Technology Connextras – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:30:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 This defunct EPCOT attraction is why I’m like this https://noise.getoto.net/2026/02/09/this-defunct-epcot-attraction-is-why-im-like-this/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:30:32 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=b5a1c4adcda3004e11ff778a797a1a52 The cycles your dishwasher has might be wildly different – you should try ’em out https://noise.getoto.net/2025/11/04/the-cycles-your-dishwasher-has-might-be-wildly-different-you-should-try-em-out/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:36:27 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=106bdd7ae7213c5e83da3b4a1a6569a8 Bought a car that was smoked in? Ozone generators can get rid of the odor https://noise.getoto.net/2025/10/11/bought-a-car-that-was-smoked-in-ozone-generators-can-get-rid-of-the-odor/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 14:50:31 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=371700571d00817f63a69cc72e9f0432 Some DVD re-releases got cheapened out in a weird way (or may not even be legit!) https://noise.getoto.net/2025/10/09/some-dvd-re-releases-got-cheapened-out-in-a-weird-way/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:46:53 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=06dc8be7f0534f7835fcd9462d878cb2 LED replacement bulbs for cars are bad and you shouldn’t use them. https://noise.getoto.net/2025/10/04/led-replacement-bulbs-for-cars-are-bad-and-you-shouldnt-use-them/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 02:13:29 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=67d60edb5e88f48abbe4a774707fb82f A failed duty cycle experiment with a rotary desiccant dehumidifier https://noise.getoto.net/2025/08/31/a-failed-duty-cycle-experiment-with-a-rotary-desiccant-dehumidifier/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:31:28 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=8d958d77df1713bac6a42b6d7ed8faab My Ioniq 5’s ICCU failed and Hyundai’s doing a terrible job fixing this problem https://noise.getoto.net/2025/06/16/my-ioniq-5s-iccu-failed-and-hyundais-doing-a-terrible-job-fixing-this-problem/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:41:37 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=70144da130cd85dc7abdf035795e68ee Sights and Sounds: Aztec Pinball Machine Gameplay and Playfield Layout https://noise.getoto.net/2025/05/18/sights-and-sounds-aztec-pinball-machine-gameplay-and-playfield-layout/ Sun, 18 May 2025 14:50:28 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=d2c4bd5a8b0b00cba7178a7b44efca76 An unplanned trip from Chicago to Milwaukee in an electric car https://noise.getoto.net/2025/03/31/an-unplanned-trip-from-chicago-to-milwaukee-in-an-electric-car/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:47:02 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=d03a8f1b2e3791567a7f0649053729a1 Renewable energy means we can stop setting money on fire, silly billy https://noise.getoto.net/2025/03/31/renewable-energy-means-we-can-stop-setting-money-on-fire-silly-billy/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 22:09:19 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=29c33a6deb1770af489a04247c8c5b17 Answering your pinball questions – Williams Aztec Q&A https://noise.getoto.net/2024/09/09/answering-your-pinball-questions-williams-aztec-qa/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 19:47:26 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=331fb583843d4dc8b88f0b5a47f10912 Here’s what Numitron tubes in an actual product look like https://noise.getoto.net/2024/07/12/heres-what-numitron-tubes-in-an-actual-product-look-like/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:04:54 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=0c6003a1d0fb55c2cd6f4ae47aead741 Connextras dishwasher follow up (the sequel) https://noise.getoto.net/2024/06/11/connextras-dishwasher-follow-up-the-sequel/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:39:37 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=1733eac5a9615034c0159aeb61a1c2cf Google Location Services are fundamentally broken and have been for years https://noise.getoto.net/2024/04/04/google-location-services-are-fundamentally-broken-and-have-been-for-years/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:44:04 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=6806b8728c76e302745bfb8709f8c20b HVAC sizing follow-up (aux heat, shared walls, sizing for heating, "runs all the time," etc) https://noise.getoto.net/2024/03/13/hvac-sizing-follow-up-aux-heat-shared-walls-sizing-for-heating-runs-all-the-time-etc/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:16:43 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=aceea52203567fb4627e77b2f243eddf HVAC professionals aren’t sizing equipment appropriately [condensed version] https://noise.getoto.net/2024/03/07/hvac-professionals-arent-sizing-equipment-appropriately-condensed-version/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:29:57 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=1d6831a4c791965cbdc6492af8ba4d8e This snow blower has 2-year-old gas in it. Let’s see how it starts. https://noise.getoto.net/2023/11/03/this-snow-blower-has-2-year-old-gas-in-it-lets-see-how-it-starts/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 22:51:49 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=c9fd47402f7d26a641fb988d9bed1faa Tamper-resistant outlets aren’t all the same – a follow-up https://noise.getoto.net/2023/09/26/tamper-resistant-outlets-arent-all-the-same-a-follow-up/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:10:30 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=728077c681af9082fed4be510fce3c98 Developing C-41 color film at home is actually pretty easy https://noise.getoto.net/2023/07/24/developing-c-41-color-film-at-home-is-actually-pretty-easy/ Sun, 23 Jul 2023 22:20:00 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=f042e56e8f02222dcf65dd0eefa8c6a3 My thoughts on GM and Ford’s move to abandon the CCS connector in favor of "NACS" https://noise.getoto.net/2023/06/09/my-thoughts-on-gm-and-fords-move-to-abandon-the-ccs-connector-in-favor-of-nacs/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:13:29 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=7965787bbe310119997d3b541fe1c021