Auk

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[–] Auk@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you're running ducting into your server/switch cabinet I've thought before that it could be interesting to have an exhaust setup that you can switch between venting the excess heat directly outside (in summer) or back into the main house (in winter).

[–] Auk@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately you're in the minority these days, at least in the eyes of manufacturers. It appears that dual cabs are what sell so they're what get made.

The lack of useful tray sizes in utes is one reason I ended up going for a van for something to put my dirt bike in - unlike most of the utes I was finding within my budget it actually has a load space long enough to fit the bike with room to spare and low enough to roll it in easily.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

You can't fit a full sheet in a dual cab Hilux, Ranger, or DMAX (etc etc) either but these utes sell in vast quantities. To get a dual cab in something not ridiculously large (and not a cab over design) the tray size will inherently be compromised, it seems however that people still go for the extra seats much more than single cabs with more useful tray sizes.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

except there is no ‘#’ operator in C or C++, so any interesting self-referential pattern breaks down here

# is two layers of ++, so the pattern is there. Whether that was originally intended or coincidence is another matter, but it works well enough that I suspect it was considered when picking names.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

For the last while I've been randomising the dictionary of 3 or 4 character words and running down the list until I find something I like the sound of and is available. If it's a well populated username base I might need to drop back to a list of all permutations of a-z in that length and do the same.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe I should try and convince someone to make a slip on thumb extension for use with modern phones

[–] Auk@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

ZenFone 10, because it's one of the now rare phones where you can still reach the whole screen with one hand.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

No login for updates is a welcome change, it'll save me downloading them manually (because screw making another login for something that shouldn't require one).

[–] Auk@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Baked beans on toast is my usual go to when I want something quick and minimal effort.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically speaking, no one outside of college demonstration engines are burning hydrogen

Toyota has made various working prototype hydrogen combustion engines, so it's not impossible these could end up in production in the nearish future (they've done a hydrogen version of at least the GR Yaris/Corolla engine, a V6, and a V8).

[–] Auk@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Yes. I picked a bunch of coal pieces up at Stockton beach once as a kid and took them home because coal was interesting - I tested burning at least one of those pieces in the wood fire that winter.

[–] Auk@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

The majority of cars don't have a warning for low oil levels, the sensor for that has historically been the owner checking the dipstick. Oil level sensors are becoming more common now as more models appear with them but are still not ubiquitous even in brand new cars.

The oil warning light in most cars is for low oil pressure, and if that one comes on it's time to pull over immediately and hope you managed to turn the engine off in time to save the bearings.

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