MashedPotatoJeff

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[–] MashedPotatoJeff 3 points 7 months ago

I've gotten some good deals on lightly used 24" dishwashers. I've never seen an 18" come up, though I'm sure they're out there. I think I paid about 50% of MSRP on my current one that has been very good to me.

I see lots of people saying there are plenty of 18"s, and I'm sure that's true if you buy them new. I guess I just wanted to agree with you and share my experience.

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you're in the sand box, does it count as a blumpkin? Or is it toilet specific.

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 3 points 7 months ago

That's awesome. You could probably run a proper kiln in place of your oven if you felt like it.

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 6 points 7 months ago

Michelle Carter was convicted of manslaughter for encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide by text

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 1 points 7 months ago

I agree, it would be great if we had more varied and tailored options.

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 3 points 7 months ago (4 children)

If someone has been involuntarily committed it means they've already shown an intention to harm themselves or others. So the goal is not to stop them from feeling bad but to physically prevent them from doing harm.

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 56 points 7 months ago (3 children)

If I had my way, regulations would require a physical connection for all door handles, and not just that a secondary physical release be available. I don't know how you would go about finding injuries associated with each design as a layperson, but I bet there's a death or two associated with each novel design.

An old man roasted in his Cadillac XLR because the battery was dead and he didn't know where the secondary release was. I think it's under the seat on that car. I don't care how cool that electronic door release was, or if the old man was negligent in not knowing his exits; it wasn't worth his life.

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 5 points 8 months ago

So all you have to do is go to your own auction and bid the car well above its value. Once you owe yourself more than you owe the car company, you can file a title 27i to legally remove 50% of your name and transfer that value from the worth of your name contract to settle all remaining debt.

Then you can walk away with the car, and usually, your legal name gets cooler anyway. I used to be JEFFERY POUTINE but now I'm just JEF POUT. It even fits on a standard 7 digit international non-commercial traveling placard!

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They might be, food photography is weird

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 66 points 9 months ago (4 children)

That's how I like to see us too, but I've definitely met some Z hating millennials.

I met a fellow "old millennial" recently who said "we're the last generation to be raised right". I disagree, but hearing it from a guy my age really cemented me in old man status.

Then he told me he had 3 kids. Who's responsible for raising that generation!? Lol.

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 3 points 9 months ago

Haha, fair enough. I seem to have lost track of the years somewhere in there.

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by MashedPotatoJeff to c/flashlight
 

Flashlight is an S6 with Osram W1. The mount is designed to aim at about 10 degrees down from the level of the top of the stem, whatever that is. With the Osram the hotspot ends about 20' out.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MashedPotatoJeff to c/flashlight
 

 

From left to right:

S2+ TI - XHP50.3 4000k - 4A convoy 6V

S2+ - 519a 2700k dedomed - 5A Convoy CC

S2 - Triple 219c 4000K (FW3A) - 5A Convoy CC

S8 - SFQ65 3000k - Dr. Jones H17Fx

Roche F12 - 519a 4500k - 5A Convoy CC

S2 - Osram CSLNM1 - 5A Convoy CC

S6 - 519a 3500k dedomed - 5A Convoy CC

The boost driver (S2+ TI) and Dr. Jones (S8) are staying where they are, but I plan to replace the constant current drivers with buck drivers. I'm also going to make the S6 a triple with the same 519a 3500K dedomed, swap the 219C Triple for a spare XPL HI from my other FW3A, and trade the Osram for an SFT40; all three of those will get 8A drivers, and the others 5A.

I know the Roche isn't really a Convoy. But I got it from Simon, and they're all just tubes after all.

 

It's just a little guy, but I think it looks great on the S2+. Some bending required to get the fit right, but they do clip on securely without modification. Be careful bending though; I broke a couple where the arms meet the clip.

It does extend just past the head, but not enough to keep it from tail standing. At least if you align it with the space.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MashedPotatoJeff to c/flashlight
 

XHP50.3 HI 4000K, 6V 4A driver, 20° beaded optic, Sapphire glass from esslinger, the larger convoy switch with a custom printed spacer, black button and clip.

https://i.imgur.com/2zGYkTW.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/EbyE11W.jpeg

I'd still like to find another clip I like better, but so far I keep coming back to the press on convoy clip. Before this setup I had a Dr. Jones H17Fx with XHP50.3 HD and OP reflector. That setup went into an S8, which I think suits it a little better.

 

I recently went on a trip and wanted to bring something nice to carry, but not too difficult to replace.

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