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12d ago
inWhy does nobody talk about mounting the monitor arm to the wall instead of the desk
Four holes in studs is easier said than done when the studs don't line up where you actually want the monitor. My last place had the studs sitting about a foot off from center, so the arm ended up way to the left of my chair and I spent two months turning my neck like an owl to look at it. The clamp setup lets you slide the whole thing left or right until it feels right, which matters more than people admit. I get the particle board sag though, that part is real and annoying. A cheap fix is a piece of plywood under the clamp to spread the load, which is way less work than hanging a board and patching drywall when you move out.
13d ago
inHot take: stop putting 15W-40 in everything, a 6.0 Powerstroke is not a 12 valve
Isn't the bigger issue that Ford actually called for 15W-40 in the early 6.0 trucks, then switched to 10W-30 and 5W-40 later on? I have a 2004 and the cap right on the motor says 15W-40, so guys running it are not crazy, they are just going off what their truck came with. The HEUI thing is real though, cold thick oil does beat up the injectors and the spool valves, and the later Ford spec moved to thinner stuff for exactly that reason. Up north here in the cold months most of us run 5W-40 synthetic and it makes a big difference on cold starts. So I get what you are saying, but saying Ford calls for 5W-40 across the board is not true for every year. Check the year and the cap, not just one rule for all of them.
14d ago
inA trail runner on the Eagle Creek loop called my pack setup dumb, and it fixed my shoulders
Man, this reminds me of a trip on the Timberline Trail where some older lady told me my boots were laced all wrong and I totally brushed her off too. She said I had the top part too loose so my heel was sliding around. I ignored it for two more days and ended up with these huge blisters on both heels that made the last stretch miserable. Finally sat down at Ramona Falls and re-laced them the way she said, heel lock and all that, and it was night and day. I felt so dumb for not just trying it right there on the spot when she told me. Now I always double check my lacing before a big climb and I've saved my feet more than once. Funny how a random stranger can spot what you've been doing wrong for years and it takes like ten seconds to fix.