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·29 days ago·discuss
I've probably taken apart 10 automotive alternators. Every single one had brushes.
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·30 days ago·discuss
I dunno, I think all manufacturers are at fault. Even the ones that are properly aligned are ridiculously bright, but aimed down. Which is fine if two vehicles approach each other on flat ground. But if two vehicles approach the crest of a hill, then the headlight that was aimed down is now aimed straight at the other driver.

And don't get me started on jackasses that put LED bulbs in old halogen housings.
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·5 months ago·discuss
A CNC mill that's worth the cast iron it's made from weighs at least 2000 lbs, not to mention it takes a lot of skill to use (workholding, toolholding, setting up feeds and speeds, coolant, etc). It's very easy and very expensive to crash if you don't know what you're doing. A g-code program has to be modified to fit your machine, where the origin is, the dimensions of your rough stock, what tools it expects to have, how much material your machine can hog off.

In contrast, a pretty good 3d printer costs $500, can sit on a table, and the inevitable mistakes you will make while learning how to use it are comparatively cheap.
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·5 months ago·discuss
Makes sense, I take for granted how great modern electrolytic caps are compared to 50 years ago.
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·5 months ago·discuss
WTF is a "computer-rated" capacitor?
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·6 months ago·discuss
Forgot about that. So about a 100% chance my dad got it from that.
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·6 months ago·discuss
I remember my dad saying "yello" in the 90's, here in Northern California. Pretty sure he just said it because he found it amusing.
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·6 months ago·discuss
Except a lot of renters (including this one) pay their own utilities.
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·6 months ago·discuss
Counteroffer: the App Store and the Play Store will be used for the precise reason they were built, making their owners a shit-ton of money.
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·6 months ago·discuss
Mixed opinions on this. More than once I've accidentally middle clicked on a text box and sent the contents to some server. Or middle clicking the new tab button will navigate to whatever is in your clipboard, or do a web search if it isn't a URL. Hasn't been anything confidential yet, but it is possible. I try to clear the clipboard asap for this very reason.
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·7 months ago·discuss
Don't worry, a significant portion of us in the US are also utterly confused in regards to whats going on with the federal government.
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·7 months ago·discuss
I'm sure they mess around with it, they'll just never announce it.
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·7 months ago·discuss
You don't need an account to lurk.
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·7 months ago·discuss
Yeah, it's not as if Mercedes (who made the vehicle he's talking about) or BMW are German.
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·7 months ago·discuss
The screen doesn't have to be obnoxious like this, though. A Chevy van has a small screen embedded in the rear view mirror, which is impossible to see when not in reverse.
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·8 months ago·discuss
I agree, but you might want to practice what you preach.
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·8 months ago·discuss
We get to see this:

https://www.threads.com/@timmy_tostada/post/DRaGc3PDwSh
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·8 months ago·discuss
But it's important to "punish" (via punitive fines) the right people, so that they will put some effort into not making that mistake again.
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·8 months ago·discuss
I'm not opposed to activism, I'm just opposed to their activism which goes against what the Mozilla Foundation stands for. Obviously what I think the foundation stands for (a freely accessible web) and what it actually stands for are two different things, but I like my rose tinted glasses.
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·8 months ago·discuss
Windshields themselves are glued into the frame, and have been for years. They are a major part of the structure of the vehicle, as well as an important safety device, and there isn't a problem with them comining loose. Badges are attached with double sided tape, but obviously those are a lot smaller than a light bar.