Guess I'm glad I missed the context. Ugh.

I miss his regular bits of happiness either way.

*cries in rust belt car repair* I learned that impact wrenches SIGNIFICANTLY heat the socket, extension, and bolts when used. I think the ratchet strap really tells the story. Hah.

This gets into one of the best conversations I had with my dad. He didn't own vice grips till I was in my late 20s. "They're the wrong tool."

Sadly adjustable are a great way to round nuts off.

... but I have two in my motorcycle tool kit.

I can see it being quite easy to have 140, unique, wrenches without having duplicates. If you want to have a toolbox that can handle everything from car to quadcopter.

I should go count the hand wrenches I have. I do work on my own cars... and quadcopters.. but my tool collection isn't crazy.

Or a fastener is a soft material and you need all the contact you can get. Short wrenches are sometimes the only way to make things happen, because sometimes engineers hate us. You need a set of six or eight thin wrenches for the common locknuts you run into. Conclusion on next. /3

But if you have a nut and bolt, with the same head, you need two of that wrench. Sometimes you need open ended wrenches, when clearances won't let you get a closed end wrench on something. Closed end wrenches are the only way when you need rachet function in a tight space. /2

@lostintech.co.uk In response to the youtube comment. A nerdy deep dive about having so many wrenches: I have wrenches from 3mm to 30mm in 1mm increments for most of the way. I've used almost all of them. But I also have a complete set of imperial, because *american flag*. 1/

I have two Samsung Watch 4's that I swap every other day. (used, they're $60 each..) And my partner uses a pixel watch.

Rear suspension of a Cherokee showing a broken leaf spring, and disconnected swaybar link. Oh, and all the rust.

My B-Grade superpower is, for almost any subject. "I know a guy". Sometimes, that guy is me.

After doing 12 hours of suspension work on a 26 year old truck, I don't wanna know that guy.

"Survival rifle". do it.

I love the somethingawful refrence. Thankfully Lowtax wasn't actually powerful.

This particular problem is decades old.

@jimgress.bsky.social What do we set the timer for? 3 years?

Coq au vin is generally the recipie for old chicken.

Not that it's relevant or anything.

No.

.... I have a whole "other set of data" I use for registering online for things that don't need to know me.

And at this point Nerobro / Nero Wolfe may have a bigger real presence than the physical person behind the keyboard.

I would scream this from the rafters if the internet had any. The amount of "I asked *ai* and it said *lies*" I run into is a freaking burden at this point.

Was this really worth a white phosphorus level burn?

(Yes..)

sadly, this is a very good plan. :-/

You're not the only one. And you're not over-reacting.

The I told you so is .. fun? But I don't want to live through the find out part so people get their heads fixed.

The Personal Blog of Bill Gates | Gates Notes This is Bill Gates's blog, where he shares about the people he meets, the books he's reading, and what he's learning. Read, watch, and join the conversation!

Bill Gates just called Engineering in Plain Sight by Grady Hillhouse "the kind of read that will reward your curiosity and answer questions you didn't even know you had."

The review is here: gatesnotes.com. Find it in your favorite bookstore or visit nostarch.com

despite having an account, I really didn't do much in the /. comment section. Just for that reason.

For some reason i'm self abusing on reddit now though...

ellis3dp.com that is. Because I don't spell check my stuff.

Linux is a mess. A deep, wide, mess. But I make a point to be able to use it. :-)

That's awesome. I can't wait to see what you make.

Take care on the advice you follow, there's several rather deep traps to fall into. There's a lot of 40k Techpriest level advice out there that's nonsense.

(www.ellid3dp.com and the Prusa FAQs are the best places to start)

Is there a reason you're printing it in that orientation?

@hirschda.bsky.social This is absolutely the best person my first bluesky post could be to.