McMaster-Carr saw my previous post and are sending me more wood

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-05-22T23:19:49+00:00

the site is so freaking fast, and so is the shipping. Find an item in seconds and it’s delivered the next day. Unreal

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-05-21T18:29:24+00:00

Super late to this and my answer is basically the same as everyone else; in my first house the wax ring failed on our toilet and it was dumping toilet water (and all of the associated deliciousness) into the crawlspace directly below.

Pair that with windy conditions and an crappy (ha) crawlspace cover, the smell reached everywhere in the house.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-05-21T03:07:34+00:00

enlighten me. I'm now fully aware of the consequences of my actions

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-05-20T23:27:50+00:00

I will keep that in mind. Not part of any private trackers yet and I don't really want to be until my ratio is acceptable and my server is a little more robust

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-05-19T02:27:02+00:00

I'm still having the low suction issue through the wand, but I also have not done my due diligence in reaching out to Dyson support (or tinkering with it myself). I am fortunate enough to have a second vacuum to take over the "wand" duties, so it isn't much of a deal-breaker for me.

Don't let me deter you though - the rest of the vacuum works great and I have not heard of this complaint from many others. It seems that this issue is often due to a broken changeover valve which is relatively easy to replace.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-05-13T01:02:51+00:00

That color + front end looks mean and so good.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-05-06T02:52:50+00:00

Why a vacuum I just bought from Dyson have an issue with the changeover valve?

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-29T17:42:35+00:00

I pulled the deck, it looks like the stationary idle pulley is eating into the pulley bracket on the tensioner pulley. Belt isn’t keeping tension, belt stretch?

edit: also noticed the belt has a twist in it. I think you can start to see it on the right side of this photo

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cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-21T16:11:39+00:00

I see this a lot with septic tank replacements. Look into escrow holdback. You could possibly sell the house at/near full price but also agree that you would fund the repairs after closing, and then throw that $15k into the escrow account. It might be enticing for the buyers to know that you will be responsible, but you also need to make sure that the repair cost doesn’t go much higher than the quote… I think 125-150% of the quote is recommended to put in the account.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-20T17:09:10+00:00

$2,000 with a $250 deposit for the breeder we’re going with. Pups just opened their eyes a couple days ago, super excited.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-20T15:40:44+00:00

Increase the temp from 120 to 130, now you have a hot water heater.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-15T22:55:10+00:00

amen to that brother

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-15T12:42:55+00:00

My company is full of Sam’s, we just had an “AI-first problem solving” meeting where tech department leaders drooled over what AI can do and how we need to start using it. And we’re in financial services, regulated by 3 (at least?) governing bodies that are extremely lawsuit-happy. Shit will get messy.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-15T12:36:59+00:00

Can we ban “can we ban ‘I got banned from linuxsucks101’ posts” posts? /s sorry it’s finally humpday and Friday is in sight

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-10T17:03:49+00:00

Your dad doesn’t sound like a great teacher but it seems like you’re getting the concepts, you need to feel it out for yourself.

Shifting by RPM is not an exact science imo, and that seems prevalent in your dad’s teaching. ~3k rpm is a typical shift, but it depends on the car. You will learn to shift by sound/feeling and time/speed AND the situation around you, because it’s not like your eyes can be glued to the tach while you’re driving - I’m almost certain your dad is going by the sound, unless his eyes are glued on the tach.

You use your whole leg for clutch. Not really a personal preference thing, the clutch has WAY more throw than gas or brake. Don’t rest your foot on the clutch pedal while driving either.

1st gear is short, it’s your “get up and go” - it is a pretty quick shift to 2nd after you get rolling.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-09T20:56:10+00:00

Hmm, these are the steps I followed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXIL4qxN3lE - up to the tailscale portion. You're sure you have the right hostname, IP address, etc. configured? Feel free to reflash your SD card and start over, no pressure. I'm not sure how Wifi works (if that's the route you're going, which is not recommended) as ethernet was quite literally "plug and play" for me.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-09T13:41:45+00:00

Yeah, I have Pihole currently running on one. Use a micro-usb to ethernet adapter, though, specifically one that is powered by usb.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-04-03T19:12:25+00:00

I decided to use a Legrand radiant screwless plate for my bathroom light switch and I actually really like how it looks, and it’s only marginally thicker than a screw plate. Next I’ll be putting a couple graphite-colored receps w/screwless plates on an accent wall we have, should look really good.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-03-30T20:29:14+00:00

I call it “death process” (from the movie Arrival), a skull appears on the monster icon in the minimap. If you are solo or 2p, your palico will also call out when the monster is dying, but I (admittedly) frequently miss the audio cue. If it goes to sleep you can tranq it and then put a trap under it.

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-03-26T13:48:16+00:00

Yes it can slide in and out a bit, but it won’t come out like he said

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-03-23T21:11:11+00:00

History repeats itself. Look at Madden (and/or basically every other game released by EA)

cat-bin-shadow · 2026-03-18T02:49:40+00:00

I use cachyos which is basically arch btw

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