For my information, what does TLV stand for? I imagine it’s an acronym about repeat business, but I can’t parse it. Total Lifetime Value? Tag Length Value?

Seems like that’d be a good match for this place: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260402-the-floridian-beach-town-that-looks-like-santorini

I only discovered “sink plungers” in the last year, and they’ve been remarkably effective for my uses. What usually ends up happening is that the blockage is brought up into the sink, at which point I vacuum it out with a wet-dry vacuum.

To be effective, the emergency drain hole of the sink needs to be plugged first, and then the plunger can do its work. Note: things will get gross and messy. Don’t attempt if there is still drain cleaner in the pipes, since it will spray out.

Alas, there is no such option on my TV. The TV takes about maybe 10-15 seconds to turn on, which suggests that it’s actually booting up its embedded processor.

I used to have one such power strip for my computer, but it quickly became infeasible for the following use-case: computer goes into sleep mode, power strip shuts off power to other accessories, those accessories drop off the USB bus, the computer wakes up from a change in USB state, the power strip turns everything back on.

The Bose speakers were one such USB device that caused this behavior, and it’s hopefully the last such device that needs its own power.

Sadly, it’s not a lock where the combination “falls” into place automatically. I have to press down a lever actually “try” each combo, and it’s designed so I can’t drag that lever across multiple values.

I’m…feeling pretty done with radio, tbh.

For me, the hobby has waxed and waned over the years. Getting the mobile rig set up was an adventure unto itself, since I wanted it to be visually unobtrusive. But ultimately, I’m not unhappy that it’s installed, and it’ll be there for when I want to pick up the mic again.

Oh, and it can RX on airband, so when I’m bored and waiting at the airport cell phone area, I can listen into the tower frequency. Fun times!

This is the precise reason why I got a remote-head unit to shove into the passenger footwell, so that only the front controls need to be mounted in the dashboard. It also made it easier to supply a direct battery connection to the radio.

the dullness of it

[Press X to doubt] 😁

Inside a gasket-sealed motor housing, gasoline that remains stuck inside would have nowhere to evaporate to, and would dissolve and interact with the new grease. Plus, stuffing a motor housing full of grease would be more relevant for marine applications, where the grease keeps water out. But in a land vehicle, the grease just needs to coat the moving parts for lubrication. A correctly-chosen grease won’t fling off the gears at high RPM.

I think for gasoline, it is so volatile that it will readily evaporate from all cavities if shaken out and left to dry for a while. But during this time, the vapors must be managed because it’s all combustible. Still, I’d rather not do that unless I have to, and the brake cleaner suggestion from earlier would still be an easier idea.

I should clarify that when I say “motor”, I mean the motor housing plus the stator, as I can easily remove the electronic control board, the rotor, and the intermediate and final gears. The housing appears to be cast aluminum so that alone could be submerged, but it’s the stator that I’d rather not have in gasoline.

I have no idea if the insulation on the windings or the glue attaching the stator to the housing would dissolve in gasoline. And removing the stator seems to be more effort than a toothbrush and brake cleaner.

I have a dual-battery Bikonit MD750, but I really wouldn’t recommend it as it’s an older design (circa 2022) mid-drive ebike. There are newer models that have the same (or more) power while being lighter and quieter. My particular use-case was to have as much endurance as possible, hence the dual-batteries.

I’ll have to check the local Tractor Supply Co. Thanks!

Camera gear and vintage blue luggage? Hang on there, buddy, I think this might be too exciting for this community.

JK! Excellent handiwork. A friend of mine recently built a luggable drum mixing setup within vintage luggage, precisely because the construction is sturdier than plastic-side luggage. So I understand the appeal; plus, old luggage is a vibe.

Nice rack!

I intentionally remove it, as I prefer zero-based counters.

Just the plain Google Keyboard on Android.

We all have to start somewhere. My first attempt lasted four months, when I was at uni. My second attempt was after I obtained employment, and then dedicated Colemak to my home machines so as to retain my 120 WPM with QWERTY when at work. And I’ve been going since.

I did try to use Colemak on mobile, but with Swype-style input, the accuracy rate drops to almost nothing. Funny how Colemak being so efficient with the home row means that predictive text can’t be as effective.

Another Colemak user!