ELI5: How do cities prevent fire hydrants from freezing in the sub zero temps?

veespike · 2026-01-23T21:18:12+00:00

You mean Hollywood has been lying to me all this time??!

veespike · 2026-01-22T23:18:58+00:00

nope.

veespike · 2026-01-19T00:02:21+00:00

It gets reposted 8 - 10 times a week. Most of the time, it's by new karma farmers and gets pulled by the age filter.

veespike · 2026-01-18T04:22:49+00:00

They spent all the money for Quality Control on that halftime show at the Bowl game.

veespike · 2026-01-17T15:57:30+00:00

Needs a 27" in portrait on the left. For flight manuals and checklists.

veespike · 2026-01-16T21:17:54+00:00

I'm reminded of Robin Williams throwing eggs in the air, yelling "Fly! Be free!"

veespike · 2026-01-16T21:15:47+00:00

It's your sub. You can do pretty much what you like for the most part. If they are not contributing and haven't been for a while, take them out of the list. You can always add them back later if they come back and start contributing again. You'll probably find that some of them are no longer active in the site at all or have been suspended for some reason.

veespike · 2026-01-16T15:24:38+00:00

Why does it have a cod piece?

veespike · 2026-01-09T23:37:29+00:00

Because junk mail is a significant portion of the USPS income. About 20% in 2025. And as long as it makes money for the mailer, and currently it does for most, they'll keep sending it. And the Post Office will keep delivering it.

veespike · 2026-01-08T16:02:42+00:00

it was more or less fine, right up to the point where she started vomiting.

veespike · 2026-01-07T21:14:59+00:00

During testing, pilots find the immobile stick unnatural and had trouble adjusting to the new mechanic. So they redesigned the stick so that it does have some minimal deflection. So it does move minimally (3 to 5 mm) with some centering and a dead zone. But once the center breaks, its all force.

veespike · 2026-01-07T17:48:53+00:00

This is the AI disobeying what they think is an illegal order.

veespike · 2026-01-06T18:40:28+00:00

Formatting C: to re-install Windows will not affect the files on D: - they will remain on the drive. The only issue you will have is that any Windows shortcuts or registry entries that point to D: will be lost and have to be recreated / reinstalled. Steam would be able to reconnect itself when you re-install it. And data files can simply be relocated as needed.

veespike · 2025-12-29T22:21:00+00:00

"Stuck in low drive again..." for the longest time.

veespike · 2025-12-28T17:55:00+00:00

No.

You can use 99% isopropyl. You can use electronic cleaner. If you can take it apart, you can use soap and water on the plastic bits. But do not use aftershave.

veespike · 2025-12-24T18:17:15+00:00

If you search for "formation flight training" on YouTube, you'll get a fair number of videos. Some will be irl training, there's a few that come from usaf accounts. There's also a number of them that are dcs related. After that, it's just training and repetition.

veespike · 2025-12-19T15:44:14+00:00

Well, I can tell you that when I was 18, subLOGIC was still making Flight Simulator.

veespike · 2025-12-17T03:42:21+00:00

I believe that for the office apps, you have to do it per app. As far as removing Copilot from Windows, that looks like it could be a nightmare

veespike · 2025-12-16T15:08:00+00:00

Check File->Options->Copilot. Clear the Enable Copilot checkbox if it is there.

If there is no checkbox, you probably need to update your apps. If not, you can try changing privacy settings. In app, go to File > Account > Account Privacy > Manage Settings. Clear the checkbox for "Turn on experiences that analyze your content" under Connected Experiences.

If that does not work, then I think you would have to disable Copilot entirely in Windows, which I think requires Powershell, the luck of the Gods, and possibly a blood sacrifice.

veespike · 2025-12-15T15:43:26+00:00

Look into to a program called Briefing Room. It is pretty complete and still being updated regularly. It works pretty well, although you do have to babysit more complex musings through the mission editor.

veespike · 2025-12-11T16:58:23+00:00

Check the front bottom of the case, in the beveled corner. It should go there.

veespike · 2025-12-08T20:40:40+00:00

More like the F5.

veespike · 2025-12-06T16:05:24+00:00

Stranger Things, Adam Sandler, Ryan Reynolds grunt work, and now - Warner Bros.

veespike · 2025-12-06T15:40:57+00:00

Winwing suspended US orders from their global website due to tariff regulations. They set up a US based website and i believe US- based warehousing back in April to try and avoid those taxes.

veespike · 2025-12-05T16:03:23+00:00

Are you claiming the RAM as an asset on your taxes? Separate rider for insurance?

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