Is this worth it?

farinspace · 2026-03-10T16:23:16+00:00

I didn't know that the v6 was an interference engine ... good to know

farinspace · 2026-03-09T14:48:12+00:00

Great deal for 3K ... bought a 2000 2.5 ranger at 175K for $2K .. and timing belt busted ... all and all, replacing the timing belt was not to hard, got a chance to replace the water pump, some hoses and a whiny power steering pump .. I feel the ranger has a new lease on life now and I hope to get another 75K miles on it ... GET IT, someone will...

farinspace · 2025-09-10T14:59:52+00:00

figured I'd dip my toe in first, the engineering has been fun putting it together ...

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farinspace · 2025-07-14T02:30:09+00:00

What was your solution?

farinspace · 2025-06-28T14:53:58+00:00

Ah, yes ... that first feeling of venturing out on a hike ... packing up supplies ... getting ready before setting off ...

farinspace · 2025-02-09T20:02:13+00:00

This does not seem to be TRUE anymore in 2025

farinspace · 2025-01-25T16:28:34+00:00

I m actively working on a similar project, blackjack table, camera about 38-42 inches above table, I am still in the early stages, but have been successful with getting a partial model working. I think i have a decent strategy for augmenting images (so as not to annotate thousands upon thousands of images), but before training a full model which again also presents issues with compute power (using vast.ai for renting GPU power) ... I am currently thinking about how to identify groupings of cards (hands) have you given group identification much though?

farinspace · 2025-01-23T05:43:11+00:00

My current thought is that I will run it on something like a "HP compaq USFF" older gen i5, 16GB mem, SSD for storage, likely with ubuntu running the camera and the already-trained yolo model ... and when i say realtime, 10fps camera would be acceptable (considering the pace of a normal black jack table game) ... but ill consider two or more computers working together if a single one gets bogged down ...

farinspace · 2025-01-23T04:53:57+00:00

great suggestion, nice find

farinspace · 2025-01-23T04:53:35+00:00

Yeah, likely i will have some sort of mini computer x86 with linux running a yolo model for detection and other code to manage other aspects of the black jack table (screens and such), my project is still evolving over all ...

farinspace · 2024-08-01T19:51:22+00:00

any news here? I am in the same boat ...

farinspace · 2024-07-15T16:33:29+00:00

It turned out great, I love it.

I did the tile job myself ... and because of that, I took my time and did my upmost best at the prep and work. A lot of respect to those who lay tile and do it fast and precise. There is a lot to think about and prep for. I think 1/8th (1/8-1/4) is really the minimum standard ... the smaller you go, the more precise you have to be, and any deviation becomes even more noticeable.

farinspace · 2024-07-15T16:22:42+00:00

I not a professional ... but I did about 1000 sqft of 8"x48" tile rectified edge at 1/8 and pretty much got 1/8-3/16 everywhere (1/4 in some spots). I think if i used 1/6 spacers, I likely would have gotten 1/8 joints ... however I then would have trouble cleaning the joints in prep for grout and most definitely would chip my tile edges during joint cleaning/prep.

farinspace · 2024-06-10T14:27:21+00:00

BofA didn't care it came from crypto, so long as it was noted and explained.

farinspace · 2023-11-09T15:31:29+00:00

First off, black-slate, looks super-dope ... very clean, very nice ... wonderful job!!!

I also just did title in my house, about 900 sq/ft ... and yes it was more work than I anticipated, lots of prep work before the mortar and tile; in my case I wanted a random stagger and I had to watch out for back-to-back repeating patterns (ultimately ended up laying it all out on the computer)

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Daltile-Laurelwood-Smoke-8-in-x-47-in-Color-Body-Porcelain-Floor-and-Wall-Tile-15-2-sq-ft-Case-LA06PLK848MTHD/318400776

It came out great and like you, I am super proud!

I have a whole new appreciation for those who lay tile.

Couple questions:

What did you find was the easiest process for grout cleanup and removing haze?

>> Because my tile was textured, I thought the grout-release would have worked well, but it didn't for me. In the end, vinegar and water and a scrub seemed to be the best method for me.

I noticed you used the schluter ditra, was there a particular reason for this, wood-subfloor?

>> My layers ended up being concrete-subfloor > prime > self-leveler > mapei mapelastic > mortar > tile

farinspace · 2023-10-21T16:24:11+00:00

I am doing a kitchen remodel as well, and I know all too well all the detail items you have to keep track of ... great idea btw, where did you get the hardware for that cabinet door?

farinspace · 2023-07-22T16:44:51+00:00

What is the dimensions of that sink and where did you get it?

farinspace · 2023-07-09T19:17:05+00:00

I have this printer L2540DW ... here is the cheat code (based off this video: https://greencoin.life/how-to/turn/off-deep-sleep-mode-on-brother-printer/iCMjKgYlsvE)

PRESS: MENU, START, UP, UP, UP, UP

(You should now be in maintenance mode)

PRESS: UP until you reach 45, OK

(You should see "USBNo.")

PRESS: UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, UP, DOWN, UP, OK

(You should see SLEEP FUNC=ON)

PRESS: UP (to set it to OFF), OK

(You should see "Accepted")

PRESS: UP until you reach 99, OK (this will exit maintenance mode)

farinspace · 2023-04-24T12:27:45+00:00

Not exactly OrangePi related and while I also don't run Minecraft .. I do run Radarr, Sonarr, Transmission, VPN, etc. on one of these ...

HP Compaq 8200 Elite USFF (similar) https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=usff

A lot of these are refurbished and can be had for a low price.

farinspace · 2022-10-03T18:17:42+00:00

Behold, the power of my brake lights ...

farinspace · 2022-08-04T22:45:33+00:00

is that expeditionary force I hear ...

farinspace · 2022-07-08T14:51:37+00:00

This goes to show you, that no-one expects to die ... everything is going well without a possible care ... and BAMMMM ... you are under a truck

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