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In the US it's completely normal that if you request a copy of your imaging they burn a CD. In my folder I have for my current kidney situation I have 3 CDs. Each time I am going to see a new Dr, I simply copy the contents of each into a subdirectory on a cheap thumb drive and give it to...

3k in this round... Almost 20k in the last 2 months. And it's not the individual layoffs, it's the things they're doing in restructuring internally that are more worrying. I know some people in sales over at MSFT, it's not pretty, getting uglier, and MSFT seems sure "AI will smooth out all the...

This is beyond that and it's a trend that happening across tech companies now. Slews of new high level executives are all of a certain "type" and the new strategy is cutting costs by all means. It's also a resurgence of the belief that "With a spreadsheet you can manage anything, if your row...

Did the polishing I wanted on it. Nicely reflective now, not a perfect mirror finish, but close enough. Also realizing that if this doesn't end up being a maul it might make a nice hood ornament. ;) Definitely has some flaws, but I can see what caused them and how to work around them...

Blood is in the water at MS....

I guess so. I think the furthest down that path I've ever gone was being on the "higher than is natural for your age" Testosterone. I did the pellet thing for around 10 years. And they would show me the numbers and talk about how to boost for "someone my age". I asked them "Why not boost me...

On the topic of the leg cramps, how's your potassium level? I had that problem off and on and just started working in a banana every other day and it cleared my "wake up screaming with cramp/charlie horse" scenarios... I had what I will call a "very Persian dr." who did my first cyst removal...

So my question is how are these weightlifters who are apparently willing to play guinea pig with their bodies getting all this stuff that's , in some cases, even pre-clinical trials? NGL though, if they pan out and don't kill folks it would be a game changer for a lot of people.

It would make sense to keep it and rent it with the mortgage being "cheap money" assuming you can swing something workable to live in. But I'd say to keep having the right home around you, and your sanity, above a good rate. ;)

So I went out to water things in the back yard today and this was essentially my reality with my two dogs.. Except that then they discovered phase 2 of hose which was..... The rotating water sprinkler.

That's great news! Good to hear you're making that forward progress, even if it's little steps at a time... That's what matters. Sounds like a lot of positive "you time" to boot, which is almost never a bad thing. If not moving in with the parents a consideration might be if selling the...

Jerky Bar.... Fudge Bar... Fresh made brisket and BBQ sammiches.... Wawa isn't in the same league, not even really in the same sport. Unrelated :

Yeah, I'm reading some analysis which is pointing out that the market is acting like this whole thing was for public show and a ball of inconsequential brouhaha over the weekend. I'm hoping they're right. And since I still see a bright future for BTC, I'll consider it dropping a little a...

So on the topic of these new "Not-xbox but kinda really xbox handhelds".... @Mrs. Haus is leaning towards wanting one of the better ones since it would let her apparently play the whole of gamepass, plus the whole of her steam library on a device she could carry around. Is that a legit use...

I'm not pissed I didn't pull the trigger on the sale of stock I was going to do last week, but didn't because I had a flurry of Dr's appointments and work crap distract me. Any word on the futures market yet on how bad the pain will open in the US in around 19 hours?

The US called the operation to bomb Iran "Operation Midnight Hammer" sending stealth bombers in. Ergo the resurgence of "Hammer Time" as a trending thing. Just finished casting the "handle cap" for the hammer. That's the part with a wedge in it that you hammer in to wedge/lock the handle to...

What? In order to celebrate it I need to make another eagle head hammer, but make it wearing a Yamakule? And paint it black so you can't see it?

I will admit if this works my next will be the obvious (A comic accurate Mijolnir), and then after that a comic accurate Stormbreaker (aka Beta Ray Bill's hammer)

Yeah, I picked this up during covid as something to get me away from my computer and the WFH hell of post Covid life. Was doing a deep 3d printing youtube rabbit hole one night which led me to a video on "lost PLA casting".... Which led me to "how to build your own home melting furnace"...

Some pics of my other silly distraction casting.... Aluminum open sided molds, and my first attempt at lost PLA on top. Various, mostly sand casted, but some 2 sided graphite molded, coins... One sided (open back) castings in aluminum, brass, and copper. Crappy pic of my small amount of...

I have a lot of wooden homemade frames/flasks. And yeah, I'm rough on them and slight overspills start burning them. I have seen a thing to semi fire proof them though. Getting that Sodium Silicate in like a 40% solution, then soaking the wood frames in it. Then you sit it out for a day to...

For @Soygen @MusicForFish and anybody else interested. Since this "Haus' Personal Maul" project is not far outside the realm of 3d printing, "technology" or "gadgets" I made a post in the Off Topic section with an overly exhaustive picture laden update. ;)...

Now it's time to see if this was a complete failure... So with a pair of pliers I pull out the metal. That core is now hyper brittle sandstone... a couple pokes with a screwdriver and... Now to start post processing with a sawzall and a grinder... Give it a once over with the wire brush...

Now, packed with sand... The holes are for pegs to line up the two halfs. The other side has the pegs in it... I attach that and put on the top of the mold and repeat the procedure... I add a cylinder to form what's called a sprue, or basically a hole into which I will pour metal.. Now pack...

I wanted to post this here becuase it doesn't really fit in the 3d printing thread.. This started off over in the 3d printing thread because I use 3d printing to make forms that I then use in my less technological (but far more satisfying) hobby, which is metalcrafting. I melt metals down and...

New life goal.... unlocked!

They didn't tell us we'd be fighting humans!

You see this.... https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/personal-finance/2025/06/12/684adae4268e3e48408b45cc.html And you're torn between: Fuck, I'll have to work longer No worries, social security will be completely failed within the next decade anyways..

Yeah, I will also put my nod in on the lovefest for Leslie Nielson. Which is very possibly why I won't like this movie. It's one of those "you're screwing with near perfection for the sake of nostalgia and reboot money." Add in that I have liked some Seth McFarlane stuff, but he's also an...

Ragebaiters have found a new endless supply of monetization clicks...

So all you want is a cherry pepsi? Are you sure you're not on drugs? Have you ever been in a psychiatric facility? Yeah, we know where this leads... Timestamped for convenience.... But in all seriousness, you're right. All things in proper moderation for the most part. I think the bigger...

Also, when you go from having daily meds, to having AM, PM, and possible Midday meds in the pill organizer....

Yeah, it's got the magna-ride and multiple mode selection, so I am able to stiffen/loosen the ride on the fly. It's definitely more than any normal daily driver needs, but I thoroughly enjoy the "more".

Last is embarrassing ;) When at one point they were the fire breathing dragons of the sedan world. heh Now the CTS V Blackwing is functionally just the evolution of the engine package from my V-sport (3.6l TT), instead of the vette power train which was the traditional hallmark of the V line...

Now I have a sad... I wanted to complain that if you're going to compare super sedans/super wagons how do you do that without a Caddy CTS-V in the mix? Then I realize that since 2020 Cadillac has progressively neutered the V line to the point it would just be embarrassing at this point...

You mean everybody doesn't have one of these? https://awesome-things.com/toilet-seat-scale/

Dining Room Chair?..... PERRY THE DINING ROOM CHAIR?!?!?! I can't be the only one who thought it.... unrelated :

Seems you already picked up the wyze, but I was also going to suggest the Samsung watch ecosystem if you haven't looked at it. Watch can do body mass/body fat scans and they have a number of third party scales that can work with it's app. I started using it just for sleep/step tracking but...