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by vlachen 1y ago
Seconding Bad Obsession. Not only is their build quality outstanding, their video production efforts are top notch. Their dedication to the concept and execution of Project Binky is nothing short of amazing.
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by vlachen 1y ago
Also works on the mobile page. The other thing possible is to block certain post types with uBlock origin, on desktop or mobile: www.instagram.com##article:has-text(Suggested for you):style(visibility: hidden !important; height: 300px !
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by vlachen 1y ago
Perhaps Neal Stephenson was correct in Snow Crash: There's only four things [Americans] do better than anyone else: music movies microcode (software) high-speed pizza delivery
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by vlachen 1y ago
I dunno, I think a mouse would be far less likely to react by throwing hands than a human, plus, a mouse can be muzzled to protect against their primary weapon.
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by vlachen 1y ago
I never knew it was a Windows program. I've been using it on my Android phones for years.
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by vlachen 1y ago
I feel like the amount of projection from this group of people will be the source of behavioral and political psychology books for generations. "If you're doing something legally or morally wrong, create opponents to accuse of the
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by vlachen 1y ago
Oil leaking around a turbocharger rotor seal also makes for good diesel fuel, if you define "good" as an exciting uncontrolled disassembly of the engine.
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by vlachen 1y ago
The key is the responsible party's skin in that particular game. A drilling rig is a very large, very expensive, and very lucrative man-made island. The backed-up backups have backups. Not only could it be very far away from support
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by vlachen 1y ago
There is a workaround to clean up IG: I only use the browser to view it, even on mobile, and I use Firefox + uBlock Origin and the following filter: www.instagram.com##article:has-text(Suggested for you):style(visibility: hidden !important;
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by vlachen 2y ago
I use the mynoise.net android app. They changed it a few years ago, not for the better, but it is still servicable. https://mynoise.net/
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by vlachen 2y ago
Agreed. The scorpion didn't try to hide what it was, and the frog still gave it a ride.
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by vlachen 2y ago
With so many saying "the economy" is why they voted for this regime, it's going to be excepionally difficult to convince them to make their own economic prospects worse by striking. The other issue with a general strike here
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by vlachen 2y ago
The other thing that I'll add here is that if the tool has a battery, then I'm going to a well established and supported brand. I know they love to change the technology (Lookin' at you DeWalt) but there are often workarou
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by vlachen 2y ago
>> I've turned a few wrenches as a life-long DIY mechanic, a former aircraft mechanic, and a mechanical engineer. I use the Hazard Fraught method of tool purchases: I will buy a tool from Harbor Freight once. If it fulfills my ne
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by vlachen 2y ago
Knowing the tricks that come with your location are a big deal. I'm in a minor salt part of the US, so I don't often have to worry about pre-treating a fastener on our daily drivers. If it gets to the point that I'm breakin
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by vlachen 2y ago
I've turned a few wrenches as a life-long DIY mechanic, a former aircraft mechanic, and a mechanical engineer. I use the Hazard Fraught method of tool purchases: I will buy a tool from Harbor Freight once. If it fulfills my needs gre
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by vlachen 2y ago
I can highly recommend his books, however.
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Rare Futuristic EBike Is a Total Nightmare(youtube.com)
3 points by vlachen 2y ago|1 comments
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by vlachen 2y ago
Recently there was a discussion [1] about direct drive hubless motor/wheel combo devices. This isn't that, but has some of the same issues I would be concerned with as a street e-bike. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com&#
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by vlachen 2y ago
Allow me to embrace my engineer nature and hedge my bets. A contact seal of that size is usually specced for a power transmitting shaft. An (assumed) 20" shaft is going to transmit a huge amount of power. So much that the seal losses w
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by vlachen 2y ago
I cannot speak to their actual means and methods. Maybe they've figured it out. But my experience designing and manufacturing similar products informs my skepticism. I also look back in history and see many "revolutionary" te
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by vlachen 2y ago
Depends on the seal manufacturer. Those numbers are usually provided through their engineering data system. Their data will be fit to a particular tolerance for seal race surface finish, which will be influenced by the reality of manufactu
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by vlachen 2y ago
It absolutely matters. Every Watt of energy that doesn't become torque at a rotational velocity is just heat. Contact seals work by contact and friction, friction generates heat proportional to linear velocity and linear velocity goes
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by vlachen 2y ago
Well that is interesting. I still have my doubts, but I wish them luck. I've always wanted to get Kenada's bike.
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by vlachen 2y ago
There's a whole lot of marketing speak, finger waggling, and wishful thinking in what I am seeing here. Copper is heavy. So is silicon steel. So are high strength magnets. I love the idea, but this one's going to have a real world
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by vlachen 2y ago
I spent a number of years designing outer-runner direct drive permanent magnet motors for industrial equipment and I've got some questions. Cheifly, bearings. They're not shown in any of the oh-wow images, but these will likely be
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by vlachen 2y ago
Giving me some Rifters vibes here.
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by vlachen 2y ago
I've done some FreeCAD and OpenCAD, but SolveSpace is a new one to me. Will scope it out. FWIW, I agree on the free platform thing. I can't bring myself to put my actual projects on there.
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by vlachen 2y ago
Cheap license of what? SolidWorks? Fusion? OnShape? Edit: I can google that. I was just surprised that I've been using the stuff at work for over a decade and I am juat now hearing about it.
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by vlachen 2y ago
A cautionary note: Often times a food manufacturing plant will contract with and produce multiple brands on the same equipment. For instance, I've seen brand name, store label, and bargain brand waffles come off the same line, with th

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