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csamsh t1_jeg446f wrote

Reply to comment by f1del1us in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost

That’s a fanfuckingtastic question. Better yet- why are people killings themselves? It’s almost like there’s a mental health epidemic that could be quelled if we had easy, maybe even universal access to mental healthcare.

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csamsh t1_jef0th5 wrote

Reply to comment by GeorgeCrossPineTree in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost

I can hunt with any rifle, first of all. AR’s make excellent/versatile hunting platforms, not really sure why you distinguish them from “hunting rifles.” Since you said m77, I’ll group bolt action rifles in as well.

  1. There are tons of pistol grip options for bolt action rifles. Even more for semis.
  2. What does c clamp have to do with anything? But since you asked, yes you can c clamp any rifle.
  3. Pretty much all modern rifles have threaded barrels. All barrels can be threaded.
  4. How does any of what you mention contribute to reduced accuracy?
  5. Your woodsmaster has the same rate of fire as any AR.
  6. My semi auto 308 is well tuned and a very soft shooter. If I were to shoot a 3gun match with the 308, I’d probably split almost the same as with 223. I won’t though because I’m poor.
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csamsh t1_j9hts6x wrote

Reply to want to work at nasa but math is not my strong suit, any tips? by jiraiya_myoboku

There are a lot of people who work at nasa who aren't engineers and scientists. There are people who build things, finance people, PR people, business management, HR, contracts, facilities, legal, maintenance, environmental, health&safety, pipefitters, plumbers, electricians, probably even carpenters- you name it. You'd be hard pressed to find a career that isn't applicable to a giant company like nasa. Find what you're good at and make it work.

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csamsh t1_iwnm73v wrote

Reply to comment by DaniChicago in Ask Anything Wednesday - Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science by AutoModerator

It's only as good as the people interpreting data to create useful information. I'm a chemist and mechanical engineer, and to me there are few things more dangerous than a business or finance guy holding a piece of paper that says "big data" on it.

But to answer your question, yes I think it's watered down. From my point of view the whole point of the analytics craze is to distill complicated concepts and statistics into buzzwords that one can sell to upper management and potential investors. That's just my experience- I'm sure there is proficiency in this area that makes real money.

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csamsh t1_iwnlmvi wrote

Reply to comment by cookiemonsterwave in Ask Anything Wednesday - Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science by AutoModerator

It depends on the isotopic makeup of the fuel. If you know the composition, the decay is quite simple to model. If we're talking about the actual atomic material itself, some portion will last forever assuming it's not converted to energy- eventually the radioisotopes will decay to stable elements with no half life.

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