Apparently ISDs can, among other things, enter atmosphere and be fine just a few hundred feet up.
What sort of engineering constraints does this imply, to have a mile-long space ship able to enter atmo seemingly without difficulty?
Friday, October 12, 2018
Economic status in star wars:
Economic status in star wars:
Rate the following:
1. Han Solo, owner and operator of a two-man light freighter. Very much in debt to big bad gangsters.
2.Uncle Owen & Aunt Beru, owner and operators of a family moisture farm in the desert. Money is tight, but they are able to expand the workforce each season.
3. Ben Kenobi, crazy old hermit who lives out beyond the Dune Sea
4. Princess Leia, of the peaceful world of Alderaan.
5. Darth Vader, strong right-hand of the Emperor.
6. Princess Leia, after Alderaan is destroyed by Darth Vader
7. Lando Calrissian, administrator of Cloud City, an orbital mining platform that is small enough to largely escape Imperial notice.
8. The Might Chewbacca, Han Solo's first mate.
My conjecture: These people are all rich in comparison to most people in the galaxy. They all have enough to eat, those with spaceships have enough cred for fuel, those with emplacements have enough to hire labor.
Even the farmers in star wars are gentry.
Rate the following:
1. Han Solo, owner and operator of a two-man light freighter. Very much in debt to big bad gangsters.
2.Uncle Owen & Aunt Beru, owner and operators of a family moisture farm in the desert. Money is tight, but they are able to expand the workforce each season.
3. Ben Kenobi, crazy old hermit who lives out beyond the Dune Sea
4. Princess Leia, of the peaceful world of Alderaan.
5. Darth Vader, strong right-hand of the Emperor.
6. Princess Leia, after Alderaan is destroyed by Darth Vader
7. Lando Calrissian, administrator of Cloud City, an orbital mining platform that is small enough to largely escape Imperial notice.
8. The Might Chewbacca, Han Solo's first mate.
My conjecture: These people are all rich in comparison to most people in the galaxy. They all have enough to eat, those with spaceships have enough cred for fuel, those with emplacements have enough to hire labor.
Even the farmers in star wars are gentry.
Due to how we have bastardized Jira, it is becoming less useful as a task board.
Due to how we have bastardized Jira, it is becoming less useful as a task board.
A few days ago, I said fuck it. I got out my most important tools:
-- post it notes, multiple colors
-- Sharpie, black
-- a wall
And I went to TOWN. The tickets are on the wall, showing where they are. It is immediately obvious where our pain points are, and it's lead me to an idea for solving some problems.
It also lead to this exchange:
Senior Dev: I hate Jira!
Me: That's because we're using it wrong.
Dev: ... what do you mean? It's so hard to say a ticket is ready for test.
Me, goes to board, picks up a stickie in "dev" move it to "test". BOOM!
Dev: ..... That's so much easier. Why can't we do that in Jira?
Me: We can. We're just using it wrong.
Dev: ..... ok, I'm on board. How do we fix it?
A few days ago, I said fuck it. I got out my most important tools:
-- post it notes, multiple colors
-- Sharpie, black
-- a wall
And I went to TOWN. The tickets are on the wall, showing where they are. It is immediately obvious where our pain points are, and it's lead me to an idea for solving some problems.
It also lead to this exchange:
Senior Dev: I hate Jira!
Me: That's because we're using it wrong.
Dev: ... what do you mean? It's so hard to say a ticket is ready for test.
Me, goes to board, picks up a stickie in "dev" move it to "test". BOOM!
Dev: ..... That's so much easier. Why can't we do that in Jira?
Me: We can. We're just using it wrong.
Dev: ..... ok, I'm on board. How do we fix it?
Pretty sure I'm sick.
Pretty sure I'm sick.
Pretty sure I'll WFH today.
People respond to incentives. I think I am, too.
What incentive is that?
Pretty sure I'll WFH today.
People respond to incentives. I think I am, too.
What incentive is that?
Thursday, October 11, 2018
I want to put together a few pages at work on how we do business.
I want to put together a few pages at work on how we do business.
When this was done before, there was talking of it being a "playbook".
Which got me thinking.
I think I'm going to do it as pbta playbooks.
When this was done before, there was talking of it being a "playbook".
Which got me thinking.
I think I'm going to do it as pbta playbooks.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Some crazy Star Wars thoughts while we wait for this whole thing to come crashing down.
Some crazy Star Wars thoughts while we wait for this whole thing to come crashing down.
