JoeSchmuckatelli

How many times have I heard this: ...and never knew what it was?

Find a small time guy with his own van or work truck sitting in front of a residential house in a nice part of town. Not the kind of big name place you hear advertising. But a guy who looks like he cares about his equipment (truck is clean, has a Master license that kind of thing). Wait outside and then go up and say 'hi'. Tell him you're interested in getting into the trade and ask what that looks like. Ask him how he got started. Have a card, and leave him your number. Ask if he knows of anyone looking for a worker who'd be willing to take on a novice WHO HAS HIS OWN CAR - and WILL SHOW UP ON TIME. You'd be surprised how many people are willing to hire someone with a car, a phone and the will to work. Also - the guy who you meet might not need anyone - but he also might know someone who does need someone in a related field. That guy, if you present yourself well, will give your number to someone else. Hence the card. Edit: if you do get picked up. Work Clean. Meaning don't let anything sit around. If it looks like trash, get a bag and put it into it. Ask first. Use the broom often. The experienced guy with the knowledge needs to be doing the work - but an almost guaranteed way to get called back is to stay busy, clean up and be ready to help. Do not wander through the house. Do not use the bathroom. Have shoe covers. Don't ever (in a residential neighborhood) be the guy who wants to work shirtless. Don't have something stupid written on a teeshirt. Show up, be clean, look like you care, and help clean up, ask pertinent questions, say thank you when you get paid... pretty soon you're working regularly. Log your hours, btw. Some trades, to become a Journeyman requires 2000 hours of work in the field. That's not driving time, lunch breaks, etc.

Never seen that instrument before; Fascinated!

For the win:

I'd strongly advise against joining the military - unless it's something you've always wanted to do. NEVER join the military for any reason other than that. I really enjoyed my time; but I'm one of those people for whom the idea of 'service' and 'giving back' is important. If you don't have solid reasons for serving, you will be miserable. It is NOT for everyone. It is incredibly demanding, the hours are ridiculous, the work is hard - and while rewarding, it is a love it or hate it lifestyle. Peace Corps is similar; you have to 'feel the calling' to succeed - have to be motivated by something more than need or desire for money. You can make good money doing dangerous stuff in Alaska - most people only ever make it a season. Like Gargamel writes above; whatever you do, write. Journal your experiences if nothing else. Keep them. Most young people have to have roommates to succeed. It's how college students get through college. Young non-college students are the same; get a job, room with a few people, save your money, and before long you will find yourself stable. I'd also recommend getting on in a 'protected trade' if you want to actually make good money without going to college. Things like Electrician, Plumbing or HVAC - where you have to pass a Journeyman license board; those trades make good money... and can lead to you becoming a Master Electrician or Master Plumber - where you can own your own business and charge ridiculous money for your work (think $150/trip + $75/hour + parts (bought at wholesale, sold at retail)) in even a small town with low housing costs. More if you're in a city; but living costs will be higher. Edit: When I was young and broke as hell, I'd work in kitchens as a prep-cook or short-order cook. Cooks are never hungry. You have to bust your *hump* in a kitchen, but if you're good, the pay is decent. Not talking McDonalds; a real restaurant. You won't get into anything fancy, starting out, but the local Armenian restaurant? Sure.

All this and only one person appreciates the blackbody emissions that the engine will show while in use? Yes, Dancin Kerbal is fun. Yes, best and most responsive official KSP2 post to date shows 27 Kerbals jammed into an engine bell for science. Yes, the music is very well done. But the talk is about backgrounds and editors and version numbers... When for GSM's sake - they show blackbody changes in the engine and oxidation layers on the Shiney Metal! Props to you, @boolybooly. (And to the art and animation team!)

I'm not a total novice (played around with MovieMaker back in the day) but also not experienced. Looking for something relatively easy to use , or at least straightforward for a project. Also need the ability to edit audio, if possible (although I could probably do that in Audacity if necessary) Main thing is to take an audio of a 45 minute long interview of my grandmother and create a video, timing photos and maybe video snips to what she's saying. Other than that, I do (did) like to upload the occasional funny game vid to YouTube. Sadly MM is no longer part of Windows... and since I'd have to pay for it I'd be interested in something with a bit more capability. Any suggestions?

Saw those on a tour a few years ago. Flame trenches look like an alligator ossuary.

I don't know why this has me laughing. Probably the absurd perfection of using a rocket to reach the sea-floor. (This kind of stuff is why I still like people, despite, you know... everything)

Minmus is actually a giant timecrystal left over from the Conjunction of the Spheres. (You can't prove that it wasn't, either)

That is some crazy squash! Thanks for sharing (I knew about drag with cars, and I knew from KSP about drag on rockets... What I never anticipated was that hot gas could 'climb up' the rocket)

Is that some kind of 'drag' feature? The low pressure area drawing exhaust upwards is new to me

Once again... It's always interesting to see how temperature has risen since the Little Ice Age. At least that chart has the 'zero' line in the 1900-1975 era.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/world/tonga-eruption-water-climate-stratosphere-scn/index.html Buncha new water in the atmosphere.

Another post on resilience, despite the threat. Good news, is good news Parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef show highest coral cover in 36 years | Reuters

No.

"Someone" could have made the choice to just stay home. But then, that "Someone" isn't a rational actor.

Stanislaw Ulam, looking for a peaceful use for the bomb came up with the Orion drive. I would expect that most of the smart guys on this forum already know this... But did you know there is a nice biography of him currently available on Prime?

I wonder if 'peeing in the diaper' is a test you have to pass. (Some people are so conditioned that they literally cannot) see paruresis.

Because the people most likely to use that functionality have the least money to spend on keyboards. Matter of scale, too, most likely. Selling 500 keyboards with cool features world wide is a lot less profitable than selling a basic keyboard in lots of 500 to 100 different countries.

Whenever Germany started shooting them, I'd guess.

Got it. Don't got it. ... but thanks!

Dude! Totally awesome, and on point. Esp. the part about 'two major moons never come withing 10 planetary radii of each other'. (Never heard of that; but it's something I've wondered about). Love lines like, 'Intense bout of number vomit'! Okay, question time: Why does the planetary Hill Sphere have 'a' as a parameter? (Semi-major axis of the planet in AU)? Is this because the star's mass diminishes the efficacy of the planet's mass to hold onto a moon the closer it is to the star?

More like "sell to the highest bidder".

Hate to ask: can you break this down a bit more Barney style? I need more words to know what I'm looking at, pazhalsta