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I've got issues with some of the Youtube defaults.  This post describes workarounds I've found.

Grid view cards are too big, now - any way to reduce the size?
How to change number of videos per row | How to hide shorts

Control Panel for Youtube Extension

I have an application that uses Windows Forms.  Unfortunately, the common identifiers (classNN, etc) change frequently so it isn't possible to use standard functions to identify the application windows.  Here are some links to posts that assist with this.

WindowsForms10.Window.8.app
Using a fixed subpattern for changing subpatterns in CONTROL's ClassNN
ControlGet
AutoHotkey - How to click a control whose ClassNN changes?

Dockge is a wonderful program for managing Docker containers.  It utilizes Docker Compose files to do so and I have quite a few containers that are run from either command line or Portainer.  This is how to convert from a running container to Docker Compose.

- Ensure container is running
- Run this command to get the container ID:  docker container list
- Run this command to get the actual Docker Run command of the container: docker inspect --format "$(curl -s https://www.strav.net/docker/run.tpl)" <container id>
- Go to this site and paste the Docker Run command in the first box to create the Docker Compose command: https://www.composerize.com/

Apparently the newer Beetle fuel pumps put out too much pressure and this can overwhelm the carb and force fuel into the system causing flooding and hard starts when warm.  Additionally, for dual carb setups, older pumps may not put out enough fuel to handle them.  Here is some information on electric or proper mechanical pumps.

Best quiet electric fuel pump for a 72 SB?
CARTER 12V ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP KIT
Carter Fuel Systems Carter Universal Electric Fuel Pump Automotive Replacement 12V (P90091)
Electric Fuel Pump

The Tesla LDU (Large Drive Unit) used in certain Teslas, including my P90D has a flaw with the cooling system.  There is a seal that will eventually fail with a 100% failure rate.  When the seal fails, coolant leaks past the seal, washing grease out of the bearings and damaging the stator and eventually the inverter.  Given there is no weep hole in the LDU, there is no external evidence that the seal has failed.  Here are some links for more information:

Early MS LDU/RDU coolant leakage; current state of affairs
DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair