Recent content by Owen Lucas

If it weren’t for the Sony MX5 noise cancelling headphones I bought for this trip, then it would have been much more uncomfortable. Everyone around me was well mannered but there is no way around being uncomfortable in steerage class unless you have an entire 4 seat row to yourself to lay down...

Yes, it went very smoothly and we arrived 15 minutes at terminal C before boarding started. We were a little concerned when we saw a long snaking line at passport control but amazingly that took only about 15 minutes. Customs at AMS is a very smooth operation with at least 12 border officers...

There are so many stories. I guess the only thing we can do is buy reputable brands and throw out a power bank that may have been dropped or older than 5 years. Also checking if a power bank is getting very hot when discharging might be a good idea as well.

Wow, that is one way for Amazon to gain market share! I'm still here but yes it smelled, I tried not to breath it in, it's insidious. I can't imagine what a car fire with a 100kWh battery would be like!

The smell is the worst part of it all, it's forcing me to do a remodel earlier than I have planned ha.

The USB chargers and power banks I got from Aukey seemed high quality and on par with Anker at the time. You can't find anything by the name if Aukey on Amazon now, something must have happened, maybe too many exploding power banks...

I had a Aukey PB-T4 10,000mah power bank that recently started smoking while I was charging my phone. I hear a little crackle, look around, and then see smoke rising from under the power bank. Just a little wisp of smoke, just as much smoke as when you put out a candle. I pick it up, pull...

Update: I tried the "Zlideon" zipper repair kit, it worked but the slider has a sharp protrusion that can easily get caught on another suitcase or belt and is more jagged than a normal zipper. The kit is too fragile for a suitcase IMHO and pressure of other bags on the zipper assembly might...

One of the meme-fluencers that caused the initial runup became active on twitter again, supposedly because his gag order expired.

Aren't Boeing rockets 10x more expensive than SpaceX? Why are they even involved when Musk can do it all on a budget?

I have CC2's as well and they look like they've barely worn after 15k miles so far. Great tire. (y)

You can get the same wavelength needed, long and short IR, supposedly from the same heat lamps used at restaurants to keep rotisserie chickens warm. Of course be careful with this method but I bet it is much more potent than a $300 Hooga LED lamp. I have a Hooga Health Pro 300 unit and you...

Right click, search image with Google: Ogden Utah LDS Temple. Mormon Temples always look great, IMO it's a federal type of style, like something you would find on US currency.

Yes, probably as the Malibu-ev.

What I'm trying to figure out is what he said that's racist. I Googled around and didn't get anything other than some people making weak connections that being anti-woke is racist. So hire someone to check a box or hire based on merit, that appears to be what's triggering some.