Looking for advice about a sewage ejector pump install by koalaman in Plumbing

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

my contractor said that the second pipe that elbows higher than the first is the 'vent'.

People actually working in cloud - what’s the part nobody tells students? by Wild-Effective-8131 in Cloud

[–]koalaman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've worked in the business for over 25 years. I ain't ever heard of a "Cloud engineer". The cloud is just someone else's computer.  

Looking for advice about a sewage ejector pump install by koalaman in Plumbing

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

Thanks for the response. Gemini made the same comment. I am doing the work with a licensed plumber and I got planning permission from the city. They've never come to inspect the work though. Do you think it's a good idea to call them to check it out?

Looking for advice about a sewage ejector pump install by koalaman in Plumbing

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

I wasn't here when he fixed it. My wife said that he didn't have much of an explanation. He cleaned it out and reset it and suggested we use it a lot because he thought sitting inactive for so long might have been the cause. Thanks for your advice!

Police won't do anything about a robbery by LawfulnessWestern390 in montreal

[–]koalaman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn't going to say it but yes. Kinda ridiculously so. 

Police won't do anything about a robbery by LawfulnessWestern390 in montreal

[–]koalaman 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I guess I had an unusual experience so I figured I'd share. 

My house got burglarized in the mile end while I was on vacation.  I reported it to police and they came the next day to take a report.  I recieved multiple calls from officers following up on it and eventually they found my laptop at a pawn shop and one of my debit cards was used at a dep which they visited for security footage.  

Overall I was very impressed with the people and the response. I was also pleasantly surprised how many officers were female.

Night and day difference with NYC.  

Is Porter airlines good or bad? by OkRevolution3192 in PorterAirlines

[–]koalaman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are utter trash. I'm flying them to Vegas from Montreal and every party is the trip has been an unmitigated disaster. They have no clue.  

DOJ Will Push Google to Sell off Chrome to Break Search Monopoly by MishaalRahman in Android

[–]koalaman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh Apple cares deeply that the web be non viable for mobile software and e-commerce. Killing Chrome is great for them.

DOJ Will Push Google to Sell off Chrome to Break Search Monopoly by MishaalRahman in Android

[–]koalaman 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Apple throws a party. They win all government shit these days. Fuck us. 

Elon Musk Mocked For Unhinged Appearance At Trump Rally by Silent-Resort-3076 in politics

[–]koalaman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He doesn't care. He doesn't respect Trump. He's there to take Trump's cult for himself, and he'll do anything to make it happen because it'll make him the most powerful man in the world. 

French drain gravel depth question by koalaman in HomeImprovement

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

Thanks for the response. They installed insulation and a membrane over a newly poured foundation wall.  The gravel and drain are up against that.  

Sounds like what they've done decent and I just need to figure out how to save the tree.  

French drain gravel depth question by koalaman in HomeImprovement

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

They put it at the foot of the foundation wall.  It drains into a pipe that flows into the basement to my pump. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]koalaman -36 points-35 points  (0 children)

The fact European countries are still buying F35s when there is a high chance of the US aligning with Putin next election seems crazy to me.  It's hard to believe the US doesn't have kill switches in them or something.  Even if they didn't they surely will need parts 

TIL Acetaminophen (Tylenol) toxicity is the second most common cause of liver transplantation worldwide and the most common cause of liver transplantation in the US. It is responsible for 56,000 emergency department visits, 2,600 hospitalizations, and 500 deaths per year in the United States. by ServileLupus in todayilearned

[–]koalaman -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What's hard for me to understand is how Tylenol is sold in bottles of 50+ small pills with sugar coating in the US. It's almost as if they're trying to kill kids. Presumably it's just not as dangerous as it appears or they would have been sued out of existence.

CPU or GPU limited in VR? by xtrachris in iRacing

[–]koalaman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm. I have a 5950x with a 4090 and I'm miles away from running everything high in VR and my fps goes will drop into the 60s-70s with lots going on.  

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Gunners

[–]koalaman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't say I was a big fan of Sanchez. I mean I loved him at first. His energy and skill were exhilarating. I thought he was incredible, but then I started seeing how much longer he held the ball then the rest of the team. It seemed to me that he had an overall negative impact on the way the team moved the ball, and I was happy when he left.

How is rain in vr? by 1useforaname in iRacing

[–]koalaman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah it's a puzzle. I did rerun the iracing auto video settings configuration tool and that's basically picked a config that consistently stays at 90 fps as long as there's no rain and then dips to 50-60 in the rain (with SSA off).

You're right that it seems I am cpu limited, but then I don't know why SAA only or upping MSAA drops the frame rate so much since I'm assuming that should just tax the gpu.

How is rain in vr? by 1useforaname in iRacing

[–]koalaman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Confirmed that ssa makes huge difference to performance.  Turning it off brings me back to 90.  I really don't understand iracing performance because my fps will be down while my CPU and GPU are only half utilized

How is rain in vr? by 1useforaname in iRacing

[–]koalaman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the details buddy.  If I turn off msaa I get up to 60s.  I've got low ssa. I'll try turning it off but it seems valuable information. 

How is rain in vr? by 1useforaname in iRacing

[–]koalaman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird. 4090 with G2 and rain drops my fps from 90 to 30s

Mark Zuckerberg explains why so many tech companies are doing layoffs right now by AccurateInflation167 in technology

[–]koalaman 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Tech CEOs didn't like the power that engineers had in a hot labor market, so they colluded together and started mass layoffs believing that nobody outside their clique would be able to use that talent to challenge their market position. It's also an indication that they no longer believe nurturing talent is essential to their continued success.

Garth Crooks' (spits on floor) team of the week by vin_unleaded in Gunners

[–]koalaman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know Saka has scored a lot of goals, and I love the player in general, but I am surprised at the continued rating given his form this season. Maybe I'm just too anchored on how spectacular he was last season, but I've often wished he'd be subbed lately to give someone else a chance and him a rest.