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"Short story" had me scratching my head. Looked it up. It was, indeed, first published as a short story in a magazine. It was later expanded into a full novel. I read the latter during a bike tour maybe four or five years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon
Note: Nevermind, peeked the wiki link.
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05-15-20, 10:09 AM
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A group of my cycling friends are doing an informal group ride to Lancaster and back, it will be a century. I was invited too.
I told them no thanks.
I did NOT tell them I think it's foolish and premature to have a group ride like that. I believe there are going to be 6-8 riders. They claim they will be socially distancing but I expect that won't happen.
I am trying not to judge people, but it's hard not to when you see educated and intelligent people do things that are potentially dangerous.
I told them no thanks.
I did NOT tell them I think it's foolish and premature to have a group ride like that. I believe there are going to be 6-8 riders. They claim they will be socially distancing but I expect that won't happen.
I am trying not to judge people, but it's hard not to when you see educated and intelligent people do things that are potentially dangerous.
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05-15-20, 10:15 AM
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37 bucks? Amazing. We had the Fluke insulation testing meter at the job. Generates 1000 volts to test up to 55megohms.
https://www.grainger.com/product/1BE...g!539404092930!
https://www.grainger.com/product/1BE...g!539404092930!
05-15-20, 10:32 AM
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37 bucks? Amazing. We had the Fluke insulation testing meter at the job. Generates 1000 volts to test up to 55megohms.
https://www.grainger.com/product/1BE...g!539404092930!
https://www.grainger.com/product/1BE...g!539404092930!
05-15-20, 10:43 AM
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Fluke makes some quality products. The first run of the 2nd generation Volt transmissions (they call it the drive unit) had a problem where a steel shim was dropped into the trans during assembly and would get picked up by the magnetism of the motor and damage the windings in the motor. No drive after that. You have to remove the power inverter module to test the windings (a giant pain) but after the first one I knew how to diagnose it enough to convince GM to send out a replacement transmission without taking it apart. Don't tell them, please.
05-15-20, 10:44 AM
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Closed on the house!
Now it’s just the pile of work to get ready to move... and then actually moving...
Now it’s just the pile of work to get ready to move... and then actually moving...
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05-15-20, 10:50 AM
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Anyway, it started raining so we postponed the ride for an hour or so.
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05-15-20, 11:03 AM
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05-15-20, 11:07 AM
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+1. When the batteries on the calipers go dead, the thing becomes a useless piece of junk until you find replacements. For whatever reason, mine takes something a little unusual that takes more effort to source.
05-15-20, 11:09 AM
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It seems the surgeon knew what he was talking about. Hopeful as I was, it is clear that the hand is not yet ready to be set free. But it is improving markedly by the day. This morning I swapped wheels on two bikes, making one of them ready to ride, when the time comes. A few minutes later, when pumping up the tire on Mrs. Seeds' bike, the finger developed some pain. Back in the hammock again
05-15-20, 11:16 AM
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Fluke makes some quality products. The first run of the 2nd generation Volt transmissions (they call it the drive unit) had a problem where a steel shim was dropped into the trans during assembly and would get picked up by the magnetism of the motor and damage the windings in the motor. No drive after that. You have to remove the power inverter module to test the windings (a giant pain) but after the first one I knew how to diagnose it enough to convince GM to send out a replacement transmission without taking it apart. Don't tell them, please.
05-15-20, 11:25 AM
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Fluke makes some quality products. The first run of the 2nd generation Volt transmissions (they call it the drive unit) had a problem where a steel shim was dropped into the trans during assembly and would get picked up by the magnetism of the motor and damage the windings in the motor. No drive after that. You have to remove the power inverter module to test the windings (a giant pain) but after the first one I knew how to diagnose it enough to convince GM to send out a replacement transmission without taking it apart. Don't tell them, please.
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Anybody ever heard of those Kaiweets multimeters?
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05-15-20, 11:40 AM
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I was watching a youtube video of someone taking apart a Chevy Bolt. The guy was pretty anal about the test equipment, the test leads, and the safety equipment. Your garden variety multimeter wouldn't be useful for what he was doing (most EVs have about 400V on the batteries when charged - and there is some talk of going to 800V). I recall that this guy used Fluke meters as they were rated for these higher voltages. For what it is worth, our solar PV system also has about 400VDC.
05-15-20, 11:42 AM
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No but I have a cheap no name meter which has served me well for decades. It can't do what a sophisticated meter can do but it does a lot.
When the leads went bad I bought some Fluke leads for it. They cost as much as the meter did. When they went bad I cut them open and soldered them back together.
When the leads went bad I bought some Fluke leads for it. They cost as much as the meter did. When they went bad I cut them open and soldered them back together.
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05-15-20, 12:35 PM
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No but I have a cheap no name meter which has served me well for decades. It can't do what a sophisticated meter can do but it does a lot.
When the leads went bad I bought some Fluke leads for it. They cost as much as the meter did. When they went bad I cut them open and soldered them back together.
When the leads went bad I bought some Fluke leads for it. They cost as much as the meter did. When they went bad I cut them open and soldered them back together.
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05-15-20, 01:22 PM
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05-15-20, 01:45 PM
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Hawks gotta eat, too. Notice the distinctive Bluejay tail feathers drifting away in the breeze.
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05-15-20, 02:03 PM
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05-15-20, 02:53 PM
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