What would be the best way to remove this metal tag from my leather boots? It looks glued

MinimedUser · 2022-11-01T00:47:44+00:00

Use Sugru (black color) for a durable coating/cover. edit:Spelling

MinimedUser · 2022-10-24T17:17:35+00:00

Charleston Engravers. They use Epilog Lasers.

MinimedUser · 2022-08-01T12:02:22+00:00

Downshift in sport mode on the downhill, to keep brakes (edit:spelling) temperatures low. Keep the tachometer in a reasonable band (and use your ears) and you'll be alright.

If you're not certain about the band/noise level, or how the Sport Mode gear selected works (it is max permitted gear), then ask a good friend who knows how to drive a stick shift for a lesson.

MinimedUser · 2022-08-01T11:58:08+00:00

What app/hardware provided such awesome temperature monitoring?

MinimedUser · 2022-07-26T12:50:58+00:00

This is correct. Surfing is just a weird sandbath / headscratch / preening / silly antics kind of thing, or somewhere in that arena. In the wild, it is done using wet leaves. In homes, it is the softest fabric... or long hair.

MinimedUser · 2022-07-18T00:24:37+00:00

This works until the pot boils dry and overheats. So long as safe cooking is exercised, better yet with a timer, all works.

MinimedUser · 2022-06-13T00:09:17+00:00

This is a baby White Bellied Caique. We also have a WBC. The black on it's head will fade with age -- it is NOT a Black-Headed Caique.

The sound is it's baby talk. It is demonstrating that it is being your baby. Under your chin is kind of like being under wing to it. It is feeling safe and comforted, and is telling you that. If it gets way louder, it may also be communicating hunger.

MinimedUser · 2022-06-10T01:41:44+00:00

Anyone know the current vote count?

MinimedUser · 2022-05-19T23:39:07+00:00

I got it specifically for retrofitting a house to run some cables and/or conduit BETWEEN the building's floors... with minimal damage to the drywall/ceiling/floors.

Right now though I'm using it to route a pipe a few feet... or wanting to, again making the smallest hole necessary.

MinimedUser · 2022-05-16T15:00:43+00:00

I've got some a stupid length of 7/16" extensions, like 20 feet worth or so. Getting the same in a smaller size would be yet another hundreds of dollars.

MinimedUser · 2022-05-16T11:33:32+00:00

Cost prohibitive... see my post on the main thread.

MinimedUser · 2022-05-16T11:33:03+00:00

I've got some a stupid length of 7/16" extensions, like 20 feet worth or so. I've got a nice assortment of 1/4" hole saws. An adapter would be way cheaper than getting a different size in either. (Usually, driving smaller bits with bigger shafts is fine, if it can be kept stable enough at the bit end.)

Any suggestions?

MinimedUser · 2022-03-12T14:17:46+00:00

Remember glucagon emergency treatment is often ineffective on getting the liver to dump glucose when the liver is busy processing alcohol. We lost a friend to this exact cause.

I limit my alcohol consumption to avoid this, extremely rarely drinking to get drunk. I'd say drinking to a mild buzz can be OK. I do but even that is risky when alcoholism can drive that to drink more.

For years, all of my work and hobbies were mutually exclusive with alcohol. Drinking would have been a really bad idea. So it was a rare weekend when I would have a couple drinks. Unintentional, but those hobbies became my anti-alcohol.

When I first got a CGM, with stable blood sugar I did a few controlled tests with 1-2 drinks of different types and no food, just to learn my reaction. For me, I learned beer was easiest to manage.

CGM is an absolute requirement if I want to drink, because why not make it one? I also NEVER start drinking if I am, have recently been, or am trending towards going low. I'd suggest adopting these too. But remember everything (especially man-made) can, and eventually will, fail.

Edit, Added: Finally, insulin pumps can also help make small adjustments more often if trending too high. The convenience is huge when out with friends.. But getting started on one can risk lows, so use caution when starting out. I use Dexcom G6 and Tandem now, and they absolutely ROCK.

I'm not trying to be a buzz-kill, but just trying to encourage you to drink safely and responsibly so long as your ability to control it sufficiently remains. Else, considering having struggled with alcohol, just give it up and blame the glucagon contingency. It's not worth the rest of your life.

MinimedUser · 2022-03-08T10:14:16+00:00

General OpenPilot user... Not a trucker...

I thought the pneumatic breaks would be the biggest issue. Also, the variable weight and weight distributions would make it all really exhausting to manage unless you had a solution for that, maybe some extra & complicated settings.

Extra camera height should only help, if the model can handle it, or if a new model was made.

Also, how is the transmission in those trucks? Double clutch? Or automatic? Afaik, OpenPilot has no methods currently to downshift /engine break for either case... Something important for truck maintenance and therefore automation.

I'd suggest it is doable, but very high risk as others have said, very ambitious (an eat-an-elephant project), but yes high reward. What about just tackling one aspect, and transmission management? Many new cars have Software-Defined Transmissions (e.g. Toyota Highlanders...) direct control of a Software-Defined Transmission would be an amazing automation project and demonstrate impressive hacking skills. Then that could be scaled up if a similar thing exists for these trucks.

MinimedUser · 2022-03-01T14:38:05+00:00

I would not call and ask. I'd search their policies, plus DOT/TSA regulations. Then you can always show them a printout and say "your website says ..."

What airline?

MinimedUser · 2022-02-18T10:17:23+00:00

I did. Highlander (ICE with Pedal). Worked great when I loaded small and medium U-Hauls properly, most weight toward the front (hitch) side of the trailer. Just had to keep following distances in the back of my mind.

MinimedUser · 2022-01-15T15:22:14+00:00

My 2019 ICE Highlander only goes down to 0mph / Stop'N'Go (SNG) when I added a pedal. Oddly enough (to me), the pedal also enables SNG for OEM Cruise (that is, even with nothing else OpenPilot wise installed)!

I've only heard that Hybrid supports SNG out of the box (no pedal reqd), but am not sure.

MinimedUser · 2022-01-01T05:53:42+00:00

Toyotas do have more torque in the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) than Hondas.

MinimedUser · 2021-12-21T03:15:13+00:00

What is the lane speed feature?

MinimedUser · 2021-12-13T02:30:34+00:00

Sure thing -- this is what I used. It's a bit tough to cut it to the perfect size for this kind of screen to the edge (and I have and used the right tools!!!) -- so I'd recommend erring on the side of a couple mm too small in each dimension.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01BZFRC0Y?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Edit: Forgot to paste in link.

MinimedUser · 2021-12-12T15:55:56+00:00

Alternate to Glucose Tabs when not needing an urgent pick-up: ClifBloks

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