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ReallyGene t1_jefba8m wrote
Reply to comment by icantbearsed in The US government sent me a two dollar bill by sharksandwich70
Alan Schafer, who created the South of the Border roadside attraction, paid his entire workforce in two-dollar bills, to demonstrate how much his business contributed to the local economy.
ReallyGene t1_jeev783 wrote
Reply to comment by orestis in Circular saw advice - corder vs battery? by orestis
Don't go cheap on a tool like this, it will just give you aggravation.
Also, the cheaper ones can't always accept a dado stack...
ReallyGene t1_jeesjv4 wrote
Reply to comment by orestis in Circular saw advice - corder vs battery? by orestis
There's the Bosch 18V-08N, which is cordless, and 0.6m square...
ReallyGene t1_jeeox4t wrote
Reply to comment by richiehustle in ELI5: Why computer chips nanometers progress is gradual? Why can not the technology bump up to the lowest nm possible immediately since the concept and mechanisms of it is already known and studied by richiehustle
Because an individual photolithography machine costs millions of dollars to build.
The first prototype usually costs several times that.
To get smaller features, you have to keep using shorter and shorter wavelengths of light.
The latest machines use ultraviolet light. So, in order to see what's happening, you need UV cameras, and software to convert the images to something the human eye can perceive.
Then, you need to develop techniques that can etch those tiny features; it's roughly analogous to writing with a marker; what works when the letters are 4" tall doesn't work when they're 1/8".
You need ultra pure chemicals in an ultra clean environment. But many of those chemicals require special handling and materials to transport and apply them. Those materials in turn require exotic techniques to make and machine them.
So you might have to become the world expert in welding a particular metal, at incredibly small scale, without contaminating anything.
The world is full of failed attempts at all of these things.
You might spend hundreds of millions of dollars just to fail.
ReallyGene t1_jeemu7c wrote
Reply to Circular saw advice - corder vs battery? by orestis
I think you might find a small table saw is more versatile. You will get straighter cuts than can be achieved with a circular saw, blade accessories will let you cut dados, and angle cuts for prettier joints.
Yes, you will still have to plug it in.
ReallyGene t1_je6bmrj wrote
Reply to comment by KronosTD in Help with dehumidifier identification by KronosTD
No, if you download the manual from that link, the buttons are identical to your photo.
ReallyGene t1_je6acb4 wrote
Reply to Help with dehumidifier identification by KronosTD
It sure looks like an Aprilaire E070.
With the duct missing.
ReallyGene t1_jdn5yva wrote
Reply to What did the triangle say to the circle? by xmlify
"A point in every direction is the same as no point at all."
--The Pointed Man, The Point (1971)
ReallyGene t1_jd0v7kp wrote
Reply to Bob Marley, artist:Me, Acrylic, 2018 by Slop-EJoe
If Bob Marley smiling is NSFW, I'd quit.
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Reply to We’ve successfully moved from having a milk man deliver milk to your house to no milk man delivering milk to your house to milk or anything else being delivered to your house. by stupidcasey
When I was little, we had a garbage pail set in the ground with a cast iron lid. The garbage man would come and empty the pail at least weekly.
ReallyGene t1_j9ys7ph wrote
Reply to Is it better that movie trailers should abandon popular songs for original songs instead by trover2345325
The trailer is trying to get a quick emotional reaction out of you; a recognized pop song can do that.
The song doesn't even necessarily appear in the movie, it's licensed cheaply just for use in the trailer.
Nobody has yet figured out how to make every song a hit, so using an original is a risk.
ReallyGene t1_j7091re wrote
Reply to Mexican Tourist Whacked with Stick, Heckled after Illegally Climbing Sacred Mayan Pyramid. by ThePinkTeenager
I like the way they handled it in The Ruins
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Reply to comment by SmokinJoe31 in TIFU by getting the same thrifted cups as someone I know by transcendentdanae
And write her name on them in handwriting that clearly isn't hers.
Keep doing this until she has hundreds of glasses.
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Reply to Friendly reminder bookshop.org exists. by smita16
I have purchased all my books through bookshop.org since the scummy treatment of their employees by Amazon started surfacing. It usually takes a couple of extra days for a book to arrive, but that has made them more of a 'surprise' in the mail.
Also, if a book you want isn't available on Bookshop, it's usually because the publisher is in an anti-competitive agreement with Amazon, and you should call/email/tweet/toot the publisher (never the author) to complain.
ReallyGene t1_j1t608r wrote
Reply to Help - wiring switched outlet (U.S.) by UniqUzrNme
Assuming your diagram is correct, your fixture is already wired incorrectly.
From the breaker panel, by convention, the black wire is Line, and the white wire is Neutral. The switch should be interrupting the Line, not the Neutral.
ReallyGene t1_j0ghp44 wrote
So, LORAN?
ReallyGene t1_it92510 wrote
Reply to wiring up new basement lights. by Due-Soft
Code does not allow connections to hang in the air; they must be enclosed in a junction box.
The easiest way to have a neat arrangement is to use Wiremold products, which has boxes for junctions and switches, and flat conduit that can be run along the walls.
ReallyGene t1_jefhjsu wrote
Reply to dependent care FSA - good idea? by c_g201022
We did this with our kid for years, including after-school programs as they got older.
During that time, my employer changed plan providers at least three times.
One made it easy, with a debit card that we would use for payment, others required we scan and submit receipts, and we would get reimbursed, either by direct deposit or a paper check.
There's no downside.