[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago

Looks a lot like a carburetor float needle to me. It allows the flow of gasoline into the float bowl, which sets the amount of fuel fed into the engine.

It's common for float needles (and carb parts in general) to be made of brass, and the wire clip being made out of steel is also consistent with a float needle. The plastic tip is probably used for a better seal when the float is up, closing the needle port.

[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 8 points 6 months ago

Never leave anything on the toilet tank lid - you may someday have to rush to get it off so that you can push the flapper down and stop any more water from going into the bowl.

[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 18 points 6 months ago

This one is from 1988 (see the right edge, top). Larson already retired from being a cartoonist in 1995.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Far_Side

[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago

Presumably via Xwayland, but I haven't tried it.

[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago
[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 32 points 7 months ago

I've had a good experience with Onboard.

[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 8 points 7 months ago

18 grams of espresso beans produces 45 grams of espresso liquid when running the machine for 30 seconds.

[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago
[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 8 points 11 months ago

Yup, as a software dev, I would love to be able to devote all my time to writing open source, but I gotta make money to live as well. Switching to working on OSS would be a huge leap of faith that there is someone out there willing pay/donate for my work. As it is, I think it will be my way of giving back once I have saved up enough money from my proprietary work, and hopefully I will be able to switch over sooner rather than later.

Maybe I'll go take a look at what the process is for getting grants from the government or non-profit orgs like Apache foundation...

[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 9 points 11 months ago

I was always taught that you're supposed to slap the load twice while saying "That's not going anywhere" after all the straps are tight, but it might just be a regional thing.

[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 12 points 11 months ago

Yeah, you just need to get the third dimension involved to make it work. Pythagoras would be fine with it.

[-] kensand@sopuli.xyz 12 points 11 months ago

That's the reason you pass on node? Compared to all the others?

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