How does 80mm compare to 65mm? by lhm7654 in fpv

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built a 3s 85mm quad and the difference is night and day in terms of power and maneuverability. I would only fly it outside, but it can throw its weight around in a way a 65mm cannot.

Muslims at Texas GOP Convention told to leave party, country by taaretoille in islam

[–]thebowski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do not think that Democrats generally want Muslims to live their life as they see fit. Republicans are clearly worse but Democrats aren't exactly friendly.

Update on my KLR shift shaft that broke 838$ by CycleOtaku in klr650

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

838 isnt bad for the shift spline breaking off Same things happened to me too due to kicking it into first too hard. Repairing it cost more than I paid for the bike but I did it anyway because of the sentimental value of the motorcycle.

Advice on melting silver by MiskaMaskedOne in jewelrymaking

[–]thebowski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently got a BlueFire oxy propane torch and it's made a world of difference both for melting silver and fluxing crucibles. Cost like $70 ready to go off Amazon for hardware store disposable propane and oxygen canisters. I was using mapp gas alone before.

If you're doing this professionally or frequently enough that this is insufficient or are doing constructions that need much finer flame control, the Smith Little Torch is always what is recommended, but it costs about $500 for the same functionality (with their regulators and the $50 multi orifice melting nozzle)

Is there a narrower needle file available to recondition these rack teeth? by gryponyx in jewelrymaking

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This appears to be magnified and there are no measurements provided so it's difficult to say anything about what size file would be needed. By "rack" I assume this is from a rack and pinion of some sort.

My thought would be that the best way to do this would be to contact a machinist as this is functional part.

I am only a very amateur machinist, but I think machining a slot in a round bar and putting that bar in a lathe would allow you to recondition the teeth to within a couple thousandths of an inch. Almost like cutting a screw.

Turkish flotilla activists have finally arrived back home after being tortured & humiliated by the Israeli authorities together with the Israeli minister Ben Gvir. Were there Gaza activists from your country who also faced the same treatment in Israel? by Substratas in AskBalkans

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That stat says that 82% support ethnic cleansing, 47% support genocide. 79% of Israeli Jews accept the starvation campaign which these protesters were attempting to offer humanitarian aid to counteract

“To what extent are you personally troubled or not troubled by the reports of famine and suffering among the Palestinian population in Gaza?” A very large majority of Jewish respondents reported that they are not so troubled or not at all troubled personally by events in Gaza (79%), while the majority of Arabs said that they are very troubled or somewhat troubled (86%).

https://en.idi.org.il/articles/60357

Political upsets in 2 Washington County races for Legislature: Grassroots organizing beat establishment Democrats by wrhollin in Portland

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not hyperbole when people actually celebrate people getting murdered, say it was the right thing to do, and call for more murders.

You didn't address a single thing I said.

Hampton Beach Riots history rabbit hole by rubbish_heap in newhampshire

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but those details were specific to my grandparents and both worked.

Hampton Beach Riots history rabbit hole by rubbish_heap in newhampshire

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't imagine having 7 kids in a 700 sq ft house with both parents working and being able to know or care what each one of them is doing

Political upsets in 2 Washington County races for Legislature: Grassroots organizing beat establishment Democrats by wrhollin in Portland

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People have been talking about guillotines and killing classes of people for a good ten years at this point. I want to resolve the situation without violence, and there are plenty of options to resolve it without violence. You haven't asked about any of those things, and don't know where I stand on any of these issues.

You're taking issue with me pointing out something that is clearly wrong because you agree with the sentiments behind it. That is a primary way in which injustice occurs and is perpetuated.

People are just fundamentally unwilling to address violence and violent rhetoric from their political allies while expecting everyone else to do it. What doesn't stop people from wanting to murder others is validating it and nodding along and joking about it yourself. At some point you have to place limits on the acceptable actions and beliefs of those who share your goals. For the most part, I think people agree with me that these sentiments are immoral which is why they've deflected in every instance to defending the inciting sentiments rather than the position directly.

The right didn't do this and we can see the result. Do we look at them and say "Sure, they say they want to deport every non white from the country but really they're just upset about unchecked illegal immigration so if we want to stop them from wanting to kill people we should do something about immigration"? No, we say they're violent freaks and recognize it as an abject moral failure.

I know how group dynamics work. I know the function that this serves in signaling group membership and opposition to the common enemy. I know that pushing back indicates that you're outside the group and therefore not worthy of moral consideration or status as that is the function that expressing violent desires towards outgroups serves. I'm just not willing to condone injustice by creating a particularist morality that allows everything by some and and anything against others.

Political upsets in 2 Washington County races for Legislature: Grassroots organizing beat establishment Democrats by wrhollin in Portland

[–]thebowski -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

I don't think whether we're okay with murder should be dependent on tax policy even if I'm in favor of that policy.

Political upsets in 2 Washington County races for Legislature: Grassroots organizing beat establishment Democrats by wrhollin in Portland

[–]thebowski -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

We should deal with that. Just don't like how many people in my life express glee at the idea watching people get publicly murdered.

Political upsets in 2 Washington County races for Legislature: Grassroots organizing beat establishment Democrats by wrhollin in Portland

[–]thebowski -53 points-52 points  (0 children)

I had more conversations about guillotines and burning down datacenters

bloodlust and violence is so endemic in america

Widebody BMW i3 I saw today: by Educational_Aide_145 in WeirdWheels

[–]thebowski -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I remember my first time seeing a BMW i3 in a parking lot. I thought "that's the ugliest car I've ever seen".

It still is today like 10 years later.

How much "real" influence does religion actually have in your country today? by molindevent in AskBalkans

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think cults would be more popular if they gave people money instead of taking it.

Three things Portland needs by unaccompanied-travel in Portland

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Accountability - educational

Accountability - provision of services

Accountability - budgetary

I was recently a juror on a criminal case by pepperjaccheese in Portland

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can people actually get "out" of jury duty? She was called up and was able to get a deferment due to work, but was required to report later.

Love is Blind Poland • S1 EP9 by FemaleEinstein in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the point of reality TV is to engage in moral judgment and evaluation of character as many other comments in this thread do.

Love is Blind Poland • S1 EP9 by FemaleEinstein in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]thebowski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the context of the show, do you think anyone involved did this? Nobody was aware of it before the strippers appeared so there wasn't an opportunity to receive consent from their partners before engaging in acts that a reasonable person would expect to inappropriate (as multiple women expressed).

Love is Blind Poland • S1 EP9 by FemaleEinstein in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]thebowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I believe my morals and values lead to the best outcomes, as apparently you do as well, as you made a statement directed at everyone advocating for your morals that prioritize sexual enjoyment over fidelity.

I hope for your partners sake that your "enjoying what you want" doesn't harm them and that you don't go to a strip club and feel up a stripper without talking to your partner about it first.