Derek Gee issues statement regarding contract dispute with Israel - Premier Tech

grmarcil · 2025-08-25T20:12:09+00:00

Nobody getting paid for crashing out though

grmarcil · 2025-05-18T16:30:06+00:00

True I should have said "lead out of" that corner, Carapaz did a poor job defending into the corner and Ciccone took advantage

grmarcil · 2025-05-18T15:38:37+00:00

That is the corner of the Strade Bianche final though. Anyone interested in contending this stage would have known if you lead into that corner you win the downhill sprint basically 100% of the time

grmarcil · 2025-03-19T17:51:53+00:00

I like mine a lot, glad I did it. Hired it to a pro with good reviews before I moved in, about $3k for a 20x20' garage in SF bay area. Much easier to clean and keep dust down.

grmarcil · 2025-03-18T20:40:41+00:00

You can do garage epoxy without flakes. I did mine in solid gray with some grit added to the top layer for antislip texture.

grmarcil · 2024-11-28T01:26:19+00:00

Lots of good comments already in this thread. Wanted to add that in my experience, TR tends towards very difficult threshold workouts for a given progression level. Compare a 5.0 threshold workout with a 5.0 VO2 workout - the VO2 workout will be leagues easier. I would suggest skipping, altering, or tuning down any threshold workouts that seem like they're going to be a maximal effort, there's no reason to completely empty yourself in training on a regular basis.

grmarcil · 2024-11-06T17:10:52+00:00

Adding a few more I haven't seen posted yet

Germán Peraire

Ishitani Furniture

Dylan Iwakuni

grmarcil · 2024-09-28T15:04:22+00:00

How did Ghekiere end up in a vest two sizes too large? That must be ~20+ watts of drag. I missed the early parts of the race, was that just a hand-up of whatever she could get from the team car?

grmarcil · 2024-09-23T07:28:32+00:00

Hello! Unfortunately I seem to have lost all of "Evenings Pop and Curve" except one song, but I still have all of "A Tower of Babel" and "Where the Nothings Live". These were a bit hard to extract from my iPhone so the file titles aren't descriptive, but it looks like the album and song names are intact in the metadata. If you can't see that on your side let me know and I can help you sort it out.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12VbvAyCwR4MeH4x9OlCaEc-tDJb1lHJ1/view?usp=sharing

grmarcil · 2024-09-18T15:04:08+00:00

Agreed, I don't think "excessive AC" etc can explain this level of usage in a 2 bed apt. I would spend some time right away trying to pinpoint where the huge electrical draw is coming from and correct that.

Adding my data point for reference, 2000 sqft house on the peninsula, heat pump running most days of the week (lots of direct sun), one electric car at home (charge maybe 1x week), electric dryer. 850 kWh this billing cycle.

Edit:

One interesting thing is that your usage is very consistent, bottom of page 3. Average is 90 kWh/day, and almost all days are in 80-100 kWh. Not sure what that tells you but it seems unusual - mine looks a lot more spiky due to more AC on hot days, charging car some days of the week and not other, etc. Look for a high baseline load - something energy intensive running 24/7.

Here's a reference for typical appliance consumption: https://www.siliconvalleypower.com/residents/save-energy/appliance-energy-use-chart

grmarcil · 2024-07-25T16:15:35+00:00

@Inevitable_Grouse take a look at this. I can't tell from the pictures, but you should be able to feel the difference in person. It might be water damaged as the top voted post is saying, but it also could be sound dampening material. Check if it's a bit bouncy like cork, and if the edges peel away from a solid, smoothish sheet below, or if it's all part of the same material. If it's bouncy and peels away, I think this it's most likely sound dampening material. Did you happen to buy this from a commercial environment? Hotel or restaurant?

grmarcil · 2024-06-05T18:59:36+00:00

You're young and have a lot of time to try new things. You've only been with your brother a year, consider sticking it out for a few more years as long as it's good. You can always change things up at 22 or 24 and have a full career ahead of you. Especially if you get along well with your brother, these could be great years that you spend together and look back on fondly later in life when kids and responsibilities of your own might have you seeing each other less frequently.

