Borrasca (just the original, not the add-on parts)

I know it’s a bit more niche here, so I try to chime in when I see airplane stuff. An account I had on a now-defunct instance had a bunch of airplane memes and comments.

I was thinking of summarizing all of those activities under “chaos”

True. In his scenario, it would definitely make sense to set up an email on a private domain (or at least self host one).

Absolutely on the delamination. Paint on metal can go for a minute and be okay as long as there’s primer still protecting the metal; but on composite the flaking will just lead to more flaking. Plus, the water intrusion damage and wicking you can get with carbon fiber. Gotta check that stuff often.

That’s just standard procedure for any of the alphabet agencies.

Hi, aircraft mechanic here. I don’t have a lot of experience with the 787, but here’s what I know based on composites, working PAX service, and general airplane BS.
787’s are new-ish, but not THAT new. An airplane even a year old can start to show wear and tear depending on the carrier.
787’s have composite wings, which flex a LOT. Great for performance, no so great for rigid bits like paint.
Aircraft paint is typically a two-part mixture with an epoxy resin base. It’s pretty tough stuff designed to handle temperature changes, UV, abrasion, etc. That being said, paint mixed later in service for repairs might not quite match in color and texture. If the airline buys cheap paint to cut costs, well, it’s going to flake off quicker.
Typically, your brushed-on paint done during overnight maintenance isn’t going to last as long as the paint sprayed on in a clean, well prepared environment with even application. It’s likely you will have to repaint that area.
When I worked PAX, we took extra care to keep the top of the wing painted in good condition and avoid using speed tape to temporarily cover missing paint patches unless absolutely necessary. It’s well known this is a high visibility area for customers. From what I recall, the airline would respray entire areas of the aircraft as needed during heavy checks to keep the paint in good condition. Cargo service? Who cares! As long as it meets airworthiness requirements per the manufacturer, send it! Most of the time, the paint is such a poor match it sticks out like a sore thumb. I recall seeing a 747 freighter at one point that looked like it had a green, receding hairline from all the exposed primer it had running down the hump.

So, all things considered, yes, that paint job looks terrible. However, it’s not going to affect the performance of the aircraft. Any exposed composite is going to get covered or painted as soon as it’s spotted to help protect it and prevent further paint erosion. If anything, all those paint patches might cost the airline a few extra drops (and I do mean drops) of fuel by the end of the flight from parasitic drag.

It’s incredibly difficult to get away from Microsoft in the corporate/business space.

Can’t wait to see the final pics for this one!

I agree. The transition has been fairly smooth, and cinnamon edition looks great.

That was my first thought when I saw OPs screenshot. I still hear “check 6” in my head every time I get zoom and boomed in War Thunder

As a homeowner, sure. However, if I had a landscaping business, I would need something that can run all day.

I heard a pretty compelling case for it recently. In the cyberpunk books, Johnny kills several people and blames it on his arm. There were some other points, but I can’t recall them right now.

Got addicted to swapping meat for chrome. Went cyberpsycho yet remained “high functioning”. Silverhand could also be considered a high functioning cyberpsycho.

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It absolutely has belts. Embrace the 3D spaghetti.

If it helps, this latest update has made it easier to scale up production, now that blueprints can auto-connect belts.

I placed the bridges without rails and laid the track afterwards. You can also hold CTRL to place straight rails. I also find that it helps to place a short straight section on either end of a curve to force it to stay straight after the turns. Granted, now, you can just scroll to adjust your placement. Now that 1.1 has landed, it’s so much easier to position rails and blueprints.

I’m pretty sure this was a Spy vs Spy comic

Can you provide more details? What you’ve described so far sums up most RTS games. Was it real time? Turn based? Were the units modern day? Historical? Sci-fi?