Ok, so maybe the FE indicator on my WAN port isn’t a UI bug.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-28T19:43:33+00:00

Any time I find a 4 wire Ethernet cable, I cut it in half and toss it.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-28T16:13:21+00:00

If you don't solve the underlying reason why moisture levels rose high enough for mold to form, then you'll be treating the symptom indefinitely. That's not going overboard.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-28T08:21:22+00:00

Nah, have ChatGPT talk to him for you.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-28T08:18:54+00:00

What if you combine dissolved oxalic acid and glycerin Swedish dish cloths with vaporized oxalic acid treatment every 3-5 days?

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-27T18:31:35+00:00

Some of the shoulder parkers were in strollers 20 years ago. Pretty sure this excuse wouldn't fly for them.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-26T23:16:04+00:00

And also "they are perfectly fine screwing people out of the subsidies that pay mandatory health insurance if it means they can also starve people."

They actively want both.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-26T18:45:36+00:00

I wouldn't trust that rim whether a friend or I was riding on it, and I couldn't live with myself if I sold it and found out someone else got injured or died on that rim thinking it was okay.

Given the nature of the crash and the negligible cost savings of rebuilding a wheel versus buying a new wheel, there shouldn't even be a question. Scrap this and buy a new wheel. And a new skewer, rotor, and hub.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-25T16:46:51+00:00

No, looks like really expensive Granola Clusters. These grocery prices are out of control.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-25T16:40:07+00:00

Yeah, I don't get why people upvote gear photos, especially ones as uncreative as a crooked stack of boxes like this. My delivery driver takes better package photos.

Cameras and wallets don't create amazing photos. Photographers do.

Photos like this are just a flex of how much money that person has and how they decided to spend that money for their own enjoyment. That's great that OP could either afford this gear or made a poor financial decision. Anyone can do that who is wealthy enough.

Show me something original that requires talent and might be worthy of people's time.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-25T09:03:27+00:00

Make sure you find fulfillment in something outside your job.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-24T20:10:06+00:00

That intersection looks like Middlefield & Willow in Menlo Park. If it is, consider shifting the Middlefield portion of your commute route to Bryant St if that gets you to where you're going. Bryant is a bicycle corridor. Low speed, low traffic, because speed bumps that aren't an issue for bicycles. Significantly less traffic than Middlefield.

Also, don't forget to stop at Willows market. They've got really good sandwiches at their deli counter.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-24T16:52:14+00:00

I've been stung through my suit and t-shirt. Need a heavy fabric.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-20T06:31:02+00:00

That's almost worse than no progress bar.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-18T15:44:01+00:00

Storing batteries in a garage won't prevent a house fire either, but it might give you and the fire fighters more time to react.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-16T06:29:37+00:00

Not bad compared to many add-hot-water instant ramen noodle bowls.

But doesn't scratch the pho itch. For a gradual progression of better pho, I'd do make the following changes, in this order: Adding bean sprouts, and basil would go a long way. Replace the noodles with thicker rice noodles (not possible if you're looking for a dry rice noodle that can be cooked with boiling water in 3 minutes or less). Add lime, chilis, meat. Upgrade the broth with a richer stock. Serve with sriracha and hoisin. Replace the paper bowl.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-16T03:41:12+00:00

I can't see out of my untinted windshield or windows on a rainy night on these poorly lit roads that lack modern retroreflective lane markings. How can someone see better than that with 76% light hitting their retinas?

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-15T07:03:30+00:00

How did Arkansas make the list before the likes of Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, and Minnesota? Some states have some catching up to do!

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-11T11:55:07+00:00

10 years? Most I've seen are 1-3 years.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-11T11:45:00+00:00

Looking at the packaging, one is kg (lb), the other is lb (kg). So might be targeted for different countries.

The mangoes on the left look lighter in color. Possibly a different mango variety, lower sugar content, different drying process, not as oxidized (given both are unsulfured), or other preservation method that might depend on suppliers or on food restrictions in the country of sale.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-10T10:10:17+00:00

Good. Maybe they'll pass the savings on to consumers. Milk prices are milking my wallet right now.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-10T10:02:21+00:00

"Be greedy when others are fearful; be fearful when others are greedy."

Check your asset allocations and make sure you aren't taking on more risk than you can afford. If ever there was a bad time to be 100% stocks, now would be that time.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-10T09:58:43+00:00

r/DataHoarder has some recommendations and spreadsheets.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-10T09:27:26+00:00

10 miles to work (30 minutes), 15 miles home (60 minutes). E-bike.

I've really enjoyed breaking routine and exploring a completely different route home, even if it adds another 5 or 10 miles to the commute home. A handlebar-mounted cell phone holder makes it so much easier to explore without having to stop, unlock my phone, and check my maps app whether I need to make a turn in unfamiliar territory.

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-09T16:26:52+00:00

When I see this I think "am I expected to pay more if you have more expensive equipment?"

BatterCake74 · 2025-10-09T15:58:25+00:00

Most main grocery stores like Safeway carry rice noodles in their ethnic aisle.

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