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by _yb2s 2y ago
I have a “dog” my wife adopted in Africa that looks almost exactly like an Ethiopian wolf. When I read about the temperament and behavior of wolves kept as pets, he checks every single box to a T. We love him, but he is far more intelligent
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by _yb2s 2y ago
The old concept of an instrument does not map well to electronic music equipment- perhaps it would make sense to say that the combination of the input device that interacts with your body, and the computer or synthesizer are together a sin
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I don't think that is true- I build and restore both wooden and fiberglass boats with epoxy, and have used it in almost every possible way. There are different thicknesses of epoxy with different properties, but the ones specially desi
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Why not just use epoxy? It’s pretty easy to work with.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
The Volvo 940 had all of those modern safety features, but was still more or less the same car as the older RWD 740. Mercedes also had that stuff early- I had a 1987 Mercedes diesel that had front air bags, ABS, and was basically modern car
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I live in a warm area and just leave the top down year round… but the 03+ soft top with multiple layers and glass window is quite good in any weather- but you can get a good hard top for 2-3k. It’s a better deal to buy one already with it.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I agree it's not metal, but it's definitely industrial. I'd call it power noise or electro-indstrial. Metal usually means guitars, not synths to me- however the sub-generes of industrial are confusing and mixed up. They'
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Got a chance to listen, this guy is awesome!
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Depends on what car you're interested in- take a look at vwvortex.com, pelican parts and rennlist (for Porsche), audiworld, turbobricks (Volvo).
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I'd argue that AWD is fine too, especially if rear biased. Any AWD AUDI or VW with the 1.7t or 2.7tt is pretty cheap- even the 3.0 turbo diesel is very tunable and sold w/ AWD. Mercedes and BMW both make RWD 4 cylinder turbos, mod
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by _yb2s 2y ago
It’s all a matter of the vehicle and what your goals are- sure at some point you need to modify everything else, but a turbo car gets a lot further to start with for a lot less money. I grew up tuning old Volvos and Mercedes and they were s
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I don’t see how the fact that they make sound digitally in any way makes them less of an instrument. MIDI controllers are instruments- and incredibly flexible ones with almost limitless sound possibilities at that.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Looking forward to listening to this when I can. Danny Carey is my favorite musician, if he’s collaborating on this it should be amazing.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I agree- I’m active on forums and in the “scene” of modifying turbocharged European cars. It’s alive and well and the DIY technology has come so far from 20 years ago- now with totally open source fuel injection systems, etc. People are dou
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I disagree on both of these. Turbo engines are usually much cheaper to tune- most of the time you can substantially increase the power with just more boost. More serious power requires a bigger turbo and bigger injectors which is still che
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Really? I think most people get plenty of benign letters from law firms. I do for things like consumer class action lawsuits I’m eligible to join, and stuff related to getting paid for things I invented….
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by _yb2s 2y ago
This is an excellent idea!
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by _yb2s 2y ago
In this case, how can the negative externalities actually be mitigated with money? Maybe R&D to develop a less toxic tire?
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by _yb2s 2y ago
“Early in the morning, at break of day, in all the freshness and dawn of one's strength, to read a book -I call that vicious!” -Friedrich Nietzsche Nietzsche noticed the importance of this even living in solitude a century before the I
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by _yb2s 2y ago
That isn’t what it says at all- they’re saying don’t get emotionally poisoned before you start working- the author says this is still important and doable even if you are an evening person, starting work early is just one strategy
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Short 10-20 minute naps during the day can do this
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I usually take a few naps during the workday, and get the sharp morning over again each time.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Not really- even very thick carbon is quite flexible…. It works great for applications where you want that like bendy sailboat masts and front forks on bikes, but it should be cored or replaced with something else if you are looking for st
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by _yb2s 2y ago
The epoxy barrier might work, but in general encapsulated metals are risky because they are impossible to inspect for corrosion and cracking so fail without warning, and the encapsulation can block surface oxide formation which causes crevi
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Yes, that is how carbon fiber racing sailboats are made
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by _yb2s 2y ago
Carbon would cause galvinic corrosion in contact with magnesium, and would also visually hide dangerous cracks- I don’t think a carbon wrapped magnesium bicycle would be safe.
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I usually buy them by the box on eBay... but any hardware store will have "special purpose" bulbs even in places where they are banned for general lighting sales, some of which are still basically regular bulbs but labeled for &qu
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by _yb2s 2y ago
This seems like well thought out advice, but I feel like most people don’t have the emotional intelligence or communication skills to pull off “wise parenting” - and will actually be doing “authoritarian parenting” without realizing it if t
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by _yb2s 2y ago
The best office chair I’ve had was a ~50 year old surplus laboratory stool with no arm rests and a simple massive steel screw to adjust height. That thing will last 300 years and the simple shape and lack of support structure means I can ke
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by _yb2s 2y ago
I fly a lot and cannot remember where these events occurred. It was a small airport in California- not in the Bay Area or LA.

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