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  1. BrutulTM

    Home Improvement

    That thing looks like a knock-off of the June oven which is the original outrageously priced toaster oven at $999. https://juneoven.com/pages/smart-oven
  2. BrutulTM

    Home Improvement

    I have that thing. It's great. I hardly ever use my big oven anymore. I didn't bother to buy a microwave either when I moved (old place had a built in microwave) and after a year and a half I have only missed it a few times. Use the toaster oven almost daily.
  3. BrutulTM

    What vehicle do you drive?

    The price on it is pretty amazing. As a commuter car with some extra utility it seems like a pretty great option. I don't know why nobody makes little pickups anymore. They used to be really popular.
  4. BrutulTM

    2021-2022 NFL Season: Deshaun Watson will die a Texan!

    5th round pick who only played for 3 years. He probably doesn't have millions of dollars for her to take from him but I wish he did for her sake.
  5. BrutulTM

    The Astronomy Thread

    That's a $135M NOAA satellite at Lockheed that someone failed to follow procedures on.
  6. BrutulTM

    2021 AssHat Voting Round 4

    This is perfect so please record it as my vote as well.
  7. BrutulTM

    The Astronomy Thread

    I was an electrical engineer, not mechanical, but shocks are different than sustained accelerations but both have issues. You have to think about resonant frequencies, PCBs paint canning etc. Also, your phone might survive a drop from 4 feet onto tile or it might not. Most of us wouldn't...
  8. BrutulTM

    The Astronomy Thread

    So are you saying that you can only survive a 4 foot drop if you bend your legs?
  9. BrutulTM

    The Astronomy Thread

    You can survive a 4 foot fall onto tile. Could you survive a ride on that thing? All I'm saying is it's a lot more complicated than you're making it out to be and whatever payloads they are going to send on that thing surviving the initial acceleration is going to have to be a major design...
  10. BrutulTM

    The Astronomy Thread

    I'm not saying it's impossible, I was just correcting you for saying that those sort of g's would be no problem for "properly mounted" electronics or that your cell phone would be fine being fired from a gun.
  11. BrutulTM

    The Astronomy Thread

    You probably didn't know this, but before I came back to the ranch I spent 10 years designing telemetry systems for bombs and missiles. I never personally did one for an artillery shell but I know people who did and dealing with the acceleration was a nightmare and dictated the entire design...
  12. BrutulTM

    The Astronomy Thread

    You don't know what you're talking about.
  13. BrutulTM

    Home Improvement

    My stove has an "air fry" mode on it. I haven't used it though. I don't know what the difference is between air fry and just regular convection or if there is one.
  14. BrutulTM

    Pets

    He's got the 'Rona
  15. BrutulTM

    The Astronomy Thread

    There are electronics in artillery shells but I wouldn't say it's not a problem for them. The G forces are probably the primary design consideration and there are a LOT of downsides to it.
  16. BrutulTM

    2021-2022 NFL Season: Deshaun Watson will die a Texan!

    I think they really want a team in both London and Mexico City, both of which would just be a travel nightmare. I don't know why they haven't looked into Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Vancouver since we already have Canadian teams in baseball and hockey and all of Canada's big cities are on...
  17. BrutulTM

    2021 AssHat Voting Round 3

  18. BrutulTM

    2021-2022 NFL Season: Deshaun Watson will die a Texan!

    The difference between this week and last week was the turnovers. This is the game Shanahan always wants to play but you can't do it when you're 2 scores down. Garoppolo CANNOT come from behind. Get down 14 points and let the d-line come after Jimmy and you're fucked. Get ahead by 14 and...
  19. BrutulTM

    2021-2022 NFL Season: Deshaun Watson will die a Texan!

    Gotta love the Vulcan neck pinch putting the corner in the dirt on the way to the end zone.
  20. BrutulTM

    2021 AssHat Voting Round 3

    Tarisk vs. Muurloen - Still don't know who Tarisk is, Muurloen still sucks in the football thread Vanessa vs. lurkingdirk - Based this one on penis size Gavinmad vs. Lightning Lord Rule - The guy is an asshat, what can I say? Ossoi vs. BoozeCube - Hell of a match here. Voting for Boozie...
  21. BrutulTM

    2021 AssHat Voting Round 3

    I was going to congratulate you on the correct spelling of my name on the bracket until I saw that it's misspelled in a new and different way in the copypasta post.
  22. BrutulTM

    2021-2022 NFL Season: Deshaun Watson will die a Texan!

