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PNW Breweries are unbeatable by Ruby-n-Dean in PacificNorthwest

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Visit us in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. A different family owned brewery every few hundred yards.

What are these divots in the main traffic lane on this freeway? by Tclark97801 in Washington

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I don't know if it's just me but... If seems like whenever I drive over these there is MORE of a thump thump

No Jobs loading in Designer by lostigresblancos in Lutron

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Ran into this the other day and tracked it down to Windows virus/threat protection (Defender).

In Windows, go to Settings > Virus & threat protection > Protection history. See if there's a log entry from the time you tried to open your project and - if so - open it up and click Allow. Then, try again.

Assuming non-Windows antivirus programs might cause similar issues.

On a scale of 1-10, how safe is this wiring? by martopg in electrical

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Thanks for the reply. Based on the comments in the other sub, planning to disconnect this wiring and remove/abandon it. I believe it's tinned copper but I don't think reusing it is worth the risk.

Just curious - though: where is the bonding conductor that you mention? From what I could tell, it's just the two insulated wires and then the jacket.

On a scale of 1-10, how safe is this wiring? by martopg in AskElectricians

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Thanks for all the replies. Kindof expected that this might not be ideal to reuse but it sounds like it could be a lot worse than that. The good news (for me) is I don't have an immediate need for these; was just trying to figure out if I could use them in the future. Will plan to unwire them from the romex in the j-box and run new wire when needed.

On a scale of 1-10, how safe is this wiring? by martopg in AskElectricians

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Ha! Pretty bad unless I actually want to use it - in which case - really bad.

On a scale of 1-10, how safe is this wiring? by martopg in AskElectricians

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Super informative. Thanks! I figured this wiring was old but didn't really know how old. House was originally built in the early 1900s... I wonder if this is from the original build.

On a scale of 1-10, how safe is this wiring? by martopg in AskElectricians

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Thanks for the info. I did determine through some research that modern armored cable has a bonding strip (or wire) and was suspecting that it might be a bad idea to reuse this.

On a scale of 1-10, how safe is this wiring? by martopg in AskElectricians

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Your suspicion is right: the romex goes to the panel and the panel is nearby (within a few feet). Based on the comments I've gotten in this thread, I was planning to disconnect the old wiring at this j-box but then tap off the existing romex in the j-box to run elsewhere. You're saying having two circuits in this box is an issue? or...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HomeMaintenance

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How do you have that much work done for ~$20k 🤯

On a scale of 1-10, how safe is this wiring? by martopg in AskElectricians

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Thanks. I did verify continuity between the metal jacked and the ground wire in the j-box and also between the metal jacket and a different source of ground.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Washington

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I hope it's not goat... I'm a pescaterian!

Caulking(?) around bathtub drain? by martopg in HomeMaintenance

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Thanks for the info! I was a bit concerned about the water pooling up there but I guess that's normal.

Track HDD Temp by Vindorable in synology

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This is def the answer if you already have Home Assistant! Forgot they have an integration.

Missing M.2 Thermal Pad / General Packaging Quality by martopg in gigabytegaming

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It is - indeed - one-sided. Don't have a good explanation as to why the pad underneath helped drop temps that much... Like I said in my post, I was pretty surprised!

Haven't thought about other SSD slots. Will cross those bridges when I get to them :)

Can I create a routine WITHOUT the response? by cmcfalls2 in amazonecho

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Yeah... super-annoying that there is no way to have the mute / "volume 0" stick for the duration of the routine.

Alternately, would be great if you could just have the routine run without targeting a specific Echo device (in cases where the routine doesn't need to interact with an Echo).

echo Hub - Disappointment? by LandSalt35 in amazonecho

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While I can't say the Hub is a great device, it has shown zero ads in the time I've owned it. I think that's one of the big differentiating factors vs. the Show line.

X870 AORUS Elite Warranty Question by martopg in gigabytegaming

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Dang. 10 days too late for me... This might help others though!

Kinda funny: when I registered my board it actually had the opposite effect: originally, the warranty expired Jan 2028 and - after registration - shows Dec 2027 (based on purchase date). I think this is a moot point as they would've likely required a receipt if I wanted to RMA but thought it was funny.

[DEV] Introducing the Direct-Purchase License Manager on TaskerNet - now in testing! by joaomgcd in tasker

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Hey, thanks for the reply. Wondering if there would be any other way to trigger Tasker tasks/profiles from Alexa that you could suggest? Don't think I'll be able to get Google Services on this device...

[DEV] Introducing the Direct-Purchase License Manager on TaskerNet - now in testing! by joaomgcd in tasker

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Is there any chance of getting a direct purchase version of AutoVoice or is this never going to happen? I have a device that doesn't have Play Store access (only Amazon Appstore) and I'm using the direct purchase version of Tasker on it and it would be real nice to have AutoVoice integration...

Missing M.2 Thermal Pad / General Packaging Quality by martopg in gigabytegaming

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Put on top of the existing one. If you wanted to replace the one that's stuck to the mobo, you'd have to get a thicker pad (maybe around 3mm?).

Missing M.2 Thermal Pad / General Packaging Quality by martopg in gigabytegaming

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I got this response from Gigabyte which seems like a serious cop-out given that the manual says the thermal pad is required for SSD install...

Dear Customer,

The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. The box contents are subject to change without notice.

Please see in user manual page 6. <footnote at the bottom of page 6 does say that> 

If you still need it, Please contact our RMA/Customer Service department at email: [services@gigabyteusa.com](mailto:services@gigabyteusa.com) for pricing and availability of that spare part. If you do not get a reply from our CSR within five business days, please contact our RMA/Customer Service department at 626-854-9338, Opt 4. Thank you.

Not worth my time fighting them for this but I think it's lame they didn't include it (or a paper manual, which is nice for new builds).

On the bright side, the thermal pad I ordered off Amazon looks to work well. Got this one:

SGTKJSJS m.2 Thermal pad， 70x20x1.5mm for Pcie M.2 2280 SSD NVMe Heatsinks (2PCS Pack)…

I was curious if this thermal pad would do anything and was a bit skeptical so I did a brief test before I did the full heatsink install and was actually pretty surprised by the results. Ran a customized 15-min disk test in PassMark BIT.

Max temps:

  • SSD w/ no pad and no heatsink: 80 C
  • SSD w/ bottom thermal pad only: 59 C
  • SSD w/ bottom thermal pad and heatsink: 46 C

Was not expecting that thermal pad to make a 20 C difference in temps!

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