The Pitstop

Paulster2

12:06 AM

@DucatiKiller - I've been waiting to upvote your answer so it will count against your totals.

DucatiKiller

lol....I've been waiting on yours too.

Now I have some refreshing to do.

Paulster2

@DucatiKiller - Is that you doing all that voting on mine?

vini_i

@J.Musser If the head is warped then it would require machining but before that the heads need cleaned and inspected.

DucatiKiller

It's the ones I starred. I'm stopping now. that's about the max before serial

Paulster2

LOL, you're silly

@J.Musser - Do you have a relatively new torque wrench?

DucatiKiller

12:18 AM

@Paulster2 Iwant to see if you agree with my answer. Not pining for votes. I piled onto this question for the heck of it.

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Q: How long should I let me car warm up in the winter?

I have been reading mixed reviews about how long to let your car warm up before driving in the winter months. Most of the articles say that the best way to warm it up is to let it idle for 1-2 minutes, then drive gently until it reaches its optimal temperature. My concern is the following: When...

If you don't, I'd like to debate if you have time :-)

Paulster2

I don't disagree with you, but when you say "where's your citations" yet you don't have any ... makes your argument look weak.

DucatiKiller

I have a citation on my piston :-) That was my internal justification

There is soooo much myth regarding car warm up

AND....what about an air cooled bug or MC and then a 1957 Chevy Pickup

but....that's too much

Paulster2

How does an air cooled bug differ?

I often wondered about MCs ... I've seen a lot of riders let their bike run for 10+ minutes before riding it. Seems extreme to me.

DucatiKiller

They are super loose tolerances because they get so much hotter. The piston needs to expand as does the sleeve

you can here the piston rattling up the bore when it's super cold. Just like an old air cooled two stroke dirt bike. It's crazy.

Paulster2

I know bugs a bugger to drive in the winter time, mainly because the heaters in them absolutely suck.

DucatiKiller

12:31 AM

10+ minutes is extreme. I would hazard a guess that they used to have air cooled MC's and are a bit older too

OMG....I had a gaggle of friends in HS with bugs in the early 80's. My first car engine rebuild was a bug

top end only

Paulster2

Shouldn't that be "side end only" :-D

DucatiKiller

Good point. I'm filing that away for use later. lol

Not sure I'll give you credit when I use it

Paulster2

I've not done much work on air cooled bugs ... I know it's about 4 bolts, some wires and a few extras and the engine drops right out.

DucatiKiller

Yes, very simple.

Paulster2

Ayup.

DucatiKiller

12:34 AM

It's hard to screw up

Paulster2

I helped a buddy of mine pull his out in HS. Many moons ago.

I'm afraid to give J.Musser a complete write-up on replacing the head gaskets ...

I just don't want to omit something crucial which I'd know instinctively, yet could screw someone up who wouldn't know.

DucatiKiller

yeah, he needs to get them checked for flatness....

Paulster2

But I guess I give out advice around here like it's peanuts ... why should it be any different for him?

DucatiKiller

There's real truth in that

He should get the white glove

Just bought this for my kid this christmas. No value for him but it's cool.

zoro.com/starrett-granite-toolmakers-flat-pink-8x12x2-81803/i/…

Paulster2

I have ripped about 3GB worth of music into my library today.

Brought it from 8.5GB to 11.5GB (about). I'm about 1/2 the way through all of our music. Still lots to go. Some is already ripped, but need to get it all done.

DucatiKiller

12:42 AM

I did that a couple of years ago. It took me two weeks. 1000 CD's

two computers 3 CD rom drives

Paulster2

We don't have that many, but still quite a few.

cd's, that is

DucatiKiller

I did it for my girl too.

same exact thing your doing. It was worth it. made her super happy.

and when she's happy....everyone is happy lol

Paulster2

Yes, when the other half is happy, all is well in the world. Happy wife = Happy life ... how true is that.

DucatiKiller

It's a core truth

Paulster2

I think I'm about done ripping for tonight, though ... but if I'm going to be on the computer I should just continue on, lol.

