The random chat thread for throwing out things that don't matter

Dev, what is your favorite robot mower?  I saw a Husqvarna model at a home show a year ago and it was pretty impressive.  I haven't followed up on these but hope someday the cost will be competitive with a lawn service in my area.

Posted by: @dave

Dev, what is your favorite robot mower?  I saw a Husqvarna model at a home show a year ago and it was pretty impressive.  I haven't followed up on these but hope someday the cost will be competitive with a lawn service in my area.

 

Funny you should ask that, I’m actually researching at the moment.  Right now I’m leaning towards the Worx Landroid primarily because it has some impressive features and add ons. I also have a slope of varying degrees on two sides of my back yard and it should be able to handle it.  I’m surprised it runs off one tool battery and is way smaller than the Husqvarna. 
It’s also not terribly expensive and has a good track record and support.  I’m just stuck in between two models, the 140 and 150.  
I have a riding mower and a push mower. If this works out I can let go of my riding mower and make space in my garage and simplify my life.  I would also like to trade my compressor for nut busting Milwaukee cordless impact that can do 900 ftlb.  Air tools are now way over rated for my needs.  

There are going to be TWENTY races on the MotoGP calendar next year.

@haloruler64

I would argue that the Southern California car culture is distinct from Northern California, and there is a level of respect for cars out here due to such circumstances.  

#1 is the weather.  Clement weather means more summer-ized cars on the road.  There are many more classic cars, convertibles, and motorcycles on the road.  Older cars stay on the road longer.  We are more inclined to keep a car working.  This would not be feasible if wet and cold was the norm.

#2 is poor public transportation.  We don't have BART.  Driving is still king.  You simply witness more cars on the road.  Jay Leno get's stuck in the same traffic as the rest of us on the 101, and his '53 Corvette isn't getting there before any faster.  I'm honestly tired of seeing his smug face in N. Hollywood.

#3 is subculture divided by distance.  LA is an hour (with no traffic) from any beach/desert/mountain.  You will see it all.  Lifted 4x4's who never off-road, woodies with surfboards at the beach, tuners from the San Gabriel valley, low-riders from East LA, old money boomers with classics from the suburbs, new money credit-theft Benzes in Hollywood.  We are all stuck on the same freeway at the same time.

We take the same routes the same way rich/poor take the same subways in NY.  I think Angelenos are just more keen to rare and iconic cars because we see so many cars on a daily basis.

Also, Norcal can get rekt.

Posted by: @erdoc48

@uncle-mush

It does bump and rotate, move to a new location. I never watched it closely enough to see its path, but it does a very good job of cleaning (at least on my hardwood floors) and it is pretty cheap. I have an iRobot Roomba 980 from a few years back as well that we use in the master bedroom area but we got the Eufy as it’s flatter and doesn’t get stuck under chairs like the Roomba did. It’s a model 11S and it’s available on Amazon.

 

we use it pretty much every day and I’m really satisfied with it. I’m trying to attach a link but this site won’t allow it. PM me if you can’t find it and I’ll send you a link.

Thanks erdoc.  I appreciate the info.   I think I need to start looking for one.   Soon.

Posted by: @scotched

@haloruler64

I would argue that the Southern California car culture is distinct from Northern California, and there is a level of respect for cars out here due to such circumstances.  

#1 is the weather.  Clement weather means more summer-ized cars on the road.  There are many more classic cars, convertibles, and motorcycles on the road.  Older cars stay on the road longer.  We are more inclined to keep a car working.  This would not be feasible if wet and cold was the norm.

#2 is poor public transportation.  We don't have BART.  Driving is still king.  You simply witness more cars on the road.  Jay Leno get's stuck in the same traffic as the rest of us on the 101, and his '53 Corvette isn't getting there before any faster.  I'm honestly tired of seeing his smug face in N. Hollywood.

#3 is subculture divided by distance.  LA is an hour (with no traffic) from any beach/desert/mountain.  You will see it all.  Lifted 4x4's who never off-road, woodies with surfboards at the beach, tuners from the San Gabriel valley, low-riders from East LA, old money boomers with classics from the suburbs, new money credit-theft Benzes in Hollywood.  We are all stuck on the same freeway at the same time.

