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sunflowercompass t1_j6xkyz7 wrote

Reply to George Santos' campaign spent more than $26,000 at an Italian restaurant in Queens. That's enough to buy 1,131 orders of the rigatoni bolognese. by MrKleen10

What gets to me is we still don't know where the money came from. So basically the FEC is.. waiting for Santos to respond to a letter asking for more information?

>Mr. Kappel said that the change on Mr. Santos’s campaign filings would be likely to trigger a letter from the F.E.C. asking for more information on the source of the loan.

So in a few months they are gonna fine him a pittance, it's gonna turn out he lied again, then maybe GOP leadership tries to get him to resign so he doesn't get prosecuted in return. Same fucking bullshit.

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sunflowercompass t1_j6j7w9a wrote

Reply to comment by ubermonkey in This espresso machine is from 2004, i got it from Savers last year and it works like brand new. I know people online who have even older ones that still work perfectly. by Waryur

Yeah I even bought a super automatic from Delonghi for $800 in 2009. Checking now, you can get a super auto from same manufacturer for $800. It jammed a lot, too many parts. Don't like it.

Not a fan of Italian machines either. I remember I couldn't even reach support (no email, just a voicemail in Italian).

Now I just do hot water dispenser, aeropress, and a manual grinder. I have gone through many, including the famed rocky. That jammed a lot. People on the internet: STOP USING dark oily beans. But.. that's what I like to drink.

Kitchenaid burr grinder, that's lasted me 15 years+, only jams once a year if even that. Broke the glass once, called customer service to buy a new one. They just shipped me one for free.

Looking at models, it is similar to the KCG0702CS that's $300. I don't know if it's still the same quality. They got a $200 too.

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sunflowercompass t1_j2njm6f wrote

Reply to comment by Mr-Thumpasaurus in How many of these recessed lights can I use on a dimmer switch? by notscammed

I have some phillip smart bulbs. A bit expensive thought and not bright enough for my living room. I replaced them with 3 big LED fixtures at 4k with a dimmer switch. In the evening I use it at the bare minimum, color temp doesn't really matter at that point.

For the bedroom the old warm temps are fine, you want warm lights to go to sleep anyway.

edit: oh I remember why I disliked the phillip lights. They are a neat party trick but I hated the app to control them. If I did it again I'd make sure there's a hardwired control at the switch. Yes it means you need to get up.

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sunflowercompass t1_j2n6i29 wrote

Reply to comment by _ALLien_ in How many of these recessed lights can I use on a dimmer switch? by notscammed

3k is too orange, it is the color of light during sunset

I need 4k to stay awake and keep seasonal affective disorder away. 4k is the color of the sun at noon. 4k is the closest to "neutral white"

edit: oh one more variable. The furniture and wall colors you have will affect how light looks. If your walls are yellow like mine the light will look yellower.

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sunflowercompass t1_j16m447 wrote

Reply to comment by 73577357 in New York State official climate plan calls for Right to Repair by fanopticon

Thanks for the info

I think big appliances are important to fix because they are expensive ($3000 LG fridges are not that rare, for example.) If we can get big markets of NY and Cali going perhaps we can revive small appliance repair as a trade.

I do have a cheap little electric lawn mower. It's great. The only maintenance I foresee is having to sharpen the blade and change the battery eventually.

(I had a gasoline snow blower and I had so many problems. Apparently normal gas will gum up the engines, you need to find gas without ethanol. And then somehow drain the tank after winter is over? Too much of a pain. )

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