 place grid penalty due to exceeding allowed quota), COTA 2023 (DSQ), Brazil (DNS due to faulty hydraulics).

There are cases to be made for other races for both of them, but these are races where they were either involved in a collision leading to a DNF or where grid penalties apply, so there's argument for driver error there. With regard to grid penalties, we're going to go by the final decisions made by the stewards regardless of whether the penalties were appealed or not. Races where they suffered technical issues in race but they still finished are not counted, as it shows a driver's ability to handle an unpredictable car.

Before we discount the races listed above entirely, let's have a look at where the driver who didn't have difficulties finished.

So we're discarding pretty much the same number of points between them, so I feel happy discarding the following 7 races entirely from this analysis: Bahrain 2023, Jeddah 2023, Qatar 2023, COTA 2023, Brazil 2023, Las Vegas 2024, Jeddah 2024. Furthermore, in Las Vegas, Carlos finished 6th and in Jeddah, Charles finished 7th. This brings their points total across the discarded races to 46 for Carlos, 45 for Charles. However, Charles managed to score those points over fewer points-scoring races, and with a higher average finishing position, so for the sake of not convoluting ourselves we'll call it even and commit to just examining the points and stats of the remaining races not excluded from our investigation. The table below shows those stats. For simplification, sprints are not considered.

So I think there are a few key things we want to consider: overall performance, reasons for retirements and driver reliability over our chosen time period. So we'll go one by one for each and examine in a little more depth.

For overall performance, it's easiest to see in a quick head to head. Carlos wins in race wins, Charles wins in poles, they tie in number of retirements (although Carlos was classified in ABU23 due to finishing 90% of the race distance), Charles wins in higher average finishing position, Charles wins in higher points total.

Next, we move on to reasons for retirement. Charles retired twice, once upon collision with Lance in Australia 23, and once in Zandvoort due to a damaged floor. Carlos retired once in Belgium 23 due to a collision with Oscar Piastri and once in Abu Dhabi 23 due to being lapped and running last without pitting.

For driver reliability, I want to consider the variance in Charles and Carlos's race finishes for reliability. A quick recap for the non-STEM people who may be reading this: the variance measures the spread of numbers in a dataset, and how far away they are from the dataset's mean. Thus, a smaller variance indicates less spread in positions that a driver has finished in, in turn indicating higher reliability. Charles has a variance of 6.46, Carlos has a variance of 8.25. It is therefore possible to conclude that Charles is the more reliable driver of the two. While on the subject of reliability, it is also worth noting that Charles has not dropped outside the top 5 since Monza last year.

So overall, anon, I'm afraid I have to reject your notion that Charles is washed or even approaching becoming washed. The data show otherwise. The only category where Carlos is superior to Charles in our time frame is race wins, race wins where Charles deliberately adhered to Ferrari strategy in order to help Carlos, and Max Verstappen was out of commission for the win for one reason or another. Carlos wins in luck, but for driver reliability, points scored, finishing position, Charles is the clear winner and the numbers show it.

[fearfulfertility]

CLASSIFIED OPERATION SUMMARY

DRC, Planning & Evaluation Office, Logistics & Infrastructure Division

Date Initiated: [REDACTED]

From: Assistant Director [REDACTED], Logistics & Infrastructure Division

To: Director [REDACTED]

Subject: Operation Overdue

Background

Paternity Compound 110 exceeded maximum capacity due to an influx of high-multiparity surrogates and operational delays due to the ongoing [REDACTED] in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Overcrowding led to strained medical staff and diminished care standards.

Operation Overdue was launched to mitigate these risks. It was a cross-country air transport initiative intended to distribute surrogates to Paternity Compound 133 in Portland, far below occupancy capacity. This initiative required covert execution to avoid public attention and ensure all surrogates reached their destination intact.

Paternity Compound 110 (Philadelphia)

Paternity Compound 110 is an aging and overcrowded facility located in a repurposed commercial structure in Philadelphia. Designed to house a maximum of [REDACTED] surrogates, it currently holds over [REDACTED] (20% over capacity), leading to severe resource strain and cramped conditions. Despite its deteriorating infrastructure, the compound remains operational due to its proximity to a high-fertility urban population, ensuring a steady influx of conscripts.

Paternity Compound 133 (Portland)

Paternity Compound 133 is a modern, state-of-the-art facility in a remote area outside Portland. It is designed to accommodate up to 1,000 surrogates and boasts cutting-edge medical technology and advanced monitoring systems. However, its location in a region with a lower urban population has led to concerns about underutilization, with only a sporadic influx of conscripts to fill its capacity. 

Transport Details

Stage 1: Ground Transfer 

Surrogates were loaded into climate-controlled transport vehicles with hydraulic lifts to accommodate limited mobility.

Vehicles were disguised as commercial cargo containers to minimize civilian interference.

Stage 2: Cross-Country Airlift

[REDACTED] cargo planes were requisitioned from [REDACTED] for the operation. Each aircraft was retrofitted with cushioned flat beds, oxygen units, and onboard medical stations.

Medical personnel monitored surrogates for complications, administering sedatives to those exhibiting distress or restlessness.

“Flying cargo is one thing. Flying this cargo? Another beast entirely. I could hear the medical staff scrambling in the back every time we hit turbulence. It wasn’t until we touched down that I realized how close we came to disaster.” - [REDACTED], Pilot

Stage 3: Arrival & Integration at Compound 133

Surrogates were offloaded and delivered to their assigned wards, where medical personnel assessed their condition.

