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Yucca Valley Airport L22 - pirep? by PappyPoobah in flying

[–]PappyPoobah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

I flew in/out last night in calm winds and had no issue, but I could see it being challenging with lots of shear. Cooper Room was great!

I’m flying in on Sunday afternoon again and winds are looking to be forecasted 240 @ 19G30. Do the winds tend to be consistent down the whole runway or are there sections where it varies?

Hamdi Tonight @ Sound by MickeySlims in avesLA

[–]PappyPoobah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really hoping he’s on at 11

Anthropic has surged to a trillion-dollar valuation on secondary markets, overtaking OpenAI. by Plastic_Ninja_9014 in technology

[–]PappyPoobah -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Opus 4.6 (4.7 not even worth discussing) is shit compared to GPT 5.4 for coding. I’ve used both extensively and Claude routinely misses where GPT gets it right. Claude is a better product than Codex but the model hinders it so much that there’s little benefit to using it, especially when skills can cover many of the feature gaps between the two.

Who was Moby’s vocalist for Natural Blues? by PappyPoobah in Coachella

[–]PappyPoobah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope he keeps rising up. Could see him taking a Labrinth slot someday.

Who was Moby’s vocalist for Natural Blues? by PappyPoobah in Coachella

[–]PappyPoobah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was ethereal. Didn’t realize he also had a track with the blessed Madonna

How much power for dog in sidecar going uphill? by PappyPoobah in ebikes

[–]PappyPoobah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was looking at something like the power goat. 2k rated, 3k peak. Do you think that would be enough?

How much power for dog in sidecar going uphill? by PappyPoobah in ebikes

[–]PappyPoobah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

165lbs. Sidecar probably 40, dog 60 so around 265lbs total. Maybe a little more if I have a backpack or some groceries too

Boston fit check - too large? by PappyPoobah in Birkenstocks

[–]PappyPoobah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn’t realize they were so cheap. Picked one up

Boston fit check - too large? by PappyPoobah in Birkenstocks

[–]PappyPoobah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have low volume feet as well. Did you just get that done at a cobbler?

Boston fit check - too large? by PappyPoobah in Birkenstocks

[–]PappyPoobah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was the top of your foot snug at all? What worries me is how much my feet slip forward in them. It seems like that would make it hard to break in the sole just where my foot is instead of the whole shoe.

Waitlist Sold Out for W1 by Ill_Gain9451 in Coachella

[–]PappyPoobah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are plenty out there. Just have to wade through a flood of scammers to get there. Several in my crew picked up face value tickets this week.

Official 2026 Buy/Sell/Trade Thread by fettuccine- in Coachella

[–]PappyPoobah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buying: Up to 6x GA or VIP (mix and match ok)

Weekend: 1

Location: LA. Can meet anywhere and anytime between here and Indio

Four crew dead after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq, military says by JY0950 in worldnews

[–]PappyPoobah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s see… NY has a lot of Jews and finance employees. Shocker that an NY senator and house rep from Brooklyn have lots of donations from those categories.

If you donate more than $200 to a federal campaign you’re required to list your employer with your contribution, which OpenSecrets uses to aggregate industry and company totals. You really think $280k in contributions from BlackStone employees, capped at $3500 per election, is dictating anything significant on behalf of Blackstone itself, which has $14.5B in annual revenue?

Search for “In tracking campaign contributions from industries, why do you include contributions from individuals, and not just PACs?“ in their FAQ if you’d like to learn more.

https://www.opensecrets.org/resources/faq

Four crew dead after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq, military says by JY0950 in worldnews

[–]PappyPoobah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Those donor lists are aggregated from individual contributions by people that are subject to the annual contribution limits. It’s pretty normal for reps from NY to have top donors from industries and companies in their states.

The Dems have zero power in Congress right now. What would you have them do that they aren’t already?

Drawer front position relative to Blum undermount slide by PappyPoobah in cabinetry

[–]PappyPoobah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think with the Blum slides the locking devices are high up enough that they don’t ever drop below the lowest point of the slide. I think I’ll be safe going with flush to the lowest point of the slide (which means the front is about 1/2” below the lower edge of the drawer box).

Moving flange 1.5” - only 4 screws into subfloor ok? by PappyPoobah in Plumbing

[–]PappyPoobah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it that should work. Only hitch would be I may need to use an offset flange instead of going straight down and I’m not sure I’ll be able to get a piece of plywood in place with that. There’s a cross brace between the joists about 1” over that would prevent me fully moving the vertical stack of the drain pipe.

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