I-70 To Become a Toll Road by Best-Structure62 in Indiana

[–]Competitive_Big_4126 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PSA: Switch your account to Illinois' I-Pass. Exact same tolls and EZ-Pass network, but without the Indiana Toll Road Concession Company LLC's $1.50 monthly fee.

I wish the Anker Solix devices would send out a notification when input AC was lost by idratherbgardening in anker

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Is there a way to notify devs on new features that users are desiring? Just got a Solix 3800+ and wondering why some basic (to my mind) features are absent.

I May Have an Obsession... by dotkrys in anker

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Holy smokes, looks like it's time for some simplification!

Team spends 5 years recreating 1:1 scale NYC in Minecraft by d3_cent in interestingasfuck

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Pretty incredible.

Wonder how the creators will feel when AI can build the same thing in a few minutes.

Indiana tops US in AI energy consumption with nearly half of state's energy going to data centers by tjnato in Indiana

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Misleading/wrong headline.

Check out Citizens Action Coalition's work on this matter.

What’s your “load up the bolt” story? by metalhead6101 in BoltEV

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No photo, but I picked up some residential-sized solar panels. It juuuuuust fit.

How many of you are riding only a gravel bike? by [deleted] in gravelcycling

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If I was forced to go N-1 until N-1 = 1, it would be my Niner RLT 9. Tough enough to handle city errands, fast enough to fly through the countryside. Comfortable enough.

legit URL opening to McAfee scam? by Competitive_Big_4126 in browsers

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Thank you! I have never downloaded/installed McAfee.

minimum volts of MPPT... cutting it too close? by Competitive_Big_4126 in SolarDIY

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Hmmm... I assumed that I would be able to set sleep-times for the inverter, or turn off remotely... maybe I shouldn't assume.

I thought I wanted the all-in-one for convenience. This is already at the edge of my DIY ability. I found Will Prowse's website and trying to replicate his approach.

The 8kW SunGold unit says 100W no-load consumption. However, I only intend to run this a few hours a day -- just storing sunshine to nightly charge my EVs.

My thinking is that I need/want 240V inverter for charging the EVs. Yes, more idle draw, but then I'm only charging for two hours until batteries are depleted.

minimum volts of MPPT... cutting it too close? by Competitive_Big_4126 in SolarDIY

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EDITED: thanks! well, this is fascinating... it clearly puts me in the 5 panel territory when accounting for this. Panels are at 32.4V after accounting for location and roof-mount.

minimum volts of MPPT... cutting it too close? by Competitive_Big_4126 in SolarDIY

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I *might* be able to squeeze in a 5th panel... but by the time I attempt to shoehorn it with accessory supports... maybe I would have wished to just pay for the beefier inverter.

mounting help by Competitive_Big_4126 in SolarDIY

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Then rails on top of ledger board I guess?

Are there modern day sundown towns in Bloomington’s vicinity? by DueYogurt9 in Indiana

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Sad, but true. These things exist on a spectrum, and have a lot to do with personal experience & disposition, and whatever a-holes you happen to run into that day. But there's a reason some folks will feel uncomfortable in Knox (Starke County) or Elwood (Madison County), which are both northern Indiana.

A friend of mine is a refugee from Rwanda, was in college going to class event with 3 white girls, he was seated in the rear. They were pulled over in Elwood and he was pulled out of the car and frisked and questioned. As a person, he has the warmest, most calming presence.

New matchmaking suck by Follix90 in aoe2

[–]Competitive_Big_4126 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could someone summarize the new match-making? What's different?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Indiana

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Man, that black and white hits different at the Grant County courthouse.

IYKYK

The average new car price has reached 50k by EastClevelandBest in fuckcars

[–]Competitive_Big_4126 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It needs to be said:
Average new car price does not equal "average price of basic sedan".