[-] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

And it's just a shitty 16 bar loop?

[-] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago

A dessert trebuchet, you say? Sounds fantastic!

However for the distances involved, I'd probably need something actively driven like a catapult rather than good old gravity-fed trebuchet... Still, sounds like a splendid day making one hell of a mess!

Or we could just mail stuff. I'm working on a mousse that would fit great into a courier bag!

[-] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

Thanks, it does look awesome!

How does hoopla compare to Libby? I've no experience with it but it looks like it's essentially equivalent (as far as books goes, at least)

Yay - I loved the spiff stuff!

I'm not trying to be a dick (it just comes naturally), but I wonder if there's a connection between antibac wipes, sanitiser and the need for moisturiser...

Keep on being awesome and bug free, but that stuff is really hard on your skin.

Yeah, there's not a lot of difference sometimes, is there?

That is delightfully stupid. Patently absurd.

Fuck, he'd be a great drag queen - I wonder if he's up for it?

Is that what you kids call 'it' these days?

(I know, I should really get out more)

Delightfully unhinged!

Of course, if I catch you pounding my kids and correcting my parenting we'll have more than just words to sort out...

This is some great art in here! I'm really enjoying the different approaches to the subject. Maybe I need to sift around some galleries after all?

[-] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago

Shitty solder in wiring. Plastic for things that used to be aluminium, aluminium for things that used to be steel.

Just cost cutting by value engineers. I remember reading that the 3rd year of a cars model was probably the best, as they'd worked out the kinks in the design and hadn't watered everything down much... I couldn't back that up if you wanted a source, however

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works to c/progmetal@sopuli.xyz

This is a phenomenal (but short) album, has anyone got other equivalent they're sleeping on?

bandcamp

It's very proggy, which I love, but also very heavy. Super-tasteful use (sparse!) of blast beats, etc

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A sign for cyclists indicating to perform a hook turn with graffiti "abolish all forms of government"

Dunno why, it just seemed funny

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I just skimmed through the leaflets and realized they got almost as many as lab/nat.

Who do they think they're fooling?

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I'm delighted about the chance of this even happening. I'm under no illusions, however after the abortive duopoly review of our supermarkets. But this isn't comcom and had a clearer harm to the community, so maybe it'll happen?

God, I'd love to see it revoked entirely, but maybe there'll be some clearer oversight...

The company said it had invested significantly in systems to maintain the highest standards of host responsibility best practice, and prioritised minimising the impacts associated with problem gambling.

As. If.

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I've been starting to play around with rct2 and am amazed at some of the dense examples I've seen - this game is really deep!

I'm still using the premade rollercoasters (honestly, just getting the pathing right for them is complex enough!!) and am really struggling to get the ramps to connect without massive amounts of stuffing around. I've only just realised with the elevated ones I can have the path coming off them remaining elevated which tends to help with the pathway / track collisions, but I'm not even sure how I did it!

I hate sitting through mindnumbing YouTube videos as typically they're completely uninsightful (rct2 might be a different situation, I suppose, especially being a beginner), I feel like jumping in and learning as I went might've been a mistake...

Are there some tips I'm missing and how the hell am I supposed to see the entrances and plan the paths without buying the coaster and hoping it going to work? (I've rebought the same thing several times when I can't get it working!)

Cheers

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So I've got some rusty old floor screws that I can't loosen with a Phillips head (they're old, so I'm betting it's not posidrv). The notches are all rusted and it hardly bites at all.

If I drill them out, I know I'm in for a hard time but am I better off going for a really fast rotation or slower?

And should I start with a narrow drill bit and work my way up (historically I've broken a few doing this in the past) or just begin at the intended diameter?

Yes, in fact I do work with computers - isn't it obvious?

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

I've hidden this 'cos it's a dupe and the other has more accurate conversation

Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

So how’s it going?

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I'm curious what other folks are doing pressure-wise.

I'm fairly lightweight (70kg, possibly after lunch? With back pack and water, who knows? I usually carry extra tools, etc...), and run 2.6" 27.5/650b tires.

Rear is around 20psi, but it's tubeless so I generally catch it once it's slipped down to 15 or 17 after a few weeks :). I've just realized I'm not even sure what the tire is, but it's a maxxis brand, so probably actually 2.4" wide compared to most other companies - not much clearance on my Intense Recluse

My front is usually about 18psi, on a specialized 2.6" somethingorother (pretty sure it's not a butcher)

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So, I spent most of the day troubleshooting a website that drastically slows down when 'a browser looks at it funny'...

Usually it behaves fine - it's not the volume of requests, my teammates think it's something about the kind of requests. But they're struggling to get the logging properly configured.

I'm an EUC engineer (p.o.s. website requires IE11 and ActiveX controls - yay healthcare!), so mostly helping on the sidelines, but I'm looking for some 'supportive' suggestions...

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