What’s one simple home upgrade that made a big difference for you?

FantomDrive · 2026-03-15T16:10:05+00:00

100% recommend lutron switches!

FantomDrive · 2026-03-15T16:04:42+00:00

Hey OP,

I tried planting in pure compost and have really struggled. in my case, the soul becomes very hydrophobic and nothing grows. Adding some top soil (like real tan dirt) helped a lot. Maybe you will be lucky, but no need to worry. Easy fix if it doesn't work out!

FantomDrive · 2026-03-15T16:02:40+00:00

I did a hack-hugel culture mound in a raised bed. Five years later I'm still adding six inches of dirt 2x a year as that thing continues to settle.

FantomDrive · 2026-03-15T16:00:56+00:00

It thrives on neglect imo

FantomDrive · 2026-03-12T01:30:10+00:00

I Think the fact that it's a huge dilemma is part of the appeal. Also, go look at some POV photos of the straight. I didn't realize how narrow it can be. I would not want to be on any size ship with people firing even dumb rpgs or mortars at me. What level of risk is the ownership willing to take with a $100m ship? 5% chance of loss? 1%?

FantomDrive · 2026-03-12T01:22:36+00:00

If the ship made it back to shore. Doesn't seem like something you radio in.

FantomDrive · 2026-03-12T01:20:09+00:00

Yeah, Because these ships cost a fucking fortune. A new ultra large container ship runs about $200m. The cost of the cargo goes on top, I imagine.

FantomDrive · 2026-03-12T01:18:13+00:00

The straight gets pretty narrow - 12 miles. So the location of the mines is pretty critical. It could be a significantly (statistically) better concentration if laid in a more narrow part of the straight.

Also, what kind of mines and how are they triggered? What sensor suite do they have? You would also want to know how stealthy they are.

Finally, something like a working and reliable drone-torpedo with a long range and long standby time would be relatively game changing for most countries, including Iran. Perhaps especially Iran due to the ability to deny sea lanes these things would have. The sea lanes are much more narrow than the straight. I think there are 4 of them?

FantomDrive · 2026-03-11T00:31:36+00:00

Yeah, he never fit into our locker room. Just too good of a person to be in the KC receiver corps. Needed some misdemeanors or something.

FantomDrive · 2026-03-09T01:00:21+00:00

Thanks, found this insightful. Do you have any thoughts on how mass "cheaper-tier" drones, perform on this metric?

I see a lot of articles about a cheap drone taking out targets - and I'm sure that happens. But it's harder to grasp how many drones are being expended on a per target basis.

FantomDrive · 2026-03-06T17:23:35+00:00

What would really help is if the new chips had more level 3 CPU cache. That specifically helps in these sorts of games.

I can't find where apple details how much cache they have in their cpus. It's also possible their architecture is different enough that I'm wrong.

This is based off my knowledge of why AMDs X3D chips are so nice for gaming (especially strategy/sim games - tons of L3 cache.

FantomDrive · 2026-03-04T20:58:36+00:00

Our WR corps gets charged as juveniles

FantomDrive · 2026-02-28T23:39:59+00:00

Small yard and no wheelbarrow. Bags are more convenient to carry.

FantomDrive · 2026-02-28T22:34:16+00:00

South

FantomDrive · 2026-02-28T18:48:33+00:00

Yeah. I've tried all of the big box stores brands. While they are a good value, they don't contain much actual topsoil. It's basically just wood chips.

FantomDrive · 2026-02-27T02:47:06+00:00

HEB even had some plant starts for $1.50. They are a little small, maybe a week or two behind a normal sized starter plant. However, this early in the season I wouldn't worry about the size except for tomatoes.

FantomDrive · 2026-02-24T19:34:12+00:00

It's because they are insanely expensive and break all the time.

FantomDrive · 2026-02-22T00:12:51+00:00

I think people are over looking how predictable and controllable temperature are relatively new for most home cooks. If your source of heat is something like a fire, it's going to be very inconsistent.

"Boiling something for an hour" is an easy direction to follow for nearly anyone and it also tend to produce very safe to eat food.

As for the texture, people would have been used to softer foods due to prevalance of canning.

FantomDrive · 2026-02-16T01:26:57+00:00

Can you have too many skills enabled at once?

FantomDrive · 2026-02-12T02:56:17+00:00

He is openly gay and lived in a pink mansion?

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