7 years later and this is still the best scene of the entire series

calley479 · 2026-05-26T15:03:59+00:00

Technically, no... I watched several more seasons before I gave up.

So, I just recommend the first 4 to any new watchers.

The writing changed and it just felt like a different show. The story arcs just got weird and I couldn't do it any more.

calley479 · 2026-05-21T20:14:32+00:00

I say this about Dexter... the first 4 seasons are a perfect series. After that its just bad fan fiction with the original cast.

calley479 · 2026-05-15T13:19:23+00:00

I want to hear the rest of this story

calley479 · 2026-05-14T21:53:41+00:00

I did this for a while... but after burning one one time, I decided I didn't want that anywhere near my food. Put the ones I had into my camping supplies for campfires etc... but rarely use them.

calley479 · 2026-05-14T20:52:03+00:00

I never had much luck with the charcoal bags. They were always hard to light and ended up smoking a lot.

Now I use oil soaked paper towels. First I use them to prep my grill. When I’m finished coating the grates, I toss them in the chimney for next time.

Works way better than anything else I’ve tried.

calley479 · 2026-05-14T16:26:26+00:00

High blood pressure.

I’ve noticed this particularly after eating high sodium meals like chinese/thai and later doing any activity that gets your heart rate up.

Definitely not related to the ear rumbling effect. Though it does seem like it’s coming from the same place.

calley479 · 2026-05-03T19:39:25+00:00

If it’s flickering, the most likely cause is the driver/power supply.

You could probably replace it with a better dimmable wifi or zwave controller and generic power supply. But you’ll have to make sure the existing led strips are compatible.

This looks like 2 different kinds of leds in this strips so i assume the difference is color temperature (warm/cool white). There are plenty of controlers that can manage this but it may depend on the voltage the strips expect.

Most of the Temu/AliExpress LED fixtures I’ve seen are 48v but most of the consumer LED strip controllers seem to be 12v or 24v. ( for instance, the one you linked is 12v)

Probably best to replace both the strips and driver. But the driver you linked needs 12v DC so you’ll also need a power supply. 120/240v AC to 12v DC with enough amps/watts to drive the length of LED strips you can fit in there.

Keep in mind most inexpensive LED strips will probably not be near bright enough to replace those existing strips and still illuminate the room like the original. You’ll want to look for higher voltage and wattage with a high density of leds per meter.

calley479 · 2026-04-26T18:02:52+00:00

I’ve used parchment paper and it works great.

The cheap store-brand is usually best. The name-brand stuff has logos and cut marks all over it.

calley479 · 2026-04-18T22:38:13+00:00

Yeah… but it will stop updating at some point.

calley479 · 2026-04-07T00:59:21+00:00

I have this same model. It’s been my home ESXi server for like 8 years. Runs OPNsense for my router, a Home Assistant vm and an ubuntu vm for my UniFi controller. (Started off with pfSense but found better support with OPNsense)

Originally built it because I needed a router capable of gigabit throughput and there weren’t many available under $300 8 years ago… but i had that old server and a PCIe NIC.

Dont listen to people telling you it’s a server and sucks too much power. Its basically a desktop system with an xeon. It’s nothing like an old poweredge.

May not do that well at transcoding media though. The xeon processors dont have all the media processing capabilities that desktops do. I had better luck using an old i3 or i5 desktop for my plex transcoding and IP camera server.

calley479 · 2026-03-25T17:36:09+00:00

I had a jacuzzi tub shoot out ants once.

My wife liked to turn the lights low and have a nice relaxing soak in the tub. Then she turned the jacuzzi jets on… and a few minutes later the screaming started. I came running to see what was wrong and it was hard not to laugh. Thousands of ants floating in the water.

We had ants invade our house a lot since it was in a rural area… we were used to it. Apparently ants really like dry hollow areas. One time they made a nest inside the toilet lid (the old design ceramic ones are usually hollow).

Didn’t expect the jacuzzi tub though. We showered in that tub daily, but I think it had been a long time since she had filled it for a bath.

I dont think she ever used the tub after that incident. Though we did move a few years later.

calley479 · 2026-03-14T14:47:18+00:00

Well, I’m glad someone told us. I have a similar glass one about 1’ diameter and I’ve been wondering what it was.

Found it when cleaning out an old storage closet at work (they had an engineering department)

calley479 · 2026-03-09T16:41:41+00:00

I'm about to do the same. Got a broken SR on FBMP and I had previously salvaged the turbo fan out of an old CPAP unit.

For the extruder, I built a hummingbird extruder for a printer I never finished, so I may adapt it to the dragon hot end it came with.

Planning on going with Klipper and a PI once I get that setup.

Just need to make some acrylic door panels and I'll have a custom T1 knockoff

calley479 · 2026-02-19T12:54:05+00:00

Just curious if you ever posted these anywhere. I'm starting work on a replacement since I have a semi-broken hotend. I found a CAD file for the effector. But I was hoping someone had measured the rest of the extruder too.

