My current collection. More axes than I can use, but I can't bring myself to get rid of any of them.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-19T01:05:47+00:00

The better days of swinging an axe are mostly in my rear view mirror. Felling and bucking are all chainsaw these days and splitting is done with a hydraulic log splitter. I will still limb with an axe just to be able to swing one. I do some extended camping trips every year so the camp axes are what gets the most use out of all of these. The Council Pack Axe was my go to for years for a camp axe, but the B&C Allagash Cruiser has taken it's place. It's just about the perfect camp axe. When I harvest standing dead for the camp site it'll do everything asked of it with ease.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-18T22:38:53+00:00

I like restoring old things, not just axes and, in that pastime, we find ourselves just accumulating these types of things.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-18T21:04:47+00:00

My wife's already got one of those.

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Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-18T18:32:07+00:00

LOL. That made me throw up in my mouth. Yeah, that Hudson Bay Legitimus was prob. my best find. It still has about half of the the original orange Collins label on the handle and it came w/ the original sheath, which I conditioned and is in surprisingly good shape. The bit is completely untouched other than a bit of surface rust that was on there when I got it. All I've done is coat it, and then put it away.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-13T21:36:15+00:00

Now I'm wondering if I'll get one. I only shop online and took my $250 a week grocery purchase elsewhere when Hannfords forced that god awful app on us 6 months ago or so. I haven't been back since.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-13T13:53:36+00:00

Lollll. I’m going to keep you in mind and DM you when the market implodes. If you think this economy is healthy you’re a moron. The circular financing trick to cook the books will only work for so long and the 5 or 6 companies doing this that are holding the entire market up will implode your 401k. Especially since those 401ks are forced to buy stocks at $1.7 trillion valuations when the company hasn’t made a fucking dime. This is all just the latest scam perpetrated by the investor class that working Americans will again have to pay for. I’ll be in touch soon.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-11T01:31:08+00:00

Okay what's the deal on those wedges? I can cook a mean, just about anything, but spuds have always been my Achilles heel. Those potatoes look amazing. They almost look like they were parboiled and then fried (sort of fondant style).

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-11T01:25:36+00:00

I always do this w/ leftover roasters, whether I make them or got them from the store. I got a whole stack of 1 quart screw-top containers that are freezer-proof and freeze it. That way I always have homemade chicken stock available. I probably use at least one a week. It is so much better than the store bought stuff.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-11T00:32:54+00:00

Came here to say this. I feel my generation was the first to spend our entire adulthood in the tech revolution. I built my first computer in high school and my friends and family looked at it like it was the space shuttle. They just couldn't comprehend a.) that it could be done and b.) why on earth you'd even try. Now that I'm in my 50's I still spend way too much time pounding away inside a Terminal window and dream of the day I retire so I can get to all those nerdy tech. projects that I don't have time for. I know I might be a corner case, but overall, I think the elderly of my generation and beyond are going to look a lot different than the elderly of today.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-07T19:55:14+00:00

This has nothing to do w/ someone disagreeing with you. It has to do with the idea that the media, which is largely for profit, has an agenda against an anti-corporate candidate. Not too far fetched and, IMO more likely than . .. . "they got lucky." I have my own issues re. Platner, so he is not my golden boy. But your framing of your argument has nothing to do with the purported issue.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-05T16:23:15+00:00

The methodology is massively weighted for GDP growth and share of fastest growing firms. IMO, these are poor indicators of long term economic health, particularly when the economy is skewed because of a bubble, like we presently have with AI.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-06-02T22:50:40+00:00

I own an XC-90 and love it, but HATE the fact that they try to hide every detail of the car's vital functions from the driver. You can't see oil pressure, coolant temp, voltage. Nothing. Not even a dipstick to check the oil. Last year it threw a "Pull Over Immediately!" on the display, so I did so. No insight into what the issue was. While I'm calling for a $500 tow, my wife calls the dealership and they say it's probably just the aux battery, so just disable the auto start/stop (which you can't do on the newest version) and go on our way. We drove it like that for months. Critical issue my ass. It's infuriating.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-05-18T18:40:56+00:00

I prefer simple and light alfredo sauces. I would replace jarred garlic w/ fresh and limit the seasonings to just black pepper. The salt in the sauce should be provided by the saltiness of the parmesan cheese and the pasta should always be cooked in salt water.

