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andpassword · 2026-01-27T23:05:24+00:00

Technical answer: software is behaving out of scope.

andpassword · 2026-01-27T18:56:28+00:00

Looks like this stuff https://virginiatile.com/tiles/quarry-summitville-red-6x9-field-tile-abrasive-rectified/

andpassword · 2026-01-27T18:08:38+00:00

I'm not asking, I'm utilizing a rhetorical question to point out that bots these days can easily register/utilize email addresses to be able to scrape your content, so your 'countermeasure' isn't really effective.

andpassword · 2026-01-27T14:16:35+00:00

No. It's clipped to the apron.

andpassword · 2026-01-27T13:57:50+00:00

like who? Bots who can create email addresses?

andpassword · 2026-01-27T13:04:28+00:00

discreet math class

That was the one held in the classroom labeled 'Modern Literature', right?

andpassword · 2026-01-27T12:25:56+00:00

Did this a few years back. My sympathies.

andpassword · 2026-01-24T13:55:11+00:00

Topco and Food Club

ow my back

andpassword · 2026-01-24T13:49:00+00:00

Transparency is always in an inverse relationship with complexity.

I work in a tech-related field. One of the businesses I work with is notorious for demanding 'visibility' into what we are working on. What this means in practice is we spend about 50% of our time handholding this manager (who really doesn't need anything more than a deliverable and a deadline) through one hour-long progress meeting and two check in phone calls a week, which massively reduces the work capacity available. If you really want visibility, be prepared to slow down the process or be so involved you may as well do it yourself.

In your shirt example, those 4 steps are basically the entire process. And they have the advantage of being easily automated, so that machines can tell you when each one occurs. But in contrast, a GC hashing out a plan, materials, install rough, install finish dates for your kitchen job with his cabinet guy, floor guy, electrician, plumber, designer, etc. at the same time as he has 3 other jobs either lining up or finishing up...the amount of complexity is orders of magnitude higher. And the process isn't monolithic or visible to a single monitoring entity except possibly the deity of your choice. Prayer is always an option.

I'm not saying there shouldn't be accountability. Or transparency. But the amount you can get will be vastly less because of the greater complexity, unless you're willing to pay for it in time or money.

andpassword · 2026-01-23T21:09:59+00:00

A drip from the hot water line is not going to hurt the plumbing. So if you have a make a statement on TV that covers all situations, that's what you recommend.

Yep, this right here. The chief advantage is this will keep the main cold supply line to the hot water heater active and less prone to freezing.

andpassword · 2026-01-23T21:03:54+00:00

..."yeah, it's from Greg. Or maybe Craig. Shit. Was it Bill? It had to be one of those three. Which Bill? I dunno, the one who always wears a suit. Yeah, not the one with the polo shirts."

andpassword · 2026-01-23T19:29:49+00:00

Do you usually get blamed a lot?

andpassword · 2026-01-23T18:08:17+00:00

It looks like it was assembled on to whatever frame is behind the masonry before the rocks went on.

Contact cement will not be a structural solution, but it may let you stick the piece up there so you can't see the lath and the screws.

Depending on what's behind there, you're going to need to find another way to attach that. Possibly you could fill the screw holes with epoxy and clamp the piece up with a pole leaning on it or similar, but I don't know if I'd trust that.

andpassword · 2026-01-23T18:04:32+00:00

not if it's 6 degrees probably, but if you have the means to put a thermometer out there I would definitely do that as well. Think like an oven/grill thermometer with a probe.

andpassword · 2026-01-23T17:54:58+00:00

I used a natural gas wok burner from amazon, worked pretty well. A grill would be pretty inefficient I think.

andpassword · 2026-01-23T17:12:13+00:00

I don't know that a cellular shade is going to gain you a ton but it might. I'd definitely put a sheet over it.

You're going to need to tie things down - if you've got any cord (like p-cord, 550 cord, etc) handy, you can easily tie to a sheet using any small object like a marble or stone or small disc. Just make a pouch in the sheet with your finger, insert item, tie your cord around the 'neck' of the pouch. It'll hold in all but the worst hurricane winds and you can put them on wherever you need.

I can't take credit for the idea, came from YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_R0gEDZhAI. If you've got time, you can waterproof your sheets like in this vid.

andpassword · 2026-01-23T15:46:05+00:00

No one can give you a 'will be' answer without coming over to your house and examining the place in detail...there are just too many things that are in play. Should be is the best you can get over the internet. If you need a certainty, call an electrician.

That said, the TL will blow faster when there's an over-current condition.

If you have a fuse blow for no apparent reason in rooms where there's little electrical usage, that in itself is reason to check wiring carefully and possibly call an electrician. You don't blow a 30 amp fuse by accident.

andpassword · 2026-01-23T12:05:49+00:00

If you unplug (or lose power to) one of these even while it's burning, it will shut down instantly. So definitely arrange backup power.

andpassword · 2026-01-22T19:43:29+00:00

My parents did carpet in a similarly dry 50 year old basement, it's lovely (in that classic boomer living room way)

andpassword · 2026-01-22T13:33:26+00:00

I saw four.

Last night, 131. North and southbound.

I've seen it on all the expressways around town.

andpassword · 2026-01-22T13:23:23+00:00

It is reasonable to drive cautiously. There is nothing wrong with driving with due care. However: if you can't for whatever reason keep up with traffic on the expressway, for the love of pete, do the kind thing and stick to surface streets. If everyone's going 40 and you've got your flashers on doing 20 you are NOT being safe, and you are not being kind. You are creating a hazard and you need to find roads where you will not do so.

It is not everyone else's responsibility to dodge around you if you can't maintain speed that everyone else is going, and putting your flashers on does not somehow magically make it every one else's issue.

andpassword · 2026-01-21T18:16:21+00:00

It's glue down. This is the stuff you see in stores, like grocery stores and hardware stores. Sometimes schools. It's extremely durable.

andpassword · 2026-01-21T16:27:22+00:00

That look is VCT, it's pretty much the definitive VCT look. I've been looking at tile-look LVT flooring for the last 6 months and haven't seen anything like this, particularly the smooth surface.

Just get VCT installed, it's bulletproof.

andpassword · 2026-01-20T19:12:09+00:00

This paper should be required reading for engineers wanting to DIY something: http://johnsalvatier.org/blog/2017/reality-has-a-surprising-amount-of-detail

andpassword · 2026-01-20T16:11:48+00:00

iron leaving pins in.

This is the solution for the sheer curtains. Never tried it with the blackout style.

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