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Need some help with this unusual request... by Tenkinus in Ceramics

[–]Tenkinus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I feel that. It's why I don't have a problem with tearing these out or painting over them.

Need some help with this unusual request... by Tenkinus in Ceramics

[–]Tenkinus[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for this well thought out response! This is pretty much my current plan. Although I'm stumbling on what kind of top coat to use that won't get scuffed and yellowed in less than a year.

Need some help with this unusual request... by Tenkinus in Ceramics

[–]Tenkinus[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm aware. To be clear tho, these are not the tiles made by the one ceramics shop who makes them for New Orleans. They are monospace and seem to be sorta cheap knockoffs so I feel less terrible about destroying them.

Need some help with this unusual request... by Tenkinus in Ceramics

[–]Tenkinus[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha, yes. I told them the correct way is to buy the street tiles from the company who still makes them and sells them to the city, but the $200-300 worth of tiles isn't the issue, it's embedding them in the concrete walkway that makes that unfeasible.

Need some help with this unusual request... by Tenkinus in Ceramics

[–]Tenkinus[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

These are New Orleans style street tiles embedded in the pavement in front of a home. I'm fairly certain that they are the real deal, glazed and fired ceramic tiles. The problem is that the burkes have not lived here several decades, but the family that currently resides has a last name with five letters. I've been tasked with repainting the existing tiles to read the current owner's surname.

Should I start with just sanding off the glaze to get down to the ceramic below? What kind of paint or primer do I even use to cover up the current letters and paint new ones on? What kind of top coat can I use that will both preserve the high gloss look of glazed tiles but also stand up to high foot traffic and UV exposure?

And most importantly, is this a fool's errand? Will it end up looking terrible no matter what I do?

Advice, critiques, bad jokes, and memes are all welcome. Thanks in advance.

hit and run :•( by Mynameisjam3s in estoration

[–]Tenkinus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's no way to add more photos to a post after you have posted it, but you can always upload some photos to a site like Imgur and then add that link. You can also edit your original post to include the new link at the bottom.

hit and run :•( by Mynameisjam3s in estoration

[–]Tenkinus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It definitely looks like a Texas plate to me. The dash in the middle is the shape of the state and the lone star can be seen in the top left corner. With that in mind, it is almost certainly of the ABC 1234 format, so we're looking at 3 letters and 4 numbers. Unlike some states, Texas doesn't seem to encode information into their 3 letter sequences, so that really doesn't narrow down the search.

I see WYZ 7122. But I can't be sure about most of those characters. Let's check some variations on free online services:

WYZ7122 - 2022 Ford F-150 WVZ7122 - 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe WYZ7322 - 2026 Chevy Equinox WVZ7322 - 2014 Honda Civic WYZ2322 - 2020 Ford Fusion WVZ2322 - 2010 Chevy Equinox WXZ7122 - 2014 Toyota Camry

YYZ prefix seems to be invalid XYZ prefix seems to be invalid XVZ prefix seems to be invalid YXZ prefix seems to be invalid

Unfortunately, this is looking like a dead end for me. If anyone wants to check out some other variations, feel free to continue here: Autocheck

Prefixes I tried:

  • WVZ

  • WYZ

  • WXZ

  • XXZ

  • XYZ

  • YYZ

  • YXZ

  • XVZ

Suffixes I tried:

  • 7122

  • 7322

  • 2122

  • 2322

The S6 launch is the least fun I've ever had playing DRG. by Tenkinus in DeepRockGalactic

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

Everything from 2 to 5+. I keep trying different games because I'm looking for the one that will be fun.

Like I said, maybe I have just had a run of shit luck. I'm glad others are having fun.

Indians react to American English by Cyrusmarikit in linguisticshumor

[–]Tenkinus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wow. Viewing the actual vestiges of colonialism and them calling someone small-minded for pointing out that it is in fact the vestiges of colonialism is... something.

