Project Update Thursday - 2013/07/11 – Conversation in Home Improvement

Conversation started Jul 11, 2013 at 18:58.

Tester101

Jul 11, 2013 18:58

Welcome to Project Update Thursday!

wax eagle

@Aaron lol NPR did a story on 911 congestion the other week, this is a prime example of the kinds of calls they don't need

BMitch

@Tester101 Hey, that's my line. :)

Chris Cudmore

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Well, seeing

as I was without power. I did nothing.

BMitch

Anyone have advice for positioning recessed lights in a kitchen, how many to use, how close to the counters, etc?

Chris Cudmore

Yeah, put them on the ceiling.

Tester101

Jul 11, 2013 19:04

@HerrBag Is the kitchen and bath expert.

Chris Cudmore

Ideally, you want them shining down on the counter. You don't want your body shadowing your work.

BMitch

@ChrisCudmore but the walls are so much closer to the switches, I could save a bunch in wiring. :)

Chris Cudmore

And you want the cones of light overlapping.

BMitch

I'm also going with under cabinet lighting

Chris Cudmore

Yeah, Fluorescent floods work wonders on a workspace.

Then you can move the pots out into the room a bit more.

BMitch

Jul 11, 2013 19:06

Fluorescent? I want LED to keep my nerd badge.

Chris Cudmore

pfff. LED. We're going with Quantum Lighting!!!!!

BMitch

@ChrisCudmore I never know whether those lights are on or off

Tester101

@BMitch They're neither, until you look at them.

Chris Cudmore

They're both.

Tester101

In related news: The cat is dead, as the experiment never mentions poking breathing holes in the box.

wax eagle

Jul 11, 2013 19:11

@Tester101 that's far less relevant that the poisonous radiation source w/in the box :P

Aaron

For under cabinet lighting, I found that flourescent in a kitchen were too blue-y light

I prefer halogens

Tester101

@waxeagle Right, but if the radiation didn't kill it, the lack of oxygen surely did.

Chris Cudmore

I thought Curiosity killed it

Aaron

curiousity?

Since apparently we're going into physics jokes today

Chris Cudmore

@lsiunsuex isn't here. Maybe he's found a job!

Aaron

Jul 11, 2013 19:16

Heisenberg and Schrodinger are out for a ride when a cop pulls them over. he says "Do you know how fast you were going? Heisdenberg says "No, don't tell me!" The cop says "90mph". Heisenberg says "great, now I'm lost". The cop, thinking this behavior is suspicious, goes and looks in the closed trunk and says "Hey, do you know you guys have a dead cat in here?" Schrodinger says "Well, NOW we do, jerk-face!"

Tester101

Q: How can I prevent my clothes dryer door from fogging up?

When I turn the air conditioning on in my house, the inside of the window in the clothes dryer door fogs up. Also, if clothes are left in the dryer, they become slightly damp again. How can I prevent this?

wax eagle

@Tester101 does your AC have a humidifier built in?

BMitch

Well that's a new one. I'm guessing air is being sucked in? If so, check the damper on the outside of the dryer vent, it may need cleaning.

Tester101

There is a humidifier, but the damper is closed so it shouldn't be active.

BMitch

Jul 11, 2013 19:34

You should know better than to ask a question without a photo, we all want to see pictures. :)

wax eagle

how can I forge this (that's on topic right?)

Chris Cudmore

Only if it's for your home.

wax eagle

@ChrisCudmore that's definitely a backyard piece :) which probably means it's in the G&L domain :)

Chris Cudmore

Jul 11, 2013 19:58

That flag was marked helpful?

Tester101

@ChrisCudmore Why wouldn't it be, it's true the commenter is a smart ass.

Chris Cudmore

Good point.

Vogue.co.uk

Enter Konami Code while page has focus.

Tester101

@ChrisCudmore What's with the dinosaur?

Chris Cudmore

I have no idea.

Some programmer apparently slipped that in.

Tester101

How do people find this stuff. Do they go around reading source code, or entering old Nintendo codes on websites?

Chris Cudmore

Jul 11, 2013 20:11

I think the hacker usually leaks it.

wax eagle

@Tester101 tbh the konami code is a pretty common thing for people to use to try to break things/look for easter eggs.

BMitch

I'm just going to say that the model on the top, lounging in the chair with the red/white stripped bathing suit has an ugly face. It's almost manly.

Probably the result of too much photoshop

Tester101

@BMitch You're not supposed to look at models faces.

Chris Cudmore

Looks almost CG. Skin looks like a RealDoll.

Tester101

Jul 11, 2013 20:26

Would a perpetual motion machine have to be completely silent?

Chris Cudmore

No. As long as it produces more energy than it loses through noise.

But generally, noise is a sign of inefficiency.

BMitch

Jul 11, 2013 21:02

Thanks for joining us for this week's PUT

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