cpwright

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by cpwright 5mo ago
My daughter got one of these. The school bus was pulled over on the side of the road; not in a travel lane. The bus driver opened the door as she was passing the back of the bus and closed it before she got to the front of the bus. She g
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by cpwright 9mo ago
The bed is only 4.5' long. The 5.5' short bed available on an F150 Lightning is too short for me, the ICE F150 with a 6.5' bed at least lets you have flat sheet goods with the tail gate down.
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by cpwright 2y ago
Yes. They are bad in very different ways. Trump has no moral compass; and the only thing that matters is his ego. Harris had domestic policy that I almost universally disagree with. I did vote in the primary, but it didn't matter at th
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by cpwright 2y ago
I think that the median US voter likely did not want this. With two candidates and a variety of issues, you are very likely going to have to compromise on something. You can support Trump's immigration policy, DOGE efforts, and more;
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by cpwright 2y ago
I've not bought an origin, but think it definitely has a niche. You can do almost everything you can do with a Shaper Origin with a regular router, but you'll need a template or jig to do it. For example: - It can do dovetails, e
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by cpwright 2y ago
There was a Roomba equivalent company out there, which would have wheels that drive the motor around, but they never shipped. Maslow moves itself by pulling on belts on fixed anchor points. The Shaper Origin has you move the machine, and i
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by cpwright 2y ago
I don't actually care about battery backup for my house. I have an $800 generator for that which is not tied to my truck being parked in front of the house. I do want my pickup truck to be a good pickup truck, and the impression I get
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by cpwright 2y ago
I've heard my wife say it that way because it is a plural in her native language.
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by cpwright 2y ago
My snowblower is 283lbs with a 10hp engine. It takes about 30-45 minutes to do my 3000sf driveway for a normal snow. Adding the weight and expense of batteries is something I'm not at all interested in. Not all manufacturers have big
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by cpwright 2y ago
I don't find the Medtronic solution to be that off. But the closed loop solution can't raise your blood sugar, it can only lower it. It only has insulin which it can dial back or increase. The real danger would be if it detec
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by cpwright 2y ago
One thing that I would object to is this characterization from the article: >There are people who take insulin pumps (which provide insulin in very small very frequent doses and are ~permanently injected into your body, but are otherwise
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by cpwright 2y ago
You might not actually care about any particular brand or model. When I bought a new car in September 2023 (probably one of the worst times to do it), I was pretty much content with any AWD sedan or small SUV new or used that was not too o
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by cpwright 2y ago
I have a Sawstop for my main cabinet saw in my shop at home, but also a regular job site saw for working elsewhere. The table saw is a great tool, and the safety feature makes sense. Especially for the cabinet saw where the incremental pri
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by cpwright 3y ago
As an American, American soldiers are not fighting. The Ukrainians are not asking them to either. We are paying taxes, and those taxes are being used to send weapons to Ukraine. I'm pro-Ukraine as long as they collectively want to f
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by cpwright 3y ago
The university and a Kangaroo court should not be involved in either of these cases, we have real police and courts for that.
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by cpwright 4y ago
Salt water entering the pipeline can damage more than just the single length of pipe that has the hole in it, so fixing it is can be uneconomical.
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by cpwright 4y ago
I had an active nuclear plant in my neighborhood (Indian Point Energy Center) until the NY government made it untenable to continue the relicensing process. I would be perfectly fine with the plant continuing to run and continuing to have
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Why plastic doesn't dry in the dishwasher(bbc.com)
7 points by cpwright 4y ago|0 comments
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by cpwright 4y ago
The lousy towing performance probably doesn't matter. 75% of truck owners tow one time a year or less. I've had my F-150 for 8 years 45,000 miles, and it's seen a trailer 3 times for a total of less than 400 miles. I'
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by cpwright 4y ago
With a car it is even more complicated, because the sales tax is based on the county you register it in - not the county that the dealership is in.
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by cpwright 4y ago
I might not hold up the new Tappan Zee Bridge as a beacon of meeting design goals. https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/mario-cuomo-bridge-s...
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by cpwright 4y ago
Dewalt is one of Stanley Black and Decker's brands. But I don' think they offer many power tools under the Stanley brand (though now SBD is using Dewalt for hand tools like tape measures, etc.).
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by cpwright 4y ago
Except in NY, where before the SAFE act they did. Westchester county responded to a FOIA request. Putnam county told the Journal News to pound sand. https://www.rcfp.org/journals/wake-journal-news-publishin/
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by cpwright 4y ago
Anecdotally we have about 1/3 of our roof with a vaulted ceiling and the other 2/3 with an attic. The side with an attic is the side that would be suitable for solar panels (more sun at the right angle) or adjacent to the vaulted
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by cpwright 4y ago
If you're worried about gas usage, the stove seems to be the wrong place to care as well. We use propane for our stove, which comes to somewhere in the neighborhood of $100/year (<30 gallons). Our space heating is oil, and th
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by cpwright 4y ago
> We need something similar and conspicuous for mortgages. Let people really see/feel the interest. The disclosures you get from the lender are already required to contain a a "FINANCE CHARGE" which is the total interest y
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by cpwright 4y ago
In my NY suburb, you do the inspection before the contract is signed. No money has yet changed hands, and it can be a point of negotiation or just walking away.
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by cpwright 4y ago
It isn't the Realtor accepting the price, it is the owner. At least in my state they are obligated to present every offer. Price is not the only dimension to factor in either. Just off the top of my head: (1) inspection contingency
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by cpwright 4y ago
At the local community college where I grew up ago they had open enrollment 25 years ago. Anyone in the county could attend. That doesn't mean they didn't have standards for you to pass the courses necessary to graduate.
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by cpwright 5y ago
I'm not sure why you would assume that the average school bus buyer can't do a spreadsheet. Our local suburban NY school district is fairly run-of-the mill, and has a budget of $84 million with several million dollars of that bei

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