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·28 hari yang lalu·discuss
I've probably taken apart 10 automotive alternators. Every single one had brushes.
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·30 hari yang lalu·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 bulan yang lalu·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 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Makes sense, I take for granted how great modern electrolytic caps are compared to 50 years ago.
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·5 bulan yang lalu·discuss
WTF is a "computer-rated" capacitor?
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·6 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Forgot about that. So about a 100% chance my dad got it from that.
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·6 bulan yang lalu·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 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Except a lot of renters (including this one) pay their own utilities.
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·6 bulan yang lalu·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 bulan yang lalu·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 bulan yang lalu·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 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I'm sure they mess around with it, they'll just never announce it.
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·7 bulan yang lalu·discuss
You don't need an account to lurk.
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·7 bulan yang lalu·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 bulan yang lalu·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 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I agree, but you might want to practice what you preach.
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·8 bulan yang lalu·discuss
We get to see this:

https://www.threads.com/@timmy_tostada/post/DRaGc3PDwSh
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·8 bulan yang lalu·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 bulan yang lalu·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 bulan yang lalu·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.