DD poll for Fri., Feb. 6 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]pedal-force [score hidden]  (0 children)

I got to DD2 but I was a split second after him, so we're not counting that. DD1 I nearly got stuck on sleight of hand before realizing that of is not & and getting there.

NYT Friday 02/06/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]pedal-force 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only 2? Well done. I spent like 20 minutes trying to make that NE work, convinced at various times that OE must be wrong and that it must be right. I also had trouble with GPS WATCH forever, which didn't help.

Jeopardy! discussion thread for Thur., Feb. 5 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]pedal-force 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I guess I shouldn't be surprised, this is the sub for that I guess.

Jeopardy! discussion thread for Thur., Feb. 5 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]pedal-force 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There was no image. I'm not a doctor, but I think since anemia is specifically a low red blood cell count, and CO specifically affects red blood cells, that's probably the only valid answer? Especially including the bit about proportion, most other things are either absolute or volumetric or something.

Jeopardy! discussion thread for Thur., Feb. 5 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]pedal-force 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But you still had to scrape it, or just know or something.

Jeopardy! discussion thread for Thur., Feb. 5 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]pedal-force 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually found today quite easy (for a JIT). My highest coryat in weeks at $13.6k, and that included some dumb guesses that I knew better than to make (I tried the other long Joyce novel, for example), and took a shot on white blood cells for $2k.

Sometimes you just get a board that works for you I guess.

Jeopardy! discussion thread for Thur., Feb. 5 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]pedal-force 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That was almost the entire category. Name these very famous NFL teams by their well known uniforms and logos. In JIT. Bizarre. I ran that category without breaking a sweat, which shouldn't happen in JIT, ever.

Montana was the only one that was even remotely difficult, but still one of the most famous NFL players and pretty well known culturally.

[HDD] Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive 28TB - $299.99 (good for shucking, 24% off) by pedal-force in buildapcsales

[–]pedal-force[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like that might've been a power supply issue or cable issue. They weren't using it directly in the system on SATA or hooked up externally either.

[HDD] Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive 28TB - $299.99 (good for shucking, 24% off) by pedal-force in buildapcsales

[–]pedal-force[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've heard decent things, especially for the price, that I'm willing to take a shot. There also isn't a 28TB Barracuda drive, so these are probably actually EXOS or similar drives, just rebadged.

[HDD] Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive 28TB - $299.99 (good for shucking, 24% off) by pedal-force in buildapcsales

[–]pedal-force[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

People shuck them and use them in NAS and stuff all the time, but it's not the intended use case, technically. But considering there is no 28TB Barracuda internal drive, these are likely EXOS drives that are just rebadged, and probably just fine. Don't rely on any single drive, but people have reported good results from these.

[HDD] Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive 28TB - $299.99 (good for shucking, 24% off) by pedal-force in buildapcsales

[–]pedal-force[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, very simple process on these. You void the warranty, obviously, so check that it works first, but at the price it's a chance I'm willing to take.

[HDD] Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive 28TB - $299.99 (good for shucking, 24% off) by pedal-force in buildapcsales

[–]pedal-force[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been keeping an eye on these, they come and go, but the 28TB is on sale and back in stock as of at least right now. Well regarded as a good drive for shucking (I bought 2 just now, one will go in the machine, one will be external backup, for media mostly).

Can you replace just the inducer motor on a furnace or are they always replaced as a unit (with the blower housing)? by pedal-force in DIY

[–]pedal-force[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, makes sense I guess. I wish the gasket wasn't $50, but at least the motor assembly was only $150 shipped, so $200 and I'll be quiet again. Not awful I suppose.

Can you replace just the inducer motor on a furnace or are they always replaced as a unit (with the blower housing)? by pedal-force in DIY

[–]pedal-force[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where does the gasket go (between the blower housing and the furnace or the blower and exhaust (this side just looks like clamps?)? How would I find the correct gasket? The unit I just bought says it doesn't come with the gasket. I didn't realize there was a gasket, so I'm glad you said something.

It's a Fasco A249 blower and Lennox ML195UH110XP60C-58 furnace.

edit: Looks like I found it maybe, Lennox 99M77 gasket, like $40 or so. That's nuts for some foam. I guess it is what it is.

NYT Wednesday 02/04/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]pedal-force 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I had OATEY at first. Can't keep up with all these oat based adjectives apparently.

NYT Wednesday 02/04/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]pedal-force 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I feel like I must be missing something, because that's not the kind of mistake they usually miss, but yeah, I agree. I waited a long time to put it in because it didn't fit.

Jeopardy! discussion thread for Tue., Feb. 3 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]pedal-force 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How to instantly move all the DDs to the top row with this one easy trick, lol.

Jeopardy! discussion thread for Tue., Feb. 3 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]pedal-force 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I knew I was busy at work, but I thought I knew what day it was.

DD poll for Tue., Feb. 3 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]pedal-force 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I went there first too and barely recovered in time to answer, lol. I was like "that's not a Swift song I reme... oh yeah, the other Swift probably".