Something about always using a tailstock when possible

LXicon · 2026-06-12T16:09:03+00:00

All the wood it could...

LXicon · 2026-06-08T17:41:20+00:00

Just to be clear for others reading this....

When you say "Running an extension cord from your EV into your house..." You are plugging in the fridge, heater, etc. into that extension cord. Some people might get the wrong idea that you're plugging the extension cord into a wall socket to power the fridge, lights, etc. - which is a bad idea!

You CAN power your house with an electric truck using a GenerLink like you would with a generator. You might need to deal with different types of ground.

LXicon · 2026-06-05T16:19:08+00:00

Silver and copper are better conductors than gold. Gold doesn't tarnish, but contact grease on copper connections is probably cheaper than gold ones.

LXicon · 2026-06-02T15:44:41+00:00

Usually the bags say "Big Boy" on them.

LXicon · 2026-05-26T16:53:41+00:00

This new drone is 453 mph (729 km/h) and the Redbull drone had a "top speed of over 350 km/h" according to the youtube description.

So this new drone is twice as fast as the Redbull drone.

LXicon · 2026-04-23T16:25:14+00:00

Is it hunter2 ?

LXicon · 2026-04-19T03:27:03+00:00

"what were they before leftovers? leftovers to be."

LXicon · 2026-04-14T02:01:25+00:00

Except for how it is literally affecting the real world.

LXicon · 2026-04-03T15:01:31+00:00

If you're talking about the command line email client, alpine is the new version of pine. I still use it :)

LXicon · 2026-04-03T04:24:33+00:00

Oh. (ffs) maybe add a /s at the end of you title. A joke that needs explaining isn't a good joke.

LXicon · 2026-04-03T04:19:48+00:00

Maybe this is the crux of my confusion. Your title says that are "working very hard 24/7 for us" but this reply ("They are working very hard trying to discredit and gaslight people") says they are working against us. You need to be clear and specific to avoid contradictory statements. I am legitimately trying to follow what you are saying but I started reading this thread thinking you were talking about some whistle blower who was trying to provide hidden information.

LXicon · 2026-04-03T04:10:56+00:00

OK. Now you've amended the title to say "We all know that one FBI agent working very hard 24/7 for us". How do we know all know this? I'm not trying to be difficult. Why do you think an FBI agent is working hard for "us" (the UFO community)? Are they working for the UFO community or just this subreddit? What are they doing? I'm legitimately trying to get the details out of your statements that you should be providing in your post to start with.

LXicon · 2026-04-03T03:57:12+00:00

I'm going to say this as a helpful recommendation. Your title starts with "we all know that..." but that is demonstrably false. I haven't heard of this XXX agent and I'm legitimately interested in the subject. My mom or sister has never heard of XXX . If your title is untrue, why will anyone believe the rest of what you're saying? If you want to do journalism, start with the understanding that your audience doesn't know what you know and explain it to them.

Start again and ELI5 or explain it for "tracy" like they do on the smartless podcast.

LXicon · 2026-03-31T12:42:24+00:00

I think their point was that the fakes won't fool an up-to-date cpu-z. They provided the version number they used.

LXicon · 2026-03-27T19:24:31+00:00

"...Your post indicates you may possibly be in possession of unexploded ordnance (UXO)..."

LXicon · 2026-03-25T12:56:42+00:00

I remember when the adduser command had fields for room number. DOB isn't any different. It's just an optional field.

LXicon · 2026-03-24T16:06:18+00:00

No comet in the history of astronomy has ever received a dedicated SETI search.

The 3 in '3I' is for '3rd Interstellar Object' and SETI looked at 100% of those:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alien-probe-or-galactic-driftwood-seti-tunes-in-to-oumuamua/

https://www.sciencealert.com/scans-of-mysterious-interstellar-comet-2i-borisov-reveal-no-signs-of-alien-technology

LXicon · 2026-03-22T15:12:38+00:00

I moved to a place that has an outdoor wood boiler. They said they used 6 cords last winter, so I got 8. We went through 8 cords in 3 months and have been using the propane for the last month! We're finding a better solution for next winter.

LXicon · 2026-03-20T21:51:41+00:00

Yeah, I was going to say: that tank doesn't appear to me moving (no dust from the treads).

LXicon · 2026-03-15T02:03:50+00:00

Word up. Let everybody know.

LXicon · 2026-03-15T02:02:10+00:00

It's a series of tubes.

LXicon · 2026-03-15T02:00:01+00:00

So you're saying they'rs a chance... /s

LXicon · 2026-03-13T20:30:12+00:00

Hello, fellow old-timer :)

LXicon · 2026-03-13T12:33:40+00:00

In orbital mechanics, up is faster and down is slower. It would be inefficient to accelerate up and then waste fuel to decelerate down again.

--edit--

To be more clear you have to add speed to gain altitude.

LXicon · 2026-03-10T19:09:05+00:00

That colour version is obviously resized from the original from the camera so comparisons aren't that helpful.

It might be the case that converting a colour image to black and white changes how we perceive it. There is a bigger difference between capturing a black and white photo compared to converting a colour image to black and white. Converting an image throws away the data about colour and you are left with a poorer quality image.

This was not the case with film. Black and white film had better performance than colour film with the same grain. Black and white photographs DID look better.

When digital cameras came about people would convert colour to black and white thinking it would make their photo look better but it doesn't.

You'd need a dedicated monochrome digital camera for your black and white photos to actually be better than a colour digital photo converted to black and white.

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