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Obtuse1
| Favorite team: | Duke  |
| Location: | Westside Bodymore Yo |
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| Registered on: | 9/25/2016 |
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re: Weather Bug App gets ridiculous with paywall, had to delete it.
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/29/26 at 1:01 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Wundeground which was bought by The Weather Channel than acquired by a group based in San Francisco...
I'm fine.
Their 10 day graphs are the easiest way to assimilate a ton of information at a glance. I haven't found anything better.
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re: Is this lumber picture accurate?
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/29/26 at 11:12 am to duckblind56
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FYI
Wise old long gone uncle told me this.
When laying decking all boards should be laid down like the 1918 picture with the grain turned down, not like the 2018 pic with the grain turned up.
If you lay the boards out like the 2018 pic with the grain up, it allow water to get between the grains easier.
The frown/smile down or bark side/pith side down has been debated since man started laying straight-sawn lumber down horizontally. The wood scientists tend to give the opposite advice of your uncle in that you should go with the smile/bark side down.
You will see this debated all over the internet and IRL. I came to the opinion that it mostly doesn't matter in practice and go with whichever side has the best cosmetics up; if both sides are equal, I go with smile/bark side down.
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SPF has load-bearing and span ratings for a great amount of construction. Especially residential.
Correct. SPF and SYP have different span charts but are fine for basically all residential construction by code unless the AHJ has local rules that prevent SPF.
RE a couple of other posts:
While cut nails have higher withdrawal, wire nails are better in shear. If someone needs or wants higher withdrawal, collated glue-coated ring-shank nails are available that basically equal the withdrawal of cut nails but can't match their lower chance of splitting. That said, you really aren't going to build with cut nails due to the material and labor costs. Even with today's high-tech framing hammers few framers are left that could swing all day. Most would have their forearms on fire by mid-morning.
With today's modern materials, you can build a much more structurally sound home than 100 years ago the catch is few people are willing to pay the price. They want the most SF for the least amount of $.
It depends a lot on your spending patterns. Nerdwallet is a good site for comparing lots of cards and their benefits.
If you spend money online regularly, consider getting a Capital One shopping account. It is free, and you don't have to use a Capital One card, and I regularly get large (10%+) offers. It is separate from your card account so it stacks. I have gotten $1477 back in the last ~18 months. The bonus cash back is not "cash" but credit you can use for gift cards. There lot of participating companies offering gift cards but we use most of them for Chewy and Petco.
If you spend money online regularly, consider getting a Capital One shopping account. It is free, and you don't have to use a Capital One card, and I regularly get large (10%+) offers. It is separate from your card account so it stacks. I have gotten $1477 back in the last ~18 months. The bonus cash back is not "cash" but credit you can use for gift cards. There lot of participating companies offering gift cards but we use most of them for Chewy and Petco.
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Exactly what someone that's hiding money from their husband says.
Nice try
She got so many nuts hidden she has forgotten where they all are...
I have a "good" prenup. It is a lot easier than trying to hide assets, which involves lying and is not good for the long-term prospects for marriage in and of itself.
re: Is this lumber picture accurate?
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/28/26 at 6:22 pm to weagle1999
Current SYP is grown on farms with a ~30 year cutting cycle. They are maintained by fertilizing and thinning so that the growth is as fast as possible.
The real question is how much old growth like the older lumber, actually adds to the strength/rigidity of a home. Without that objective fact all the discussion is just feels. Engineered building materials are almost certainly better at managing actual loads than old ways of building even with slower-growth, higher-density wood.
As to the person that suggested it was AI, the picture has been around for 7-8 years. It was discussed on woodworking forums when it was new.
The real question is how much old growth like the older lumber, actually adds to the strength/rigidity of a home. Without that objective fact all the discussion is just feels. Engineered building materials are almost certainly better at managing actual loads than old ways of building even with slower-growth, higher-density wood.
As to the person that suggested it was AI, the picture has been around for 7-8 years. It was discussed on woodworking forums when it was new.
re: I present the love child of Kige Ramsey and Frankie MacDonald
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/28/26 at 1:27 am to Chad504boy
re: What's the female equivalent of "become a plumber?"
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/26/26 at 10:05 pm to GreenRockTiger
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maybe but it’ll still make mistakes
Once AGI is reached, AI will learn the intricacies of coding exponentially faster than a human. Error to line rates will drop precipitously, and debugging will be lightning fast. Humans simply won't be able to compete. This is the reason guardrails need to be so robust; we have already seen AI agents get bored and go off the rails.
re: What's the female equivalent of "become a plumber?"
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/26/26 at 9:52 pm to GreenRockTiger
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nope - someone has to code the AI
Up until AGI is reached; then it can code itself.
Once robots/AGI get to a point, they will be able to build themselves from tooth to tail (raw material extraction to coding). Then it will start building the world so everything can be easily accessed and repaired by robots.
re: Refined- the movie
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/26/26 at 1:08 pm to dinner roll
I had given up on them. 40 minutes of my evening is solidified, Birdseed with a Coondogs soundtrack! I might stop off and watch it at Egghead's.
