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What's a good torque wrench to get?
  • That's a good question, Rotting Cum. The only crimes I'm planning on right now are saving some money doing diy maintenance on the family car while finding an interesting little project for myself.

  • What's a good torque wrench to get?
  • Oh man, how do I account for anti-seize lube?

  • What's a good torque wrench to get?
  • Thank you, I hadn't considered that style. All the YouTube videos use the mechanical click type, but you've got me thinking that the simpler beam style might be better for my situation.

  • DIY @lemmy.world CrimeDad @lemmy.one
    What's a good torque wrench to get?

    cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110789232582943740

    > What's a good torque wrench to get? > > I want to replace the spark plugs in my car and I'm apparently going to have to torque them to 30Nm. #diy #tools > > @tools

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    What's a good torque wrench to get?

    cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110789232582943740

    > What's a good torque wrench to get? > > I want to replace the spark plugs in my car and I'm apparently going to have to torque them to 30Nm. #diy #tools > > @tools

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    What's a good torque wrench to get?

    cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110789232582943740

    > What's a good torque wrench to get? > > I want to replace the spark plugs in my car and I'm apparently going to have to torque them to 30Nm. #diy #tools > > @tools

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    What's a good torque wrench to get?

    cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110789232582943740

    > What's a good torque wrench to get? > > I want to replace the spark plugs in my car and I'm apparently going to have to torque them to 30Nm. #diy #tools > > @tools

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    where do the instances actually reside?
  • I'm running a Pixelfed instance off of an old PC in my house. Eventually I 'd like to set up a personal Lemmy instance as well.

  • Would a venus fly trap help deal with house gnats?
  • Venus flytraps are great plants to keep, but they're not effective for pest control, especially against tiny gnats. The gnats you have are probably fungus gnats and your houseplants' soil is infested with their larvae. To get them under control you have to innoculate the soil with nematodes that eat the larvae. The particular brand I got on Amazon aren't available anymore, but the species was s. feltiae and they worked really well. There might be other good or better nematodes, but that's how you get rid of the gnats.

  • Increasing taxes to solve inequality is based on fundamentally wrong assumptions.
  • Where? I'm not a fan of her, but Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax proposal is just a way to capture some more revenue (to do the things I mentioned) on a more progressive basis. There aren't really any claims here about fixing inequality.

  • Increasing taxes to solve inequality is based on fundamentally wrong assumptions.
  • Take another shower. Taxes aren't used to fix inequality. They're used to fund infrastructure and services that we all need. They're also used sometimes to redistribute income, but the idea isn't to solve inequality. The idea is to get some income, in one form or another, to people who cannot or should not work, like the sick, children, the elderly, and anyone else excluded from the workforce. This non-working population needs income as much as the working population does and it doesn't make sense to force them to get it in inefficient and harmful ways. Taxation to solve inequality is a myth that isn't happening.

  • You get $500M tax free, excluding lawyers & CPAs, what are your first 5 purchases and why?
  • Well, I'd definitely get the lawyers and CPAs to make sure that bag is secure and protect my family's privacy as much as possible. After that...

    • I'd hire a high-end architect to renovate my home.
    • I'd hire a personal trainer to help my family get really fit.
    • I'd buy a big vacation for our extended families.
    • Buy a less family-friendly vacation for our friends.
    • Hire a therapist so I don't go insane.
    • There's a small, vacant movie theater in my town. I'd buy it and get it up and running again.
  • [OC] A shell on a rock.

    cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/589601640119844278

    > [OC] A shell on a rock. > > Just a macro shot of a seashell. > > \#macro #shore #newhavenharbor #seashell > > @pics@lemmy.world > @loren@flipping.rocks

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    [OC] Hey.
  • This is great!

  • [OC] Hey.
  • Lol I had that one on cassette.

  • [OC] Hey.

    cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/588472794821065230

    > [OC] Hey. > > \#crab #shore #macro > > @animals@lemmy.ml

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    [OC] Hey.

    cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/588472794821065230

    > [OC] Hey. > > \#crab #shore #macro > > @animals@lemmy.ml

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    cute dogs, cats, and other animals @lemmy.ml CrimeDad @lemmy.one
    [OC] Hey.

    cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/588472794821065230

    > [OC] Hey. > > \#crab #shore #macro > > @animals@lemmy.ml

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    My beautiful dog
  • Good dog.

  • Is there a Decentralised Spotify / Music Platform Alternative?
  • AntennaPod is pretty great. Apparently it's compatible with a synchronizing service called gpodder, which I believe you can run yourself.

  • Should an altruistic organ donor be allowed to restrict their donation to a specific group of people? (e.g. women, gingers)
  • You're kind of talking about different things. Copyright should of course be abolished along with all private property. I don't rule out compensation to your estate for organs harvested after death and there should definitely be a public bounty/reward system to encourage the living to donate.

    You shouldn't be able to opt out, or at least it should be very difficult to do so, because when you are dead what you have a say in that affects the living should be very limited, because those organs won't matter to you anymore, and because those organs might matter very much to living people. Whether you trust society or not doesn't matter anymore when you are dead.

