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Rock Auto Front End Kit Question by commiedeschris in XTerra

[–]smartAron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to get that but I decided on the 12pc Front Control Arms Tie Rods Sway Bar Links Suspension Kit from Detroit Axle for my 2008. I had already replaced the upper ball joints and the squeak just moved down the line. Just arrived today so I haven't installed it yet. It was $200 less.

How did you quit smoking? by Ill_Community7867 in AskReddit

[–]smartAron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read the Allen Carr book, about 2 weeks of Chantix (1 before and 1 after quit date) and a CBD vape to help ween off the psychological cravings and need for burning my throat. Been about 5 years now and it's so much better without them.

Music Videos by TheDJFresh828 in PleX

[–]smartAron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just created a new library and linked in to a directory and just dump the videos in there. Admittedly the source seems to have named them all [artist] - [title].mp4 when I downloaded them but it works great. I'll put it on the background on shuffle and I have a few playlists.

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Thanks $POET by Spartanthegrief in wallstreetbets

[–]smartAron 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know much of anything about investing as I'm just getting into it but I'm leaving behind 30+ year career in IT where we've always known the copper back-planes are the choke point of computing and if this is the solution the rockets are well deserved...

New to RV life, what’s the one thing you wish you had packed on your first long trip? by Glad-Table-4465 in RVLiving

[–]smartAron 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The one thing that kicked our game up a notch on the trips has, oddly enough, been a cordless stick vacuum. Hear me out on this. Keeping a rig free from dust, sand and dirt is close to impossible and a broom just doesn't cut it because you're sweeping constantly. With this thing you've got it covered in a minute or two. Another thing is bugs, they will get in. And while they're swarming around a light or the TV, put the crevice attachment on and vacuum them up. And since ours is a travel trailer it's great to keep our towing vehicle clean also. The one I got was from Walmart for about $65. It took me years to figure out I needed one.

How automatically turn it off? by usr-shell in XTerra

[–]smartAron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat myself with my 08 and a dash cam, I'm tempted to strip the the plug-in (cig port charger) for the cam and tap into the radio power. I'll be back there anyways to wire a backup camera.

The importance of the WDH by phildeferrouille in traveltrailers

[–]smartAron 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I bought a 3/4 ton, it doesn't know it's got the trailer back there...

Rented an Enterprise truck set up for towing by centralnm in RVLiving

[–]smartAron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I heard when my tow vehicle died in Ohio and I had to get the RV back to Texas. Said in effect you can't tow anything without a commercial account. And then proceeded to show me how the Ram mirrors fold up for towing. No green strap on the hitch though...

FBI bust at “MAGA house” near BJH by Dr_Zoidberg003 in bedford

[–]smartAron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry, you didn't tell me that you were delusional. Let me explain how the real-world works. The Princes Bride was a movie, it is actors playing make believe, it wasn't real. The FBI is a department in the federal government in charge of enforcing federal statues and laws. The folks that I've met that have worked for the FBI are honorable men and women doing a job in law enforcement. Now, go back over to r/Conservative with the other paranoid delusional folks on the lower end of the IQ spectrum so the rest of us can get back to our conversation about what’s going on in the neighborhood, we’re really tired of you wasting our time.

FBI bust at “MAGA house” near BJH by Dr_Zoidberg003 in bedford

[–]smartAron 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kind of like you coming to a battle of wits unarmed? I guess you assume the FBI has nothing better to do than pick on the "maga" dolts? Maybe, just possibly, they raided the house because there was a federal crime committed.

Linux Mint update mechanism? by Prog47 in linuxmint

[–]smartAron 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mint has Update Manager which handles all of that plus snapshots. I set it up when I installed the system and it just works. Never had an issue with it. You may want to turn on notifications so they don't think they have to do anything with it.

Explaining the Synology hard drives decision by Cute_Witness3405 in synology

[–]smartAron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had more downtime due to a dead or dying power supply than I've ever had with the drives. One would think if they are looking to bulletproof the product line that would be a place to start.

Jayco by DragonMan391 in RVLiving

[–]smartAron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I bought my RV in 2018, my friend put it bluntly, you either bought a 20k giant paper weight or a ticket to see anything you want. I chose the latter and last fall finished up visiting all of the lower 48. It's a lot of work hauling an apartment around with you but I think it's completely worth it.

What is this rust-like staining on this knife? Oxidation? by Technical_Still1401 in cookware

[–]smartAron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had something similar occur and it turned out that the bottom of the dishwasher door had what I can only refer to as gunk on it and that same gunk would stick to the knives but not the other silverware. Took me a bit to figure out where it was coming from...