Immediate hormonal stabilizers were administered to counteract the physical strain caused by altitude changes and prolonged immobility.

Mobility & Transport Constraints

Issue

Many surrogates, especially those late term (+25 days), were unable to walk or sit upright due to the size and weight of their pregnancies. The average weight of surrogates and supporting equipment was over [REDACTED] lbs, +300 lbs average surrogate weight, 489 lbs max weight transported.

Solution

Specialized equipment, such as reinforced stretchers, forklifts for heavier surrogates, and bariatric wheelchairs, was employed to move surrogates from Compound 110 onto the planes. Stretchers were secured in a palletized format inside the aircraft to maximize space.

“The forklift crew had a hell of a time loading the bigger ones. You’d think they were moving industrial machinery, not people. One was so massive they had to be rolled onto the stretcher like a beached whale. It wasn’t pretty.” - Anonymous Ground Technician

Issue

While the standard [REDACTED]-type plane has a cargo capacity of approximately [REDACTED] lbs and an internal volume of [REDACTED] cubic feet, the vehicles needed retrofitting to accommodate the unique needs of heavily pregnant surrogates. This included safety measures for turbulence and environmental controls to maintain appropriate temperature and pressure levels.

Solution

The [REDACTED]-class plane could transport [REDACTED] surrogates per flight with DRC modifications. 

Planes were equipped with mobile dividers so that if surrogates suffered complications, they could be rapidly isolated from view for treatment or birth. Climate control systems were enhanced to maintain a stable environment and portable restroom facilities were added for staff use (surrogates were catheterized to avoid the need for movement).

“They told me this was for my own good, but I can barely breathe in here. Every bump in the air made it feel like my belly was going to burst. I just want this to end—I don’t care where we’re going.” - Surrogate S110-523-Q

Key Incidents

Mid-Transport Medical Emergency

During the flight, Surrogate S110-399-Q, pregnant with septendecuplets (17), began exhibiting severe respiratory distress. Initial symptoms included difficulty breathing, chest tightness, and visible [REDACTED]. Onboard medical personnel swiftly administered oxygen and sedatives to stabilize, but within minutes, signs of early labor emerged, prompting the emergency medical team to prepare for an in-flight delivery.

The medical team worked tirelessly to assist the surrogate as he delivered all 17 fetuses before arrival in Portland. Each newborn was immediately evaluated for viability and determined to be stable. As expected, the surrogate's vital signs rapidly declined following the final birth, and he succumbed to [REDACTED] failure. 

"I’ve never seen anyone that big in my life. I couldn’t stop staring. His belly was so massive it looked like it was about to split open. When he started struggling to breathe, the medical staff was all over him, but the sounds he made… it was like he was suffocating under his own weight..." - Surrogate S110-403-I, Observed Situation

Public Visibility Concerns

Several bystanders filmed the convoy and uploaded clips online during the ground transfer stage. DRC Cyber Security immediately intervened, scrubbing social media platforms and issuing cease-and-desist orders to content creators.

Surrogate Stuck in Chair

One surrogate, pregnant with octodecuplets (18), experienced significant growth during the flight, reportedly due to hormonal surges and fluid retention. Upon landing, the crew discovered that the surrogate had become physically wedged in his reinforced seat due to his expanded abdomen and swollen extremities. Extraction required the partial disassembly of the seat and the use of specialized equipment to free him. 

“I wasn’t even surprised anymore. His belly was literally spilling over the armrests. That’s when you realize these missions aren’t just logistical—they’re borderline impossible.” - Anonymous Transport Specialist

Behavioral Issues

Three surrogates attempted to resist boarding at Paternity Compound 110, citing fears about the unknown destination and poor treatment. They were sedated on-site and securely transported.

Post-Operation Notes

Total Surrogates Transported: [REDACTED]

Surrogates Expired En Route: [REDACTED]

Fetuses Delivered During Operation: [REDACTED]

While operational challenges were anticipated, the results align with DRC efficiency standards. The use of modified cargo planes and specialized medical protocols ensured the safe delivery of most surrogates despite several complications during transit.

Additional safeguards are required to manage the physical strain of long-term pregnancy during extended transport. Enhancing hormonal regulation pre-flight may mitigate extreme growth events.

Stronger sedation measures, particularly during boarding, will reduce incidents of resistance and streamline pre-departure logistics.

Transport plans must minimize exposure to the public. Future operations should prioritize routes and timing to limit interaction with civilian populations.

Conclusion

Operation Overdue underscores the complexities of large-scale surrogate relocation efforts and demonstrates the DRC’s capacity to execute such operations precisely and adaptively. Lessons learned during this mission will inform future strategies, ensuring the continued success of critical population sustainability initiatives.

