AmpBenzScientist @AmpBenzScientist@qoto.org

@Hoss Yes that appears to be the common strategy.

@kf01 @ProudKulak @Hoss Yeah those are going to be the regular people who go to scrap yards. There's enough stigma against people who work in scrap, I'm not surprised that they would let that information go. The regulars are usually hard workers with calloused hands and mostly pure hearts.

@charliebrownau @ProudKulak @Hoss Shit, y'all must live outside the deep south. Down here it's all about the have and the have nots.

@Hoss @ProudKulak I've seen plenty and they were just like everyone else there. Brothers in scrap iron. It was the least racist place I can recall. I won't exclude the reason why everyone was treated the same was likely because crossing scrapers would result in a trip to the ER. We were all probably viewed as trash and druggies but hell I would proudly wear that label. That tie supposed to impress me? How many hundreds of pounds of metal did you pull out of the woods today? Go ahead and call the cops. Tell em that you have a problem with Blue Collar Workers.

Another day in the life.

@Hoss @ProudKulak I made a fair bit of money cleaning the woods of trash steel and iron. It was good work and I enjoyed it but perhaps the best part was seeing the woods cleaned up. It's not every day that one gets paid to help restore nature to its proper beauty.

There was a stereotype of everyone being tweakers and I won't say it's entirely false. The people I met at the Scrap yard were hard working and honest. If they did enjoy a little crank, I hope it was the best they ever had. They deserved it.

@Hoss I remember when phone lines went down somewhere around me and it turns out that the old copper was taken down so it could be recycled. Unfortunately it was just replaced with more copper instead of a more abundant resource.

I've thought about why telephone companies don't upgrade the infrastructure. They will likely complain about cost but I don't buy it. They expect people to believe that miles and miles of copper cable isn't a hidden plan B or even a reason to swap to better technology. They could just use all that copper to fund the upgrades. Granted, they would need to do it gradually as to not raise suspicion and make prices plummet.

@Nazareno To quote a saying from around the Vietnam era, "Like father, like son, like hell!"

@rdviii A convertible will weigh more and have worse performance due to lessened body rigidity and worse distribution of force. A proper tubular steel roll cage would help to reduce the handicap especially in corners.

@Hoss I support the message. I do believe that most of the world's Copper has already been mined. Recycling of Copper should become a priority sooner rather than later.

@Nazareno It is censorship and children are underestimated in their desire to learn. If anything, Ms. Clinton is taking a hard turn from the censorship efforts of her mother and Tipper Gore. Red and Blue parties represent a divided nation. Perhaps there's a lot of good when reading between the lines.

@TheTootOfBob Even when quipped?

@mtomczak The rate at which it has grown is my problem with it. It's massive now compared to a decade ago. C has grown too but hasn't become bloated. As Ritchie once said, "the power of assembly language and convenience of... assembly language".

Embedded variants of Cpp and C are seemingly still sane. It just seems like a shame that Cpp has grown as large as it has. It's as if it attempts to be something it wasn't meant to be. It just feels strange to me now and I would rather just use C or another language in its place. I used to love Cpp and now I don't want to deal with it. Perhaps it is just my paradigms but outside of Embedded Cpp I don't like it.

I just repaired an inexpensive ice maker by replacing a limit switch. The part only costs around a dollar. A soldering iron and some Rohs silver solder was all that was needed besides wire snips and a Phillips head screwdriver.

Don't be afraid to repair your own electronics and appliances. Do read up on repair and electricity.

It's a shame how much ends up in a landfill. Repairing instead of replacing is something that needs to come back.

@thor There's nothing wrong with that. I've seen your work and it's always impressive. You are a great developer and the grind can crush the brightest. Just keep your head up and you'll succeed.

@thor You have something on your chest?

@thor I mean the first one is pretty accurate but not all men want a Kubota. A strong woman is definitely attractive.

@thor Oh that's a good sight.

@WilliamRamsey I saw the plate and immediately thought it was for a server rack cabinet (and there's no reason why that would be a bad choice). I saw the plant portion later and realized that yes, it is a good option for pest prevention. A server rack cabinet could be a mostly closed system that doesn't need to use pesticides.

For the power supply, a rack mounted server will have dual PSUs with absurd efficiency ratings. The 12v could easily be tapped from these especially if it is a used rack server. They could be separated so humidity and exhaust air exit each chamber. It's an option if one is willing to take it. A good condition rack server is rather inexpensive for the performance and it could justify the cabinet itself. Solid metal racks can hold a lot of weight and containment chambers would be rather easy to construct. As long as humidity is monitored, it would work out well for the server too.