I hope it isn't rude to resurrect this thread, I just wanted to post something about my more recent experiences with my Prusa i3 MK3. A quick report: TL;DR, a Prusa MK3 actually handles poor environmental conditions very well, with a few issues that require some more time and maintenance. For reason...
I was about to recommend a Topping external amplifier - I have a TP30 driving the kitchen stereo - only to find out that they're now much more expensive on Amazon. However, there are similar alternatives that you can connect to your computer via USB, where they'll show up as an audio device, and the...
On a related note, when a recipe calls for black pepper I always crack it myself. Occasionally this results in things being very pepper-forward. I suspect that in these cases, whoever wrote the original recipe used pre-ground. The difference in strength is night and day... I never cared for black p...
Who are these people who want foldable phones? I don't get it. Am I just having a "get off my lawn" moment? Is this just the megacorps chasing another imaginary trend, or are there people who actually want these things? To play devil's advocate: the Nintendo DS was panned as a weird gimmi...
Fractal makes cases in white, available without windows. Front door is glossy white, side panels are matte . For example, Newegg has this one . It's not beige, but it's tasteful, and neither black nor blinged out. I have an R5, so the previous generation, and it's a fantastic desktop case, and I'd d...
Comments regarding pumpkin pie and cranberries. Pumpkin pie is the greatest of all pies. Make it yourself from an actual pumpkin, and it is pretty much the ideal dessert. Possibly the ideal breakfast food. Fight me. (Or not, but I'm not likely to be swayed on this.) Bad cranberry sauce is gross. My ...
Gearbox and Blackbird (they made the recent prequel of Deserts of Kharak ) are currently running a campaign for Homeworld 3 on Fig. They were only asking for $1 - the description says it was going to be made anyway, the campaign appears to be more about getting the word out (and extra preorders neve...
How often do you bake sourdough? I've been baking bread for the last few months (2-3 loaves per week) and I've wanted to start doing sourdough, but I find the process of growing the yeast to be a bit intimidating. Specifically, I'm concerned about having to maintain it once it's ready to use. Do yo...
I've done it on a Thinkpad T420 after three years, it made a noticeable difference in temperatures and throttling. Did it again with a Thinkpad T440 more recently, simply because I was swapping out a part that necessitated removing the heat sink/pipe, so had to reapply goo during the reassembly. Was...
I guess I will have to keep moving around this Office 2010 license until the end of time... Office 2013 for me, but I'm in the same boat. I have it installed on a Windows VM to help with migration, make it more accessible over the network. I recently had a frustrated executive from a small non-prof...
I do not do ladders*, so I recently paid someone else to do a similar repair to my chimney. At the top of the chimney, the mortar was so far gone that the workers were able to just pull the bricks off by hand. Glad that was taken care of before a storm blew it over. _____ * Heights are ok. Tall ladd...
Weird that transponders are still a thing. In the A-T-L the toll roads errr fast lanes are all manged by RFID stickers. Which are free when you sign up you just need a corresponding Credit card on file so they can bill you. I've seen those RFID stickers in other states when traveling. I think the t...
Speaking of tollways, the Chicago area is also notorious for having many sections of interstate which are toll roads. They've also started making new interchanges REQUIRE you to have a compatible e-toll transponder (no attendant or automated mechanism for accepting cash/coins). Even at toll booths ...
My little Asus X205TA Bay Trail netbook randomly got a BIOS update last month.......4 years after the previous update. Not that I'm complaining, just seems a little odd. I'm guessing it was a security issue? Huh. I think my mom still has one of those. She lives off in the boonies without Internet a...
Costco is was (I appear to have gotten in just under the wire) having a 50% discount on the 6th generation Thinkpad X1 Carbon (from 2018), a single configuration option but it worked for me: ⋅ 14" non-touch 1920x1080 IPS screen ⋅ i7-8550U ⋅ 512 GB NVMe drive ⋅...
I've had diesel fuel samples brought in to my lab. From the pump and from the tank. Objective, how did gasoline get into the diesel tank and blow up the engine. I know the answer to this! I knew a guy who rented a diesel vehicle, and the very first time he went to tank it up he filled it with gasol...
Perhaps it was answered somewhere earlier in this thread, but what's the deal with carmakers being so painfully averse to using Urea in their vehicles?? I just don't get it. The stuff has to be dirt cheap, and it's not as though you need a large tank. Just put another nozzle at the pump and be done...
This brings me one step closer to replacing the desktop computers of every relative I have over the age of 50 with a Pi running Raspbian, with me as sole root, and telling them that now they can click on whatever the hell e-mail links they want. :evil: Hey, wait a minute... *I'm* over 50! :lol: Thi...
Very interesting topic, but poor choice of thread title. I think it's an attempt to horn in on Chuckula's domain. To the topic at hand: I'm surprised to see the Pi4 come out early, pleased that it's such a significant jump in performance again, and am very pleased to see options for more memory, wh...
I've had to open up my Technic receiver from 1992 a few times to clean out cat hair and dust, and it's entirely through-hole parts. Would be very straightforward to solder and repair by hand.
Anchovies seem to be a very polarizing thing. Even within my household we have three anchovy lovers and one anchovy hater. I happen to fall into the "love it" camp. I hated them as a kid, now I love them as an adult. I love adding a few into tomato sauce for pasta - give them a little whi...
my advice get the gas its awsome :D had all 4 pulled at 17 but with gas it was hilarious. +1 for the gas. I remember sitting there as they cut into my mouth and thinking it was great. On the advice of my dentist, I had general anaesthesia when I had to have a rogue (rotated 90 degrees forward) wisd...
Fortunately, I've also tried making walnut bread for the first time recently which is also very good, and doesn't have any of the same side effects. :lol: Good pizza is hard to beat, but I think I might even like this walnut bread better. I've gotten into the habit of making bread rolls a few times...
I've been playing through Detective Pikachu with my kid. It's actually a perfect game to play with a child: not so complicated that they can't follow the story, very good production values, and not so scary that they get anxious. Also, a Pikachu that talks like Detective Bullock is hilarious.
I'm going to chime in for a proper stereo and a good pair of bookshelf speakers, assuming you have room for them at your desk. If you're comfortable buying used, and there's a reputable second-hand audio shop near you, you can probably get a good-quality receiver and a pair of speakers for ~$150. Fo...
I was unprepared for how good I would feel after two consecutive nights of uninterrupted sleep. What did you do with/to the children? :D Took them to the beach on Saturday. The older one always sleeps through the night (he will likely sleep through Armageddon); the baby was completely wiped out aft...