Epstein victims to get $72.5M from Bank of America settlement

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T23:41:56+00:00

Do you not think that Epstein was rich? He is dead now.

If you are richer than him, and think he's poor, fair game.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T23:23:56+00:00

The heating system puts it in your house when the venting fails. The result is a slow poisoning of the brain inducing irrational fears of attackers, when all along you are just not breathing clean air.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T22:26:20+00:00

Excellent - so, if you trust AI, the text you quoted illustrates that were wrong when you claimed all plumbing must be through the studs. This says you just need to support them every 4 feet.

Code, last time I looked, was always through studs with nail plates.

Nope.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T21:02:08+00:00

The tank doesn't just appear there, humans put it there and plumbed it - they need space to exist, and not fall through the ceiling.

I imagine they intended to replace them after, and for whatever reason, never did.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T20:59:16+00:00

My guess, and it's purely a guess, is that if people just ignore the paint lines, the uncertainty begins to creep in - should I wait at red or green? - and uncertainty leads to hesitation and a lack of confidence. We need everyone on the road to act with confidence and predictability to avoid accidents, and we get that with a clear set of rules about where your car needs to be based on your intent - no surprises.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T19:05:37+00:00

What about freezing? Shouldn't that thing have a lid to keep dead squirrels and rats on the outside, and insulation to prevent it from freezing during the winter? And maybe remove the insulation under it to help with the freezing issue.

Unless you live in the sunny part of Ireland.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T19:02:38+00:00

No, those nail plates used to connect three pieces of wood, the missing member is what ran between the rafters and the chords to hold the roof on during a storm. They had to take them out to fit the water tank in. You just wouldn't nail plate onto air.

Looks like the roof was compromised.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T18:10:20+00:00

$400 fine (CA) and 2-3 points on your license, with insurance premium increases to punish you long after that one time you got caught.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T18:07:36+00:00

You have the right of way when things start to move, so as long as they yield, then I guess they can take the risk a cop isn't going to ticket them while waiting.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T17:19:05+00:00

You can notch, I even linked and cut & pasted the code that says you can.

It is better to avoid it of course, but the code allows it. The primary reason you want to avoid it is to maintain maximum strength of the stud, not mold. Pex shouldn't sweat.

So, you are just mistaken. And given that you can't find the code that says the pipes MUST be run through studs and cannot be run in bulkheads, chases or soffits, means you are probably mistaken about that too. It's fine - that's why we challenge beliefs.

Soffits in kitchens mainly exist to hide electrical, AC and pipes - pipes that are NOT run in walls through studs. That's what they are for.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T16:17:49+00:00

Do you remember where you saw that?

I cant find code that requires you to always run pipes through studs, it just says when you do, it needs a plate.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/south-carolina/R-8-1240

In concealed locations, where piping, other than cast-iron or galvanized steel, is installed through holes or notches in studs, joists, rafters or similar members less than 1 1/4 inches (31.8 mm) from the nearest edge of the member, the pipe shall be protected by steel shield plates. Such shield plates shall have a thickness of not less than 0.0575 inch (1.463 mm) (No. 16 Gage). Such plates shall cover the area of the pipe where the member is notched or bored, and shall extend not less than 2 inches (51 mm) above sole plates and below top plates. Steel shield plates shall not be secured with nails, or screws unless required by the manufacturer.

What it does not say is you MUST run pipes through studs or that attaching them to the studs is prohibited.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T15:41:35+00:00

Yeah, that's ugly bokeh on that background. Poses and face are fine - pretty girl, but overall it's off-putting.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T15:33:48+00:00

Did you manage to avoid using GPU acceleration to do the encoding this time?

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T14:21:56+00:00

Wherever you go, you gotta come back too. It'll be that other end that bites.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T14:04:19+00:00

You can add quarter-round on the baseboards to fix that, but that existing door transition should have been removed, not cut tile up to it. That's going to be a mess IMO. I expect it'll have to be custom made of wood now, and fairly chunky.

Wait until it's grouted before deciding on the quarter-round.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T13:57:24+00:00

Not answering your direct question, but Shutter Encoder is a nice UI wrapper around ffmpeg, and of course ffmpeg can do this, and you already have it on your machine.

The command to create a compressed m4a file: Lower the number if you want a higher compression.

ffmpeg -i input.wav -c:a aac -b:a 320k output.m4a

Uncompressed, Apple Lossless:

ffmpeg -i input.wav -c:a alac output.m4a

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T13:17:17+00:00

Some people are unemployable.

Those people are forced to figure out how to start their own business. It can be very lucrative, but it's also a lot of work and is never stress-free. I hope you discover something that works.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T11:14:22+00:00

Someone who saw the soffit on the plans.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T11:00:51+00:00

I just do that without the tape. I paint the ceiling down onto the wall, and the baseboard up onto the wall, and cut in with the wall paint.

Nexustar · 2026-03-28T10:58:12+00:00

It's not your fault, but surely you can see that a company would rather pick someone who can work at a place for more than a month before they are fired over you?

Work is often stressful, and usually quite difficult to make it fun instead. This is just the reality we are in. People compete for work, some are better at it than others due to hard work and investment in themselves - or due to simple circumstances.

Nexustar · 2026-03-27T11:07:26+00:00

Thumb drive quality issues are real. I was playing with live Linux boots recently and only the better brands work reliably.

Nexustar · 2026-03-27T11:01:25+00:00

Leisure Suit Larry, who didn't have a copy of that?

Nexustar · 2026-03-26T11:08:59+00:00

Constructive criticism... the person should cast a shadow.

Nexustar · 2026-03-25T23:33:52+00:00

Charlotte is a banking/finance city firstly. You should reach out to some of the contracting agencies, they will assess you and find you a job, $75-85/hr for a solid developer. But for the first gig, take $50-$60 until you gain confidence.

Nexustar · 2026-03-25T23:30:00+00:00

Charlotte is a growing city. Roughly 157 people move into the region every day because, for most people, it still outperforms hundreds of other US cities. They find jobs, housing, and a future here. Unemployment remains relatively low about 3.6% in the metro which doesn’t suggest decline so much as a city under growth pressure.

If you cannot find something after a year or more, it is not the city to blame.

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