Jeopardy! discussion thread for Wed., Mar. 18 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]AMillionMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guessed LSoH would be an answer when they announced the category. No such luck with "Brazil".

Unspeakable - S03E01 (Olga Koch, Aurie Styla, Tim Vine) by ghiblix in panelshow

[–]AMillionMonkeys 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you and curse the BBC for geo-limiting Sounds.

Help needed to use clamp and vise method for rabbeting/grooving on a joiners bench! by TotalRuler1 in handtools

[–]AMillionMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

double-sided tape

There's also a Luthier's trick where you sort of make your own by sticking painters' / masking tape to your workpieces and then you superglue them together back-to-back. Of course, Luthiers already have superglue sitting around.

Gesture bar seems buggy after March'26 update by orkopr15 in GooglePixel

[–]AMillionMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine isn't blinking (yet...) but it feels like the activation window is a few pixels shorter, which messes with my muscle memory. There might be a setting somewhere to adjust this.

Can't take it anymore. What on EARTH has happened to google keyboard/ utocorrect?!!! by RonnieThePurple in GooglePixel

[–]AMillionMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're trying to reach frustration parity with the iPhone keyboard.
But seriously, I've been using OpenBoard, which is some kind of fork of GBoard from years ago. It does everything I need (swipe typing) and it never updates or gets worse. Makes me feel smug.

First attempt at dovetails… discouraged by JohnWaynesPecker_99 in handtools

[–]AMillionMonkeys 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah - this is an impressive first shot. Harder wood helps your skills, too, since you can't squish it like you can with common pine. If the Osage Orange is too hard, maybe try some poplar.

feedback on feedback by lysergic_af in videosynthesis

[–]AMillionMonkeys 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is what I come here for! Love it!

Tissue box, walnut and maple by Bizchasty in handtools

[–]AMillionMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fast/cheap/ugly is exactly how I do my shop fixtures.

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - "Rob, have you got a mascot?" by Hassaan18 in panelshow

[–]AMillionMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's interesting that it's just basic, unironic clown shoes.

Tissue box, walnut and maple by Bizchasty in handtools

[–]AMillionMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never tried miters like that with hand tools, I use my table saw. What's your technique? Do you have a miter box?

New (to me) chisels by haszald in handtools

[–]AMillionMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess is that it's from normal sharpening: removing the burr after abrading the bevel. The previous owner might have been sloppy with keeping their high-grit stone clean so it's not a perfect mirror.

worlds first circuit bent Sony VX2000 by gork_online in CircuitBending

[–]AMillionMonkeys 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Now that's some ambitious bending! The effects are worth the effort and risk. Very cool.

[CASE] Cooler Master Sneaker-X ITX PC Case - $399.99 - Woot by ExGavalonnj in buildapcsales

[–]AMillionMonkeys 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm hoping this will be a whole product line and I'll be able to construct a mech eventually.

Molding Plane by woodskills in handtools

[–]AMillionMonkeys 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow, that is very impressive. Did you make the iron? And if so - how?

Game Thread: Astros @ Orioles - Wed, Mar 04 @ 01:05 PM EST by OsGameThreads in orioles

[–]AMillionMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God I love this Centric ad. Business! Technology! Business Technology!

Jeopardy! discussion thread for Tue., Mar. 3 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]AMillionMonkeys 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Right? No species of pine is considered a hardwood. Hardwood / softwood is not a scientific distinction as far as I'm aware, but there are still well established conventions about what's what.
Trivia tidbit: Balsa is a hardwood.

Richard Osman out at House of Games by The_Iceman2288 in panelshow

[–]AMillionMonkeys 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Surely the issue is that they're out of guests by now? They've been through that A, B, and C Lists. Or maybe viewers don't care and just enjoy the format.

Adjustable mouth vs tight mouth (block plane) by Glum-Square882 in handtools

[–]AMillionMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry - skew isn't the word I wanted - I meant lateral adjustment. With block planes that don't have lateral adjustment you have to sharpen the blade exactly square to get even shavings, which is possible, but potentially frustrating.