roblarky

joined 1 year ago
[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

My week has been one of growth.

Over the past couple of months, my wife and I have been having lots of drama because she's polyamorous, but I'm innately monogamous (at least thus far).

She has a boyfriend now and it's been a struggle, but I've finally accepted/realized that there's no actual threat of her leaving (which was the core source of my anxiety and jealousy).

So we're doing awesome now! We still have sex, snuggle, and generally carry on as normal, just that she also has someone who is satisfying that need to experience new relationships.

So overall, my week is going great

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I tried the exciters, it was neat...but not great sound fidelity. But still a fun little concept which definitely has uses.

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah. There are also 2x4s running parallel behind the fascia (which are attached to the rafters), so it's really sturdy and anchored.

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would recommend doing something like what I did in this photo. I originally just did a simple hook like you posted, but some very high winds bent it, and it was somewhat loose - I still don't know how it stayed in.

I cut a piece of angled steel, drilled holes, and painted with white Plastidip. Then used some nylon spacers with the marine hook. I have not had any issues at all, it's been 7 months and they're rock solid.

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes, they are metal pipes/fittings that I got from Lowe's (local hardware store). I used a spray paint with the term "hammered" in the name, it gives a nice textured metal coating, since they don't look this nice off the store shelves!

I used strong dish soap and a scrub brush to get them dirt and grease free, then assembled and put them in the oven at 200 degrees (F) for 30 minutes to dry. Then put on rubber gloves to handle (no skin oils) and painted them. Have had no issues with the paint chipping off or anything like that.

Google search:

threaded galvanized pipe

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

If he enjoys electronics and music, then I definitely recommend encouraging his journey into this direction! I would be okay with you asking questions in this thread if you need any help/guidance/resources.

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I made the sub use a transmission line for porting, which you can see in the full gallery.

This gives it a really low frequency response, but takes up a lot of room.

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks! Yeah I always loved reading that sub for ideas and inspiration.

 

Full build gallery here.

Flat top stoves are so challenging to keep looking perfectly clean!

We were left a rectangle of our quartz countertop material when we built our house, so I decided to make a noodle board to cover the stove (it's never been actually used to make noodles...)

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by roblarky@beehaw.org to c/diy@beehaw.org
 

This was a fun and challenging build!

Full gallery here.

I ordered some cheap single board amps and power supplies from AliExpress and used a DSP so each speaker (mid/tweet/sub) has their own dedicated amp and fine tune control ability for the frequency drop-offs, gain, etc.

They sound amazing!

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Man, I was a teenager, reading the PC magazine ads, wishing I had the money to build a system like this!

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

Just chiming in to say that while I can understand some people's frustration, I support this.

The community here is great and I'd like it to stay that way.

In real life, I choose to associate with good people and avoid areas where the quality of people who can show is completely unpredictable or not my taste.

i prefer a chill bar with quiet outside seating and no live music. I go there specifically because I'm not looking for a biker bar experience.

I see it as a strength to the fediverse. It's no different than different forums back in the day. I do understand that my above statement would be akin to different communities, but I agree that even if someone's behavior is only "bad" in a community where that was acceptable, it does affect the community as a whole, knowing that they're lurking (in terms of feeling like this is a safe space).

Keep up the good work, and thank you for having to make these difficult decisions; I know it's not easy.

[–] roblarky@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

That's what happened to me back in the day. Being young and naive, definitely picked up some things I had to undo and look back with cringe.

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