Starred posts

Niall C.

Feb 2, 2024 23:51

citation needed. DIY.se has had 3 vote closure since (wow!) mid 2021: diy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1610/…

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Shalvenay

Apr 12, 2024 03:58

@chrylis-cautiouslyoptimistic- "ranch panels" are available as both meter-mains and standalone panels

Journeyman Geek

Aug 8, 2023 01:25

Not with that attitude you are not

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BMitch

Mar 1, 2024 15:20

/me resists the urge to flag the post as "not a question"

BMitch

Feb 27, 2024 19:54

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Q: Degraded Stack Exchange network performance on February 27th?

Subject should say it all, but overall the Stack Exchange network has been very laggy (so far) all day today, February 27th. I am connecting from Brooklyn, NY, USA is happening on my home ISP connection (Spectrum) as well as my cell service provider (T-Mobile). I am not using a VPN of any kind; d...

Criggie

Jul 18, 2022 11:12

either way - your sink should not be smoking

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Criggie

Feb 2, 2024 00:14

Vote what you think - there is no right or wrong.
I'm not a mod here and not an American so I'm leery of expressing my own opinions with the somewhat odd electrical code requirements.

BMitch

Jan 31, 2024 17:48

"Thank you for calling, for the anger management hotline, please press ########...."

Tinkeringbell

Nov 11, 2022 07:21

Good morning! Is there perhaps anyone here that knows a lot about heat pumps (an air-water one) and their energy usage? I've been trying to get mine to have a lower standby consumption (preferably 'none' when both hot water and heating are turned off, but the only way to achieve that is to turn off all power to it) for almost a year now, and the past few days it has gotten worse instead of better. :/

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LShaver

Apr 19, 2021 15:58

Hey DIY folks! Over on Sustainability.SE we've got an Earth Day post where folks are sharing sustainability choices they've made over the past year. Home improvement projects definitely qualify if you want to check it out! sustainability.meta.stackexchange.com/q/379/3379

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Niall C.

Feb 1, 2018 01:07

PSA: new users can include up to eight photos in their posts. Stop telling them to upload them somewhere, and start telling them to use the site features to post their images.

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G Warner

Aug 14, 2021 03:13

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Criggie

Nov 11, 2022 20:50

maybe its trying to heat the outside unit to stop it freezing ? Total guess

Criggie

Jun 17, 2021 00:56

Why are 8 of the 10 starred items on the right, something that I said ?

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Criggie

Mar 15, 2021 05:46

Never underestimate the power of laziness.

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BMitch

Nov 7, 2013 15:19

We need a sign: It's been 0 days since a visitor to this site has electrocuted themselves.

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whatsisname

Dec 26, 2020 23:20

aintnobodygottimeforthat.gif

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Criggie

Nov 25, 2020 18:26

could be an apprentice test-tool, to see if they measure up :)

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MiG

Apr 26, 2022 07:56

btw, might be a good idea to have a field that asks for country/region when crafting a question... both building code stuff and product availability can be very localised, so this gets the asker to their answer faster

MiG

Apr 18, 2022 17:02

@Criggie I did not know Harry Potter provided deck cleaning services :P

JPhi1618

Mar 22, 2019 16:07

Just made the 10k club on DIY!

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Criggie

Jul 31, 2020 06:37

I don't have a question - just wanted to show off :)))

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Niall C.

May 21, 2020 23:39

PSA: Downvotes on questions don't cost you any rep. Downvotes on answers don't cost you any rep if the answer is subsequently deleted.

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Criggie

Feb 7, 2022 20:13

Dare-I-say-it.... downright kinky.

Niall C.

Sep 11, 2018 20:22

Congratulations to @MichaelKaras on winning the moderator election.

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FreeMan

Nov 30, 2021 13:10

@Criggie "He who dies with the most tools wins!"

Criggie

Oct 2, 2021 01:14

PANTRY

Tester101

May 11, 2016 18:30

Hope you had safe search on when you typed "hot nuts" into google image search.

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BMitch

Jul 18, 2013 19:10

And yes, there's a sawzall in my kitchen, what else do you cut your sandwiches with?

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Niall C.

May 10, 2019 19:00

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Q: "Hire a professional" answers

Frequently there will be "hire a professional" answers which are not really answers; it's just punting because you could give that answer to EVERY single question on the site. This site is about doing it yourself, so when somebody answers "hire a tradesman", that seems non-responsive to me. I thi...

discussion feature-request

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Criggie

Jun 14, 2021 07:52

chur - its the middle of winter here, and waffles are awesome, who wouldn't want waffles ?

Criggie

May 30, 2021 22:06

"safety slippers"

BMitch

Oct 21, 2013 22:07

There's an election happening right now: diy.stackexchange.com/election

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The Evil Greebo

Sep 30, 2013 16:06

Moderating - if you aren't pissing someone off, you're doing it wrong.

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JoeFish

Feb 2, 2012 21:04

My wife called and asked, "Joe, where do we keep the sledgehammer."

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Criggie

Mar 5, 2021 22:41

Point here is, cross pollination can be awesome.

Tester101

Aug 30, 2018 11:57

Only one person running for the mod position? Come on guys, it's not that bad of a job!

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BMitch

Aug 16, 2018 14:22

@TheEvilGreebo Probably because those that are serious go through the DMCA process. I half suspect the question was actually spam trying to get SEO links to their site.

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Criggie

Jan 1, 2021 22:31

@Bijan79 I'd go with something thin and formable. Depending on what you have for stock and tools, either some thin sheet metal or something like Kydex plastic that can be formed.

Criggie

Dec 31, 2020 07:31

@Bijan79 ok - its really not my area, but you can identify the T/P item by following the black wire and see what it looks like. That will be the Neutral.
The live 120V lead will go to some kind of switch for high/low speed, and that will go via two diffeerent wires to the motor itself.
Orange and Red will go to a start capacitor and you don't need to touch them.

The Evil Greebo

Nov 20, 2012 14:52

WHAT THE **** ARE YOU ****ING DOING YOURE GOING TO ****ING KILL YOUR ****ING SELF!

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Karl Katzke

Oct 29, 2012 17:54

Yeah, the Jersey Shore is finally getting what it had coming to it after the TV show.

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Criggie

Nov 28, 2020 02:06

Don't own a mill or have good hold-downs on the lathe, so the finished nut was more of a round with a couple of pinholes in it for leverage. But its underneath the porcelain and noone can see it :) I call that a win.

Tester101

Apr 28, 2016 12:44

@lsiunsuex Don't paint the brick!

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joshmax

Aug 23, 2012 19:36

@ChrisCudmore I love my pole

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Aarthi

Jul 23, 2012 20:06

2012 Moderator Election!

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Niall C.

Jan 5, 2016 15:18

longneck joins the 10k club!

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Niall C.

Nov 5, 2013 21:12

I'm going to be much more subtle in my reign of terror

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lsiunsuex

Oct 29, 2013 20:44

i feel like a brain surgeon when i use a Dremel Multitool with a cut off wheel

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Steve Jackson

Dec 16, 2011 18:06

gregmac joins the 10K club!

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