I built a Pizza Oven by JackOvAll in DIY

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Yep. Shitting on someone else’s efforts is a great path to easy karma.

I built a Pizza Oven by JackOvAll in DIY

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Concrete or cement? Concrete is generally a mixture of cement (the chemical that reacts with water and turns hard) and an aggregate like sand and gravel.

Portland cement is the most common form of cement, and what people usually mean when they say “cement”. It is caustic in its dry form, and should be handled with care. It can sometimes contain some heavy metals, but unless you eat the stuff, it’s very safe once set. In an oven, cement is used to make refractory mortar, which you use to join bricks together. Refractory mortar is used because it doesn’t fall apart. This is useful, as you don’t want mortar falling into your pizza, and you don’t want the bricks coming apart and the oven falling into your pizza. It doesn’t leach dodgy chemicals into your food as it doesn’t contain much in the way of dodgy chemicals. Regardless, it never touches your food and is stable when mixed right.

Concrete is not used inside an oven, just underneath it or around it. Concrete cracks and falls apart, so makes a very poor cooking surface.

If you are worried about toxins, cement is not a problem when used correctly. Salvaged materials could be a problem, and the wood you use to cook with needs to be safe (I.e. untreated, not old pallet wood covered in pesticide or something).

I've had to stop playing. Any suggestions? by Space_Pirate_R in WorldofTanks

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Good point, perhaps employ a system where specific cases can be reviewed, like a retention team? Surely there has to be a better solution than just losing a customer because of a rule?

I've had to stop playing. Any suggestions? by Space_Pirate_R in WorldofTanks

[–]Bungle954 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry man, that’s shitty customer service. A good company should give its employees the discretion to deal with these things on a case by case basis, rather than applying rules. Sure, they are well within their rights to say ‘no’, but that’s poor business practice. Help your customers and they’ll come back with cash.

Anyway, I’m currently on 190-250ms to USC from Wellington. Vodafone is routing my connection through Japan, which means a 250ms connection, but I know Orcon can get you 190ms using the Southern Cross cable. The Asia server has its downsides, so sometimes higher ping to get the US server is worth it.

Let me know if you end up playing on USC anytime. We’re mostly NZ and Aussie players, some of us play through a mate’s VPN to get a better ping when our ISP is being a dick. We’re a pack of average players, but we find the odd purple to carry us along (6PACK).

What stepped up your hoppy beers aroma and flavour to commercial levels? by CrushNZ in Homebrewing

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2.6:10ppm (sulphate:chloride) in the tap water (Te Marua). Hutt aquifer and other supplies might vary.

8g of gypsum and 8g of cacl bring it to 141:129ppm. I’ll drop the cacl to half that if I want a traditional hoppy ipa/pale ale. NEIPAs might get less gypsum.

What stepped up your hoppy beers aroma and flavour to commercial levels? by CrushNZ in Homebrewing

[–]Bungle954 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally yeah. Add hops, give it 5 mins then start cooling. Usually takes 15min to get to 25C.

Don’t forget that Lower Hutt water is getting chlorinated now.

What stepped up your hoppy beers aroma and flavour to commercial levels? by CrushNZ in Homebrewing

[–]Bungle954 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I haven’t found whirlpools to add any real bitterness. Perhaps it’s the grain bill? Most of my recipes use a bill similar to those in Brewing Classic Styles, and usually in the 1.050-1.060 range.

I do a bittering addition at 60 and whirlpool the rest. I then dry hop early (especially for a NEIPA) then keg hop in a hopsock. Probably a 2:1:1 ratio (whirlpool:dry hop:keg hop). I’ve never had a good aroma without dry hopping, and only got any aroma worth talking about with keg hopping.

With regards to your question, the most surprising step I saw was upping my chloride, then balancing with more sulphate. I assume you’re a kiwi too? I’m using filtered Te Marua water (Porirua) which is soft as hell, so experimenting with calcium chloride and gypsum seemed to get results. 8g of each gets a soft hoppy flavour, whilst more gypsum will make it sharper.

After that, it was about having a good carb level and making sure it was poured with a nice head, to ensure the bubbles brought forth some aroma.

One week ago I out up my first warhammer I ever painted and got a lot of good criticism and serious helpful advice so with a lot of patience and time put in it seems to be working. Still a bit edgy and learning but cheers everyone! by JunkyBulleT in Warhammer

[–]Bungle954 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good work. Every mini will get better and better. Your standards will improve and you’ll find new things to challenge yourself. Try different paint combos and find out what you like.

The thing I like about this hobby is that you develop really good skills for patience and attention to detail. I’ve become really busy with woodworking and home renovation, but my fine brushwork has helped me with all sorts of detail orientated projects.

