This, starlink regarding Russia invading Ukraine, and I’m gonna guess spacex regarding government contracts? Idk about that 3rd one being investigated but it’s definitely one of the many conflicts of interest.

Yeah but stupid people are plentiful and overly confident that they can spitball a better idea for solving the problem than literal experts with decades of expertise can because “they’re too close to the problem” or “they’re paid off by big [fill in the blank] to gum up any progress” or whatever. They just don’t believe in complicated solutions or complicated problems because most people aren’t doing anything particularly complicated with their lives. Incurious people aren’t interested in any explanations or nuance.

I was actually targeting a 7800XT on an AM4 build already lol!

Yeah, it’s just hard to justify the cost when I already have a PS5 and not a whole lot of free time. It makes more sense to wait until the next generation of consoles comes out and then get something that runs games at that time at 1440p, 60+fps. Right now I’d just be building a lateral system for no real reason, pretty late in the current gen lifecycle.

I don’t think I’ve even heard of that, so I’ll look into it a bit more. I was leaning more toward an AMD build since that tends to play nicely with Linux compared to Intel/Nvidia. And there were a couple of distros I was interested in trying on my old laptop to compare before committing.

I’m not looking forward to what happens to steam post-gaben. I expect a stupid successor to IPO and fuck it all up.

Agreed, but if I’d had the money at the time, I absolutely would’ve jumped at the steam machine and steam controller. I want a modern one now more than ever. If it weren’t for parts getting shittier and pricier, I’d probably build one myself this spring/summer and figure out which distro would be best for it. My steam deck is great and I want basically the exact same thing but more powerful at the cost of not being a handheld. Bonus points if I can easily remote play that new steam machine through my steam deck, which I think is a reasonable expectation. And I’d love to run an HDMI out splitter to easily swap between using it as a PC at my desk or using it as a console from my couch.

Same. I had even paid for the paid tier of my 3rd party app because it was such a good value to me that I wanted the devs to have some of my money. Thanks to that app, I was on the site more and pretty much never via computer anymore.

I think it was for the best though. Quality over quantity here. I find it to be far less toxic on Lemmy overall. It’s like how people tend to be nicer in a small town because you know you’re gonna run into these people over and over again, but the big city you came from had more variety in stuff to check out. Definitely a trade-off, but I think it’s worth it to have this much more pleasant space that isn’t so packed with content as to be addictive. Good vibes.

Blast some tunes while you work and it’ll go by faster and more pleasantly! It’s gonna feel great to have that done in the end.

Ooh, I’m filing that tidbit away for use on an unfortunate potential future date. I rarely use my disposal but it’s pretty important that it works when I want it to lol.

Replacing the heat element didn’t solve my problem. Thanks to your comment, I did some digging and found that my dishwasher should have a sort of safety shutoff switch which would’ve likely been triggered by a call for heat while the box was empty. I took the dishwasher back out, flipped it on its side, and looked for it. I followed the wires to a switch with a little black button and pressed it. I heard a click.

I haven’t tested it yet, but I think that’s all I had to do lol. Thanks!

Edit: FIXED!

That’s what I’m talking about! Tutorials on YouTube seem to be done in model houses where nothing is actually connected to anything, so it’s like they forget to mention this sort of thing.

I flipped the breaker and unplugged it. I’ve gotten unexpected shocks from inaccurately labeled breakers in the past lol.

Definitely not 100% more electricity assuming you’re handwashing with hot water and have an electric water heater. If you’re on a gas water heater, then you’re burning more gas to wash your dishes. You’re also using way more soap than if you used powder or liquid detergent in your dishwasher. And no matter how you slice it, using your dishwasher is significantly more passive as you can run it, go to bed, wake up, and unload it. You washed your dishes in your sleep.

I agree with you that it all comes down to preference, but it’s downright silly to believe that running your dishwasher is an “extra step” lol. Just load it properly (not too much stuff and face soiled sides down and toward the center), run hot water to your faucet before running so that the initial rinse cycle is rinsing with hot water, put some detergent (not pods) in the detergent door but probably only like half full, close the detergent door, put like a teaspoon extra outside of the detergent door, and just run it on normal or medium or whatever your dishwasher says that seems standard. Try it tonight. But check the filter at the bottom and clean it out first. If you have water spots on your glasses when it’s done running, you probably have hard water. You can either install a water softener which would be great for your showers and your laundry too, or you can just buy jetdry or some other rinse aid which will chemically soften the water in your dishwasher. Or your water spots may be from putting too much detergent in. You really don’t need to fill that little cup. Filling it is for running a very full dishwasher with very stubborn, caked on shit.

It’s your preference. Maybe you like spending 20 minutes handwashing. I don’t. I’d rather load dishes as they get dirty to keep it all from piling up around the sink. I prefer to use less electricity, less water, less soap, and less of my time.

Sorry for my passionate defense of dishwashers. I’m a water chemist who has been working in power plants for over ten years and I’m passionate about this sort of thing. I’m a true dull man.

I think you mean “doldrums” here. Noun, a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression.

I appreciate the info!

I opened hot taps on the floor above to break vacuum. My wife had questions about the sounds she was hearing and I compared it to putting your thumb on the top of a straw to hold liquid in the straw; I just took the figurative thumb off the top of the figurative straw to drain it.

I don’t have a shop vac (yet). I’m a new homeowner and have bought plenty of new things lately and wasn’t in the mood to go to the store in the middle of what I was dealing with, so I just stirred up and drained the bits I saw through the element hole. I didn’t know just how much it was until I’d already been at it for a long while anyway lol.

The house is only about 7 years old, and I’m assuming the water heater is too. There’s a water softener attached, but I bet it’s a new addition they put in in response to the hardness they were growing in the water heater.

I had googled thermostat settings and was mostly seeing about 125° as the recommended temp, and the thermostats I bought were factory set to 120 and the manual recommended against raising it. Now I know I can bump mine up a touch if I feel like it!

I’m a power plant operator with a background in water chemistry. I was uniquely prepared to understand this situation, but not as well equipped as you would’ve been lol.

Is that the same as a heat pump water heater? They typically need a lot of air around them to work properly and my water heater is in a small closet next to my gas furnace in a townhouse, so that’s not really a great option for me.

Eventually, I’d like to upgrade my heat/AC to a heat pump though. They’re much more capable and efficient than they used to be. Modern ones heat fine even when it gets down to 0°F, which it occasionally does here around this time of year.

Anode looked better than expected, especially considering it still had manufacturer insulation and cap over it, so it’s literally never been changed and the house is 7ish years old.

I always used to use hot water when I needed to boil water for stuff like pasta or rice to get it there faster. I guess now I know haha.

It’s only about 7 years old, so I’m pretty sure I got to it in time. I hadn’t thought of it plugging a leak at the time, but that’s a very valid concern. I’m pretty sure that under deposit corrosion was what killed the element, so it could’ve attacked the tank itself too. The anode rod must be doing an okay enough job lol.

Not OP, but with the aforementioned schedule, there are still weekends before and after that are still very valuable. The weekend before vacation could be used to catch up on chores and errands that would be nice to get done before the vacation, plus maybe pack. Then when you get back, your coming home to a clean place and not having to deal with running around straight away. Just be ready for only two days of work. Then another weekend to get rested up before a full week of work.

Two weekends bookending two half weeks of work bookending a week off from work is very nearly the same as a week of vacation and a week of staycation for only 5 vacation days. Sure you can’t go out of town for an extended period with that plan, but I’m kinda ready to go home after 4-5 days away anyway.

It’s not too difficult to buy a pack of boneless skinless chicken breasts, prep them, throw them into the oven, cool them, and slice them up. That’s an option if you want a new little project to master which is also serving your function of healthier, fresher lunch meat.

Easy rundown: trim off and discard fat. Butterfly the breasts. Spray a sheet pan and put them on there. Either put Italian dressing or custom seasonings and white wine on the chicken. Throw the pan into the oven at 325°F until it hits 160°F (165 is food safe but residual heat will get it across the finish line). I’d set a timer for like 20 minutes and then temp and assess. It’s easier to slice up without tearing if the chicken has had a chance to cool down.