My dad had a power cable that had frayed, so he cut the exposed copper and threw away the appliance but not the plug???
So anyway, I found the plug with exposed copper mess. I plugged it into the wall and he came FLYING into the room telling me to unplug it. Beautiful sparks and light show
When I bought my table saw, I grabbed some scrap wood and just did some cuts to practice being safe around the blade. Didn’t bother with measuring, just did the cuts to get the feel for the tool
Kohler silent. Same price as the fluid master, but looked like nicer materials and had an adjustable height. The tank on this toilet is short, so I needed an unusually small piece
Traditional flapper. But I did have to change the fill valve to the bulbless variety
- Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall: A broad introduction to geopolitics that argues geography quietly constrains the choices available to nations. Marshall uses maps, mountains, rivers, plains, seas, and borders to explain why countries behave as they do and why some conflicts or alliances are hard to escape.
- Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford: A revisionist history of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire that emphasizes their role in connecting Eurasia through trade, law, communication, and cultural exchange. Weatherford presents the Mongols not only as conquerors, but as builders of systems that helped shape the modern world.
- The Anarchy by William Dalrymple: A history of how the British East India Company transformed from a trading corporation into a territorial power that conquered much of India. Dalrymple frames the story as one of corporate violence, political fragmentation, financial ambition, and imperial opportunism.
- Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson: A history of the effort to understand how Polynesian peoples settled the vast Pacific Ocean. Thompson blends anthropology, navigation, linguistics, archaeology, and European exploration history to explain both the achievement itself and the long-running debate over how it happened.
- The Restoration of Rome by Peter Heather: A history of attempts to rebuild or revive Roman imperial power after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Heather focuses especially on Theodoric, Justinian, and Charlemagne, showing how each tried to claim Rome’s legacy under very different political and military conditions.
- Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond: A sweeping attempt to explain why some societies became globally dominant by emphasizing geography, agriculture, domesticated animals, disease, and technology rather than innate human differences. The book is influential but controversial, with critics arguing that it can be overly deterministic and too broad in its conclusions, though it still contains useful observations about environment, food production, and historical development.
There’s a product that replaces the wax seal with a rubber gasket that makes the install a lot easier. I’ve used it twice now without issue. I’ve done a wax seal once and it was awkward
To be fair, you aren’t paying for labor or anything overhead on your latte at home. Input costs for Starbucks is only about 10% (ie $0.90 on that $9 latte)
Which is probably less than you’d pay when you account for the beans and milk but deduct the disposable cup
I do the box as well. Neater, self contained.
Whole planets. You do have to cant Saturn because the rings don’t fit
Yeah, I was quick in writing that comment
Darn tough socks out of Vermont is the way to go. I think I have five pairs of mid calf, three above the ankle and one below ankle. No other socks in my life
they offer many weights, but mid sounds like your best bet