I have a halfway decent woodworking setup, plus a 3D printer and a cheap laser, but metalworking is just not really an option. The space dedication, plus the oils and the fire hazards and the scraps/shavings/slivers/chaff/god-knows-what-else all being completely incompatible with sharing a space with the rest of it. Sigh, just not likely to happen until and unless I can get in with the makerspace mafia. I am thinking of trying to figure out designing for mills and using metal-bending workbenches in CAD, though, and sending more designs off to be fabbed.
I call it replicator chicken. It looks perfect, striking you as having been cooked in pristine oil, is consistent and properly fried, but then when you taste it you get the world’s blandest recipe. It’s really like a well-meaning computer’s idea of chicken tenders.
The sauce is decent, and utterly necessary, but it’s really not worth it, even within the space of fast-casual chicken fingers. I prefer Layne’s or even Zaxby’s.
I mean, why else do we think this was the final straw?
Then there’s the timing of the announcement that Barron is ineligible to serve because he’s too tall or some shit
I had to look that up. Apparently the limit is 6'8", and they claim he's 6'9". Now, the kid is clearly a tall motherfucker, but how much y'all wanna bet he actually tops out at 6'7"? (6'9" is 205.74cm)
I agree with the general takes here, and can add one for specific situations. I have some very old keyboards, and frankly even my newer ones rely on designs that are over 40 years old. In this particular case, I find the old tech superior, because they simply feel nicer to type on, and that's what a keyboard is for.
I also have quite a few fountain pens, but whereas with a little effort the keyboards are as good or better than an average modern model, I'll admit there is a fussiness and mess with fountain pens you have to weigh against the nicer writing experience.
North of North is nice. As a comedy, it's far from brilliant, but it's nice. To an outsider, it does read as a loving but grounded portrait of a community that's just trying to deal with it's own shit, which is good thing. And frankly, it's probably good for representation if a show featuring an underrepresented community can get made despite its not being groundbreaking.
This poll is done online based on selection by address, and they'll even hand out a tablet if the person at the address doesn't have internet access. There are undoubtedly still old school polls doing landline cold-calls, but I think they're growing rarer, and frankly at this point they're Karoline Leavitt's favorite ones.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-are-reutersipsos-us-public-opinion-polls-conducted-2024-05-09/
Good for the recall folks. That's funny that the supporters think the 1000 construction jobs will be for locals and not the specialized oilfield-like firms that are already staffed up to work these projects, or that Google will have 200 permanent staffers tied to the location and contributing to the town's tax base.
"Gravity plating!" As long as there is floor, you're good.
new series regulars Mireille Enos, Costa Ronin, Sean Kaufman, Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson
Glad to see Ruby Cruz getting work. Willow wasn't what all the fans wanted, many of whom had not watched the original with an eye towards how intentionally hokey it was made to be, but it was finding its voice by the end of S1 and didn't deserve to be shoved down the memory hole.
As for the trailer for FAMk season 5...
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The Expanse spiritual-prequel vibes are only getting more intense. Looks like it could be a good season. Now we just need to avoid narratively questionable plotlines grafted on from a hidden folder on Ronald D. Moore's laptop and executed with the deft hand of a daytime soap.
#WhenTaken #756 (24.03.2026)
I scored 956/1000👑
1️⃣📍509 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇184/200
2️⃣📍381 m - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥇197/200
3️⃣📍5.0 km - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥇197/200
4️⃣📍1.4 km - 🗓️6 yrs - 🥇193/200
5️⃣📍217 km - 🗓️6 yrs - 🥇185/200
https://whentaken.com/
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Lots of flags and text today. :-)
Rick’s gotta save room for more weed.