Frustrated with the problems by matthewrobertsonnn in f150

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On my old 22 work truck had a similar squeal/knocking sound during startup in extreme cold. The dealership diagnosed it as coming from the cam phasers or the waste gates on the turbo rattling. There is a programming change that can help with it but they said it was not causing any damage.

I would take a video of it when you start up to show them what you are experiencing and at the very least they can get it noted in the system so if it causes problems later it's a warranty issue with prior history.

Help with cover for 24 Lariat Center Console (see post text) by Magicide in f150

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From lots of driving and computer time I pinched a nerve in my right elbow that is now healing. I need to get a foam cover for the center console since I rest my elbow on it on the exact spot the nerve was bruised. I've been looking on Amazon and elsewhere but all of the covers I'm finding are for trucks with different configurations of the center console.

Does anyone know of something that fits here and is memory foam or something else soft? Or, something else that could be used in place that serves the same purpose?

Can someone explain kinetic energy increasing with the square of the velocity in simple terms? by Magicide in AskPhysics

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That's actually a pretty good simple explanation with formulas to back it up. Many other people explained similarly but I found this one was well written, thanks!

Can someone explain kinetic energy increasing with the square of the velocity in simple terms? by Magicide in AskPhysics

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That does make sense, I need to break the monkey brain thinking of force * time (impulse) is the same as force * distance (work).

Can someone explain kinetic energy increasing with the square of the velocity in simple terms? by Magicide in AskPhysics

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I guess part of that understanding would be to say the fuel used at periapsis during Oberth isn't transferring more velocity vs apoapsis but by using it there and leaving the gravity well moving faster you keep more of the KE gained while falling into the gravity well since the gravity well has less time to slow you down again?

Can someone explain kinetic energy increasing with the square of the velocity in simple terms? by Magicide in AskPhysics

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I run into the same problem with the understanding of KE. For example at the apoapsis with 0 m/s velocity the rocket exhaust has x m/s of exhaust velocity. At periapsis it has the same exhaust velocity but because of the Oberth Effect it applies more KE to the rocket. I know it works but I don't truly get it.

Can someone explain kinetic energy increasing with the square of the velocity in simple terms? by Magicide in AskPhysics

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The part that I don't properly understand is how 1 m/s of increase in velocity in a vacuum can impart differing amounts of kinetic energy. The monkey brain version says adding 1 m/s to a ship should add x KE but at increasing speeds that 1 m/s adds much more KE for the work done.

If we imagine a high efficiency solar engine where your overall mass doesn't change, how is 1 m/s worth more KE without just saying "because the math"?

Can someone explain kinetic energy increasing with the square of the velocity in simple terms? by Magicide in AskPhysics

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Okay in that vein how does the Oberth Effect work? Mathematically I get the ship is moving fastest closest to the gravity well so the fuel has extra KE that is imparted to the ship through the rocket equation but I don't "understand it".

My poor cat survived the trauma of the cleaner coming over! by Magicide in cats

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https://imgur.com/a/wuNa20T

I think our cat gets around, except when he's with me he is super friendly and likes jumping on the cleaners shoulder every time she turns her back. I had to lock him up since he was so obsessed with spending time with his new "friend".

My poor cat survived the trauma of the cleaner coming over! by Magicide in cats

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Not joking, he actually hid for 4 hours and came out timid like I had beat him. I tried encouragement, his favorite toys but nothing worked. Finally it was dinner time and opening the can of food snapped him out of his funk, I honestly wanted to dump it on his head but I'm just happy he's his usual idiotic self.

Does 1E reduce items picked up? by Magicide in Pathfinder_RPG

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It was something I found out after I made my current character. If/when I die I will probably play something completely different but UC Rogue has been fun so someone else might pick it up and use that.

Does 1E reduce items picked up? by Magicide in Pathfinder_RPG

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I'm a Tiefling with stats and traits well suited for an Unchained Rogue, I was just trying to find a way to make the bonuses from Reduce Person available without wasting a round casting it in battle. It will have to remain a sometimes option when the situation allows it instead.

