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Nobody has solar in my community. Lots of snow in the winter, lots of tall pine trees, and steeply pitched roofs aren't very conducive to installing solar panels. That and more than half the homes are vacant most of the time because they are second homes. Many of the full timers, like us, have...

We don't have A/C either, but I do have a non-utility controlled smart thermostat. It allows us to control the heater through Alexa voice commands and also to change the settings when we are away from the house.

That sounds like a skill issue. Get gud...

It is smaller and lighter than my bigger Makita impact driver. I can stuff it in my pocket or a belt holster that I have. Ergonomics don't matter that much if the screw comes out in a couple of seconds.

Horses for courses. The manual tool is just for breaking screws loose. Of course power tools own any manual tool.

Mine isn't rarely used, but I am in IT. It works great on rack screws. I have only had to break out the full sized impact driver once since I bought it and it was a business expense at the time that I could write off.

Although I am currently not working for myself, I spent most of 30 years self-employed. Work-life balance is hard to achieve for the self-employed. "The buck stops here" - Harry S. Truman

This is a little on the expensive side, but it is one of my favorite tools. It is an impact screwdriver and is great for getting stubborn screws out without heat or stripping the head. Makita TD022DSE 7.2V Lithium-Ion Cordless 1/4" Hex Impact Driver Kit

This is why I've gotten better about looking at the caller ID before I answer a call. You have to weigh the benefits of finishing your meal vs talking to that person.

I can barely manage the double press to skip while I am running. I guess I am not that coordinated.

In California, class 3 ebikes can't have a throttle. But many states allow a throttle that works up to 20 mph. I should be easy enough to remove the throttle if the bike came with one and you want to be compliant.

I thought you paid sales tax for the state/district that you took physical delivery of the product. If you drive to another state and pick up the bike there, you shouldn't owe New Jersey sales tax on it. It would only be owed if they shipped it to New Jersey and you took delivery of it in New...

I bet one in a thousand ebike owners will actually go through this horrible process. The sales tax collection will just encourage people to lie about what they paid for the bike.

Diablo Nuclear Power Plant generates 10% of California's power. It was scheduled to be shut down last year. That didn't happen for obvious reasons.

So I have to eat my words when I said I don't see too many street ninjas. My work apartment is less than a mile from the office and I usually walk. The last week or so I have seen this dude on a fat tire ebike, not pedaling, dark clothes, a full face helmet and no lights, zip down the street...

Small modular nuclear reactors are 5-10 years away. They are already planning and funding these projects. I am not a fan of AI data centers initiative/bubble, but they are being built and solar isn't going to power them. Data centers need high density uninterrupted power.

Small modular nuclear reactors can run 24/7 with no reliance on sunlight or batteries and a very small footprint for the power produced. This is the future and there are already projects in the works. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67584

Most of the bicycle commuters I see wear hi viz clothing. Roadies wear lycra and casual cyclists just wear whatever. I don't see too many kids in black edgelord outfits, but I am sure they are out there. I have a close friend that used to wear nothing but black when he was younger and even in...

The spoke calculators haven't steered me wrong yet.