Recent content by Kobayashi

Cylinder deactivation is one of those technologies that needs to go to the trashbin of history. I can't think of a single engine it's been implemented on that hasn't completely torpedoed the reliability. Good to know it's a simple fix if I ever go that route. Same goes for idle stop/start on a...

Just did some minivan shopping. If you can get over the minivan stigma, nothing is more versatile or easier to deal with car seats and family hauling. Plus they have phenomenal utility. Only problem is you're limited to four options and it's a bit of a hot market. The Sienna was out of the...

Non-mower derail - all this convenience with the mower pushed me to get my first vacuum. I got an Irobot q0 for 40 bucks on Amazon. This thing sucks balls - I put it in our 2nd floor to do all the bedrooms. If it's not pushing the door of the bedroom it's parked in closed and trapping itself...

How did the garage turn out? I've considered doing the same, but I don't want to interfere with the rain sensor. I assume the official one still somehow makes that work. Mine has been an absolute workhorse. I removed a root it kept getting hung up on from the map a few weeks ago and it's been...

Probably could have gotten some of these for free if I kept up with all the stuff like Epic games store, etc, but have been too busy. Here's my haul of games I'll probably never get around to playing: Picked up Hacknet and its DLC for 4 bucks - hadn't heard of it before, but its description...

Went down a little rabbit hole on it - some guy did a 40 minute youtube video going through the source code and didn't see anything malicious (at least per the comments, I didn't watch the whole thing, skipped around a few times). However, people were reporting discrepancies in the file size for...

I have to admit, the video heading had me rustled being a "two-click" solution and then being a 10 minute video, but this looks pretty amazing.

Me staring at this dumb joke for 5 minutes: Guy ant? Giant?...

So you're saying I shouldn't name my egg cooking simulator 'Hard Boiled?'

The phone is slightly intriguing - 500 bucks for a made in America phone with some flagship level specs (although the SOC isn't listed) and it actually has a headphone jack and sd card slot. I wonder what company actually designed and is building this thing. I can't tell if you can buy it...

Video was highly unsatisfying, just them installing a French Drain. Extra lame, it looked like any excess drains into a 5 gallon bucket that this guy now gets to monitor and empty on a regular basis. I was really hoping to see something that flung the water back over to the neighbor's side...

Kids these days will never experience true gaming. (getting a migraine after playing 10 minutes of Mario Tennis)

At least my 10mm wrenches were put to good use...

Looks like they should cook up about the same timing. Maybe leave the brisket a little longer.

I have something similar to this to check blade style fuses: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Parasitic-Draw-Fuse-Tester-Automotive-Car-Power-Monitor-Accessories-Mini-Maxi-ATC-Fuses-Live-Current-Electric-Test-Pen-Light-Electrical-Diagnostic-To/16605357748 It measures the voltage drop across the fuse...