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I have a 1981 Volvo 244 and I'm very happy none of the hoses are hidden.

At some point I almost bought a Framework laptop, just didn't click the Order button. I had my address etc already filled in, so because of that I also got that email from Framewor…

I should look into how this affects my 1981 Volvo 244

You're probably right. On my 7th gen i7 with 16 GB, which should theoretically be plenty to check my email, GMail's web interface is very slow.

When gas prices went up in the 70s because of fuel shortage, smaller (more fuel efficient) cars became more popular to use less fuel to do the same thing. I wonder if the same will…

I am Dutch but live in Canada, and when I visit family in The Netherlands, I always notice how much darker it gets during the night, even when my family lives in a larger town than…

Same for me. And it's not even rational. Even if I know the information is good, I'm just so put off by it that I am unable to follow.

I recently bought a book I've been wanting to read at a thrift store. I almost didn't buy it because it was a later reprint with an uglier cover that now says "Now a major motion p…

I kinda stopped doing CW (and ham radio altogether with that). I did quite a bit of POTA hunting but it became too repetitive. And I didn't find something that felt like a small en…

Steve Mould did a cool video on this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QtMTvsi-4Hw

I am on the side that says the farmer didn't plow the field. I guess you could say he took responsibility for it, which isn't the same thing. I guess a counter argument that some w…

I just watched the video on their launch page and I am really not sure how I feel about it. On one side, it's cool that these people get to start businesses and stuff using ChatGPT…

One falsehood I just ran into myself when booking a parking spot at the airport: "all parts of a name start with a capital letter". This isn't true for Dutch names with "van de", "…

I really miss the old internet. Thinking back, it was awesome. Even the beginning of social networks. I remember how amazed I was by things like Friendfeed. And it felt like things…

I just checked the drawer where I keep my NES games. Haven't played in a long time, but they're all still there.

I hate that my 2020 Ioniq EV takes decisions for me, and just overall pretends to know better. I've turned off all the gadgets I could find (lane assist etc, I hate the feeling of …

> Yes, but why? Most likely answer is "because that's what they wanted to do", which is a totally legit reason.

I wonder how much can be controlled over some kind of bus. Would be cool to have all sorts of physical buttons and a micro controller to control radio, AC, heated seats etc etc so …

The Netherlands

Someone once told me when I was putting something exactly level in a crooked old house: you want it level with the house, not the universe.

This is so much fun. And something while playing reminded me of a this video I saw where someone asks her boyfriend "what does Y-E-S spell", and he said "yes". Then she asked him w…

I felt the same and got a Casio CM-100 that has similar functionality. Not as nice as the HP but it does the job. Much cheaper too if you can find one.

I am Dutch and moved to Canada about 20 years ago (my wife is Canadian). Imagine our first meal at my new in-laws, and me not speaking much French yet (we're in Quebec), and still …

I also learned in an awkward way that waving my hand next to my cheek isn't an international sign for lekker. I moved to Canada about 20 years ago, and still sometimes do it, but a…

Doesn't it come from car culture? Where (mostly young) people put giant wings and shiny wheels on a clapped out Honda Civic to make it look like a race car. I always thought that "…