u/CatDadMilhouse

We bought our RM480 used with about eight years, but less than 125 hours, on it. One thing I noticed about it is that there's several patches of paint that have already completely come off the deck, and more that are hanging on by a thread. Is this anything that I need to address? I know to keep the deck as clear as possible to prevent problems, but do I need to treat the bare metal with something to stop it from going from "ugly" to "performance problem"? Or is it pretty robust and not worth worrying about?

Seems like some neat items if you're a music buff, fan of the station, and have the money to splurge on something. Looks like auctions end October 16.

Artists included in the auction:

Beck

Bjork

Depeche Mode

Portishead

Radiohead

Squirrel Nut Zippers

The Crystal Method

The Offspring

The Smashing Pumpkins

Tori Amos

Historically you've been unable to do that, which I think was due to the login process. Now that that's changing, will we be able to sync TreasuryDirect accounts so things like bonds and bills can be automatically updated?

I'm away from home for a few days so I can't really check on this myself, and I'll need to do this change as soon as I get back so I'm ordering the stuff I need now. Wondering if there's enough clearance to use an Allen key and then a syringe with a tube to put oil in without having to take the battery tray out. Or does the tray only sit something like half an inch above the plug?

I blew up our last lawn mower due to not following proper maintenance, so I'm trying to be much better about this. We picked up a used Ryobi (it was so inexpensive that it was worth the risk), and the manual specifies that the transaxle oil should be a GL-4 rated 80w90.

The only thing I can find that specifically matches that spec is a conventional oil, but I'd love to go synthetic since it seems like those are much more highly regarded. Red Line has a GL-4 rated 75w90, which from what I can tell seems like it would be great in most applications, but would I be an idiot for using it in a machine whose manual calls for 80w90?

I know next to nothing about oil other than what I've been trying to research online over the last few hours, so I'm hoping maybe someone can offer a bit of guidance here.

I've been going down the battery upgrade rabbit hole, as the age of both the mower and batteries leads me to believe I'll need to do this next season, or at the latest, the season after. Here's what I'm wondering:

Would the 50ah version of the batter found here be a smart move for our particular needs? Plot is less than half an acre and fairly flat; the only reason we're even using a rider is due to health and time constraints.

Is it worthwhile to spend the extra $80 to get the one that comes with the charger, or does that not really provide any benefit over the stock charger that I'm getting with it?

If the swap out just happens to coincide with putting the mower away for the winter, is there any reason I shouldn't just get rid of the old batteries and then order the new one in the spring, so that I'm not starting the clock on the warranty six months before I ever actually mow the lawn?

Is this still sort of the gold standard tutorial for the project? Is there anything in there that you would not advise doing, or do differently?

If there's anything else I should know, even before undertaking this project and just regarding the use of this thing in general, please let me know. Thanks for your tips!

This was a question posed to the class by one of my professors at MCC decades ago, and it's always stuck with me. Another thread here just made me think of it again, and it got me wondering: how many of you are on a first-name basis with everyone who lives in your immediate vicinity (apartments next door or neighbors across the street, for example)?

When the question was posed back in class, almost no one raised their hand. Obviously a college class has a much different general demographic than this site does. Just curious to know who here actually knows their neighbors versus who is just existing next to them.

Do they start at the beginning of the clip every time you access the menu? Or does it pick up where it left off? I'm rarely on the home screen for more than about 15 seconds, so I'd happily make a clip that's only that long if it always starts from the beginning. But if not, and the clip isn't a perfect loop, then there will be a big jump every 15 seconds' worth of menu time, which would be a bit jarring. I could get around that by just making a longer file, but if I can have a smaller file I may as well.

Can anyone confirm how the timing on the playback of video backgrounds works?

If you use the USB-C port on a laptop or the laptop's 65W power supply itself, the phone charges. If you use any of the other USB chargers scattered around the house, with any number of different cables, the phone doesn't even register that it's been plugged into a charger (and these cables / chargers still work on all our other devices). Wireless chargers still work as well.

This is a brand new problem, with no previous signs of trouble.

Any idea what could cause this, and is there anything that can be done to fix it?

It's a temporary outdoor setup, and today (Tuesday 7/28) they're closed due to the weather. But you can keep tabs on their Facebook page (no account required!) to see their operating hours.

Reportedly some kids thought it would be funny to pretend to jump in front of a train and now it's stopped for various reasons. Unsure if that's the reason.

And a reminder for pedestrians: stay off the damn tracks.

Can be anyone who had significant ties here, living or dead.

My list is gonna be the big three softballs (Anthony, Douglass, Eastman), along with Don Alhart and C. Wilhelm Zweigle.

I'm technically currently back out of prediabetic range, having dipped from 5.7 to 5.6. But I did so large by severely cutting carbs. Since I also have a family history of high cholesterol, I was told to reduce saturated fats to no more than 10-12 grams a day. (And the low fat diet was promising; I made significant improvements to my cholesterol levels at that followup appointment.)

Unfortunately, this has led to me realize that I'm not getting nearly enough calories. I'm a middle aged man who sits at roughly 5'8" and am barely holding at 130 pounds these days, down from around 150 at the beginning of the year before my diagnosis. I walk after every meal and I try to get weight work in a couple times a week.

I'm mostly subsisting on chicken breast, vegetables, and nuts. Eggs are out unfortunately, so I need to look elsewhere. But since carbs and fats are generally where a lot of calories come from, I'm just at a loss for how to increase calories without piling on either more saturated fats or more carbs.

Specs:

iPhone XS, iOS 18.7.9, Windscribe 3.12.1

Problem:

Simply put, RCS messaging is blocked when Windscribe is enabled. Attempting to send a message results in an immediate message send failure, and inbound messages don't arrive. As soon as I disable Windscribe? Everything works just fine.

How can I solve this? Constantly hopping between different servers and testing them to see if one is okay is not a viable option.