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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:Drywall anchors for plywood?  second kind from left, ya prolly unnecessary but not a bad idea
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Six pounds isn’t a lot. Half‐inch plywood will hold that easily if you get thread engagement. If the screws are too long and the plywood falls in the unthreaded portion of the shank, that’s when you have a problem.
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Oct 25, 2020 04:30
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:Drywall anchors for plywood? Oh dang, missed it was plywood.
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Oct 25, 2020 04:35
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owlhawk911 posted:
Ah, those. I briefly contemplated those. Platystemon posted:Six pounds isn’t a lot. Half‐inch plywood will hold that easily if you get thread engagement. If the screws are too long and the plywood falls in the unthreaded portion of the shank, that’s when you have a problem. They're threaded all the way up, so that shouldn't be a problem:  Amusingly, they're Robertson heads, so this will be one of the few times in my life I'll get to use a square bit!
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Oct 25, 2020 04:40
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:Ah, those. I briefly contemplated those. Robertson superiority! They’re super common up here in Canada. But those toggle bolts are a huge pain in the rear end to remove, so keep that in mind when you use them.
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Oct 26, 2020 19:30
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If I have an image of an actor/actress in my mind but cannot recall what movie I remember them from, what is out there that would help me? I remember an actress from the 00's/10's but for the life of me cannot think of what they were in and I'm usually pretty good at using clues to help me solve stuff like this. Edit: Not a porn thing, I just hate not being able to remember or find things and they get stuck in my head
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Oct 26, 2020 20:10
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Lupin posted:Robertson superiority! They’re super common up here in Canada. But those toggle bolts are a huge pain in the rear end to remove, so keep that in mind when you use them. if you feel compelled to get the toggle part out of the wall they might be, but me i just back the bolt out and patch over the hole like it ain't no thang Professor Shark posted:If I have an image of an actor/actress in my mind but cannot recall what movie I remember them from, what is out there that would help me? I remember an actress from the 00's/10's but for the life of me cannot think of what they were in and I'm usually pretty good at using clues to help me solve stuff like this. in the form of a question: where'd you get that dope av?
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Oct 26, 2020 20:30
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Why are companies that sell power tools / electronics so desperate for me to register the item? They'll add a year of warranty, or offer a chance to get my purchase price refunded, if only I'll take 5 minutes to input my name, model number, and Amazon order number of what I bought into their website. Shouldn't they have all that information from when I bought the item?
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Oct 26, 2020 20:33
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It's their standard warranty but if you don't register it they get to cut you off earlier than they would. The item is usually expected to die right after that "extended" warranty period but this way if they had poo poo qc that day at the factory and it fails early theres a chance your screwed and have to buy a new one instead of them eating the cost of your replacement. Usually when this happens people bitch that they got screwed so it gets some bad pr. Meanwhile if someone gets a free replacement because of the extended warranty they offered they may get some good pr on an early failure
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Oct 26, 2020 20:40
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owlhawk911 posted:in the form of a question: where'd you get that dope av? I made it for Halloween a couple years ago and didn't end up using it, however this year mods had a Halloween Av Thread so I submitted my own and made a couple for others to make up for it!
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Oct 26, 2020 20:44
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regulargonzalez posted:Why are companies that sell power tools / electronics so desperate for me to register the item? They'll add a year of warranty, or offer a chance to get my purchase price refunded, if only I'll take 5 minutes to input my name, model number, and Amazon order number of what I bought into their website. Shouldn't they have all that information from when I bought the item? No, the companies that make the tools/electronics do not get your personal purchase history from Amazon. Some items, power tools in particular, get more heavy use out of warranties than other household items. If you register your item they can get a more accurate purchase date and it's easier for them to resolve warranty issues or proactively do things like recall notices or try and upsell you on extended warranties. FCKGW fucked around with this message at 21:40 on Oct 26, 2020 |
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Oct 26, 2020 21:35
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I don't know how relevant it is for power tools, but they also get a record of the original buyer, to whom the warranty applies, so that they can reject subsequent owners. At least with guitars, I see the original receipt included in the sale for this reason (obviously assuming they didn't register it).
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Oct 26, 2020 21:52
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My partner watches a lot of English Premier League, and they don't have spectators at the games. Instead, they play crowd noises along with the commentary. How do they synch the crowd sounds so quickly with what happens on the field? I just watched a keeper save the ball, accompanied by the appropriate "oohhhh" sounds. How is it synched?
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Oct 26, 2020 21:57
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Drimble Wedge posted:My partner watches a lot of English Premier League, and they don't have spectators at the games. Instead, they play crowd noises along with the commentary. How do they synch the crowd sounds so quickly with what happens on the field? I just watched a keeper save the ball, accompanied by the appropriate "oohhhh" sounds. How is it synched?
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Oct 26, 2020 23:40
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Why isn't "Cerberus" pronounced with a hard k sound in English, as in "Kerberos" or "Charon"?
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Oct 27, 2020 00:23
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Because english is a clusterfuck.
