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all set up. tweaking settings.
Update: it’s got some weird artifacts. May be warrantying it
example rippling:
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Blu-ray player. 4K physical disc. Dolby Vision all around, HDMI as the connection.
to highlight vertical banding as well I pulled up a 5% grey YouTube video.
The relative overexposure of this in a dark room exaggerates it but it isn’t good.
Conversing with Buydig via eBay now and sent them this. Asked for a refund instead of an exchange given the NASIOC crew’s likely correct thought that the refurbs are probably there in the first place due to panel issues.
I meant what is the TV plugged into, as in the wall, power bar, potato etc. But yeah that grey video doesn't look good.
I've seen some funky waves like the previous video on some screens when they were plugged into iffy power connections in the factory here. Or when sitting next to some of the old machines that are operating.
Got the house heated, again, for the swallow bugs. Also will need to have a pest control outfit see exactly what creatures are living where as the swallow bugs clearly are living on some small creature’s tail feathers. Or tails.
Two trailers with 40 kW gensets. Heaters everywhere. House ~130F throughout main and top floors now.
The structural engineer’s visit to assess the deck for hot tub/swim spa shoring up concerns also coincidentally was this morning. His assessment is basically that the deck is well built (probably to twice code now) but that it’d need reinforcement for either a normal hot tub (about 100 lb/sq ft before people) or a swim spa (about 160 lb/sq ft before people).
For the swim spa he thought it would require multiple posts in concrete caissons plus a metal I beam superstructure. He back of napkined that as $30k of work.
For the regular Bullfrog R8 hot tub he back of napkined it as $5k of work: one caisson, one post centered under it, and then wood beams perpendicular to the stringers that exist to distribute the load to the post. He also recommended adding some metal bolted plates on the facing towards and away from house interface of the outer beams as in this photo (so plates on all four sides ultimately):
The story’s not over yet, though: after the engineer wrapped up I was hanging around with the heat treatment guy in the basement and mentioned what I was after, and that my swim spa dream appeared to have been crushed by cost/feasibility. Said guy then mentioned that before getting into the heat treatment business he was a Class A licensed contractor for 25 years, and that he thought it could be done significantly cheaper. He envisioned five or so posts in concrete caissons and a rectangular I beam construct supported on them, again serving the same purpose of relieving the deck proper of load bearing for it.
He took some photos of his own, I emailed him the swim spa specs, and he’s going to get one of his engineer friends to draw up plans that he’d execute as the contractor should I go that route (still paying engineer 1 for his thoughts and to draw up plans for his proposal). So there may be hope yet.
Two trailers with 40 kW gensets. Heaters everywhere. House ~130F throughout main and top floors now.
The structural engineer’s visit to assess the deck for hot tub/swim spa shoring up concerns also coincidentally was this morning. His assessment is basically that the deck is well built (probably to twice code now) but that it’d need reinforcement for either a normal hot tub (about 100 lb/sq ft before people) or a swim spa (about 160 lb/sq ft before people).
For the swim spa he thought it would require multiple posts in concrete caissons plus a metal I beam superstructure. He back of napkined that as $30k of work.
For the regular Bullfrog R8 hot tub he back of napkined it as $5k of work: one caisson, one post centered under it, and then wood beams perpendicular to the stringers that exist to distribute the load to the post. He also recommended adding some metal bolted plates on the facing towards and away from house interface of the outer beams as in this photo (so plates on all four sides ultimately):
The story’s not over yet, though: after the engineer wrapped up I was hanging around with the heat treatment guy in the basement and mentioned what I was after, and that my swim spa dream appeared to have been crushed by cost/feasibility. Said guy then mentioned that before getting into the heat treatment business he was a Class A licensed contractor for 25 years, and that he thought it could be done significantly cheaper. He envisioned five or so posts in concrete caissons and a rectangular I beam construct supported on them, again serving the same purpose of relieving the deck proper of load bearing for it.
He took some photos of his own, I emailed him the swim spa specs, and he’s going to get one of his engineer friends to draw up plans that he’d execute as the contractor should I go that route (still paying engineer 1 for his thoughts and to draw up plans for his proposal). So there may be hope yet.
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Ah, got it. i think I plugged it right into the wall. I do have a sine wave inverter UPS but I don’t think I plugged into it. Wavy artifact only with panning motion at certain intensities of light. Seems a panel or circuitry fault imo.
Decided to go a “similar theme but not actually matching” route since I like my Mindbenders and should probably keep them and my Land Cruiser forever and ever.Revisiting the "what matchy matchy skis would potentially come in lengths that'd fit eldest kid when she's full size and me alike" idea, here are some ideas, from this overall rather absurdly positive "comparison" listicle by Ski Essentials:
SkiEssentials
www.skiessentials.com
Edit: could also do similar shade 104 Ti for her, 106 Ti+ for me. In a similar vein of close but not absolute matchy would be Blizzard Cochise 106 me, Black Pearl 97 her.