I've got to write out the bills yet so they can be in the mail tomorrow.

DucatiKiller

12:48 AM

ripping is a long haul. be devoted or fail my buddy told me while I was slogging through the beginning of week 2

I just realized I broke 100 badges

wow...that doesn't suck

Paulster2

woot

I've got 114 bronze ones ... :D

DucatiKiller

what's that, like 5% of your total

you have like 5000 badges, right? LOL

Paulster2

Yes, one-ups-man-ship

ROFL, uh, no.

I do have the most badges of anyone on the site ... but I think you are not far behind me.

Jonathan Musso

@DucatiKiller checking now

DucatiKiller

cool

Paulster2

12:51 AM

156 total

DucatiKiller

I'm going to investigate and see where I'm at

I think I'm 3rd

that just doesn't seem right

that's crazy...

I do have one unique badge that no one on the site has

Archeologist

Paulster2

I had unique badges by about 4 or 5 of them ... then some whipper-snapper came in and duplicated me.

I think his username is some kind of bike or something .... I wonder who that could be

DucatiKiller

lol

I'm gold starved though

instagram.com/p/BAqirNbwEc0

because....explosions

Jonathan Musso

Great response

DucatiKiller

You picking up what I'm putting down?

Paulster2

1:07 AM

That was the autonomous landing rocket thingy, right?

DucatiKiller

yes

Elon...my hero

Paulster2

Whether it failed or not, it's still pretty awesome ... Wasn't the guidance or the rocket power which put it down.

It landed perfectly.

DucatiKiller

Not sure on that one. They did have a successful terrestrial landing.

Paulster2

The landing was perfect ... just wasn't stable when it got there, lol.

Sucks when one little part, which probably cost a buck 95, failed to work correctly and boom ... that's all she wrote.

DucatiKiller

It could be because it was on the barge. The camera being mounted on the barge wouldn't show any movement but I suspect that contributed to the result

that's how it works......oh the 50c something or other failed....damn o-rings...

Paulster2

1:15 AM

The commentary on that linked page said it was one of the struts failed to fully lock, which if you look at it, that's what it looks like happened. The landing itself looked spot on.

DucatiKiller

OMG....brutal. Just like you said. Some serrated locking mechanism.....

Paulster2

People on there were being pretty unforgiving.

DucatiKiller

Yup, I can see it now.

Haters

Paulster2

Exactly

I hate haters.

DucatiKiller

Elon Musk did what the US government tried and failed to do for 50 years

Paulster2

1:17 AM

Exactly

DucatiKiller

then he nails it after a few attempts.

Paulster2

Cannot hate the man for that ... plus he's doing it with private money, right?

DucatiKiller

yes, private money. He has government contracts for shuttling goods to the ISS

there may be some subsidy too. Since the US is now looking at orbital work as beneath them....but it's cheaper than what the US was spending to do it themselves.

So again. Kudos to Musk

Paulster2

And he's trying to make a rocket which will retrieve itself, IIRC.

DucatiKiller

I believe that is correct

Paulster2

1:20 AM

Pure Awesomeness

DucatiKiller

there's always the space SE if we're uncertain :)

I'm trying to go to other beta sites and vote and occasionally ask a question. Ppoggio lost her mind in the Gardening Meta

lol

Paulster2

Yah, those guys are probably just like EE.SE.

DucatiKiller

They have a lot of trivia/historical event questions too

It's a pretty good site

fun to read

24 new questions for today I think

Paulster2

kewl

DucatiKiller

I tried to have a very measured response to ppoggio's lost mind....lol

I go over to gardening and vote every day since J.Musser told his story of losing his top users. Brutal position to be in

Paulster2

1:33 AM

Hopefully I just fired them up over at Gardening.SE ... I pegged all three of their mods to make Ppoggio's Meta thread featured so it will show up on the front page.

I take it Ppoggio is female ... at least that's how I keep thinking of them ... probably wrong.

