Kingmakers if it ever comes out…

I don’t want a shit sandwich either way, just because one is imported and one is local doesn’t make either taste better.

That used to work but no longer does on a lot in my area. Stuffing recipts in the speaker holes could help if you know what I mean

I want to also ad the people who are determined to put ads on FUCKING EVERYTHING. I grew up in the 90s, I remember when gods damn gas pumps were silent… I remember when the flashiest thing we saw on the store was when the soda displays were made into cool shapes… Get off my lawn and take your damn roofing company sign with you.

Ok awesome, thanks for explaining that. I didn’t know what could be the attack vector (if any). After the supermicro(?) thing a few years back, it made me question what we actually know about the security of physical hardware.

Yeah, I don’t know how it compares to other oems. It was meant as more of a curiosity than an accusation.

It’s an economy of scale though, with more data to pull from, you are more likely to get something interesting. On the flip side, you also increase your chances of getting caught.

Again, I am coming from a place of ignorance here. This is not my wheelhouse.

Nothing, I don’t know what (if any controls) are in that now. I do know Benn Jordan did a video about the robot dogs the other day and they had HUGE backdoors and security implications that go back to servers in mainland China. That’s what prompted my reply. I don’t trust any of my equipment to be unadulterated anymore but where there is a history of having backdoors in place, I am extra leery.

Yeah, I am worried about the US, whether it be from the supplier of the chips, the os, third party applications, or my ISP, I can almost guarantee there is someone in my network who shouldn’t be. I don’t have to like it or make it any easier for there to be more of them though.

Yes, we should be asking that for all suppliers.

I don’t know, I said as much in my post.

This may be coming from a place of ignorance but what guarantees are there that there is not some kind of security flaw on a hardware level? I don’t know what kind of audits or protections are there now but with Chinese suppliers in particular, I would be leery of potential issues. There was rumors/claims of certain server mobos being built with extra chips or exploits a couple years back.

The job market also dictates some of this. In my area and with my degree, one of the only industries I could find work in was in support for equipment used in oil and gas production. I had previously worked in the petrochem industry, robotics, and hvac, but when we had our first kid, I opted to take my current job beccause the extra pay allows my wife to stay home with our kids, for me to be closer to home, and to make environmental choices in my personal life.

Ethically, I know the industry I work in is problematic but I also know of 10 other manufacturers who make the same equipment we do, so I sell myself on my contrbution by acknowledging that the operators would just get another brand’s stuff that may not be made as well and could have real repurcussions if something went wrong. It may be delusional but this equipment existed before I was here, and will continue to be made after I’m gone.

You’re good, just trying to prepare you for the spirited debate lol

100% a question to get angry answers on both sides. I use anti-sieze on lugs but I also use an adjusted torque value with that to compensate for the reduced friction, and check my lugs frequently.

There are two possible failures here, you overstretch the stud and yield it from the reduced friction in the thread increasing the tension in the stud threads which weakens the stud and either pops it off when you tighten it or it fatigues and pops off later. The other failure is that the nut comes loose later when you are driving. I’ve never seen that actually happen.

Reason for me using anti-sieze is, I tow a trailer in salt water and have had lugs rust to the studs then snap the hex off the lug leaving me to drill out the little nubbin that got left behind. Luckily it was in my garage that it happened and not on the road.

The temps in Houston are now firmly in the dangerous range during peak summer. When you reach a certain humidity and temperature, your body can’t regulate its internal temperature by sweating anymore, you essentially have to have some kind of external input to cool off, that can be cold(er) water, air conditioning, fans (where you can have lower humidity or temperature air blowing over you, or something similar.

If you can make changes to your structure, doing a radiant barrier or some kind of false roof (even a solar shade or something that doesn’t block all the sun) over your existing roof to limit the solar heat transfer to your structure can help.

If you can get some insulation for the windows, especially if you can get the foil lined version and direct the foil outside, that will also help.

Local air conditioning (mini splits or single room units) are often less efficient but if you are just focused on making it tolerable, you can do a single room as a cool down room for less money (upfront and in energy cost) vs a whole house or multi room unit. There are 12v units that can be run on a decent size solar setup like used in RV’s or campers.

The anount of people I see wasting food from these giant plates is equal to the number that are obese and finish the whole plate. Both of those are higher by an order of magnitude vs the people who share a plate or bring leftovers home. Before we had kids, my wife and I could usually share a meal and still have leftovers.

I slammed together a cold turkey sandwich for myself and heated up leftovers for kids. Its been a long day.

If they are non turbo, it should be fine. If they are turbo cars, run premium for the new fuel and use a minimum 3 to 1 ratio of new to old fuel just to be safe.

Really, 3 weeks is fine but I don’t want to lead you astray and cause problems here lol. I’d run it though.

If you are concerned about it, you can mix 5 gallons at a time in your car with the remainder being fresh gas. I.e. if you have a 15 gallon tank, use 10 gallons of new gas with 5 of old.

3 weeks isn’t all that long though, its probably fine as long as you didn’t leave the cap off.

What kind of car is it potentially going in?

Zoo membership is clutch with toddlers. 100% worth it. Same with the Children’s museum.

Welp, you have me soundly beat. My longest is 85 hrs and 6 minutes.