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Scrappers here are relentless. Not a week goes by that we dont catch some dudes roaming our campus looking for poo poo they can steal.
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Rhyno posted:Scrappers here are relentless. Not a week goes by that we dont catch some dudes roaming our campus looking for poo poo they can steal. Last year, we had a scrapper come into a backyard to steal a kid's bicycle, it was a whole thing in the news because it was in a bougie neighbourhood and everything was on camera. Meth rules ok
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Mar 30, 2019 19:48
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Meth does indeed rule. We have an on site recycling center and a dude tried pushing the doors in with his truck.
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Mar 30, 2019 19:50
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If you think meth rules you should see the reaction of these kids watching Disney on ice when they start playing "let it go."
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Mar 30, 2019 20:56
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The Door Frame posted:Speed humps are the worst and laziest way to discourage speeding. Why don't they use rumble strips, tighten the road, plant more trees, enforce the traffic laws, or anything else so that people aren't driving in the parking lane to avoid bottoming out their suspensions? They've started to install speed "bumps" that drop down into the ground if you approach at above the speed limit. It's a good idea and nice to not have to slow down. The cost though? About $120k a pop to the taxpayer...
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Mar 30, 2019 21:02
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MrOnBicycle posted:They've started to install speed "bumps" that drop down into the ground if you approach at above the speed limit. It's a good idea and nice to not have to slow down. The cost though? About $120k a pop to the taxpayer... What the poo poo? A speed reducing device that doesn’t slow speeders down?
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Mar 30, 2019 22:39
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BuckyDoneGun posted:What the poo poo? A speed reducing device that doesn’t slow speeders down? it only slows people going above the speedlimit down afaict
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Mar 30, 2019 22:41
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So for the past few months we've been making literally millions of M6 screws for Nissan with an "E" on the screw head. They're a hex flange (hex head with a pre-formed washer under the hex head instead of a loose washer) and I'm curious as to where they're being placed. Nissan literally keeps ordering millions of them from us, and I just wanna know where my screws are going. Can anyone help me out? If need be, I can post pics of the blanks.
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Mar 30, 2019 22:49
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BuckyDoneGun posted:What the poo poo? A speed reducing device that doesn’t slow speeders down? Yeah bad wording (can't think of another name for it). It basically makes a rectangular pothole for you to drive through if you speed.
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Mar 30, 2019 22:56
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Elviscat posted:Speed humps are fine imo, as long as they're the nice long gentle ones that you can float over if you're going an appropriate speed, but will launch you at higher speeds, the narrow high ones that you have to slow to a crawl to get over without rattling out your fillings can get hosed though. One of the enjoyable things of daily driving a 4wd with long travel suspension is that speed bumps cease to matter. Its always amusing to watch the arsehole in the lowered commodore who's been up your arse for daring to actually do the speed limit poo poo himself and have to slow to a crawl to ease over a speed hump when you dont even bother to lift and just hit that thing at 50kph and barely feel it.
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Mar 30, 2019 23:20
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Even a regular rear end car you barely feel the bumps at speed, I'd much rather hit em at 25 than slow to a crawl and lift-drop-lurch at a snail's pace.
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Mar 30, 2019 23:26
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Devyl posted:So for the past few months we've been making literally millions of M6 screws for Nissan with an "E" on the screw head. They're a hex flange (hex head with a pre-formed washer under the hex head instead of a loose washer) and I'm curious as to where they're being placed. Nissan literally keeps ordering millions of them from us, and I just wanna know where my screws are going. Can anyone help me out? If need be, I can post pics of the blanks. Ask whoever does the technical review based on the customer drawing, assuming it's a make-to-print deal, the original drawing should give at least some detail, though even if it notes what it's nominally for, it could quite likely have been used for multiple things across several vehicles. But somewhere in the applicable specifications will be somethign saying what all the markings mean. Or just try doing a google search on the part number if you can find it out. If there's no other marking at all, I assume it's Nissan's internal reference for fastener type. I'd normally say fastener manufacturer ID, but seeing as that's you, I'd assume you'd know!
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Mar 30, 2019 23:27
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:You're talking the little pressurized garden sprayer deals? That's a good call. Nothing wrong with those, but nah. HD and Lowe’s have professional grade spray bottles in the cleaners department, with nice fill markings for ratios and such, and very robust sprayer mechanisms with adjustable nozzles. The pump mechanisms seem to have considerably larger volume that the ones that tend to come with products.
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Mar 30, 2019 23:59
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Darchangel posted:Nothing wrong with those, but nah. HD and Lowe’s have professional grade spray bottles in the cleaners department, with nice fill markings for ratios and such, and very robust sprayer mechanisms with adjustable nozzles. The pump mechanisms seem to have considerably larger volume that the ones that tend to come with products. Oh, I didn't realize they had 'professional' spray bottles. I should probably get one for my purple stuff as the the pump in mine's been dead for a while. I mostly use it for soaking stuff anyway so I tend to just dump it all in a container and then put it back in the spray bottle for storage  .
