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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • Yeah, this is something that I just can’t understand why a human would ask something like this. Pets help people exist. They make people happy. There are things we should do to reduce pet related things, like a lot of breeding programs. But I’m looking at this similar to someone saying “we should reduce the amount of vegetables we eat because harvesting them causes the climate damage.”












  • I have a 20yo car with a bad torque converter that I’m dragging my feet in replacing.

    It shakes at stops and to get it to stop shaking I shift it to neutral. Your car is in the shop so you can’t really make that test.

    Fuel sensors can cause some funky things though. Give fuel when it shouldn’t and not give when it should. It will cause misfires that way.

    Driving with faulty parts will cause other systems to fail. It’s usually better to replace things sooner rather than later.


  • Internet websites aren’t the government.

    Hate speech is bad for business. It only makes sense for corporations to ban hate speech.

    You can make a nazi website, for nazis, by nazis. Those already exist.

    I see one chud and I’ll block them. If the site is nothing but chuds I won’t use it.

    If a website sucks, use a different one. Your attention is monetized, and if you want to say nazis are good to be around then give them space to exist. If not then do something about it. The website owners are not restricted by freedom of speech.

    I personally feel like large enough public forms should be held to a higher standard, and if people said half the things they do online irl they’d get beaten and thrown in jail.



  • To be fair, I’ve told someone spark plugs on a diesel after I changed a few on gas cars.

    They have glow plugs. I knew what I was saying, but it was a long day.

    They go in the boom holes and help with said booms. Don’t look at me because I’m not an English major. When I order parts I point to the catalog and grunt like a caveman, because my brain is smarter than my mouth.



  • My assumption is that you’re talking about the washable ones. They do last a bit longer and they do save money in the long term because you don’t have to buy as many. But there is still wear and tear happening every time you wash it.

    My grubby little raccoon hands have worn out my keyboard caps. I don’t need to see what the letter is, and I’ve had my keyboard for so long it is a razer that isn’t backlit.

    Air filter holes are measured in microns. I don’t know the time frame, but it will happen that it will let dirt through the air holes that it really shouldn’t.

    K&N is a fairly well quality controlled product. Nothing is forever.


  • No, I don’t have experience working on Teslas, you didn’t address my concerns though. My concern is with ANY moving part. I don’t need to be an Tesla certified engineer to tell you fluids that keeps things moving, cool, clean need to be changed at some point in time.

    If that amount is what’s normal for them than then that’s fine, that’s why I said to check your owners manual.

    If the mileage is that low for your mx-5 then that’s probably warranty if your rear diff does need rebuilt. So that is good news.


  • My man, change your drivetrain oil. Call me old fashioned but vehicles should last longer than 8 years. This “lifetime transmission” stuff is hogwash. I have a 5 year old ICE car that I plan on changing it’s transmission oil and filter…in about 3 years.

    Your drivetrain is made out of actual materials. Not some marvel movie space metal. It will shed some metal into the oil when it moves. You don’t want to drive around with grit soap for lube.


  • Way too many people get news and information through shit posts :/

    Do you know how many people think because they have a hybrid they don’t have oil. I’d much rather be called a dumbass for not knowing make/model/year on a random “ev’s” than someone destroying their car. So yes, I will do this till I become the meme and the “ev’s don’t require any maintenance” meme dies.