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by p_eter_p 12y ago
I have a buddy with a late 2000's F350. The head gaskets blew and the first step of the repairs was "Remove the body from the frame." Not something I'd like to try.
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Driving Solutions to Build Smarter Cities(blog.uber.com)
2 points by p_eter_p 12y ago|0 comments
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by p_eter_p 12y ago
The short version is, I think one of the main things that separates, say, the U.S. from the E.U. is the ability to shift vast quantities of money around the country in the guise of federal programs. It's spectacularly inefficient, but
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by p_eter_p 12y ago
A persistent failing in the U.S. system is the ability of congress to micromanage the minutiae of larger programs, all for pork barrel spending. Things like the gasket problems on the Shuttle SRBs, and NASA in general being spread all over
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by p_eter_p 12y ago
The article actually says it's not ready for use, has no instruments and has not been tested under vacuum. It's a big steel shell.
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by p_eter_p 12y ago
It seems odd that the source for the completed bots is not available. I would think many of the solutions would be substantially similar. Is there any plan to open source these?
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NASA Engineers Resurrect F-1 Engine Gas Generator(nasa.gov)
3 points by p_eter_p 12y ago|0 comments
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by p_eter_p 12y ago
A similar approach works in hot climates. A friend of mine saved a substantial amount of money by getting an efficient portable AC unit for his bedroom, and shutting off the main air conditioner for the house at night. In a southern summer,
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Facebook is blocking a critical article from being posted
12 points by p_eter_p 12y ago|3 comments
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by p_eter_p 12y ago
One of the things I have been kicking around is a charity hub. It seems like the tools for discovering and rating charities are well developed, but the tools for allowing them to collaborate and provide help are non existent. This causes a
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by p_eter_p 13y ago
re: Diesel emissions fuel. He may be referring to Diesel exhaust fluid, basically liquid urea that is injected after combustion to cute down on emissions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust_fluid
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by p_eter_p 13y ago
It could have been done with plywood, but then he would have had to learn veneer edge banding to hide the end grain. Both approaches work fine.
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by p_eter_p 13y ago
The Woodwright's Shop is one of my favorite shows for learning techniques like this. He uses all hand tools, so you get a better understanding of the theory without getting too wrapped up in what tool to use. This project has a lot of