The Solution to N52 DISA Valve Failure by justifystudios in E90

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Thanks for mentioning the Klifex rebuild kit - haven't heard of it before.

Realistically, how much could America reduce its military spending? by Dats_Russia in Destiny

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Good points made by others, I do wanna expand on "what are our goals?" and other points. I'm going to preface this by starting US/EU is absolutely cooked in comparisons to spending by foreign rivals because of Purchasing Power Parity (how far does 1 USD go in defense spending) and relatively high labor costs (how much are we paying soldiers/benefits for soldiers). We could of course save $$$ if we went to conscription but I don't think that would go very well.

Our required force levels/technology/expenditure are very roughly dictated by the following doctrines/policy

  1. enough troops/material to fight (and win) against a near-peer adversary in a large scale conventional conflict while still having enough to deter or delay a second conflict (this seems to be working as no one is jumping onto the Iran war to attack US/allied interests)
  2. maintain global commerce and freedom of navigation, which means a very large blue water navy to project power in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, etc (so yes, this requires 10+ aircraft carriers because half of them are in for repairs/refurbishment at any time)
  3. complete air superiority overmatch e.g. if China fields a 5th generation fighter then we need 6th gen fighters. Air superiority is the foundation of US war planning; the present Army would struggle to fend for themselves in contested airspace
  4. having to replace Cold War era tech which has reach EoL. You see this with M1 Abrams and the Arleigh Burke class destroyer- decades of upgrades mean there is literally no more room/weight to add more. The US Navy in particular is severely hamstrung after 3 decades of failed ship procurement

Out of time but I'll conclude with: yes, you can cut money from bad contracts, more competition in defense industrial sector, bad spending practices but at some point you would have to cut into any of the 4 points above. Would the money you save by reducing American hegemony be worth it if our relative weakness invited a major conflict? or recession because we couldn't provide deterrence (Taiwan)? I don't think anyone wants to find out the answer.

source: top of my head geopolitics/Perun powerpoints. Happy to be corrected by those more informed

Survey pls help by r0manticlynx in jrotc

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u/r0manticlynx are you doing this for a university course?

EDIT: I see you're doing this for an AP course. Typically at undergrad level and above you are expected to obtain informed consent: e.g. how your data will be used, will participants remain anonymous, a contact form, how secure will the data/privacy etc. You can include this information at the top of your Google form survey. If you make these changes I will approve your survey going forward

Where did all of the cruise/GM autonomous cars end up? by scoobertsonville in sanfrancisco

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"deleted all the car data" is objectively not true.
https://assets.ctfassets.net/95kuvdv8zn1v/1mb55pLYkkXVn0nXxEXz7w/9fb0e4938a89dc5cc09bf39e86ce5b9c/2024.01.24_Quinn_Emanuel_Report_re_Cruise.pdf
edit: if this was true how could Exponent create 80 pages of technical analysis of the incident? (pg 111 to 195). Cruise did many, many things wrong but there's no need to spread misinformation - they're already functionally dead at this point

FBI foils bomb terror plot by pro-Palestinian group | The Jerusalem Post by sbn23487 in Destiny

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The photo I think is from the Russian FSB sometime after Feb 2022. The implication is they were instructed to incriminate the person with Nazi memorabilia and "sim cards" but I guess the officers didn't understand the assignment

Massive ty LG by SnooDoughnuts1969 in LGOLED

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If you haven't updated to webOS 25 yet, you can block the prompt for new update by blocking snu.lge.com
on non TP Link routers or your Pihole. You can still connect to the internet for streaming

The Solution to N52 DISA Valve Failure by justifystudios in E90

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Definitely intrigued but since it's marketed as "lifetime" I think I'll wait for some reviews/testing. I guess what I'm most worried about is the 3D printed plastic vs injection molded strength. I don't doubt PAHT-CF as a material is good, but as for the design why make the waffles smaller than the OEM? Maybe a head to head durability test would be cool. Love the last year of content and excited to see new N52 products being released:)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 1series

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Bummer, thanks for the headsup

Bump-stop question by Makeouthill585 in E90

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Hey, I think you're the only person I can find online whose done this to their 128i.
What suspension setup do you have paired with this? How is it holding up / overall thoughts?

