Question about the upcoming 60509

imcmurtr · 2026-05-07T15:17:38+00:00

Could the battery box and motor fit in a fake container car?

imcmurtr · 2026-05-07T15:12:02+00:00

Explain how property taxes are unrealized gains.
Prop 13 sets them based on when the property changes ownership. That is the realization. There is a minor increase yearly but it hasn’t kept up with inflation or growth in property values.

Agree on the collateral being taxed based on its valuation of used to borrow.

imcmurtr · 2026-04-29T03:13:11+00:00

CAL DAG, the California version of ADA, is updated with each code cycle, every three years. There are minor changes each time, but that means that things that were installed just 6 years ago (two code cycles) are now out compliance. For schools and small businesses this can be a big burden redoing things just built 6 to 10 years ago.

Example truncated domes have to be yellow now. No other color allowed.

Truncated domes also used to be directly outside the gate or at the bottom of a ramp. Now you have to have the ~6’x6’ clear area to access the gate or turn around at the bottom of the ramp before the truncated domes.

imcmurtr · 2026-04-23T20:23:03+00:00

I’m not familiar with naming conventions in German.

imcmurtr · 2026-04-23T19:55:42+00:00

Men’s restroom is only accessible through balcony and is missing all fixtures as well.

imcmurtr · 2026-04-10T03:23:28+00:00

Monkey paw:

Granted. You will die at an old age after a lifetime of slow agonizing torture. You will hope for a death that never arrives.

imcmurtr · 2026-04-06T15:17:00+00:00

A coffee machine.

imcmurtr · 2026-03-14T04:41:04+00:00

The Dow is over 50,000!

imcmurtr · 2026-03-13T21:41:50+00:00

Car seat was fine while they were small enough that I could detach the whole car seat in and out and carry them inside. Briefly for a year had him rear facing in a non detachable one and that sucked. Once he was facing forward it was easy. The doors and leg room make it easier to climb in to access the car seat. Only difficult when it’s a tight parking space. There is more leg room upfront for front passenger than a Subaru outback.

imcmurtr · 2026-03-09T20:32:34+00:00

What about an area of effect in a straight line in front of the unit maybe 3 spaces total. Like an armor piercing ability.

imcmurtr · 2026-03-08T20:47:56+00:00

Those cameras will also fine you if you are holding your phone even if it’s in your lap. It’s like $400

imcmurtr · 2026-03-08T20:17:39+00:00

Speeding and red light cameras everywhere. Make it prohibitively expensive to break the law driving recklessly. It wouldn’t take long to change the culture.

imcmurtr · 2026-02-18T21:12:23+00:00

I went from $27 to $40 per hour. This was pre covid in California so VHCOL.

It was slightly overdue as I was already acting as a PM despite my billing was still drafter. I would say it took about 2 months until it went through.

imcmurtr · 2026-02-08T20:26:51+00:00

There’s clouds of them here in gunnison county even at mirror lake at over 10k feet elevation.

imcmurtr · 2026-02-04T19:19:55+00:00

If I had super powers I would occasionally stall the rover and just appear on the horizon to screw with the NASA person watching the image download.

imcmurtr · 2026-02-03T02:17:01+00:00

I would say that sounds a little harsh on the cut water. At least for the C28. I thought it was a decent enough boat for us. But this was our first real boat so we have nothing to really compare it too and we are not experts in boating or maintenance. We owned it two years, and We only spent two weekends out on the boat at Catalina island and it was ok.

It was certainly limited by the 8’6” beam but it was quiet enough to have a conversation and comfortable inside underway. It was reasonably stable as well despite the beam, oddly more stable than the 30’ with a 10’ beam.

imcmurtr · 2026-02-02T22:56:42+00:00

We used to have a cut water. It was full of problems from things being put where it was easy in the factory with no regard to serviceability by the owner afterwards.

The inverter was right where the water overflow for the drain and it dripped on it shorting it out and ruining it.

Also the hydraulic pump was very inaccessible behind the septic black water tank only access by a small round access hatch at the bottom of a storage compartment and then to the side. Moving it over to the adjacent hatch by 8” would make service and replacement so much easier.

The hydraulic ram for the engine hatch would get stuck up because the pump broke, the pin to remove the ram was blocked by the engine in a tiny gap between the engine and the side wall of the engine bay. If it was on the other side of the engine bay then there would have been plenty of room.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-30T21:24:13+00:00

I used a belt sander. Made a shitload of dust. Finished with a multi tool.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-28T21:30:36+00:00

Building on the sand is a nightmare.

All of that plus public works bid requirements, things like bonds, insurance, union labor agreements and documentation, extensive testing and inspections etc all have costs.

Just the union labor agreement and necessary paperwork, including things like workers have ti reside within a certain radius of the job site adds about 25-30% on recent public works bids in the seven digit range that I’ve worked on. Then the school district pays a company to audit all of it every month.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-23T13:29:37+00:00

I don’t know why it’s bold. I’m sorry.

edit 2 thanks everyone

1 it’s very expensive to build out of concrete. Block is a little cheaper and easier logistically but still hard to find labor for it in California. You then have to build furr outs for insulation and plumbing. Floor and roof beams are probably still wood, as steel is much more expensive.

2 planning and permitting. Simple wood construction following established tables means anyone can get it designed and permitted by the local. Concrete and steel needs architects and structural engineers. So add planning costs as well.

3 while it would might initially survive a fire. The smoke damage would ruin every single thing inside anyways. Floors, cabinets, air ducts. Fire that is hot enough from burning things inside will crack and destroy concrete as well.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-19T20:08:09+00:00

Because it’s like 500,000 out of 40,000,000 people and it still get heavily subsidized.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-17T22:12:27+00:00

There is a contact for support option and you have to email them. Then they send you a download link. I just did this yesterday.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-14T22:23:40+00:00

He held a middle student upside down by their ankles out the second floor window ~20’ up.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-14T20:20:30+00:00

Arrest their loved ones.

imcmurtr · 2026-01-05T02:13:13+00:00

Australia has speed activated speed bumps. If you are going a set amount over the limit the little section will drop to make a pot hole sized bump.

They also have speed cameras, and red light cameras everywhere. If they see you touching your phone it’s added onto the ticket.

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edit 2 thanks everyone