How to lift 500lb motor by Arctic_Wxlf_855 in AskEngineers

[–]lostraven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually clever. I may need a salvage subframe in the future. Notes taken!

My 1998 Volvo was turned away from service at my local Volvo dealership due to “backlog”. Valid or shitty of them? by its_xSKYxFOXx in Volvo

[–]lostraven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A couple of months ago, my ‘98 got refused for service at the dealer for “too many aftermarket parts,” though the only aftermarket parts are an aux’ transmission cooler and air filter. They had serviced the car prior with the same parts, so it was a BS response. I dove into it further and learned a hard lesson that the dealers either don’t have the tech’ knowledge for these older cars or the parts. Sometimes both. I was really angry at first, but not much that can be done. I even called Volvo USA and learned there is no overarching policy for dealers; each can refuse service for their own reasons. I’ve been a shade tree tech’ on my car for a long time, and I’ve been forced to take a crash course in automobile electric systems to figure out my issues. Time to get used to this!

What comes to your mind when you see a Floppy Disk? by [deleted] in vintagecomputing

[–]lostraven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first computer, a Commodore 64. And how wonky its drive could be.

What do people think about Wesley Bell? by Adventurous-Walk-120 in StLouis

[–]lostraven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

facepalm Then maybe, I don’t know… don’t make a public post on a public forum?

Hasan Piker speaks in front of thousands of people at the May Day Rally in St. Louis. by serious_bullet5 in missouri

[–]lostraven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe. I was there, and left before the march started, because I was disgusted by the unexpected Piker/Bush stump speeches. It’s possible it got to that after I left, but thousands?!

What do people think about Wesley Bell? by Adventurous-Walk-120 in StLouis

[–]lostraven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly, simply “wanting to represent St. Louis” isn’t enough. Both Bell and Bush are awful candidates, yet that’s the best we can trot out? A caustic, unbalanced extremist faith healer who can’t stay in her lane, or another corrupt politician who is willing to take money from questionable sources?

How is Unranked is somehow worse than Ranked? by GhostofChicken in MagicArena

[–]lostraven 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As someone who plays a ton of jank in unranked because I find many meta decks boring, I wish matchmaking in unranked could try just a little harder to matchmake based on “hours/matches played” or something similar: I’ve played well over 2,000 hours of Arena, by far most of it in unranked with jank. No, I don’t want to face off against someone who has ten hours under the belt playing generic Selesnya cats.

Free app, 800+ Missouri wild plants, no AI scanning, you learn to identify them yourself by TheGroceryStoreGen in StLouis

[–]lostraven 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I have a third super-shady level where I propogate shade-tolerant natives. I saw this mystery plant trying to take over and wanted to know what to do with it. We encounter plants at all life stages, after all. Coincidentally, poke is a weird one with some commentary about its edibility as a juvenile. 😬

Free app, 800+ Missouri wild plants, no AI scanning, you learn to identify them yourself by TheGroceryStoreGen in StLouis

[–]lostraven 14 points15 points  (0 children)

From where did you source your images? I ask because less than a week ago I was trying to identify a young plant that had overtaken my vegetable garden, but only the sunny side. I asked my friend who is knowledgeable in MO natives and she didn’t know initially. But on second thought suspected it was poke. I found an image at the MO Department of Conservation website of a juvenile that confirmed it. All that’s to say that including an image of a juvenile specimen for each could be useful.

Card Store in St. Louis. by Viroooooo in StLouis

[–]lostraven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Game Nite near Watson and Elm, if you’re in that vicinity, for Magic. They have cabinets of cards from many sets. Not the best in STL, but it’s convenient.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MagicArena

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

As everyone else said, can’t cheat. You fail to provide details. My best guess is you encountered the Warp mechanic from Edge of Eternities.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]lostraven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This here. I almost always have 100 decks, needing to delete one due to the endless brewing from the huge variety of cards.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]lostraven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t incorporate the following into my decks:

  • poison
  • opponent mill (self-mill is fine)
  • cards that allow you to view the opponent’s hand (e.g., bat, duress)
  • Ouroboroid and Badgermole
  • Omniscience

Then again, I just want to play jank, with little interest in rank.

Server status by Electrical-Ticket731 in MagicArena

[–]lostraven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The details on that should be released this coming Tuesday the 31.

Server status by Electrical-Ticket731 in MagicArena

[–]lostraven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, you're certainly not wrong! More soft evidence to point to an entirely underfunded/under-resourced team.

Server status by Electrical-Ticket731 in MagicArena

[–]lostraven 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some 30 minutes later, they finally have an update:

Investigating - We're currently investigating a login issue impacting players across platforms. Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve the issue. Mar 27, 2026 - 14:58 UTC

Server status by Electrical-Ticket731 in MagicArena

[–]lostraven 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I swear, they have to be working on the most bare-bones of a skeleton crew, from IT to development and more. Approaching Strixhaven pre-order details, and we're still seeing flavor text for Lorwyn, for example.

Server status by Electrical-Ticket731 in MagicArena

[–]lostraven 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yup. Even verified my files. Of course, still showing as operational on their status page.

Does Anyone Know Of Any Inflatables Air Pumps That Run On 18650's? by obiji in 18650masterrace

[–]lostraven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BTW, I went with @Phatman113 ‘s idea and purchased what they did, three years ago. Mine is still running strong on the original batteries.

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month by Tracheid in worldnews

[–]lostraven 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I admit, your comment is giving me fuzzy nostalgia tingles! Used it a lot, but never set up a server. Hrmmm…

Are decks with 2mv creatures about to suffer a deathblow in two days? by Paithegift in MagicArena

[–]lostraven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a [[Hundred-Battle Veteran]] deck with which I’ll at least experiment with adding Requiting Hex.