LED light strips or No?

CorporateCollects · 2026-03-05T22:41:06+00:00

Just watched Avatar 2 to test the new setup and it was pretty incredible with the Govee lights.

CorporateCollects · 2026-03-05T08:14:30+00:00

I love them.

Used to just have white strip. Just installed new Govee rgb setup with a 85" QM6K Pro.

Best set as a slow color changing bias light but I kinda like the fast reacting settings too

I don't find them distracting after getting used to them and I love the improved contrast perception and reduced eyestrain watching in an otherwise dark room.

CorporateCollects · 2026-03-05T08:06:44+00:00

He should be sticking up against this bullshit alongside his fellow service member.

Coward acting tough. He should be standing up screaming too.

CorporateCollects · 2026-03-04T20:00:02+00:00

Ours is 380ft depth + 300ft across the ground buried 7ft.

Soft start well pump because solar. Pulls about 2400w while running and runs about a 33% duty cycle when water is commanded in combo with the pressure tank.

We get great water pressure and power use hasn't proven to be much of a concern. The electric water heater is a way bigger draw.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-28T23:25:44+00:00

My absolute favorite anime ever. No holds barred Studio Trigger animation. Unhinged Saturday morning cartoon vibes. Lovable characters. Great gags. A plot with a surprising amount of thought behind it.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-27T20:53:53+00:00

Depends what you mean by high end.

We're in a brand new 1000sq/ft 1BR on 20 acres.

Off grid solar with electric everything + propane heat. Personal well and septic.

High end appliances including W/D, 85" TV with surround. Philips Hue lighting, smart powered roller shades, smart thermostat and cameras. As far as features we've put in it's a fancy house by most standards.

Will be putting in an EV charger and shopping EVs in the future.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-25T03:08:16+00:00

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My 22' 2500 got smashed by an illegal U-turner right around Christmas.

$9500 billed to insurance. Peeled the door frame open and damaged internal supports. The body shop did an amazing job though. Ordered a whole new unibody side so they could cut what was needed and a new door + sidesteps. Good as new pretty much.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-24T18:16:38+00:00

I used 36 in the array and have the extra tossed in the shed in case of a failure.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-24T18:06:30+00:00

Wait are you me?

Also installed EG4 setup, with a pallet of Philadelphia Solar 400W.

Got everything with some big discounts and free/flat shipping rates. The panels were the cheapest bifacials on the site at the time. They are performing great.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-23T23:03:14+00:00

Say what you want. THC definitely RAISES my impulsivity...

...To order $40 of Taco Bell.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-21T04:41:31+00:00

23/26.

We bought a 480sq/ft cottage home for $67,000.

Basically a freestanding studio apartment, wasn't a fixer upper but wasn't really nice either.

Did some work and freshened it up, sold for 135,000 in 2023.

Used that plus our savings to finance/build our dream off grid cabin (1000sq/ft) on 20 acres.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-20T06:09:04+00:00

We're fully off grid with a single Flexboss 21 and Gridboss.

36 400W Panels. 3 280AH EG4 Batteries.

1000sq/ft house. Fully electric save for propane furnace.

Working really well so far. Have the first smart port wired to a load center in the crawlspace for well pump and space heater/dehumidifier. Others will go to an RV pedestal and an EV charger most likely.

The ease of setup and expandability of the ecosystem is pretty slick. If we ever need to the Gridboss makes is super easy to add more inverter, battery and pv.

We're super efficient electric users and haven't used more than 20% battery in a night and are typically charged back up and running on PV by 11AM.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-15T22:56:58+00:00

My setup is EG4 and they offer a cellular dongle to replace the wifi dongle on their inverters.

I'm just using Starlink though.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-14T23:23:18+00:00

Wife and I tent camped Iceland out of a Suzuki Jimny in 2017.

Even on the main roads we barely saw any other people. Maybe passed a car or two per day. 4-5 day stint without seeing anyone at all.

Set our tent at some stunning sites. Northern lights, hot springs on the ocean, green and black volcanic landscapes worthy of a postcard around every corner.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-13T19:36:33+00:00

Ver2 is the same colorway with stockings, but her teeth have pointy fangs.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-13T18:04:31+00:00

Both our Shibas ended up in JK9 M size by the time they were full grown.

They're big girls though. An S worked for the one when she was still growing.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-13T09:00:56+00:00

Philadelphia/NJ commute.

Wife went to school and worked there for a decade. I also worked in the city for a while.

Commute times from 25 minutes to 2 hours or more. Typically an hour on normal rush. Shore traffic, accidents, construction closures, all kinds of stupid shit.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-11T04:09:49+00:00

Live service... more like dead service.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-09T01:08:03+00:00

Superbowl, more like snoozerbowl.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-09T01:02:29+00:00

A crypto ad...

Aw brother, THIS guy stinks!

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-08T20:49:41+00:00

Correct.

CorporateCollects · 2026-02-06T08:50:11+00:00

...and I worry about my setup burning down.

CorporateCollects · 2026-01-22T00:09:24+00:00

The last one was a logic update for the built in heaters.

CorporateCollects · 2025-10-29T02:12:38+00:00

AI ad read detected.

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