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    The official "WTF" thread

    I noticed that also, but I have two doors that swing out to my lanai. I think (hope) the hinges used are tamper proof!
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    Listen up people --- Florida is not a fully tamed State

    By far the biggest buck I have seen in the back yard!
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    EmpireTech 2025 Autumn Sales

    I rushed to buy my tickets hoping to get single digits but only managed doublethen most of the winners were triple digits but then finally my number came up:headbang: Thanks Andy! Congratulations to all the winners!
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    Camera to stream basketball games at church

    @HMC8403 someone else asked about cameras for streaming a sporting event. My thoughts at the time was to use a portable basketball hoop to mount the camera to. If you have portables around, you can roll it around to find the best spot. You can mount at various heights to get the vantage point...
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    The latest from Musk....

    Didn’t all the AI engines use Wikipedia and redit to train on? At least ChatGPT references them frequently.
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    How to waterproof a PFA130-E junction box

    @ministrymason You keep mentioning a cable gland. I do not think finding one to clamp down on cat5 cable would be difficult. I have done this several times with cat5 cable and SO cord. But I think most glands would be to deep to screw it inside. How about a pipe to barbed connection like uxcell...
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    Here she comes

    Oh… I was trying to make out a word. 20 minutes of my life I won’t get back!
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    Junction box hole size for my conduit

    Yes the 1/2 is 1/2 inch. But with pipe 1/2 is nominal not actual! It looks like the 20mmx1/2” is the right fitting for your 15mm pipe. But I’m just a yank! Your results may vary.
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    Junction box hole size for my conduit

    So the conduit is comparable to our 1/2 pipe size. You might ask if they have g1/2 fittings. A US hardware store would not but maybe yours? Or Amazon.com.au? This from Bunnings https://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-15mm-x-1-2-pvc-valve-socket_p3141883 says 1/2 but I am clueless on if Australia 1/2"...
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    Here she comes

    6ZUM340? I'm missing something!
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    Junction box hole size for my conduit

    From that link, that jb has one g1/2 opening on the back and 2 g1/2 openings along the perimeter of the box. G designation is for british standard pipe. It is roughly 1/2 npt. 15mm conduit seems a bit odd. Where are you measuring it? If you look at G Pipe Thread vs NPT - Metleader, you might be...
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    Plumbers Start A Fire

    Don't know what they are doing but they are turning in the tighten direction. Maybe that is why they cannot get it loose.
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    Amazon deal $70 JUNE 19 2025 : NETGEAR 8-Port PoE+ Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Essentials Switch (GS308PP) - with 8 x PoE+ @ 83W

    I didn’t need one of these at $70 but it turned out that I did at $50! I got it yesterday and noticed “flexpoe” on the box. Just put a bigger power supply on it and get a higher poe budget. Is this hokus pokus? The upgraded power supply is way more than the switch. Would this apply to all poe...
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    Amazon deal $70 JUNE 19 2025 : NETGEAR 8-Port PoE+ Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Essentials Switch (GS308PP) - with 8 x PoE+ @ 83W

    Today's price has this beat at $48 https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gigabit-Ethernet-Unmanaged-GS308PP/dp/B082G2G2F8?ref=dlx_deals_dg_dcl_B082G2G2F8_dt_sl14_39&pf_rd_r=QYVXZPWC7G5KT3393CK3&pf_rd_p=c5525131-57b2-4737-ae2a-92fd68b89939&th=1
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    Electrical Inspection Wall Of Shame

    I kept getting a tingle when my forearm touched a slider when getting into the RV. I checked with my Fluke between the slider and concrete pad. It started out about 10 and I decided I would need to look into it later. At 60 volts, it hurt and I decided I should look into it NOW! The ground pin...
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    The official "WTF" thread

    Back about 1990, my Irish Shepherd had to be put down. I couldn't bear to be there for it so I released her to the vet and picked up ashes a couple of weeks later. Vet said the cremation occurred in NYC. I lived upstate back then. It wasn't that much later that the news reported that vets in...
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    Gunshots outside my house - On the news

    Were they the same cars in the two incidents? Tough to tell with the ring camera.
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    Holy Shit! Pyramid discovery

    I'm not buying it. That first video had an awful lot of verbiage to say nothing! If ground penetrating radar can go 100 feet, how can an instrument on a satellite go a mile down? why not bring that type of instrument do Giza and use it on the ground? I'm not saying that the Egyptian government...
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    Doorbell cam bird feeder?

    This just came across my feed. https://mybirdbuddy.com/product/smart-hummingbird-feeder/? This looks suspiciously like a doorbell camera! Then one showed up on Amazon as a lightning deal for $60. Not buying one but it does look like a neat project.
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    EmpireTech 9th Anniversary (Summer)Sales

    Looks like nobody's exempt from this!
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    UTV

    I liked the look of that intimidator. Liked the 8 ply tires. With mesquite, flats are a way of life. It seems difficult to find anything greater than 6 ply. I fought flats on my tractor until I went with gensco tires. It does mention that it has a metal skid plate so I guess the rest is...
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    It's windy in Lubbock

    @StevenFromTexas How did you manage in yesterdays windstorm. I know Canyon is getting all the air time but you are just south of there.
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    The official "WTF" thread

    My current home is built with ICFs. We built it in 1999 and have 70 yards (?, I forget) of concrete in the walls. Probably build with them again next year. Builders try to stick with old inefficient technologies and jack up prices on something like this to discourage you from asking anything...
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    Funny / Satire

    Nudist colonies in Pasco County Florida use $2 bills as a publicity stunt from time to time. https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2007/03/02/2-bills-will-reveal-nudists-clout/
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    GROK-3

    I just got done chatting with chatgpt and it just regurgitated an article I had just read, so not very useful. Awhile back I asked MS copilot if a blue Lacey was an akc recognized breed and it proceeded to ask me if I had a blue lacey, was I thinking of getting a blue lacey, what kind of dogs I...
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    Arctic Blast is here...

    Wow! It is good to see people with such a skill set! I enjoyed the video!
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    Emergency Power/Storms/Prepping etc

    I put brillo pad in my intake neck for the dobbers. Even though the air filter would keep it out of the carb, there was so much dirt in the cover it made me nervous. Little buggers still packed my muffler and made the engine run like hell. I don't hate dirt dobbers but they sure play havoc on...
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    The official "WTF" thread

    February 20th must be a common date for Norton. My legitimate subscription just renewed today. The official letter and renewal notice does not look anything like this. I also got an invoice for $250 for a different renewal from qwer fvea <[email protected]>
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    Arctic Blast is here...

    I have a friend that runs solar out in the Big Bend region. He said that during Snowmageddon, the snow was translucent enough that they produced enough power for the current to melt the snow pretty early, then they were in full production. They were actually contributing to the grid. He said the...
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    Emergency Power/Storms/Prepping etc

    Quick check shows about $7,000 new! I'm guessing the 2023/02 is a production date which means it is only 2 years old. $250 is a steal! Something that does pique my interest is that it is rated at 3600 rpm for a diesel engine. I tend to think of them as a lower rpm machine. 1800 rpm with a 4 pole...
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