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The US has so much space in c/[email protected]

[–] first_must_burn 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is true. A moose once bit my sister.

Donald Trump will not win a war against the Swifties in c/politics

[–] first_must_burn 32 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Don't forget abortion.

Excuse me, but do you have a moment to speak about the environment? in c/aww

[–] first_must_burn 15 points 10 months ago

Sorry, too busy. I need to optimize the ROI of that piece of dirt you are standing on so I can increase the value of my derivative trades before the second quarter stockholder meeting.

What's a food you love, that isn't worth making from scratch? in c/asklemmy

[–] first_must_burn 8 points 10 months ago

I learned from America's Test Kitchen to look at the ingredients. If the first ingredient is tomato paste or tomato concentrate, pass. If it is tomatoes, it will probably be fine. Although usually this means a more expensive jar, there are plenty of expensive/fancy looking jars that don't pass this test.

That said, Del Grosso's has a premium line with "Aunt Mary Anne's Marinara". It is our go-to and far and away the best I've tried.

What are your"too lazy to cook" recipe ? in c/[email protected]

[–] first_must_burn 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sprinkle some salsa and sour cream on it before you bake. I know it sounds weird, but it is so good.

Fishing in c/lemmyshitpost

[–] first_must_burn 1 points 11 months ago

My answer too

Weapons of Gas Production in c/memes

[–] first_must_burn 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The other half is violence.

Every day is full on my schedule until next March, sorry. in c/microblogmemes

[–] first_must_burn 54 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Had a dermatologist appointment today. The receptionist asked me with a straight face if 2 PM on Tuesday in June of 2025 would work.

If I have a combination smoke, CO and flammable gas detector, how do I test each component separately? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] first_must_burn -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know what the building codes / rules are where you live, but where I live (in the US), there is supposed to be a smoke detector in every bedroom. Newer code also requires them to be hardwired so 1) no batteries to change and 2) if one goes off, they all go off.

I put kiddie z-wave enabled smoke/CO detectors throughout the house, including one in every bedroom. They are linked into a monitored alarm system (abode), but that is mainly for keeping track of things when we are not at the house, and I m going to eventually switch to home assistant.

Since the main ones are already wired in, you could probably add at least the dumb smoke and CO detectors to every room for extra peace of mind.

Linux tablet 5g support and small enough to lend itself to everyday portability in c/[email protected]

[–] first_must_burn 10 points 1 year ago

I have had good luck installing Gallium OS on a Chromebook for my daughter, so you might look at some of the Chromebook tablet/detachable keyboard options. Just make sure the model you get is supported.

Boneraiser Minions patch 35.19 in c/games

[–] first_must_burn 5 points 1 year ago

The last 'r' is cropped on my phone, so I was parsing it as boner-aise, which makes wildly inappropriate sense.

Option for "hide" posts in c/support

[–] first_must_burn 2 points 1 year ago

Sync for Lemmy works this way. It's not free, but it is good, and IMO the dev is a fellow worth supporting after he got screwed by Reddit.

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Replacement or workaround for incandescent only fan timer + dimmer (self.electricians)

submitted 1 year ago by first_must_burn to c/electricians

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Lutron makes the L3T251 which is a combination dimmer and timer for a bathroom fan and light combo in a single range switch.

It does not require a neutral wire because it pulls power from the light circuit, but as a result, I have to use an incandescent bulb in it. LED bulbs don't provide a low current resistive path for the parasitic power draw. I've tested this and if I put a known good LED bulb in, the switch is dead.

Now that incandescent bulbs have been banned, what are my options. If there's a similar product out there that uses a neutral and works with LED, I haven't found it. I imagine you could make a parallel high resistance circuit that would provide power to the switch when the light is off, but I have not found anything like that.

Any suggestions?