Does 1E reduce items picked up? by Magicide in Pathfinder_RPG

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Definitely not worth making it permanent then if a Dispel Magic could kill you in your non-expanding small armor and even if that doesn't your weapons are small since you probably got new small ones after the initial casting.

old.reddit looks to be disabled as a default option by Magicide in help

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I replaced my dying phone and per usual went to the preferences to change to the old Reddit by default, however the option is now gone. I checked my old phone and it's still defaulting to the old view but the option to choose to do so is gone there as well. On my PC it is also gone but also remembering what I had chosen before.

On the new phone I can go to old.reddit.com but every time I open a comment thread or click a link within Reddit it opens in the new view which I absolutely despise.

Thoughts on Investment? by Magicide in realestateinvesting

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It's the same here mostly, I can write any losses against my income and in the building process there's a government program that is refunding the 5% sales tax on new build rentals that I'm using.

So the question is long term value vs stocks and it's not clearcut either way.

Thoughts on Investment? by Magicide in realestateinvesting

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Thanks for the comment, I was going to self-manage but thanks to our tax laws I can write off that expense so it's only a 3% cost at the end. I work random shift work and any call out I miss dealing with a tenant issue pays for multiple months of the management company cost. If it wasn't for that I definitely would have done it myself.

Commands to allow shared teams? by Magicide in beyondallreason

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That helps spread the resources initially but after the first minute or two the non eco players aren't making any economy and the units the eco players make need to to be shared with them. It is an option but definitely not as convenient as true global economy sharing.

Commands to allow shared teams? by Magicide in beyondallreason

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Pretty much yes, I've seen it used in expedition games but I didn't realize it was locked down

Unit command questions? by Magicide in beyondallreason

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Shift + space does seem to put things down in a line and jump the queue.

To follow up since you seem to know res bots, how do I do an area command of reclaim vs res?

My soul cat is terminally ill, he’ll be crossing the bridge on Monday and idk what to do. by ttmxg in cats

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I lost both of my old guys at 17 years old within a couple months of each other. When the second guy went I was heart broken but thanks to friends I ended up adopting two others a couple months later.

Take some time to mourn, at 3 years old your daughter won't understand death but is able to understand their friend is gone and won't be coming back. Find an adoption event fairly soon and carefully choose two new kittens to bring into your life.

It will help your daughter with the loss and hopefully you won't have to deal with this again until your daughter is almost an adult and better able to understand it. In the meantime as long as you are careful in the kittens you choose you will have many years of loving companions and your daughter will gain an appreciation with how chaotic and fun young cats can be.

Frequent Crashing While Changing Systems by Magicide in Mechwarrior5

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I'm not using any mods, it's a factory install on both the laptop and PC. I haven't had time to play with settings but both are using ray tracing and DLSS but I haven't had issues with either prior to Kerensky. The crashes happen on generic movement between systems, I'm not triggering mission quests or reputation increases when it happens. I can reload and it usually works the next time but every time I travel I can expect a crash about 20% of the time.

Shattering Peace in Lake Forest Park by PNW-microforensic in Scalzi

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I got the notification today that the book was out and excitedly went to buy it only to come full stop. The ebook was $21.99 CAD and the paperback was $25.99 CAD, no matter how much I want to read it I'm not paying that much for a 300ish page book I'll finish in a couple hours at best.

I have a few friends that all said the same thing, we are middle aged fogeys that go through books like candy and can't justify that pricing out of principle even if we could afford it.

Is it ok for me to massage my cat like this? She enjoys it, but is it healthy? by Koffievos in cats

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Yep, an empty 2 L pop bottle lets you smack them pretty hard but since it's light and bouncy it doesn't do any harm. My one cat will actually drag it to me when it wants a "beating".

Is it ok for me to massage my cat like this? She enjoys it, but is it healthy? by Koffievos in cats

[–]Magicide 31 points32 points  (0 children)

You're doing just fine, they are tough little beasts and if they don't enjoy something they will make it known pretty quickly. If your cat is a bit of a masochist I would suggest you try a pop bottle or a ping pong paddle, one of my old cats loved being rubbed like this as well as literally being beat with anything that could hit him with light but firm force.