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    NA: outdoor light fixture

    I live somewhere where it rains from time to time so I fill silicone/appropriate sealant around conduit penetrations and then a bead around the back of the box to prevent any water from getting behind it at all. Especially since AC/MC isn't technically wet rated. And of course a properly rated box.
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    New case against flight tracking

    We're probably only a couple years away from fully automated real time transcription of LiveATC feeds given the current state of machine learning.
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    Foreflight “CallSigns”

    Fltplan.com(Garmin) has had "Dotcom" available for a while. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/aviation/fltplan/dotcom-dcm-call-signs/
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    Sectionals for google Earth... Anybody know what happened to chartbundle?

    I actually took donations in the very beginning, I got enough to cover the direct expenses but dealing with it at tax time and the other tracking of funds made it not worth it. In the beginning it was more expensive as I had to pay the FAA for the DVD copies every cycle. Once they switched to...
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    Sectionals for google Earth... Anybody know what happened to chartbundle?

    That's pretty funny the FAA were using them, since obviously that's where the data came from. Anyone who asked was told it was a hobby site and could just disappear at any moment, but I don't remember anyone from the FAA even asking. Looks like the Google Earth files were converted using a...
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    Sectionals for google Earth... Anybody know what happened to chartbundle?

    I don't know of anyone else doing the tile stuff. I've had a bit of interest in the code for the tile server so if anyone announces it I'll try and remember to mention it here.
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    Sectionals for google Earth... Anybody know what happened to chartbundle?

    Shut down due to a combination of too many outdated components on the system with security vulnerabilities and no time to fix and upgrade them all. Figured it was time to throw in the towel before something bad happened.
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    Foreflight satellite imagery - offline

    I'd probably start with MBTiles. It's a SQLite database and because it can be sparse so you don't need every tile to be filled. https://github.com/mapbox/mbtiles-spec/blob/master/1.3/spec.md (and plenty of sample code on github) It uses a fixed tile scheme based on...
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    best LED T8 bulbs?

    I've been swapping bulbs at a place I volunteer at. I'm using the ballast bypass(Type B) that way once the ballasts fail I don't have to do them again and the ballasts are already failing. It adds a few minutes per fixture but still pretty simple.
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    Rental car insurance

    I know with my Amex I can also pay extra before the rental for full primary insurance, but still just damage to the car. Also they exclude moving trucks on both policies. I did have a claim with the normal plan a few months back, they covered my insurance deductible which was about half of the...
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    Replacing truck, need opinions

    Yes. I have the 2016 Diesel and I'm quite happy with it. Good mileage, good power and most importantly I can pump my own fuel in Oregon. I would not recommend it for any city/stop and go driving, all indicators point to the new Diesel emissions systems really preferring long drives at constant...
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    Home Inspections

    Many home inspections don't actually do some stuff you might want, like testing or opening stuff. Think of it as a pre-buy without pulling a cylinder. Like, they might run the tub briefly and make sure the drain works, but not fill the tub and make sure the drain works for the entire tub at a...
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    172 gpu

    I made one with the finest in 27V 1000W power supplies(adjustable down to 24v and up a bit over 27), And then a second one with a 1000W 0-30 adjustable supply for both 12 and 24V planes.
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    Very small engines - a practical thread

    A small inverter generator is about 30lbs and shows fuel of about 0.1GPH at 50%(0.55 gallon tank, 6.3 hours at 50%). Which may be the minimum so 50 days at 1 hour per day of charging. Hook that to a Lithium pack for banking power for later.
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    Dear auto manufacturers.....[rant]

    I know you can get the chinese knockoff programmer and then pay AC Delco for a 3 day pass to do all your updates. Not sure if it can do new modules with the VIN linkage or not.
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    Anyone buying a Rivian?

    You mean Canoo? https://www.canoo.com/pickup/
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    tonneau covers

    Soft roll-up. Seems to keep the light 70 inches of rain enough out of the bed. I think if I was going today I'd have gotten one of the soft toppers to clear taller stuff in the bed but be able to get it out of the way when I need it.
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    New Camera

    The mirror doesn't reflect light to the viewfinder. It reflects it to the focusing screen, the focusing screen is now digital instead of direct view and they omitted the prism. From an eye strain perspective your eyes cant tell where the photons came from. It may even be better from an eyestrain...
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    New Camera

    Eyestrain-wise it should be pretty much the same as an SLR. An SLR you're already viewing an image on a screen, it's just made with light from the lens projected on the screen instead of electronics. Still back-lit and presumably the same optics except no prism needed.
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