Anyway, Bob Leisure (scam site? I guess I’ll find out) had 2020-2021 K2 Mindbender 106C in 159 cm still, nicely discounted as NOS. Their color scheme actually thematically fits my yellow ones better than the same-year 2019-2020 model, and the less burly 106C should be a good ski for her when she’s 5’ 4” or so as she’ll still be very thin, I’m guessing.
duly ordered up. Shall live in the shed as flat skis until she grows into them, then will put similarly non exact match Look Pivots on them. She was psyched by the prospect, and indulging her interests as steered by me to match mine
ultimately is the point.
I’d read blurbs about EVs taking off in China and thought they were mainly in the tiny car, NEV type market. Turns out it’s much more broad:
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Hey Toshi, if you happen to leave this mortal coil early, I’ll be sure to have a QR code on your tomb/grave/public obelisk that links directly to this thread.
And I’ll be sure to leave some Kari-pan For the Buddha.
And I’ll be sure to leave some Kari-pan For the Buddha.
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Weird Alibaba: The cutest electric vehicle with tank tracks
This weird little Alibaba electric vehicle with tank tracks may just be one of the weirder mini EVs I’ve found for this weekly column.
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this one probably goes like 2 mph though
I looked closely at my hi viz Looks in response to Nick’s comment in my Switzerland thread:
time to adjust forward pressure to something that hopefully works for my new301304 mm BSL AT boots and old-ass 306 mm alpine boots (both nominally 26.5 but K2 and Tecnica, respectively).
and he is correct.
time to adjust forward pressure to something that hopefully works for my new
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Just watched a video and it doesn’t look to be that bad. I’d expected some horrible process given their reputation, but it seems to be try boot, see if white plastic thing is behind line to indicate adequate forward pressure, take out boot, engage heel piece without boot to expose adjustment screws, screw them in or out a bit, try boot again.
I totally misread the box. Only the weird 3 piece FL3X boots are 301 at 26.5. These ones are 304. Forward pressure looked the same so I didn’t touch anything.
306
304
misread the asterisks
gah, looking at it full size does show a slight difference. I’ll shorten up the legs just a touch
update:
304 post adjustment
306
304
misread the asterisks
gah, looking at it full size does show a slight difference. I’ll shorten up the legs just a touch
update:
304 post adjustment
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Apparently there’s much more nuance to it:
all about the angle and waggliness of the dildo, as it were. Anyway, they now feel similar to how they were set up at 306 and I wasn’t having issues.
P18 Pivot FKS forward pressure - ignore the indicator?
Saw this buried in another thread.
www.tetongravity.com
all about the angle and waggliness of the dildo, as it were. Anyway, they now feel similar to how they were set up at 306 and I wasn’t having issues.
Buydig first offered $200 refunded if I kept it and worked through the 3rd party warranty company (which the astute reader will recall already said wasn’t in their scope due to being defective upon arrival, and that I should ask for a return from the original seller). I declined and asked for a return outright at their cost.to highlight vertical banding as well I pulled up a 5% grey YouTube video.
The relative overexposure of this in a dark room exaggerates it but it isn’t good.
Conversing with Buydig via eBay now and sent them this. Asked for a refund instead of an exchange given the NASIOC crew’s likely correct thought that the refurbs are probably there in the first place due to panel issues.
They countered with $246 and the same deal. I declined again. No response since 11 am… so I escalated and formally initiated a return through eBay’s interface.
Says I should get a return label (! yeah, this’ll be a freight company not UPS!) by Friday.
Update: they kept on dragging their feet, clearly not wanting to accept this back. Offered $200, $246, $320, $425, and ultimately $499 off if I'd go through warranty. Problem is there's no LG warranty (they claimed 1 year, not true per LG!) and the Allstate/Squaretrade third party warranty already told me it's the seller's problem at this point, not theirs.
Finally got them to requisition the carrier to pick up the return. Will call to schedule that tomorrow and then figure out when I'm packing up this big beast and getting that giant box back upstairs.
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Looks like a smart decision to move their big part of the industry into EVs to gain an advantage on the rest of the world and sink as little investments into ICE?
Trying a different center channel speaker upon recommendations from NASIOC. Big one is a Monoprice Monolith THX-365C. Small one is the one with the Pioneer 5.1 Andrew Jones set that I started this all with, so matches the front speakers. Smaller original Pioneer is ported, big Monolith isn’t.
Just enough space in the center position in the media console as in the last photo.
Not a huge difference (albeit without re-running Audyssey). Big center maybe a bit more sensitive (louder at same power)? Clearer center-located highs is the one definite thing I noticed from the opening of Dune.
Update: listened to opening of Dune (and several other scenes!) again with full family, and we agreed that the difference is slight. Shall be returned.
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A veritable children’s treasury of artifacts. This panel is messed up.
In the linked video, look at Piter’s right forehead and along the shoulders and heads of high contrast figures in the ending scene. A few screenshots for those too lazy to click through
In the linked video, look at Piter’s right forehead and along the shoulders and heads of high contrast figures in the ending scene. A few screenshots for those too lazy to click through
now with my precious heat re-added. All ready for maiden voyage on Wednesday (with wife and middle kid—her special ski day with us).
