God, there’s a joke in there about 404 (famous drum sequencer, often referenced for its kick sample), but I just can’t get there

I’ve been toying around with some design concepts for a DIY submarine for like a decade now. The first thing I thought about, right after “how do I control it going up/down” was “what do I do when that system fails, and I need to ascend in an emergency?” My thought was to have some scuba tanks attached to deployable salvage lift bags, so even if my ballasts were completely screwed, I could still ascend.

If there’s not something analogous to that on board the Titan, I’d be shocked at their stupidity; It seems incredibly foolhardy to intentionally go somewhere that no rescue vehicle can recover you, without secondary and tertiary systems in place to rescue yourself.

Venn Diagram of Fediverse users vs XKCD enjoyers:

Funny that so many of us resonate with “nerdy emotionally-distant lawyer dad” lol

Also throw modal fabric in the mix! Seems to be some conflicting write-ups on whether bamboo or modal is more sustainable (they’re both way better than cotton!), and Google Scholar is failing me. But it seems like bamboo uses a bit less water and is more durable, while modal is softer and more breathable.

I have bamboo undershirts and modal underwear, and they’re both amazingly comfortable! Never going back to cotton for base layers.

But yeah, I’m here for the random-ass trivia!