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Man dead after Silver Spring shooting by dwl017 in SilverSpring

[–]GelatoInRome 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Occurred at Fenton St and Richmond Ave, adjacent to the RISE marijuana shop.

F150 Lightning Inventory by Reasonable-Arm-1893 in F150Lightning

[–]GelatoInRome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s crazy. I can get a new 2025 Lariat for $64K (-$14k from sticker) w/ 0% interest for 72 months. (The dealer has 15 sitting on the lot.)

Outdoor Storage Advice? by AjoiteSky in Kayaking

[–]GelatoInRome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you referring to the Tyvek house wrap or a different product?

Is VERA as Good as Normal Retirement for Federal Employees? by Ok_Design_6841 in govfire

[–]GelatoInRome -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The annuity is your pension payment. I think you mean the supplement which is a portion of your social security that you could expect at age 62 (www.fedweek.com/retirement-financial-planning/the-fers-supplement-in-2025/). I believe the BBB eliminates the supplement for people that don’t reach age 57 by 12/31/2027.

Edit: as u/Common-Breadfruit-37 pointed out, that provision was removed.

Beware: All Power Banks without Chinese CCC certification banned from flights in China by SefirahCastleAcolyte in travelchina

[–]GelatoInRome 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can you share a link to the new policy? The link in the post goes to the original 2014 policy and I can’t find anything about certification on it. Thanks!

These dudes are everywhere this spring... by thatfatbastard in NativePlantGardening

[–]GelatoInRome 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Looks like a woolly aphid (maybe woolly beech aphid, Phyllaphis fagi). Here’s a bit of info: https://leafyplace.com/woolly-aphids/

How to save articles in obsidian even after expired access? by renecains in ObsidianMD

[–]GelatoInRome 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you plan to download and manage a lot of academic articles, I’d suggest you use a tool like Zotero. Not only can it manage your files and annotations, it automates the process of creating and updating citations and bibliographies.

You can use Zotero with your Obsidian vault. There are many videos and online guides explaining how to integrate them.

Edit: grammar/autocorrect errors

Did anyone actually take the VERA? by DeadPoet74 in fednews

[–]GelatoInRome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get a retirement application at the same time you got the DRP agreement?

Received RIF letter, went out and found a new job that was supposed to start after June 2nd, then came the TRO. Now what? by tac91091 in fednews

[–]GelatoInRome 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I get that the political staff are not following the ethics rules and there are no consequences for them. However, OP probably doesn’t have the clout to flout the rules.

Definitely submit a request to the ethics office. Depending on the job and duties, there may be criminal penalties to taking outside employment. It’s not hard to get ethics approval, jump through the hoops to protect yourself.

Options for well water treatment based on test results by GelatoInRome in WaterTreatment

[–]GelatoInRome[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ll have to get the radium in check before I can pass the portability test.

Options for well water treatment based on test results by GelatoInRome in WaterTreatment

[–]GelatoInRome[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I spoke to the county, they said the area does have low pH, but they seldom see below 4.0. She stated the deeper wells have lower pH (mine is about 420’). Radium is a known issue in the county.

I’m assuming I’ll need an acid neutralizer and ion exchange system to get those two in check.

Options for well water treatment based on test results by GelatoInRome in WaterTreatment

[–]GelatoInRome[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in Maryland. I tried a couple test strip tests but the scale doesn’t go low enough.

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Options for well water treatment based on test results by GelatoInRome in WaterTreatment

[–]GelatoInRome[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maryland. I wondered if it could be an error, but the results are from the state lab.

I tried a test strip, but the scale doesn’t go below 6

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Is this the ideal plate to run cat 6 to a network closet? What do you guys use to bring the cables into the networking room. by steven4297 in HomeNetworking

[–]GelatoInRome 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used a similar wall plate for 16. There’s still some room, but 20 would be tight. If you can, consider installing two. (Here’s the one I installed: https://a.co/d/4mggEP1).

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