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[funishment-time]

Are we gushing about our faves?? Because I love……Keebo 🩵

I started playing V3 myself after watching some YouTubers play chapter 1 of the game, and I went into it fully expecting to gravitate toward Gonta as my favorite, but as I started actually playing the game…oh man did I latch onto Keebo hard. I’m not sure I can properly put into words how much I love that little (not) dude but I’ll try. He is the SWEETEST! And he tries SO HARD! And I love that despite being a robot and claiming to look at things logically he is actually very emotional and sensitive (and tbh if he had the ability to cry I personally think he would be like Soda and cry all the time - I say this positively), and he cares so so much and hardly ever got the same level of care in return. It always made me upset when almost everyone would bully him for no reason!! You guys are being mean to him and for what?? He just wants to be helpful and have friends!!! I also thought his whole struggle to balance between his desire to be a person and his acceptance of himself as a robot was so fascinating; he wants to understand and experience human emotions/experiences, and he wants to be seen as a person and not a machine - I constantly think about the scene where he gets on the hydraulic press to test if it’ll sense him, and him wondering about if Miu classified his Virtual World avatar as a person or object and if Miu’s electrohammers would disable him. This whole concept was clearly something he thought about a lot. And gosh I just want to give him a hug!!!!!!!! I love him so deeply!!!!!! I’m not usually a “the robot character is my favorite character” type of person but my goodness he stole my entire heart. I kept on thinking he would eventually snap at Kokichi after one insult too many and just punch him or something (tragic that that never happened and there was never a true Keebo and Kokichi fallout after all that buildup). And while I was elated by the Ultimate Hope Robot reveal (I felt so proud and joyful!!!) and the fact that I actually got to play as Keebo briefly, the ending of chapter 6 fucking broke me, I was devastated that he lived for so long just to be taken away literally at the last minute. I understand the sacrifice story-wise but man it fucking broke my heart

Anyway, kind of a long rant to dump in your box, but I just love Keebo so so so much and wanted to share 💚🩵💚🤍 obsessed with him and could talk about him for hours tbh

keeborg.......

a Very Good Lad. thank you for sharing

[usafphantom2]

SR-71 “Ichi-Ban” – Buried in the Deepest Ocean on Earth

Throughout the 60s, Lockheed Skunk Works were building some incredible aircraft – the A-12 Oxcart and SR-71 were and still are some of the fastest vehicles ever made. These technical achievements were incredible. Before home computing and the internet, there were aircraft capable of more than 2,000 mph.

But, being on the bleeding edge of technology comes with risks. Either through lack of understanding or difficulty in manufacturing parts to tight enough tolerances, accidents can and will happen. This was to be the unfortunate fate of the SR-71 known as “Ichi-Ban”.

The Lockheed SR-71, known as the ‘Habu’.

SR-71 #61-17974 was based at Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan and made quite the scene for the locals who lived close by.

Read More: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird – The Plane Designed to Leak

The unusual aircraft drew a lot of attention thanks to the unusual shape and jet black paintwork. The SR-71 became known as the ‘Habu’ locally, thanks to its resemblance to the Habu Pit Viper.

The Habu Viper.

The shape of the Habu Viper’s head has a strong resemblance to the SR-71.

As these aircraft were spyplanes, pilots did not become aces in the traditional sense, but with every mission flown a Habu was painted onto the side of the Blackbird. Once amassing 5 missions complete the crew would be considered an ace.

#61-17974 had the most operational missions complete and a large Habu was painted on the tail of the aircraft as a mark of respect. The snake was wrapped around a red ‘1’ and in the local language, ‘number one’ translated to ‘Ichi-Ban’.

The SR-71 known as "Ichi-Ban".

In April of 1989, just like many missions flown before, Pilot Lt. Col Dan House took Ichi-Ban into the skies above Kadena and everything seemed normal.

Nothing was reported by House or by his RSO Blair Bozek that would indicate any issue.

That was until House pushed the throttles on the pair of J-58 engines to maximum power. As Ichi-Ban hit Mach 3.0 the bearing in the left-hand compressor failed and caused the immediate destruction of the engine whilst travelling at over 2,000 mph.

The Wreckage of SR-71 "Ichi-Ban".

The damage from hitting the water was immense.

As the J-58 exploded, shrapnel was sent flying damaging the SR-71 and most critically severing hydraulic lines. Even the best and most experienced pilots ever would not be able to save such a badly damaged plane.

House did not give up, incredibly aware that the death of his RSO and himself was imminent, he managed to steer the Blackbird into a shallow descent and decelerate as quickly as possible.

Ejecting from aircraft is not a pleasant experience for anyone involved and doing it at Mach 3 would have been suicide.

The US could not let the wreckage fall into the hands of the Chinese government.

It was extremely important to recover the wreckage as the technology was highly classified.

However, extreme skill combined with a lot of luck meant that the wounded aircraft found itself below 10,000 at low enough speed for both House and Bozek to safely eject. They landed in the sea where some local fishermen came to their rescue.

Ichi-Ban continued going down and eventually smashed into the waters of the South China Sea.

Despite the age of the SR-71, the US could not let the wreckage be recovered by the Chinese. It was too technically advanced. It was not long before the wreckage had been salvaged and transported back to the Kadena Air Force base.

The tail of Ichi-Ban.

There were several options of what they could do with the wreckage of Ichi-Ban: scrap the aircraft and sell the metal to the highest bidder in Okinawa, send it back to the US for disposal, or bury it.

Typically the fastest and least expensive option was chosen.

Read More: The F-22 Raptor – The Fighter of the Future

But, the story does not end there – the Pacific Air Force would not permit burial of the aircraft at Kadena because facilities were constantly under construction for new tenants. Meaning that it may be a possibility that it would need to be dug up and moved somewhere else.

The SR-71 was an important aircraft to many.

Crews were very fond of the SR-71. Fitting that a full military honours burial was done to see her off.

Burial at sea seemed the most fitting option but required help from the US Navy. After all of the bureaucracy was settled the SR-71 #61-17974 was transferred to a waiting vessel.