DucatiKiller

yes

I think I know her because of the aprilia question but Im not getting any info...We have mischievous females on our big group.

Bob Cross

1:57 AM

I'm not happy about this question

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Q: How to make a honda not sound like a ricer

I'm buying a honda but one thing I hate is that really lawnmower like sound they all make. How can I either a. Make it quiet to make little to no sound. Or b give it a more masculine sound. Would I need a new exhaust and are there engine tune ups to reduce it.

honda exhaust

Paulster2

What's up @BobCross -

DucatiKiller

I have to say that it makes me a feel a bit weird too. I'm half Japanese and have been dealing with that verbiage ALL MY LIFE...so I'm used to it but admittedly, it's up my ass a bit.

Bob Cross

I'm flagging it.

DucatiKiller

TY!

Paulster2

You get that Flag Hammer out and do your thing!

Bob Cross

2:03 AM

No one should feel uncomfortable when they come here.

Paulster2

Does that give the author the opportunity to reword the question or rebut the closing?

DucatiKiller

I spent my youth getting in fights over it and now I just don't want to be the guy flailing and complaining....and drawing attention to myself over it.

Paulster2

How can I have a car not sound like it has a fart can exhaust?

Bob Cross

That sounds like a them problem. I left a comment saying focus on your problem.

DucatiKiller

thank you. I appreciate it. I really do.

Paulster2

2:05 AM

You should show your appreciation, Mister.

;-)

DucatiKiller

:-)

Bob Cross

I'm a basic Northern European hybrid. One of the things that they remind me in diversity training is that it's okay to say "hey, that's BS" when it bothers someone else.

Paulster2

@DucatiKiller - I was wondering if you were part Japanese, considering you said you spent some time there as a kid.

I'm your basic Mutt ... hard to throw a stone at a certain group of individuals and not get hit by it.

DucatiKiller

Yah, it's been weird experience. NorCal is very diverse where I grew up but Phoenix and parts east are brutal. If your not in the majority, you will be reminded of it at least weekly with some remark. You just get used to it.

Bob Cross

F that noise

Paulster2

2:08 AM

Get numb to it more like

Yah, I'm not big on it either. I went to Dallas once ... a lot of people there do not like those of the non-Caucasian variety.

DucatiKiller

yeah, it's dissapointing but you end up flowing to wonderful people as a result and have a higher level of gratitude for the good people show. So, it's a matter of perspective. If you speak up everytime you increase your chances of a physical altercation and Im not into that anymore. I'm 48 now.

Bob Cross

Man I'm getting madder and madder

Paulster2

Stop it.

DucatiKiller

Anyway....TY Bob. I appreciate the thoughtfulness and it's super meaningful.

It's all good. You guys are good.

Paulster2

Chillio, my kind brother.

DucatiKiller

2:11 AM

You can feel good that you made my day. For real.

:-)

Paulster2

We do need to remember that people with harsh thoughts exist, but the they are in the minority. Those of the silent majority are kind of heart. It's the ones who are not so kind are the ones we hear all the time.

Bob Cross

It's a me thing.

Paulster2

It's all good. Appreciate that there are those like you out there.

Bob Cross

This guy was just being casually racist. Just sliding it in there. Like we would let it go past.

DucatiKiller

It's because it's so widely accepted as not racist

Paulster2

2:13 AM

We can only control ourselves, though. Cannot expect to control others.

DucatiKiller

It's called bias now

Bob Cross

This is not the day for casual racism!

Paulster2

You are correct, kind sir.

DucatiKiller

Indeed!

Paulster2

But, no day should be a day for casual racism.

Bob Cross

2:14 AM

All you have to do is think for two seconds "hm, how will this come across to any other person ever?!"

Paulster2

Or racism of any means.

DucatiKiller

Perhaps it's good reminder that there is still work to do for our society.

Paulster2

I get that. You get that. Ducati gets that. Some people out there just don't have a clue.

Bob Cross

... I clearly have not had enough exercise this weekend. ;-)

DucatiKiller

Anger can't make it better. Thoughtful explanations yield a higher chance of introspection with them.

