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They're also really nice to drive (at least when they work).

I've probably taken apart 10 automotive alternators. Every single one had brushes.

I dunno, I think all manufacturers are at fault. Even the ones that are properly aligned are ridiculously bright, but aimed down. Which is fine if two vehicles approach each other on flat ground. But if two vehicles approach the crest of a hill, then the headlight that was aimed down is now aimed straight at the other driver.

And don't get me started on jackasses that put LED bulbs in old halogen housings.

A CNC mill that's worth the cast iron it's made from weighs at least 2000 lbs, not to mention it takes a lot of skill to use (workholding, toolholding, setting up feeds and speeds, coolant, etc). It's very easy and very expensive to crash if you don't know what you're doing. A g-code program has to be modified to fit your machine, where the origin is, the dimensions of your rough stock, what tools it expects to have, how much material your machine can hog off.

In contrast, a pretty good 3d printer costs $500, can sit on a table, and the inevitable mistakes you will make while learning how to use it are comparatively cheap.

Makes sense, I take for granted how great modern electrolytic caps are compared to 50 years ago.

WTF is a "computer-rated" capacitor?

Forgot about that. So about a 100% chance my dad got it from that.

I remember my dad saying "yello" in the 90's, here in Northern California. Pretty sure he just said it because he found it amusing.

Except a lot of renters (including this one) pay their own utilities.

Counteroffer: the App Store and the Play Store will be used for the precise reason they were built, making their owners a shit-ton of money.

Mixed opinions on this. More than once I've accidentally middle clicked on a text box and sent the contents to some server. Or middle clicking the new tab button will navigate to whatever is in your clipboard, or do a web search if it isn't a URL. Hasn't been anything confidential yet, but it is possible. I try to clear the clipboard asap for this very reason.

Don't worry, a significant portion of us in the US are also utterly confused in regards to whats going on with the federal government.

I'm sure they mess around with it, they'll just never announce it.

You don't need an account to lurk.

Yeah, it's not as if Mercedes (who made the vehicle he's talking about) or BMW are German.