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26d ago
inI swore by my old coal forge for years, but a propane one I borrowed last month in Boise changed my mind completely
Same, propane just makes everything easier.
27d ago
inI finally persuaded my team to ditch email for passwords, and what happened next was pure chaos.
Yikes, that's the real problem, the shared link itself. Even if the doc stays private, that email with the link is a huge target. If someone gets into just one person's email, they now have the master key to everything. It's like locking your valuables in a box but then taping the key to your front door. The email is the weak link they never fixed.
27d ago
inElectricians' time crunch debate: Speed vs thoroughness
My old boss used to say a flickering light is a future callback... and I was the guy who caused a few of those callbacks by rushing. Once spent a whole day tracing a nuisance trip because I hurried through a bathroom GFCI install and nicked a wire. The deadline pressure is real, but that little sparking sound haunts you... turns out I'm better at being slow and right than fast and sorry.
29d ago
inMaking replicas taught me to see details in real artifacts
My buddy Greg once tried to cast a lightsaber hilt with resin. The mold failed spectacularly and left him with a weird blue blob.
1mo ago
inWhy I quit taking work calls on my days off
My buddy's contractor just shuts his phone off entirely, @blair248.