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philpo

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    TIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.

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  • These wall plugs/the Fischer type are not meant for plasterboard at all. Because Plasterboard is a fucking abomination in terms of building quality.

  • I need to buy a fridge+freezer soon, what should I look out for?

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  • Smart/App:

    1. Ignore the App and "buhuuu smarrrtt bad"!warning here and rather look at the brand more exactly and do your own due diligence. Is a cloud app bad? Yes,maybe. (But tbh, the amount of information given out is somewhat negligible here) BSH (Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte, incl. Neff and Gagenau) offers HomeConnect that at least is within GDPR reach. Even better: If you already have a Home Assistant instance running there is a "Home Connect local" integration that,well, gives you the important benefits while keeping it local. Liebherr offers the "Smart Box" as an upgrade that your install yourself,but as far as I know there is no proper way to keep it offline. But Liebherr has a fair share of privacy certifications at least (and a lot to loose as loosing them for their "sidemarket" of household cooling appliances and thereby fucking over their professional market would really bite them..not that that is a guarantee, but...maybe it helps..

    There are a few Asian brands that work with Tuya (which is a data security/privacy nightmare) but also support Tuya local (without cloud).

    The information security risk for these solutions,especially when using proper network segmentation (which is easily done - if you aren't into IT then get a Omada combined router and be done in 1h).. Last but not least: You can of course smarten up your fridge yourself. Get a binary door opening sensor, wireless temperature probe and most importantly a power measuring plug (Nous A1T are Tasmota based and cheap) so you can find out early if your device fucks up.

    Besides that'Considering the energy prices here get the most efficient one you can afford. It will get amortization sooner than you think.

  • Partially 3D printed CNC machine

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  • The issue with the Z axis is not only the slider but also the threaded rod. Just a few thoughts/experiences on it based on my experience with the MPCNC and various different changes to Z axis group people made:

    • rigidity of the axis is paramount. When the router moves it does move toward the material. If there is not enough rigidity the material will push the router bit away variably and an angle is created which then exercises pressure on the router bit, creating enormous loads and usually kills it - which is bloody dangerous.
    • The other issue is the weight of the spindle. A makita RT0702C is around 2kg, but has its drawbacks. A water cooled "China spindle" weights around 5. That is, from my experience, too much for one threaded rod.

    Don't get me wrong, your design is great and imho you are onto something - it removes a lot of other issues the MPCNC has and might be the perfect middle ground between "MPCNC" and "full aluminium build". I like it a lot for this.

  • Partially 3D printed CNC machine

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  • Interesting concept,seems to mitigate some issues of the MPCNC. The Z Axis assembly looks a bit on the weak side, especially for heavier spindles. I see the most problems in CNC builds here,tbh - the Z axis is far more of a problem than the other ones as it tends to destabilize itself due to the lever effect it does suffer from.

    BTW: In terms of Google: Why not put the file on something like Github/Launchpad,etc. so others can contribute,comment or fork it?

  • What is something unexplained that you experienced?

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  • Haha, good point,I don't know if he even had them on. He was pretty deranged and not fully clothed.

  • What is something unexplained that you experienced?

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  • No worries, mate. No hard feelings. As I said - and this is what bothers me. I have no logical explanation and I am really a die hard evidence based medicine practitioner. That's why it bothers me so much.

  • What is something unexplained that you experienced?

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  • Yeah, saw the fall myself in full length. So did around 12 firies and my partner. (We were called for a person planning to jump, he jumped just when we left the truck) I see if I can find a news article of it - we made the news with it back then. Patient was fairly skinny and fairly young. But with that height that normally wouldn't matter. Neither would bracing hands or anything make a difference.

    And your doubt is very much indicated - I wouldn't believe that storx myself if someone told me about it. That's why I don't repeat it in a non-anonymous context anymore....bad for my professional credibility. Even if you discount the whole bone situation the impact normay would have at least caused a intracerebral/subarachnoid haemorrhage....or ruptured the fucking aorta. Etc. Etc. I have no idea where the kinetic energy went. It has to go somewhere.

  • What is something unexplained that you experienced?

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  • I am a paramedic and have seen a fair share of trauma. But around 15 years ago I saw someone take a fall that by all accounts and all probability should have killed said person. And I mean I literally saw that guy faceplant 15 meters directly onto the pavement, hitting the pavement with his skull first.