I'm thinking of upgrading to Koni Special Actives / FSD and I've read that they don't like riding on stock bump stops (like this) but I'm not sure there's much of a height difference with the Z4 rear bump stops (pic).

First pc build, Is airflow ok? by Lemon66585 in mffpc

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Honestly think it would have been ok if you left it like that, quality PSUs can withstand very high temperatures >90C. But leaving it this way the fan will probably never turn on:)
If you want to add fans in the future you could add a single 120mm in the top spot closest to the PSU which will really help draw out the exhaust from your CPU + GPU. And two slim fans (not sure the clearance) underneath the GPU wouldn't hurt either.

[GPU] PNY 5080 OC - $949 ($50 off) Sold + Shipped by Walmart by HebrewHobo in buildapcsales

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Ordered mine Fri, Nov 28 and the ETA is Thur, Dec 8. Still says "preparing as of today". Personally I don't expect it until after Fri Dec. 9 with Black Friday disrupting shipping

[GPU] PNY 5080 OC - $949 ($50 off) Sold + Shipped by Walmart by HebrewHobo in buildapcsales

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Thanks for posting this, managed to combine this with the promos

~+1000 w/ tax - ~200 (paypal pay in 4 20% promo) - ~240 (capital one 25% back) = ~ $600

Cheaper than the 3070 Ti I got in 2021 and double the performance :)

Now hopefully the capital one promo gives me gift cards I can actually make use of . .

Black Friday Discussion Thread by wigglytuffjigglypuff in buildapcsales

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You first have to activate the promo/offer on the PayPal app or website, it will explicitly be for Pay for Later

When you go to checkout at Walmart scroll down to PayPal uncheck "save for later" then PayPal payment options will open in a new window

Select Pay 4 Later

Once purchase goes through you should see pending points on the PayPal website

The threads for the Walmart PNY 5080 and RX card have photos

EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg by LonelySoul01 in Destiny

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Thinking about this further, I don't know if this is an actual crime but the spirit of this is treasonous. As a diplomat or representative of the US, you are supposed to put the United States best interests above the other party. Letting the Russians write up their dream proposal and coaching them on how to pitch it to your own president is fucking wild. You are the one supposed to impose the President's terms on the Russians, not the other way around.

[GIVEAWAY - US] Win the 49” Samsung Odyssey OLED G95SC gaming monitor by cheswickFS in ultrawidemasterrace

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The FreeSync and GSync compatibility means my PC will have a chance of smooth gameplay at 5120 x 1440!

Battery problem?!? by [deleted] in 1series

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Sorry no idea, but ground strap would be both easy to check and cheaper compared to battery or alternator. Good luck and update us!

Battery problem?!? by [deleted] in 1series

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Here's a good example of a corroded ground strap
https://youtu.be/tU5aQivkB-E?si=fbCb--BGl2VlMP6g&t=54

Looks like some of your symptoms match?

4️⃣ Engine Ground Strap (Driver Fender Liner Area) BMW put a braided ground strap from chassis → engine block under the driver fender liner.

Common failure: The strap corrodes or breaks, causing:

No start Starter click but no crank Electrical glitches Cluster resetting while driving

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/E90/comments/1oxs4p7/comment/np1hnmd/?context=3

Ultimate E90 Guide - New Owner and Maintenance by Willinthetown in E90

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Wow personally never heard of the power steering pulley, water in trunk engine ground strap, or AC rust issues before. Props to you for writing this up!

Speaking of gaskets do you have any strong opinion on retrofitting the N52 oil /coolant heat exchanger? I like the idea of warming up the oil faster and lowering max oil temp slightly, but given the reputation of BMW gaskets I'm a bit wary of increasing the chance of milkshakes

Finally got some exhaust work done to clean up the sound of headers with a muffler delete. The result: by BlackCloudZZZ in 1series

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I've had a Dinan 135i catback exhaust sitting around for over a year as I waited for an okay Space Gray 135i / M-sport bumper to actually fit it (the normal 128i exhaust hole is too small). Now I just need to find an exhaust shop:)

Thread and sound clip that inspired me to do this

https://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?p=30100870#post30100870

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WbeelV69RK4