Star Destroyers are the answer to ever-enbiggening military requirements during the Clone Wars, eventually simply containing all needs for a military venture under one command. As they have the entirity of an arsenal needed to take over a solar system, they become a one-stop solution to all military problems. Have some rebels? Send in an ISD. Some rebels get away from an ISD? Send a few ISDs. Vader lose his keys? Send an ISD. Need to subdue a population? ISD.
etc. An ISD is not mission-specific, but rather mission neutral.
Consider instead four smaller ships, each half the length of an ISD and each specializing. Dreadnought, carrier, Division transport, and supply ship. Each has a fraction of the capabilities of a star destroyer, except in one area where they meet an ISD. In all other areas, each of these four is lesser than an ISD.
For example:
ISD: 60 turbolasers / 72 starfighters / 9,000 troops / 40,000 cargo tons.
Dreadnought: 60 turbolasers / 12 starfighters / 250 troops / 2,000 cargo tons
Carrier: 10 turbolasers / 72 starfighters / 250 troops / 2,000 cargo tons
Transport: 10 turbolasers / 12 starfighters / 9,000 troops / 2,000 cargo tons
Cargo: 10 turbolasers / 12 starfighters / 250 troops / 9,000 troops
Now, imagine a a fifth vessel. While an ISD has the firepower to go versus a solar system, this may only be able to subdue a planet:
Victory Star Destroyer: 20 turbolasers / 24 starfighters / 1,500 troops / 8,000 cargo tons.
That is: At this level, there are specialist vessels and still room for a vessel that has a wide variety of missions it can take on. It would not be able to take on as wide or as deep a mission parameter as it's larger sibling. While an ISD has many ATATs, different weather gear for troops, specialist starfighters, and the firepower to decimate a small fleet, the Victory star destroyer is missing the specialist cases.
Finally: There could well be generalist-ships like a Star Destroyer at the 800, 400, 200, and even 100 meter ranges. Admittedly, at the 100 meter, the ship has one starfighter and barely deserves to be thought of the same.
Ships needed a crew of around 10 are in the 50 meter range. This includes Free Traders, Firefly, Pirate ships, etc. At best, you get two externally mounted shuttles as subsidiary craft, not dozes of star fighters.
.... You guys, for whatever reason my brain will not stop doing this math. Over and over again. It's like a fucking loop.
Star Destroyers are the answer to ever-enbiggening military requirements during the Clone Wars, eventually simply containing all needs for a military venture under one command. As they have the entirity of an arsenal needed to take over a solar system, they become a one-stop solution to all military problems. Have some rebels? Send in an ISD. Some rebels get away from an ISD? Send a few ISDs. Vader lose his keys? Send an ISD. Need to subdue a population? ISD.
etc. An ISD is not mission-specific, but rather mission neutral.
Consider instead four smaller ships, each half the length of an ISD and each specializing. Dreadnought, carrier, Division transport, and supply ship. Each has a fraction of the capabilities of a star destroyer, except in one area where they meet an ISD. In all other areas, each of these four is lesser than an ISD.
For example:
ISD: 60 turbolasers / 72 starfighters / 9,000 troops / 40,000 cargo tons.
Dreadnought: 60 turbolasers / 12 starfighters / 250 troops / 2,000 cargo tons
Carrier: 10 turbolasers / 72 starfighters / 250 troops / 2,000 cargo tons
Transport: 10 turbolasers / 12 starfighters / 9,000 troops / 2,000 cargo tons
Cargo: 10 turbolasers / 12 starfighters / 250 troops / 9,000 troops
Now, imagine a a fifth vessel. While an ISD has the firepower to go versus a solar system, this may only be able to subdue a planet:
Victory Star Destroyer: 20 turbolasers / 24 starfighters / 1,500 troops / 8,000 cargo tons.
That is: At this level, there are specialist vessels and still room for a vessel that has a wide variety of missions it can take on. It would not be able to take on as wide or as deep a mission parameter as it's larger sibling. While an ISD has many ATATs, different weather gear for troops, specialist starfighters, and the firepower to decimate a small fleet, the Victory star destroyer is missing the specialist cases.
Finally: There could well be generalist-ships like a Star Destroyer at the 800, 400, 200, and even 100 meter ranges. Admittedly, at the 100 meter, the ship has one starfighter and barely deserves to be thought of the same.
Ships needed a crew of around 10 are in the 50 meter range. This includes Free Traders, Firefly, Pirate ships, etc. At best, you get two externally mounted shuttles as subsidiary craft, not dozes of star fighters.
.... You guys, for whatever reason my brain will not stop doing this math. Over and over again. It's like a fucking loop.
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