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  1. Lean L

    Tow procedures or rules?

    Just out of curiosity, is anyone familiar with how tow truck operators are allowed to tow cars? I was just thinking about a year or two back when I had my car towed. It was a street in front of where I lived. They placed 'no parking' signs on the entire block for a timespan of about three...
  2. Lean L

    I was anticipating this yet it still surprises me - Dashcam

    https://sendvid.com/pzj9og64 Stuff like this makes me want to quit driving. I get the impression that the woman driving the civic was completely oblivious as to why I was honking at them as well. Crazy...
  3. Lean L

    Let's revisit grounding a car

    I heard about car grounding perhaps a month ago. First thoughts that rushed into my head is that it is a pointless exercise since the positive cables are not upgraded. Looking more into it, it seems to be a polarizing subject in that people either swear by it or they say it does nothing...
  4. Lean L

    My interesting calculation on how much it costs to drive

    Here is a spreadsheet of all the items that I have bought for an accord and all associated maintenance costs. I went a bit overboard and added in every cost that I could think of barring major repairs or unexpected items but it's pretty interesting to think just how much driving at all costs. I...
  5. Lean L

    What happened to my car?

    I was working and messing with my car today including messing around with the electronics. I had to rip the center console out at a certain point so I put the car in neutral to clear the shift stick then out of habit took the keys out of the ignition somehow. A few strange symptoms: I can...
  6. Lean L

    Dome light? On/Off/Auto

    I think it only took me 3 months after getting my license 7 years ago that I turned my dome lights to permanently off and never bothered with it again. Thoughts? I can understand dome lights at night if you are getting in the backseat of a minivan but all other applications just seems like a...
  7. Lean L

    I think I lucked out by not finishing my beer

    A lot of this is speculation but I hope my luck remains for the next few days or weeks. You'll see what I mean. I ordered an item from Amazon warehouse the other day. It arrived in a completely unusable state as the box was destroyed upon arrival. The larger issue which I did not realize...
  8. Lean L

    Vote paypal for worst company 2015

    Let's knock EA out of first place this year. I've been on hold for 25 mins now. Let's see if I get a person before I finish this post. So paypal has been doing this thing where they took a three pronged approach to charge customers late fees and interest without them knowing. 1) All paypal...
  9. Lean L

    Does this product exist?

    Right now I have a giant wall mounted AC for my cooling and heating solution. This two decade old monstrosity actually works well but the thermostat is knob based and generally not great to control. I've taken the unit apart to examine it and the controls seem like they are pretty simple...
  10. Lean L

    500 days of Amber

    Well consider me excited: http://enlar.gr?gwheh-sva/ryqp-q9u/vupg-9qo/uvu0-qph/du5h-vez/dbe0 No this has nothing to do with the movie. I am just about to turn 500 days of uptime.
  11. Lean L

    Got pulled over today. Predict what will happen

    I was driving around today and on my way back home I was pulled over. Here's what make the circumstances rather interesting. I'll try to keep any bias out of the story to keep it objective but I can never represent the complete story so let me know if anything sounds off. I'm not an aggressive...
  12. Lean L

    What causes a person to use linux?

    I use linux as servers but with no UI of course. I am curious as to why a person would use linux as a desktop? Just for technical proficiency? It seems like a pain... I'm more likely to just open up bash and do everything using cli if I had a linux desktop with Gnome or whatever X terminal.
  13. Lean L

    I think I just found the worst graph

    So many things wrong
  14. Lean L

    Just did some interesting things to my door

    I have a shared hallway in my current living situation. I can hear the other residents walking by, coughing, dogs barking, and sometimes even the elevator chimes. In the past two days I have installed a sound proofing door sweep, sealed all edges, and when that wasn't enough, I bought a 5lb...
  15. Lean L

    Name some mass produced useless products

    I was thinking about this one for the longest time. Toilet seat protectors. If the toilet seat is wet, you still have to wipe it down. If the toilet seat is dry, there is virtually 0% chance that any bacteria or viruses can live on a toilet seat. The entire product line is driven by an...
  16. Lean L

    Prepay electric?

    I live in a managed building where the only utility I have to pay is electric. I have my account set up so that the SOA fee is automatically transferred from my account at the beginning of every month. Since the electricity is managed, I cannot set up any sort autopay for it. Last month I...
  17. Lean L

    Where to get some sweet art for my place

    I'm moving into a new place and want probably around 3-4 pieces of art. I am open to all sizes but the cheaper the better. I am located in Philadelphia. I am a fan of Thomas Eakins, and Van Gogh, although this taste has a bit of a gloomy, and sad quality to it. Something like this...
  18. Lean L

    Free Grid game for someone

    I have an extra key from a while back. Might as well send it out. Claim if you have intentions to play it. It is coming up on half a decade old at this point but it is still fun. https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=h2fsqBCwpsNm2eVM
  19. Lean L

    What kind of new scam is this?

    I tried to buy a piece of electronic browsing Amazon. This retailer had a great price, but the amazon link took me to an external storefront. Here is the email after I paid for the item:
  20. Lean L

    HItachi 49" LED LCD 1080P - $379

    I found this a few days ago and placed an order for this TV. http://www.sears.com/hitachi-49inch-...p-05707158000P I wasn't sure what to expect since there were no reviews for it and it generally is not well marketed. I got it today and was able to play around with it for a bit. It's...
  21. Lean L

    My package shipped to wrong address. Recourse>

    Quick question for you peeps out there. Let me preface by saying that I screwed up so no part of my story am I trying to shift the blame. Long story short, I order an item from an online retailer and use paypal as my payment method. For some reason the address defaults to an old address...
  22. Lean L

    Did I measure myself right?

