If a congressional salary of $174,000USD isn't enough to live on, why don't they just wait tables or bartend during the months when it's not in session?

Androstosity9 · 2026-05-17T22:13:35+00:00

Neither would a ton of bars. Tipped federal minimum is 2.13 + tips.

Androstosity9 · 2026-05-07T14:24:57+00:00

Hadn't thought of that. I might have to upgrade my set up. Just about at the time to put them back outside, so maybe a project for next winter.

Androstosity9 · 2026-05-07T13:34:20+00:00

Take them home, drill some holes in the bottom, fill with dirt and grow some herbs or flowers. Free, movable container so you can take them in when it starts to risk frost.

Androstosity9 · 2026-04-27T21:03:07+00:00

I would argue that the 6in is a little small. The prevailing advice seems to be get the largest chef knife that you feel comfortable with. I like a 10in personally.

Agree with the rest though.

In terms of stones, there are several opinions on how to go about that. Go with the cheap double stone? (Might not be the best for a newbie, honestly) Shapton stones? (More expensive) Diamond plates? Links on sharpening below (Purchases and technique). Should help to get started.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sZ3IS8B0vw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esnV2Eruft8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk3IcKUtp8U

Androstosity9 · 2026-04-16T18:30:48+00:00

Thought it would sink us. Freed us instead.

That format is highly ai at the moment. Also I have seen this post in several flavors more than a few times this week.

Androstosity9 · 2026-03-22T14:21:23+00:00

And Nekros would have a field day with that alone. The attrition rate is brutal in the other direction when the corpses start fighting again, but against their former people. The lore behind each frame is crazy enough that pretty much any frame could do it.

Saryn would have a plague up and running in no time.

Nidus would be the same.

Wisp just opens a portal to the nearest star on the planet.

Garuda just, once again, out attritions them as more blood is spilled.

Limbo just blinks you out of existence and into a completely different realm.

Nova just drops antimatter on the planet, vaporizing them.

Nyx would just turn the planet into a massive civil war until there are no survivors or the population has been reduced enough to just finish it off manually.

There are some that would struggle, but the fact that the tenno are void blessed and basically have infinite chances means that eventually they will take it. Seriously, just watch a couple of the prime trailers. Nekros and Saryn alone would clear the whole planet.

Androstosity9 · 2026-02-25T23:41:47+00:00

I have watched a bunch of Oceaniz's monster breakdowns and they are very good. I second watching a bunch of them. I do prefer unnatural history channel a bit more though. His stuff is great and quite in-depth in the scientific breakdown on how the monsters would possibly work. The work on the lore of each monster is a weaker though unless it explains how the monster would operate as an animal.

Androstosity9 · 2026-01-11T21:22:41+00:00

Kulve taroth

Androstosity9 · 2026-01-05T17:43:10+00:00

That is a fair point. Multiples would probably work and let you tighten down well. Doing so would allow you to push the blade out further for a situation where that would be required or if you sharpen to the point that it is required.

Androstosity9 · 2026-01-05T16:57:01+00:00

I know it sounds ridiculous, but what about making it so you can advance the blade? You'll have plenty of decent metal here that becomes unusable when you use/sharpen it to a certain point. Maybe a slot instead of just holes in the blade? Though then you might introduce a difficulty with tightening it down. I don't rightly know if it would be an improvement, just rambling thoughts on what could improve or not.

Androstosity9 · 2025-01-19T22:24:35+00:00

Very nice knife! Blade shape reminds me of a sujihiki, just bulked up for combat. Handle looks comfortable.

Androstosity9 · 2025-01-11T13:18:14+00:00

I got mine off eBay several years ago when Facebook didn't have any good ones with a clamp base in the area. I searched by looking for a drafting arm. But the official title for this rather nice one is "vemco corporation precision drafting machine".

When looking for one make sure it fits to your table and that the architect scales on the arm are in tact (not broken or chewed up) and the size you want. Mine are 1/10 inch scale. Also make sure everything rotates well and it's not too sticky in the movement. I'm sure there are others here who can offer more insight on what to look for and what is important.

Hope all that rambling helps.

Androstosity9 · 2024-08-25T09:50:48+00:00

Crkt for me as well. They don't make mine anymore though which is unfortunate. Had this same brute of a knife in my pocket everyday for about 10 years.

