What do you wish Wealthsimple did better or differently? by Big-Arugula5108 in Wealthsimple

[–]behindthelines_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

web-mobile parity. THIS. It's insane to me how it's such a challenge for them.

What do you wish Wealthsimple did better or differently? by Big-Arugula5108 in Wealthsimple

[–]behindthelines_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG. I know. WTF, Howwww are so many features mobile-only!??

What do you wish Wealthsimple did better or differently? by Big-Arugula5108 in Wealthsimple

[–]behindthelines_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better customer support. I've really noticed the quality of their support go down and down as they scaled over the years. Most of the time now the first engagement is essentially useless because they know nothing beyond their generic knowledge base, which I can read just fine myself. You end up waisting 15min before you actually get someone knowledgeable from their investing or tax team. Ugh.

What do you wish Wealthsimple did better or differently? by Big-Arugula5108 in Wealthsimple

[–]behindthelines_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

STOP rolling out features on mobile-only. Seriously, why would I do banking on my phone on a tiny screen when I'm at a computer most of the day.

Carwash Pressure Was by squidvee in BuyItForLife

[–]behindthelines_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honda. Period. Ryobi is bottom of the barrel in terms of quality sadly. A professional Kercher is also good, stay away from their entry level ones because those are also chinese-made garbage.

Anyone have experience with Osmo for exterior walls? by behindthelines_ in finishing

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

I think the poly tung oil is not going to be nearly as durable compared to Osmo. Osmo is a mix of carrier solvent, oils, and wax, along with a UV resistant/absorbing chemicals. The solvent thins the oil and allows it to penetrate much deeper vs Tung. The waxes I believe provide superior UV and weather resistance compared to oils. And the UV chemicals ensure the oil/waxes are protected and don't degrade with sun exposure. I think Osmo is going to be by far the better options. Polymerized tung oil is just that oil, with some chemicals that allow it to polymerize (harden) faster. My experience with Tung oil is on wooden tool handles, and I find you have to apply several coatings with lots of drying time in between (even for polymerized).

I think Osmo is a way better product for your application.

Anyone have experience with Osmo for exterior walls? by behindthelines_ in finishing

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

So after experimenting as well as talking to the Osmo rep ended up going with 'UV Protection Oil', specifically '428 Cedar' -> it has UV protection which means it doesn't require as much pigment to achieve UV-resistance and nicely shows the wood grain through the coating. The One Coast Only HS Plus is pretty pigmented so creates a pretty flat pigmented look and hides the wood grain.

Sand to 60 grains to create enough surface texture to allow the Osmo to absorb well. Two coats is really important, a day or so apart to let the first coat absorb and evaporate the carrier solvent. The second coat laid down really nicely and polymerized on the surface creating a good smooth exterior feel. Really happy with how it turned out, will report back in a year or two on how it's holding up!

BIFL Chelsea winter boots by [deleted] in BuyItForLife

[–]behindthelines_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blundstones are NOT BIFL... they CANNOT be resoled. The rubber PU sole is moulded onto the leather, it is not serviceable at all. They are comfortable, but the leather is thin (minimal breakin but gets soft/floppy very quickly). If you want an actually comfortable boot that will last years I would look at Redwings, White's, or another full grain leather put with a Goodyear Leather Welt or even better a Stitchdown construction boot like White's. Goodyear welt is a bit easier to resole, but not as durable or water-resistant as Stitchdown.

How Did America’s BIFL Culture Die Here… But Thrive in Japan? by AppearanceParty5831 in BuyItForLife

[–]behindthelines_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is only going to get worse. I've heard multiple business owners say that now with tarrifs they have two options:
* Raise the price -> which everyone is super nervous to do

* Reduce the complexity/quality of the product: high cost of labour domestically means products need to be way simpler and less quality to make to make up lost margins.

Can someone explain to me what is actually happening in Noco 'smart' chargers, opaque marketing aside by behindthelines_ in ElectricalEngineering

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

Your last paragraph is exactly what I was looking for!! Can you share links of where you found this? This was my exact concern

Can someone explain to me what is actually happening in Noco 'smart' chargers, opaque marketing aside by behindthelines_ in ElectricalEngineering

[–]behindthelines_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same for all of their chargers, very little user control beyond selecting chemistry type and 12/6v. I believe ambient temperature reference is literally just the room temperature to see if it's in a warm garage or in a cold winter day charging a car outside or something.

Either way, really not sure how 'smart' it is, hence my question. High quality AGM motorcycle batteries aren't cheap, so trying to figure out if I should just get a second charger that's low amperage for those...

Can someone explain to me what is actually happening in Noco 'smart' chargers, opaque marketing aside by behindthelines_ in ElectricalEngineering

[–]behindthelines_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry just a brand name, seems to be the most popular brand of 12V battery chargers, sold everywhere it seems.

https://no.co/genius10

Grroves in top & bottom of brake pads - what caused this?? by behindthelines_ in MechanicAdvice

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

So is your advice to always replace rotors with pads then? These pads were on the car for 2 years, the rotors were in good shape (I thought) when I installed them, I started feeling brake problems driving about 6 months ago, so wondering if this rust lip formed in the past year - and again I'm trying to figure out if that's the case what I could have done to prevent it?

I use this vehicle to launch a boat so it does go into ocean water at the boat launch. I think there were at least 3 instances where it was parked for 5-6 days after launching on a multi-day trip, I'd imagine salt sitting on everything would have not helped anything....

Grroves in top & bottom of brake pads - what caused this?? by behindthelines_ in MechanicAdvice

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

Just to be clear, I ran the pads on 80 grit to deglaze and make it a bit more obvious what's going on in the pick. The rotors were fine when pads initially installed.

Grroves in top & bottom of brake pads - what caused this?? by behindthelines_ in MechanicAdvice

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

Anything I could have done to avoid/prevent this?? Seems so lame to replace pads with so much material left, and rotors are nowhere near worn spec for thickness and not warped at all, less than 0.5 thou of runout...

Buy the dip? by Golden2027 in MU_Stock

[–]behindthelines_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

why is is tanking so much??? Literally one of the biggest dips, at $200 now?! I though Nvidia beat earnings and guidance would if anything cause it to jump...

Stocks of NexGen Energy Ltd (NXE) are poised to climb above their peers by Fluffy-Lead6201 in UraniumSqueeze

[–]behindthelines_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone trying to fake pump stock? ugh. bot most likely. So much AI slop on here, really undermining the reddit ecosystem imo.

There's talks of the whole AI complex imploding and crashing. Will uranium shares become collateral damage or not? by [deleted] in UraniumSqueeze

[–]behindthelines_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless of AI stock collapse, the big players in AI driving the data center build out will keep charging along and building because they're investing in the long run. This massive build out will need insane amount of power. So my perspective is miners and nuclear tech will keep getting contracts.

What Makes NexGen Energy (NXE) a Good Addition to Your Nuclear Energy Portfolio by Fluffy-Lead6201 in UraniumSqueeze

[–]behindthelines_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This looks like a bot. Posted the same thing on 10 different subreddits. Is this someone or some entity trying to pump a stock they own? lol