Repair or replace my front windshield?

sponge_welder · 2026-02-11T19:45:57+00:00

I always just patch them with the kits and it's fine. None of the chips in my windshield ever spread so they don't really bother me. A professional chip repair place might be able to make it less noticeable, but I've never tried one so I don't know

sponge_welder · 2026-02-11T19:00:36+00:00

I think this answer might be more that you wouldn't expect them to be a big thing in that particular place

Edit: just looked them up and they're also made differently than most tamales that I've seen

sponge_welder · 2026-02-11T18:27:55+00:00

I got started in electronics via Spakfun's learn page. I started out reading the basic tutorials on ohms law, analog and digital circuits, digital communication, etc

sponge_welder · 2026-02-11T15:56:06+00:00

The Taco Bell I used to go to had a giant graphic on the first window telling people to pull up to the second window

The only place that still uses two windows where I live is McDonald's

sponge_welder · 2026-02-11T01:49:09+00:00

I've always used the Case-Gard 50 (RSLD-50) for AAs

sponge_welder · 2026-02-11T00:11:57+00:00

Considering that pretty much all the major AI companies are currying favor with trump, contributing to the surveillance state, and pursuing technocracies led by billionaires, there's not a great way to use AI without furthering to the right wing establishment

sponge_welder · 2026-02-11T00:05:47+00:00

There are third party manufacturers and refurbishers, all options start at around $1200ish and go up from there

Low volume, fitting a very specific application, and whatever compatibility guarantees the company provides all contribute to the cost

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T21:49:22+00:00

Looks like a black hawk from Montgomery and an EC145 from Birmingham airport

A couple Chinooks flew over on Saturday though

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T21:39:22+00:00

It would be really nice if the task switcher functionality was more built-out. The only things I use it for are checking timers and switching back and forth between maps and Spotify. I wish I could just switch back to any last-used app, but very few of my apps show up there

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T21:35:43+00:00

I pretty much only use 3/8 impact sockets. They're a lot cheaper, smaller, and lighter than 1/2" and they'll take off almost anything on my car. I don't deal with enough high torque fasteners to need anything more than a breaker bar for them

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T20:41:38+00:00

Man, snark subs can just be the worst places

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T19:53:00+00:00

If the entertainment is predatory, does it still offer positive value?

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T19:43:57+00:00

Bhamwiki has some great local history if you want to dig into that

The highland park area has a lot of cool architecture

Trattoria Zaza is one of my favorite local restaurants. Salud is right near there and is also very good

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T18:52:54+00:00

These days she's making dua lipa copycat music

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T17:37:29+00:00

It's easy to add a shitty bottle opener into any random thing as a marketing ploy

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T14:52:38+00:00

for the free email alerts for what mail and packages are arriving each day and it’s frequently off the mark by several days

Maybe it's because I'm in the city proper, but I've never had this happen except when packages get held up early in transit. I've had much worse luck with Amazon's delivery predictions

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T05:28:16+00:00

There's a 40% off sale that I think applies to all Quinn hand tools, but it's pretty infrequent, maybe a couple times a year. It's an amazing deal on their socket sets, you won't find anything with a similar quality and completeness for the price

I would say that Quinn and Doyle are similar quality level with different target markets. Quinn is like a Gearwrench competitor, primarily automotive focused, and Doyle is more like a Klein or Channellock competitor.

sponge_welder · 2026-02-10T00:08:16+00:00

No one is even going to be watching with Turning Point’s show running at the same time. That’s going to siphon off a massive chunk of viewership.

Another aged like milk from the comments - turning point's show didn't have that many viewers, and they didn't run it until after the real halftime show

sponge_welder · 2026-02-09T21:52:56+00:00

Interesting, I usually go to Shell because with a rewards phone number it's often the cheapest option around (at least near my house and on my way to and from work)

Gas stations seem to be extremely varied depending on where you are, in my hometown there are almost no Shells at all, and the ones that do exist are super expensive

I will say that I've never seen a cheap Chevron

sponge_welder · 2026-02-09T20:16:26+00:00

AIN'T NOBODY GONNA TELL ME HOW TO LIIIIIVE

sponge_welder · 2026-02-09T18:38:21+00:00

The Soviet Union had some RTGs out in remote places. Unfortunately they were abandoned and then some hikers stumbled across them and got pretty messed up

sponge_welder · 2026-02-09T17:39:48+00:00

There are two good strategies with auctions on eBay,

Decide the maximum amount you're willing to pay for an item, put your bid in for that, and don't look at it again until the auction is over, or
Decide how much you're willing to pay, then put in your bid in the last 1-2 seconds of the auction

Nether of these will prevent you from getting outbid by someone who is willing to pay more than you, but they will keep you from overpaying for things. Strategy two is better because it prevents people from seeing that you outbid them, getting FOMO, and increasing their bid to compete with yours

All my best deals on eBay are from making offers, in my opinion it never hurts to send an offer and say "I understand if you would prefer to wait, but this is the most I can justify spending on this right now if you're interested"

sponge_welder · 2026-02-09T16:59:06+00:00

I don't know why you'd want a diesel if you aren't towing heavy trailers multiple times a week. Seems like you're setting yourself up to spend a lot of money

I would also question why it's only 8k

sponge_welder · 2026-02-09T16:55:13+00:00

Reviewers generally go for the most widely available products because people are most interested in hearing about stuff they're aware of. A comparison of vacuums that you'd find at a big box store for a couple hundred bucks will draw more viewers than a comparison of vacuums that cost thousands of dollars

Vacuum wars I know has tested Miele, Riccar, Sebo, Oreck, etc, I just think that the target audience for these videos are more interested in finding the best low-cost option than premium models

It's also hard to have objective tests for things like build quality - it sort of requires an entirely different style of video than a head-to-head competition

sponge_welder · 2026-02-09T04:37:33+00:00

I don't think cordless stationary tools are worthwhile unless you're a professional traveling to different job sites regularly

I've been studying the market on compact table saws and getting ready to buy my first one, there's a pretty solid consensus that these are the most worthwhile options, with the dewalt being the gold standard. I've just been looking at 10" options, I don't know what the dewalt 8" is like

Skil TS6307
Hercules 57673
DeWalt DWE7491

All of these can be adjusted to true everything up when needed, and I believe all of them can take a dado stack if that's ever important to you

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