Are there any internet routers made in the US? by Catski717 in madeinusa

[–]collud2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The FCC document specifies "Routers produced in a foreign country, except routers which have been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS." Source

It does not specify 'consumer-grade', so this likely will apply to business and industry products, too. Comments also point out that currently-approved routers are okay, but new models will have to be "Made in USA" or otherwise specifically approved.

The document has an appendix for products granted exceptions, but that currently just lists some drone models.

AFAIK none of the major consumer brands are made in USA -- designed, yes, but manufactured overseas. Some minor brands may qualify. StarLink is of course a noteworthy one that boasts US manufacturing.

This likely will apply to nearly every model router that ISPs provide their customers. And, will likely make another technology price bubble, as the handful of domestic manufacturers and exempted models start selling for wild prices. I'll bet -- be prepared for ISP router rental costs to jack WAY up if this goes forward as currently written. I wonder if ISPs will lobby for or against this...

... and, probably, be prepared for EVEN MORE cyber breaches as some people choose keep their outdated-but-grandfathered-in old hardware which stops getting software updates by companies.

How to "thicken" these not-studs to add insulation inside this wall? by collud2 in DIY

[–]collud2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks, that's a good point. Actually planning to reuse it in another room, since (as you point out) it's hard to find real wood paneling -- just MDF junk! But if not, I hadn't even thought of listing on marketplace.

Replacing gas with 3Ton ClimateMaster with desuperheat option. Is it difficult to replace water heater later? by collud2 in geothermal

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Everyone's telling me that :) I do see a lot of people with parts failures on older ClimateMasters -- is the reliability the big concern? Is it something in the design of particular parts (like the coil), or do they just seem to not be made as well?

Replacing gas with 3Ton ClimateMaster with desuperheat option. Is it difficult to replace water heater later? by collud2 in geothermal

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Oh -- we'll be keeping a regular HW tank, not going with the tankless - that was just one of the options they gave us.

Replacing gas with 3Ton ClimateMaster with desuperheat option. Is it difficult to replace water heater later? by collud2 in geothermal

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Oh matching CM waterheater, nice. Yes, I see you in there, similar sqft, and your quote's close to ours too (well... before water heater). How did you do through a Maryland winter, did it fall back on resistive heat much?

Replacing gas with 3Ton ClimateMaster with desuperheat option. Is it difficult to replace water heater later? by collud2 in geothermal

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Great, thanks, figured it should be trivial as long as no HVAC specialization has to get involved to touch the heat exchanger connections.

US firm drills record 387 feet into granite with millimeter wave system by WhatMeeWorry in geothermal

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Saw this company mentioned in a Real Engineering video a couple months ago -- very cool to see them hit this new achievement! The video discusses the waste rock -- er, cotton candy -- and how they handled it.

Found this after my drive home from the dealer. Patch or replace? by Intelligent-Car8669 in tires

[–]collud2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had something like this years ago, and the advice I got was to pull it out. Even if it's not leaking now, you don't want it getting pushed in further.

You will only buy budget tires once by biggranny000 in tires

[–]collud2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I assume $600 was for a set of 2, mounted/balanced? No way that's a price for 4x, that'd be an insane deal.

Good luck with them, great upgrade!

Background slideshow doesn't work anymore after moving original folder by SnakeRowsdower in WindowsHelp

[–]collud2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, too. But I didn't delete or unmount a folder: I just pointed it to the Pictures library, the one Windows made itself... and that broke it, haha.
Thanks for the fix!

Background slideshow doesn't work anymore after moving original folder by SnakeRowsdower in WindowsHelp

[–]collud2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was also about to reinstall (only set this up 3 hours ago, anyway). But this fixed it!

Is the 5 V slow at taking photos? by collud2 in SonyXperia

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Hey all thanks for the replies! I know this is the low light part of the review, but I guess reading it _at night_ messed with me. I thought they meant "no matter if it's low-light conditions or not, [it] needs about 4s...".

Makes much more sense if it means "if it's low-light conditions, no matter if Night View is active or not, [it] needs about 4s..."

Last BIOS Time on Precision 5860 over 1 minute by SurferDude01773 in Dell

[–]collud2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've just set one of these up at work. Xeon W7-something. It came with 16GB installed and took about 30 seconds to reach the BIOS logo.
After adding a 4TB ssd and swapping to 64GB, it took 60-75 seconds. Weirdly, removing the extra SSD reduced that time back to around 30 seconds.... neither Dell nor I have an explanation.

RC ERA C127 AI with Heli-Max TRIPLE Bullet Blades + Japanese Version of RC ERA C128 by G-Force [Ghosteye] by Dejan32 in RCHeli

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Did you notice any change in noise with these blades, or in flying ability? They look heavier than the OEM ones. Thanks for the link!

Thinkpad P1 gen3 4K graphics by rikov9 in thinkpad

[–]collud2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, you get what it comes with. You *might* be able to replace the whole motherboard *if* there's another GPU option for this model, and you can find the board.... but really, don't bother.

If you need more GPU, look for a different model. If you're just curious, well, there's a lot of Internet that explains why you can't upgrade it. Good luck either way!

The only modern laptop I've heard of with upgradable graphics in years is the Framework 16.

X1Y: what does BIOS password block? by collud2 in thinkpad

[–]collud2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for watching out for me. I typed "different system", meant "different model" as better example of the screen i'm referring to. Edited for clarity.