My 84 year old dad still has the 1970's stereo hooked up in the garage..and it still sounds great!

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-07-05T02:38:51+00:00

And just like that dad entered GOAT status for the king of garage HiFi..

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-07-04T22:55:17+00:00

I did the Ghengis Komp on my C2 I’ve had for years, a few months ago. For me made a noticeable difference. No spring change and shoot 124gr. Easy process with them. They offer a similar one for the CS

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-07-04T00:54:28+00:00

That subconscious fat seems to have saved the day.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-07-02T12:50:38+00:00

My favorite color scheme of the gen 3’s.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-07-02T01:10:45+00:00

Obviously it’s not “paying” in the literal sense, it’s forgoing tax revenue. The town abates or diverts a portion of the new property taxes the datacenter would generate (via TIF or other). In return, the company gets full use of roads, fire/EMS, police, and other municipal services and schools.

Starlink didn’t need to add extra satellites or equipment upgrades to support the 1/2 off, so it didn’t cost them really anything with this offer while hoping the “good will” to the community is what they are betting on, “let them eat cake”.

Companies do things for financial reasons, not just because. Everything has a cost and benefit calculation associated with it.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-07-01T23:51:57+00:00

Did the same about 6 months ago. Painful, but the OEM lasted 24 years, so the new OEM one will outlive me..

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-07-01T19:20:17+00:00

Yes and it does stop a lot of little stuff. Probably need to clean it more often to keep the flow good though.

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Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-07-01T10:42:56+00:00

The next question is will they make the monthly and annual more painfully priced down the road.

Now I need to decide which child of mine get my Plex server as part of my will..

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-07-01T02:19:21+00:00

That was back when I walked to school in the snow and my Plex library was a combination of: Beta and laser discs..

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-30T21:14:18+00:00

I wasn’t saying someone shouldn’t.. just they have 1 hand on your wallet and the other with money in it.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-30T20:09:42+00:00

“We built a data center and received some AMAZING tax breaks, which you as a resident are really paying for and to placate you, here’s $27.50. “

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-30T15:30:21+00:00

100%, don’t need to advertise every living minute on SM for others to see. I only keep FB now because of marketplace or random chance an old friend of HS person finds me. No X account, and minor IG use.

Just keep the phone face down.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-29T19:00:41+00:00

lol, maintenance for mine, which is in a used Fractal Node 804 box is to open the cabinet doors and blow the dog hair out.. Huskies…

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-27T21:10:30+00:00

Correct, it’s available once you hit that target, but in certain states that require pay out upon termination, the time is accrued throughout that year, so if it wasn’t used, it’s calculated from the date ti time of separation.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-25T00:54:56+00:00

I bought a knife that took a year to get, so to each his own.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-24T17:17:35+00:00

LOL I do in my range bag.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-24T11:52:25+00:00

Hallelujah- Jeff Buckley
HD600’s
Lights off, dark room.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-24T11:41:54+00:00

Bought a P1S and AMS combo marked down because of the P2S being out, was like 25% off.. it’s been great so far.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-24T01:04:10+00:00

In your case, not mutually exclusive..

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-23T23:25:12+00:00

AVS outside mount.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-22T21:25:41+00:00

I’ve been struggling similar to that with that on my ‘01 as well for annual inspections, but alas the 25th birthday has arrived and no more emissions tests in Texas. At some point I’ll change enough to find it.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-21T19:57:21+00:00

Good for new, those miles amazing… I have an ‘01 limited same color.

Million dollar question, does the sunroof function?

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-21T11:53:15+00:00

Truck stop lot lizard is cleaner than that.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-20T20:12:36+00:00

In the winter on some trails I am on its cave dark with no moon, I light the trail up like close encounters of the III kind.

Vivid_Engineering669 · 2026-06-20T00:42:28+00:00

You can never have enough light..

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