Re: [MBZ] OT Nice (Oil Thread)

Planes are cool. A friend has some sort of retractable gear Cessna 180 and he put an engine monitor on it that has little gauges showing egt by cylinder or something. I'm thinking of doing something similar for the om606 so I can better predict/detect problems. Anybody have a link? It has little b

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

This a.m., the watch had gained 42s compared to yesterday morning. I left it on edge last night, and yesterday I manually wound it several times. It is now just 7s slower than my smart phone, which should be a reliable time standard against which to compare the watch, no? I'm going to just wear

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

You should have watched (get it, watched?) the DNC last night -- all your clapping and arm waving would have got it wound up tight. WOOWOO! --FT On 7/27/16 8:53 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: This a.m., the watch had gained 42s compared to yesterday morning. I left it on edge last nig

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

Yes. What does the phone use for a standard, WWV? Naval Observatory, DC? Dominion Observatory Canada? Which reminds me: Early one morning many ('bout 42) years ago, I was a flight evaluator with a B-52 crew getting pre-flight/weather briefings at Kincheloe AFB, MI, in preparation for an all

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

That's a good one Wilton. I will see if I can figure out what standard is used by my phone (Sprint network). I also have an old hand-help GPS receiver, I may fire that up and see what it says. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 10:35 AM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > Yes.

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

I like to listen to the Beeb do there time checks --FT On 7/27/16 10:39 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: That's a good one Wilton. I will see if I can figure out what standard is used by my phone (Sprint network). I also have an old hand-help GPS receiver, I may fire that up and see what

Re: [MBZ] OT eviction

I have a resident ground hog who is quite entertaining, at least until I discover what part of my property he's been eating or vandalizing. He goes out to the woods to forage (?) and when he heads back to his home under the deck I try to stare him down. He scurries too quickly for me to catch him

Re: [MBZ] Time fer Merkel to move on

Thanks for reminding me about these so-called lies On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 1:52 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > "you mean, like a cough?" (HAG) > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> July 26, 2016 at 8:10 PM >> If Hillary hac

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

Oh, I thought you were timing the watch against a reliable standard, likehttp://time.gov/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/

Re: [MBZ] OT eviction

It is easy to catch 'im. Put 3 marshmallows in the live trap and check it daily. Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes July 27, 2016 at 10:15 AM I have a resident ground hog who is quite entertaining, at least until I discover what part of my property he's been eating

Re: [MBZ] OT eviction

Petite or full-sized? On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It is easy to catch 'im. Put 3 marshmallows in the live trap and check > it daily. > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> July 27, 2016 at 10:15 AM

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

Probably WWV, National Institute of Standards and Technology broadcast from Ft. Collins, CO. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Meade Dillon" Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809

[MBZ] OT one big 3-D printer

Rich needs to build one of these. http://www.businessinsider.com.au/video-a-one-armed-australian-robot-can-build-a-house-four-times-quicker-than-a-brickie-2016-7 - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:39:52 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > That's a good one Wilton. > > I will see if I can figure out what standard is used by my phone (Sprint > network). I also have an old hand-help GPS receiver, I may fire that up > and see what it says. Timing is critical for

Re: [MBZ] OT one big 3-D printer

There go all the great construction jobs. On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Rich needs to build one of these. > > > http://www.businessinsider.com.au/video-a-one-armed-australian-robot-can-build-a-house-four-times-quicker-than-a-brickie-2

Re: [MBZ] OT one big 3-D printer

Here's my two cents: *"Fastbrick listed on the ASX in November in a reverse takeover of DMY Capital. An oversubscribed IPO raised $5.75 million at 2 cents a share. * *It’s currently trading at 2.2 cents but has been as high as 3.6 cents"* On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote

Re: [MBZ] OT one big 3-D printer

Get in on the ground floor and build up the company! If the Aussies are concerned about the cost of bricklaying they could go down to Houston, drive down Westpark Drive, and pick up a coupla hundred "guest workers" and take them down there. $7/hr yer good ta go... and there's a lot more where

Re: [MBZ] OT one big 3-D printer

I don't think they allow labourers unless they are from a nonterrorist country like Scotland or England. On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 1:57 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Get in on the ground floor and build up the company! > > If the Aussies are concerned about the co

[MBZ] It's almost over

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Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

I found a couple places that sell time-sync devices for data centers, they use CMDA signals from Sprint and Verizon, say that the CDMA base stations each has a GPS receiver for the time signal which is traceable back to the NIST atomic clock. - Max Charleston SC > Timing is critical

Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ T-shirt

Do you have one with "Stras" on the back? On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 11:09 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Hey I keep forgetting to mention it. We've got a couple shirts left over > from ChowdaQ 2015, I think they're all XL but I can check. I'll let them go > for $20

Re: [MBZ] OT one big 3-D printer

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:15:57 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Rich needs to build one of these. > > http://www.businessinsider.com.au/video-a-one-armed-australian-robot-can-build-a-house-four-times-quicker-than-a-brickie-2016-7 You can see another one in action, actually laying brick us