Paulster2

2:15 AM

ROFL ... I could apply that to the whole month.

Spot on

DucatiKiller

yes, my last quarter has been an exercise in lethargy.

Bob Cross

Okay. Deep breath. Mind like water.

DucatiKiller

I need to get back on my exercise bandwagon.

Bob Cross

Ducati can you read any Japanese characters?

I ask because I have a silly story.

Paulster2

Haha! I had a boss who had to slow me down sometimes ... she'd say, "Deep breath, Paul. Deep breath."

DucatiKiller

2:17 AM

a little, not much. My mom wanted me to be Americanized and wouldn't speak Japanese to me

Paulster2

Uh-oh, hopefully it doesn't involve a tattoo

DucatiKiller

She was born in Tokyo in 1927 came here 52 after the war and was worred about....racism so....

Paulster2

@DucatiKiller - That's too bad.

Bob Cross

I can recognize enough Korean characters to slowly sound out words (that I can then say but probably not understand).

Paulster2

head and shoulders above me, Bob.

DucatiKiller

2:18 AM

Korean is phonetic language so a bit different foundation

Bob Cross

We were coming back from SK some years back and passed through Tokyo airport.

Paulster2

I have a friend in S. Korea right now ... he's due back in May sometime.

Bob Cross

The TVs all were in Japanese (duh) but they also had closed captioning turned on.

DucatiKiller

Haneda Airport....been there a few times

or did you goto the new one in Tokyo Bay?

Where they built the island for the airport

Bob Cross

I was watching the captions go by trying to turn them into Korean without realizing it. They're just close enough that I though I was going insane.

;-)

Paulster2

2:19 AM

ROFL!

I bet you were

DucatiKiller

LMAO

Bob Cross

The Korean road signs were super helpful (in Seoul). English and Hangul on same sign.

DucatiKiller

Japanese kanji is sooo vast. A symbol for everything. It was the Japanese way to ass out the poor and uneducated. The poor couldn't read the advanced kanji so it was a language for the upper class

Bob Cross

I was traveling with guys who didn't even know how to say thank you. Very annoying.

Korean is very different. It's components that fit together. Truly genius for the guy who invented it long ago

I have a single sheet of paper cheat sheet. You can write any word using those pieces.

DucatiKiller

My Japanese friends that know Korean say it's a better language than Japanese....but they would whisper it in front of their parents....LOL

Paulster2

2:23 AM

Haha ... Yes I understand there is a bit of a divide there.

Bob Cross

Heh. I know that I was terrible at haggling in Korea. The prices would drop when I trotted out my caveman Korean talk though.

DucatiKiller

You betcha....

Korean and Japanese....oil and water

Bob Cross

And then I would buy more stuff. What am I going to do, carry a whole bunch of Won home?

Paulster2

@BobCross - I don't have any great stories like that from my foreign travels, lol.

Bob Cross

BTW Korean jade really IS better than Chinese jade. ;-)

Paulster2

2:25 AM

I'll take your word for it ... It's all green to me.

DucatiKiller

@BobCross Yes, the Koreans agree with you...LOL

Bob Cross

Korean jade (that I bought anyway) is a much paler green. The Lovely Wife approved.

DucatiKiller

Interesting.

some geological something or other

Paulster2

Like we were saying earlier: "Happy Wife; Happy Life"

DucatiKiller

@Paulster2 Indeed! I almost pinned the last one...

Bob Cross

2:28 AM

The corollary to that is "don't show fear, they can smell it"

Paulster2

You aren't that far behind me in age, you realize, @DucatiKiller?

DucatiKiller

I thought you were younger

Paulster2

I don't think I told you guys I had my 51st at the beginning of January

Yes, I'm over that certain hill.

DucatiKiller

@BobCross It's true, my gal can smell tentativeness.

Paulster2

ROFL!!!!

That's funny

DucatiKiller

2:29 AM

Fear is like bacon

overwhelming

Paulster2

and I don't like either one.

