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Overhead light shorted?
  • That is the only thing that makes sense. I may have to just check EVERY GFCI in the whole house. I wouldn’t put it past the builder to do something crazy with the wiring….

  • Overhead light shorted?
  • I was using the voltage detector just to see if ANY wire was live in the switch. Which none were. I’ll try the multimeter.

    AFAIK the switch is one-way. The circuit breaker has it labeled, “Dining Room/HallCloset.” The hall closet only has two functioning light switches—inside closet light and outside hall light—and there’s an outlet in closet, too, which is functional.

  • Overhead light shorted?
  • Ah, thought the GFCI was it! but the three outlets anywhere near the light seem engaged.

    Circuit breaker is all good, flipped anything near the dining room off and on. Nada.

    Not getting any power through the wall switch wires using my voltage detector.

  • Home Improvement @lemmy.world crozilla @lemmy.world
    Overhead light shorted?

    My wife turned on the wall switch and the pendant light over our dining room table went out. The fuse outside didn’t blow—none of them needed to be reset. I checked for power in the light’s hanging cord, but nothing. I pulled the wall switch to check for power and nothing there either. Thoughts?

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    Finally did it, got my parent on linux.
  • Did the same thing. Got them using FOSS apps on Windows (Firefox, LibreOffice, Thunderbird), then switched them and made Linux look like Windows. They never cared, kept on using it like nothing changed.

  • Anon takes a driving test
  • Can confirm. Had it my whole life. If you shout “turn right,” there’s a 50/50 chance I’ll get it right, but my brain is just guessing. I have to stop and think about it to know for sure. I would make a shit Rally driver…

  • Big Crypto Is Spending More on US Elections Than Any Other Industry
  • Crypto billionaires are billionaires “on paper.” By that, I mean, they can’t get their money OUT of crypto unless millions of people buy INTO crypto. So, of course, they are trying to mainstream it.

  • Reading habits in Europe
  • I always thought these studies would show an inverse relationship to how good the country’s weather is. The colder it is outside, the more likely you’d be to stay inside and learn. But not sure that totally lines up here….

  • What's a life lesson you learned the hard way that you'd want to share with others to help them avoid the same mistake?
  • Do not allow humans to pick your stocks. I recommend ETF index funds as opposed to Mutual funds. Mutual funds, or any fund that is controlled by humans, could morph into something else, i.e., whatever gets them the highest return. In an extreme example, you could buy a Green mutual fund only to find out later that it shifted a lot of its investments to fossil fuel companies. Index Funds pick a sector and follow it brainlessly. No broker or manager f#ckery.

  • IRS ignores churches that are blatantly breaking the law.
    www.propublica.org Churches Are Breaking the Law by Endorsing in Elections, Experts Say. The IRS Looks the Other Way.

    For nearly 70 years, federal law has barred churches from directly involving themselves in political campaigns, but the IRS has largely abdicated its enforcement responsibilities as churches have become more brazen about publicly backing candidates.

    Churches Are Breaking the Law by Endorsing in Elections, Experts Say. The IRS Looks the Other Way.
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    Americans Are Fond of the Bible, Don’t Actually Read It
    research.lifeway.com Lifeway Research: Americans Are Fond of the Bible, Don’t Actually Read It - Lifeway Research

    Americans have a positive view of the Bible. And many say the Christian scriptures are filled with moral lessons for today. However, more than half of Americans have read little or none of the Bible. Read More

    Lifeway Research: Americans Are Fond of the Bible, Don’t Actually Read It - Lifeway Research

    This study is from 2017, but I suspect the numbers are even worse now.

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    I hate soggy burritos.

    Those channels give the burrito moisture somewhere to go so the tortilla stays dry. 👍

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    Open source auto-correct apps?

    I love Digikam, but fixing photos is a lot of work. So I use Luminar NEO to get looks that would take hours I don’t want to spend. Is there an open source alternative to Neo? Something that supports LUTs, presets, etc? Thx.

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    Home Improvement @lemmy.world crozilla @lemmy.world
    Wasting water with tankless heater

    It takes a few minutes for my tankless water heater to warm up, so we end up wasting a lot of water in our shower. Is there a way to avoid this? A friend mentioned a “comfort valve” or something? What is it and how does it work? Or is there another solution? Thx!

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    Saw this in a movie. What is it?
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