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I’m so sorry. The last place I worked, layoffs were a nearly quarterly event for 8 years. Eventually one of the managers decided to base staff retention choices on the growth projections of the products supported rather than performance appraisals or other criteria, and I was definitely...

Since I don’t remember anyone pointing out this reason to manage your BP: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/left-ventricular-hypertrophy/symptoms-causes/syc-20374314?page=0&citems=10 As for readings, my Dr office still has mercury manometers in at least half the exam rooms. You...

What stinks is when your trunk is secure if you lock the car, even if they cut the top, but completely public access if you don’t lock the car. At least if the weather is good and no trees around, I can leave it top down and locked.

The biggest issue now with non broadcast SSID is that instead of constantly advertising it at your house, you are now walking around with smartphones or tablets that are rarely really off, so they constantly ask If the configured non broadcast SSID is there, giving that much more surface to...

yeah, it will be difficult to compete with that. What is ironic, is that I would almost swear that the 69 Karmann Ghia that I sometimes drove had a momentary pull back contact on the turn signal stalk that operated the dimmer relay, as a simple pull back to toggle between low and hi beams.

The garage door itself is one of the less secure entry points unless you remove the emergency disconnect cord and handle. So far I haven’t seen any stories of attacks against the WiFi equipped openers. They do have an advantage if you park outside the garage and only use your phone as an...

What about having the horn work how most modern dimmer flash to pass switches do? Personally I think that would be an easier habit to develop, and maybe less fiddly than trying to push a button on the end of the turn signal stalk.

In older vehicles, the natural rubber and fiber seals swelled by absorbing some of the oil, and synthetic isn’t absorbed as much in those materials, rendering a loose fit. But by 2000, that shouldn’t be a thing. It is also possible that a shaft seal had built up a layer of varnish on the...

There are also those who understand the difference between enumerating two states with one bit, versus counting, where zero is traditionally a valid state for a count.

There are generally more/stronger detergents in synthetics, so a badly sludged motor will get that crud broken up and into suspension. Better to change more often while that is happening.

At least as far as the M35A2 deuce and a half, multifuel implies that if needed, it will run gasoline for a few hundred miles before it locks up. It will also run quite a range of things closer to diesel with generally less, to no impact on life. Military service sometimes finds those...

Try working in a building with flex seating. You never know who will be sitting around you, or that you will actually get a seat near your workgroup.

You will want C25 mix for steel. (25% CO2, 75% argon) Straight argon is for aluminum and other more reactive metals. On steel, straight argon tends to leave a taller bead. I would rather run straight CO2 on steel than straight argon, but for most welders, the C25 mix gives the best results.

Is some of it the move from needing 3 or more engines for ETOPS type operations to those routes now being serviceable with twins?

Currently, my all time worst socket set came from Northern Tool. Tried to use it once, then left it behind. The last set I grabbed at HF was $24 for a combined SAE/Metric 3/8 drive set with color bands to distinguish the two types, and the large font size labeling. After extensively using...

Those tarp motors should be brushed motors.

This is him throwing a middle finger at the STOL events that created a separate turbine class, just to allow the events to remain competitive, rather than Draco winning without needing much skill. This way, he can win by brute force for another year or two until they create an 8 cylinder class...

Try Texas. And I grew up in Washington State, with enough snow to know I don’t mind visiting snow, but don’t want to live with it. But I still miss the idea of snow as part of the set up to the holiday season.

Might also check off some affirmative action checkboxes.

I will confirm that in at least one sketchy cellular data area, my iPad mini 2 had much better data service than the iPhone XS, and I have tethered my computer off it for work a couple of times when necessary. I figure with more space, it likely has a better optimized antenna.