CompactFlax

joined 5 months ago

Agree. Never have received tamper evident packaging from a pharmacy. what’s the point? They’re filled in front of me and handed to me.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I get 120 days worth of meds at a time. A paper bag would be destroyed.

But the option would be good, so that I can reuse the bottle.

IKEA is one thing. It’s the not ikea kits that suck!

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 61 points 5 days ago (2 children)

So they’re unemployed and pretending that they’re just trying to ground themselves.

spent approximately $1.1 billion on temporary hotel housing for asylum seekers since 2020.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“there is no limit on how much it can be raised unless its obviously punitive. Eg 100 a month raise is acceptable, 1000 a month is obviously punitive and likely to be disallowed by our Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service”

So there is a limit, but it depends on how well the landlord gets along with the people making the decision, instead of being codified into law.

Here, a LL can evict a tenant who refuses to pay in less than a month. None of this 6 month wait baloney and then two postponements as the tenant games the system and continues to destroy the property. In AB if there is proof of wilful vandalism the eviction period is 24 hours.

This is better than some scenarios, but again seems ripe for abuse.

From my recollection, a Chevy bolt drivetrain has less than 5 moving parts and say 10 bearings. The complexity is in the electronic control systems. I hope to see more electronics repair shops doing board repairs because they’re really expensive as a unit.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It is not uncommon for employers to retain ownership of the material you produce, though it sounds like they’re expecting you may have a portfolio for the work you’re in. Explain the situation to the hiring manager.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Some people are curious. Others are not. Some people have hobbies. But I’m a firm believer that those two traits are the reason people say “I’m not handy” and then can’t do something as simple as screwing 8 screws into a captive nut. You have to try. I have no time for these people.

My mood dictates how I help new people, but I try to help them learn it rather than giving the answer, or give the answer in an explanatory way. But the key is that they’re asking for help with a problem, not shirking a task that is too hands-on for them to figure out.

Honestly, this was barely in time to save whales.

But now they’re dying because of oil. Again. Just a different form.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Actually that’s the “problem” isnt it. There’s a tax loophole for tech industry payroll that was recently closed up if I recall correctly.

 

I’m interested in barefoot shoes but the prices are just ludicrous. I mean, a ballerina slipper for $240. There’s certainly a lot to be said about economies of scale, but theres not a lot of material here and longevity is a pretty frequent talking point. I typically spend less than €150 on shoes.

Somewhere on this fediverse, someone posted a list of some of their successful and less successful shoe purchases from both online shops as well as Amazon sellers. There were shoes in the €50-100 range that seemed like reasonable options.

If you’re reading this and have experiences good or bad, please share them here!

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Wind (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

I know this is solarDIY, but it seems like a good place for this anyways. Tl;dr is there a good way to integrate wind and solar without spending a bundle?

Sun only shines during the day, and as distances from the equator increase, day lengths get shorter, and cloudier, and angles get steeper. However, my location has steady prevailing winds. So much so, there’s a wind farm practically in the back garden.

Which has me thinking that instead of a ton of panels and a big battery bank (to make use of sunnier days), a little 1kw or so turbine would go a really long way - especially for steady and/or long-running loads like router/server/modem, refrigerator, heat pump…

I understand that wind turbines make some dreadful power and it tends to be AC. They’re also a bit of a pain to situate but that’s sorta secondary. Let’s say I spin up 10kw of solar, a pile of LiFe batteries, and an eg4 AIO with grid-tie. Is there a reasonable, and safe way to integrate wind? I know one guy who just hooked it straight to his batteries but they were lead acid, and they cooked in a storm. Gave him an excuse to get a big life system instead.

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