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I can't do free but I can give you a 50% discount on an e-book

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We got 2M between 23:55–00:15 and then 5M between 13:00–13:30

Oh I get it now. You're that person who spends all day telling their friends and family how to do everything and how to live their lives.…

The fact that you laugh at people who don't arm their burglar alarm when they go upstairs to sleep just shows how divorced from reality you…

The most satisfying arguments are the ones where the only response they have left is a downvote lol Three downvotes = three white flags

The *actually* dumb crims are the ones which get caught, acting irrationally because they can only think about their next drug hit. They'll…

Precisely, yes.

That's such an American view of security. So sad. You're obsessed with irritating the burglar with noise *after* they've chosen your house…

@arsenal1: The discussion was about cameras as a deterrent for burglary, not other useful reasons to have cameras. My argument was limited…

I agree. They can be very useful for insurance too. Here I was specifically replying to someone discussing the value of cameras for…

House alarm systems are also of dubious value. Far more useful is to keep your front door highly visible from the street, put a "beware of…

Criminals don't care about cameras. They are defeated by a beanie and a COVID mask. And even if you got a perfect 4K high resolution…

Not the cheapest but I use a TS100 which accepts between 12V and 24V input. When I need it to be portable I made a cable which means I can…

Concurring evidence: LiFePo4 based jump starters exist

Depends if there's enough residual inerta to complete the cut before the power dies.

If you're cutting severely overgrown grass, do it in stages. Cut at a medium setting, wait a few days for the clippings to dry, then cut…

What deception? Bunnings explicitly permits change of mind returns. Someone can change their mind that it was worth $49.50 and that's…

Even a small DC ceiling fan will move dramatically more air and will be much quieter. But a ceiling fan will be a lot more expensive once…

Sliced bread

It's been a year since I cleaned mine but I remember it being a challenge to do properly because the terminals had a lot of clamping force.…

I've had my EGO stuff for well over 7 years and it's been great. The smaller battery started acting up long after the warranty period. I…

What law?

You give an excuse?

I prefer the double rolls, pretty much the same price per sheet, takes up less space in the cupboard, and you have to swap the roll half as…

Still overpriced

I have Max and QC35 and I use the Max probably 99% of the time. Only advantage of the QC35 is its light weight. The Max is a noticeably…

As Martin Luther King once said, "I have a DRAM"

If you want to spend $1000 on portable audio, spend it on headphones. Ideally low impedance headphones which can sound great with any old…