Her remains were taken out to sea on Christmas Eve 1989 and buried with full military honours. Pushed off the side of the vessel, Ichi-Ban sank 25,597 feet into the ocean where she lies at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

Are there any SR-71 still flying?

Though the SR-71 still holds the record for the highest altitude in horizontal flight, it’s no longer in use. In fact, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson designed this aircraft for Lockheed with the latest technology of the time. The plane’s pilots even required special suits to survive the extreme conditions the planes created. However, the US retired the planes in 1989 for political reasons and would only have brief reinstatement during the 1990s, after which the US permanently retired them.

@Stealthy360 via X

[plasticfossil]

THORNTON GREY, 2.5K TRIS & 256x TEX

Worldbuilding and cg autism under the cut

This is Thornton Grey, a character of mine I've had for around 15 years now. He's from a more or less retired worldbuilding universe of mine, waiting to be either recycled or refactored. Thornton is one of the dearest characters from that setting (and in all honesty, one of my dearest characters in general) and I tend to keep him in my current brain palette of little men to doodle in various formats.

I've been doing these early cd-3d (aka psx /ps1 etc) styled models for some of my OCs with hopes of eventually ?? learning godot. I guess. I need to get my worldbuilding out to the world so it become property of the grand creative consciousness, aka to affect people with my art the same way people affected me.

The tri count is higher than many people tend to target for this style and i'll probably improve that over time as I make various kinds of assets related to my worldbuilding, but eh who cares lol. The textures are photobashed stock images with details painted over and posterized in photoshop.

Here's some bonus 'march of progress' of my art of him over time.

Lore? Well, many of my characters start out with me being bored or annoyed by a specific trope in media, and he is no exception. He's a few things, but primarily he's my take on the 'little pinocchio robot boy/man who wishes he was a Real human'. Thornton's character addresses more so the preoccupations we as humans have to classify and categories types of people or non-people.

The universe, with the codename Redverse, is set approximately 1920s/1930s alt-earth america. He was child to a pair of grandmaster clocksmiths in the early 1800s whom could not have children of their own, and spent decades producing an analog AI composed of millions of intricate gears assembled with a small cube which composes his brain. He has a small boiler in his trunk that provides power for the various hydraulic systems within his limbs and keeps his brain's clockwork properly wound.

After caring for his elderly parents until their deaths, he took his father's trenchcoat and gun and traveled the country. (why is his gun a german luger? i don't know, i was like 17. it looks cool.)

Computers, robots, ai, etc, are not really a thing in this universe, granted the targeted vague time period. So he's generally regarded by others as an advanced automaton (he basically is.) and as a curiosity. He however has no qualms about being artificial in nature, as he sees it, he has all the makings of the average man -- has parents, has to eat (hard coal for his boiler), and can love. To view him as nonhuman baffles him, and his matter of fact attitude about the issue tends to win over many people he gets to know. Regarded mostly with respect for his kind and empathetic nature within the communities he spends any amount of time in, he's eventually pulled into the underworld of armed resistance forming against the increasing power of a fascist authoritarian regime that has quickly possessed control of the tumultuous american politics.

A tl;dr of this universe is "but what if AMERICA was the nazis". Very clever 17yo me. I'm sure you had a shock of your life when you grew up and learned about america's rancid role in world politics. Thus the retirement and possible refactoring -- I think it can be a compelling alt history universe if I actually learn more about how do to it properly, if i ever revive it. I'm not the first person to do it but maybe I can offer something interesting if at least for the setting of a noir style vibe game.

Anyway, Thornton becomes very involved. So involved, in fact, he becomes essentially the poster child of the resistance movement. And is targeted for it.

Widely hailed as a martyr for his subsequent demise, the resistance movement gets his hands on his thankfully intact head and revive him the best they can. He is unfortunately damaged, and upon revival, starts channeling visions from beyond.

And that is about as far as I got with his story. Perhaps you will see more of him in the future.

[saviorpilled]

nonsense ramblings about one line about hetch from tfg that’s probably not even rlly in character

(heed the tags it’s rough out here)

Hetch self harms.

It doesn’t matter how you look at it, he self harms.

I think that’s what it would classify under. Is it still suicide if you come back after the attempt?

Whatever it is, it's plaguing me.

I think working on the shows enough was plenty indication that he’s not entirely looking out for himself. He could’ve made up his death, used special effects, but he didn’t. It makes me wonder if his torso is nothing but scars from all his previous attempts. Practice makes perfect. You never get it quite right the first time around.

Hetch treasures the sanctity of real human emotion. He needed to feel that pain, over and over again, for the sake of it being real. On and off air. Just to make it perfect. The Founder did nothing but enable. Were they entertained?

It’s funny to laugh about in the moment because, y’know, wow! This guy sure is a freak! A masochist even! Why would he willingly do that to himself so much for so long?

But having sat and stewed on it, the implications of it being suicidality makes that possible thrill even worse. What if he’s so far gone, so lost under The Founder’s hand that the temptation of pain is the only reminder he has that he’s even still alive. Is it the risk he prefers? Or the reward?

We saw what happened to Ben, maybe that’s what remains of the rest of the TSE cast, are they technically alive? Are they in a state of limbo; not quite dead but not quite living either? They think and therefore exist but in what state?

Does Hetch fear the ringing of hydraulics knowing that’s what fate has for him? Is his body stuffed full of wires that are waiting for his flesh to decay around them? Does he accept it? Is he ready to?

Or has he already been discarded, merely dead in waiting for The Founder to return to him and that project?

