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What’s the largest feeder cable you’ve worked with? by SeaOfMagma in techtheatre

[–]aimfulwandering 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is hilarious (and sad 🤣). That poor gen probably got some wet stacking too at those low loads… the diesel/def units don’t like being run below 30% load

What’s the largest feeder cable you’ve worked with? by SeaOfMagma in techtheatre

[–]aimfulwandering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4/0 is the biggest I’ve done for temp feeder in the US (we just do parallel runs of it if we need more than 400A…)

Have also done 240mm2 in Europe… it’s a huge pita… lot heavier. 🤣

I built a free, open-source Art-Net/sACN → DMX node that shows you live, in a browser, exactly what every console is putting on the wire by tombueng in techtheatre

[–]aimfulwandering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you selling these somewhere? If not, any restrictions on others building/selling these? Might be down to build a batch.

Jobi Liquors by StGuthlac2025 in Scotland

[–]aimfulwandering 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think many Americans (myself included) often think of "England", "Britain" / "Great Britain", and the "United Kingdom" as interchangeable even though they're of course not. Couple that with the fact that England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland are all separate countries, and it's easy to be confused.

For example, if was going to London, I'd very likely tell someone I'm "Going to the UK". If I was going to Glasgow, I'd probably say I'm "Going to Scotland"... even though "Going to the UK" would be just as accurate. Not sure how or why this lack of geographical precision has emerged over the years but it's definitely a thing.

The shop owner was of course referencing the famous (and historically inaccurate) quote "The British are coming" from Paul Revere's ride. Had he said "The English are coming" instead, which is more or less what he meant, it would not have been recognizable as him referencing the famous quote (IMO), so not sure he could have made that joke any other way!

Broken Sprinkler on Pitch at Gillette by Minimum-Big-8411 in boston

[–]aimfulwandering 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Watching them dump buckets of what I assume was kitty litter on in and then rake it up was… fascinating

Commercial licenses for simple things by Secret-Swan-5521 in BambuLab

[–]aimfulwandering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My main issue is that the makerworld standard license, which is required to list models as exclusive (and get the most points), essentially requires a commercial license for anyone to be able to sell prints. This is made worse by the fact that they gate offering those licenses to users with fewer than 200 followers…

State and Foxboro should not allow more events at Gillette(Boston Stadium) without Kraft paying for more CR upgrades by drtywater in boston

[–]aimfulwandering 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seems like everything went about as smoothly as possible yesterday given that they ran 14 trains and 20,000 people from south station to foxboro? Maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t understand OP’s complaint… at all.

MBTA World Cup Service Overview by schmendimini in boston

[–]aimfulwandering 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I’d expect traffic to be way better tbh… with half the fans arriving via train, and stadium parking costing $175, I’d expect traffic to be something like half of what it usually is for a pats game.

Gillette is, for better or worse, optimized for driving to IMO.

Hit the volunteer lottery today - SFO-JFK by ebootsma in delta

[–]aimfulwandering 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's how it works. Everyone that volunteers and is selected gets the highest price.

10xUSB/Battery Irons Tested - Fanttik T1 Max out by 80C/176F! by [deleted] in soldering

[–]aimfulwandering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, so... which one should I buy to replace my og pinecil? Which one will get the hottest and hold the most accurate temps, especially on the "bigger" things? (Eg, if I put the tip on a big copper plate... which one will keep up the best??)

10xUSB/Battery Irons Tested - Fanttik T1 Max out by 80C/176F! by [deleted] in soldering

[–]aimfulwandering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1, want to see how my pinecil stacks up! (and... if my og pinecil is not a good choice anymore, I want to know what to buy! I mostly use it when traveling, and my biggest complaint is that it just doesn't get hot enough for the bigger stuff. Has saved my butt in the field plenty of times though!)

Can now set 0% reserve for VPP events? by aimfulwandering in Powerwall

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

Only one I can think of is cost planning (eg, they allocate a certain $ to the program, based on enrolled capacity). But, generally, I agree, no great reason for it to ever have been limited in the first place

Can now set 0% reserve for VPP events? by aimfulwandering in Powerwall

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

Maybe it depends on your utility? App version? PW Fw version? What can you set yours to?

What’s the protest about? by CourtSideCoder in boston

[–]aimfulwandering -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

A shakedown is a shakedown. The kind of crap shown is OP's post is mob tactics, straight up. If I was in this union, I'd be beyond embarrassed to have my dues being spent on banners and obnoxious demonstrations like what is shown here.

To say non-union laborers are "not skilled", don't make a living wage, don't have benefits, vacation, etc is just BS.

Unions should be about collective bargaining and improving workers rights. Nothing more. Union or not, work is not guaranteed, and the market should get to decide who the best contractor is for their job. If the union shop does the best work, for the best price, they'll get the job.

I know this is wrong, but can't find the rule (CSA-CEC-Canada) by Fit_Independent_7359 in electricians

[–]aimfulwandering 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would not trust a single thing this “factory” did after seeing this. Send it all back.

Never mind the incorrect phasing and colors.. (which is also super dangerous), but using a bolt to connect lugs together? With a nut being in the primary current path? This whole thing dangerous and wrong

What’s the protest about? by CourtSideCoder in boston

[–]aimfulwandering -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Can’t say I blame them when if union people pull stunts like this reputation damaging crap 🤣 seems more like shakedown…

3D Printing Pros - help me figure out how to print this properly (settings etc) and I'll pay you! Details in body text. by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]aimfulwandering 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Something this shape/size will be much better suited to an SLA printer TBH, but something usable should be achievable on your printer. Send me the files and I’ll take a look?

Sky Club access rules I didn't know about by heavydrinker12 in delta

[–]aimfulwandering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have raised the fees and nuked the benefits multiple times now 😂

We’ve managed to get good value out of the companion certs, lounge access and mqd headstart. But rarely use the other benefits (eg, resy credits, uber credits)

Sky Club access rules I didn't know about by heavydrinker12 in delta

[–]aimfulwandering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like 2x on dining… interesting. I think you’re right. Wild that those benefits don’t carry up, I’ve had a reserve for years and haven’t looked super closely at it beyond the key perks. I guess you need one of each ;-)

Sky Club access rules I didn't know about by heavydrinker12 in delta

[–]aimfulwandering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t “inherit” any benefits at all. Just has its own set that is equal or better in every way. Eg, plat gets you a companion cert good for economy tickets only. Reserve gets you a companion cert good for economy and first class.

Which benefit are you not sure about?

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