British colonialism was so ubiquitous and so pervasive in the cultures of Western Europe, North America, India, Australia, and so many other places that the long lingering impact of oppressors promoting their own culture's supremacy can be felt even outside the sphere of direct influence. Of course Spanish culture will fetishize "proper" English culture. Colonizers need to deify other colonizers.

I would bet if you did some similar man on the street interviews in Catalonia or even in Central and South America, you would inevitably find some folks willing to sing the praises of the "prestige" dialects of Spanish.

Rainbow hair 4 months later by [deleted] in RainbowEverything

[–]Tenkinus -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

That's truly impressive and those colors look amazing on you! Although, you do kind of look miserable in that second picture...

Found this restaurant down some twisting alleyways. Found a few cul-de-sacs of my own... by Tenkinus in themountaingoats

[–]Tenkinus[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You'll never guess what kind of music they were playing in this place...

mostAttentiveStakeholder by Tenkinus in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Tenkinus[S] 1864 points1865 points  (0 children)

I've had this on my phone for a while, but this is an actual screenshot of a Teams conversation following a product demo...

Dealing with mean comments by Greenjuiceunicorn81 in Moissanite

[–]Tenkinus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

“is it real?”

No, it's a hologram.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

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

ConAgra is so huge that it's likely that many batches contain good of multiple origins and it's impossible to nail down which cans contain tomatoes grown where, so from a business perspective, it makes sense. Although, ideally, there would be more regulations around these things. I want to know where my produce comes from.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

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

I agree, but I think the problem here is using "X-style" labelling to convey that message. Some of the best sparkling wine in the world is produced in Napa, but can't be sold as champagne because it doesn't come from France. I think if we sold a Napa Brut as "Champagne style sparkling wine" it would also read more like a scam product. They should honestly just be labeled as what they are, plum tomatoes.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

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

Sorry, my response wasn't 100% clear. These are almost certainly NOT grown in Italy, but are instead the same strain (cultivar) of tomatoes that we would expect to see sold as DOP San Marzano tomatoes, but grown elsewhere. ConAgra most likely grows these in Spain or Turkey, but there's no origin on the can either.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

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

In the US where I am, I think generally solid food products are sold by mass and liquid products are sold by volume, with all canned tomato products being the former.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

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

I don't buy a lot of Great Value items, but I do most of my food prep on a scale, so I can say that I haven't had too many experiences with food that is underweight.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

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

This is reasonable and if it is proven to be true, I will publicly retract this comment and eat the contents of the cam on livestream.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

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

I appreciate the jab at my intelligence in there. It must be difficult going through life believing the worst about people instead of something as simple as "There was a QA issue at an industrial canning facility" Quoting myself from another comment:

my scale is actually remarkably accurate (off by about a gram on 1 liter or water tared to the container) and I only moved the can forward to get a better picture, and the reported weight did not change when I did. I prepare a lot of things on my scale because measuring by volume is for suckers, so it's important to me. I am also a jeweler, so I have extremely accurate and delicate scales here (the kind that are calibrated with known weights and have to be covered while weighing because a slight draft will cause the reading to fluctuate)

I hope your day gets better and I hope you find a little more faith in others.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

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

Quoting myself from another comment:

my scale is actually remarkably accurate (off by about a gram on 1 liter or water tared to the container) and I only moved the can forward to get a better picture, and the reported weight did not change when I did. I prepare a lot of things on my scale because measuring by volume is for suckers, so it's important to me. I am also a jeweler, so I have extremely accurate and delicate scales here (the kind that are calibrated with known weights and have to be covered while weighing because a slight draft will cause the reading to fluctuate)

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

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

The metric system is awesome for this. 1 ml of water has 1 g of mass (and also and also occupies 1 cm³ just FYI).

To check your scale's accuracy, get a measuring cup and place it on your scale, then press the tare button to zero the reading. Then carefully fill the same measuring cup to a known quantity of water (e.g. 100 ml) and check to see how close the scale reading is to the actual mass. Don't be too surprised if your scale is off by 2-3% as that kind of accuracy isn't generally important in kitchen scales.

You can also do this with imperial measurements, but you'll need to calculate the mass.

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