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   Anthropy :verified_dragon: (anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 01:28:39 JST Anthropy :verified_dragon:

   I love this so much, this is literally the physical form of a workaround that's grown to meet enterprise demands.

   This is literally, physically, what developers mean when they talk about "tech debt".

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     Julius Schwartzenberg (jschwart@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 01:41:41 JST Julius Schwartzenberg

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     @anthropy where did you get that bucket? I have a similar leak at home and already had my landlord send two people. The last one claimed he did anything he could to prevent this from happening.

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     Julius Schwartzenberg (jschwart@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 04:53:54 JST Julius Schwartzenberg

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     @anthropy thanks for the info. I don't think I'd be able to do that myself so smoothly. In my case it's just drops at times when there is very very strong rain (and probably also the wind is blowing strongly in a particular direction). So it's something I can overcome with a strategically positioned bucket as well at this point.

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     Anthropy :verified_dragon: (anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 04:53:55 JST Anthropy :verified_dragon:

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     • Julius Schwartzenberg

     @jschwart we made it ourselves; drill a hole on the underside and add a tap, there's ones at the hardware store made specifically to add to the sides of buckets and plastic containers, we just mounted it on the underside instead :P

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     Julius Schwartzenberg (jschwart@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 04:57:53 JST Julius Schwartzenberg

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     @anthropy that's good to know, thanks!! Maybe I'll see if I run into something. At least it's clear that this is a more common problem :)

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     Anthropy :verified_dragon: (anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 04:57:54 JST Anthropy :verified_dragon:

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     • Julius Schwartzenberg

     @jschwart that also works! though just in case: the hole does not have to be perfectly round, those little taps you can get at the hardware store have large silicone seals that will cover up any uneven parts. if the bucket drops sometimes it may be worth mounting the tap on the side near the bottom instead of on the bottom, then at least it shouldn't take a direct hit when it does drop down. they're pretty cheap (~2-8$ over here), could be a fun experiment perhaps c: