Nikto
Hacker (ethical kind), recovered-ninja, blacksmith, geek, serial kilter.
That about covers it.
Joined Aug 2022
About the only thing missing/needed is a couple of tire irons to help in the process...which I should be able to get forged down on Friday.
Once the tires are changed out, the only remaining items are:
1. replacing the generator -- I have a new one, but need to swap out the mounting plates and get a good regulator before I know how well it's going to work. Until then, just needs to be plugged in every 12 hours or so to charge the battery.
2. Bringing it back to original Red Baby color.
TW: meaningless vintage truck chatter.
TODO list is steadily reducing on the IHC (1925 Model S Speed Truck). New tires, tubes, and liners have been ordered and should be in by Wednesday. Vintage/original rim spreader (to help get said tires mounted on the split rim) is in my possession. A friend is on deck to help change out the tires over the weekend (and he happens to make some damn fine whisky to aid in the process).
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@spacesloth you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.
You saw this in Chicago -- early days Chicago was largely wooden structures. After the Chicago Fire, you see a lot of stone and brick.
Nothing wrong with wood buildings, when properly constructed and maintained -- you have plenty of them from the 1700s out east. New construction is often dictated by the finances of the builder -- the cost difference of cheaper (generally wood and engineered materials) construction vs. brick or stone is substantial.
@Reincarnation_2 To give a slightly different answer (coming from a historic town) - the first European settlers in a given area would work with what they had, which was typically local wood. As the area was settled and built up, many would follow suit with that...until such time as a a fire burns out of control -- when rebuilding, the industry now exists for other materials (kilns for brickworks, quarries for stone, etc).
Nikto
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CoSo? New users and old timers alike--
It is VERY likely that during the next wave of new accounts, we will see people deliberately trying to test the TOS. They will choose usernames that are frankly racist and disgusting, post images that are offensive. They may do this in order to grab a screen shot and then take it back to support their agenda on other platforms.
Please, if you see such, report them. Don't engage--just block and report.
@th3j35t3r will deal with them swiftly.
Right side up this time, just a little bit more dated of a photo of the homestead…
@EileenKCarpenter I was wondering- just didn’t have time (or inclination) to dig in. Thank you!
@Daft Flames…up the side of my face.
The house that goes with the yard…we’re planning to stick with the patchwork look.
@37710TT_773W35 we used to have them all the time when I was growing up…sadly, haven’t seen one in years — you’re right, they’re beautiful (albeit a bit scary until you’re used to them)
On deck for tomorrow: alemite fittings and some quality time with a grease gun.
@HawkHorton That's a good looking Swissy boy in the back :)
@Numerous_Piccolo_564 I've been preaching that for over 20 years now. IIRC, the guy that originally wrote the whitepaper that NIST used to create the password complexity requirements (and change requirements, etc.) has called it one of the greatest regrets of his life.
@BipolarArtist 1925 IHC Model S Speed Truck. All original and functional, though not my daily driver ;)
Nikto
Hacker (ethical kind), recovered-ninja, blacksmith, geek, serial kilter.
That about covers it.
Joined Aug 2022