What are frugal or DIY tips and tricks you can share? by samofny in AutoDetailing

[–]stvhwrd 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No, used with windex or similar. The newspaper is used to wipe it, instead of a cloth. Works great on household mirrors and windows - no lint or fibers left behind.

31 thoughts with Stan Bowman by ehjhockey in hawks

[–]stvhwrd 16 points17 points  (0 children)

He talks about pairing him with the younger, smaller, more offensive-minded defensemen (eg. Boqvist) and hopefully keeping Z long term. They get into it right around 32:30.

Thanks for sharing!

Seattle may have lowest rate of COVID-19 cases among major U.S. cities by OnlineMemeArmy in Seattle

[–]stvhwrd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The “don’t use a wet mask” thing specifically relates to swimming, not generically being outside during rain. If you did wear a mask while swimming (especially if you’re swimming vigorously) you’d be essentially waterboarding yourself...

People should not wear masks while engaged in activities that may cause the mask to become wet, like when swimming at the beach or pool. A wet mask may make it difficult to breathe.

Pension buyout, lump sum or not by asdkfjlasdf433 in leanfire

[–]stvhwrd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Don’t listen to all these amateur forecasters”


“you and I both know the market is going to have a slump in the next ten years”


Toyota means Family by ThisdudeisEH in ToyotaTacoma

[–]stvhwrd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Money off because it's stick? That's a double win!!

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Skincare App by TheShortAzn in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]stvhwrd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice idea! It would be great to be able to use a barcode scanner to scan in the products instead of having to manually enter these details.

I don’t know of an API for this offhand, but I’m quite sure they exist. Worst case scenario you could build a hacky one that scrapes Amazon, and then keep that mapping of barcode-to-product (and details) in your own DB for future lookups by users.

How to make this more modern by Jcarlson7297 in DesignMyRoom

[–]stvhwrd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glass brick wall to preserve the light transmission

Why do my prescription sunglasses seem to last longer than clear lenses? by irishthrasher in ExplainLikeImPHD

[–]stvhwrd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not necessarily.. it depends on the material of the lens.

The refractive index of normal lens plastic is around 1.50, and glass is around 1.52. Beyond those two traditional options, there are now some high refractive index plastics. These high index plastics can result in a strong prescription lens being thinner than even a weak prescription glass lens.

Here's a visual.

Wealthsimple buys Simpletax by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]stvhwrd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, it is not itself a public company. Wealthsimple is, however, primarily (83%) owned by a public company — POW.

Have I been screwing up with a ROTH IRA from the start? MGAI 135K by idkman93 in leanfire

[–]stvhwrd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TL;DR It’s not a modification to your existing Roth.

The idea of a Backdoor Roth is for high income individuals (read: not Roth eligible) to contribute to a Roth IRA by initially contributing to a Traditional IRA and then converting/backdooring that contribution to a Roth IRA (and paying the tax that was deferred on it).

From page 289 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act footnotes 268/9:


Since few months, Im doing project called Very Ugly Plates, where I give a new life to 2nd hand wall plates by milczak in somethingimade

[–]stvhwrd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m impressed with how many different fabric backgrounds you have in the photos. Are no two the same?

Finished by [deleted] in ToyotaTacoma

[–]stvhwrd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, for sure! It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to have only the rear panel opening when you have 5 or 6 feet of bed back there. With the rear door only, you are confined to using only the area you can reach with your arms from the back, with the lowered tailgate further limiting that... Maybe 2 or 3 feet into the bed.

Having a drawer system (like Decked) helps with this problem, and a drawer system with windoors is the ultimate. Full side access to cargo and a flexible cargo organization system 👌— That’s my plan for my DCSB. It boosts the utility of a truck bed massively by providing a secure, waterproof(ish) , compartmentalized storage area.

Thanks for sharing!

Finished by [deleted] in ToyotaTacoma

[–]stvhwrd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Helpful anyway, thanks!

Finished by [deleted] in ToyotaTacoma

[–]stvhwrd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree on the windoors — I’m specc’ing a canopy out right now and they are a must-have.

Is that the ARE CX? Any idea what the dynamic load capacity of the roof rack is?

Finally got my Taco out in the woods this weekend by JagenActual in ToyotaTacoma

[–]stvhwrd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not a different material structurally but yeah the black portion is essentially bed liner (eg. Line-X, Raptor, etc).

It’s the A.R.E Overland topper.

Just picked up some new shoes. She actually looks like a proper truck now. 265/75/16 Cooper STT Pro. by TacoPro17_ in ToyotaTacoma

[–]stvhwrd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

265/70R17 or [their approximate equivalent with bigger sidewall] 265/75R16 are pretty much the biggest diameter/width combo to fit the vast majority of 2nd and 3rd gen 4x4 Tacomas on stock suspension.

You hear the odd story about someone having some inner fender or mudflap rub, but loads of Taco owners go with these sizes for how reliably compatible they are with the stock setup.

Took the Tacoma camping! by [deleted] in Tacomaworld

[–]stvhwrd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a 2nd gen white base model in mixed sun/shade

Tire shop damaged my wheel, offered to fix it, now they're saying they'll need to paint the whole wheel. I'm concerned that the newly painted wheel color and finish won't match the other three. What would you do? by [deleted] in Autobody

[–]stvhwrd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's obviously not major damage but the wheels were brand new in box when I brought them to the shop. Would you demand that they replace the wheel? Or would you allow them to paint it and trust that they'll match properly?

If they paint it I have to leave my truck with them for two days, and given that they damaged a wheel and then later snapped a wheel stud during install (and lied about it) I don't really want to do that...