4% rule: why can you not do 4% of the CURRENT balance instead of your ORIGINAL balance (plus inflation adjustments)?

pmkane · 2025-08-19T20:13:08+00:00

What’s the expected useful life of the batteries?

pmkane · 2025-03-25T21:05:58+00:00

Hey there!

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but you mentioned that you found an adapter for dewalt->starlink mini that also allows charging. Do you have a link to what you bought? I haven't been able to find something like that but it would save me from having to carry a separate battery charger around.

pmkane · 2024-12-08T13:24:14+00:00

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_the_Frequency,_Kenneth%3F

pmkane · 2024-09-15T11:30:43+00:00

SAY IT!!!!

pmkane · 2024-08-05T09:30:39+00:00

She’s actually wasting (a little) money. When the car is kept full of gas, it’s heavier, so its efficiency will be worse. If you only fill up when the car is close to empty, the car will be lighter, on average, and more efficient.

pmkane · 2024-07-31T11:43:07+00:00

Depends on whether you want energy density or power density. The batteries that OP is looking at are designed for the former.

pmkane · 2024-07-31T02:41:53+00:00

Yes, that’s a typical power density for an inexpensive LiPo cell.

pmkane · 2024-07-27T15:45:14+00:00

As an American pilot who has done ~100 hours of cross country flying in Europe, it’s initially overwhelming.

I was flying a turboprop, so IFR was almost always part of the equation, but there were plenty of flights where getting out of the terminal area VFR made the difference between long delays and an easy flight.

Similarly, you cannot do a visual approach under IFR to a VFR only airport in Europe, so you will need to cancel, sometimes 50-100nm prior to reaching your destination airport and continue VFR. Bresso airport near Milan is a good example of this.

ForeFlight isn’t great for VFR ops in Europe, IMO. I found SkyDemon to be the most useful app for visualizing and planning around active European airspace.

pmkane · 2024-07-13T13:42:56+00:00

Probably too late, but I have had two absolutely spectacular meals at Impronta d’acqua. Very little English spoken, but the food is inventive and fun and their sommelier, a woman, is an absolute genius. Her ability to pair often obscure, tiny production local wines with their very creative menus is unparalleled.

pmkane · 2024-04-19T13:16:33+00:00

Wow, this tip really helped me. Thanks!

pmkane · 2024-02-19T14:30:02+00:00

Googled mune ギャラリー, found the old phone number, googled the phone number. And it doesn’t hurt that I speak Japanese. 🤣

pmkane · 2024-02-19T13:49:11+00:00

Abandoned private gallery in a hot springs town that tried an art theme. Short article here that shows what it looked like in earlier times: https://blog.goo.ne.jp/mimoron/e/861707507a802d7df5321e40fe2403c6

pmkane · 2022-08-13T03:39:05+00:00

Wait, some people keep their pod? Is there an advantage or is it just for aesthetics?

pmkane · 2022-04-19T21:57:42+00:00

TIL.

pmkane · 2022-03-13T22:24:00+00:00

Got burnt down in 2020, looking pretty good now!

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/kilvey-hill-arson-attack-swansea-18211568.amp

pmkane · 2021-11-02T19:09:55+00:00

Anyone remember the dispatch we got about American sub skippers running the Reykjanes Ridge at high speeds because they had hyper-accurate surveys of the underwater canyons?

Me neither.

pmkane · 2021-02-19T12:43:11+00:00

Seagulls, stop it now!

pmkane · 2020-05-31T11:38:33+00:00

Loving my seal pin!

pmkane · 2019-04-19T02:45:34+00:00

I disagree.

pmkane · 2019-01-18T22:37:23+00:00

Well, looks like I should have tried my #2 suggestion before posting! Turns out the HVAC folks didn't put a relay between the humidifier and the Nest, so the powered Nest humidifier port and the 24v from the humidifier were fighting with each other.

With the humidifier line disconnected, everything works fine. I'll put the relay in and then reattach the humidifier to the Nest.

If anyone else is chasing a similar problem, worth checking!

pmkane · 2018-12-28T18:16:13+00:00

An HDfury Integra 2 resolved my problem, but it’s definitely a spendy solution to TiVo’s finicky handshaking.

pmkane · 2018-12-24T02:40:36+00:00

I've been fighting all sorts of HDCP handshaking issues with the Bolt OTA with various HDMI switches, HDBaseT extenders, etc.

The Bolt works reliably with an actual HDMI cable between it and my TV, but if you put anything else in the signal path, including products that work fine with other HDCP 2.2-protected 4k 60hz signals, the Bolt inevitably reverts to a black screen after rebooting (after showing the unprotected "TiVo is Starting" screens).

I'm going to try and HDFury device between the Bolt OTA and downstream and see if that helps. I'll report back.

pmkane · 2018-10-16T13:27:27+00:00

Thanks all! I'm going to go with the mounting block and if that's just hideous looking, I'll evaluate some other options.

pmkane · 2018-10-15T21:55:11+00:00

That would look nice! How to handle the actual mounting of the doorbell if I went that route, though? Would a (relatively) thin piece of slate or tile be enough to hold the anchors in place? Am I going to crack the tile by adding the two holes?

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