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re: Travel baller parents get ready to ante up: Escalade-V 125th Anniversary Collector Series
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/26/26 at 12:47 pm to SlowFlowPro
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The interplay of the insane depreciation for an EV with it being a "collector" series on a limited run would be interesting. My money is on EV depreciation being the big winner, though.
In an unusually non-pedantic akshually post this is not an EV. It is powered by an all-aluminum GenV SBC pumping out 682hp and 653 lb-ft of torque. The LT4 is one of the highest expressions of the venerable overhead-valve Small Block Chevy V8: forged internals, camshaft in the V where 'Merican Jesus intended, using pushrods to actuate big titanium intake valves and sodium filled SS exhaust valves. 376 cubic inches (6.2 liters in commie numbers) of oversquare displacement pressurized with a 1.7 liter supercharger. The exhaust burbles a tune eerily reminiscent of George Washington's opus Sonata in C Major: Let Freedom Rumble.
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re: Refried Beans for Fajitas?
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/26/26 at 2:46 am to Trout Bandit
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Hydrogen Hydroxide actually
Akshually, while both are "correct" in their own way, dihydrogen monoxide is more accurate and follows conventional chemical naming more closely. Dihydrogen monoxide is essentially calling water an ionic base with free ions, which pure water is not. Water is just not an acid-base combination, and so dihydrogen monoxide is more "correct.",
re: Looking for a very hi power A/V receiver
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/26/26 at 1:28 am to FightinIrish
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Looking for the most bang for the buck I can get.. Speakers are 8 ohm. Two Fronts, Two Rear, Center Front, Sub
What speakers do you have? Mainly, I want to know the sensitivity. The sub is irrelevant unless it is passive, which I doubt.
Do you already have a receiver, just without as much power as you would like? If so does it have pre-outs for some or all of the channels?
The most expensive was at Kyoto Kitcho in Japan. It was a client dinner, and I paid with the firm card. I had no idea how much the meal was because of all the zeros in the price; it was over 2 million yen. When I got back to the hotel, I did the conversion, and for the 7 of us the total was almost $13,000. So that is over $1800 a head. Since the receipt was mainly in Japanese, I have no idea what my meal cost, but I am guessing at least $1500. Since my knowledge of Japanese cuisine is limited to rudimentary sushi knowledge, I had one of the Kyocera guys basically order for me, and I am guessing he hooked me up with the good stuff. It was a great meal with stellar service, but I had no idea what I was eating most of the time.
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I reviewed your topic history. You are akin to a bot. All you contribute is other people's work.
Look, Stoat isn't a fan of mine; that is OK, and I understand his POV. That said, GTFO with your been here for less than a minute bullshite.
re: What in the Hell did I just watch?
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/24/26 at 9:02 pm to Wolfhound45
It is Saturday night, and I am absolutely FUBAR, and somehow that entire video made sense to me. Except for the gay guy in the red shirt smoking a cigarette who put on 2 jackets; that made no sense.
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Damn. I wish.
Come sit down with ya boy, I promise I can make the numbers work for you. I'll shoot you straight; I can't lose another up to a stroke. I worked the plants for 16 years but got shitcanned because I was letting my Sundays mess with my Mondays. This shitty job was the best I could get with no drug testing and that doesn't complain when I come in smelling like vodka and generic Marlboro Reds. Real talk, I am just one short paycheck away from the ole lady having to open an OnlyFans and monetizing her sitting on pies and eating them fetish pics and vids. I know when she is the breadwinner, I'm gonna be out on my arse, broke, busted down, and homeless in Walker. I am begging you, man, come give ole Gil a shot I'll have you riding in style in no time.
re: Do you respect people who take sick leave off when they're sick?
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/24/26 at 12:07 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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attemp
That is a classic late Friday-night drinking error. Your brain knew there were two Ts in the word and was just like frick it, I'll just put them both right here; job done.
re: Travel baller parents get ready to ante up: Escalade-V 125th Anniversary Collector Series
Posted by Obtuse1 on 10/24/26 at 12:02 am to Grievous Angel
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This is a vehicle for assholes.
No, no, no, my friend, this isn't a douchebaggery vehicle; it is not a Bentley Bentayga or Maybach GLS. This is stealth wealth. A vehicle that your family and close friends can bask in your financial superiority without rubbing the poors, that can only afford a $100k Escalade, noses in it. Transportation that can quietly slip unnoticed through the McDonald's drive-through and still make a statement with the valet at a Michelin 3-star, possibly even garnering the coveted "display" valet spots at least on a slow weekday. IYKYK
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Any free oil changes at that price?
Can't do any spiffs on this model, but let me remind you what you are getting. When half of the other team is broken down on the side of the road because they could only afford the non-V with the L87 6.2 that eats its cranks and bearings, you, my friend, will be transporting your future MLB HOFer in a vehicle powered by the supercharged LT4 with no worries about bottom-end failures, except maybe the wife's Brazilian Butt Lift.
What is it gonna take to get you over the curb today?
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