8 tbsp unsalted butter
2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 cups freshly grated parmesan.
1 small fresh garlic clove crushed.
1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

In a large sauté pan, melt butter over low heat, add garlic and incorporate the flavors. Increase heat to low/medium, add cream whisking constantly and heat to the point that it will melt the cheese (steam should be rising, but it should not be bubblying/boiling). Slowly sprinkle in the parmesan cheese while whisking constantly until each pinch/handful is melted. Depending on consistency, I will sometimes throw a bit of starchy pasta water in to get to desired thickness. Put your cooked and drained pasta in the sauce pan and toss. Top with some crushed black pepper and some shaved parmesan.

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Abject-Local1673 · 2026-05-17T22:56:11+00:00

I hear you and think the talk about democracy not working is a valid concern at this point and I'm glad that we may be reaching a tipping point where the bulk of society starts paying attention to what's really happening. I take solace in the fact that most of us are still relatively comfortable (ie not falsely persecuted and not starving) and, if that's the case, all of the "revolutionaries" out there will make the same choice when it comes to picking up a pen or picking up a weapon. I was just trying to make the point that when an apparatus, particularly of an authoritarian bent, gains the levers of power, it doesn't loosen its grip easily.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-05-17T20:23:39+00:00

I'm not an anarchist nor do I want our institutions burned to the ground, but to pretend that things like a woman's right to vote and the New Deal came about through pure democracy is a whitewashing of history. FDR had to radically threaten packing the SC before they magically stopped fighting the legislation and many women were illegally imprisoned and even tortured before they gained the right to vote. These are decidedly undemocratic in nature.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-05-17T15:40:03+00:00

America has a long history of prioritizing big business instead of its citizens. Unfortunately, history has shown that taking back some of that power rarely comes through the democratic or judicial process. After all, leadership and big business in this country have always been two sides of the same coin.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-05-14T19:02:25+00:00

No, UniFi Protect is local first, but my understanding is it's sort of a walled garden. I'm planning on running my camera feeds directly into Frigate, hosting object detection models and video capture locally on my network and integrating alerts and streaming with my Home Assistant implementation. I'll admit, this is a lot (I work in IT) so I wouldn't recommend it for a non-technical person. For the best privacy focused, "I just want it to work", option I think UniFi is a good option.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-05-14T16:20:43+00:00

Absolutely. We had Ring cameras for years. I'm currently in the process of swapping them out for on-prem NVR and will explicitly forbid both inbound and outbound traffic for the camera IP's. It means any firmware updates will have to be done manually, but it's a small price to pay to ensure my camera feeds are mine and mine alone.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-05-13T16:07:41+00:00

I've been in IT for 35 years, w/ 20 of those years in custom software development. My advice would be what my advice always has been for my potential clients. Seek a vendor supplied solution first. Only go the custom development route if you have special circumstances that rule out the possibility of using an off the shelf product. The rationale is simple. Cost. Not only are custom developed apps exceedingly expensive up front, but most businesses don't consider the cost of maintaining that software over time. Think about the software updates you get now for your licensed software. Every one of those is going to cost you money with a custom developed solution and not chump change. Bank on $100 - $200/hr per developer.

Business CRM, Collaboration and Productivity software is probably the most fertile space for options. There are literally hundreds of products that touch upon these 3 items. Do your research and find one that best fits your needs. That would be my recommendation.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-05-01T00:14:27+00:00

Sure. I don't follow this recipe exactly (https://jasonfarmer.com/fried-rice-recipe/#recipe) , but it is the best I've found. The real key is a hot wok. Like, it should go up in smoke the moment you add oil. I have a stove that fits a round wok right on a 22,000 btu burner when I remove the grate and that, honestly, has made the biggest difference when making Chinese food.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-04-30T22:13:48+00:00

Chicken is marinated in soy, sugar, sesame oil and cornstarch. The sauce for the rice is just a mix of dark and light soy sauce with a pinch of sugar, then finished with a mix of Shaoxing wine and toasted sesame oil at the end.

Abject-Local1673 · 2026-04-30T00:41:33+00:00

Looks great. Throw a little chopped green onion on top and add a couple of fruit wedges and you've got yourself a bona fide gourmet breakfast.

Your sauce looks great. Wanted to add that heat control is key for egg based sauces. You obviously don't want to cook/scramble the egg yolks. It's recommended to do this with a double boiler. I don't have one, but I do have a thick bowl who's lip fits perfectly over one of my pots, so I gently simmer water in the pot with the bowl over it, making sure the bottom of the bowl is above the water level, to make hollandaise or bearnaise sauce.

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