We take the same routes the same way rich/poor take the same subways in NY.  I think Angelenos are just more keen to rare and iconic cars because we see so many cars on a daily basis.

Also, Norcal can get rekt.

I'm not sure. Our weather is generally very fair (outside of Daly City), and our cars are pristine. My MR2 is a norcal car and it's rust free. BART is decent but has VERY few locations that you actually want to go to outside of the tiny city of SF, and every other means of public transport is trash. Although I do agree LA traffic is worse than Bay traffic. Both in terms of time and in terms of drivers being so stupid and unpredicatable. LETS HIT 60 THEN SLAM ON THE BRAKES REAL HARD! 

As far as the rich/poor mix, I think SF is a better example of that. The most expensive SF houses are the closest to the projects. Literally blocks. Poverty and high society mixing is ENCOURAGED, as in rich people move into the worst neighborhoods on purpose. Our car culture is also huge and we have meets with every kind of car. Saint Mary's Cars & Coffee was great because it was filled with classic 2002s, 911s, as well as brand new supercars, modified 86s, NSXs, riced out Civics, Prii, lifted jeeps from 1940 to 2010, etc. 

My robot vacuum arrived.  

 It appears its better than expected. 

In all seriousness. I tested out the 360 S5 robot vacuum  and it went beyond my expectations of what a robot vacuum can actually do to nearly eliminate vacuuming.  The software and navigation is dead simple and you can see it in real time on the app building its map of all the rooms including the obstacles. When its building the map like radar I feel like its some kind of advanced military hardware.  There is some bumping if the object is lower than what the LDAR can pick up like flaring out table legs but after it discovers that there is an obstacle it appears that it knows it from then on.  The block off areas and the spot cleaning designating areas you add on the map work and the flexibility of scheduling is easy as the UI is intuitive.  It also talks to let you know its status and records a log and lines on a map to let you know what it cleaned.  

 Im completely blown away when I see this thing moving intelligently around obstacles elegantly without touching them and identifying carpets by turning up the suction.  

 So how does it clean. Very well and I would say not as good as my Dyson for deep cleaning but my Dyson cannot go under furniture.  I would say I could get away from actually using the Dyson for a good month or more.   I don't know what the previous robot vacuums were like but I heard they were mostly a short lived novelty where some people went back to traditional vacuum cleaning after the novelty wore off because of the many issues and less than desirable cleaning performance.  I can say that this is worth having and I can see these replacing traditional vacuums once the word gets out that they actually work well with the new tech and don't cost a small fortune. $250 is what I paid and I feel like its worth having even if I spent $700.  

  Apparently this is going viral. Thank god because I was starting to think the world is so demoralized that people were becoming degenerate slobs. The reason why its funny, because the porn industry has become one big psyop promoting incest and most people are tired of the obvious cringe worthiness and are moving away. 

#RollTide

I saw that video a month or so back and they nailed it. 

Not sure what it’s all about but she has a nice butt.

@Dev

Wait.  Hold on...

You seem to be implying that those "films" have a STORY?

No way!!!

Posted by: @nottamiata

@Dev

Wait.  Hold on...

You seem to be implying that those "films" have a STORY?

No way!!!

Well at least its better than the Irishman. That Netflix movie  was an overacting parody.  Probably the most overhyped movie of the year and it was certainly no Goodfellas. 

 Jack Nicolson was a much better Hoffa. 

there's a reason why i can't find interest in most 'films'

Posted by: @dev

Posted by: @nottamiata

@Dev

Wait.  Hold on...

You seem to be implying that those "films" have a STORY?

No way!!!

Well at least its better than the Irishman. That Netflix movie  was an overacting parody.  Probably the most overhyped movie of the year and it was certainly no Goodfellas. 

 Jack Nicolson was a much better Hoffa. 

 

 

 

As soon as the music track started my expectations went down.  It has strong elements in it but lacked the polish and punch. The actors portrayed themselves as tired old men very well, maybe that was the issue for me. Living thru the era of Hoffa's disappearance, it was a controversial and dynamic story.  There was rampant speculation about how his remains were disposed of, everything from a vat of acid to buried on the the 50 yard line of a football stadium.