Microwave on a dedicated circuit above counter in kitchens and gfci protected per code

You’re not putting a space heater on your kitchen counter

And once again youre supplying up to 1200w, not drawing 1200w. Any power supply system will just be matching the load being drawn

I really dont think this is the degree of a problem you think it is

I mean, yes. That’s how I make my living, im an electrician. But once again, supplying 10 amps is really not a risk in the majority of cases imo

Could be an issue for older homes with 14g branch circuits, but honestly i dont see 1200 watts being much of an issue on 20A circuits with 12g wire. Code required pretty much all branch circuits to be GFCI or AFCI protected now as well. Obviously that doesn’t mean anything for older homes that haven’t been updated yet, but AFCIs will catch the problems. Almost too aggressively.

1200 watts is only 10 amps, and branch circuits are laid out much more sensibly now than in previous decades.

Idk, as long as the home isnt like a double-wide from the 70s it should be fine.

I read Hardcore Zen by Brad Warner at a fairly young age and liked his characterization of it. Like I said, it has a straightforward, practical quality to it that I appreciate. Most of what ive read on it since (im currently reading The Three Pillars of Zen, which is also from a Soto perspective) emphasizes discipline more than “religious” practices, which appeals to me. Im not much for religious ceremony or ritual, but i can understand discipline and practice. Even if I often fall short.

There’s nothing to say you can’t enjoy life. Buddhism teaches mindfulness, which encourages you to appreciate where you are. There is joy to find in simply appreciating your circumstances, rather than striving for things like material wealth endlessly. It teaches escaping the treadmill of accumulation which ends up controlling us. By grasping interconnectedness, possession is left behind, and we liberate ourselves from suffering.

Thats my understanding, anyhow. Ive got a long way to go still.

I consider myself Buddhist. Im not a particularly good Buddhist and im not an asshole so I generally keep it to myself.

When I was a teenager 20+ years ago I learned as much as I could about it. I wasnt ready to commit to anything so I carried on as an atheist, but I always felt that if anyone got it right, it was Buddha. If youre going to have a spiritual/religious philosophy, being devoted to the elimination of suffering seems like pretty much the best central concept you could go from IMO.

Im particularly drawn to Soto Zen. Theres a straightforwardness to it and zazen that makes sense to me. I really do need to sit zazen more regularly though.

I grew up on it but im just wrapping up season 1 of my first proper binge

Qapla!

Look you know youre fucking up here, you dont really need us to tell you, do you?

It sounds like your mom is genuinely trying. Are you?

💯

If you’re bothered by this, you just might be part of the Problem

If I was a woman, id absolutely do this to keep myself safe.

100% agreed. Ive known too many men in the past who felt otherwise.

So many upset men triggered by this lol

Go on, rain the downvotes, idgaf. Im a man and this is a serious problem.

Doesn’t it interact with… I can’t remember if it was ecstasy or some normal medicine

Totally fair :)

My god im not hunting them down to insult them. It just occurred to me as I was browsing.

Are they here? Ill apologize to them.

Kinda got a clown nose going on, bless 'im

Mfw fellow kobolds refuse to unionize

Okay but im not telling the Iron Warriors to, you go ahead. Im gonna stay over here outside bombardment range

Oh that makes sense, I didn’t look closely enough earlier and on my phone it looked ribbed like the flex im used to

Am electrician, haven’t run this before. Is it some kind of thin-wall 3/8 Carflex by the looks of it?

Iron within, iron without