Re: [MBZ] OT one big 3-D printer

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:16:44 -0600 Craig via Mercedes wrote: > You can see another one in action, actually laying brick using mortar, > at > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpD5H1EH0go > > Fastbrick isn't the only one in this area. And another great one at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_P

Re: [MBZ] OT one big 3-D printer

Is there one that can build a free-form deck in my back yard? On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:15:57 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Rich needs to build one of these. > > > > > http://www.businessinsider.com.au/video-a-one-armed-

[MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

Who says all Lamborghini owners are stereotypically rich? Some are working goat tenders. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3709820/You-kidding-bizarre-moment-Lamborghini-seen-towing-trailer-GOATS-hay-bales.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Time fer Merkel to move on

Andrew wrote: > Thanks for reminding me about these so-called lies Neither side puts up defence against anything. Maybe never. Of couse, one side is business background and hidden to scrutiny. The other side is all lawyers, as in lawyer-up and totally hidden. Meanwhile us trolls speculate o

Re: [MBZ] Time fer Merkel to move on

That's why I have a garden and two cars with nearly 600,000 accumulated miles on them - so there is always something to distract me from the quagmire that is Reality. On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 3:57 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Andrew wrote: > > Thanks for remindin

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

you can hook any winders computer directly to a NIST (or other) time server. No need to buy some special device. I think the same can be done in Mac and linix. I know it can be done in Unix. Meade Dillon via Mercedes July 27, 2016 at 1:23 PM I found a couple

Re: [MBZ] OT one big 3-D printer

I once rebuilt a conical cistern top reusing the salvaged soft bricks. (After doing the round walls.) Does that count? Craig via Mercedes July 27, 2016 at 2:16 PM On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:15:57 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes You can see another one in action, a

Re: [MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

My code-word for a (70s) caddylac was Missouri Cattle Truck. We'd see them used to haul calves into the livestock sales, (or home from the sale) They'd take out the bottom back seat cushion, and stuff the calves in. Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes July 27, 201

Re: [MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

Can you imagine how spoiled those goats are now? Telling all their pals about being shuttled around in a $500,000 ride. On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My code-word for a (70s) caddylac was Missouri Cattle Truck. We'd see > them use

[MBZ] Mercedes Debuts All-Electric Heavy Truck

Get ready, they're coming - - http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/mercedes-debuts-all-electric-heavy-truck/ar-BBuXhrb?li=BBnb4R5 -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

Yup - did it years ago when I set up the first email system for the agency I worked at. This PC is also getting time from NIST - it's required for some of the amateur radio digital communications protocols. On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT one big 3-D printer

Yes. Using a robot to lay bricks is so last century - - current best practice is use a 3D printer. http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/3d-house-printer-can-crank-out-thousand-square-feet-day.html http://www.wired.co.uk/article/giant-3d-printer-builds-houses http://www.3ders.org/articles/2

[MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

A while back I was discussing how I currently have a WISP that only offers up to 2.5mbps connection and I wanted something faster. I looked into Exede again and the problem there is the data caps, w hich appeared to be solved at least on the surface as they have 12mb connection that gets slowe

Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

Cool, what technology do they use for the signal from the tower to your house? Sounds like 4G LTE. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change de

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[MBZ] Somebody needs this

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Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

No they are what they call Cambrium radios, used to be Motorola Canopy. On 7/27/2016 4:20 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Cool, what technology do they use for the signal from the tower to your house? Sounds like 4G LTE. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

Mitch wrote: > Oh, I thought you were timing the watch against a reliable standard, like > > http://time.gov/ I like timeticker.com which is prolly the same as time.gov? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ T-shirt

I've got a laundry marker, it can say anything you want... -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ T-shirt Do you have one with "Stras" on the back? On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 11:09 PM

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

Craig wrote: > Since the GPS satellites are controlled from Falcon Air Force Station > just east of Colorado Springs... ...small correction... was Falcon Air Force Base - Base was/is capable of landing vehicles, evidently - Wilton? Today the place is known as Schriever AFB www.schriever.af.mil. Ye

Re: [MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:13:51 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > My code-word for a (70s) caddylac was Missouri Cattle Truck. We'd see > them used to haul calves into the livestock sales, (or home from the > sale) They'd take out the bottom back seat cushion, and stuff the > calves in

Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

Kaleb wrote: > No they are what they call Cambrium radios, used to be Motorola Canopy. Motorola Canopy is a decent system. We could still use that system here. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubs

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:35:25 -0400 WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > He put his watch up beside mine and suddenly realized that he was > checking his watch against Mickey Mouse's arms and black-gloved hands > pointing to the appropriate hour and minute. We both burst out > laughing as he realized I w

Re: [MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

Speaking of calves, I have 20 acres, I nothing about cows but I feel I need to get at least is coupe of cows. I assume I just go down to the livestock auction and buy a couple and when they get big I sell them or send them to the butcher for a freezer full of meat. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul

