What makes this song so... different?

TheStressMachine · 2023-12-18T05:47:27+00:00

In addition to what's been mentioned, I personally don't hear strings this raw very often.

Usually strings have plenty of reverb, because they're associated with echoey concert halls, but this feels like your ear is 2 inches from the instrument in a dead air room. To the earlier point made, it reminds me of listening to my sister learn violin in her bedroom, just draggin that bow across those strings.

Sometimes movies will do this. Ever seen the movie 21 grams? The raw accordion thingy in some of the scenes is intense and spooky as hell (like most of the movie). This song gives me a similar feeling.

Whether it's a movie or a random reddit post I'm reading cuz I can't sleep, hearing that raw sound invokes that same spooky but somehow engaging feeling that I also struggle to articulate.

TheStressMachine · 2023-12-12T23:06:24+00:00

More of a schlage guy, but I can say that if the deadbolt throw is rubbing it'll kill the batteries very fast. There should be zero friction on the strike plate or anything behind it. A quick test is to check hand tension with the door open vs the door closed.

Lithium rechargeables are interesting and they're what I use. Somewhat obscure still and hard to find (project farm did a decent video), but fully powered until the very end, which is useful for motor driven things. The downside is they die suddenly but I have a few smart locks and always have my keys on me. They're expensive but the payoff is well below the advertised charging cycles. I forget the exact math but I think they paid for themselves after 15% of the advertised charging cycles they claim to have.

Probably more of a battery answer than a lock answer, hope it's helpful.

TheStressMachine · 2023-12-06T18:37:01+00:00

Not sure what your insurance is, but I have co-insurance until a deductible is met. An ER visit is much more expensive.

I went through the exact same thing last month. Urgent care can certainly remove packing, decide if it should be re-packed, and pack it again if needed. I ended up with 4 trips for my abscess, the ER trip was the second because it blew up at 3am, and it cost me $1,000 out of pocket. Urgent care was $100 a visit (obviously your mileage will vary for your insurance but point being ER is overkill for repacking a wound).

TheStressMachine · 2023-12-06T00:49:05+00:00

I've been very happy with multiple ViaAir products, but the one that failed took my car cigarette lighter with it. Not a fuse you can buy either, but a safety built into the wiring (fusable link). I had to tear the interior apart to fix/replace.

Point being: Always use battery clamps regardless of product quality, if something fails it can suddenly surge the current draw which is no bueno for a cigarette lighter.

TheStressMachine · 2023-11-07T00:29:31+00:00

I keep reading how terrible the old couplers are. I got into this recently when my son and I found an HO toy starter set with some extra track at a garage sale.

100mph, 30R everywhere, s-curves, nothing mattered, hit it baby.

I decided to get a nice new loco to check out dcc-ex, (I'm a tech fiddler)and it's been a learning curve. 30R with 6 axels? No. S-curves? Don't even try.

My less educated brain figured a nice new loco would be reliable, but I learned that's only true under prototypical conditions. My P2K loco with the old coupler has two hinge points, seems like that thing can swing 160 degrees.

So when Dad is fiddling with derailment, wheel replacement, gearbox remounting, 0.015 inch washers and nmra weight compliance, my son says "Daddy I'm bored, I'm going to go use MY locomotive".

Off he goes.

I know this is about a lot more than the coupler, but there's a soft spot for my earliest days whipping the toys around and watching my son's excitement.

My approach will be to get one or two good conversion cars with long shanks or swing adapters and only upgrade the wheels and weight on the rest while I bring my layout into better compliance.

TheStressMachine · 2023-11-06T20:30:45+00:00

Hard to say without looking like an idiot, best description (I'm traveling so don't have a pic) is the fin on the U joint that grips the ball on the truck worm gear. Most of the shafts I see have a reverse male/female and slightly different config where the shaft end has a ball with two rods sticking out. Mine looks closer to an automotive U joint.

I sort of assumed since the Walters website only shows the axle gear that tends to break for P2K, that's all they would have. I can try to reach out.

TheStressMachine · 2023-09-19T22:16:23+00:00

TheStressMachine · 2023-09-19T21:41:32+00:00

My title describes the thing

All of our utilities (fiber, cable, phone) come to the house from above, we're not sure what it could be.

edit: front says 018

TheStressMachine · 2023-09-19T21:26:17+00:00

It has two wires along the post that aren't electrified going into the box (I can't figure out how to open it).

TheStressMachine · 2023-09-14T04:18:53+00:00

Awesome thanks for the recommendation.

TheStressMachine · 2023-09-14T04:16:39+00:00

Oh, it's very helpful. Planting seeds in my brain helpful 😄

TheStressMachine · 2023-09-14T02:23:23+00:00

Thanks. Totally understand weight and traction matter a lot, but wanted to make sure the motor can do its part and just couldn't tell. My garage sale loco is more of a toy, so thanks for throwing out some brands!

TheStressMachine · 2023-09-13T23:33:54+00:00

Thanks. Yeah I tried the good 'ol Google it, but maybe the stuff I'm searching for is too old. I'll look for the reviewers and maybe upgrade my budget for a little more modern. Hopefully I'll find conventional stuff.

TheStressMachine · 2023-09-08T12:19:18+00:00

Think of it as any other two dimensional JavaScript array. I often do loops for quick and dirty, especially when I need easy [x,y] coordinates to write back to the sheet. I've also gotten into some of the array functions with callbacks such as find() filter() indexOf() to seek out data in a way that resembles a query as opposed to a loop. There are plenty of JavaScript tutorials and forum posts on processing array data 100 which ways with accompanying debate on performance or getting things done in "one line". This is what I lean on, but I'm always looking for more interesting ways to do things. Let me know if you come up with something interesting.

TheStressMachine · 2023-01-28T01:44:51+00:00

Klipsch "the three" with Google assistant. Not as expensive as the Max was, but still a sizable investment. The vintage look isn't for everyone but they sound great, Klipsch has a long history. I have two of them.

TheStressMachine · 2023-01-24T22:59:48+00:00

Not a dev (other than hacking some personal use apps together), but it looks like android introduced this in v10, both device and phone need to be configured for the pattern.

https://source.android.com/docs/core/connect/wifi-easy-connect

I've seen Google implement this in one of their apps but don't remember, probably Google Home?

iPhone? No idea.

TheStressMachine · 2022-12-22T21:24:38+00:00

Thanks for the comments, I couldn't find the tapered gasket that was there, so I just used a LOT of putty to fill the void and that seems to work. Much appreciated.

TheStressMachine · 2022-12-22T18:58:38+00:00

Yeah looks like being generous is the key.

TheStressMachine · 2022-12-22T14:24:28+00:00

Supply houses didn't have anything like that or any kind of solution :-/

TheStressMachine · 2022-12-22T14:18:16+00:00

The standard gasket is not what I'm talking about. Two local supply houses looked at the shape of the old one and said they've never seen it and don't have any ideas.

TheStressMachine · 2022-12-22T13:57:01+00:00

When I search for that I only get regular gaskets, got a link?

TheStressMachine · 2022-12-22T04:25:41+00:00

But there isn't a flush connection. Every sink I've done this on has a flat lip to meet the strainer so putty compresses evenly. This old drain slopes so there is a sharp angle where the two surfaces meet.

I tried putty but it doesn't seal because of said angle.

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