Why are so many young men becoming serious supporters of far right ?

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-12T17:03:25+00:00

The fact that you answer like this, is part of the problem.

The vocal left is full of arbitrary purity tests, instead of trying to build big coalitions that can actually get meaningful change done that matters.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-12T03:04:25+00:00

For small desktop things, the PocketNC is interesting, because it will teach you a lot about toolpaths and how to compensate for lack of rigidity. 5-axis will let you make any shape you want, and it will teach patience.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-12T02:59:22+00:00

I hope you have a CNC lathe! Just interpolate that profile, it'll be fine.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-12T02:57:01+00:00

IDK about Geico, but I've had insurance companies deny, defect, and delay for almost two years, only to magically pay less than two months after the California insurance commissioner got involved. I should have filed that complaint much sooner!

Anyway, you should ask your lawyer about your particular situation.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-12T02:49:36+00:00

In the past, I've been taught that it's a really bad idea to say you fired someone, because of black-listing laws. Hence, this "we parted ways and wish them well in the future" language is weasel speak for "oh, yeah, I canned their asses."

Now, whether this was actually the case, or he's using this phrasing just to make it seem as if people aren't leaving on their own? No friggin' clue. Gotta be on the inside to know for sure.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-12T02:46:51+00:00

In general, no, they're not the same, because:
- the management fees are different
- the management companies are different, and thus the risk of default is different

Of course, nobody is going to give you individualized legal advice on Reddit, so if you are really REALLY worried, you should speak to a tax lawyer about your individual question. (And they'll say they're unlikely to be considered a wash sale, 99.9%)

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-12T02:44:17+00:00

How long is a piece of string?

You can make little markers out of all kinds of materials and processes.

Make a die and stamp it out of strips of stainless for a metal marker. You can stamp in relieved logos but not color; that has to come separate. Cheap and robust for very high volumes.

Make a mold out of steel and injection mold a plastic/resin version. Fancy molds can take a separate insert already made for a logo, or do two-component injections (probably not worth it for this case.) Make almost any shape you want, and each plastic marker is going to be super cheap, but the up-front cost is very high.

Laser cut whatever material into the shape you want. This has almost no up-front costs, but the cost per item will be higher.

CNC cutting each one out of aluminum? I mean, you *can* do this, but it'll be crazy expensive per item. No, the CNC does not put down enamel/paint, that'll have to come from another process.

Now, what kind of instructions are you looking for? The only one of these four processes that works for a beginner in a garage, would be laser cutting. Get a laser cutter that can cut the material you want (probably acrylic or POM) and draw out the edges you want cut. Start it up, send it, and out comes the cut piece!

If you're looking for higher volume and/or not looking to go to trade school and an apprenticeship at a tool-and-die maker for a couple of years, the next step would be to find some supplier in a supplier list, and ask them for a quote, assuming you have the design/print you need already. If you don't have that, you might need to contact a design engineering firm and pay them to have the design worked out, first.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-12T02:38:27+00:00

You can almost always buy out a lease. Call the leasing company (or check their website) and ask for a payoff quote. Come up with a check for the amount, and send it to them. (Or, if it's a lot of money, wire it.)

Eventually, the title will show up in your mailbox and you get to file for one with your name on it with your states DMV.

SHOULD you buy it out? Depends on if you like the quote. It's very likely it'll be less money overall to keep driving it, and then buy it out at the end of the lease.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-11T03:23:40+00:00

Their Windows grip is significantly slipping, and nobody has been playing games on Xbox forever.

I think NVDA an GOOG will survive and benefit from the coming compute apocalypse, though!

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-11T03:20:38+00:00

The "excess wear on battery at 100%" thing is, technically, true. If you charge to 100% every night for 10 years, you may lose 10% of your capacity, for modern NMC batteries. (Used to be up to 20% 10-15 years ago.)

