https://lemmy.world/u/don_kiedyck posted on Mar 1, 2026 20:14
This is made from PLA, which is plant-based and biodegradable.
valid point
6 plugs, 6 coils, engine filter, and cabin filter.
correct, they did not, since I was swapping the coils this time around it was recommended to me so I added a pea sized dab to each coil before I installed them.
Yeah, honestly I never saw issues one way or another, but I assumed they had good reasoning.
A few weeks ago my friends dog ripped up the screen on my storm door.
Today I got replacement screen and installed it into the existing frame.
But it doesn’t work : the screen doesn’t show anything.
It’s hard to tell with these brightness settings but it’s showing you grass.
a pitty you can never drive it again
I just finished setting up my own Jellyfin server. Lately I’ve been getting into using open source software and this weekend I thought it would be nice to self host on an old thinkpad I had from my college days. There were a few roadblocks I encountered, but ultimately I got it working. Now with the Finamp/Jellyfin app I can have a Spotify/Netflix-like experience completely free (well minus the domain name cost). I highly recommend it if you have been thinking about doing it for a while like I was. I’m so glad we have open source software like Lemmy and Jellyfin available to us.
Thank you very much for that info :). I heard that some people had luck and others didn’t. Will try it out at some point. For Jellyfin I still prefer the VPS though so I don’t have to open a port.
Just wanted to say thanks for making me aware of pangolin. I got it up and running! This is so awesome, I can’t believe it exists.
Hello Kitty 🐱
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We have an old Prius we rarely used that has needed a new battery for…I’m too embarrassed to say. It’s more of a project than it sounds like for several reasons.
First, without a working battery, the rear hatch does not open normally. The only way to open it is to crawl through the interior into the back, then find a small opening with a manual release, then figure out how to get it to actually release. And if you don’t apply upward force on the door while you do that, it will immediately latch itself closed again. Adding to the fun, the release is below the rear deck, so you have to lift it out of the way, when you would prefer to be sitting on it. It is awkward.
Second, getting to the battery requires you to remove a lot more than anyone would reasonably expect. To take out the small section of floor above it, you first half to remove the main floor and the storage tray underneath it. Then you finally have access to the battery. You have to unscrew the contacts and the bracket the holds it in place down inside a narrow well that’s just big enough or the battery. It does not easily fit ratchets or even screwdrivers at the angles where you need them. It is also awkward.
Third, it’s a simple thing, but lifting a car battery out of a narrow hole when you have nothing to hold onto is surprisingly difficult. The battery that was in there no longer had any kind of a lifting strap, so I had to lift it out by pressing my fingertips around the sides of it. It was awkward and also somewhat painful.
Fourth, lifting in the new battery was easy, but putting everything back together was every bit as much fun as it was t take it apart. See “Second” above.
It would have all been a lot easier if I weren’t 65 and seriously overweight. I’m still fairly strong, but I am not nearly as flexible as I used to be and I don’t fit into small spaces well.
I wasn’t at all sure the car would start, even with a new battery, but it did start right up. Now I just have to do some basic cleaning and I can take it to CarMax to see what they’ll give me for it.
I’m claiming victory, if only a small one.
My other car is a Subaru Outback. It is the car that was designed by engineers. And it is wonderful.
Every technical aspect has been thought through in every direction until it made the most sense. Everything from the functioning of the drivetrain through the style and positioning of the readouts provide a lot of useful information without being cluttered. The seats are comfortable and the control are egonomic. Things are easy to access, both inside and outside.
It handles like a much smaller car, but it’s wide enough to lean into corners without reducing traction on the inside tires. There is plenty of power and the symmetric all-wheel drive puts it wherever it needs to go. The active safety features provide useful guardrails and emergency backup to the driver, and they make long-distance driving easier and more comfortable. It even gets surprisingly good fuel efficiency.
Finally, I was once in a really bad accident with my previous Outback. A driver T-boned me, in the middle of a busy intersection, right on the passenger door, while doing around 50 mph. It rolled the car two full times, and it only stopped because it hit a van while vertical and bounced off the side.
The outside of the car was thoroughly destroyed.bbThe passenger compartment was untouched, except for all the windows breaking. The airbags kept everything firmly in place instead of flailing around. The curtain airbags, in particular, kept my head from bouncing off the pavement through the broken side window as it rolled.
When it finally stopped, my passenger and I were a little dizzy, but otherwise perfectly fine. Our most serious injury was an eighth inch cut on my hand from a piece of glass. We received immediate medical attention, but after thorough exams, they were surprised to admit that we were not injured. We walked away from it. Needless to say, I replaced that car with the exact same model.
Subaru has consistently added new technology as an option, then made it standard after it proved itself. That’s how they have acquired all-around disc brakes, symmetric all-wheel drive, anti-lock braking, “Eyesight” collision avoidance, and any number of other small, but useful features. While other car companies win awards for design, Subaru has won a lot of awards for their engines and drivetrains. Engineers.
I think that’s a pretty big assumption, I think if you asked most engineers what ux research says about most design patterns they wouldn’t know, and theyd have to go and research stuff most designers could tell you off the batt
The three mile island catastrophe was largely a UI design problem that happened because they failed to consider a human had to operate and respond to the problems presented by the control room’s interface. Engineers were involved in the project, I’m pretty confident designers weren’t.
At the end of the day we both want the same thing. But I feel user hostile design patterns are as much implemented by engineers chasing costs as demanded by management as they are by designers making things shiner for marketing (like massive car touch screens, which are much cheaper to manufacture than proper physical controls, and literally any designer could tell you as soon as proposed that thats gonna kill people), and I guarantee you, both would jump at the chance to make something they think is actually just a good thing without someone over them ruining everything about it
No one goes to school excited to produce a return on investment to shareholders, be it engineering school or design school
The plant was in her brother’s apartment after he died in 1989 and she’s kept it as a memory of him since.
Full disclosure my daughter did most of the watering and spraying. So proud of her.
This is an amazing reply. Thank you!
That’s wonderful advice. Luckily my mom will be back Tuesday to take it back over. The spray she left is a mixture of water and peroxide, she said to help prevent fungus. It’s been a bit of a learning experience for us both because she moved from Texas to New England. The summer was so humid she basically never had to water it. But of course as soon as she left winter hit and the air dried up. There is a good chance I’ve overwatered it. I’ll hold off on doing anything else until she gets back.
i should have ironed it first so it laid flat, but it would have been troublesome regardless because it was rolling up so much. i think they cut the cloth really unevenly, and that may be why the hem stitches came out originally. i also may do a second pass on it later depending on my motivation
thought i’d share because i thought this scored pretty high on the boring/10 scale. my work isn’t great, but it’s punk so it’s fine
for those curious, here is the shirt in question. yeah, i’m a tanktop guy. i subject everyone to my hairy ass arms
The re-hemming belongs here - that tshirt seriously needs reposting to shirtsthatgohard@lemmy.world
haha, bit of a bait n switch, huh?
Part one was successfully cutting down two 42” doors to 30”. Part 2 was the custom face to fit in the space. Cabinet interior is part 3 set for tomorrow
Fail. My clamp was not enough, had to reglue and add pocket screws
