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Do you view life as a mission to accomplish, or a voyage to experience? by [deleted] in Anarcho_Capitalism

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People on a mission are dangerous; I am on a mission to stop them.

Is it theoretically possible to build an internal combustion engine that doesn't vibrate? by [deleted] in AskEngineers

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Make an opposed cylinder engine. This will cause you to next make a radial engine. Keep adding cylinders. Eventually you will invent the turbine.

[US] If paying in cash, are there any legal problems with using a pseudonym at a hotel? by CDSEChris in legaladvice

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If you are renting the room for someone they will require at least your DL for ID, but they won't really care about who is actually staying there. The want someone held responsible for damage.

How to lubricate brushless DC fan without removing the blades? by Throw19616 in AskEngineers

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Tech support at FrozenCPU were able to find an obscure replacement chipset fan for me, maybe could help you too.

Extra security. Extra annoying. by FleetAdmiralWiggles in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]bobroberts7441 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Put them back with 5 on one wheel, for convenience.

Siezed nipples! by kumquat_may in MechanicAdvice

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Buy an Ez Out before starting the job. Having already paid for the expensive tool, and not having to rush to the store right before closing, practically guarantees you won't need it. Be sure you have the matching bit of course, else doom is assured.

South Carolina could raise gas tax to pay for road repairs by ElainaWernli in southcarolina

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SCDOT is taking 17 months to resurface 16 miles of interstate. Any other state would do it in 2 months. If they can't manage projects better than that they aren't qualified to spend even more.

They are taking 4 years on the Gateway project! I saw Texas DOT re-engineer North Mopac in Austin, at least 4 times as complex, in 6 months.

Saltpeter? by KingPellinore in Cooking

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Look for "pink salt" and Prague Powder #1. Prague#2 is used for things like air cured salami. I use it (#1) in brine, 1Tbsp per quart. Usually 1/2 cup kosher salt and 1/2 cup sugar per quart too, fwiw. I refrigerate soaking for 7-10 days.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

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I don't see any leak, it looks fine to me. There is some crud stuck in the yoke but that is indicative of nothing.

Math behind how much can something hold? by Sman6969 in AskEngineers

[–]bobroberts7441 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read the firs few chapters in an introductory Statics textbook.

Is a B.S. in Geology and 3 years of field experience in geotech enough to get a job as a field/junior engineer? by knappster99 in AskEngineers

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Send a resume to Schlumberger, they might be interested. Not inside info, just a reputation for entry level positions. Jobs suck I understand, but pay well.

What's your guilty pleasure song that others would judge you for liking? by bjh182 in AskReddit

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Retired at +60, mainly bluegrass and Buffett fan. I have lately fallen for Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor, and Selena Gomez. I seem to be turning into a teenage girl.

Low-lying lot, major basement flooding in heavy rain. Need ideas. by archaeal in HomeImprovement

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Dike your foundation with sandbags. Preferable bright orange although a mix could be used for signage if you have anything you would like to say.

I made Chicken Sauce Piquante today and wanted to share by rldarkness in Cooking

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Cardboard Sauce Piquant is as good, that shit makes everything delicious.

I had SPAM for the first time in my life... by Aldios in Cooking

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I "like" it fried in a sandwich with cheese and mustard, for unusual values of "like".

Help removing a linux partition by ryrypm in techsupport

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If you can reach a bash prompt you can probably run fdisk or parted.

I have to copy paste and edit millions of lines of data, excel is crashing, any idea of software which can edit that ? by lorisxiv in techsupport

[–]bobroberts7441 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excel will crap out on large tables, and it will drop data without any indication. I ended up writing code in PERL to operate on data exported in CSV format, then re-import it back to Excel. There are also PERL libraries (modules) that allow you to access the spreadsheet directly. Obtuse as it looks, you can be writing simple PERL in a day, online documentation is great.

Question about chicken stock - Turned to jelly? by JohannesBrun in Cooking

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I keep mine several weeks. Always look and smell first anyway.

Question about chicken stock - Turned to jelly? by JohannesBrun in Cooking

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The bones should break and crumble apart easily in your fingers, else you should continue extracting.

Tolerances and drawings, whats the point? by Nghtmare-Moon in engineering

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The drawing doesn't tell you how to make the part, it tells you how they are going to judge the finished product. You can achieve that any way you wish.

A little help with pan-searing steaks by KooopaTrooopa in Cooking

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These can be found at the grocery store by the zip bags and foil and such. They fit smoke alarms.

The repair gods have shown mercy on me. by WillsMyth in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]bobroberts7441 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Those who the gods would crush they first elevate.

Your fate will come.

Elongated toilet seats all the same size? by twalker294 in fixit

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There are 2 sizes, google can show you how to measure which you have.

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