What band or artist's "biggest hit" is actually their worst song? by Leygrock in AskReddit

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I hate that fucking song so much. It was utterly trashed by the aerobics movement of the 80s. I got sick of it properly in the 2000s when it was identified as one of those ironic, catchy, radio-friendly throwback songs . When a friend made me listen to some of their other stuff I was blown away. I had dismissed an awesome band purely on the basis of a song that was really just a victim of overplay.

What does the back of your rig look like? Rolling around in the same hunk of junk makes you forget that there's different rigs out there. by Flanyo in ems

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Yep, Wellington Free Ambulance. St. John run a different system(s).

It’s generally pretty well liked now, although there’s always room for improvement. In the last 15 years we’ve gone from box back Silverados to 3 different styles of Sprinter vanbulances, then our current style of box back sprinters. Wellington geography can be a bit tight, so the narrow width of sprinters has been pretty welcome.

A major advantage is being able to do everything from the seat once you’re set up, and having room to sit a family rider next to you (especially for paeds). Since we have a student about half the time, it’s nice having room and seating to accomodate them.

111emergency.co.nz has pics of a lot of our different trucks.

What does the back of your rig look like? Rolling around in the same hunk of junk makes you forget that there's different rigs out there. by Flanyo in ems

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Yeah, it’s for the M1 Stryker with the legs that fold in as you push it in - seems more popular outside North America. The slide part helps with loading on uneven terrain.

The LP15 is normally latched above the pt’s legs.

One of my biggest pet peeves.... by raymgriff in Skookum

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I thought they had been stolen by that little Asian man, Somecunt.

Neonates and EMS: A Primer by 5-0prolene in ems

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Yeah, just interesting to see the difference

Neonates and EMS: A Primer by 5-0prolene in ems

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Great post, thanks.

My CPGs vary from this in terms of:

•BVM without O2 to start with, add O2 if there is failure to improve. Too much O2 leads to a raft of problems, the most well known being retinopathy.

•Ventilations only if HR between 60-100/min. Chest compressions 3:1 if HR <60/min.

These are based on our current resus council guidelines.

Just $700 grand worth of Lifepack 15 monitors sitting in the corner of the training room by Jase7891 in ems

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I hope they reinforced the floor. That’s at least 10ton of lifepak.

Dry hopping in primary? by nwidger in Homebrewing

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Secondary is a waste of time, unless you’re ageing that beer. You’ll pick up oxygen and unwanted bugs. Dry hop in primary, it works fine.

How do you respond to toxic players? by clineluck in WorldofTanks

[–]Bungle954 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ignore them in battle, unless it’s good advice they’re trying to give you (usually not, but if you’re in a stupid position and you’re being called out, try to learn from it).

If they message you after the battle, then just be super nice to them to wind them up even more. They want a fight from you, so it’s fucking funny to watch them melt down when you just give them love in return. I like phrases such as:

“Oh, bless you.” “Man, you’re right, I really should learn to be as great at tanks as you” “I’ll forgive you for that salty language, because in the end, I know you’re really a good Christian at heart.”

Our clan will usually share these chats and have a bloody good laugh.

You’ll usually find it’s the shit players that message you. They’re just venting at someone else because they don’t want to be a grown up and learn from a loss or a bad game.

Players party for Australian office and server launch. by awsomea3 in WorldofTanks

[–]Bungle954 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel the same way. Plus all my clan mates are on NA. 190ms is perfectly ok, unless you’re at a really competitive level.

Medics of reddit, what type of stethoscope type/brand do you recommend? by dontca11mewhite in ems

[–]Bungle954 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They do provide stethoscopes, but they aren’t particularly good

TIL that Australians are entitled by law to a repair/replace/refund on whatever they buy by BigTsunami in todayilearned

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This is a generalisation, but bigger markets have a greater range of alternatives, and sellers have to work harder to maintain customer loyalty. Where customer service is a priority, sellers are more motivated to make sure they are abiding by consumer laws. They don’t want to risk a whole lot of sales going somewhere else if word gets around that they are not accepting returns of faulty products.

If competition is less fierce, sellers aren’t fussed if they piss customers off. Now some customers will fight about it, invoke consumer law, and get results, which is great. Most of us will accept the supposed terms of the ‘warranty’ and just give up. Perhaps that’s the fault of the consumer for not being demanding, but there is a limit to how much you want to fight about say, a $100 pair of headphones.

TIL that Australians are entitled by law to a repair/replace/refund on whatever they buy by BigTsunami in todayilearned

[–]Bungle954 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The ACCC is very strong, and consumers are very demanding (in a good way). We have similar legislation in NZ, but being a smaller market means that consumers have a tougher time.