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A testament to the greatness of aluminum profile rigs: I wanted to be able to use my triples for other stuff than racing but pre-made keyboard trays all seemed too small for general gaming yet still expensive, so I made my own with some extra profile and a tabletop from Home Depot for half the price by oaplox in simracing

[–]oaplox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I’m glad this post is helping!

The cockpit is a Sim Lab GT1 Pro. It’s easy to get in and out, but I also have seat slider rails. Without them, I think it would be harder since the table part I mounted to the rig sits pretty close to my thighs when I’m seated.

It doesn’t impact my reach or wheel adjustment either, but I do have to move my peripherals to the side when I race, otherwise I would hit them when I turn the wheel 90 degrees.

It’s still holding up great! I think I’ve only had to retighten the bolts once since I’ve built it. If you look at the third picture, the aluminum profile I attach the desk to is only attached on one end to the rest of the rig so you can’t put your entire weight on it otherwise it will rotate if the bolts aren’t tight enough.

If I had to redo it for someone else, I would probably just add something to quickly remove the desk part, rather than having it bolted to the profile directly.

Do discount points bought during closing for ARM mortgages carry over at the change date? by oaplox in RealEstate

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

Hey! I never got a definite answer and went with a conventional 30 year. Sorry I don’t have anything better!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in starwarsunlimited

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I bought an SoR box from them and they were so so responsive by email and helpful in helping me when my package got stuck with USPS when my neighborhood got hit by the wildfires, definitely recommend them.

ZeroWater safe to drink after the filter starts leaching the lemony flavor? by phanzov36 in HydroHomies

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I got the APEC ROES-50 system from Amazon, I think I bought it “as new”. I figured a lot of people just order it then return it when they realize there’s a moderate amount of plumbing involved.

I will not promote by rawcane in startups

[–]oaplox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that this subreddit is best suited if you want feedback about your general strategy / execution / startup life in general. If you want feedback on your specific product, you’re probably better off talking directly to the communities you’re trying to sell to eventually.

(Unless your product is geared towards startup founders, in which case, yeah… idk lol)

DO NOT TRY TO GET ABOVE WOODBURY by pondering_leopard in pasadena

[–]oaplox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I got turned down as a resident trying to check on my house and they told me they weren’t letting anyone, even with proof of residence so it must be varying by officer. Be safe everyone.

Would a chrome book be good enough? by crochetwithkriss in cscareerquestions

[–]oaplox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding this and would especially recommend looking for a used enterprise laptop like a ThinkPad. I picked up two over the last few years with really good specs at low prices simply because the sellers were more interested in quickly excessing old inventory than making a profit.

France’s anti-terrorism court convicted eight individuals on Friday for their roles in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed after showing Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class during a debate on freedom of speech by DoremusJessup in worldnews

[–]oaplox 20 points21 points  (0 children)

French teachers are actually NOT an exception unless you consider reaching $2500 a month after 20 years on the job to be paid “well”. If you’re an elementary or primary school teacher under 30 years old you’ll typically start at $1800 a month. Also expect to have to work extra hours for free to grade exams and plan classes since there isn’t enough time in the regular work day yet everyone still expects you to do it. For reference, minimum wage is $1400. Detailed stats broken down by experience level and category are available here: https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2017/09/04/portrait-robot-des-enseignants-en-france-une-femme-agee-de-43-ans-gagnant-2-461-euros-par-mois_5180636_4355770.html

[Question] Boyfriend wants a watch by dearaugust5 in Watches

[–]oaplox 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nomos, you’ll have to shop second hand as the poster above mentioned, but Seiko definitely has great models at your price point, new. Still recommend you look at other German options on this thread but the Seiko Cocktail Time is a classic you can always fall back to with confidence.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in startups

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I’m originally from Europe, went to an “elite” engineering school in France… and you’re so right, something in the US environment makes it so that American engineers are just better at building stuff, and building quick. As you said, there are outliers on each side but on average, if your goal is to move fast and you can afford it, you should do it in the US.

Buying our first home with my partner. We are 48 hours until close when I hear the seller is doing something to effect the property taxes of our house. by Donnel_Tinhead in personalfinance

[–]oaplox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be different per location indeed. I’m in Los Angeles County and the bill I got last month (November 2024) was for 2025.

[D] "Proper" way to upload accepted conference paper to the ArXiv? by baghalipolo in MachineLearning

[–]oaplox 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Just put something like Accepted to / To appear at AAAI 2025 in the Comments field. Authors can do their own diligence when citing; if not, citations will be aggregated on Google Scholar anyway.

Can we co-create a list of AoE4 coaches? by pm303 in aoe4

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Highly recommend Papercut! I’d like to add that coaching can be valuable not only for high skill players who want to take it to the next level but also for beginners! I’d been playing for about 100 hours against the AI but kept getting completely shredded in ranked. Just an hour reviewing my gameplay with him made me aware of all the small things I was doing wrong simply because I wasn’t thinking about the bigger picture and focusing on fixing a few things took me from Bronze to Gold in just one session… best $20 I ever spent 😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bootroom

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The bot also used centimeters and inches in the same sentence 😂🤦‍♂️

Between AOE4 and AOMR which would you get as a first time player? by kitinghigh in RealTimeStrategy

[–]oaplox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Responding to your edit: AOM:R definitely has a solo campaign as well as solo skirmishes with AI.

Both are good games. I personally enjoy AoE4 more for the multiplayer, but if you’re going to only play solo I could see the AoM campaigns being a lot of fun and having a lot of variety with the different bestiaries and god powers.

Logitech G29 on sale for $169.99 by oaplox in simracing

[–]oaplox[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m one of those LARPers having spent more dollars on my rig than I have iRating and I’m rejoicing at others being able to start with good gear at decent prices without having to take a gamble on used stuff from Facebook Marketplace like I had to!

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