frompdx

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by frompdx 23d ago
In Portland, OR there are 100 or so public fountains known as Benson Bubblers. If you drink from one there is a small chance it is one of the bubblers I machined back in the day. Unfortunately, there have been a number of instances of these
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by frompdx 9mo ago
I'll offer a counterpoint. I have a 6x7 and it's heavy and cumbersome. I never use it.
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by frompdx 9mo ago
You absolutely do not need to pay $20k for a medium format rangefinder. You can buy a Plaubel Makina for $2k-$3k right now and that's one of the more expensive options.
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by frompdx 9mo ago
For what it's worth virtually every medium format rangefinder uses a leaf shutter integrated in the lens. Many are simply fixed lens cameras (Fujifilm). Even kits with interchangeable lenses like the Bronica RF645 and Mamiya 6/7 i
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by frompdx 9mo ago
When I was in high-school 20 plus years ago excerpt based reading assignments were fairly common in non-honors/advanced placement classes. Except there were whole textbooks full of excerpt based assignments instead of computer software
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by frompdx 9mo ago
They are also very heavy duty compared to a normal washer and dryer, even a basic one. I've had mine since 2017 and they just work.
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by frompdx 1y ago
You haven't really provided any info that can help someone provide you with concrete advice. How are you apply to jobs? How many jobs have you applied for? What is the furthest you have gotten in the interview process? Are yo
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by frompdx 1y ago
A couple of things: It's the game I've always wanted to play That doesn't mean it's a game everyone else wants to play. However, the game mechanic itself seems pretty decent. What the game game lacks is "juic
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by frompdx 1y ago
There is no reason to be "more careful" about Godot. It's exactly what it says it is on the box, an OSS game engine with a permissive license. It's a newcomer to the game dev scene and I'm honestly surprised to lear
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by frompdx 1y ago
The cost of college is astounding. However, companies are not giving preferential treatment to non-grads. Find a school in your state with a good internship program for CS majors with a track record of converting interns to FTEs.
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by frompdx 1y ago
At first I thought maybe you were cherry-picking some examples from more prestigious schools. Then I checked on the tuition rates for the schools I attended. $29,000/yr for the less desirable school. $35,000/yr for the more desira
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by frompdx 1y ago
Well paid collections agent? Collections engineer, if you will. Your onboarding will be making collection calls.
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by frompdx 2y ago
That's really interesting, but I'm curious to know if that amount of vibration is expected. It seems like something isn't mounted correctly from the videos.
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by frompdx 2y ago
The keyboard arrangement was incidentally changed into QWERTY, first to receive telegraphs, then to thrash out a compromise between inventors and producers, and at last to evade old patents. Interesting article. The connection to Mo
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by frompdx 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Diesel_V8_engine
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by frompdx 2y ago
It's the 4 speed with the granny low gear.
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by frompdx 2y ago
I'd say that 6.5 as plenty of life left. My 6.2 is pushing 400,000km.
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by frompdx 2y ago
I would argue the 6.2L/6.5L Detroit Diesel is a superior choice in North America, which is the engine used in the article.
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by frompdx 2y ago
You can buy what is basically the same engine new. https://quadstartuning.com/products/amg-gep-optimizer-6500-l...
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by frompdx 2y ago
My time to shine! I still own an early square body truck with the 6.2L Detroit Diesel. The thing that stands out to me in this article is that the Suburbans shown are an earlier generation produced from 67-72. Those did not have a Diesel en
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by frompdx 2y ago
The seats weren't really all that comfortable to begin with. However, you can rebuild the seats. LMC Truck has rebuild kits with new foam and covers. You can even add heated seats.
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by frompdx 2y ago
The turbine version going for $2.4m is in fact the plane from the article OP shared. So that's what they are looking to get for their version. https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=ap&man=antonov&des=an2&type=...
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by frompdx 2y ago
I bought a Bunn VP-17 commercial coffee maker over a decade ago and use that. It makes a fresh pot in 3 minutes and it can make 4 gallons of coffee an hour. Edit: I just looked at the prices these go for currently and I definitely did not
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by frompdx 2y ago
I fail to see what part of my comment constitutes a "hateboner". Avoiding bias in journalism predates silicon valley by decades, if not centuries.
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by frompdx 2y ago
How about building an electric guitar? I made one when I was 17. It does require some special tools. Stewart Mac is a great resource for information and parts/equipment. Check out their book. https://www.stewmac.com&#x2
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by frompdx 2y ago
Yep, that's the sketch I'm thinking of.
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by frompdx 2y ago
Great project. It reminds me of the SNL sketch (can't remember which) where the character says "I like to keep a piece of sliced ham folded up in my pocket just so I have my own little secret."
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by frompdx 2y ago
The secretary of state also publishes this data.
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by frompdx 2y ago
I don't see how this was a result of complex automation or software appliances interfering with the captain and first officer's ability to fly the plane. The investigation concluded the flight was recoverable until just five seco
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by frompdx 2y ago
Already did, but I still use forums like this site and Reddit in a mostly anonymous capacity. If you want to quit unfollow everyone and everything. It took time but one day my facebook feed just said "we don't have anything to s

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