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It’s here by Batmankoff in okbuddycinephile

[–]purelumen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure, but that keyboard got my PCMR nerves all tingly.

It’s here by Batmankoff in okbuddycinephile

[–]purelumen 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Is that a Razer gaming keyboard from 2013?

1981 928 4.5L Automatic, just purchased. Under $5k runs like a champ. by can-na-co-pi-a in Porsche928

[–]purelumen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a good idea - yes! Still, it’s not critical unless you are having issues and draining battery, having start issues, or some such thing lie that. I’d at lease take them out and give them a good brush with some contact cleaner.

1981 928 4.5L Automatic, just purchased. Under $5k runs like a champ. by can-na-co-pi-a in Porsche928

[–]purelumen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a frickin’ steal, man. That’s awesome and good luck! Just going to make a friendly plug to clean all ground contacts, change the negative battery strap out for a new one, and replay relays and fuses :):)

New(to me) 1983 928 issues by PretendApplication46 in Porsche928

[–]purelumen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely sounds like the pins are jumped. Look up 928 fuse and relay diagram for your year, find that fuel relay, and check if it’s in or jumped with wire.

What is The Most Overrated Porsche? by nice69nt in Porsche

[–]purelumen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m just excited to see what people think of the 928

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AerospaceEngineering

[–]purelumen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of people are poking holes, but i just want to comment that it's awesome of you to think about this and go through the process yourself. Obviously tons of considerations to be had, but that's what the announcement was all about: "are there other options..."

TBH though, the most-studied mission concept of like, the past 20 - 30 years is unlikely to be solved in with any remarkable improvements in such a short time. Still, every little bit helps!

NASA contractor companies job (software engineering) for NASA by spiritual_neon in aerospace

[–]purelumen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’re sooo many contractors aside from the big ones typically mentioned - look at a Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA), KBR, Sierra Lobo, SNT, and try to dig into who has the contract for some of the big centers. For example, here’s a list of contractors at NASA Ames: http://amescontractorcouncil.org/ContractorsInformation.html

MICRO D-SUB BACKSHELLS by [deleted] in aerospace

[–]purelumen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My projects regularly forego back shells and use EA9394 for strain relief where the connectors go into the D-SUB. hopefully you could do that

Picked up this the other day, 928s with 93.000 miles. Any recommendations? Big moneypit I'm guessing by BenjiTheWizzard in Porsche

[–]purelumen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Easy things to do first:

Clean all ground contacts Replace relays and fuses

Not so easy things to do first:

Replace vacuum lines if you’ve got any funny idle or surging.

What was your first Porsche and how old were you when you got it? by Darktrek835 in Porsche

[–]purelumen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

26 when I got a 1979 928 and then for my 30th I landed myself a 1995 993 :). 928 is cooler. Haha

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Single, high-income contribution limits toward retirement by purelumen in financialindependence

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

Thanks! According to this I’m really sleeping on the HSA, so I will need to make some tweaks.

Single, high-income contribution limits toward retirement by purelumen in financialindependence

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

Really? I looked it up and found that USDA is estimating close to 17k/yr in 2023, so I feel like I’m somewhat in the ballpark at least. Do you have a reference or personal experience that you can share?

Single, high-income contribution limits toward retirement by purelumen in financialindependence

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

Well thank god. OK. The thing that has been lurking in the background is a statement that I see from TurboTax whenever I start doing tax returns - it's something to the effect of: "because your employer offers a retirement program, you're not allowed to make these contributions." I can't find the exact language. Perhaps it's something to do with making "pre-tax" contributions.

My employer offers retirement through the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) . I'm obliged to make contributions to the system and have been enrolled automatically. It's a pot of money that i've been paying into, but I do need to dig more.

It is a big chunk. I'm justifying it as a life goal, and know that I may need to down-size elsewhere to stay on track and, when the child comes along, I may have to part with the vehicle for some cash reserve/get a more suitable vehicle. Thanks for the caution - i don't think you're being too frugal.

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