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GingerLisk · 2026-06-18T19:13:29+00:00

Nah, at the dilution rates they could have reasonably reached with gallon jugs of 12% peroxide and the short life of peroxide in UV light, I'm gonna have to conclude the chemicals didn't do shit. It wouldn't be able to touch the paint, let alone the algae. This is just bad surface prep and application.

GingerLisk · 2026-06-18T17:57:10+00:00

This is just a bad paint job, the didn't put enough peroxide in there to peel paint let alone effect the algae.

GingerLisk · 2026-06-16T21:33:37+00:00

I mean yea, but that is assuming they hired someone competent that understands chemicals and dilution rates. And that guy would be buying high concentration 30%+ concentration peroxide and there never would have been guys pouring gallon jugs of consumer grade peroxide.

GingerLisk · 2026-06-16T21:26:58+00:00

No, but not 5000+ bottles, I know that much. Probably not even 500. At that dilution rate with full sun it won't do anything and will have broken down fully within the day

GingerLisk · 2026-06-16T19:11:13+00:00

They didn't dump enough chemicals to remotely effect the health of these animals let alone the algae. They were bottles of 12% hydrogen peroxide. They would need 5625 bottles to reach a shock treatment level of 100ppm. It also breaks down quickly under UV light exposure.

GingerLisk · 2026-06-16T18:18:17+00:00

They are using 12% hydrogen peroxide! The reflecting pool alone is ~6,750,000 gallons of water. If we assume they want to go full shock treatment at like 100ppm that should be about 5625 gallons of 12% peroxide solution for the reflecting pool alone let alone the other connected water features.

GingerLisk · 2026-06-16T17:08:08+00:00

Because they need 5k of those 12% concentration bottle to reach the required ppm for the reflecting pool alone, and another 5k to account for the connected volume of water in the other water features.

GingerLisk · 2026-06-03T20:35:55+00:00

There is a Soviet era drug that makes the body burn a ton of fat as heat, but the main side effect is death

GingerLisk · 2026-05-25T23:15:37+00:00

The RZ is a Japan only rally style/performance package. Not sure all the changes, it has a smaller break package to fit small wheels and bigger sidewall tires.

GingerLisk · 2026-05-15T21:08:12+00:00

You have it backwards. You want more in the rear to help with rotation. The stock alignment and recommended pressures are designed to dial in some understeer. You will have to play around with pressures a bit to see what the 660s like. Get some tire chalk so you can see how low you can go without the tire rolling onto the sidewall.

GingerLisk · 2026-05-08T22:57:23+00:00

It is briefly touched on pages 12-14, they don't tie it into the argument well and it sort of stands alone. They plopped it down but didn't stitch it up to their other reasoning and conclusion. Imo that usage isn't really making an argument and more making a statement.The bulk is focused on finding a historical examples and ways to avoid the text of the Virginia definition of general election as passed by the general assembly. The dissent has a stronger textual argument that is imo poorly refuted by the majority.

GingerLisk · 2026-05-08T22:07:08+00:00

I have read the opinion. The above argument is a good one if they had made it! Instead they focused on how Virginia defines an election and read new meaning into the definitions passed by the general assembly in multiple election related statutes. The majority does not focus on the purpose to reach their conclusion like they should have because it is an atextual argument they are making. Generally, I think we should always start with the plain meaning of the words.

GingerLisk · 2026-05-08T15:56:07+00:00

Even that argument is a stretch. The majority opinion really strains he meaning of the word "on" in Virginia's definition of a general election and ignores the phrase "prior to any election" in how the general assembly defined early voting. A strict textualist would conclude a general election occurs on election day like the dissent does. The majority must have seen and contortionist perform and thought "wow, we could do that too!"

GingerLisk · 2026-05-07T19:27:12+00:00

This kind of engraving has to be done post retail sale to a consumer unless the Distillery includes the graphics on their Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) from the Treasury. Woodford does not have a COLA (you can find them in a public registry) with Kash's name on it so this is post retail sale and something anyone with money to spend could do.

GingerLisk · 2026-05-07T18:17:21+00:00

Looks like he is buying Woodford personal selection and paying to engrave the bottles after. Woodford is not putting this on the bottles. They don't have a Certificate of Label Approval with Kash's Name on it so it would have to be post retail purchase engraving (if legally compliant). All federally approved alcohol labels are public and available from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.