Imagine being an unwell man in a position where you can just kill yourself over and over again with little to no repercussions. You are given an outlet to hurt yourself as much as you’d like and the only thing stopping you is your own limits that you know you’ll push again and again for the sake of it all. To be a creator is to outdo everything you’ve done before. To strive for a spotlight that doesn’t even belong to you.

An off topic tangent that I feel is at least half relevant: Hetch constantly inserting himself into whatever it is the Hero is doing to have just a taste of the attention they have could loop into this. Maybe he wants to prove he can be somebody. More than just a director, more than just a villain, more than just dramatic. Ranboo and the others in the cast all have depth because we know them beyond their role and title. We tie their previous endeavors and creations and content into the character they play. We do not have that with Hetch. As of right now he is separated from Criken. There is no connection; the way The Founder spoke about him too also adds to the feeling that he is not related to any creator at all. Hetch exists as nothing more than a story piece. A cliche twist villain trope. The Savior.

It makes me question his mask again. Or the possibility of him having previously mentioned wires in his body like Ranboo or the other employees. Was it willing? Did he design his own device? Did he secure it to his own face? Does he use the cast as an outlet too? Does he subject them to complete horror and immense pain and horrific deaths in hopes of seeing himself in them and watching himself die again and again beyond what his own body is already capable of? It’s all in the name of finding real genuine human emotion, but he’s worked with this cast for so long by now surely he would know. Surely he would know for himself too.

I think in a way this could play into the whole meta narrative. How creators can be consumed whole by what they make. How it destroys them. Working yourself to death. How striving for perfection can and will kill you. Here it just so happens to be literal.

Maybe I’m looking too far into it but Hetch is a part of this story too. He’s a part of this narrative.

The Founder diminishing all of this down to nothing but just being dramatic I think adds a sort of mounting pressure to it too. Did the Founder, to his face, make light of his behavior? Does Hetch know how they speak about him to the audience? Did the Founder make this seem like something so small, a tiny spec in the grand scheme of their plans, to… make him feel better? In some fucked up way? Does the Founder even really care about Hetch and what he’s going through? Or does it not matter because regardless there is an audience to entertain?

Does this not scare anyone?

This making light of something so terrifying also again could play into the content creator story. How frequently the humanity of creators is pushed aside for the sake of keeping the content churning. How often the well being of creators is not cared for until it’s much too late. It’s scary. It’s really scary.

Maybe I am just some freak who’s using this as an outlet to vent in some way, looking for answers for myself in the character I’ve been fixated on for nearly two years by over exaggerating and over analyzing what was maybe intended to just be a joke. But you cannot look at me and genuinely tell me that this is not concerning. You cannot look at me and tell me the guy who stabbed himself again and again in the name of perfection is mentally sound and okay.

Again, we know that Hetch is very much not a stable person, no one in their right mind would so willingly agree to create an entire show built of the death and torture of (the likeness of) beloved content creators. Or anyone for that matter. But, y’know. But God. I don’t know if this interpretation was what was intended but regardless I am thinking about it and I do not think I will let go of it for a long time.

Hetch has been with The Founder for a while. “The Founder gave me my mission many many years ago.” I feel even the change of purpose to mission could indicate some form of belittling him. Making him seem lesser. The Social Experiments being not his purpose, the thing to make him, but just an assignment. Hetch mentions too that Ranboo could be kept around for a thousand years and again, given what we saw of Ben, and also of Frank, I don’t think he’s lying. How long has Hetch been here? How long has this behavior been encouraged?

Regardless, I don’t think Hetch would ever admit to it. Not with the state I assume he’s in today. I don’t think years of work and thousands of show loops and so long of having shed blood would make him okay. I don’t think any of what he’s done is justified, not in the slightest, but as I have for the past year, I don’t think he’s solely to blame. It all points back to The Founder. It always does.

All For The Will Of The Founder.

Or whatever the fuck.

[bikebound]

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[s3znl-gr3znl]

"Code 5, corp AC spotted."

Date [redacted]

//INCOMING CLASSIFIED FILE//

Coordinates [redacted]

Subject: Independent Mercenary Attack On Coral Survey Outpost 11C.

Officer Daniels had barely received the COM before the approaching AC turned the cadre of drones on the front line into slag.

"Its too fast! Code 1-5!" Cried one of his subordinates, the sound of alarms blaring slightly audible through the mic. "I cant get a lock- AUGHH."

Before he could blink, Daniels watched the merc bisect three of his subordinates MTs in a single motion, the pulse blade dimmed slightly by the hydraulic fluid and mechanical viscera. Daniels pulled his eyes from the security cam and bolted out of the room.

Of course an AC shows up during maintenance.

"Status," Daniels barked into his wrist-mounted COM.

"Sir...tearing through..cant contact...system," came a garbled response. Daniels found some small comfort in hearing his chief engineer's voice.

"Fire up my HC, I'm going to deal with this pest myself."

"Sir? Shouldn't we wait for backup?" His chief's voice now clear thanks to proximity.

Base COMs are still working. Something else is going on here. Did someone leak our objective?

A few moments later, Daniels arrived in the hangar and surveyed the mass of frantic bodies hurridly disconneting fuel pumps and diagnostic cables from his HC. Chief "Patty" rushed to his side and gave him the datakey for the HC.

"I doubt we'll get any backup, Patty," Daniels said as he climbed the stairs leading up to the cockpit. "Keep trying to get through, I'll hold them off until the COMs interference clears up."