(fear or bacon)

Bob Cross

"Women always figure out the truth. Always." - Han Solo

2

Paulster2

Noice

DucatiKiller

LOL

and Han knows women.

Paulster2

Bob Cross

2:30 AM

Okay. This has been fun. Good night guys.

Paulster2

GN, Bob ... I need to be in bed myself.

4am comes early.

DucatiKiller

@BobCross Thanks man. Catch you later

Jonathan Musso

@BobCross I knew it. Thanks for removing it! Have a good night sir.

Paulster2

GN all ... have sweet dreams of V8 powered Civic! Woot!

DucatiKiller

later buddy

happy trails to u

Jonathan Musso

2:37 AM

have a good one man!

DucatiKiller

dude, that A pillar answer paid some dividends for you.

Jonathan Musso

yeah lol

DucatiKiller

@JonathanMusso Did you get that drill bit out?

Jonathan Musso

@DucatiKiller Actually...just about, lol. I was able to bore the hole with a bigger bit and smash the majority of the broken bit out. I have maybe...30 more minutes of rinsing and repeating

DucatiKiller

Oh man. Your smashing it through to the other side?

Jonathan Musso

2:40 AM

Welding was an issue because of the size....there was literally nothing sticking out of the frame..

DucatiKiller

You will have to write what you did and award yourself the answer

I'm with you in spirit man

sounds tough

Jonathan Musso

sure thing, the welding idea was great but the issue was I could not just get the bit because it was not protruding outwards.

Paulster2

@J.Musser - I'll see if I can write you a comprehensive how-to on the heads for your truck ... it will take me a couple of days, though.

DucatiKiller

Sharin the knowledge....that's love

Jonathan Musso

Not sure if you got my ping earlier, but, you think Suzuki bikes will be around for a while in NA?

DucatiKiller

2:46 AM

Yes. They have renewed their efforts and signed some top riders for SuperCross and are back in MotoGP. They did a bankruptcy to reorganize their debt a few years ago and now they are back in N. American racing. Big factory efforts. So all the signs of stability are there.

So I think they will make it. We'll see.

Jonathan Musso

Ok great to know, thanks.

I really love the look of the GXR naked bike. That's why I ask, lol.

DucatiKiller

Yeah, I'm happy about it. I'm a bit of a fan. If you look in my profile I've owned a ton of them. Even though I was a Honda mechanic

I love that thing too. I think it's supposed to have traction control.

That's my thing now, naked bikes.

so I love it

Jonathan Musso

From the videos I have watched, it gets a decent review, but they all claim the Yamaha FZ-09 is better.

I don't like the look of the Yamaha though, the seat.

DucatiKiller

FZ09 is a good all around bike. Rode one last week.

Jonathan Musso

sweet

I have never been on a sport bike

DucatiKiller

2:49 AM

Rips a great wheelie. It's a bit longer so the balance point is really wide.

Really, you need to fix that and check it out

Be sure to take your heart pills first. It will give you a rush like you've never had. Be sure your accelerating onto a freeway and just ....bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....through third gear.

which would probably be a 130mph or so

gotta bail...gal calling me for dinner. be bake later. Good luck w/ that bit.

Jonathan Musso

sounds awesome, when the snow is gone I think I will do just that, lol.

enjoy man!

DucatiKiller

3:21 AM

Zaid

Regarding the dry sump question, the M5 has an interesting wet sump setup which take a leaf out of dry sump design

It's a sort of hybrid design

Dee

5:01 AM

Gentlemen I had placed a question in regards to a tractor motor with injectors that seem to have no seals. Please revisit and advise...

J. Musser

5:31 AM

@Paulster2 no

@Paulster2 That would be so awesome

Bob Cross

2:16 PM

@DucatiKiller I deleted the comment that you asked me to. Thanks for the good words! :-)

JPhi1618

@Anarach - Exactly my thoughts on the 125cc EFI Scooter, lol.

Does a fuel injected scooter exist?

