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An Albany expression
  • My guess is yes, on account of me living in the Capital District for two decades and never heard hamburgers referred to as steamed ham. I rarely watch the Simpson's, so it all makes sense now.

  • Miracle cures
  • I'd greatly appreciate a miraculous panacea for my rheumatoid arthritis, especially one available at turmeric's price point. I've gone through a gamut of biologics that my immune system builds resistance against. Rinvoq's doing pretty good at taking the edge off currently, but I still flare up if triggered. It's also running a $6,000 wholesale a month... thank [deity] for insurance and copay assistance.

    Delicious food is great, but alleviating my pain and fatigue during an RA flare? Manna from heaven.

  • Which is which?
  • _prick /prĭk/ noun

    ... A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting ... A pointed object, such as an ice pick, goad, or thorn. _

    • The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

    Suppose calling men bees is more polite than calling them pricks..

  • xkcd #2932: Driving PSA
  • I've got several years of experience riding motorcycles. It's taught me to read traffic. I see a gap in a line of traffic like that, it's either a driver who's smart enough not to block an intersection (rare), or someone letting another someone out.

  • Saying prosecutors should focus on Antifa, judge frees white supremacist in beating
  • Protests typically do not involve attempting to bash in interior windows, gaining access beyond barricaded doors, and armed officers having to resort to lethal measures to stop allegedly protestors.

    Attempted insurrections do.

    Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/capitol-shooting-that-led-to-ashli-babbitt-s-death-captured-on-video-99180613572

    Got anything other than your precious feelings to back that statement up, snowflake?

  • Millennials are exhausted by working more for less.
  • Boats are weird. I've looked at buying kit from CLC to build a 15' Pocketship: about $12,000 US. Buying a used one, a couple years old? $15k.

    Meanwhile, my local yacht club had a 26' 1969 Westerly Centaur one step away from being crushed. Prior owner stopped paying storage fees and refused further contact, so the club put a lien on it. I picked it up cheap, $500. Nobody bothered cutting the lock off the companionway; it was chock full of tools and supplies the prior owner was using to refit it.

    I've dropped some cash into finishing the refit, but nowhere near what I would have spent on a 15' Pocketship, and I've got a much more capable boat. There are deals out there.

  • PSA: Retrieve, Store your Claimed Ships before 3.22.1

    Testing chat MOTD indicates CIG is prepping for 3.22.1 to go live later this evening. They're advising players to retrieve and store any ships that may have underwent an insurance claim, to avoid losing them due to an LTP bug.

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    New (Open Box) Ender 3 Blue Screen

    Picked up an Ender 3 off eBay after Christmas in an "brand new open box" state. Should be covered under warranty, and I shelled out an extra $6 for the Allstate Protection Plan, so I should have coverage even if the reseller drops off.

    During unboxing, almost everything was neatly in its place. I noticed two oddities, however: the anti-static bag for the display panel was unsealed, open at one end; a piece of paper inside the box declared that the previous owner returned it as they had ordered it by mistake.

    After assembly, I powered it on, but the display panel won't show anything but a blue screen. Reached out to the eBay store, who shipped out a replacement panel noting my observations above. Replaced the panel today, and there's no change in symptoms.

    After powering it on, the extruder's fan spins, as does the power supply fan. The motherboard's fan does not. Display panel goes blue, without text. Pressing the button results in a beep on each press. I pulled the cover off the motherboard, and noted activity on two LEDs. After powering on, one near the fuse (labeled D3) lights up solid blue. The other, near the CPU (labeled O5), blinks twice quickly, then a long pause, followed by three more blinks. No idea if that's meant as a diagnostic code.

    Nothing seems out of place when performing a visual inspection of the motherboard. Each connection is glued down, no scorch or blown components. I've tried updating the firmware, to no effect.

    Board version: 4.2.2 CPU: GD32F303 RET6 Sticker on the MicroSD slot: H8

    Waiting on the reseller to get back to me with their next steps, but I'm not expecting anything until the work week starts up. Any thoughts as to additional steps I might take while I'm waiting?

    Update: reseller is shipping out a new motherboard to me.

    Final update: new motherboard resolved the issue. I'm printing!

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    Force 5 Dinghy Rhab

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    Picked up a Force 5 dinghy plus trailer years ago, for the low low price of $100. Prior owner had let water sit in the mast tube, cracking it vertically. Trailer bunks were set up improperly as well, leading to some gnarly cracks in the hull. Without having any sailing experience, I was besotted with her (I can't resist a good project), until I learned the sail slipped over the mast and wasn't raised via halyard. I set her aside for a few years while I worked on other boat projects that fell into my lap (O'Day 19 & Westerly Centaur).

    I'm based on a river with height restrictions in both directions, preventing me from actually sailing with the O'Day and the Westerly. The dinghy can make it under with feet to spare. I'd like to get some actual sailing in,, so I've set myself a goal to finish the rehab and get her on the water before the end of the season.

    Mast tube has been repaired. Ground out and beveled the cracks in the hull, then fiberglassed several layers over. I hate mixing gelcoat, so I'll be painting instead. PVC replacements for the thwart bits are sitting in the pile, ready to go.

    Trailer needs some work as well: bunkers need to be secured better, tires and bearings need inspection.

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