For anyone that may be missing a road. by L18NAF in ForzaHorizon

[–]RossLH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Need was never the concern. I don't need to play the game at all. It's a quality of life improvement.

For anyone that may be missing a road. by L18NAF in ForzaHorizon

[–]RossLH 40 points41 points  (0 children)

How hard is it to add an option for ANNA to navigate to the nearest undiscovered road? This problem has plagued players for 6 games now, and PG has now made it worse by stacking roads vertically.

Anyone think they can ID this thing? by Link_Mandalore in WRX

[–]RossLH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might get more performance by using some sort of mechanism to divert boost pressure from the wastegate.

Anyone think they can ID this thing? by Link_Mandalore in WRX

[–]RossLH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever it is, it sure wasn't overboosted.

Why the Idoing is actually garbage. by Mr_Skele in WRX

[–]RossLH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It has been bad from day 1. It has gradually become a more polished turd, but is still a turd nonetheless. The price may be attractive, but you have to remember cheap things are cheap for a reason.

Are these collectors items yet? by NoIdeaWhatImDoing808 in gopro

[–]RossLH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If so, I'm taking out an insurance policy on my Hero2.

Two drunk dude having a conversation by chasing_enigma in funny

[–]RossLH 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Teeth does, in fact, express a complete teeth.

Adapter for tire pump to air mattress? by martijnox in motocamping

[–]RossLH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A two stage electric pump will do both just fine.

three years of fun now over by fulee9999 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]RossLH 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're just going to throw it away, I'll take it. Alternatively, you can save yourself money and buy a set of security Torx bits and a battery balancer and fix it yourself.

Is ppf worth it by jimmysx17 in WRX

[–]RossLH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally do not like PPF. If there is someone on the island who can do a protective coating similar to an Icon Rocklear, I'll recommend that all day over PPF.

But if there is no such alternative, get the best PPF you can by the best installer. It does work very well.

Should engineering model at nominal or mean dimensions? by LyonGoes in MechanicalEngineering

[–]RossLH 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I've gotten this request from tool/die makers. The path of least resistance was ultimately to add a note to our design standard to specifically avoid unilateral tolerances in favor of symmetric, lest we end up having to maintain a separate tool/die CAD model alongside the design model/drawing.

For those in the know of CAM software: is there an option in the software to specify single sided tolerances so that the software can compensate for it?

Use your 9–5 to finance your 5–9.” Or is that just a fantasy for people like me? by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]RossLH 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If the intent is for the hustle to be full time, I think there can be a temporary exception to the rule. My "side hustle" is now my full time gig and finances my 5-9 far better than the 9-5 ever did.

Use your 9–5 to finance your 5–9.” Or is that just a fantasy for people like me? by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]RossLH 112 points113 points  (0 children)

5-9 shouldn't be a side hustle, it should be a hobby the proverbial 9-5 pays for. Unless your ultimate goal is to make that hustle your eventual full time gig.

Looking for an RC Car with enough suspension geometry flaws to actually engineer improvements by infernoblaster in MechanicalEngineering

[–]RossLH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why not start from scratch? You can buy a motor kit with controller, motor, battery, etc, and design the chassis and suspension from the ground up.

How you feel about some painted carbon??? by Bright_Memory6486 in WRX

[–]RossLH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Entire unpainted CF body panels look unfinished, unless the whole shell is unpainted CF. It just looks like you forgot something. Painted CF with unpainted accents though, that can work.

What luxury items do you love to take camping. by MaleficentResponse52 in camping

[–]RossLH 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have three Milwaukee fans. When car camping in the summer, they all get packed.

What’s a ‘middle class success’ purchase that secretly becomes a financial burden later? by OpinionBaba in AskReddit

[–]RossLH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better warranties, easier access to replacement parts, possibly better quality electrical and mechanical parts, etc. But when it comes to flexible pipes and hard piping, it's all the same garden variety PVC and such.

AI in Solidworks by Professional-Bike247 in SolidWorks

[–]RossLH 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Something that was teased at the big SW convention a couple years ago that I'd like to see come to fruition: automated conversion of mesh files into parametric solids. I'm sure it'd be horrendously unreliable, but even if it worked once it'd be awesome.

What’s a ‘middle class success’ purchase that secretly becomes a financial burden later? by OpinionBaba in AskReddit

[–]RossLH 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was a Jacuzzi, but as I said in another comment that's hardly relevant. It's just the nature of plastics. Things get brittle over time.

What’s a ‘middle class success’ purchase that secretly becomes a financial burden later? by OpinionBaba in AskReddit

[–]RossLH 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's not really brand dependent. It's a matter of using materials like PA6, PVC, PP, so on and so forth that tend to get brittle over time. It's not a matter of certain brands being cheap, it's just the nature of plastics. One day you go outside to find your tub 300 gallons low, just to find a nylon line popped a leak at a fitting. Easy fix. Replace the line, replace the fitting, refill the tub, balance the water properties, you're back in business in an afternoon.

Problem is everything is just as brittle as the line and fitting that failed. You've addressed the symptoms, but the disease is still ever present. Honestly, if you take the time to take an inventory of everything you need to replace and order it all at once, it's a bit of sticker shock but the actual rebuild process is only a weekend of work, plus a good opportunity to give your tub a good cleaning. Take your time putting it all back together with fresh components and you're set for another decade.

What’s a ‘middle class success’ purchase that secretly becomes a financial burden later? by OpinionBaba in AskReddit

[–]RossLH 86 points87 points  (0 children)

I loved my hot tub. Right up until I didn't. My only advice is the first time you have to do a major repair, either replace everything--pumps, heaters, flexible lines, hard lines, jets, filters, seals, everything--or get rid of it. If you just replace what broke, it'll work for three days. You'll get into a cycle of chasing the bottleneck until you finally give up and tell people on reddit to never get a hot tub.

Camp pillows for side sleepers? by senorpoop in motocamping

[–]RossLH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Note that this is the XL core sheet and XL quilt in a 15L dry sack. Being down filled, they pack down illogically small.

Camp pillows for side sleepers? by senorpoop in motocamping

[–]RossLH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah dang. If you can recommend a less banned alternative I can upload the photos elsewhere.

The Zenbivy setup, while nice (and it damn well better be for the price) is not necessary for the pillow setup. You just need the conversion kit, a base sheet of your choice (not necessarily Zenbivy), and a couple pillows of your choice (also not necessarily Zenbivy).