Jonathan Musso

3:28 PM

@JPhi1618 Good question!

Zaid

3:44 PM

Either Community is being controlled by a human or (more likely) is a very, very well trained bot. The edit it did on Ducati's answer is pretty decent!

Next-level, as he would say ;)

JPhi1618

Yea, that is a good edit - for a bot.

Next step - Community becomes self aware and starts answering questions on its own.

DucatiKiller

Community is and oddity. I've seen some nice edits from community on several questions.

JPhi1618

I'd like to see IBM's Watson get let loose on one of the SE sites.

DucatiKiller

Yes, there are EFI scooters.

JPhi1618

Example?

DucatiKiller

3:50 PM

partsgeek.com/…

The 'Elite' apparently

JPhi1618

A Honda Element?

DucatiKiller

hehe

sorry

I'll find an actual model for you in a bit

JPhi1618

Ha, no problem. It's not a pressing issue. I was just curious how small EFI engines got.

Relevant:

DucatiKiller

Hondas in Hondas

Their self replicating now. That's actually a mobile Honda scooter factory.

JPhi1618

Friend of mine has an element and loves it. it can carry almost anything.

DucatiKiller

3:56 PM

powersports.honda.com/experience/articles/090111c0810944ea.aspx

JPhi1618

Underpowered, IMO, but it's a big box.

DucatiKiller

Here's another

Honda CHF50

The Honda CHF50 is a scooter made by Honda and marketed as the Metropolitan in the United States, the Jazz in Canada, the Scoopy in Australia and Asia, and the Crea Scoopy in Japan. The Metropolitan has typical fuel economy of 80–110 mpg-US (2.9–2.1 L/100 km; 96–132 mpg-imp). Offered in United States from 2002 to 2009, the Metropolitan was reintroduced in 2013 based on the fuel-injected and air-cooled NCH50 instead of the prior CHF50. == Design concept == While the CHF50 is one of several 49 cc scooters offered by Honda since the early 1960s, it is notable for its "classic" Vespa-inspired styling...

JPhi1618

Man, 100mpg.

DucatiKiller

That's a lot of miles

JPhi1618

So I had an answer that I didn't spend much time on because I thought the question wasn't going to get anything better... It ended up getting 2 other long answers and making it to HNQ.

I had one person edit my answer to change minor things, then someone today doing an edit to more or less put it back the way I had it to begin with.

And it's the lowest voted answer!

I guess some people just like to participate.

DucatiKiller

4:04 PM

They may just be trying to get the various badges too. Was it George doing the edit? He's been up into a bunch of questions lately.

JPhi1618

No, it was on DIY - two random low-rep people.

Hey, your dry sump answer is on HNQ...

DucatiKiller

Excellent. Community thinks I deserve more upvotes

I just read the community edit. That's a little too elegant for me.

JPhi1618

It's taking your flavor out of the answer?

"I would never phrase something like that"

DucatiKiller

Where's the humanity in community? It's as if it were a soulless piece of code editing peoples verbiage.

Jonathan Musso

THERE IS NO HUMANITY ON SE!

JPhi1618

4:11 PM

What does that make us?

Jonathan Musso

Write binary in your sleep or GTFO!

DucatiKiller

OMG...The worm has turned?

WE are community......

JPhi1618

That's OK - I soulessly edit other peoples code to my formatting rules. It's the only correct way to code.

DucatiKiller

It's a hall of mirrors...

JPhi1618

0

Q: how often can a guy get a hair perm

I'm a guy and I got a perm late November. Naturally my hair is a mess and having two cowlicks on the back of my head doesn't help. It literally sticks out all the time. So I went ahead and got a perm. I was pleased with my perm when I got it. It looked really good (about a month) but with time da...

hair

NEVER.

That's the answer.

Jonathan Musso

4:13 PM

OMG dude

I worked with this guy...long hair and a beard...I thought his hair was naturally curly.....until one day he told the whole crew during coffee break that he goes to an African Salon to get his hair done. ......................................

JPhi1618

That first sentence just doesn't even compute.

