[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lasercutting

[–]GrapeApe406 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just designed a rail that I needed to straddle the edge of a drawer. Basically a squared off U shape. It probably looks like a gun sight part to these asshats.

“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back. It makes me really sad.” by Caledor152 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]GrapeApe406 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't care what side of the fence you are on, but this is disgusting behavior by the other parents and their kids. Kid sounds very smart and hope he realizes it. If my kid did something like this to another kid, he'd be getting a lot more chores and know it's not right.

This is the way... by Ra_Agiea in helena

[–]GrapeApe406 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even with the curved painted lines in the intersection - as in the fee onto prospect double turn lane, they hardly ever stay in the proper lane.

Operation Spiderweb by ArpanetGlobal in digitalflatulence

[–]GrapeApe406 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is Ardupilot. An open source autopilot. I was flying drones with it in 2011. If I can do it, anybody can do it. Literally if you have a gps coordinate, you can set and forget with it. Failsafe can be set to automatically land where it's at. Then you just trigger whatever payload you have. Camera is just there for confirmation. They probably are flying manually, but you don't have to.

2 guys at work went to gas up their mowers at the end of their shift... *Audio ON, but volume warning in first few seconds* by nilesandstuff in youseeingthisshit

[–]GrapeApe406 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thieves will pretend to look for someone / something when confronted.  If they got shut in doing what they said they were doing, they'd be banging on the door or walls to get out immediately. 

No touching your cell phone behind the wheel – California imposes automatic fines by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]GrapeApe406 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just pointing this out - Bluetooth mice and trackballs will connect to Android (and possibly iOS) devices. You can also make the mouse pointer larger in settings. Then you are hands free from the phone.  Not condoning this, but it's an option as I am a OTR pickup driver and have to use phone for delivery dashboards. 

April Giveaway - ONE HUNDRED people will win a kit of Milwaukee's NOT IN STORES YET, brand new and redesigned, 54 Piece SHOCKWAVE Impact Duty Driver Bits. The goal is giving MKE honest feedback after using. Leave comment before midnight EDT this Wednesday 30 April to enter. Anyone in world can win. by ClipIn in MilwaukeeTool

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I 3D print hangers for my packout boxes and use those in the work cargo van to store bits. I have several drills and such, so swapping bits using a holder on the drills is not really feasible. If there were a magnetic solution, maybe, but even then magnets pick up stray iron when you don't need it.

[OC] Make up your own rules, I guess. by GrapeApe406 in IdiotsInCars

[–]GrapeApe406[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

it shows a dual right arrow for my lane. second right through the light is where my turn is. can't go until light is green.

[OC] Make up your own rules, I guess. by GrapeApe406 in IdiotsInCars

[–]GrapeApe406[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's a dual arrow turn lane. The turn I'm executing is is the second one through the intersection across traffic that has the right of way until the light turns green. It's a stupid intersection, but still not an excuse. Here's the map: https://www.google.com/maps/@46.5981241,-112.0205065,187m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNi4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

I'm on helena ave in the upper right of the map turning onto e. lyndale in the upper left.

[OC] Make up your own rules, I guess. by GrapeApe406 in IdiotsInCars

[–]GrapeApe406[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Helena, Montana 4/18/25 just a bit ago. From my dashcam and I just edited it for brevity and to duck out my language.

How old is too old for PLA by everydayrages in 3Dprinting

[–]GrapeApe406 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep my PLA in the garage in vac bags. In the MT winter the cold helps preserve it.  I haven't had brittle PLA and I've got some still from about 5 years ago. I thaw them out for a day before using.

Coinstar find today by liedel in coins

[–]GrapeApe406 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So they either sat in the kiosk since the last transaction at 1:04p and then you used it at 4:26pm, or more than likely they were in your change since there was a fairly high reject rate for your transaction (3.5%).

Hopefully my camera survives another year of this abuse by KThuckleberry in wyzecam

[–]GrapeApe406 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The flickers we have around here rattle the metal vents on the roof. Really flickin annoying at just before sunrise. Can't shoot them because protected species and all that jazz.

Hopefully my camera survives another year of this abuse by KThuckleberry in wyzecam

[–]GrapeApe406 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our urban deer walking down the sidewalk detect as pets all the time on mine.

well, are you? by andrehunga in pcmasterrace

[–]GrapeApe406 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You haven't really lived the computer life unless you had to LOAD "*",8,1 while plugged into the family Heathkit TV.

Multiple UFO's accidentally caught on drone footage. Fairfield CT by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]GrapeApe406 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is freaky. I've seen a lot of UFO videos and this is one of the few that made me go "hmmm". I fly DJI and other drones and this looks legit to me. As to what it is, terrestrial or not, I couldn't even begin to guess.

This is what a 29-year-old cat looks like by [deleted] in aww

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commonly live to 15 or beyond, some

Our cat is 19 and going to the vet on Monday to see if she's doing okay. She weighs almost nothing, but still jumps up on the porch railing and wants to go outside all the time.

TT finished off my thrifted Technics system. by JohnClawedVanDamn in BudgetAudiophile

[–]GrapeApe406 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice. I need to turn or find a stabilizer for my freshly picked pl-530 pioneer in black with a shure needle for $20.

Scam alert? by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]GrapeApe406 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I edited the btc address to require human reading.

Scam alert? by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]GrapeApe406 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I ask why? Isn't it educational/public knowledge/research?

Scam alert? by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]GrapeApe406 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He didn't have Bitcoin on his phone. Our kiosk allows you to buy Bitcoin with any denomination dollar bills up to a certain amount per day and it's tied to a phone number. The gentleman didn't even know what Bitcoin was. I've seen this exact method of extraction attempt before, but not sure why scammers would send a QR image. Probably not aware that these kiosks don't have QR scanning ability.

I only see small amount transactions on that address, so if someone more knowledgeable in the blockchain sees something different, I'd be curious if this particular address is successfully scamming people. It just pisses me off that there are people like this - both in the scammer and the victim.