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My PC is dead
Bad time to have a dead PC as everything costs twice as much, if you can even find parts. Software issues aren't what I'd call dead though. The OS can be repaired/reinstalled. Use AI to guide you through the repair.- redpoint5
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- Forum: Troubleshooting
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US Elections (& Politics) :)
Should be able to report previous year's taxes as theft on current year losses. -
The Typical picture of a Perp on Nextdoor-type Apps with Consumer Grade Cameras like Ring, Nest, Arlo, Canary, Wyze, etc.
I can beat that. Identify this thief that took a 6-pack of Coke from my neighbor's car- who is a police Captain. Captain asked me if I happened to have video because he thought someone stole his Coke since he knew he left it in his unlocked car. The couple happened to park 100' across from my...- redpoint5
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- Forum: Pics & Videos
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Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?
I agree that AOC isn't going to have us standing before a firing the squad, but how many steps toward it should we take? Everything happens slowly, then all at once, and we're very bad at knowing where all at once occurs. All of that misses my point about how liberal authoritarians delude... -
Your liberty : OS level age ( and soon ID ) verification ! 2026+
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Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?
... can't figure out how to quote line by line yet since I can't figure out how to see the quote brackets... I was referring to the history of actual communists, and what would occur if "The Squad" types got their way. Those who see humanity as bugs don't understand human nature, and have no... -
Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?
Commies don't learn from failure; they attribute failure to the competent/wealthy, sending them to the gulag. Eventually anyone with more breadcrumbs is seen as the problem, and they go to the gulag. Failure is never due to ideology that is incompatible with the human species, it's due to not... -
Gasoline-- how much where YOU are??
... which was the real reason for the incursion into Venezuela. Funny how we built refinery infrastructure perfect for everyone else's oil, but not ours. We just need natural gas powered vehicles. It sells at a massive BTU discount compared to other fuels. -
Gasoline-- how much where YOU are??
The US is hedged fairly well against both high and low oil prices. When prices go high, our domestic production sells high, but we pay more at the pump. When prices go low, our domestic production diminishes and is less valuable, but we pay less at the pump. It's the non-producers that are... -
Gasoline-- how much where YOU are??
I paid $4.50 for regular at Costco Saturday. Filled the van up even though it had half a tank, just in case. It's a plug-in hybrid so I will get 1,000 miles between fills. The other cars are EV. -
Version 6
I was having a conversation with Grok about my v5 BI setup and that I wanted to start tinkering with AI features... eventually learning v6 is out and it has integrated AI! Grok recommended I upgrade. What is the consensus so far? Grok also says v6 handles h.265 better, as well as QuickSync...- redpoint5
- Post #272
- Forum: What's New
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bidens incredible transition to electric cars
Regarding physical buttons and knobs which are way more functional than screens (I can type better on an old Blackberry than touchscreen), many cars have voice control capability. Push a button, and tell it what you want... I've been meaning to get in the habit of using it more often. -
bidens incredible transition to electric cars
I believe it was federal regulation that caused vehicle sizes to increase. The MPG requirements were based on wheelbase, so it created incentive to make larger cars that were allowed worse MPG. CAFE (California) is also a huge market that tends to dictate what vehicles get made for the rest of... -
bidens incredible transition to electric cars
The latest iteration of Tesla's FSD is very good. I went from being constantly annoyed by it in previous versions, to preferring it. It still is dumb at parking and other things (it doesn't avoid potholes or small objects in the road), but incremental improvement will eventually deliver a system... -
Progressive Liberal Hypocrisy
I don't intend this comment at you in particular, and I'm being pedantic, but that isn't what liberalism is, it's just that Leftism has ruined the term like so many other things. Liberal is derived from the Latin word 'liber', which means freedom. It's why Libertarian has the same Latin root... -
bidens incredible transition to electric cars
I missed this bit of news. On a tangent, my latest gas bill is $230. That's twice as much as normal for this time of year. I received a letter from Northwest Natural Gas (I need to dig it out so I can quote it verbatim), but it basically said they colluded with politicians to require a certain... -
bidens incredible transition to electric cars
My fridge consumes about 2kWh per day and draws about 120w when it runs. That works out to 0.083 kWh every hour. My freezer consumes about 0.5 kWh and draws 40w when running. That works out to 0.021 kWh every hour. Divide the kWh rating of the battery by hourly kWh consumption of the thing... -
bidens incredible transition to electric cars
If you're talking about highway 20, there are a ton of Tesla chargers in Detroit, and then again in Sisters, so needing a charge on either side is not an issue. Heading back down, an EV will use hardly any energy since you're mostly coasting and regenerating. I'll have to pay attention to see... -
Windscribe VPN Causes No Signal
Built a new PC and had to search for my solution again. It's like I'm incapable of learning. New PC is an Intel Core Ultra 5 245k, and the system runs at 3% CPU usage with 4 cameras. The system is also my Plex and file server... and my brother-in-law gave me his 'old' GPU, so it's a gaming rig...- redpoint5
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- Forum: Troubleshooting
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Electrical Inspection Wall Of Shame
I'd have gone with speaker wire with 2 blade terminals on the ends shoved into the socket instead of putting all the effort into that nonsense. If laziness is called for, go full lazy. -
Electrical Inspection Wall Of Shame
When there's an extended power outage, and you realize you can cut the socket end off an old extension cord and put another plug on it so you can hook your generator into an outlet of your choosing to energize the whole circuit. I would never... Instead I wired the cut end directly into the... -
Electrical Inspection Wall Of Shame
Well I'm doing everything wrong it seems. 6awg NM-B is the wrong wire because it has a 60 degree C rating, which de-rates it to 55 amps, which is less than the 60A breaker I need to run the 48A continuous circuit (the 80% rule). The bus will have a rating of either 200A or 225A for my 200 amp... -
Electrical Inspection Wall Of Shame
It's the weird perspective. It has a red and a black going to it. -
Electrical Inspection Wall Of Shame
I'll add my own project to this thread. Didn't realize the panel only allowed tandems on the lower 5 slots when I tore into it. I did however get around to replacing the 4 circuit 20A quad breaker with proper 15A ones. Apparently my solar installer didn't have 15A tandems when he needed to... -
Die Young TikTok Craze
I used to invert a butane refill can and run a line across the kitchen, then light it. The whole kitchen would be on fire, for like 2 seconds. I've done much, much more dangerous things with fire. Not endorsing it, but the way to be competent with something is to survive the experimentation stage. -
Progressive Liberal Hypocrisy
I mean, organic farming can't be better, or the products would be more affordable. It takes up more land area than modern farming practices. There's not even a controlled definition of organic farming. All that is soon to be a moot point. Soon we'll have robots with frickin lasers providing... -
Progressive Liberal Hypocrisy
Dave Rubin came from The Young Turks. Probably everyone gets enough Chank at some point. Don't know why an old man named his "news" platform The Young Turks. -
Rocklin business furious after losses from smash-and-grab total around $100K
What value is a thing that can never be registered? Parts I guess?- redpoint5
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- Forum: Camera Captures
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bidens incredible transition to electric cars
That's the exact same thing I say about wind and solar. That said, 2+ car families with a garage to charge in probably are better off financially if one of the cars is an EV. Use the EV for commuting and grocery getting, and the gasser for longer trips.