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  • Their first mistake was using DHL in the U.S. The absolute worst shipper in the country. You might as well have the package to a random hobo.

  • What is a relatively inexpensive 'luxury' item that you will always purchase for any future house?
  • Theoretically you would never have to put dishes away. Just grab dishes from the clean one.

  • wii old
  • I remember getting the Netflix disc so I could watch Netflix on the Wii instead of getting DVDs in the mail.

  • States w/ less population than LA county
  • I'm talking about the above claims that certain states are ESTIMATED to have more people than LA county.

  • Random Goodwill find.
  • I get discouraged from checking there because of their prices and lack of decent items. Rarely I find something halfway decent.

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    Random Goodwill find.

    I sometimes check Goodwill if I'm killing time. I often leave empty handed, but I spotted a decent looking 21" monitor (older Asus led 75hz) with this tumor bolted to the vesa. $30 for everything. i3-6100, 1x 8gb ddr4 MSI h110 itx, 250GB SATA SSD (wiped), missing the external 19v power supply, but I have one that works. I guess I'll do something with it, not sure yet.

    An i7-6700 is $45 and additional 8GB of ddr4 is $10. It has an Nvme slot, full size pcie, and 2x2.5” bays.

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    States w/ less population than LA county
  • That's only if the 2020 US census is accurate (it's not)

  • Anon double-checks something important
  • I pretended not speak English when I got hassled by all the street scammers.

  • Forest coverage in each US state
  • In the fall the Farmers harvest their corn and soybeans. We live in a very flat are. In the winter you can see the frozen dirt all the way to the horizon.

  • Point-and-shoot cameras
  • These are selling for hundreds of dollars not just because of nostalgia but also practicality. You're not allowed to bring connected devices into secure facilities but you may need to document things with photographs.

  • I am preparing to paint the exterior of my patio.
  • The question becomes, is the temperature of the paint or the substrate the important factor. Is there a recommended temperature variance?things to contemplate.

  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Christian ministry that helps the homeless
  • Dang, you really have to dig to find that small blurb, but also:

    and actively work towards dismantling the systems that perpetuate inequity in our community.

  • I cleaned some bolts.

    I enjoy working on and fixing all manner of things. Very often I find that I have small items that need to be cleaned. As such I purchased a small ultrasonic cleaner. On this occasion I'm replacing the valve cover gaskets on one of our cars. I place the bolts into a small plastic jar of cleaning solution, then place the jar into the ultrasonic cleaner which is filled with plain water. The ultrasonic action still goes through the container and cleans the items, and I don't have to use 2L of cleaner. I then strain the cleaning solution to get all of the items out and then pour it back into it's own sealed jar for next time and thoroughly rinse the items of cleaner.

    Now once I scrape and clean the gasket surfaces and covers I have clean, dry bolts which will accurately torque to specification.

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    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Christian ministry that helps the homeless
  • Do whatever you want with that information, I'm not your mother.

  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Christian ministry that helps the homeless
  • It looks like a hippie church and the homeless assistance part doesn't mention anything about religion on their website.

    https://sunrisenavigationcenter.org/

    https://sunriseaustin.org

  • I boiled two eggs. I would have boiled more eggs, but when I asked if anyone else wanted boiled eggs, they said they did not want boiled eggs.
  • And as a reminder, USPS first class mail letter rules are:

    up to 3.5oz in weight Minimum Size: 3½ inches by 5 inches Maximum Size: 6⅛ inches by 11½ inches Thickness: 0.009 inch to ¼ inch

    First-Class Mail Flats (Large Envelopes) rules: Maximum weight: 13 ounces – Additional ounces above one ounce have a separate per ounce price Flats that are for the round-trip mailings of a disc and that weigh up to 2 ounces can be mailed at the postage price of a 1 ounce Flat. Round-trip mailing of a disc is mailing, under specific criteria, from a mailer who expects to receive the disc back from a subscriber. Large Envelopes (Flats) that exceed 13 ounces are mailed at the Priority Mail® rate

    Size Requirements: Minimum Size: 6⅛ inches by 11½ inches Maximum Size: 12 inches by 15 inches Thickness: ¼ inch to ¾ inch

    You will need to slice the eggs in order to place them in the envelope.

  • I oiled my box knives today
  • "sharpen the saw" is one of the 7 habits of highly effective people.

    Abraham Lincoln is quoted* as saying "If you ask me to cut down a tree I'll spend the first four hours sharpening the axe." (There's no evidence that he actually said this)

    It's a skill I try to teach everyone that I teach anything to. It's the reason why I'm almost always seen standing around at work instead of running around like crazy. If I have a problem, I stop, figure out the problem and move on. Other people will have a problem, and keep having the same problem over and over again without looking into it and have a bad day.