    The 49ers have beaten the Rams 4 games in a row despite being the underdog in 3 of them. I'll still be pretty shocked if that streak makes it past tonight.
  23. BrutulTM

    Jackass Forever (2022)

    I didn't watch these for a long time. I guess I thought I was above it or something. When I actually watched I discovered that I was in no way above it in any way. Now any time I see one of them on flipping channels I pretty much watch.
  24. BrutulTM

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I used to have one of those but it takes up too much room in the kitchen when you can do it just fine in a cast iron skillet, dutch oven, or my favorite, a wok which you already have.
  25. BrutulTM

    Woodworking

    I love old tools. 90% of the new shit is not as good as the old stuff. It's what we deserve for always buying the cheapest one.
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    That probably shouldn't be your goal or expectation. It's the end of a fairy tale but not how anyone actually lives. I am like you in that I can be pretty happy alone and I have done it for a lot of my adult life, but it's a pretty empty life. Having someone to take care of, and who will...
  27. BrutulTM

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    She certainly seems to be very depressed which is hardly unusual during this time. The whole covid thing has been really hard for a lot of people and you are far from alone if you lose your relationship over it. I would take what you read here with a grain of salt. It's easy for a stranger...
  28. BrutulTM

    2021 AssHat Voting Round 2

    Chukzombi vs. Tarisk - I honestly don't know who Tarisk is but Astrocreep is certainly deserving Furry vs. Muurloen - For fagging up the football thread Hoss vs. Vanessa - Once you have your own attention whore thread it's bad form to make every other thread about you as well lurkingdirk vs...
  29. BrutulTM

    2021 AssHat Voting Round 2

    It probably doesn't really matter. I think both of us are seriously outclassed in the next round.
  30. BrutulTM

    2021 AssHat Voting Round 2

    I'm reserving the right to declare a mistrial because @lurkingdirk misspelled my name.
  31. BrutulTM

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I think you can vent it out into the garage. Only downside is that your garage will smell like delicious bacon when you're cooking it inside.
  32. BrutulTM

    The Fast Food Thread

    What do these things cost?
  33. BrutulTM

    Car ?'s

    When I was a kid my dad and granddad would just let their old motor oil run out on the ground too. There was a huge black spot in the yard where they changed oil in tractors, pickups, whatever. The EPA would probably order a drone strike on you for doing that now.
  34. BrutulTM

    Home Improvement

    Wrenches. I don't really know any Germans but I suppose some people are into them.
  35. BrutulTM

    Home Improvement

    I have 2 pairs of klein linesman pliers. Most electricians I know just call them "Kleins", even if they're a different brand. I have a craftsman pair as well and they get the job done, but the Kleins just feel so much better in your hand. Probably not worth the upgrade for something that...
  36. BrutulTM

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I wrap mine in foil and change the foil every 2 or 3 cooks or when it starts to look real dirty. On my last cook I learned another reason to do it. I was doing a long cook on an 11 lb pork butt. The pellets ran out sooner than I expected but I thought I caught it just in time. I didn't. So...
  37. BrutulTM

    Yellowstone

    Good point. At least it was a somewhat reasonable sized snake for Montana. The one the kid karate'd to death in the culvert in past seasons was an 8 foot long Texas monster that don't exist here.
  38. BrutulTM

    Yellowstone

    A funny little screw up for those of us that live in MT. They said somebody had been to prison for "4 years in Texas and 3 in Red Lodge". Montana's prison is in Deer Lodge. Red Lodge is a little ski town south of Billings so it's funny to think of someone doing hard time in Red Lodge. I...
  39. BrutulTM

    AssHat of the Year 2021

    I only venture into the politics forum like once a week or so. Keeps me under the radar and I'm a nice guy everywhere else.