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Zero Knievel

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  1. 38 minutes ago, SwampNut said:

    Dude wut?  Both of my cars came with a Slime brand kit with a sealer and a compressor that plugs into the 12v outlet formerly called a cigarette lighter.

     

    Yeah, but you aren't that stupid, are you? ;) 

     

    38 minutes ago, SwampNut said:

    Your friend is probably too stupid to connect the hose, or to keep the battery charged.

     

    Yo...that's my mom you're mocking.

  2. 9 hours ago, SwampNut said:

    It would be fine for a car but why would you ever have a battery powered compressor in a car?  Dumb.

     


    1.  Many are too weak or lazy to use a manual pump.

     

    2.  To use an electric off the car battery, you need to have a set of wires or know how to connect to a 12v system.  Yeah, I know they come with cigarette socket plugs, but some people are just that stupid.  An all-in-one unit solves that issue…presuming you don’t forget to keep it charged…which is why I don’t get one for mom.  The one time she had a flat, she asked someone to help her change the tire…only to learn the spare was low.

  3. 3 hours ago, rockmeupto125 said:

    You certainly can. It's absolutely against code, however.  The concern is the solvent used to melt the PVC together could damage the insulation of the wires. But yeah, you could do it.

     

    Why not make the length of pipe, run the wire through afterward, THEN bury it?

  4. My 2 cents…do it right.  If you want to sell the house, it’s a selling point.  The main reason I’d not want to sell our house to get something more manageable is that for all the quirks our house has, we know them, and we know we did things right when building.  Besides, if something does come up, you’re suited to handle it better.

     

    The erosion issue we had to fix, the septic line breaking, $1,000 to install a septic tank access…all because dad took shortcuts.  Yeah, he died first, but try to sell a house with a septic system that hasn’t been serviced in 30 years because you bury the tank without an access collar.  The $150 cost for conduit should largely be offset by savings on not needing to dig as deep, and you can use the less expensive wire option as the conduit is adding protection.

  5. 13 hours ago, tomek said:

    Btw, since when some idiot on YT is "the evidence"? Spent much time with Zero lately? 


    Since when does someone who can back their video with facts and evidence not credible?  Most trust the MSM even when they frequently make statements that are easily proven as either outright false or a deliberate misrepresentation of the facts…loaded more with editorial comment than actual factual analysis.

    • Complete bullshit 2
    • Tinfoil hattery 1
  6. 2 hours ago, SwampNut said:

    None of them?  Some?  What browser, what OS?  All work for me in multiple browsers, so it may be an issue where you need to do the usual troubleshooting like log out/in, or clear site data.

     

     

    CleanShot 2023-12-14 at 06.31.10@2x.jpg

     

    All of them.  Chrome on Windows 10.

  7. Depends on who you get to help.  Sometimes you get a person who knows their inventory…in spite of how often they rearrange the store’s layout.

     

    I got lucky yesterday.  I was in Lowes and was checking out stair risers to repair the front steps.  Amazingly, all of them were identical (how the manufacturer gets inconsistent shapes in a mass produced product is beyond me), but I could only identify 4 or 5 that were sufficiently devoid of flaws (knots in unacceptable places, splits in the wood, other damage from shipping).  So I bought 3 as that would cover one side if I need to replace the risers as well.

     

    This is background for the next bit.  I intend to reuse the stair risers provided they are undammaged (they are largely protected from the elements by the steps).  My concern was dealing with the holes made by the original screws.  I wanted to fill them in so that I wouldn’t deal with stripped out holes when installing the replacement steps.  The associate suggested drilling out the holes then inserting a dowel.  Brilliant…that never occurred to me.  Still, normally the people I deal with can’t do more than look up where something is on their phones.

  8. I’ll necromance here rather than start a new thread….
     

    23 and Me has been hacked.  This was inevitable.  Forget TOS and contracts.  Once they map your DNA, they own it and you have no right to make them purge the data.  Your genetic profile, in the wrong hands, doesn’t just affect you, but it can affect everyone in your bloodline

     

    If you really want to have a DNA profile done, go to a lab that contractually must purge the results once delivered…they have no ownership interest in the result.  If they purge the results and later get hacked, your data won’t fall into someone else’s hands.  If they later change TOS or fall under new ownership, you won’t need to worry if they choose to sell or otherwise use your profile.  Yeah, it likely will cost substantially more than 23 and Me, but that’s why…23 and Me is cheaper…the value contained in your genetic profile.

     

    I’m contacting LabCorp about their privacy and data retention policy.  I know Carlos will argue to the contrary, but nothing stored digitally is 100% secure, “best practices” is not an assurance for today or tomorrow, and hackers will always target data perceived to have value…and short of how to access your money, few things are as valuable as your DNA profile.  The only secure way to do a DNA profile is if both samples and reports are completely purged shortly after the test is concluded.

     

     

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