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I don't think that Chenier imported anything but it was the first to build out liquefaction into LNG.
Flash back to a post from last week. Chenier was designed to import, and a large part of the infrastructure was already built. And then fracking changed EVERYTHING. Chenier was broke because import was never going to happen after fracking. But then prices for export became lucrative. Crazy stuff! And so Chenier built conversion of natural gas to LNG (not difficult) and made big bucks. I don't think fracking is appreciated nearly enough. Suddenly the chemical plants along the gulf coast that were struggling and on death watch made money. And a bunch of it. And companies couldn't build new plants fast enough. There just weren't enough people to build them without prices reaching crazy levels.
It sucks for the plants that went bankrupt and torn down and shipped overseas. Lots of good plants and people, gone by the way side.
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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by Tigris on 8/21/26 at 4:35 pm to Stat M Repairman
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Russian double-tap drone strikes kill 14 in Ukrainian mall, officials say
Unfortunately, that's exactly where this war is now. Ukraine has almost no ability to defend against ballistic missiles. But Russia has a very limited capacity for air defense too. Ukraine is fully capable of retaliating in kind and almost has to. It's been a pretty damn ugly war. And I think it's about to get uglier. Strategic bombing has never won a war, why will missile strikes (see Iran)? But Putin is desperate now with a cratering economy. As a politician and autocrat he'll likely double down on more civilian strikes. How will Russians react when it's returned in kind?
Nates map fetish is a grain of sand compared to this.
A studio gave Steven Seagal a budget and creative control including directing. I feel bad for Michael Caine and R Lee Ermey. Worth watching just to laugh at it. (The Room and Troll 2 are worse but they had no money or name actors).
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Not every traffic light and also not where traffic volume is high such as the center of an urbanized area, which leads to congestion.
The nearest light to me is in front of a school. It would be an absolute shite-show when parents are dropping off and picking up kids. Most of the lights in the area are on a fairly congested highway and I doubt most of them would work out well. For low traffic side street intersections - absolutely.
re: LUNCH THREAD- homegrown tomato edition
Posted by Tigris on 8/19/26 at 5:22 pm to madamsquirrel
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The right price had to include ironclad guarantees.
Heh. They've been through that rodeo.
re: Help me decided: Jan. New Zealand OR Jan. Spain/Portugal (2028)
Posted by Tigris on 8/18/26 at 12:45 pm to olehickory1767
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Honestly, I would spend two weeks just in the South Island.
I've been there 4 times, probably my favorite place in the world. If I go again I won't spend any time on the north island, as nice as it is. The south island is just stunning. I'd find a way to get to Stewart Island (beautiful but limited options for lodging, so book early (definitely hire a local guide for a kiwi tour at night)), and then work up to Nelson/Picton on the north which has a very California vibe going with all the wineries and sailing and sunny weather. Milford Sound and Mt. Cook are must do spots. The west coast drive is pretty great. If I had to live in a place other than the US it would be Kaikoura (2 hour drive north of Christchurch) with it's rugged coastline, snow capped mountains, and an ocean full of wildlife. Beautiful little town.
re: An interesting, and quite pretty, beetle I saw in the backyard earlier
Posted by Tigris on 8/18/26 at 11:58 am to CatfishJohn
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My kids find Hercules beetles
Interesting, I've seen them in Central and South America, but not the US (Google does say that they are here). This male was hanging around at a lunch spot in Costa Rica. It must be the female behind the pole and below.
re: How do we know restaurants serving pancakes are not using store bought add water mixes?
Posted by Tigris on 8/17/26 at 1:58 pm to PelicanState87
"Where is pancakes house? We stop… at pancakes house.”
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LNG, [methane] would never be used for synthesis gas production
Why? Price alone I would assume. Around 2005 natural gas reached over $12 per MMBtu and the assumption was that the US would be using LNG imports for a variety of uses, including synthesis gas production. The LNG terminals were built to bring in natural gas, not export it.
Fracking is one of the best things to ever be developed in this country.
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by Tigris on 8/13/26 at 5:40 pm to VolSquatch
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In larger cities those smaller scale maps can actually give you a decent picture of what's happening.
Yeah, larger cities. Hence, why I said:
"It's pointless to show maps at the small city and surrounding area scale."
And even then it can be completely wrong.
If you actually contributed anything rather than just shitting on everything that supports Ukraine, then maybe somebody would respect you and whatever vague opinions you may have, for now.
My post 2 days ago - "It's pointless to show maps at the small city and surrounding area scale."