Ha, that's crazy.

I wonder if a dude-perm smells as bad as a real perm.

And @BobCross is trying to understand what he walked in on.

Jonathan Musso

He lost all respect. He had a tongue ring. You can just imagine the comments going on a construction site with that one :D

JPhi1618

Indeed.

Bob Cross

@JPhi1618 dude this sort of thing barely registers on my nerd scale. Maybe a two to three. ;-)

JPhi1618

Yea, I forget you're very seasoned...

Bob Cross

4:18 PM

I just gave a phone screen. Last question for my intern candidate was "do you play video games?" "Yes! I'm currently playing words words words excited nerdery!" Bob writes HIRE on the sheet of paper. ;-)

Jonathan Musso

haha awesome

Bob Cross

She was already pretty solid. That makes for a good story though.

DucatiKiller

LOL...Excellent

Howdy @BobCross

Bob Cross

In other news, latent sexism in my field? Still strong! :-p

Hey @DucatiKiller

JPhi1618

Man, I'd hate to be a chick software developer.

(Am I doin it right?)

DucatiKiller

4:22 PM

@BobCross Latent sexism is strong everywhere I think.

Being a female in IT would be a brutal life.

Bob Cross

I agree. I also do not accept. As I've said before, F that noise.

DucatiKiller

Agreed

Bob Cross

My boss's boss's boss asked me if he thought we had a problem. I asked him if we were 50:50. How about supervisors? He rocked back in his seat. Yeah dude, everywhere.

JPhi1618

Do you think that 50:50 is even acheivable?

Bob Cross

Yep. Because it's reality.

JPhi1618

4:25 PM

I think it'd be super hard to even find that many female applicants, no?

Bob Cross

No.

They're out there. Maybe they don't want for position X because they know it's a problem organization.

DucatiKiller

If you do a lot of gaming the chat rooms can get brutal when a female enters. If a female writes articles about gaming she can get death threats.

We have a long way to go to change that paradigm.

Bob Cross

I'm paying some dues right now getting the word out. My last three interns: all great on paper, all great over the summers, all doing great things now, all women.

JPhi1618

Do you think that recruiters taking women seriously in IT is a part of the problem? We never seem to get any female leads, and we're small enough that we wouldn't have a reputation.

Bob Cross

@JPhi1618 it's everywhere. All aspects have problems. It's worth starting small because any progress is better than none.

DucatiKiller

4:29 PM

We are a consulting organization in IT infrastructure. About 150 people. We have a female VP of Ops and female project managers but no female engineers or techs.

I will say that I only see female resumes a couple of times a month

@all Time to make the donuts. I'll catch you all later. Say hi to @community for me. I think she likes me.

JPhi1618

Ha, will do.

Bob Cross

Heh

JPhi1618

Does @DucatiKiller work at a Krispy Kreme? Always makin' donuts...

Bob Cross

Ancient Dunkin donuts commercial.

From back when we had to watch commercials. Dark times.

JPhi1618

Ah, ok. I forgot about commercials... It's funny, my two little girls get confused when we watch TV and see them.

"Where's the show!?!"

JPhi1618

5:04 PM

@MaxGoodridge, Thanks for the bounty on the tire naming question! Woot!

DucatiKiller

5:15 PM

thought I would pop in and throw this in here...and then bail :-)

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Q: Ford Tractor 5600

This is a older tractor. My question relates to the fuel system. The older fuel injectors don't have any external seals? All of them seat and 3 don't leak but one does. I was looking for a seal but it didn't have any not even on the tip. So I'm wondering if they have a torque spec or how does i...

engine ford fuel-system diesel fuel-injectors

later

Max Goodridge

@JPhi1618 Yeah no problem! No one else answered and I wouldn't like to see it go to waste!

JPhi1618

I'm pretty sure of the answer - just hard to find sources on stuff like that.

Max Goodridge

5:58 PM

@Zaid Thats a good point, but I like the answer that has been posted so should I accept it and ask it as a new question?

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