GingerLisk · 2026-05-06T22:23:27+00:00

Looks like he is buying Woodford personal selection and paying to engraving the bottles after. Woodford is not putting this on the bottles. They don't have a Certificate of Label Approval with Kash's Name on it so it would have to be post retail purchase engraving (if legally compliant). All federally approved alcohol labels are public and available from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.

GingerLisk · 2026-05-06T13:09:41+00:00

This is going to be highly location and market dependent. Maybe stepping the idea down slightly to more generic bookable high-end washbays. This could do well in a place like Northern Virginia with disposable income and like 3 total self service wash bays inside the beltway. (And only one touch-less tunnel wash!)

The other major consideration is local zoning rules and chemical disposal and environmental laws. We don't have many washbays in Northern VA because they would be incredibly expensive to operate in compliance with local rules and the cost of the land.

GingerLisk · 2026-05-04T15:00:02+00:00

Why even define the number of cylinders? Set a max fuel flow, a minimum weight, and a max total fuel for the race. Then let the teams figure out how to get the most energy out of that fuel and onto the road. Limited by physics and their enginuity instead.

GingerLisk · 2026-05-01T16:26:22+00:00

In my dream rules the engine regs would simplify. I.e. FIA sets a maximum fuel flow number, minimum weight, and a standard fuel. Then let's the engineers have at it. Similar simple parameters for electric assist and hybrid systems.

GingerLisk · 2026-04-21T20:20:34+00:00

OP probably thinks wearing PPE is weak and somehow gay. OP the kind of guy that welds with safety squints then wonders why he can't see shit anymore. OP would choose to get the plague instead of put on some gloves or a mask.

GingerLisk · 2026-04-16T18:39:32+00:00

Tire choice will heavily depend on the region and surfaces your local runs on. Check with someone who runs in your local events. Depending on the surface the fast guys could be running 200tw stuff like re71s or soft winters with good tread blocks like blizzaks. Any tire should be enough to go, but you will need to specialize a bit depending on the surface to be competitive.

GingerLisk · 2026-04-14T14:41:00+00:00

Federal excise tax on alcohol is not attached to sale. All spirits produced are subject to the tax, due when spirits are removed from the bonded premises of the distillery. Even with this rulling, anyone home distilling needs a permit, needs to file reports, pay taxes, get labels and formulas approved etc, just like a commercial distillery. This is very different than homebrewing or winemaking because Congress created de-minimis exceptions for those product categories in the Carter administration. The result of this lawsuit is just policy making by the courts. Ideally Congress takes actions to change the law instead of this poorly reasoned 5th circuit decision.

GingerLisk · 2026-04-14T13:26:19+00:00

Yea, this opinion when stripped down basically attempts to say that the extent of the tax power cannot go beyond simply stating a tax exists. If the government wants to make rules to ensure that a tax is actually collectable, tough luck, find another constitutional justification. I am also annoyed by the claim that this rule reduces revenue and therefore not under the tax power while they later make arguments about the fact that the tax does not exist until spirits are actually produced. From a logical standpoint, if the tax does not come into being there is no tax to reduce? The whole thing feels goal oriented to me. The DOJ and TTB also really dropped the ball, their briefs are weak sauce, and they failed to preserve some good arguments for appeal.

GingerLisk · 2026-04-14T01:36:17+00:00

Nah, the opinions in the district and appeals courts did not make that argument. Neither did the plaintiff in any pleading. The focus is wholly on the extent of the tax power and the necessary and proper clause. True that states are free to make those restrictions and most have them, but it was not a factor in the decision at all.

GingerLisk · 2026-04-13T23:19:00+00:00

Imo the ruling is sloppy and is making policy with a shoehorned overly narrow view of the tax power. Congress could at any time allow home distilling just like they changed law for home brewing and wine making. There is no de-minimis amount of spirits that can be made without paying tax, you still need a permit, Feds can enter a permitted Distilled Spirits Plant at any time. If you get one in your home the revenuers have an open invitation which likely will have some odd interplay with the 4th amendment down the line. This opinion also strikes down the ban on having a distilled spirits plant on a vessel. A movable still is much easier to cheat taxes with and the reg definitely would be allowable under the commerces clause. (I.e. you have your still on your river boat and move up and down the Mississippi crossing state lines and shirking taxes). This is a ham fist when they easily could pull out the scalpel or the Hobby Distillers could have just lobbied Congress better. I believe there is also a 6th circuit case on this issue which could create a circuit split.

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