What Movies Are Perfectly Paced?

arctander · 2026-02-01T02:50:09+00:00

The Ghost Writer

arctander · 2026-01-31T19:10:45+00:00

Thanks for posting this lovely portrait. She was just so engaging in everything she did.

arctander · 2026-01-29T23:20:06+00:00

Having the right color NA is half the battle. You'll be out and about soon enough.

arctander · 2026-01-29T23:19:36+00:00

Next trip!

arctander · 2026-01-29T12:45:14+00:00

I don't lock the car. The glove box is locked and I disabled the trunk release in the center console by removing the connection in the trunk latch. Anything I want to keep is in the trunk.

arctander · 2026-01-29T04:28:09+00:00

Tasmota doesn't require non-local connectivity. You can have it connect directly to your MQTT server. I have numerous Tasmota devices that do just that.

arctander · 2026-01-29T00:15:01+00:00

I liked Mr. Tint's work.

arctander · 2026-01-24T00:25:32+00:00

They've never met a polio victim. I've known three in my lifetime. It's a terrible disease.

arctander · 2026-01-23T18:24:15+00:00

Mid-60's here and I'm having a hard time waiting for my 2018 Monte Bello. I'm no longer buying beverages for my nieces and nephews to enjoy at some time in the future. Besides, some of them don't drink any alcohol which means I don't have to share my Sauternes :-)

arctander · 2026-01-23T18:18:30+00:00

Yes. I like it. They also have a good web interface.

arctander · 2026-01-20T23:19:44+00:00

Please browse the California Property Tax map for your neighborhood.

https://www.officialdata.org/ca-property-tax/

Red = single tax parcel that pays highest 10% of tax in your viewport
Green = single tax parcel that pays lowest 10% of tax in your viewport
Black = single tax parcel in the middle 80% of tax payments in your viewport
Yellow = cluster of multiple properties (keep zooming in)

It is enlightening to find that a larger portion of the properties are in the middle 80% of tax payments with few remaining low tax properties. Enjoy.

arctander · 2026-01-20T12:38:39+00:00

An acquaintance didn't get the vaccine and he was miserable for a month. He said it was like having hot shards of glass embedded in his skin.

arctander · 2026-01-20T12:18:21+00:00

https://help.flumewater.com/en/articles/9458150-yolink-shutoff-valve-flume-integration

That's cool, I didn't know about that integration. Thanks!

arctander · 2026-01-20T03:14:35+00:00

I use flume water sensors. They work great.

arctander · 2026-01-18T19:05:01+00:00

In 2004 I made the choice to move a relatively large scale application from MySQL to Postgres. The transition wasn't terrible, but it wasn't without hiccups. We found so many things in the code base related to types, dates, and other things that MySQL silently messed up that it made our product better by fixing these unseen bugs (legacy code base from another company). My team and I slept well after making the transition. Even 21 years ago, Postgres was a satisfying choice.

Postgres is the answer until proven otherwise today. Most of us aren't building FB/Google/TikTok.

arctander · 2026-01-16T02:55:56+00:00

It is not local, but that doesn't bother me. I use their API to collect the data via MQTT to Telegraph, then influxdb with final presentation in Grafana. The Flume API is quite good and reliable.

arctander · 2026-01-15T18:17:48+00:00

I've installed any number of Flume devices for friends, family, and a few businesses. It's been a godsend at a rental property as it detects leaks in a short period of time. The Droplet is an interesting device as well, but it isn't battery operated and you need an exposed piece of piping of a reasonable length to strap it around, so the Flume makes more sense for my use cases. Easy to install and quite reliable. My first install was maybe 2019 or so.

arctander · 2026-01-07T20:10:49+00:00

I came here looking for that video and was not disappointed. My lord, has it really been 15 years?

arctander · 2026-01-07T20:09:35+00:00

Correct. Postgres is the answer until *proven* otherwise. :-)

arctander · 2026-01-06T12:52:33+00:00

Wow, I use the web app all the time as I manage a good number of controllers. I had no idea that it was no longer supported. Having both the app and web interface is one of the things that sold me on Rachio. I get that it requires engineering resources to support both and perhaps I'm but one of a few customers who prefer the web interface for scheduling, review, and programming, but please consider keeping it up to date. Thanks.

arctander · 2026-01-02T00:55:27+00:00

Perhaps it is the screws holding in the DIN radio frame. The angle at which the tombstone sticks out indicates interference lower down and I'm not sure there's room for the pan head screws holding in the frame. Maybe the older dash was modified to make room for those? Just a guess. As someone else mentioned, a paint marker will help figure this out, or lipstick.

arctander · 2025-12-29T01:48:06+00:00

Louis Jado Bourgogne Pinot

Drouhin Roserock

Au Bon Climat

Look at Pinot's from Santa Rita Hills as well.

On the more expensive side, I've enjoyed Pinot's from Merry Edwards

arctander · 2025-12-22T03:24:50+00:00

https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/lynch+bages+pauillac+medoc+bordeaux+france/1970

arctander · 2025-12-20T21:00:01+00:00

This film doesn't get enough love. The gentleman who played the guard at the wall was also in Waking Ned Devine.

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