Daniels had this dream a thousand times. He had it again as he climbed into the cockpit of his HC. Fire and ash awaits those who seek Coral.

The words echoed in his mind, like a faint ringing.

Dani, you can't beat them.

"Not now, Anise," he shuddered.

"Sir?" Came the chiefs voice through the COM link.

"Its nothing. Code 2-3, attending scene."

[reality-detective]

Let's investigate the 4 chemicals in Palestine Ohio's train derailment and their so-called slow burn operation that our government said was safe.👇

1. VINYL CHLORIDE

A chemical warfare agent in WWII ☠️

Is vinyl chloride harmful to human health?

⚠️Exposure to vinyl chloride may increase a person's risk of developing cancer. Human and animal studies show higher rates of liver, lung and several other types of cancer. Being exposed to vinyl chloride can affect a person's liver, kidney, lung, spleen, nervous system and blood.

How much vinyl chloride cause cancer?

Studies of long-term exposure in animals showed that cancer of the liver and mammary gland may increase at very low levels of vinyl chloride in the air (50 ppm). Lab animals fed low levels of vinyl chloride each day (2 mg/kg/day) during their lifetime had an increased risk of getting liver cancer.

Is vinyl chloride a hazardous waste?

⚠️Vinyl Chloride is hazardous to the environment.

2. ETHYLENE GLYCOL

What is ethylene glycol used in?

DESCRIPTION: Ethylene glycol is a useful industrial compound found in many consumer products. Examples include antifreeze, hydraulic brake fluids, some stamp pad inks, ballpoint pens, solvents, paints, plastics, films, and cosmetics.

How is ethylene glycol harmful to humans?

An overdose of ethylene glycol can damage the brain, lungs, liver, and kidneys. The poisoning causes disturbances in the body's chemistry, including metabolic acidosis (increased acids in the bloodstream and tissues). The disturbances may be severe enough to cause profound shock, organ failure, and death.

How does ethylene glycol affect the brain?

Ethylene glycol (EG) is a toxic alcohol that causes central nervous system depression and multiple metabolic abnormalities including a high anion gap metabolic acidosis (HAGMA), elevated osmolal gap (OG), and acute kidney injury. Few case reports of EG intoxication report brain MRI findings.

Is ethylene glycol a carcinogen?

🚩EPA has not classified ethylene glycol for carcinogenicity. Chronic Effects (Noncancer): The only effects were noted in a study of individuals exposed to low levels of ethylene glycol by inhalation for about a month were throat and upper respiratory tract irritation.

Is ethylene glycol monobutyl ether harmful to humans?

The substance is irritating to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. The substance may cause effects on the central nervous system, blood, kidneys and liver. A harmful contamination of the air will be reached rather slowly on evaporation of this substance at 20°C.

3. MONOBUTYL ETHER

What is the use of monobutyl ether?

It is used as a solvent in surface coatings in paints; as a coupling agent in metal and household cleaners; as an intermediate in chemical production; and is also found in brake fluids and in printing ink.

Is butyl ether toxic?

⚠️Acute Health Effects☠️

The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur immediately or shortly after exposure to Butyl Ether: * Contact can irritate the skin and eyes. * Repeated or prolonged skin contact may cause rash. Breathing Butyl Ether can irritate the nose and throat causing coughing and wheezing.

Is ether toxic to humans?

⚠️Breathing Diethyl Ether can cause drowsiness, excitement, dizziness, vomiting, irregular breathing, and increased saliva. High exposure can cause unconsciousness and even death.

Is ether a carcinogen?

► Bis(Chloromethyl) Ether is a CARCINOGEN in humans. There may be NO safe level of exposure to a carcinogen, so all contact should be reduced to the lowest possible level.

Combustible. Above 60°C explosive vapour/air mixtures may be formed. NO open flames. Above 60°C use a closed system and ventilation.

4. ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE

Is ethylhexyl acrylate toxic?

Like any reactive chemical, 2-Ethylhexyl acrylate can be hazardous if not handled properly. May be harmful if swallowed. Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal irritation or ulceration. Limited dermal contact or vapour concentrations attainable at room temperature are not hazardous on single short duration exposures.

Is Ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer safe?

Although the monomers may be toxic, the levels that would be found in cosmetic formulations are not considered to present a safety risk. Accordingly, these Acrylate Copolymers are considered safe for use in cosmetic formulations when formulated to avoid irritation.

Are acrylates safe?

The International Agency of Research on Cancer as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have classified acrylates as a possible human carcinogen. Exposure to acrylates has been linked to skin, eye, and throat reactions [1] as well as more serious health consequences such as: Cancer.

Is ethylhexyl harmful for skin?

Ethylhexylglycerin is not safe due to its performance as a contact allergen.

Is ethyl acrylate carcinogenic?

⚠️Cancer Hazard☠️

* Ethyl Acrylate may be a CARCINOGEN in humans since it has been shown to cause stomach cancer in animals.

🚩Spoiler Alert⚠️ It's NOT safe and in fact it is highly toxic☠️

This will affect millions of people and it may flow into the Mississippi river as well. 🤔

[june-gdprototyping]

CNC Machining for Aerospace Products

Precision CNC machining of aeronautical parts, as an indispensable part of the modern aeronautical industry, provides strong technical support for the manufacture of aircraft with its high-precision and high-efficiency machining characteristics. With the continuous progress of science and technology and the rapid development of the aviation industry, precision CNC machining technology is also constantly optimised and innovated to meet the more demanding aerospace parts machining needs.