Shell and liner alike are noticeably lighter than the alpine Ten.2 boots, which makes sense given their intent. Stiffness is nominally the same at 120.
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There comes a time to upgrade the crap brakes on my commuter e-bike. Even bled and actuating properly they’re just not that powerful.
I would like some 4 piston XT brakes with 203/180 rotors. Time to figure out the adapters.
I would like some 4 piston XT brakes with 203/180 rotors. Time to figure out the adapters.
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My Buna skier
First day out on the new boots. Tight at the toes when I put them on. Felt fine during the day. Took them off while at lunch—bootfitter said to do so. They ski fine, perhaps a touch softer than my nominally the same 120 stiffness Tecnicas.
First day out on the new boots. Tight at the toes when I put them on. Felt fine during the day. Took them off while at lunch—bootfitter said to do so. They ski fine, perhaps a touch softer than my nominally the same 120 stiffness Tecnicas.
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Got a minivan Hot Wheels because my commitment to that lifestyle is that deep
That said, made a pact with the wife that after the EQB arrives we will sell my Land Cruiser (and keep the minivan instead as the second vehicle) if she’s not just enamored with it.
That said, made a pact with the wife that after the EQB arrives we will sell my Land Cruiser (and keep the minivan instead as the second vehicle) if she’s not just enamored with it.
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Take note, y’all
“[N]ew findings suggest that, for most people, happiness does improve with higher earnings — up to $500,000 a year.”
www.cbsnews.com
“[N]ew findings suggest that, for most people, happiness does improve with higher earnings — up to $500,000 a year.”
One study said happiness peaked at $75,000 in income. Now, economists say it's higher — by a lot.
It turns out that money can buy happiness for most people — although some may remain miserable no matter what.
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Carrier is picking it up tomorrow. Managed to re pack it and get the big ol’ box upstairs with my wife.
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NB: the caved in appearance at the top is not significant. The top and bottom “hats” are extra pieces. Bubble material at the corner between the real box corners and the hats, if you will, and bubble material along the bottom of the regular box between it and the bottom hat.
The top hat only has the corners with bubble material so the unsupported middle section collapsed a bit. Again this isn’t part of the TV’s actual box, per se.
The top hat only has the corners with bubble material so the unsupported middle section collapsed a bit. Again this isn’t part of the TV’s actual box, per se.
Powerwalls now (again) on sale by themselves. As I already have an oversized PV array I should look into the economics of this re IRA, Denver, and possibly Xcel incentives.
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The only thing preventing me from happiness is a 500 hour work week or a profession that holds a significant portion of the population in a hostage state somewhere between bankruptcy and death.Take note, y’all
“[N]ew findings suggest that, for most people, happiness does improve with higher earnings — up to $500,000 a year.”
One study said happiness peaked at $75,000 in income. Now, economists say it's higher — by a lot.
It turns out that money can buy happiness for most people — although some may remain miserable no matter what.
I'll get right on that.
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moving this to my thread as this is more an exercise of "what'd be a nice, complementary powder ski that happens to have a Cast binding?" instead of an alpine touring ski question, per se/since I know you all were waiting with bated breath:
K2 updated the Mindbender C line for this upcoming season.
hopefully this isn't a proto-only non-ugly color scheme as opposed to their "splatter of puke in different shades" theme for this year:Blister peoples said:
No info beyond the scant bit in the quote.
The Rustler 11, which my buddy Paul also suggested, has also been refreshed:
Blister peoples said:
180 cm at ~2,000g, 19 m radius would work nicely on paper. it's 112 mm underfoot, not 110 as one might assume by the number: 9 == 96-98, 10 == 102-103, 11 == 112-114. 112 in my size, 180.
Speaking of "titanal", I don't get why it's pronounced "teet en awl" in all the videos. It's an aluminum alloy with titanium and vanadium:
What Ski Designers Mean by "Metal" and Why It Matters
Defining Titanal is and how it affects your skis.
www.skimag.com
Have I been pronouncing "titanium" wrong all these years?! "teet eh knee um" eh?
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Ok, not _all_ the videos. This one pronounces it like titanium:Speaking of "titanal", I don't get why it's pronounced "teet en awl" in all the videos. It's an aluminum alloy with titanium and vanadium:
Have I been pronouncing "titanium" wrong all these years?! "teet eh knee um" eh?What Ski Designers Mean by "Metal" and Why It Matters
Defining Titanal is and how it affects your skis.
They have a nice overview of the structure changes in the Blizzard lineup but I only trust the skiing of one of the two guys and they also skied on what appeared to be very crap East coast conditions to boot.
I have a rustler 11 in 188, it's a fun shape, damp construction, fun ski. but I'd never in a million years want to climb with it
Is it the weight, per se? Because I'm going to be slow no matter what, because no e-assist as @6thElement has so cruelly pointed out