    And I don't mean something like "in a rush of Adrenaline he walked it off for two minutes and then died". Nope. We took him in as a full trauma call. Besides the laceration on the forehead there was zero injury. The hospital did a full body CT scan, did MRIs of the most endangered areas. Nothing. Absolutely fucking nothing.

    I have no idea, to this day, how that happened.

  • What's your best tip or hack for camping?

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  • Nope. You can't.

    Brandenburg only has extended and codified the "taking an interruption of your travel" (Rast) into their nature laws - and you must leave after one day. You are only allowed to use it minimally and e.g. make no fire,etc. And even then you need permission from the owner - which the state doesn't usually grant for their woods/grounds.

    In Schleswig Holstein it's totally forbidden besides the "wild camping spots" - but these are just more "wild" campgrounds, similar to what you find in US national parks. And cost money,btw.

  • What's a really popular game franchise you just can't get into?

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  • Come on,the second game was decent!

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  • Well, just to be clear, that is meant for mechanical things..

    Fluids,not so much. For obvious reasons.

    It's a hell of a lot of work to actually dilate it.

  • Tips for TPU?

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  • I use a bit of glue and try to remove it when it's still warm but not hot. Zero issues so far.

  • Non-Americans, what's it like when you're sick and need to go to the doctor?

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  • Germany,rural area.

    I call my GP. It might take a few tries to get through. Tell the receptionist what I've got, she is more or less trying to triage me. When it's urgent enough and I am calling early enough I can usually get there on the same day but have to wait longer at the office,if it's less serious it's mostly one or two days,but with less waiting time at the office. To check in you hand them your insurance card. Medication is prescribed electronically, so you just hand the card (or do it online) at the pharmacy. The GP visit is free, medication has a small, limited copay. You get fully paid for 6 weeks of sickness per diagnosis by your employer, reduced pay for up to 2 years by the health insurance.

    If it's an illness requiring a specialist I can also try to book an appointment for that directly - but while that works well in larger cities it is totally impossible here, you simply won't get an appointment, not even in a year. The same happens when your GP refers you to a specialist,but there are mechanisms to give you a more urgent appointment - which works sometimes,sometimes they don't.

  • I've seen hype around the Minisforum n5 Pro NAS but I'm not sure how much is marketing. What does the community think?

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  • Same for me, I just knew it because I stumbled across it recently.

    Well,tbf, AMD is at least a little bit better than Intel. They are even worse.

    I fucking want proper, block based naming back

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  • It does so over multiple months. It is very averse to so spontaneously, as every OB/GYN might tell you. Always causes stressful situations in the OR.

    (Beside...the cervix is more or less a one way device. That would surely make it rupture. )

  • I've seen hype around the Minisforum n5 Pro NAS but I'm not sure how much is marketing. What does the community think?

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  • Tbh, as someone who just built their own system I am a little bit angry that they didn't announce it a few months earlier - I would have waited a bit longer then to see their pricing.

    The specs are solid for a "Proxmox NAS with ZFS and containers". For a regular NAS it's oversized,but we all know that. The trend towards integrated devices is there and I went down that way as well.(And if you can actually install a different OS of course)

    Anyway: If they can deliver what they promise it might be one of the most interesting systems - it doesn't have many of the issues the Ugreens have (lack of ECC,etc.) and if they manage to deliver.... it's pushing into a space a lot of prosumers and small companies are that is currently only covered by self builds or spending much more money than necessary.

  • I've seen hype around the Minisforum n5 Pro NAS but I'm not sure how much is marketing. What does the community think?

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  • They list the AI 9 Hx Pro 370 which does support ECC.

  • What holiday destination is the most concerning?

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  • Thailand? No. Beautiful country with nice people.

    Thailand and specifically going to Pattaya? Very much so. Going to the Philippines and telling you "Pattaya isn't what it used to be" as a reason? Here officer this guy right there! That is direct code for either the guy wants younger sex slaves or is into shit that even in Thailand won't fly anymore.

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    What effective treatments existed for asthmatic organisms prior to the availabillity of contemporary standard treatments?

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  • Before current standards Cortison was much more common, often with theophylline. That would have been the recipe in the 80/90 in a lot of countries, with the first beta2 sympathomimetics coming up(Fenoterol). Before that (60-70ies)theophylline and Ephedrine were often given solo, sometimes with a barbiturate to counter the simulant, also prednisone started to gain traction.

    Before that my sources didn't offer much,but Datura stramonium (Thornapple) was often used for ages - mostly smoked.

    Nice article here,but it contains some errors: https://www.news-medical.net/health/Asthma-History.aspx