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We all know the best potatoes never see the inside of a cage.....

This is something I am firmly dreading... Wife and I have lived in our house all 20 years we've been married. And I have a full blown "workshop" for computers, electronics, 3d printing. We've done a few "purges" over the years, but just the accumulated amount of knick knackery and crap, plus...

If you are one who believes in astrology for traders (i.e. Technical analysis...) There might be more pain on the way. At least in the opinion of this guy.. and his piano. (we've actually already surpassed some of his earlier bad vibes... and are in the "icky 50's")

I'm now having flashbacks to the most terrifying drive I ever had... Going from KC to Council Bluffs on NYE to see a band. Half way there the skies decide it's time to blizzard. Our group split between two cars, we're the second car and can barely see the other car we know is directly in...

Good gravy... did Kid Rock perform the eulogy?

Nope, it's been stated as Guy from pretty much the get go.

And the reason to hit the high seas and search for "Star Wars Despecialized" now....

I would say there's still a reason. If you truly love a movie, get the OG cut in a steelbook/physical media. Those of us with a deep love of the original trilogy of Star Wars can tell you the type of revisionist bullshit studios can do years or decades after release which makes anything you...

Exactly... . Thinking once I am in the new place, this house (as much I have have worked on and improved it over 20 years here) get flattened. Sink $300k to build a McMansion, then sell it for a much bigger payout. Invest proceeds in something simple like SPY.

I'm in a house with a 100A panel, but also need to replace it. So that could be contributing, but with 1 AC system and the small server room/3d printer enclave/workshop I have rolling I get a power dim for a sec from time to time when the compressor kicks in. Newer AC to boot (less than 10...

Yes, but in the houses in my neighborhood, 100A is the lucky config (I was lucky), some are 80A boxes in the house. So a block of 10 homes has delivery transformers on the pole rate for a max of 240v/1200A. AC does use more than charging an EV, but what if it's a Texas June/July/August and...

Yeah, this is super evident in Texas. Where we are perpetually being told that our power grid is a delicate and fragile flower and we must protect it by not overusing it, and keep our houses set to temps that would be best suited to a lizard in the summer.... But then we also need to start...

In my neighborhood I'm seeing a couple things... Houses people have bought to touch up and flip are sitting on the market a while because they're apparently overpricing them. (looks like the "updated flip" average price is coming in around $650k-$700k) People willing to sell for around $500k...

Just saw a survey that said 40% of EV owners are planning on going back to ICE for their next vehicle..

I'm kinda wondering what level of effect the SCOTUS overturning Chevron Deference is going to have on a lot of that regulation that applies to automotive design.

I've been playing Nightingale for a while and it's OK for an early access. Normally only $30, on sale for $23.99. Still has considerable rough edges though. Looks like it will be another 6 months I suspect before "normal access/full release"

I'm going to let myself be cautiously optimistic about this until my hopes are dashed by the writing.... well also dashed by seeing what abominations JJ "The Franchise killer" Abrams will roll in.

My minor stock shitpost for the day..... I'll just say one of the individual stock plays I hold a bit of.... had a very nice day.

This goes back to a lesson I have seen failed over and over in both content circles, and in almost every aspect of business.... A small group of people have an idea/content/way of doing something which they are passionate about, and people like. They build that small idea/thing up into a...

The problem is the level of intervention they need to do to keep the situation from careening into a ditch is such that it will cause a cascade of other shitstorms. We're approaching, IMHO, a "choose how you die" economic inflection point on a probably global scale.

Bean and Sugar lounging in the notoriety and fame of being on a throw blanket...

Networking is essentially how I landed every job I have had since 2000. Once you have worked in a field, made some good networking links, and build any level of a reputation for competency you should never have to worry about resume stacking again....

This would be the same as allowed them to be paid in Rubles, Yuan, GBP, Pesos or Gold.

Reminds me of the horrible shame that lurks in our kitchen cabinets....

The comic was essentially Garth Ennis trying to out "Garth Ennis" himself. The guy also wrote the Preacher series. In both these cases I enjoyed the original comics FAR more than the TV adaptations. Yeah. The Boys was not a great or high brow situation. As mentioned it was at it's best a...

Hurm.... These and for the review I wear them to Popeye's?

Bonus potato content!

We were once a real country, a serious country, where there was truly bounty to be had...

Well frugal me is winning out. So I ended up throwing almost 1/3 of them in my vibratory tumbler today to try to clean and de-rust some of them a bit..... Guess I have a weekend project for tomorrow or Sunday now.

I actually already have a few from Harbor Freight. Plus I have STL files to actually 3d print rails for it as well...

Procrastine AND get time with him by saying "While I'm figuring out how to arrange for it all, how about I come over and you run me through how to work with it all". I'll be sentimentally honest, I have a ton of my grandfathers tools I salvaged/saved from being pawned after he died...

OK, since this I think is the closest place to any here to have "tool talk" here we go... I have a dilemma and conflict between the part of me that wants an efficient workshop/garage, the part of me that hates throwing things away feeling it's a waste, and the part of me that's too lazy to do...

Fair enough... so a tiny moment of Caddy history.... That car that looks so horrible is Cadillac's attempt to rekindle a weird fandom that happened earlier on in the V and V-sport lines. The V and V-sport lines are basically making Cadillacs into new age muscle cars. The V did this...

Yeah, that thing is a painful thing to look at... OTOH, I can firmly attest that the fastest I've ever gone in a car is in my CTS V-sport. And one of the key factors that I won't officially admit was a draw, but was, was that unlike it's competitors in the "luxury sedan" arena it has no...

my dudes..... https://www.harborfreight.com/10mm-metric-essential-socket-set-10-piece-58957.html?_br_psugg_q=10+mm+metric+socket+set $15, and call the problem solved. ;)

I'm sure that's exactly what the dealer is probably putting in those monthly letters they send me offering me an exclusive trade in upgrade offer.... Maybe they'd throw in new mats with the new car payment.... [laughs in "has no car payments"]

OK. I'm getting one of these just to right a review on it... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ6DXVCW "I was looking for a stand out light fixture and this was just Reich! After a lot of looking this is definitely my final solution. Although I wonder if it comes in a version that supports gas...

I've been debating something like this for in my caddy as well. Tuxmats doesn't carry for a CTS as old as mine (2017) (only the newer CT4/CT5) though.... Apparently the drawback to my tendency to take care of cars and hold on to them is that now I can't find accessories I want. heh