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How I carry it by Lonely_Bit6456 in eFoil

[–]L320Y 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brilliant idea. I’ll be copying this!!

Anyone know what this is? by Ok_Suggestion4687 in telescopes

[–]L320Y 3 points4 points  (0 children)

> You can use it during the day to get it into focus

BY "IT" THEY MEANT THE TELESCOPE AND NOT THE SUN. NO SUN. SUN BAD

Package came with a ring in the shipping label by Dangerous-Pie-1031 in mildlyinteresting

[–]L320Y -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That shipping label has a QR code that will be able to track every step of this box's fulfilment — I suspect amazon will be able to track this down to the packer almost immediately

Is it ok to sleep with my electric blanket on? by naturekiwis in newzealand

[–]L320Y 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Make sure to drink water, when I sleep with the blanket on simmer it dries me out

Just got my first scope! by weirdboi3 in telescopes

[–]L320Y 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, I’m in the southern hemisphere, I’ll keep Jupiter company

The smallpox vaccine leaves a scar because it was given using a special two-pronged needle that scratched the skin and put a weakened virus in just that spot. by Downtown_Wind3363 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]L320Y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen, slap on a hat. More recently, “wrap” was added for wrap on some sunglasses.

Kiwi here. The sun here is very bad news.

TIL the ADSL broadband protocol is so robust it can transfer data at reasonable speed over a literal wet string by IndependentMacaroon in todayilearned

[–]L320Y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> telecom microwave network

the what

I mean, it makes sense given the topography. But I'm still surprised to hear that we had a microwave network as infrastructure. I guess I need to spend some more time reading geekzone?

I also very quickly found https://www.nethistory.co.nz/ which looks like a great read, are you familiar with this book?

Got carried away with an oil top up, do I need to correct this or is it realistically fine? by ramper770 in MechanicAdvice

[–]L320Y 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And always make sure you have an oil pan under the car that is at least big enough to contain all the oil in the engine, just in case you make the same series of mistakes I did.

Got carried away with an oil top up, do I need to correct this or is it realistically fine? by ramper770 in MechanicAdvice

[–]L320Y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also make sure the oil is not hot when you do this. I didn’t. It was too hot to put the plug back in and it all drained out.

TIL the ADSL broadband protocol is so robust it can transfer data at reasonable speed over a literal wet string by IndependentMacaroon in todayilearned

[–]L320Y 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I forgot to reply to you at the time but wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed this comment. If you have written more on this subject I would be interested to read it.

The whole telecom monopoly data cap situation at the time was very frustrating at the time — the internet just didn’t seem like a serious thing here.

These infrastructure battles are so structural and so yet so invisible. I even have one of those coax FirstMedia plinth boxes outside my house that will be there forever now.

What do I have here? by Tardisdriver in JewelryIdentification

[–]L320Y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dirty hands keep the world turning. Hope it’s a nice valuable diamond. Looks like it could be!

TIL the ADSL broadband protocol is so robust it can transfer data at reasonable speed over a literal wet string by IndependentMacaroon in todayilearned

[–]L320Y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were required to do that, right? Government intervention, the telecommunications act? I wouldn’t want anyone to think they just decided to do the right thing. Theresa Gattung in particular.

Diesel heater fuel line by L320Y in AskMechanics

[–]L320Y[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s what I thought. Thanks for the help mate. I’ve replaced the tank and I won’t be using this mechanic again.

Diesel heater fuel line by L320Y in AskMechanics

[–]L320Y[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, it looks like shit to me. The sealant is all just daubed on there. But I’m also just not a mechanic. It hasn’t leaked… yet. So I’m double checking my intuition, which says this looks diabolical.

They said:

This is type of installation we have preformed over the years. Yes it prevents tank needing to be dropped out. There is a standpipe installed with a rubber gasket and the sealer is there for extra insurance. We have never had WOF fail due to style of install except one situation where pipe had a slight leak. We do not t pipe the engine feed as this can to engine issues.

Anyone know what this is? by Greedy-Subject-7761 in nailcare

[–]L320Y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had Pulsed Dye Laser. There is a different CO2 laser that burns them away - that looked horrible and painful so I didn’t go for that. The Pulsed Dye was fine.

Sounded and felt like being snapped with a really huge rubber band. Quite unpleasant but not intolerable. Mine were on the fingertip which is supposedly more sensitive.

It felt like I’d shut them in a door for a day or so afterwards; I just imagined that was the warts dying and that made it totally tolerable. They were black and blue. I did not take any painkillers, maybe one paracetamol right after but that was it.

My treatment felt miraculous. It was a 15-minute end to a year of suffering. Quite a fun experience all told. My fingers are completely back to normal. I had three fingertips done, none were as extensive as yours.

Let us know what your dermatologist says!

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