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Klaxun

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I can make a whistle out of a piece of grass.
Header image is four main characters from the movies Star Wars dressed as the characters from The Wizard of Oz.

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jhpot, to random
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I took a break from tech to write about a sandwich controversy https://www.popsci.com/diy/y-cut-sandwich/?ref=jhpMastodon

Klaxun,
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@Tengrain @jhpot What, like in an autopsy?

RickiTarr, to random
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The Epaulette shark is only about 9 million years old as a species, making it the most recent branch in the shark family. And it is slowly but surely evolving into a land animal!

You will have to choose your side!

HELP THEM! “We' missed you, pal!” “Their filthy Water" "If you see a Horrid Beast evolving, welcome them home.

Klaxun,
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@RickiTarr Let them in. It's their turn.

RickiTarr, to random
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Sometimes when you learn how something works, you think, Thanks knowledge, that really helped, everything makes more sense, and other times you look up how wrists turn, and it's like WTF?!

Klaxun,
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@RickiTarr You should look up the lumbrical muscles in the hand! They're unique because they don't attach to bone even though they move bones.

gsuberland, to random
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of course my car decides to start throwing Engine Malfunction messages and randomly going into limp mode on the Sunday immediately before the bank holiday Monday when I'm meant to be driving to EMF, meaning I can't get it to a mechanic for diagnostics let alone a repair in time.

OBD-II scanner shows nothing at all, inbuilt test mode shows two generic DTC codes that provide no useful information other than it's maybe a sensor doing something wrong.

ffs.

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland Not for nothing, but that redex will take more than five minutes of run time to fix the problem if it's a problem it can fix. Is the sensor that was indicated easy to get to and replace?

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland if your car is going into limp mode, that's happening because of something your car's computer is seeing. Those DTC codes are absolutely going to be relevant to that.

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland By 'functioning state', do you mean the codes have been there since you got the car, or do you mean the codes are there now before the computer puts your car in limp mode? The computer will require a fault to be in place for a set amount of time before it initiates limp mode to avoid every fluke transient fluctuation causing chaos.

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland
First step: check your oil level and transmission fluid level. If your fluids are low, fill them. Are they the right color? Do they smell burnt or funky? Put some of each on your fingertip and rub it between your finger and thumb. Feel any grit? Are there metallic flakes visible in the fluid? Now check your steering fluid the same way. Next, when the engine is cool, make sure there is coolant in your radiator.

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland Does your scanner monitor things like Speed sensors, the MAF, MPS and TPS while the engine is running? If so, watch them while driving. (Be careful you don't crash) If your scanner will record, do that so you can take a closer look later.

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland Now, if you are able, pull your spark plugs and inspect them. Do they look normal? Google what a normal spark plug looks like. There should be charts that will show you what an abnormal plug looks like and what faults can be indicated by those abnormalities. While you are under the hood, look closely at everything that is visible under there. Does anything strike you as unusual or out of place?

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland Okay. Are your fluids all good?

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland Oh snap. Did they break something?

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland
Maybe it will go away again!

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland Okay, okay. Hopefully, it stays away and lets you enjoy your weekend.

Klaxun,
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@gsuberland
Oh, one more thing. According to Car Talk, your immobilizer could be at fault.
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/mar/16/car-talk-20190316/#:~:text=And%20when%20the%20immobilizer%20is,called%20%22limp%20home%20mode.%22

shoq, to random
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I could sit and watch my newly self-repaired icemaker crank out buckets of the stuff all day. I haven’t felt this satisfied with a DIY home repair since I replaced the washtub shocks in my top loading washing machine. That was a great day to be alive.

video/mp4

Klaxun,
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@shoq I recently replaced some washing machine shocks. The video online made it look easy, but those things were tough to get out.

Klaxun, to random
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How many licks does it take to get to the center?

Klaxun, to random
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There are two of you inside a wolf. One of you is wearing a sweater and the other you is wearing a sweatshirt. The wolf is wearing a hoodie. Everyone involved is like, uncomfortably warm.

bigzaphod, to random
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So my sewer pipe (which has been an endless source of fun, let me tell you), runs through the power company's land and whoever cut their grass the other day was clearly daydreaming and mowed right over the pipe AND the bright orange fiberglass stick that was marking its location.

Klaxun,
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@bigzaphod why is your clean out on someone else's property?

MissingThePt, to random
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Dear Google AI, if I wanted to read complete nonsense I’d just skim through my own posts.

Klaxun,
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@MissingThePt I also choose this person's posts.

w7voa, (edited ) to random
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Biden and Trump traded barbs online today while agreeing to debate each other in person at least twice prior to November’s general election rematch. Details in my VOA Radio report.

Klaxun,
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@w7voa
why even bother with a debate?

MissingThePt, to random
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Beautiful

Klaxun,
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@MissingThePt
You missed the point entirely on this one, so it's a job well done!

Chrishallbeck, to Funny
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Look it up. #funny #comics #webcomics

Klaxun,
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@Chrishallbeck Great! Now I can't watch "This New Show"

Klaxun, to random
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Fight AI theft by posting really bad art

Sustainable2050, to climate
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BREAKING (the climate):
Based on daily values, the April average of atmospheric CO₂ at Mauna Loa was 426.5-426.6 ppm. That's a big jump of ~3.2 ppm from last year's 423.35 ppm!

It's also the highest CO₂ concentration the world has experienced in 14 million years.

#emissions #co2 #ClimateChange

Klaxun,
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@Sustainable2050

Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere is at a 14 million year high?!

misc, to random
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First Hassan, now Klippenstein. Real bummer to see a new wave of leftists not merely sticking by Substack, but hitching their wagons to it from the start.

Klaxun,
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@misc @ernie Thanks. Is there a better alternative I should look into?

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