Why is CNC important in the aerospace industry?

There is very high and even demanding requirements in aerospace industry for structural design, functionality, performance, product quality and reliability. A large number of new materials and structures were first applied to aircraft components. National defence needs and market competition require a significant reduction in the development and production cycles of space products. In addition, the average cost of the final product needs to be constantly reduced, thus placing higher demands on the aerospace manufacturing industry and requiring advanced manufacturing technologies. Modern CNC machining is a key part of advanced manufacturing technology and has become a decisive key technology, especially in aerospace manufacturing. The following advantages of CNC machining services make them important in the aerospace industry: ①It is the process of synthesising a variety of advanced technology types, including computer technology, communication technology, modern manufacturing technology, digital control technology and so on. ②During CNC machining, the development of a new product and the machining of another batch can be realised by simply changing the settings and parameters of the CNC machine, greatly increasing automation and flexibility. ③Multiple CNC machining can be done automatically on a single machine or in a single clamping, greatly reducing machining time and production cycle time, as well as increasing efficiency. ④CNC machining technology improves the accuracy and precision of aerospace products, reduces or minimises manufacturing errors and results in CNC aircraft parts of higher quality and durability. ⑤Most materials for aerospace components need to be cut and machined during the manufacturing process.

CNC Aircraft Part Features and Application

What are aerospace products? Aircraft can be classified by structure into fuselage, engines, on-board equipment and components, including wings, large wall and tail frames, casings, valve bodies, hydraulic valves, optical tubes, rotor blades, fasteners, connectors, etc. ①Aircraft engine parts: Aircraft engine is one of the core components of the aircraft, the machining accuracy and performance of its parts directly affect the performance and safety of the entire aircraft. ②Fuselage Structural Components: Structural components are the backbone of the aircraft and are subject to a variety of complex loads. Precision CNC machining technology enables high-precision machining of fuselage structural parts, such as beams, frames, plates and other components, to ensure the stability and reliability of their dimensions and shapes. ③Avionics equipment parts: With the continuous development of avionics technology, avionics are more and more widely used in aircraft. Precision CNC machining technology enables high-precision machining of avionics parts, such as circuit boards, connectors and other components, to ensure their accuracy and reliability.

The main features of CNC machining of aerospace parts are as follows:

①High performance: use of new hard-to-machine materials such as titanium ②High Precision: Aerospace parts require a high degree of precision, and any small error may affect the performance and safety of the entire aircraft. Precision CNC machining technology meets the aerospace industry's need for high precision by machining in the micron level of accuracy, ensuring that the size and shape of the part is exactly as designed. ③High Efficient: Precision CNC machining technology can greatly improve productivity by automating and controlling the machining process. After one programming, the CNC machine can run continuously, reducing manual intervention time and increasing production speed. ④Flexibility: Parts in the aerospace industry are varied and complex in shape. Precision CNC machining technology can be quickly adapted to the machining needs of different parts by changing tools and adjusting the programme, without the need for cumbersome manual adjustments, and is suitable for small batch and multi-species production modes. ⑤Lightweight: Extensive use of thin-walled structures. ⑥Consistency: In mass production, part consistency is critical. Precision CNC machining technology ensures that the machining parameters of each part are exactly the same, avoiding quality fluctuations caused by human factors, thus ensuring product consistency and stability. ⑦Reliability and economy: Increasingly stringent quality and cost controls. ⑧Environmental protection and energy saving: The future of precision CNC machining of aerospace parts will pay more attention to environmental protection and energy saving. Adopting more energy-saving and environmentally friendly materials and processes to reduce resource waste and environmental pollution and realise green manufacturing.

In summary, precision CNC machining of aviation parts, as one of the important technologies in the modern aviation industry, provides strong technical support for the manufacture of aircraft with its high-precision and high-efficiency machining characteristics. With the continuous innovation and progress of technology, the future of precision CNC machining of aviation parts will move towards the direction of intelligence, automation, high-speed and high-precision, multi-axis and environmental protection and energy saving, injecting a new impetus for the development of the aviation industry.

[umseb]

"Malaysia GP (2nd Race): Not classified. Hydraulic system error – “The hydraulic pressure unfortunately dropped into the basement (in round 40), and everything depends on that. I couldn’t shift down, couldn’t shift up, got stuck in second gear, lost the power steering and so on. In the end, I had to give up…” (Sepang International Circuit, Sepang)." - august 2, 2023 📷 @.sebastianvettel / instagram

[neilfromtwt]

Object Lore: Taxonomy

Since the society of objects has grown to its current state from nothing in only two thousand years, the taxonomy of plant life species is very limited. However, object taxonomy has been developed in the recent age. General objects are classified with the Obiectum family and the subfamily of the type of object, but specific kinds of objects are grouped farther.

Obiectum primis, known as the ancient object, is the classification for objects with characteristics that were only found with objects before the year 0. These objects soon evolved to be more developed after the rise of object shows, but they were recorded by early objects. There has not been any discovered art of ancient objects, but their descriptions have led to theoretical sketches of what they could have looked like.

Ancient objects are characterized by several features. They had thicker limbs in order to retrieve fruit from trees easier, teeth fit for an herbivorous diet, and rough outlines that did not change. Since most ancient objects had no predators, they did not develop many features that other subspecies did. As well, the type of objects were less varied, since there was no need to distinguish one from another.

