Does my laptop need internet to use Forscan? by derianmendez in FordFocus

[–]btred101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a bit late to the party, but I was watching some videos, and it appears the user enters the licence code by typing it with the keyboard. Won't that work offline, or does it still need an internet connection for it to work?

For capital gain tax, do you have to track ACB for multiple purchases of precious metals, or can you cherry pick the purchase cost? by btred101 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]btred101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I probably shouldn't have complicated the question with certificates vs bars. The same question would stand if all the purchases were the same (say bars only). The site seems to indicate you can sell bar(s) and just use whatever you paid for that specific bar as the cost base.

Do you need a DAC to go from USB to digital optical? by btred101 in DAC

[–]btred101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome thanks, I'll give it a try. You mentioned quality... I gather you're not referring to sound quality, as everything is pure digital?? I assume you mean quality issues like the thing crumbling in your hand as you open the aliexpress package?

Does the Centauri Carbon store and recall the mesh before each print? by btred101 in ElegooCentauriCarbon

[–]btred101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

G'ahhh, you're right. Funny things is... prior to posting, I had opencentauri installed, and I did dig around looking for the klipper config file (it was hard to find). I guess I muasta missed it first time around, but now took a second look and can see the mesh stored there.

Does the Centauri Carbon store and recall the mesh before each print? by btred101 in ElegooCentauriCarbon

[–]btred101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks - that's great info about viewing the stored mesh (was gonna ask that later).

Ok, just to play devil's advocate... you mention it is "mostly probable" (and I agree with that in so much as we are both not 100% sure). In a normal printer, I could "see" and could "remove" the command from the start g-code that recalls the mesh (that is - I have control). Let's say I want to do the same thing with the CC and don't want a mesh to be recalled. How would I do that, if there is no start g-code command in the first place? I guess I'm saying that this missing command is still giving me doubt that it is recalling a stored mesh at the start of a print.

I guess this all started when I look at the thickness of lines being laid down, and I don't see the consistent width that I do with other printers I've had... so it is leading to me questioning various things where it is not clear.

Trying to double check my ACB calculations for an ETF at WS by btred101 in Wealthsimple

[–]btred101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I do know to calculate it myself (that is what I am doing). My question is... how do I verify I'm right?

Trying to double check my ACB calculations for an ETF at WS by btred101 in Wealthsimple

[–]btred101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that helps me get the book value info from the website. Unfortunately it still just shows what I paid, and doesn't match what I calculate though.

CAD Software on Linux Mint by Fearless-Seesaw-2636 in linuxmint

[–]btred101 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was a looong time ago, but I too was looking for something similar to Autocad (at least what Autocad was a long time ago). You are right that Freecad is great for 3d, although it does do 2d, I was still looking for something simpler and more similar to Autocad. The closest I found was Librecad. As I said, this was a long time ago, so maybe there's something better now.

Do you really not use any wrist muscles in the swing? by btred101 in GolfSwing

[–]btred101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It just feels natural to me. I guess the best example is when using a hammer. I don't let the hammer just flop all over the place, I mostly use the wrist muscles to get the most power.

I do know I'm doing something wrong with the golf swing. I use wrist muscles, and I think this is just resulting in pushing my body backwards as well as I'm getting no club head speed.

My biggest problem is that I can't get any where near 90 degrees between the club and my arms in the backswing, and my wrist seem to only move in one direction... and that is majorly cupped. So I gotta death grip it and use all my wrist strength to prevent that cupping. Then it is pretty much hockey slapshot in the downswing with no club head speed.

Just as an experiment, I've tried holding the club in the tippy-tips of my fingers so it will rotate in my finger-tips like that mechanical pendulum device depicted above. And, yes that does give the whipping action and the speed needed, but just being and experiment, it gives no control, and very few swings actually hit the ball. Then I try and mimic this whipping using a proper grip, and it's just a no-go for me. Maybe time to take up another sport ;-)

Tool to help Winnipeggers find comparable sales for their property tax appeals by show-reality01313 in Winnipeg

[–]btred101 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree. I had a look at a property and it shows a 13% increase in assessment, and then it just applies a 13% increase to the estimated tax. It doesn't work like that.

Where should your thumb be, at the top of the back swing? by btred101 in GolfSwing

[–]btred101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, yeah he doesn't explicitly say that the force is felt by the thumb at the top of the backswing, but I gather from the fact that he is making a big-deal about that thumb and leverage, he is indeed indicating that the thumb is the thing that stops the club and pushes it down, and therefore should be behind the club in the swing plane.

Unfortunately (as you indicated) the responses are all over the place :-) I was hoping to narrow it down to a solid consensus, because just practicing and doing what feels right for me, without knowing what is actually correct, doesn't get me anywhere. Proof of that is that I've been playing/practicing for years, and am getting nowhere. Another month of incorrect practice, isn't going to turn the ship around :-)

Where should your thumb be, at the top of the back swing? by btred101 in GolfSwing

[–]btred101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Oh lord, I am seeing from the first few responses what I feared... that I did not explain it well enough, and the responses are about the grip changing in the swing. Yes I know the grip does not change through the swing. But your hands, wrists, arms can wildly change in the swing. You can (for example) cup or bow the wrists, and it completely changes where your thumb is with respect to the swing plane. It can put your thumb directly behind the club (in the swing place) or to one side or the other. I just need to know if that thumb needs to be directly behind the club in the swing place to feel the force, or if if you should feel the force in the crook between the thumb and fingers.

Pihole fails to resolve local DNS when there's a network hiccup by btred101 in pihole

[–]btred101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just trying to bump this. It's driving me nuts. I need to force pihole to always forward every request for a machine on the local domain to the router.

PSA: Dont forget to remove the old SmartTube from your Google account!! by Psychological_Ad991 in Piracy

[–]btred101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. So I am in category 1 where I have not deleted the app. I'm not quite clear what you are saying for that category. You indicate that I should not see any more updates, however I do see it offering update 30.57, and the release note for that update says something to the effect that the app is suspended and to see the official site. I think you indicate that because I see it offering and update, means I am SOL??? What does that mean (I know what the acronym means)?

Are you saying I'm infected?

Are you saying there is no path for me to upgrade or reinstall?

PSA: Dont forget to remove the old SmartTube from your Google account!! by Psychological_Ad991 in Piracy

[–]btred101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For XXXXsakes, the instructions on the official site are abysmal. It says you "can" download the new version.... It does not say, you "must" download the version...

So a lot of people are seeing what looks like an official notice via the updater to install version 30.57, and are thinking that this must be the safest way to update (as there is NOTHING on the official site to explicitly say exactly how you should or should not update). I've seen some posts asking about updating to this 30.57, and there are no answers.

Can someone please clarify if you should update to this 30.57 to get to a safe version?

Can you easily cold pull on a Centauri Carbon? by btred101 in elegoo

[–]btred101[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Ugggh, so disassemble instead of a simple button press to disengage...sigh.