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Mar 31, 2019 00:01
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What's the most cost effective way to have a single domain name with, say 5 email addresses attached to it? No need for website hosting etc, just, say the domain name XYZ .com, then you have mail1@, mail2@, mail3@ etc. If the domain can forward any traffic to a specific URL elsewhere, that'd be beneficial but not essential.
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Mar 31, 2019 00:19
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You should just be able to purchase the domain name for a nominal fee. Some countries, such as Australia, make the localised version a little harder. Once you have the domain name, you need to tell it to point somewhere. Usually this is where your hosting is, often (but not always) handled by same provider. To get email, you'll need some sort of hosting, and if you'd like to do a redirect, you can do so through the same interface (cpanel) that you'll use to set up your email. Please note that often the cheapest domain name registrars and hosting companies (godaddy etc) can be ethically suspect. There are plenty of other options that are slightly more expensive, personally I've used goon-owned Lithium in the past and been extremely happy with the service. IIRC you're in the UK, it might be nice for you to have a provider the physically locates their servers in the UK, you'll notice quicker load times. When I switched away from Lithium I moved to an Australian based company to improve the local load times for my clients.
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Mar 31, 2019 00:47
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Devyl posted:So for the past few months we've been making literally millions of M6 screws for Nissan with an "E" on the screw head. They're a hex flange (hex head with a pre-formed washer under the hex head instead of a loose washer) and I'm curious as to where they're being placed. Nissan literally keeps ordering millions of them from us, and I just wanna know where my screws are going. Can anyone help me out? If need be, I can post pics of the blanks. Size? Can you post a pic? I’m intrigued!
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Mar 31, 2019 01:24
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LloydDobler posted:I started working in the can industry 2 years ago and I've learned some cool facts. Aluminum is 100% recyclable, it can be easily purified back to raw aluminum. Some metals break down or hold the contamination so that it can't ever be restored to its original glory. Aluminum can. (no pun intended). So when you recycle an aluminum can in the united states, it ends up back on the shelf holding a new beverage in an average of 60 days. LloydDobler posted:Also a standard 12 oz beer can costs 6 cents. Each manufacturer has it down to that and it basically can't get any lower unless aluminum becomes cheaper. It's fully automated, there are like 12 guys running a can line that makes 2400 cans a minute. A MINUTE. They run an average of 21 hours a day, 365 days a year. Powershift posted:Beer bottles used to be washed and re-used. Around the bottom rim of the bottle you'll see a bunch of bumps, and they would grind a bump off each time it was washed and refilled until the bottle reached it's lifetime limit on re-uses, but with beer distribution now being national and every brewery pretty much having it's own unique bottle, i have no idea if that is even a thing anymore. This is all very interesting poo poo I'd never known about. InitialDave posted:What's the most cost effective way to have a single domain name with, say 5 email addresses attached to it? No need for website hosting etc, just, say the domain name XYZ .com, then you have mail1@, mail2@, mail3@ etc. slothrop posted:Please note that often the cheapest domain name registrars and hosting companies (godaddy etc) can be ethically suspect. There are plenty of other options that are slightly more expensive, personally I've used goon-owned Lithium in the past and been extremely happy with the service. Concurring that Cheapest Domain places suck rear end and the $2 a year they save you are not worth it in any way. I'm forever advising freelance clients to register with Dreamhost or some other upper tier $12/year service run by adults instead of saving that $2 and getting the GoDaddy Garbage Tier account. The ones who listen are good clients, the ones who don't always end up having 10 million issues with GoDaddy or Register.com, and their setup tools are loving GARBAGE even if you know what you're doing. If you aren't a developer, good loving luck. Dreamhost has a million one-click installs for almost anything anyone would ever need to do on a 'amateur' basis. Another fun thing the cheap domain finders do is steal your good domain searches and then sell them to you for $39 instead of the $9 they advertised.
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Mar 31, 2019 02:04
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InitialDave posted:What's the most cost effective way to have a single domain name with, say 5 email addresses attached to it? No need for website hosting etc, just, say the domain name XYZ .com, then you have mail1@, mail2@, mail3@ etc. I have a domain registered through Namecheap mated to a Fastmail account. It's pretty cheap, and works well.
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Mar 31, 2019 02:08
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Google handles my website emails which is nice. I don't remember how I got that to work but I recall it being pretty straightforward through dreamhost. I signed up for them a long time ago and am still using it. I hear there's better stuff out there but moving everything over would take effort.
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Mar 31, 2019 02:29
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Thanks - the domain itself exists and is owned/registered at present, just needs parking somewhere to be honest, rather than paying for full hosting services unnecessarily - but having emails associated with the domain name would be useful if it can be done easily. Doesn't need to be dirt cheap, but why pay $100+ a year if not needed, y'know? Edit: https://panel.dreamhost.com/signup/#!/shared/ Dreamhost's $5.95/month seems like a simple option? InitialDave fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Mar 31, 2019 |
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Mar 31, 2019 02:40
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Wow. That looks like exactly what you want, and if you like it you can get that down to $2.60/mo if you pay 3 years ahead. I've had Dreamhost for like 15 years and it's a great host. Back to aluminum can chat/cheap beer argument generation: 
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Mar 31, 2019 03:06
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everdave posted:Size? Can you post a pic? I’m intrigued! It's that, just instead of a #3 it's a solid head with an E mark
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Mar 31, 2019 04:23
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Suburban Dad posted:Working in a corporate environment and not swearing like normal is hard. Same for whenever my kid is around. Are you me?
