Brooks Smith
smithb@aus.social
<p>Grew up in the northeast USA, now an Aussie citizen in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Naarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Naarm</span></a> (#Melbourne) <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Australia</span></a>, and proud parent of a toddler.</p><p>My career is as a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/structuralengineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>structuralengineer</span></a>, currently developing structural design software, largely in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>python</span></a>, including maintaining some <a href="https://aus.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>foss</span></a> packages on github.</p><p>My interests:<br /><a href="https:
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Post #462622
So the US and Israel have launched what looks to be a full-scale war with Iran, with Trump claiming that it&#39;s because Iran had attempted to rebuild its nuclear program. Let&#39;s remember that Iran HAD curtailed their nuclear program under the JCPOA ... until the USA _violated_ that agreement. (Pet peeve: the media generally said that the US &quot;withdrew&quot; from the JCPOA. There was no withdrawal clause. The agreement was Iran curtailing nuclear program in exchange for...
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Post #296992
I&#39;m doing some home renovations, and I&#39;m baffled by this one: Why would the bottom 1.2m of an *interior* wall be made of brick? The rest of the house is a pretty straightforward 1948 single storey timber framed structure. The only other brick I&#39;ve found in this whole building are the two chimneys (lounge and kitchen) and 3 columns from what was once clearly a patio, now an additional room. I&#39;m a structural engineer, but I&#39;m baffled and curious with this...