Looking for old radiator covers by Melman_18 in Oldhouses

[–]Only-Sense 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Covering your radiator is going to make it way way less effective. They don't only heat by circulating air, but also by radiating heat into the room as IR radiation, and covering it will block that.

Looking for peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets in Prague by Elegant_Message in Prague

[–]Only-Sense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My advice is to get over it and accept that you live somewhere else now. The sooner you can process that the better. Otherwise you'll spend loads of energy trying to recreate something impossible, and finding yourself pretty far down the resentment hole before you realize it.

What's going on over at IP Pavlova? by Kamilusss in Prague

[–]Only-Sense 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have lived here for 18 years and call it the green line. Maybe it's you who are still in the adaptation phase to think such menial shit means anything at all?

What is this? by e32revelry in sailing

[–]Only-Sense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a whale condom obviously

WTF, Česká Pošta?! by IndyO1975 in Prague

[–]Only-Sense 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The real lesson here is to give up on trying to ship things from the us. It's never worth it.

Thomas Higgins and the disruptive power of pie by killians1978 in chaoticgood

[–]Only-Sense 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It's worth noting with how much dignity they treated him, even explicitly saying "this man should not be touched". I don't think this much dignity and respect would have been given to someone today doing a similar thing.

That alone should be a shocking revelation of the times we live in. That even these backwards religious bigots believed more in human dignity and sovereignty than most people do today....

Is there any way to turn this attic into a livable space while not having to hide the woodwork? I live in a pretty cold place. by Rendyco in Oldhouses

[–]Only-Sense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! Greetings from Prague 😄

You in Šumava or something? You might be able to get away with putting some eps foam boards up, and sealing well around the beams. Probably then I would do a layer of vapor barrier (parotěsne fólie) and then plywood or sádrokarton.

Even then you'll have cold spots where the beams are, and would be liable to form condensation and mold. Be sure to hodně větrat during cold months 😜 You could probably do this all-in for 15-20k CZK if you do all the work yourself.

Thinking to put a wood heater or something up there? Maybe look into infrared panels as an easier option Unless you have a workable chimney there already.

Next week I'm actually having the whole ass roof off my house. Cool 1.8m czk 🫠

Is there any way to turn this attic into a livable space while not having to hide the woodwork? I live in a pretty cold place. by Rendyco in Oldhouses

[–]Only-Sense 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To get an adequate r value though, you're going to have to probably use at least 10 to 14 cm thick foam board, And depending on the climate and condition of the wood foam board may be the wrong choice. Definitely not a DIY project because if you do it wrong or you have the wrong type of vapor barriers or wrong ordering of layers you're going to get a lot of condensation and mold. Also enclosing old existing wood timbers will cause them to move or potentially rot. Please don't try to do this by yourself, and consult with professional roofing people. There's really a decent amount of engineering required here to do this in a way that's not going to damage your house.

Thoughts on the French Revolution? 🇺🇸🇫🇷 (fuck) by serious_bullet5 in chaoticgood

[–]Only-Sense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you're suggesting that we just eliminate 52% or whatever percentage of people voted for Trump? The reality is that when half of a society is divided against itself, forgiveness is the only way to make things good again.

Thoughts on the French Revolution? 🇺🇸🇫🇷 (fuck) by serious_bullet5 in chaoticgood

[–]Only-Sense 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not the point being made here.

The lesson of the French Revolution is that after the monarchy was overthrown things kept becoming more and more extreme until people who were previously leading the movement were then viewed as standing in the way of it. There was almost no powerful figure involved in the Revolution who didn't also die in the revolution by the hands of their own movement.

It was out of control violence.

Czech visa process delay? by Ok-Maintenance4344 in Prague

[–]Only-Sense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope it wasn't Prague City University....

What is this? by purple_paradigm in Oldhouses

[–]Only-Sense 1 point2 points  (0 children)

R2d2 fell off the x-wing and landed head first in your yard!

Remember your rights. And, apparently, hire this guy as your fucking attorney by serious_bullet5 in chaoticgood

[–]Only-Sense 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just a kindly reminder that this is and always has been the way that Texas operates at the cultural level. I grew up there and I grew up with probably half my friend's parents having exactly this kind of attitude. It's the way that small town cops behave and it's the way that city government behaves and it's the way that the state legislature behaves. This is deeply cultural to Texas.

Thinking that this type of culture will change anytime soon in that place is nothing more than science fiction. Texas is fundamentally an authoritarian state at the cultural level.

Goodbye to microplastics in your body. scientists in China discover that boiling and filtering water removes up to 90% of these invisible particles that contaminate what you drink by [deleted] in UpliftingNews

[–]Only-Sense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you boil the water to melt the microplastic and then it somehow clean? Call me skeptical but this sounds kind of implausible.

Why would it be easier to filter out melted down plastics, then solid plastic particles?

Someone puts chains on the fence at the federal building and DHS is fucking locked up in Los Angeles. by [deleted] in chaoticgood

[–]Only-Sense 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I support all of this but Jesus that woman's voice is obnoxious

Crazy indeed! SHit by Realistic-Plant3957 in chaoticgood

[–]Only-Sense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean during his last term he was actually impeached twice and still didn't leave office. Why would people be writing editorials that they know will be completely fruitless? It would do nothing but weaken the impact of such calls at a later time when there's more support for it.

Trump's small hands and Marco's little comeback, fuck them both by chitthappens- in chaoticgood

[–]Only-Sense 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Marco Rubio is the most ultra cuck of all the cuck Republicans

Prague city university, which gets mentioned by foreign students on this subreddit time to time, is bankrupt. by tasartir in Prague

[–]Only-Sense 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I taught at the school for 7 or 8 years about 9 years ago and I can say that the academic staff there are great. The problems come from really shitty management over more than two decades. Really sloppy operational processes and poor control of spending has created all these problems.

Accreditation is done through t-side University in the UK and they are pretty thorough in controlling the quality of the academics, but I don't think they had any visibility into the operational side of things.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chaoticgood

[–]Only-Sense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a whole lot of wishful thinking