    "let the tool do the work" Whatever that may be, set it up, let it do it's thing don't interfere with it.

    However, at the same time, don't be fooled by random events. Sometimes you just need to turn off the computer and turn it back on again and move on with your day.

    Verify the concern, replicate the problem.

    When there's a verifiable problem you work on finding the root cause of the problem. That means, don't fire the parts cannon at it. Taking the time to properly diagnose and fix the issue will save you time.

    Learn to walk away. It's important to take breaks every so often. It's more productive to take a 5 minute break every 20 minutes than it is to work continuously for 8 hours. If you're really having a hard time figuring something out, go to lunch. When you come back you'll figure the problem out right away. If you don't figure it out right away, talk out loud about the problem. You might talk to someone else about it, but it's better if they don't try to throw out suggestions while you're talking. It's called "rubber duck debugging."

    Lastly, If it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid. I've seen many people start tinkering with something because they don't like the way it looks. This falls into the category of "if it's not broken, then don't fix it" There's nothing wrong with it, it's working fine, they just don't like something about it. It's not "the way we've always done it."

  • The transmission in my truck is having issues.
  • There's a lot of "could be's" with that. Issues I've had in the past are transmission input/output sensors and electronic throttle body.

  • I fixed a small automotive issue

    This past week we have acquired a new member to the fleet, a "grand" American miniature Van. Upon driving it home my wife commented that it didn't accelerate well onto the highway. I did test drive it and it felt ok, but I hadn't gone on the highway. Today was the first time I've had to merge at high speed and in fact it did take an incredibly long time to get up to speed. I pondered this for awhile on the drive and decided that maybe the aftermarket floor mats were interfering with the gas pedal. I switched them from driver to passenger and vice versa and voila, that sweet American v6 is free to stretch it's legs now.

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    My work clothes rotation

    On one shelf I have my clothes that I wear to work, but as they get worn out I downgrade them into clothes I wear when doing dirty jobs at home. Then finally they get turned into rags.

    40M, 5’ 9" tall, size 9.5 shoe, perfectly average.

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    Lowery electronic organ

    My grandmother had a similar electric organ when I was growing up and I kinda of always wanted one. My neighbor down the street was giving this one away so I couldn't pass it up. I just had to clean the contacts on some of the keys. The pedal is for volume. 11 voices for right hand and six for the left hand combine as many as you want to. 4 rhythm choices, Latin, rock, swing, and waltz combine them together and there is a speed slider as well as a separate volume slider. There are also "genie" chord selections for the far left keys and a sustain slider. There is a huge speaker in the body of this thing.

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    What OS/ OSs for a core2 quad?

    I've got a couple of older Dell core2 machines with ddr2. They still have good caps in them. They're interesting to me because they have 3.5" floppy and sata cd/DVD and they can handle a newer os. Id like to keep something around that I can pop in an old cd/DVD or floppy disk or create disks from. I'm just stuck on if I should install xp, 7, 10, tiny 10, some flavor of Linux, they have vista stickers on them. They're just in a weird spot where they're not really vintage PC's and not really modern anymore either.

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    Come join the American legion gaming discord, help support veterans, service members, and their families.
    discord.gg Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

    Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.

    Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

    The American Legion's mission is to enhance the well-being of America's veterans, their families, our military, and our communities by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.

    The legion is officially a non-partisan organization that focuses on helping veterans.

    The legion is making a big push to modernize their organization. This means doing things that younger people enjoy. Come join, even if you're not a veteran or service member, they would still love your support, even if it's just gaming with them.

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    Fire damages vehicles in Rivian lot; cause under investigation
    pantagraph.com Investigation into Rivian vehicle fire continues

    Rivian Automotive is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged vehicles in a parking lot at its campus in Normal. The plant itself was unaffected, a spokesperson said.

    Investigation into Rivian vehicle fire continues

    NORMAL — Rivian Automotive is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged vehicles in a parking lot at its campus on the community's west side.

    The company's manufacturing plant was unaffected, said Kelli Felker, corporate communications senior manager.

    "We are investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a number of vehicles in a parking lot at our Normal plant late Saturday night," Felker said in a statement shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday. "The plant itself is unaffected. At this time, we are not aware of any injuries."

    A video circulating on social media late Saturday showed concentrated, bright orange flames in the lot outside the plant.

    The Normal Fire Department confirmed that it responded to a fire at the Rivian campus, but could not immediately provide more information.

    Emergency vehicles were still at the scene as of 12:20 a.m.

    Rivian employs more than 8,000 workers at its manufacturing operations in Normal, where all of the company's electric pickup trucks, SUVs and commercial delivery vans are produced.

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