    Hi All, I am ordering a custom tailored shirt and was wondering if I made any obvious mistakes when I measured myself. I didn't have a tape measure so these measurements are measured via construction measuring tape (hard). Let me know if this seems right. Neck 15.5 inches here for...
  23. Lean L

    Lol at this product association

    I guess we know the type of people who wrap their steering wheels...
  24. Lean L

    Where did the refurb market come from?

    I remember the first time I heard of refurb was probably around 2005 when I bought a set of sennheisers refurb'd from newegg. Back then the concept was rather new and not many vendors had these options. Fast forward to today and just about all online electronic vendors have refurb as an...
  25. Lean L

    +1 for Amazon

    Just another Amazon love thread. I recently bought a pair of shoes. I tried them on only to discover that they sent two left insoles. I cursed in my head thinking now that I would have to ship them back and provide evidence of the minor defect. I took the picture and checked the order to...
  26. Lean L

    Who knew Lexus steering wheels are made from real wood?

    https://secure.drivers.lexus.com/lexusdrivers/magazine/articles/Vehicle-Insider/Steering-Wheel I discounted Lexus steering wheels to plastic since it's so smooth and looks to be one piece. This is quite some workmanship for the steering wheel.
  27. Lean L

    Symptoms of unbalanced tire?

    I recently replaced one tire on my car. Long story short, I bought the car from a used dealer and we struck a deal where two tires would be replaced since they are in really bad shape. The other two are both Michelin Pilot Mxm4s. One was 7/32 and the other was probably 2-3/32. I left those...
  28. Lean L

    SUVs and AWD

    I recently had a chat with a friend that moved from the New England area. I live in Philly. Her thought was that practical cars would be SUVs with high clearance and AWD. My thought was pretty much the opposite. I like a RWD car but realistically I think for 98% of everyday driving FWD makes...
  29. Lean L

    Why is my memory going?

    Seriously, when I was a kid, I remembered my days as if my life depended on it. I thought it was strange whenever anyone took note on anything since I had a transcript of just about everything that was ever said. Fast forward 15 years and now I'm struggling with remembering names of places or...
  30. Lean L

    How the hell do you use AeroFS?

    I recently happened upon AeroFS. This seems like a great idea and is supposed to be self hosted dropbox with the added ability to sync files p2p. I installed the team server, the android app, and the desktop app. Nothing makes any sense to me. I am missing the ability to add a sync folder...
  31. Lean L

    How exactly does a PCIe slot break?

    I recently came home to a non-booting PC. It would not post and did not even attempt to boot into anything. I reset my bios settings as the first step before replacing the video card and pulling most of the memory and hard drives. Long story short, it turned out the pcie slot that I was...
  32. Lean L

    Brake judder

    I recently developed an issue where when I brake from highway speeds, I get a mild brake judder. Is there anything that I can do to try to fix this before taking it to a repair shop? I'm thinking it might be cheaper just to order a rotor (I think it is only on one side) and replace it myself...
  33. Lean L

    Car speed tiers confuse me nowadays

    For some reason I was looking up the Toyota Sequoia for for shits and giggles. This massive, 6k pound, rolling family room of a car is able to haul ass to 60mph from a dead stop in just under 6 seconds. http://www.060calculator.com/cars/2013/toyota/sequoia/31255 I notice this trend in quite...
  34. Lean L

    Always wondered about this

    I banged my leg really hard the other day. I suffered from some minor internal bleeding, I assume from severing a (artery? vein?). I know that this is a flesh wound and will heal fine but what happens if you just sever that vein/artery? Will it regrow? Will you just have to adapt to less bloodflow?
  35. Lean L

    Amazon - Buyer wants to return modem because cable company does not support it

    Am I screwed? They didn't check to see if it can be added to their service. It's perfectly working modem.
  36. Lean L

    Got my new dashcam installed (Video now)

    I saw a good deal on SD one day where the G1WH was on sale for $40. Thinking back on all of the videos and news articles that explain exactly how useful a dash cam can be, I pulled the trigger. The total cost came out to: Dash Cam - $42 Fuse Tap - $3 Mirror Holder - $5 32GB SDHC card -$18...
  37. Lean L

    Will this drive be fine?

    I have a standard desktop drive running in a server. This is a 2TB Hitachi. I have a cron job that updates a webpage every hour with SMART information pulled from ESXi. This is the only way to do it since there is no hardware raid controller and I don't have vcenter. I use a free service to...
  38. Lean L

    To Google: Chrome is great but this really needs fixin

    I'm sure this will sound like I am nit picking but this seriously is a flaw. I was a huge fan of Opera in the past. That stopped when development just did not keep up with current times and it eventually felt like I was using a buggy POS designed for people who had a hipster mentality. I...
  39. Lean L

    Brain nutrition

    Hi All, To give a basic background as to why I ask what I ask: I have been feeling really off for a while. I do not know for a fact if this has anything to do with brain chemistry or nutrition, but it is certainly different from when I was able to operate at my peak. The main symptoms are...
  40. Lean L

    How to sell used car?

    So from what I have gathered, here is the proper course of action once the deal has been set up. 1) Meet at buyer's bank. Sign bill of sale, title. Buy cashier's check for selling price. 2) Drive buyer to DMV parking lot. Remove plates. 3) At this point the buyer can apply for temporary...