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Chevron’s oil spills are profitable. We need to hold corporate polluters accountable in c/[email protected]
New Turbo Levo SL Alloy is Specialized's cheapest lightweight eMTB – but you'll pay a weight penalty in c/micromobility
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I can see it both ways. My daily driver is a converted $100 Walmart bike (the conversion kit & battery cost +$500). It's held up okay, but I've had to put a lot of labor into it.

The only things original on it now are the frame, seat, crank, and one pedal. Still, at 4600 km, I've put less than $1000 into it, so you can get into it pretty cheap if you're commited and your needs are simple.

Turning CDs/DVDs into a solar panel in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

These CD solar panels don't work. The most you can really do without manufacturing them is to use LED's as solar cells (since solar cells are basically IR LED's used in reverse), but it's way less efficient.

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How to fix a book (slrpnk.net)
 

Originally posted here.

Before I switched to Lemmy, I noticed a lot of questions on r/bookbinding about repairing books. So; I thought I'd create a list of repair guides that, to my knowledge, follow best practices.

Please note, if a book is particularly valuable or has historical significance, you should take it to a professional. Also, if your library book is damaged, you can return it as-is and the library will handle the repair. In either case, wet books should be frozen.

That said, here's how to repair:

Loose hinges:

Cracked hinge:

Detatched hinge:

Detatched text block (recase):

Warped hard cover:

Spine replacement:

Torn paper:

Torn out piece of a page:

Loose page:

Harcover corner repair:

Wet book:

Mold:

Warped paperback spine:

Detatched paperback case:

More damage than that? Here's some more extensive repairs:

Rebind:

Paperback rebind:

Paperback to hardcover recase:

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Srsly Wrong (srslywrong.com)
 

A "utopian leftist comedy podcast." I've been listening to them for about a year, and they may be my favorite podcast. I love the ideas they explore and their sense of humor