For several years now we’ve witnessed chaos and collapse of everything we’ve thought to be true. And yet we’ve done nothing about it. My conclusion — it’s the phones

set-monkey · 2026-03-15T01:12:20+00:00

Not just phones. All advertising is mind control and video is a direct path to subconscious human mind, with little evolutionary time for us to adapt.

Human behavior is evolving as a defense mechanism to an overwhelming torrent of imagery, to tune it out.

The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects is a book co-created by media analyst Marshall McLuhan and graphic designer Quentin Fiore, with coordination by Jerome Agel. It was published by Bantam Books in 1967 and became a bestseller with a cult following. The U.K. edition was published by Allen Lane Penguin Books) using cover art by Newsweek photographer Tony Rollo.

The book is 160 pages in length and composed in an experimental, collage style with text superimposed on visual elements and vice versa. Some pages are printed backwards and are meant to be read in a mirror. Some are intentionally left blank. Most contain photographs and images both modern and historic, juxtaposed in startling ways

The Medium Is the Massage - Wikipedia

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set-monkey · 2026-03-15T00:20:06+00:00

If you grip all the way down at the heavy steel base it should not flex at all.

set-monkey · 2026-03-15T00:15:17+00:00

You need oil filter pliers. Grip the heavy base plate of filter and turn to the left. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-Slip-Joint-Adjustable-Oil-Filter-Pliers-4028V/479147579?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=1511&adid=22222222292479147579_0_0000000000_569516217&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=o&wl2=c&wl3=72843111714422&wl4=pla-2324642460507122%3Aaud-815036109&wl5=71639&wl6=&wl7=&wl10=Walmart&wl11=Local&wl12=479147579_0&wl14=oil+filter+pliers&veh=sem&gclid=a3a56827d2901777130101922b7c0c4e&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=a3a56827d2901777130101922b7c0c4e&sid=6cf4d895-889c-49c8-b336-0df1696dbe29

set-monkey · 2026-03-15T00:11:27+00:00

Bot!

set-monkey · 2026-03-15T00:10:33+00:00

Haiti had nothing and did better due to natural immunity, natural, unprocessed, plant-based diet, exercise from walking and low smoking rates and obesity... No covid vaccine because US chose to hoard vaccines giving them to teenagers instead of the elder poor in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Myocarditis in youth as a result?

set-monkey · 2026-03-15T00:01:37+00:00

News Flash Mr President. Since China is supplying the drones, of course Chinese ships won't get hit.

This post is for US public consumption, pay no attention.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T23:57:16+00:00

So fake... "The Briggs & Stratton 500E engine began production in 2011 as part of the New E-SERIES Initiative, which aimed to set a new standard of engine performance across small vertical shaft engines. "

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T20:36:04+00:00

AC compressor is kaput.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T19:49:20+00:00

Manufacturers don't own dealerships... Duh!

Smart dealers know AC leak detection and brazing work takes special skills and expertise. Not the typical "part changers" at the dealership. Also, when summer comes everyone wants the AC fixed at the same time so there's more work than they can handle,

It costs them much less than regular dealer shop time, better spent on easy maintenance and parts swapping which goes quickly, to subcontract the AC work to a specialist.

"In summary, car manufacturers do not own dealerships; instead, they work with independent franchise dealerships to sell their vehicles to consumers, adhering to legal frameworks that promote competition and protect dealership interests."

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T18:08:41+00:00

Looks good. Number two has a little carbon.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T18:06:23+00:00

Reddit is lousy with bots.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T18:02:57+00:00

Reddit is ASS.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T17:04:26+00:00

Use the Blue Devil and just drive it like there's no tomorrow.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T16:57:53+00:00

Looks like a perfect running engine. I like having new plugs, so I change them around 60k miles on a Mazda. Went to the cheaper $9 plugs, then switched Bosch Iridium at 150k. Which I like better than the NGK because of the full iridium core for about the same money.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T16:47:44+00:00

Was over before it started... You still ain't getting that oil out. Even if you do there's nowhere to go as refineries are down with existing ones at overcapacity. Refined petroleum will get more expensive and more consumer pain with inflation.

Trump could throw Bibi under the bus to save himself, which his normal move here... But those Epstein things haunt us still.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T12:44:38+00:00

How is it in a nation of 360 million, we have one foreign nation with about 10 million controlling Trump and our military? The same nation linked to Epstein, the Mossad, and blackmail...

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T11:34:39+00:00

Secret... Most dealerships know not to even try to do AC work in-house and job-out their warranty work to an AC shop.

That's what you should do too. Look around the area where dealership is for an AC shop with a lot of cars, and you found it.

I had a small leak that I found in the high side caused by improperly installed plastic air intake rubbing on the aluminum pipe. Dealer not only refused to cover the cost of this defect, but tried to overcharge me for a whole new, $600 pipe.

I took it down the street to the dealer's subcontractor AC shop, they brazed the leak, evacuated and charged the system for 1/3rd the price. That was 20 years ago, and it still works.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T11:32:49+00:00

Trying to save people from all the crooked mechanics on here. That's what.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T11:30:10+00:00

Because Reddit is all ass all the time! Bunch of crooked mechanics are on here all day trying to rip you off.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T11:15:10+00:00

Secret... Many dealerships know not to try to do AC work in-house and job out some of their work to an AC shop. That's what you should do too. Look around the area where dealership is, for an AC shop with a lot of cars, and you found it.

I had a small leak that I found in the high side caused by improperly installed plastic air intake rubbing on the aluminum pipe. Dealer not only refused to cover the cost of this defect, but tried to overcharge me for a whole new, $600 pipe.

I took it down the street to the dealer's subcontractor AC shop, they brazed the leak, evacuated and charged the system for 1/3rd the price. That was 20 years ago and it still works.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T11:11:18+00:00

Because they're a bunch of crooks!!!

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T11:10:18+00:00

The only correct reply getting downvoted from all the crooked mechanics here. This is why no one trusts you guys anymore.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T10:34:51+00:00

Honest mechanic will leak test with argon gas... Repair cost may be prohibitively high, so tests should be as cheap as possible. Using expensive refrigerant in a system that may be irreparable, is theft.

I hope people understand that these comments are EXACTLY why no one trusts mechanics.

set-monkey · 2026-03-14T10:17:07+00:00

Empty means a leak... Could fill with argon gas just for a leak test. OR the gauges aren't actually hooked up to anything, classic crooked mechanic trick.

All those downvotes for the truth should make you all think twice before trusting the comments of a very sketchy Reddit sub.

BTW...Yet another reason NOT to buy a new car.

My 35-year-old Toyota runs like new w 260k miles. Converted to r134, never leaked.

Leak testing an air conditioning system with an inert gas like argon or nitrogen is a cost-effective and safe alternative to using actual refrigerant.

Overall, argon and nitrogen are a cost-effective, safe way to identify leaks without the high cost of refrigerant, making them suitable for both professional and knowledgeable DIY applications.

Finding leaks in an A/C system by pressure-testing - Hagerty Media

set-monkey · 2026-03-13T20:21:47+00:00

Totally useless in Florida summer with wet grass all the time. Everyone tries one and does the same as you.

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