This shows exactly why. For the last 6 months Ukraine has quietly been taking back Russian flag planting positions and not announcing it. Ukraine has taken back 745 km2 that wasn't being shown on the maps. For example Oleksandrivka was shown on the Rybar map to be under Russian control as of yesterday. That hasn't been true for months, the actual "front" is 23 km to the east. Preston Stewart covers this really well.
This shows exactly why. For the last 6 months Ukraine has quietly been taking back Russian flag planting positions and not announcing it. Ukraine has taken back 745 km2 that wasn't being shown on the maps. For example Oleksandrivka was shown on the Rybar map to be under Russian control as of yesterday. That hasn't been true for months, the actual "front" is 23 km to the east. Preston Stewart covers this really well.
Why do you insist on your map fetish? It's pointless to show maps at the small city and surrounding area scale. The front lines are nothing like lines. They are lightly controlled areas with soldiers hiding for their lives from drones. The Russians kill off some of their soldiers for flag planting operations to make the map obsessed like yourself happy. It signifies nothing. If you want to actually understand this conflict then the maps are currently the last place that is of any worth. It's been that way for a long while. Could that change, yeah, but I'll be surprised if it is any time this year.
Winter is coming. Drones work better in the winter because of the lack of tree cover. Winter advantage - defense. As always.
Winter is coming. Drones work better in the winter because of the lack of tree cover. Winter advantage - defense. As always.
re: Will Ukraine expose incompetence of our defense contractors?
Posted by Tigris on 8/11/26 at 4:34 pm to prplhze2000
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Will Ukraine expose incompetence of our defense contractors?
They already have.
They won't be building licensed Patriots. They will be building an alternate system that is cheaper, more effective, and takes less time to produce.
The US is behind in the incredibly quickly changing times in warfare. That's not new. We usually catch back up after learning the hard way. And usually by outspending/out producing everybody. China as a player makes this more difficult.
Great performances by Bateman and Law, worth a watch for that alone.
re: 2026 and current state of smoke detectors in new build codes is crap
Posted by Tigris on 8/9/26 at 7:38 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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try buying an explosive gas one that doesn't plug in to an outlet thats 99.9% of the time too low on your wall to alert you
Or try having a system that is entirely high on ladders and that has a hair trigger that goes off for no good reason frequently. Always in the middle of the night. A few years ago I was up way too high on a ladder to replace my alarm battery and said F this, I'm far more likely to die from a ladder fall than from a fire. And I disabled all of the high alarms. So far I'm alive.
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Source: I had to pay $100 for season tickets in 2007 as a student
In the early 80's my friends and I scored some LSU student ID's for $20 at a place allegedly called Scarlet O'Horror's, in a room behind the bar. Or at a bar that had a name, anyway. We got in for free for LSU basketball in an amazing time for it. And LSU football was a whole lot of fun.
But modern times are so much better.
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The Al Mourjan Lounge in DOH is also a fantastic experience. Go to the garden lounge if you have time.
This. Awesomely uncrowded and full of goodies to eat and drink and relax.
I've done QSuites twice. It's very good but not life changing. Access to the lounge above is a big plus if you have the time on your connection.
re: Worst countries to be locked up in?
Posted by Tigris on 8/8/26 at 4:18 pm to GentleJackJones
I'd guess El Salvador for probably the worst. Full of drug gang members. There are some places like Burma and the Congo that people just don't go to. I'd think they would be pretty bad. Syria has a pretty bad reputation. Tons of countries in the Middle East and Africa. India might not be the worst, but if prison is worse than a large percentage of people there live, then I'm out. Russia - heh - you'll be on the front line and dead within a day or so. Call me picky but I try to avoid anything other than Scandinavian prisons. The one where they filmed "Swedish Bikini Team locked up!" turned me down.
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This denotes lack of hydrogen in refining.
That makes a lot of sense. Steam/methane reformers (huge fire boxes full of red hot catalytic tubes) is one of the best targets in a plant. It doesn't take much of a boom to do a LOT of damage that doesn't get fixed quickly.
re: Changed movie opinions on first and second viewings
Posted by Tigris on 8/6/26 at 7:26 am to LanierSpots
Burn After Reading. I really disliked it on first watch. Part of the dislike was so many actors going against my expectations for them. Finally I realized that Pitt, Clooney, Malkovich, McDormand; everybody were idiots. It's become a favorite.
Most Wes Anderson and Cohen Brother movies I like significantly more on the second watch.
Most Wes Anderson and Cohen Brother movies I like significantly more on the second watch.
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