  • Should an altruistic organ donor be allowed to restrict their donation to a specific group of people? (e.g. women, gingers)
  • Because living people who are sick might need those organs, which would otherwise just go to waste in your corpse. Also, it good to have a steady supply of organs from the deceased in order to avoid perverse and exploitative market situations.

  • [OC] A little jumping spider.
  • The only spiders I kill are the yellow sac spiders because they will bite you in your sleep and cause a nasty infection. It happened to me once.

  • First project ever, made of scrap wood, dark tung oil finsh
  • This would be a nice upgrade for my wife and I. We've been using a knockoff Rubbermaid for ages. Putting it on the future project list.

  • Should an altruistic organ donor be allowed to restrict their donation to a specific group of people? (e.g. women, gingers)
  • Hmmm okay, but it has to be difficult to opt-out, kind of like how conscientious objectors have to go through a whole process to get out of military service.

  • [OC] A little jumping spider.

    cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/586372528275207158

    > [OC] A little jumping spider. > > I remember when I was trying to take this photo the spider jumped on the lens and I might have screamed. > > \#spider #jumpingspider #arachnid #macro #fediphoto365 #pixelfed365 > > @bugmenagerie@possumpat.io

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    [OC] A little jumping spider.

    cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/586372528275207158

    > [OC] A little jumping spider. > > I remember when I was trying to take this photo the spider jumped on the lens and I might have screamed. > > \#spider #jumpingspider #arachnid #macro #fediphoto365 #pixelfed365 > > @bugmenagerie@possumpat.io

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    [OC] Honey bee on a crocus.

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/974261

    > cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/584798333443805438 > > Alt text: > > Macro shot of a honey bee crawling on the petal of a purple crocus. The bee is loaded with grains of pollen. > > > [OC] Honey bee on a crocus. > > This shot is from the spring. > > \#bees #spring #crocus #pollen #pollinator #newjersey #macro #fediphoto365 #pixelfed365 > > @pics@lemmy.world

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    [OC] Honey bee on a crocus.

    cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/584798333443805438

    Alt text: > Macro shot of a honey bee crawling on the petal of a purple crocus. The bee is loaded with grains of pollen.

    > [OC] Honey bee on a crocus. > This shot is from the spring. > \#bees #spring #crocus #pollen #pollinator #newjersey #macro #fediphoto365 #pixelfed365 > @pics@lemmy.world

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    Laphria thoracica

    cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/584538944785166417

    > A bumblebee mimicking robber fly, laphria thoracica slurping on the liquefied guts of an unfortunate honey or ground bee.

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    cute dogs, cats, and other animals @lemmy.ml CrimeDad @lemmy.one
    [OC] "Can I eat this, yet?"

    cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/110692388234313346

    > [OC] "Can I eat this, yet?" > @animals > @pics > \#dog #obedience #treat #linoleum

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    cute dogs, cats, and other animals @lemmy.ml CrimeDad @lemmy.one
    A fawn waiting for its mother

    cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/583823734820089872

    > A fawn waiting for its mother, curled up in a garden bed under a bush, behind a fence. You can see the mother out of focus in the background. > > \#deer #newjersey #fawn > > @pics@lemmy.world

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    Hey, I just got my Pixelfed instance up and running and I was able to post from it to !pics@lemmy.world. Hurray!

    cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/583823734820089872

    > A fawn waiting for its mother, curled up in a garden bed under a bush, behind a fence. You can see the mother out of focus in the background. > > \#deer #newjersey #fawn > > @pics@lemmy.world

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    What does defederating from Meta's Threads.net actually accomplish?

    Afaik, whenever an Activitypub instance has defederated from another it has always had to do with some combination of bad user behavior, poor moderation, and/or spam. Are the various instance admins who have decided to preemptively block threads.net simply convinced that these traits will be inevitable with it? Is it more of a symbolic move, because we all hate Meta? Or is the idea to just maintain a barrier (albeit a porous one) between us and the part of the Internet inhabited by our chuddy relatives?

    (For my part, I'm working on setting up my own Lemmy and/or Pixelfed instance(s) and I do not currently intend to defederate.)

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    So much for federation

    Nothing comes up when I search for any of my fediverse/activity pub accountswin the new Threads app from Meta. Go figure.

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    Are there any good mechanical keyboards available on Amazon?

    I've been wanting to try out a mechanical keyboard for a while and I think I finally have the opportunity. The control keys on my old Alienware keyboard stopped working after I spilled some coffee on it, so I need a replacement. Also, I have an Amazon gift card. I see lots of mechanical keyboards on there with good reviews, but I was hoping to find some more guidance here. As far as what I'm looking for, I really just want something nicer to type with, but hopefully not too loud. A number pad and arrow keys would be nice, but maybe the smaller versions have some type of quick way to get that functionality when I need it. Any advice?

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    Kurt CrimeDad @lemmy.one

    Dad, husband, and mechanical engineer based in beautiful New Jersey. On Reddit I'm u/engibineer.

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