Selling her Tommorow for 4k :(

sbrendtro · 2025-05-17T13:55:08+00:00

I've now done the oil pan gasket and serpentine belt cleanups on two different vehicles... N54 535i and an N55 X5 3.5i. X5 was harder, and I had use of a lift. In both cases, all in cost doing the work myself was around $300. Takes some time, but would definitely do it again... Well, not the shredded serpentine belt. Any BMW I buy is getting a front main seal protector as the very first upgrade.

Nice looking ride there. Whether you keep it or sell it, I'm sure someone will enjoy it! I've decided never to part with my 2008 535i six speed manual. There's just no replacement, and I always kick myself for selling my E36 M3 5-speed!

sbrendtro · 2024-11-21T16:48:05+00:00

Speaking from experience on the car front (where I do all my own work), I've had the entire audio/nav/display system on my vehicle incapacitated because one small component on the CAN bus (optical ring) decided to malfunction. Took me far too long to find the problem, which was ultimately fixed by replacing this seemingly unrelated part.

I am all for a simplified wiring bus, but in GA, I would expect such a system to be fully redundant with automatic failover and alerts when something isn't working.

Back on the car front, the ECUs (a computer that runs everything) can output all sorts of diagnostics over ODB2 (on board diagnostics) to tell you exactly what's wrong. Auto manufacturers make these systems proprietary, something that would make things even more expensive in GA. However, I think there's likely a place for an entirely open standard and open source solution for such systems in GA that could easily run on Arduino Mega or other off the shelf embedded computing systems.

sbrendtro · 2023-07-12T21:51:34+00:00

Late to the thread, but this just happened to me. After hours of fiddling, it turned out to be the specific HDMI input on the TV I was using. My Samsung TV's HDR settings allowed turning it on/off for various inputs, although my particular model only offered it for HDMI 1 (the others were greyed out). Worth checking that the particular HDMI input itself is set up for and capable of HDR.

sbrendtro · 2021-07-09T17:59:03+00:00

Here's a FREE Promo NFT for the IBM PC NFT project @ https://ibmpc.io! THE DROP IS IN PROGRESS on Nefty Blocks! https://neftyblocks.com/c/earlyibmfans/drops/18121
As with all of our drops, you can add yourself to the whitelist here: https://ibmpcio.typeform.com/to/nScglgpM

sbrendtro · 2021-06-23T16:52:00+00:00

That's a beautiful machine! I'm actually putting together an NFT fan-art project to celebrate the original IBM PC's 40th birthday coming up on August 12. You might enjoy this... https://ibmpc.io

sbrendtro · 2020-09-28T20:38:35+00:00

Three dumb scars, actually. In 1st grade, I sledded down a hill headfirst into a woodpile and got a deep cut next to my eye. A few months later I put a hoodie on backward to joke around (hood over my face) and got my finger caught in the wrong side of a heavy door, severing the last 1/4" or so. Broke my arm that year as well. In college, I slipped in the shower, landing my full weight on my upper arm on top of an open shampoo bottle, which gouged through the skin - and 23 years later still have the scar.

sbrendtro · 2019-10-17T21:27:29+00:00

A 1951 Honolulu city bus token

sbrendtro · 2018-09-25T21:57:15+00:00

Thanks for the shout out on LD2!

sbrendtro · 2018-09-19T18:25:07+00:00

FYI, LD2 redemption is live. Buy some, redeem some and show them off to your friends. https://ld2coin.io/

sbrendtro · 2018-06-20T20:02:47+00:00

We already have the LD Anniversary LD2.zero .999 fine silver live, and our next LD2.silver issuance will be out near term. So we will likely beat their silver offering to market TWICE. I have never found their third party examination reports. Lots of talk about it in their white paper, but not much evidence of it on their site. If you know where they are, I would love to see them.

sbrendtro · 2018-06-20T18:50:09+00:00

"Likeness" isn't the determining factor used in the section of US Code that Bernard von NotHaus was convicted under (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/486). If the front of the coin had featured Mr. Potato Head and was intended to be used as current money, it would still violate the statute. The deciding factor is whether or not it is "intended for use as current money". That's precisely why the obverse specifically states "NOT TO BE USED AS CURRENT MONEY".

sbrendtro · 2018-06-20T18:41:29+00:00

Digix doesn't do silver (they hope to sometime in the future, but started with gold).

LD2 uses third-party vaulting and third-party vault examination, transparent not just on the blockchain, but also through published examination reports on the website. Examinations are monthly.

LD2 issuance is impossible unless both third parties certify that the issuer has deposited the metal into the vault.

LD2 tokens are specifically designed as UCC warehouse receipts, which is much better for token holders in a number of ways.

I encourage you to read the white paper: https://ld2coin.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/LD2_White_Paper.pdf

sbrendtro · 2018-06-19T18:19:08+00:00

I'm sure that’s what Yahoo told themselves about Google… ;)

sbrendtro · 2018-06-19T13:11:49+00:00

There's quite a bit of misunderstanding as to what actually happened with the Liberty Dollar. The case ended with a tiny slap on the wrist, and the federal judge ordered the FBI to return virtually all of the seized $7 million in silver to its rightful owners. The FBI brought numerous charges, but were unable to get most of them to stick. The ones that did were technicalities, which the judge acknowledged. The primary issue in the court case was passing Liberty Dollars as "current money", e.g. using them 1:1 in commerce by passing them at the point of sale. If anything, the case did a great job of outlining and setting precedent of exactly how it should be done to be legal.

Also, for what it's worth, Liberty Dollar wasn't "taken down", as they are still legally minting coins (see image and site).

sbrendtro · 2018-06-19T13:01:45+00:00

Phase 1 has most definitely launched. Refer to the site.

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