Obiectum bonorum, known as the asseted object, is the classification for objects with characteristics from more evolved societies before the year 0. These objects became the dominant subspecies of the early age, overtaking the ancient object. Asseted objects are named after and most known for their specific type of limbs, known as asset limbs.

Asseted objects are characterized by features such as teeth fit for a more omnivorous diet, thinner limbs to swim better, and smoother outlines for more swimming mobility and ease of escaping aquatic predators. Their object type tends to be more varied too, as they have a need to refer to each other. Due to all the natural advantages asseted objects had, they were more intelligent. This intelligence allowed objects to survive, invent, and thrive.

Asseted objects are most known for participating in object shows, the most notable example being Battle for Dream Island. The contestants of the object show and their descendants were responsible for the use of the alien technology left behind by the show host and the other things they discovered to evolve society to what it is today. Asseted objects are still around today, although less common than the modern object, and they are highly regarded.

Obiectum stultus, known as joke objects, are characters that evolved from ancient objects. For more information on joke objects, click here.

Obiectum recens, known as the modern object, is the classification for objects with characteristics developed most recently. These objects evolved from the asseted objects to have more range of motion, diversity, and adaptability. All modern objects are omnivores, but some communities prefer different diets.

Modern objects are characterized by their many social and adaptability features. They have smooth, size changing outlines that can control the blood flow of the object, faces and limbs with more range of motion and expression, and more object variety. Modern objects seem to be affected by things such as liquid inside them unlike asseted objects.

Modern objects are not much smarter than asseted objects, but they are much more empathetic. As shown in Battle for Dream Island, asseted objects can tend to be numb to the pain of others or even sadistic. Death and injury of others usually takes a much larger toll on modern objects.

What is also unique about modern objects is the variance of limb structure. Ancient objects and asseted objects all have bones in their limbs. Modern objects have different limbs depending on the object. Light objects such as paper have limbs that are held up by a hydraulic system of blood, medium objects such as wood have limbs with cartilage, and heavy objects such as glass have limbs with bones.

The outline of an object acts as its veins. All other objects before the modern object have static outlines that don't change thickness, but the modern object has outlines that can change with temperature. They open wider in the cold and thinner in the heat.

Obiectum primis, Obiectum stultus and Obiectum bonorum always bleed a clear liquid called vitro, (although there are few exceptions with asseted objects where they bleed red blood) which is why object show characters usually don't appear to bleed. Modern objects, however, mostly bleed red blood, but modern objects filled with liquid usually bleed that liquid.

Finally, modern types of objects have different traits. Alcoholic objects are nearly immune to the effects of alcohol, save for a few cases, book objects have photographic memory because all the events of their life are written inside them as they happen, etcetera. Objects that are not modern objects do not have these traits.

Objects that can be classified as different subspecies have yet to be found, but it is likely that they exist. Searches in suspected areas within the last ten years have come up empty handed. Nevertheless, it is impressive how the object species and society has grown so fast and so wholly. Still, there is always more to discover about the past, present, and future.

[killa-trav]

sebastianvettel: Malaysia GP (2nd Race): Not classified. Hydraulic system error – “The hydraulic pressure unfortunately dropped into the basement (in round 40), and everything depends on that. I couldn’t shift down, couldn’t shift up, got stuck in second gear, lost the power steering and so on. In the end, I had to give up…” (Sepang International Circuit, Sepang)

[usafphantom2]

A man in a trenchcoat will approach you at the Los Angeles airport …😮

Today is Ann Widdifield's birthday ” Happy Birthday Ann” She was a school teacher for many years and the wife of SR-71 RSO Noel Widdifield.

Ann was a friend of my mother Rosie and Noel and my father Richard “Butch” Sheffield worked together at the Pentagon. The Widdifields attended my small wedding to Rodney Miller on December 18, 1978, so I have known them for a long time.

Ann is the beautiful blonde on the left in the first picture I recently ( June 2024) saw this couple at the last Blackbird Association reunion. Ann is still beautiful and smart and Noel is a very humble yet fascinating man.

I’m reading through Lew Williams's book “The Blackbirds and Me “which is available on Amazon.

Lew Williams was hired very early on in 1961 by the “Skunk Works” where he worked in the Area. (Area 51)

One of his jobs was working on the hydraulic systems and components in the A-12.

He was chosen to go to England for the first-speed run flight of an SR-71. September 1, 1974, the SR-71 set the record for flying from New York to London in less than four hours.

Lew writes in his book: I spent all day getting the film developed that was taken of the dignitaries pilots the arrival of the aircraft, etc. and we need to get this film on a flight back to Los Angeles as soon as possible.

This film was classified and we had no official courier to handle the package. (In 1974 there was no Internet!)

This required some out-of-the-box thinking. Like a scene right out of a spy novel, we asked Ann who is scheduled to go back to the United States the next day on September 2 after she had celebrated this historical flight with her husband RSO Noel we ask her to carry the film to the Los Angeles airport,

We told her she would meet a man in a trenchcoat there and he would ask for her by name.

Ann carried the film back, but she told us that she did not enjoy her flight back to America as she was frightened by this responsibility. The film was delivered on time to the Lockheed carrier and the announcement was made that day about the SR 71 speed run.

So don’t tell me that Air Force wives do not serve their country because they did and they do.🇺🇸

Linda Sheffield

@Ann WiddefieldNoel Widdifield

@Habubrats71 via X