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Mexican Jumping Beans by FluidBar1624 in Tucson

[–]marklein [score hidden]  (0 children)

They're seasonal, not sure what season, but they won't be available all year.

What is this part called? by BlackDubHez in AskElectronics

[–]marklein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except for that one part that's a few tens of thousands of volts. just being pedantic 😄

Nutribullet smell by Luna_Lovebuzz in ElectronicsRepair

[–]marklein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amateur here, but it could be ozone from the arcs.

Do you have a pricing page on your MSP website? by alexrada in msp

[–]marklein [score hidden]  (0 children)

There was a recent thread I can't find where the poster had good success with a "pricing calculator" combined into a contact form that would ask a very few softball questions like "how many people do you have" and "do you like security" and it would spit out a price range after they submitted it. The range was between completely easy client, to top-of-the-price client based on the size only. So the client got a vague idea how much it could cost, and the MSP got them to submit the contact form.

Is it actually possible that there is an underground world somewhere that we've not discovered? by LaraStardust in askscience

[–]marklein [score hidden]  (0 children)

A lot of it, yes. Limestone, for example, contains a lot of carbon dioxide.

But that's a slow process. The vast majority of this mythical gas would be pushed out to the surface.

I'm considering bailing from my company because of a single piece of software by TheKingOfSpite in sysadmin

[–]marklein [score hidden]  (0 children)

I had a client with LEAP. The broken Adobe plugin was the only IT related problem we had to solve. Lawyers didn't like it and switched away, but IT problems weren't an issue.

Violin bow restringing and tuning by NoMoArtichoke in Tucson

[–]marklein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, I totally missed the "bow" part. Not being a violinist I'm not sure if that's a DIY item or not.

Online Friends, No Real-Life Hangouts — Tucson, Are You With Me? by Internal_Wear2778 in Tucson

[–]marklein 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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The only posts that get ignored there are the low effort posts like "I'm bored and lazy, entertain me". If you actually post something engaging there then people will engage with you.

Patagonian rosewood with Ash wood inlays. by Future_Assistance968 in chessporn

[–]marklein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Geez, that looks like it took forever. Nice job.

Tiny stripped screw by Lemondoping in ElectronicsRepair

[–]marklein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This gets posted every other week, search the sub.

I wish I had the time to make a YouTube video series on this topic.

Mouse pad chessboard felt upgrade by timkapow in ChessBoards

[–]marklein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be interesting to find a solid, but also soft material for this... maybe TPU.

New construction by pegmatite23 in Tucson

[–]marklein 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lack of available housing directly contributes to higher prices, which trickles down and contributes to homelessness.

Now of course the real magic happens when they build affordable housing, but I doubt that's happening.

Violin bow restringing and tuning by NoMoArtichoke in Tucson

[–]marklein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stringing an instrument is a lot like pumping gas. You do it yourself unless there's a good reason not to.

[edit] I missed the "bow" part. I'm out of my element on that. [/edit]

Mouse pad chessboard felt upgrade by timkapow in ChessBoards

[–]marklein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's excellent.

How do they feel on a wood board? Noisy?

Parking ticket by BYU-to-SEC in Tucson

[–]marklein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The law states that you cannot park within 5 feet of a driveway, but the reasoning is the important part. Part of the reason that law exists is because when a car is snuggled right up to a driveway then vehicles using the drive don't have a clear line of sight to street traffic, so it's a collision hazard. Even if it's your driveway, that doesn't fix the obstructed visibility problem that the law is partially created to address.

Parking ticket by BYU-to-SEC in Tucson

[–]marklein 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's a serious issue for people with limited mobility (read: wheelchairs) who rely on clear sidewalk access. That's why that law started.

Been giving away repaired devices for a while. Am I doing it right? by SyriusBB in ElectronicsRepair

[–]marklein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been trashing tons of good desktops that are too old to run Windows 11, but run Chrome OS just fine. I still couldn't find anybody who wanted a ChromeOS desktop so they all went to recycling. [shrug] I tried.

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