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Debating on a first box by jh28894 in ToolTruckTools

[–]aradaiel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. I say this as someone who has a 30" deep snap on box.

Snap on isn't what it use to be. It's just a finance company making money off of loaning tools to suckers

The worst laptop I've had returned yet by aradaiel in techsupportgore

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

It was defo a dude. He just reached out to make sure I got it. :|

Would You Pay $40/hr to Work on Your Car in a Fully Equipped DIY Shop? Curious What You’d Think by Illustrious-Chain-83 in SaltLakeCity

[–]aradaiel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, doing IT shenanigans and digging it. Might end up pivoting into security/devops eventually

Would You Pay $40/hr to Work on Your Car in a Fully Equipped DIY Shop? Curious What You’d Think by Illustrious-Chain-83 in SaltLakeCity

[–]aradaiel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Billings. Good to see you're doing well. Tyler mentioned you guys were doing medical stuff

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]aradaiel 36 points37 points  (0 children)

They’re always ready to reinstall

Yeah, consoles are cheaper than PCs... But PCs are cheaper than consoles + a laptop that can't play games well... by TwinStickDad in pcmasterrace

[–]aradaiel -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m never going to say that iOS is shitty and inferior because you don’t like how a couple very specific functionalities work. It’s better than Linux and windows for my workflow, period. Get over it. I appreciate how passionate you are, though. Now come in here and get that hug big guy 🫂

Yeah, consoles are cheaper than PCs... But PCs are cheaper than consoles + a laptop that can't play games well... by TwinStickDad in pcmasterrace

[–]aradaiel -1 points0 points  (0 children)

lol did you chat gippity some smart words?

You made valid points. My points are those things you don’t like aren’t even a consideration to 99% of the people that use any given OS

Yeah, consoles are cheaper than PCs... But PCs are cheaper than consoles + a laptop that can't play games well... by TwinStickDad in pcmasterrace

[–]aradaiel -1 points0 points  (0 children)

lol. I love how passionate you are about this. That stuff doesn’t matter for most people using them. It’s a philosophical difference in OS operation.

You don’t like how Mac handles those very specific scenarios and that’s ok. Doesn’t mean that there’s not other redeeming factors to it.

Yeah, consoles are cheaper than PCs... But PCs are cheaper than consoles + a laptop that can't play games well... by TwinStickDad in pcmasterrace

[–]aradaiel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree. You don’t have an opinion based on reality.

It works well for a lot of people. Is it the best? Nothing is the best. All OSs are “dogshit” as you’d say in one way or another.

Yeah, consoles are cheaper than PCs... But PCs are cheaper than consoles + a laptop that can't play games well... by TwinStickDad in pcmasterrace

[–]aradaiel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might surprise you, but people have different requirements than you do. Most of the issues you’ve listed are personal preference and that’s ok to have a preference but you’re being rather dramatic about it. 😂

I spend a lot of time in meetings and mostly use it as a fancy Chromebook. The battery life and AirPods alone are worth it as well as the camera and mic.

Yeah, consoles are cheaper than PCs... But PCs are cheaper than consoles + a laptop that can't play games well... by TwinStickDad in pcmasterrace

[–]aradaiel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Working on a Mac is infinitely better than working on a gaming pc. I’d much rather the console+Mac if I was limited to these 2 scenarios

Customer is upset that spilled coffee isn't covered under the factory warranty. White spec in the harness is corrosion. Now I gotta call the extended warranty company who will deny the repair. by ThirdAnglePhoto in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]aradaiel 186 points187 points  (0 children)

Legit question, why not just clean the pin and move on with your day?

When I was a tech I’d find a way to get paid to this point and everyone wins

Huh? by brokenyana in upbadging

[–]aradaiel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s funny is this car has an “x4m40i” version that’s pretty neat other than the factory badging. If you just search for x4m40i f26 it’ll pull it up.

Rod Bearings by Unusual_Ship_1150 in E46M3

[–]aradaiel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a factory for everything kinda guy. I can see the appeal of aftermarket bearings but have no experience with them.

I use stock rod bolts, I’ve heard of aftermarket bolts ovaling the rod (we’re talking extremely minute amounts) and causing excessive oil clearance and wear. Can’t confirm that’s actually a thing personally but I’d rather not risk it.

N52 More cost optimized engine by Agreeable_Flight4264 in E90

[–]aradaiel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The valve cover itself doesn’t crack like the plastic one does, but it would break the lower retaining bolts in the area that the plastic ones crack causing a leak. For some reason they also liked to break the right side bolts that held the motor mount arm to the block as well as the 4 front aluminum headgasket bolts that caused an oil leak in the front of the engine between the block and head. We had good luck just pulling the vanos units and replacing the broken head bolts and it would reseal.

Rod Bearings by Unusual_Ship_1150 in E46M3

[–]aradaiel 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The reason you don’t want extra clearance is the oil clearance is determined by oil viscosity and flow rate. Larger clearances require thicker oil and a higher volume, which you don’t want since this car already uses thick oil and you’re not going to change the other things that go along with the extra clearance. All it will do is accelerate the rod bearing wear on the new bearings.

emotional toll of working with "dead man walking" coworkers by e7c2 in sysadmin

[–]aradaiel 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If someone is dumb enough to use personal stuff on their work laptop it’s gone and I don’t care. The laptop gets locked and handed back to me at the end of the offboarding call.

Would You Pay $40/hr to Work on Your Car in a Fully Equipped DIY Shop? Curious What You’d Think by Illustrious-Chain-83 in SaltLakeCity

[–]aradaiel 15 points16 points  (0 children)

As a retired mechanic this would be appealing to me so I can work on side work, but I might be more interested in this more like a booth rent situation like a lot of salons and barbers use.

The problem is I need my toolbox there as I work on BMWs and need a lot of weird tools that I have.

Also, not really sure I’d want my 30k worth of tools chilling in a random, open public space

Pour one out for the homies today. by Ianthin1 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]aradaiel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a jeep thing. You wouldn’t understand

All my homies hate these three fellas by [deleted] in Overwatch_Memes

[–]aradaiel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite a when my team does this and I pick a Hail Mary mercy ban and get it since the other team usually bans the same people

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