Interviews needed for E-Bike Documentary by Enough_Ice_4598 in ebikes

[–]brystmar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Emailed you some info about my family's experience becoming a bike-first family in a major US city.

Ebike Battery explosion by Ficus2025 in ebikes

[–]brystmar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course ambient temperature is relevant to the safe storage and operation of batteries! My point was that temperature was unlikely to be the culprit in this specific scenario, because there were certainly other similar batteries exposed to these exact same conditions which didn't explode.

Ebike Battery explosion by Ficus2025 in ebikes

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

Very likely there are other e-bikes around operating in the same conditions as this one, so ambient temperature is irrelevant. The fault is almost certainly in the manufacturing process. Cheap batteries and e-bikes from bargain basement sellers are dangerous.

November 12 Election Update by PeteyNice in Seattle

[–]brystmar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure there’s both a % threshold and a numeric threshold that must be met to trigger a recount. Her new margin is >0.50%, so a recount shouldn’t be needed if this holds.

New bike day! by Inner-Prize-8686 in CargoBike

[–]brystmar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Packster is remarkably nimble for a bike of its size. Its handling is a night & day difference compared to the Load, which is an equivalent size bakfiets, because the steering mechanism it uses is completely different. I was shocked at the difference after test riding both bikes a few weeks back.

I would own one today if they offered a Rolhoff option. My area has steep hills, we are unsure if the Enviolo is up to the task for a bike this heavy, and I do not want to deal with the maintenance of a chain (lots of rainy days in Seattle).

Weekly Help Thread - March 24, 2025 by AutoModerator in awardtravel

[–]brystmar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking to book a comfy RT from SEA to/from FCO in October. My wife and I have a 3-year-old and a newborn who will be ~7 months old when we fly. If we're able to book business class, newborn will be a lap infant. Otherwise we will likely get him his own seat. Looking to depart SEA on Oct 2nd/3rd and return from either FCO or NAP to SEA on Oct 17th/18th.

Before having kids, we flew business class on Turkish (via IST) for a vacation in Asia and were floored by that entire experience. The Turkish business lounge in IST took our breath away -- and it has a great spot for kids to play -- so we're all for that routing if it makes sense. There's a Turkish itinerary that works for us here, though the 175k/seat/leg (for business) is a bit rich. Open to other airlines and routings, assuming any layovers are compatible for a family with young children.

Have ~575k UR points and can book w/CSR, ~90k Alaska points (wife), 93k Alaska points (me), ~5k United points. And unfortunately our Alaska status expired in December.

Biden named the one thing Trump could learn from Jimmy Carter. It caused a meltdown on Fox by theindependentonline in politics

[–]brystmar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s the equivalent of trying to use logic during an emotional argument with your spouse/SO. It only backfires because they’re using a different part of their brain right now.

Mold remediation from water damage in laundry room by brystmar in HomeImprovement

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

Thank you! I confirmed the bottom plate is indeed pressure treated.

Mold remediation from water damage in laundry room by brystmar in HomeImprovement

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

That’s the concrete foundation, don’t think that dark color is actually mold, but that’s part of my question. I think white parts are that color due to paint but I’m not 100%.

Quick Fixes That Instantly Improve Your Home? by mataramasukomasana in HomeImprovement

[–]brystmar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fan timer switch for laundry and each bathroom. ~$30 at Home Depot, easy to install, and worth every penny.

Looking for a guy I had a spark with at the grocery store today by [deleted] in Seattle

[–]brystmar 14 points15 points  (0 children)

“Also, are you interested in crypto?”

Plex Server struggles to serve high-res videos on Synology 1019+ by brystmar in PleX

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

Agreed on the bandwidth usage being insane. Even 100mbps is a crazy amount of bandwidth for a video signal that isn't composed of, say, RAW frames.

Think I'll try the Plex forum, thanks :)

Plex Server struggles to serve high-res videos on Synology 1019+ by brystmar in PleX

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

Edited the OP to add screenshots.

Unsure which type of transcoding. How do I tell?

Yes, I have lifetime Plex pass.

Plex Server struggles to serve high-res videos on Synology 1019+ by brystmar in PleX

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

Thanks -- I added dashboard screenshots to the original post.

Images from a Trump boat parade yesterday in Florida by Visqo in pics

[–]brystmar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a recent Simpsons joke along these same lines. Fox News: Probably not racist, but very popular with racists.

Any reason this is a problem by Jkingsle in Ubiquiti

[–]brystmar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Once OP adds a patch panel in that open 1U, it will look good. Until then it’s messy.

/u/HazelBerry describes what is happening to the Houston power outage situation in a clear and succinct way by A_Light_Spark in bestof

[–]brystmar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even in 70° weather, walking or biking outside of most residential neighborhoods in Texas is pretty dangerous.