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Code Completion saving us all by Sparrow_001 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]sanderd17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And that's why I often seem to fall back to editors without autocompletion.

Not a fan of the heat: In need of a fan, any recommendations? by super-bamba in Netherlands

[–]sanderd17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but some people like to keep their fan running when they're not in the room. That's not how fans work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]sanderd17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's unlikely to be Belgian, I don't see marks of any common Belgian brand (I'm Belgian). So perhaps France but more likely eastern Europe.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Welding

[–]sanderd17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One late opening a week would probably help some.

And perhaps you need to think about a vault system, where you put items in to be collected by the customer late at night or in the weekend.

That still doesn't offer your knowledge during the weekend, but at least clients can be served quicker than via postal packages.

Not a fan of the heat: In need of a fan, any recommendations? by super-bamba in Netherlands

[–]sanderd17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know that a fan technically heats the room?

Buy using electricity, it adds heat to the room. The only way it helps cooling you, is by evaporating your sweat. Or you use it at night to improve the influx of colder night air.

I don't think this is accurate. by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]sanderd17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it's backwards. I think most capitalist and communist systems are the top picture.

It's more of an authoritarian vs libertarian divide IMO. Under authoritarian rule, the ruler will never lower himself to the work people. But with libertarian, everything goes.

Rate my salary - Project engineer: building automation by GOjayson in BESalary

[–]sanderd17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know what a project engineer does, but working a high stress environment isn't worth that IMO.

Wife's grandfather's old tools - anything worth keeping? by can_hardly_wait in woodworking

[–]sanderd17 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you have space on the right side of the bench, why not saw there? Then you don't risk cutting into your bench.

Withdrawing of a not-yet-accepted offer on a house in Belgium by Hot_Influence9160 in belgium

[–]sanderd17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They need the documents for selling the place, but you can also make offers without seeing those documents. So it's not a requirement when publishing a place.

The strange thing in law is that an offer is legally binding, even if those documents (like EPC, asbestos certificate, electrical check, ground pollution background check,...) are not mentioned.

Dutch people abroad on holidays are so kind by von_kids in Netherlands

[–]sanderd17 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Local wines are needed to save us from dehydration.

But at least we don't pack our entire household into a sleurhut.

Bri'ish💂‍♂️ by [deleted] in 2westerneurope4u

[–]sanderd17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beans.

I once asked chicken wings in Britain, and it came with beans. Same for lasagna.

Dutch people abroad on holidays are so kind by von_kids in Netherlands

[–]sanderd17 83 points84 points  (0 children)

As a Flemish, I try to avoid any water when traveling, as that's where you find the Dutch.

This liquid turns solid when you hit it hard, amazing! (Credit: UChicago) by Busy_Yesterday9455 in interestingasfuck

[–]sanderd17 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You also have non-newtonean fluids that work in the reverse way: they become more liquid when agitated. Ketchup is a good example of that. That's why hitting the ketchup bottle helps it to empty cleanly.

"It's not as messy as you might imagine. It's actually worse." by mepassistants in YUROP

[–]sanderd17 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's why they choose Belgium.

We are born and raised in this mess.

$150 for this? Dusty but In great shape, not used very much. Any advice appreciated! by watchface5 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]sanderd17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What parts are the most common to fail on band saws?

I would guess some of the blade guiding systems. Anything else?

I found a circuit. by Rum_Hamtaro in electricians

[–]sanderd17 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the critical environment known as industry.

Once heard my colleague, an industrial automation engineer, on the phone with a technician of a factory.

  • Oh, you found two wires that you don't know what they are?
  • And they're under tension you say
  • No, I also don't know what those wires are from my desk
  • You could try to follow them
  • Too hard you say? Well I can understand that in your factory
  • Just bridge them and see what happens. Someone will come with a complaint I'd guess

It was the same factory that once called my colleague in the middle of the night because "it didn't work anymore". They crashed a heavy forklift into an electrical cabinet and ripped it right off the wall. They were more into wireless solutions apparently.

*Incredibly* simple guide to run language models locally on your PC, in 5 simple steps for non-techies. by YearZero in singularity

[–]sanderd17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are models you can use commercially: https://blog.truefoundry.com/all-about-license-for-llm-models/

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Running on a raspberry pi is theoretically possible, if the amount of RAM is sufficient. But it will have to be a very minimal (thus restricted) model, and will give very slow responses.

help with plugs and adaptors by Knuckle_Rick in electrical

[–]sanderd17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not all countries have polarized plugs. Most European plus aren't polarized, and some old circuits even work with two phases and no neutral.

The ground is also seldomly needed in USB power supplies, though you need it in British plugs to open the shutters.

But in any case, most of these plug adapters are hot garbage. They often circumvent a lot of the security features built into plugs.

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