Ace-Garageguy

Electromotive looks like they may be down for the count. Annoying because an old client's car is equipped with one of their engine management systems, it's failed, it looks like he's going to have to switch to something else, and I don't have time to get involved in another project if I'm going to get on with my own life. Ten years back when the car was built, there were several fairly local shops that could have dealt with reengineering the electronics for his twin-turbo setup, but today I don't know of one.

Behavior model for many "leaders" and "journalists"

Numpties, in my experience, are jus' 'bout the only folks who say "numpties".

Is that the one-part or the two-part Bondo spot putty?

"Product placement" in films has been around almost as long as films themselves.

Ummmm...it's "who's".

Country music always seems to be my choice whenever I drive across Texas.

That bites. Way too young. And yes, the kits have indeed been works of art. I hope the company goes on, and maintains the same standards. All too often, when a founder dies or is replaced, the product deteriorates due to lack of visionary leadership.

First time I've seen this one from USPS tracking: Jun 27, 2023 1:45pm A train derailment has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible. I expect the next update to be "the dog ate it".

Well, they could save over $20 million a year just by getting rid of Mary Barra, who as far as I can tell has no qualifications for the job of CEO of GM other than being the token woman. Yeah, MBA bla bla bla cost cutting bla bla bla dumping unprofitable lines bla bla bla. Big whoop. Pay me $2 million a year, I could have done the same thing, and taken some of the insane, unnecessary complication out of all the vehicles as well...and greatly enhanced repairability. Far as I can see, her single major accomplishment was to turn GM's classic logo into something that looks like it belongs on a tampon package, seeming almost as if it's embarrassed to be the logo of a car company.

A man's GOT to have priorities...

Parts of inferior quality are often marketed as "just as good but cheaper", which is almost always baloney.

Absolutely, yes, 100% IF you sand thoroughly and mix correctly. I sure as H. wouldn't put this much effort into something that didn't work.

OK, you have a valid point. We have no certain attribution or source for the photo. But we still have indisputable facts. 1) The sub failed catastrophically, in a manner consistent with a pressure-vessel implosion. 2) The CEO is on record saying he didn't want "50 year old white guys" (even though they might have been experienced and highly qualified submariners or engineers), and preferred young people from "diverse" backgrounds (but apparently zero engineering or submarine credentials), also saying "anyone can pilot the sub". 3) The court filing the whistle blower made in 2018, citing egregious safety issues, including problems with the carbon fiber layups, that went ignored by the CEO. 4) To the best of anyone's current knowledge via media, the structure was not periodically subjected to NDT (non-destructive testing) for pressure vessel integrity...which is the very minimum anyone sane with an understanding of filament-wound carbon-fiber structure failure modes would demand. So the only rational conclusion is that, purple-haired diversity-hires or not, or screws driven into the pressure vessel or not, nobody in the loop was competent to manage the program or to operate the damm thing at 13,000 feet below the surface, at pressures of 6,000 PSI. Anyone with a reasonable understanding of pressure-hulls, carbon-fiber filament winding, or the result of a hull failure at those pressures, would have refused to participate in the dive in the absence of verifiable and recent NDT data.

Beautiful airplane, good looking model. Really like the finish.

Because today's ridiculous push to hire based on ethnic or gender quotas, or ANY characteristics that have NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE is going to lead to more and more engineering and product failures, injury, and death. THAT is the point.

Sounds like exceptional planning and resource management to me.

Yup, sure is. And just like so many, your response is automatically assuming and implying that I'm opposed to hiring people different from me. Standard strawman tactic. But here's the thing...I don't give a good rat's backside WHAT color or gender anyone is, or what background anyone is from, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS TO DO THE DAMM JOB...WHICH NONE OF THESE PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY DID. Anyone allowing that sub to make a dive with people on board, with screws driven into the carbon fiber pressure hull, is an unqualified, ignorant fool. The CEO stated he didn't want "50 year old white guys", even apparently if they were the best qualified. So how'd that work out?

There's a thing called a "Flip Lok" that rabbits on about being made from "aircraft aluminum", whatever alloy and heat treat that is, but it's still held to the door frame with nothing but 4" long wood screws...and of course is shown "securing" doors with glass in them. I always have to chuckle.

I guess you find that offensive? Well, here's proof positive that hiring based on anything other than MERIT and EXPERIENCE, especially in a technically demanding endeavour, is a recipe for disaster. In case you missed it, check out the SCREWS driven into the pressure vessel, holding the monitor. That's all you need to see to know...assuming you know the first thing about composite structures and pressure vessels...that NOBODY involved had a clue.

And around and around and around...