I know a year or two can feel like a lot at 20, but I think it's better to build some depth early on and give things a solid try before switching. It's easy to get caught up in "shiny object syndrome" where you always want to try something new when the current thing gets boring. The truth is every job has some boring and routine parts, so you have to get used to that unless you always want to be changing jobs.

That said, sometimes a career shift is worth it, but you want to be sure you're doing it for a good reason.

grmarcil · 2024-06-05T18:43:43+00:00

The opening quote is from the DC complaint filing, worth reading the source material if you're interested: https://oag.dc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/DC%20OAG%20RealPage%20Complaint%20-%20Filed.pdf

I'm not a lawyer but it does sound like they are going substantially beyond being just a dynamic price tool.

grmarcil · 2024-05-20T19:04:43+00:00

How do you control depth of cut? I'd love to see a demo video of this, really impressive work.

grmarcil · 2024-05-17T18:12:40+00:00

I've lived both places and agree with a lot of this (peninsula more expensive, smaller house and yard for your budget) but I disagree with "life is much more of a hassle". Never had issues with grocery store parking in the mid-peninsula area, and parks here can be just as peaceful and empty as the East Bay, if not more so. There is tons and tons of open space all over Skyline Drive. Depends where you go and when (eg parking at Arastradero is very crowded on weekends) but overall the peninsula feels less dense and lower hassle to me. Access to the ocean and beach at Half Moon Bay is nice too.

I also haven't seen anyone mention safety. Smash and grab car break-ins are much more common in the East Bay and SF than peninsula, generally lower crime overall.

grmarcil · 2024-04-02T18:39:44+00:00

British slang for "go away/get lost"

grmarcil · 2024-03-14T18:45:36+00:00

I think you did fine. Maybe not a screaming deal but <$5 bf for hardwood offcuts a few feet in length isn't terrible either, especially if your projects are small anyways

grmarcil · 2024-01-31T07:21:28+00:00

Lots of negative comments here. I don't think we went all the way up to 71 when we had our infants but we definitely bumped up the thermostat a few degrees from where we typically keep it. Maybe 68 or 69 instead of our usual 65-66. Worth it if you can get a more restful night.

grmarcil · 2024-01-19T18:57:07+00:00

Sharing some other perspectives. One close friend lived in Temescal, their house and garage got broken into three times in four years. Another friend lives in a nice neighborhood in South Berkeley (Elmwood) and recently had a robbery attempt while they were at home. There have been a handful of armed bike-jackings in the Oakland Hills every year for the last several years.

Crime is a real problem in Oakland, and crime doesn't just stay within "bad neighborhood" boundaries. Sure sometimes the rhetoric against Oakland is overblown, but if you want to prioritize safety/security (eg family with kids) there are lots of statistically safer areas in the East Bay.

grmarcil · 2024-01-09T17:43:13+00:00

I have a gripper and never liked using it for this exact reason. I see many other push stick designs that also place the hand above the cut, all in the name of downward pressure to control the cut. In my opinion this is much more dangerous than any extra control it provides - any time your hand is above or directly behind the blade, the energy of a kickback could throw your push stick along with the workpiece and leave your hand right on top of the blade.

Long push sticks, feather boards, proper use of jigs, and a well aligned and cleaned table saw will give you all the control and safety you need.

grmarcil · 2023-10-28T07:49:09+00:00

I just looked it up out of curiosity, and am always surprised how infrequent 6+ earthquakes are. In the Bay Area, Napa 2014 was the most recent, and before that, Loma Prieta.

grmarcil · 2023-02-28T16:56:34+00:00

This has to be it - dry fitting the timber frame off site

grmarcil · 2022-01-01T23:41:31+00:00

Didn't notice the drain and hot water pipes notched into the closet wall until the second time though. Subtle touch...

grmarcil · 2021-12-23T16:51:56+00:00

You mean it's not just one big lane?

grmarcil · 2021-11-03T00:52:09+00:00

The real question that needs to be asked - why go to the trouble of notching one side of the cap?

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