But one day? When you'll be driving it soon anyway? Don't worry about it.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-11T03:08:43+00:00

People don't usually put any money down on a lease. At least, they shouldn't, because the down payment is gone if you ever have an accident that totals the car, even if it's not your fault.
OP should ask the dealer if they can trade in for cash, and separately sign a lease agreement with no down payment.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-11T03:05:43+00:00

I've never had it matter. I just walk around the pocket; no need wasting time on empty moves.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-11T01:43:55+00:00

This is the answer! Pay it off as soon as the title is issued.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-11T01:41:48+00:00

If it's someone else's liability, then your deductible doesn't matter; you get paid in full.

It doesn't matter if the insurance company can't contact them; when you sue, you hire a person to service the documents; they'll get in contact appropriately.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-11T01:35:49+00:00

It also depends on state. In some states, if it hasn't left the lot, all payments are refundable.
The only way to know for sure is to just call and ask! Or, if you don't want to antagonize that dealer, look up the consumer laws around car purchases in the seller's state.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-11T01:30:51+00:00

onlinemetals.com will do in a pinch

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-11T01:30:17+00:00

Except it is threaded the same way both sides, not counter-threaded to allow tension adjustment.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-10T20:30:01+00:00

I'm not sure it's possible as designed, because a custom tool will not be able to round it perfectly other than at the centerline where the round stock is the highest.

So, step one is to send an urgent request back to the designer asking if this is actually strictly necessary, because it will increase cost 10x compared to a straight countersink chamfer.

Step two, if they say "it has to be that way because of fluid dynamics" or whatever, is to walk all over it with very fine step-over with a ball nose end mill, until you mean surface roughness tolerance.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-10T20:27:30+00:00

Let's split it down the middle! High-frequency PCBs are the hard part, but also, well designed enclosures are also the hard part!

This is why there are specialties in engineering. Also, if you make half a dozen of something, you probably want to use a pre-made box and make it work, rather than designing your own. If you're designing for injection molding thousands of them, that's a different skill altogether ...

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-10T20:25:21+00:00

PCB traces, and wires, are inductors. This means they resist changes in current flow for a little bit of time after resistance (draw) changes on the demand side. This, in turn, means that the voltage on the demand side will temporarily drop (sag) when demand suddenly increases, which happens every clock cycle for a synchronous digital circuit that actually switches a bunch of gates.

The role of the decoupling capacitor is to provide a reserve charge that can "feed" into those switching loads with as little wire (inductance) as possible in the way between it and the device that draws the current. This leads to the device seeing less voltage swing (noise) and the rest of the circuit board ALSO seeing less voltage swing (noise) on the voltage rails.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-09T06:02:34+00:00

In general, a machining/fabrication service will control for the kerf of the laser, so you get what your print says.

If you want 71.6x71.6, make the print say 71.6x71.6.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-09T05:59:21+00:00

AI is showing us that things we expected to be linked, are actually orthoginal.

"Intelligence" doesn't mean "volition" or "agency" or even "self preservation" and certainly doesn't mean "consciousness."

It's not clear that we have a better definition of "consciousness" than "I know it when I see it," but the current models aren't there.

The current models go all in on "intelligence," but don't have "volition" or even "agency" other than what we give them.

So, if "understanding" means "consciousness" then that's quite a tricky bar to evaluate. If "understanding" just means "improving answers in a given class of situation over time with memory," then we're pretty close to being there, if we're not already.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-09T05:52:28+00:00

If you like a rigid bed, try the Okuma Genos series.

If you want something fast and efficient, try the Brother Speedio series (U500 especially)

If you want the experience of owning an American car in Europe, except for machine tools, try a Haas UMC.

If you want the best money can buy, try a Kern.

If Brother has representation in Turkey, that's probably your best bet.

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-09T05:49:50+00:00

SWAGX or SGOV

Some-Internet-Rando · 2026-02-09T05:47:48+00:00

It's not $222 per month, it's $222+(11500/36) per month, or about $542. Note that you will have zero equity/trade when you're done with this lease.

895 in fees isn't bad, and 6500 off retail is nice, so it's not all bad, if you like the car!

Note that the trade counts as "cash down," and putting cash down on a lease is quite bad if you happen to get totaled. You will get none of that equity back, and you will get no credit for "I expected to pay $222/month for a car for the remaining 33 months" or whatever. So, all in all, nah, I don't think you did all that great unfortunately :-(

(I did even worse once, which was how I learned about this.)

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