Comments for Korey Atterberry's Idle Chatter

Comment on Using ice as truck bed ballast by tonneau cover

tonneau cover — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:36:34 +0000

What a clever idea! Does it create noise in the back of the truck while cruising?

Comment on Sterilite storage tubs by Korey

Korey — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:28:56 +0000

Ok, another update. I took the “wrong” tubs back to Walmart tonight, and then I discovered that their entire stock, including the brown ones, were the right size, good old model 1815.

So, for a while they had some mixed stock of a slightly different size (model 1731), but now they’re back to the old model. Basically, that means I blew $20 on shipping for no reason.

Comment on Sterilite storage tubs by Korey

Korey — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:36:11 +0000

Update: oddly enough, I discovered that the tubs I bought weren’t all from the same mold… The brown ones and white ones were the new style, but surprisingly the dark blue ones were the old (correct) style. I wish I would have noticed that before ordering some from Walmart’s website. There is no telling when the size will change again, though, so I’m stocking up.

Comment on Homemade battery capacity tester by Kaushik Kudtarkar

Kaushik Kudtarkar — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:30:00 +0000

can i get an article on the diagram of the mechanism of internal parts of a watch?if yes,plz send it.

Comment on Top online apps and services by Dan

Dan — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:14:28 +0000

If you’d like a tool for managing your time and projects, you can use this application inspired by David Allen’s GTD:

http://www.Gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage and prioritize your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version is available too.

Comment on PVC Water Gun by Dave

Dave — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:47:55 +0000

Hey Korey,

Pulling this up for BlackBerry testing per your request. The embedded YouTube video is missing from this article, but I assume that is probably by design…everything else looks pretty good and clean…mobile friendly!

FYI, for reference purposes, I have the Storm with OS 5.0.0.328, which I believe is the latest update. The browser on here is a lot better than older BBs so you may want to check around at work for someone with a Pearl or Curve.

Comment on Aren’t reverse lights sacred? by Korey

Korey — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:57:17 +0000

Surprisingly, Google failed me in quickly locating the laws on automotive lighting. I found a lot of disagreement about whether they were required, but not a lot of discussion as to whether they are prohibited. What I need is a 16 year old, at least one who paid attention in Driver’s Ed, to weigh in. Among my five readers I don’t think I have anyone in that demographic!

Comment on Aren’t reverse lights sacred? by Jason Bleazard

Jason Bleazard — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:45:55 +0000

I don’t think reverse lights are even required by law, unless they’ve changed that recently. They’re just intended to light up what’s behind you so you can see when backing up, like mini headlights.

Take this for whatever it’s worth, I haven’t bothered to research it at all. My memory is based on taking the driver’s ed class in high school. The private courses teach it in 6 weeks, but the high school has to stretch that out to 4.5 months, so they dragged out every inane thing they could think of to talk about. One of them was a detailed list of all required and prohibited lights. All I know is reverse lights were not required and had no actual meaning under Utah law as of 1989.

Comment on Aren’t reverse lights sacred? by Korey

Korey — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:39:10 +0000

I think you’re right – it is when trigged by the key fob. I _think_ my cargo light on the back of the cab of the truck comes on in the same way, but not the brake lights. Twice I’ve been flagged down at stoplights and reminded that I left that light on. Clear lights don’t belong on the rear of a vehicle, and the people who flagged me down apparently felt pretty strongly about that too.

Comment on Aren’t reverse lights sacred? by Laura Rosenberger Perkins

Laura Rosenberger Perkins — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:27:08 +0000

I could be way off, but do the back up lights light up when the lock on the keyfab is triggered or maybe those are the brake lights? I don’t think that is so on the Subaru, but perhaps on the Ford (wait it’s in the shop because it has non-working brakes.) Interesting turn signal theory.