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Oct 27, 2020 00:25
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english dumb
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Oct 27, 2020 00:28
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I think even Caesar is supposed to have a k sound (think "kaiser") but English gonna English
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Oct 27, 2020 00:52
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Hyperlynx posted:Why isn't "Cerberus" pronounced with a hard k sound in English, as in "Kerberos" or "Charon"? The pronunciation of things that old is just destroyed by centuries of the telephone game. You know the boast usually translated “I came. I saw. I conquered”? In late republican Latin, “V” made a “W” sound. “C” made a “K” sound. WENNY WEEDY WEEKY
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Oct 27, 2020 02:47
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weenie weedy wiki lol
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In THIS house we: Listen to Ween Smoke weed every day Read wikipedia for hours on end
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Oct 27, 2020 02:56
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How crucial are log racks? I only want to burn a fire a few times a week for the atmosphere. Can I get away with buying those blister packs of firewood logs from the grocery store and keeping it outside on a table or something?
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Oct 27, 2020 03:36
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Bioshuffle posted:How crucial are log racks? I only want to burn a fire a few times a week for the atmosphere. Can I get away with buying those blister packs of firewood logs from the grocery store and keeping it outside on a table or something? Keep the logs off the ground by resting them on some wood offcuts or 2 by fours or something. Drape a tarp over or plop it somewhere that’s sheltered from the elements. Building a firewood shelter could be a nice weekend project too.
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Oct 27, 2020 04:00
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Platystemon posted:The pronunciation of things that old is just destroyed by centuries of the telephone game. That's fair. I was going to say "but it's a name", but then immediately thought of three examples of that happening with names too. The fact that the name "Kerberos" is also in use makes it a bit weird though (it's software).
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Oct 27, 2020 04:14
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There are multiple accepted romanizations of Cerberus, one of which (arguably more accurate in English) is Kerberos
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Half the people in this thread already know this, but for everyone else: The gates of Hades are guarded by a dog named “Spot”.
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I'm Emily Hellizabeth, and this is my dog, Cerberus.
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Fruits of the sea posted:Keep the logs off the ground by resting them on some wood offcuts or 2 by fours or something. Drape a tarp over or plop it somewhere that’s sheltered from the elements. To clarify, I was thinking about getting a combination log rack and fireplace tool holder for inside. I obviously don't want to store all the firewood inside, so I need a storage solution. I was going to stack them outside, but I just wasn't sure if I needed to get another log rack for outside.
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Bioshuffle posted:To clarify, I was thinking about getting a combination log rack and fireplace tool holder for inside. I obviously don't want to store all the firewood inside, so I need a storage solution. I was going to stack them outside, but I just wasn't sure if I needed to get another log rack for outside. you just need to keep em off the ground a little w/ some boards or w/e and out of the rain like dude said
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Also a good idea is to not stack directly against your home, as this can damage paint, create moisture, and in my experience, creates a ready home for creatures. My dogs ended up murdering the hell out of a possum that took refuge in ours. Mice, etc also love it as habitat.
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Well noted. Thank you! On a related note, are those tiny bundles of firewood from big box stores like Home Depot or Kroger worth a drat? I do have some people that sell seasoned firewood locally, but the ones who deliver only come out for 1/4 cords at the minimum, and I don't want to start off by buying that much.
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Bioshuffle posted:Well noted. Thank you! On a related note, are those tiny bundles of firewood from big box stores like Home Depot or Kroger worth a drat? grocery store bundles are fine, they are usually kiln dried so they will burn pretty reliably but some are very lightweight woods that burn way too fast getting a 1/4 or 1/3 cord of wood from some guy on craigslist can vary too though, i've had some supposedly seasoned wood turn out to be pretty hissy (moist) and hard to light. But in general if you find good seasoned wood it will do you better than kiln dried grocery store stuff. A good compromise could be going to a local (non-chain) nursery or landscaping supply store. They often sell bulk seasoned firewood in varying quantities, like an armful, a wheel barrow full, a pallet full, a 1/3 cord, maybe even full cord. That way you can also try out their supply before you get a huge quantity. IME a 1/3 cord will easily last the casual fire-haver through the fall and winter and probably leave you with a bit left over for some outdoor fires next spring and summer.
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Apparently the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy is called Sagittarius a*. Why does it have that name? It can't part of a Sagittarius constellation since it isn't a visible black star. Why do astronomers insist on spelling it with an asterisk?
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It's kind of silly. The astrophysicist who first observed it said it was "exciting", and excited states of atoms are denoted with asterisks in physics notation.
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Baron Porkface posted:Apparently the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy is called Sagittarius a*. Why does it have that name? It can't part of a Sagittarius constellation since it isn't a visible black star. Why do astronomers insist on spelling it with an asterisk? Strictly speaking Sagittarius A* is the radio source presumably caused by the supermassive black hole. But yeah it is named after the constellation it appears in, even though it’s not a visible member, it’s a common practice for naming a lot of things
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Professor Shark posted:If I have an image of an actor/actress in my mind but cannot recall what movie I remember them from, what is out there that would help me? I remember an actress from the 00's/10's but for the life of me cannot think of what they were in and I'm usually pretty good at using clues to help me solve stuff like this. This is kind of my thing. Any idea or detail at all? Age, race, gender, type of genre, etc?
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Platystemon posted:Half the people in this thread already know this, but for everyone else: Sadly not. I came across https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2018/08/11/no-internet-kerberos-is-probably-not-spot/ while trying to look up my own question.
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Hey what's a decent utility for converting a jpg to pdf? I need to submit personal info, so I'm a little leery of using an online service for this.
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Oct 28, 2020 14:32
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Fruits of the sea posted:Hey what's a decent utility for converting a jpg to pdf?
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Fruits of the sea posted:Hey what's a decent utility for converting a jpg to pdf? Libra office, throw it into not-Word, save as pdf
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