2ICofafireteam

4 ms·

1.
by 2ICofafireteam 4mo ago
A general rule I used in industry was that on plant air @7-ish bar, it took at least 5 hp worth of compressor capacity do 1 hp worth of work at the end of the hose.... No biggie on a small scale.
2.
by 2ICofafireteam 7mo ago
My grandmother from rural Saskatchewan said that back then they would exchange their radio batteries when they went to town. Her husband, my grandfather, lived in Regina but worked on a traveling threshing crew and mentioned seeing a wind
3.
by 2ICofafireteam 7mo ago
At work that phone would be called a secondary contamination source....and in an aquarium perhaps a refugium?
4.
by 2ICofafireteam 8mo ago
Same, but for the cleanliness and safety of my phone.
5.
by 2ICofafireteam 8mo ago
Only 50? I think that's pretty good when considered on its own but STC doesn't look at the whole picture. STC ratings and requirements for discrete wall and floor assemblies are a thing but with suites/party walls apparent
6.
by 2ICofafireteam 8mo ago
Something I've seen with renovations is construction companies not understanding how to attenuate sound, and not bothering to learn or, even better, consult someone who knows. Well meaning PMs read up on products and throw them at the
7.
by 2ICofafireteam 8mo ago
Where I am in British Columbia, there are sound isolation requirements in the building code so the landlords can't be cheap...but it doesn't help with older or non-permitted work.
8.
by 2ICofafireteam 8mo ago
"You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed" - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
9.
by 2ICofafireteam 9mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46319826
10.
by 2ICofafireteam 9mo ago
I have encountered PDFs that would exhibit this behavior in one browser but not in another. One fun thing I encountered from local government is releasing files with potato quality resolution and not considering the page size. I had a FOI r
11.
by 2ICofafireteam 9mo ago
>Growth and sales can heal just about all wounds ... A similar thing seems to apply to marriages: If the money and sex are good, any other BS in life is easier to tolerate.
12.
by 2ICofafireteam 9mo ago
The term I've heard is masking.
13.
by 2ICofafireteam 11mo ago
I believe vending machine operators that take card payment have to deal with a lot of charge-backs. Perhaps this is a workaround?
14.
by 2ICofafireteam 1y ago
I used to show a clip to new helpers/labourers of Fred taking down a chimney one brick at a time because it beautifully showed what a person can do if they just get at it and keep at it.
15.
by 2ICofafireteam 1y ago
>A huge amount were clearly faked resumes that far too closely matched the job description to be realistic. In government work programs in British Columbia, we were taught to address every point or requirement in a job listing that we co
16.
by 2ICofafireteam 1y ago
Where I am, in British Columbia, the solution formoving even the biggest windows in single family homes is to use ten men and a boy.
17.
by 2ICofafireteam 2y ago
I haven't been there in 20 years but I'm not surprised. Back then there was a tidal wave of drunk, loud men from the UK whenever they had a bank holiday. My unsolicited advice to people wanting to visit the city has always been t
18.
by 2ICofafireteam 2y ago
Even consumer drones have a use. The branch of the family that still farms has a neighbour that has their son use his drone to zip out over the fields and check on their irrigation system.
19.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
My Lawyer says not to tell you a spud gun can heave a line a good height/distance if you want to make a folded dipole antenna using an old growth fir tree. Just tie your line through a hole in a soup can and put it over the muzzle befo
20.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
On the Assembler side of things, my experience is that the right temperament is much more important and difficult thing to find than any specific skill. Regardless of the skill set needed to do the job, being able to tolerate repetition wit
21.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
cat > index.html
22.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
Do any of you follow expiring patents? Albion Strawberries can be propagated royalty free after January 29th, 2024.
23.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
Just apply a label saying, "Print Server" and nobody will mess with them.
24.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
Old boats are a HAZMAT nightmare. Assuming you need to do everything responsibly and above board, you may get paid for the scrap, but you need to pay to remove and dispose of pipe lagging, fuel and lubricant residue, separate and recycle va
25.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
Yes, they are beautiful and natural. If you don't buy into a humanity/nature dichotomy then skyscrapers can be as well.
26.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
- Panama hat: I have to wear it because my painfully strict upbringing requires it.
27.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
Any Jerry Pournelle fans here? One thing he said was that to become a proficient writer, you needed to write enough to fill a steamer trunk and his view was that the trunk full of writing was not fit to publish and the biggest sin in writi
28.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
I have ZERO online bidding experience but have gone to a few in person (equipment, tools, livestock). Some advice I received from a general contractor applies to auctions: You never lose money on a contract you don't win. I've se
29.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
You made the sale.
30.
by 2ICofafireteam 3y ago
What's in a name? An earlier association could be The Pirates of Penzance.

More ›