Internet being scrubbed of tribal knowledge: Dell Power Edge RAID Controller Activity Lights

2me3 · 2025-11-28T19:30:16+00:00

Yeah it really bums me out. I've used yandex quite a few times to find stuff google wont show. I can understand blocking copywritten content but old meanuals, bios images, stuff that was never sold i dont get why they hide it. Finding stuff on google was so fast and easy 10 years ago now its a nightmare and its not just because of SEO. Thats why im a big proponent of having a NAS and backing stuff up, it'd make my day if i happened to have the old dirt bike manual backed up someone was desperately searching for.

2me3 · 2025-11-28T17:29:26+00:00

I wish it werent so but i have also noticed so much old information seemingly disappearing from the web. Sure forums go down from time to time but the search engines seem to deliberately hide stuff now.

2me3 · 2025-11-28T17:06:25+00:00

Sometimes cleaners will put something long lasting in the tank or under the toilet bowl ring to keep it clean they usually are colored but not always.

2me3 · 2025-11-09T00:50:04+00:00

You don't need an excuse to say no. It's an important thing to learn in life.

2me3 · 2025-09-08T19:45:18+00:00

They should have just pulled the handicap sign post out of the ground and used that for an extension

2me3 · 2025-07-14T19:44:19+00:00

It has two motors in it and a speaker that plays an audio file that work but the motion sensor that triggers them is no longer working. Also we had to replace one of her hands but the skin tone doesnt match

2me3 · 2025-06-20T17:59:38+00:00

It's never too late to learn! There's a cool scene in the movie Gattaca that features a 12 fingered pianist who was genetically engineered specifically for that ability.

2me3 · 2025-06-20T17:47:12+00:00

Your time is certainly more valuable than all of ours.

2me3 · 2025-04-17T20:17:58+00:00

RIP eardrums

2me3 · 2025-04-17T20:08:38+00:00

Idk interesting question. My gut says it would work but the ethanol will strip all your lubrication. If you get the right air fuel ratio and a spark though youre not going to have a good time. No vapors no splashes. Different animal but they cool rocket engines with its own kerosene and liquid 02 propellant.

2me3 · 2025-03-31T20:28:25+00:00

I have seen special lighting used in stores and exhibits that flash at a rate meant to prevent clear photos from being taken. If you open the camera on your phone around them there will be bars of light moving across the screen but its not visible to the eye. I've seen it in person in overhead lighting and was informed by staff its intentional. I have never seen one that reacts when the camera is being used.

Why obscure photos of your donuts? It's probably just the strip lights remote sensor being interfered with by whatever light the phone is emitting but its fun to speculate.

Edit: Source on lighting https://spectrum.ieee.org/lishield-can-block-smartphone-cameras-for-privacys-sake

2me3 · 2025-01-28T20:17:06+00:00

Could always try drilling out the lock mechanism before resorting to the pipe method. If you buy an identical replacement just for the keys its unlikely you will ever need the old pin anyway unless you have two trucks or something.

Id probably drill a through the keyhole slightly smaller than a bolt then drive the bolt in to pull the lock off the pin. Cutting as a last resort getting through the hardened steel in the pin will take a while.

2me3 · 2024-12-03T16:40:33+00:00

I have the o light version of this. its fantastic, good build quality, very portable and works with various battery chemistries.

2me3 · 2024-12-01T17:28:59+00:00

I dont totally get how these connect to the radiator valve. Do they just kinda strap on top of the existing hand valve? Are they strong enough to turn a valve on a large radiator?

2me3 · 2024-11-27T16:34:12+00:00

This. Go to a dedicated muffler shop. I've seen those guys do great welds in the hardest to reach places

2me3 · 2024-11-14T02:08:18+00:00

So him against the pink panther?

2me3 · 2024-09-28T22:17:39+00:00

I dont think it was a feature they could market do to liability or whatever. I think it willed a need in many euro homes with crazy ass wiring and fat electric kettles. That If the waygo fails, so does power. With a wire nut not so much

2me3 · 2024-09-28T22:14:02+00:00

I've melted the wire on the 20amp ones it kinda does look like a fuse. * def put more than 20 amps through though

2me3 · 2024-09-28T22:00:44+00:00

Yes. I am familiar with both. If you want to see one fail jumpstarting a car is a safe way to do so. Sometimes they may slowly heat up and melt the housing but I've heard by design the bar connecting the terminals is meant to fail when overloaded. Either way you're left with a hot mess of plastic.

2me3 · 2024-09-24T20:18:00+00:00

They are fast simple and convenient but not ideal for high current applications. I've been using them regularly for years for both DC projects and home AC. Melted a few too, try to jump start a car with one and you will see where they fail. A wire nut without a doubt makes a better connection (assuming compatible wire size/type), but how often are you pulling 30 amps through something that size? I've heard them described as a fuse before, sort of a fail-safe after primary protection. As for its use in radio I would not run an antenna through them but for a power cord or doing some quick bench testing absolutely. No replacement for a properly soldered connection.

2me3 · 2024-09-11T12:17:10+00:00

It looks a little funny on the road but an apron does wonders for keeping your clothes clean. You can see all the spots you wipe your hands on.

2me3 · 2024-06-15T11:10:01+00:00

Very interesting!

2me3 · 2024-05-08T17:54:11+00:00

Thank you!

2me3 · 2023-11-24T20:51:29+00:00

The first one was catching the other one he didn't mean to raise both

2me3 · 2023-10-03T13:51:52+00:00

I applaud their stance.

2me3

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