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Mar 31, 2019 05:30
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Mortal Engines might not be the worst movie I’ve ever watched, but I can’t think of a shittier one right now
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Mar 31, 2019 05:46
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slothrop posted:Mortal Engines might not be the worst movie I’ve ever watched, but I can’t think of a shittier one right now Robot Jox is my go to for bad movies.
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Mar 31, 2019 06:29
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Darchangel posted:Robot Jox is my go to for bad movies. Oh that's a hard one to top! For ausgoons remember that AusPost is offering free postage of care packages to our diggers. Just keep it under 2KG and remember it's going overseas so customs rules apply. "To an Australian Soldier AFPO 60 AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCES NSW 2890"
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Mar 31, 2019 09:51
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So I guess I'm rehoming my cat....  .... with my mom and stepdad (isn't this what I'm supposed to be doing in my 20s?), so at least I know he's going to a good home, and a home he's familiar with. He gets along really well with their dog, and their cat seems to do well with other cats (had free roam of the cat room at the shelter she came from [was there for nearly a year, since adult cats are a lot harder to adopt out], and does great with the office cats at their vet's office). Our lease is up for renewal, we can't find another decent place in our price range (well we CAN, but it puts us a lot further out of town... plus she has an 800 credit score with <30k income, I have a <500 credit score with nearly $50k thanks to some old credit card debt getting re-aged out of nowhere recently).. We'd need a cosigner to move, and frankly, I don't WANT to move 8 months after uprooting my entire life - I like where we're at. GF's (gently caress it, I'm just gonna call her roommate from now on) cats are loving batshit insane - they're 4 or 5, but may as well be kittens with as much energy as they have. My cat's pushing 10, doesn't have front claws, and he's had several teeth removed. Roommate's boss has been fostering him, but she's moving out of state soon to be closer to her kids, and even if she wasn't, it was supposed to be a 3-6 month deal... we're coming up on 9 months. 3 cats in a 1 bedroom apartment would just be too much anyway, especially with the massive difference in activity levels. GFroommate really wants to move into a 2 bedroom. She thinks her budget allows for $1500+/month rent. Mine sure as gently caress doesn't, and I make a lot more. I'm not living paycheck to paycheck right now, but I would be if we moved into something that expensive. As it is, our rent is going up to about $1150/mo (1/1 800 sq ft w/detached garage, microwave, w/d, pretty nice amenities, etc + 2x pet rent @ 20/ea, this place would go for about $1500-8000if it was actually inside of Austin, depending how close to downtown you want to be). He's familiar with my parent's house. He knows my parents. He knows their dog. He doesn't know their cat. but she's generally pretty mellow (unless your rear end in a top hat stepson talks you into giving the cat a belly rub when said cat is laying on her back  ). So I guess sometime in the next few weeks, I'll be packing him up and taking him back to Dallas.
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Mar 31, 2019 12:03
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STR posted:I'm not living paycheck to paycheck right now, but I would be if we moved into something that expensive. Keep it that way. Paycheck to paycheck is a treadmill that is almost impossible to get off. If you're not there now, don't put yourself in that place. There is so much more pressure when you're scheduling things on paydays that it doesn't balance the "benefit" of a slightly larger living area.
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Dude, STR my buddy, please, please think about this: I've got a mate, lives with his girlfriend but they hate each other and have incompatible life goals. Their lease is up which he's been talking about as his opportunity to split but now he's talking about renting a more expensive place with her because it's less hassle than splitting up. I wondered if you could give him some advice?
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Mar 31, 2019 12:58
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cakesmith handyman posted:it's less hassle than splitting up.
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gently caress your proprietary fasteners, breville. I've got a grinder, an unsteady hand and some harbor freight screwdrivers.  I couldn't get it apart much past this point without totally breaking it, so I put it back together and it magically worked again.  Darchangel posted:Are you me? Might be. 
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Mar 31, 2019 13:43
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STR posted:I'm not living paycheck to paycheck right now, but I would be if we moved into something that expensive. Do not loving do this, bud.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Do not loving do this, bud.  Think of it this way. If things go south, you stand to be stuck in a lease you absolutely cannot afford.
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Mar 31, 2019 18:56
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InitialDave posted:Thanks - the domain itself exists and is owned/registered at present, just needs parking somewhere to be honest, rather than paying for full hosting services unnecessarily - but having emails associated with the domain name would be useful if it can be done easily. If you want to use a UK company you can do that for 3 domains with these guys for £2.92+VAT/month on a monthly account. I've had a 'business account' (8 domains) with them for 3 years or so now and haven't had any issues.
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OK, that sounds not bad, will check them out, thanks.Liquid Communism posted:If things go south
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Mar 31, 2019 19:51
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STR flee fleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee FLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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STR imagine any of us were saying what you are saying. Writing is on the wall this is the PERFECT time to leave. Lease is up move on man.
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