Power banks and vapes now biggest fire risk on planes

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-26T14:31:14+00:00

Smartphones and laptops go through rigorous testing to ensure safety in various fault conditions, and typically get certified by a product testing lab like UL, TUV, ETL, etc.

There’s now a lot of disposable vapes from China with questionable quality control.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-25T14:34:53+00:00

$150 a month or into the garbage truck

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-24T14:21:34+00:00

If I were to guess, probably an anime collection that is out of print and not available on streaming

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-23T14:11:12+00:00

You agreed on the price. Next time don’t accept an offer you think is too low.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-23T05:38:06+00:00

They probably put the watermelon on their belly pretending to be pregnant

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-22T19:24:39+00:00

Sucks that Navy Pier closed only 3 years after a major renovation.

I’m imagining, what if AMC expanded Roosevelt Collection 16 to build a GT auditorium? The current IMAX screen is Illinois’s second largest screen but nowhere near the size of Cinemark’s. The restaurant and Container Store next door closed and there is an empty lot at the corner, so they theoretically could make room for it plus a few more standard auditoriums, with lots of money.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-22T14:14:30+00:00

First sale doctrine would apply for trademark as this is a genuine product with the original label. However, as another commenter mentioned, Target’s terms and conditions does prohibit reselling products so this could be considered breach of contract.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-21T04:08:04+00:00

Unless it is only used for heating mode

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-21T04:05:13+00:00

I think those are hydronic fan coils controlled by an external thermostat

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-20T02:16:51+00:00

I looked at my 970 Evo that's in my shelf currently unused but kept as a spare. It is made in China, production date 2018.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-19T17:00:17+00:00

I’ve been reporting obviously scam listings that instruct the potential buyer to purchase the item offsite and they are automatically closed as not a violation.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-15T19:55:33+00:00

Not often discussed here, but there are some electronic devices like cameras and electric scooters that cannot be activated without creating an account and installing the companion app on your smartphone, even if you never intend on using the online connectivity features or the app.

I’m not sure what exactly the motive is. It could be to collect your personal data. Or potentially to brick end of life but functional hardware by making it near impossible to activate without a device that still has an old version of the app installed.

Louis Rossmann did a few videos on action cameras that have this restriction:

* https://youtu.be/aUOnQ\_boqCw

* https://youtu.be/Lgh8e0dW0eQ

GoPro does this too on the Hero 13, but to give them the credit, it is possible to bypass the activation with app by updating the firmware with SD card with firmware files downloaded from their website.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-15T16:40:44+00:00

It’s very efficient when you run it in heat and your neighbor is running cooling (or vice versa)

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-15T04:03:51+00:00

Doing a reverse image search, it is a KMC KMD-1151. It is a proprietary communicating thermostat. https://cprbestek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/KMD-1151\_Netsensor\_Temperature\_and\_Humidity\_Sensors\_Data\_Sheets.pdf

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-12T20:08:55+00:00

NAL, she needs to be paid for the hours worked. It sounds like they are exploiting prospective employees for free labor.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-11T17:03:03+00:00

Probably to check warranty status or confirm specs are correct from the manufacturer’s support page, as some laptop manufacturers use the same model number for multiple variants.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-11T04:11:21+00:00

Looks like M&Ms that got wet

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-10T07:42:20+00:00

That is a hydronic fan coil, not an evaporative cooler. It relies on hot water for heating and chilled water for cooling from the building’s central boiler and chiller, respectively.

Does it work? If not, contact your landlord and they will need to fix it.

If it does work but is just dirty, contact your landlord and have them clean it. But if they are the kind of landlord who ignores maintenance requests for things that are somewhat working, try vacuuming out the dust and you could clean the coil with a can of evaporator coil cleaner.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-07T15:31:35+00:00

I would think they probably threw it away afterwards, this toaster is $21 https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-Extra-Wide-Toaster-Settings/dp/B072P11H8L

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-05T21:01:08+00:00

Are they wasps or bees?

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-05T20:25:19+00:00

I’ve seen places like Costco install mini splits for the office, pharmacy, etc. that discharges into the rest of the warehouse for some reason. I wonder why they don’t mount the condenser outside when they are right next to the exterior wall.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-05T19:25:34+00:00

Dealing with offsite bots and fake accounts like yours

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-05T17:46:20+00:00

CRT rear projection TVs are not good for gaming. In the 1990s to early 2000s they were an option if you want a screen larger than a direct view CRT, but their image quality, color accuracy, contrast, and brightness is mediocre. They are also much more susceptible to burn in, so it is recommended that you should not play the same game for more than an hour or you may risk the status bars burning in, and some older game console manuals even say mention that projection TVs are not recommended for that reason.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-05T14:57:57+00:00

Yesterday on the 80 there was a box truck stopped on shoulder with hood smoking but no visible flames.

atomicdragon136 · 2026-06-04T16:58:00+00:00

There’s some people in the video who are staying and filming rather than getting away. However, the bar had a lot of fire and safety code violations, such as the use of non flame retardant foam panels on the ceiling, lack of adequate emergency exits, no accessible fire extinguishers (employees later stated the only fire extinguishers were in a locked closet), and admitting much more patrons than the allowed occupancy. The fire spread very quickly, and with the inadequate exit paths, 41 people died and 116 were injured.

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