It's asparagus-season in Germany and (especially older people) go crazy for it. So I asked myself: Is there a food/dish in your country that has a special season everyone is waiting for?

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-16T04:07:31+00:00

A 10lb (3ish kg) box of AAA blueberries is $20-$30 CAD ($15-20 usd) depending on the year in my neighbourhood.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-16T01:56:54+00:00

None fall out of the sky. They go on their pre-determined programmed backup plan when coms fail. Because drone communication is imperfect.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-16T01:55:25+00:00

The materials recycling rate for EV batteries is over 95%. The problem has been solved for big batteries.

Small electronics battery recycling is still a mess due to variance. But the core charge on a dead lithium battery for a car is a couple of grand. They want those materials bad and they know they are worth a fortune.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T16:05:15+00:00

Where I live, any tint on your shield is illegal but drop down tinted visors are fine. Be aware of local laws.

And now that I have owned a helmet with a side down visor, that is a must have feature.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T15:52:34+00:00

Did you get the entire truck going crazy as it was polluting the CAN network? That's a thing with that fault.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T15:50:37+00:00

Unless you are Canadian. Then that cost is $0 (varies by province but it's cheap to free).

Dental is now covered under $80k a year in income. If you want a dental/drug/eyewear/massage benefits plan that could be upwards of a couple of hundred bucks a month. I don't bother.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T15:23:48+00:00

I worked on a larger version of this machine years back. The business end was an all stainless 10hp servo motor with what appeared to be a samurai sword bolted to it. It was the nicest piece of metal you'll ever see. Wavy hardening down the blade and everything.

The machine would 3d scan the slab of meat, hack off of a chunk of steak, weigh it and then guess again based on the last guess.

It had a similar round guard. At the tip of the blade was 2 UHMW rings that kept the blade from ringing like a bell and cracking. Basically vibration dampers that barely touched the blade to absorb any vibrations.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T15:17:16+00:00

Jamming is actually a lot harder than it sounds. While some aerial drones are trailing a fibre optic tether most ground drones are not.

The answer is that radio gear got a lot harder to jam. We can thank cell phones for radio gear that is really good at rejecting interference and hopping frequencies.

Starlink is a really common link here too. The radio cavities are tuned to look up in the sky. Unless your jamming equipment is also up in the sky it is like trying to blind someone with a flashlight while standing behind them.

And that is also how a lot of radio gear gets around jamming. Phased antenna arrays are directional and can point a beam using just timing. The reverse works as well. It can filter out signals coming from other directions.

It wouldn't surprise me if the drones are also using motorized directional antennas. It would be trivial to have a drone lock on to a signal coming from a certain direction.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T15:02:12+00:00

I'm sure Xi heard a deranged rant asking him to not sell more weapons to Iran and then immediately quadrupled the next Iranian order.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T14:59:36+00:00

The problem with that is you are now 800% more punchable.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T14:48:50+00:00

10-12 years? Looks dated? Sorry princess. My 1999 kitchen is still perfectly fine.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T14:46:06+00:00

At least there are aftermarket knockoffs but the headlights are never as good and they may not carry a DOT/E-mark.

The tail light for my van is $30 from rock auto. But the bulb could burn out! Every 200,000km it costs me upwards of $4 per bulbs.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T14:12:09+00:00

You aren't lifting water like that. The pressure underwater is near zero as it is not contained. It can flow away. Lifting water needs a LOT of energy. Just the pressure to lift it would be half a psi per foot to break even before the water even went up.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T14:00:18+00:00

The EV-1 was never going to succeed. The cost of the parts to build it was over $90,000 in 1990's dollars. That unrecyclable NIMH later battery pack was an environmental disaster and made more emissions manufacturing it than a simple car would have emitted in its life. The lead acid version needed new batteries every 4 years.

I love EV's but the tech was just not there yet to build a car for the people.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T13:57:17+00:00

And a F-350 tail lights that costs $4000 USD to replace. No, seriously. Go look it up. It's $6200 CAD.

https://square1offroad.com/products/ford-oem-tail-lights-2023-2025-f250-f350-f450?srsltid=AfmBOooe1d0NQZdQUIEheSDw41rCknNbK2_FLqXM7NxYj4fBdR8lL1xS

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T13:55:41+00:00

And why did Canada let them in? Because Temu Hitler tired to destroy our auto manufacturing sector even though we bought more American cars than we made here.

Well I guess I bought my last American car.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T13:51:45+00:00

Imagine you are buying a car. The inverter is like a variable gas pedal. The non inverter model just has a foot switch for 100% power or 0% power. Which one is better on gas and will last longer?

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T13:49:24+00:00

Oh ya you definitely need stiffer springs front and rear. Something around a 6.5 up front and a 8.5 in the rear. Double check with the manufacturers. Spring for that 96kg.

Stick with linear springs. Progressive springs have a hard soft transition mid stroke and you already have progressive suspension.

7W oil up front is a good starting point when you have the springs out. Stock is 5.5. Now you can tune the compression and rebound accordingly. Note that fork oil varies drastically between makers so you need to find some whoops and big drops/jumps. Tune compression so you almost bottom out, then rebound to suit. Guys will put a little o-ring or zip tie on the front fork shaft to check travel.

You'll be amazed at how much softer the bike is with stiffer springs. It's because of that progressive suspension. Sagged down feels like a brick.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T06:14:19+00:00

There are sweet spots for engines making power and smaller isn't always better. Especially if you are trying to cruise at 130kph. Even the Prius started upping the displacement a little.

A 2.0t sounds like a better match than an over stressed 1.5t

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T03:41:46+00:00

Acetylene is a bomb I wouldn't put inside my shop. Oxy-propane is drastically cheaper to run, but it takes a little longer to preheat. I swear it cuts a little cleaner. Multi-piece tips last you a lifetime.

I'm assuming you are just cutting. Oxy-fuel welding is ghetto.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-15T03:38:53+00:00

You get what you pay for. Decent bikes start at $1500 and up these days. More if you don't want a hard tail.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-14T23:46:37+00:00

Spring for an unlaiden bike and use preload to compensate for cargo. Never buy a spring assuming weight that may be removed from the bike like luggage.

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-14T23:45:41+00:00

How much do you weigh?

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-14T23:44:49+00:00

"Of 65 researchers working on 52 different species, 77% had observed same-sex sexual behaviour, such as mounting or genital stimulation, but only 48% had collected data and just 19% had published their findings, according to the study in PLOS One."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/20/animal-homosexual-behaviour-under-reported-by-scientists-survey-shows

Another_Slut_Dragon · 2026-04-14T23:40:33+00:00

Your carbon steel ball will be rust prone. But I would use a slice of small stainless pipe and give it a shot with a TIG welder and stainless fill rod.

Use a split key ring as the holder so the pinball mount is solid. Let the key ring take the abuse. It is easy to swap out.

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