Re: [MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

Lots of work having livestock. They need to be taken care of nearly every single day or they die. Imagine how fun it'll be when one is sick or something and remember you'll need somebody to feed and water them when you're gone... -Curt From: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes To: Mercedes Di

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:17:06 -0500 Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: > Craig wrote: > > Since the GPS satellites are controlled from Falcon Air Force Station > > just east of Colorado Springs... > > ...small correction... was Falcon Air Force Base - Base was/is capable > of landing vehicles, evid

Re: [MBZ] Poos next car

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Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

The Motorola system got bought out and it's now Cambrium or something like that. Pretty much the same system but updated newer equipment Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 27, 2016, at 5:21 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes > wrote: > > Kaleb wrote: >> No they are what they call Cambrium radios, used

Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

The un-licensed radios (probably at your house) are Wi-Fi. On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 5:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The Motorola system got bought out and it's now Cambrium or something like > that. Pretty much the same system but updated newer equipment >

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

> Max wrote > > I found a couple places that sell time-sync devices for > data centers, they use CMDA signals from Sprint and > Verizon, Curley wrote: you can hook any winders computer directly to a NIST (or other) time server. That is using an NTP server. It should keep the clock within a

Re: [MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

Curt wrote: Lots of work having livestock. They need to be taken care of nearly every single day or they die. Imagine how fun it'll be when one is sick or something and remember you'll need somebody to feed and water them when you're gone... It's work - but not necessarily _that_ much. If only

Re: [MBZ] Finally had to have My Mercedes Towed

Wow Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 27, 2016, at 7:56 PM, Robert Massmann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Well it finally happened, I had to have my 95 Mercedes E300D towed home. The > serpentine belt tensioner pulley seized. I have attached a photo of what was > left. The bearing assembly got very

[MBZ] Finally had to have My Mercedes Towed

Well it finally happened, I had to have my 95 Mercedes E300D towed home. The serpentine belt tensioner pulley seized. I have attached a photo of what was left. The bearing assembly got very hot as you can see. I initially notice my ABS light turning on and of then all the lower warning lights ca

Re: [MBZ] Finally had to have My Mercedes Towed

How many of those miles have you put on, Robert? When are you coming back to Charleston again? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 27, 2016 8:56:00 PM EDT, Robert Massmann via Mercedes wrote: >Well it finally happened, I had to have my 95 Mercedes E300D towed >home. The ser

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

I used a CDMA smartphone for a camera today, the timestamps on the pics were about 20 hours slow. It was in airplane mode so it couldn't update, but it was synchronized this past weekend and has never been turned off since. I would not depend on a cell phone to display to the second accuracy at an

Re: [MBZ] Finally had to have My Mercedes Towed

Awesome record of miles. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 1990 300D Wickford RI On Jul 27, 2016 8:56 PM, "Robert Massmann via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well it finally happened, I had to have my 95 Mercedes E300D towed home. > The serpentine belt tensioner pulley seized. I have att

Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs this

I thought they were only legal in Canada... Test drove a Smart diesel in Winnipeg back in the day... when my SWMBO at that time drove a Smart four two. On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 5:37 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > mercedes 3 cylinder diesel > http://stlou

Re: [MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

Or vegan terrorists. On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 8:00 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > Curt wrote: >> >> Lots of work having livestock. They need to be taken care >> of nearly every single day or they die. Imagine how fun >> it'll be when one is sick or something and remember you'll >> need somebody

Re: [MBZ] Finally had to have My Mercedes Towed

Too bad you didn't catch it before it left you stranded and took out a belt. I generally replace them "just cuz.." whenever I change the timing chain or if the car hits 300,000 miles (or multiples thereof) Congrats for the high mileage. Robert Massmann via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:22:22 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > Speaking of calves, I have 20 acres, I nothing about cows but I feel I > need to get at least is coupe of cows. I assume I just go down to the > livestock auction and buy a couple and when they get big I sell them or > s

Re: [MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 19:00:43 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > Curt wrote: > > > > Lots of work having livestock. They need to be taken care > > of nearly every single day or they die. Imagine how fun > > it'll be when one is sick or something and remember you'll > > need somebody to feed and

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 19:00:16 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > Curley wrote: > > > > you can hook any winders computer directly to a NIST (or > > other) time server. > > That is using an NTP server. It should keep the clock within > a second or so. Sometimes that's not accurate enough. Radi

Re: [MBZ] Finally had to have My Mercedes Towed

On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 20:03:52 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > Wow > > > On Jul 27, 2016, at 7:56 PM, Robert Massmann via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > Well it finally happened, I had to have my 95 Mercedes E300D towed > > home. The serpentine belt tensioner pulley seized. I have a

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

GPS is the most accurate time source available to the average Joe. All GPS receivers "know" the time with sub-microsecond accuracy; but what's displayed or output is another matter. On the other hand, humans are only good to about a tenth of a second. ___ ht