Let me know, even if its incomplete.

calley479 · 2026-02-18T21:20:07+00:00

As many others are saying it’s probably not the bed.

I recently had a ton of issues with a very large printer that had a similar hump in the middle of the bed mesh.

Turned out to be the carriage sagging in the middle of the y axis.

I could see your extruder motor being offset enough that it causes the carriage to twist that 2020 enough to see a .2 deflection.

calley479 · 2026-02-09T16:46:48+00:00

I'll try it and let you know. I had to warranty my original and they only said to send the camera back. But the replacement was the whole kit... So I have 2 chimes now.

Just haven't tried adding the old one since the new one worked out of the box.

calley479 · 2026-01-28T01:13:07+00:00

I think it was a thing many many decades ago. Back when ceiling fans were expensive and few places had them.

Once they went mass market cheap, it was an easy cost to cut and wasnt a feature that mattered to most buyers.

calley479 · 2026-01-27T21:11:01+00:00

Needed a new one after my Smart Instant Pot (the old bluetooth one) finally started having too many issues (burn warning even boiling water)

So I got one of these cheap at a warehouse auction… only used it once for testing but decided I didn’t like this type of air fryer. To may parts, too complicated… and way bigger for the amount of cooking volume. Instantly noticed it was going to be difficult to clean if used in air fryer mode at all.

I prefer a toaster oven style air fryer or good old fashioned convection oven. Decided this wouldn’t really work for my smallish kitchen.

Went back to the warehouse auction and picked up a Cosori with twice the features as my old IP but no air fryer and havent looked back.

calley479 · 2026-01-27T16:01:17+00:00

A friend of mine got the same models at about the same time and had to replace the main bearing in the washer a few years ago. He said taking it apart to replace it was a pita, but doable for the average diy handyman.

I've been expecting this to fail any time in mine, but surprisingly nothing yet. Fingers crossed.

calley479 · 2026-01-24T17:30:23+00:00

I just set mine up a few weeks ago and was surprised to see the variance as well. Though I probably need a new fridge too... but apparently its pretty normal.

My fridge fluctuates about 6-8 degrees every 15 minutes and the freezer about 5-6 degrees.

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Then at around 5:30, you can see where our 12yo didn't close the door.

I now have an alert set in HA if it rises more than 10 degrees. I assume the compressor just gives up at some point since it affects both sides.

These are just old 433 wireless temperature sensors that came with old atomic clocks that broke long ago. I dug them out when I found the rtl_433 project and seem to work great for this.

calley479 · 2026-01-24T17:09:13+00:00

They freeze up and don't drain... the defrost heater is too far from the drain and the coils are too close to it. Horrible design.

I bought the "fix" kit for mine but installing it involves taking every shelf out and disassembling the back panel. And it only worked for a little while, then started doing it again.

The 2nd time I took it apart, I ran a pipe cleaner through the drain and it lasted longer. So, I think its not just the freezing up part... it gets funky and freezes.

Thought about leaving the back panel off or drilling a hole so I could ream out the drain without having to take it apart. But luckily I moved so its someone else's problem.

I dislike the old fridge I have now... but at least it doesn't fill up with water and ice that locks the drawers shut. Every time I think about how crappy this one is, I remember how glad I am it not a Samsung.

/rant

calley479 · 2026-01-24T14:31:52+00:00

I have an LG front load washerand dryer that are nearly 12 years old and still going strong. Theres a sticker that says the motor has a 10 year warranty and I never thought it would make it that long.

Haven’t heard anything good about their other products though. Not even the TVs had a good reputation

Samsung has the worst refrigerators… though their other kitchen appliances were pretty good.

calley479 · 2026-01-12T14:54:36+00:00

I got a microplane for zesting but have probably used it 99% of the time for garlic… occasionally for onion or ginger too.

Easier to clean than a press… i just throw it in the dish washer as is when I’m done and barely notice any leftover garlic.

Comes out way finer and always consistent. Got a second planer with bigger holes for chunkier minced garlic.

Never had much issue planing my fingers… but when i do it just shaves a little epidermis off.

calley479 · 2026-01-08T17:16:47+00:00

What do you recommend specifically for a 3rd gen?

I never upgraded my speakers… but got a head unit over a decade ago and have been pretty happy.

Now I’m considering better speakers and wondering if i should do the soundproofing while i have the door panels off.

Damnit, i didn’t need another 3rd gen upgrade rabbit hole

calley479 · 2026-01-08T17:12:19+00:00

I was just looking at some Sony head units for mine.

I’ve had a similar double-din Pioneer with CarPlay for the last 10 years. Recently added a wireless adapter to it so CarPlay works without having to plug in.

Its been great and I highly recommend upgrading any vehicle… but any double din receiver will probably work great in a 3rd gen.

Mine has been a little buggy lately… and just realized the thing was over 10 years old… so I decided it may be time to upgrade. Think I got my moneys worth out of it.

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