Vodulas

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[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 1 points 27 minutes ago
[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Oof, glad you did not get hit. That is fucking scary. I have heard some shit about the factories, but go fast and break things does not work in this scenario

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 1 points 1 hour ago

For sure needs to be more obvious/put a sticker on it, and this still doesn't excuse the driver. If other cars are doing the same thing they should be getting the same coverage, but Tesla gets clicks.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 1 points 1 hour ago

Build more mass transit in outlying areas, but also there are reasons for personal car ownership. My partner uses her personal car to do home health, for example. That is not possible with transit or on a bike. Plus it rains almost 9 months out of the year here, and good rain gear is spendy. I love e-bikes and transit, but electric cars have their place. There is not one solution.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 2 points 5 hours ago (6 children)

The front latch is fine, but the rear one is a wire behind a piece of trim you have to remove (unless that has changed). The passengers in the rear would have to know where it was and how to use it. In an emergency, the likelihood of being able to do that is pretty low.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago

Oh, agree. Sorry, was just using one of the older boxy cars exaggeration.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

A bit weird that they felt the need to plug the ugliest vehicle ever created

I think it is just that this the only boxy car in the public limelight. Calling it akin to a Scion xB probably would not have resonated with most folks.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 3 points 2 days ago

Same, run the install file via proton even. Works great

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Or even playing it via Steam using Proton.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We had a Tesla (Model S we bought used for cheap) before Elon went off the rails, and can confirm every bit of that info. Service was a nightmare. My partner had to tell the technician about an active seatbelt recall at one point. We once got an overdue parking ticket in the mail because the shop would just park on the street and not pay. Honestly other than that, the car was fantastic, but little did we know we just won the Tesla lottery and did not get a car with massive problems. After Elon started Elonning, my partner got sideswiped and that totaled the car. Miss the car, but do not miss explaining that we did not agree with anything Elon was doing or saying.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I think the model Y did as well.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 points 4 days ago

Weirdo behavior for sure!

 

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It has been so great to see how horrible Vance is as a VP pick. I would hazard a guess that nobody else would say yes to Trump after he was willing to sacrifice Pence.

 

We went camping for the first time since getting the twin pomskis. They did so good! The fluffier pomski (Bliss) and the little havapoo (Poppy) were in a heated competition for who could bring home more of the forest floor.

 

It is a very hot weekend here in Seattle, but we got some disc golf in before it was miserable

 

I am very excited for the 1.0 release! My friends and I are currently playing a multiplayer game in Update 8, and we are so close to finishing all the space elevator parts for the first time.

 

I don't know if there is enough interest, but is it possible to get a maker community created? Some things like 3d printing don't always quite fit into DIY or Creative.

 

Ford and GM are probably regretting that switch to NACS...

 

We finished the last piece of the cat path I posted about earlier! This one goes from the laundry room, to the stairwell, and then into the guest bedroom on the upper floor (yes, I know the carpet needs replaced in that closet). They are already using them and seem to love the new path already.

https://imgur.com/a/QExCWgN

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Vodulas@beehaw.org to c/diy@beehaw.org
 

My partner and I have been talking about making some cat paths in our house since long before we owned our house. We recently got 2 new dogs, so now it is a high priority project. The first step was putting up some shelves in the hallway and making a portal from the hallway to the bedroom closet (you can see it just above the tent). The surround for the portal is this 3D printed tunnel

https://www.printables.com/model/3068-cat-door

The next project is going to be putting a portal from the spare bedroom into the stairwell so they can go up and down floors without the dogs being in the way

https://i.imgur.com/rxI55E4.jpg

 

I am stripping and re-sealing a corner shower stall, and am having a hell of time removing all the old caulk. I also discovered the previous homeowners decided to just caulk over the previous caulk that was on there, so I am removing 2 or 3 layers depending on the location. It was leaking in the spots that had 3 layers so I think they just added more caulk to "fix" leaks. I have the chemical caulk remover, and that certainly helps, but it still is taking a metric fuck-ton of manual labor. Any tricks/suggestions for removal of very old caulk? I am about to throw a scotch brite on a palm sander and go to town.

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