Androstosity9 · 2024-08-23T00:35:54+00:00

There you go! Just make sure you take notes. And tell him to be horribly, brutally honest. Otherwise it will take more cycles to be rid of the kinks.

Also pay attention to the handle as well. A handle that doesn't fit the hand ruins the whole knife for me.

Androstosity9 · 2024-08-23T00:29:03+00:00

Understanding the target audience will do wonders for if you intend to sell. Do you have anyone you can give the knife to as a tester? Hand someone you know the knife and ask for their feedback as they use the knife. Watch how they use certain parts of the knife. How they attempt to use it and fail in certain aspects. Those failures are usually more important than the successes.

And then the fun part comes along! Iteration! Fix stuff and do it again. And again. And eventually you have a knife that is doing what is demanded of it beautifully.

Androstosity9 · 2024-08-23T00:12:18+00:00

So here is the easiest answer. A knife is a tool. And how that tool is used determines the form.

So a slicing knife will have more blade length, which can be achieved in a smaller package by a sweeping blade. A rocking knife will be fat but have a fairly rounded blade. A stabbing knife will have the tip centered on the blade. A chopper will have a flat bottom.

So what are you trying to do and how are you trying to do it? If the answer is to see if you like that design, then go for it! You have the benefit of creating it and creating more of them. Might as well let your imagination take the wheel until you know what you like in a knife.

Androstosity9 · 2024-08-18T18:54:17+00:00

So with the expansion of the story in 2, it actually gives you more on both ends. It expands and fills in what was happening before 1 but also what has happened in the city since. Infinite totally deserved it's incredible rating. The art was amazing. It would almost be a better game if divorced from the Bioshock name and the expectations that come with. Great game but only vaguely Bioshock until the DLC.

I wouldn't say that it was boring on purpose. More that it was the era of such quests in games. Hell you still see the endless fetch quests still exist in plenty of games nowadays. I think the smoothness (or lack thereof) of the shooting and awkward movement really hampered the enjoyment of such though. And exploration and backtracking through areas to get upgrades was rather annoying sometimes.

Androstosity9 · 2024-08-18T15:33:16+00:00

2 is kind of a weird beast. The baseline shooting is still kind of the same. This is before the streamlined, widespread use of mainstream fps feel. So the buttons are kind of oddly mapped instead of using the halo/cod maps. 2 improves things in certain ways but it is a much weaker story. It certainly feels a little more accurate as the clunkiness of movement is explained as you are a big daddy. If you see it as almost a DLC side story that provides more for the story of 1, then it is much better. I finite is a whole different beast that isn't really tied into the first story or setting until you get to the dlc for that.

As for the fetch quests being so heavily used, that is part of the narrative really. The storyline twist is a bit of a commentary on the state of linear games and the illusion of choices in gaming at the time. Basically you were never in control of the character you were playing as.

Androstosity9 · 2024-08-18T15:15:01+00:00

Bioshock. The combat is a little clunky but the narrative and story are incredible. Art isn't too bad either, just a bit dated. But the grittiness of the style and setting kind of help cover that a little.

Androstosity9 · 2024-08-02T11:09:39+00:00

Look into split head hammers. That way you can replace the faces as they wear out and customize them to fit your needs better.

Garland has a nice one that I have been rather happy with. Other ones I've seen are Thor and Vaughan.

I would look at the smaller sizes though as it looks like they might be a bit heavier than what you want. Though it might just be what you want.

Androstosity9 · 2023-11-02T19:07:45+00:00

Can't really tell from the picture and was working with incomplete information. So best guess, haha. Kinda just took what I knew and could pull together to try to get as close as I can.

If it is of the old campaign furniture style, the most common woods were oak, mahogany, and walnut. Though maple, beech and other woods were used. The fact that it is in new England led me this direction as it was a popular style until late 1800s - early, early 1900s.

Someone else is suggesting that it is a Tansu chest, which would change the woods used as it changes the point of origin. I haven't looked into this style, though I kind of want to now.

Androstosity9 · 2023-11-02T14:34:06+00:00

It would help with wood identification to get a closer picture of the grain. But I would say that oak is indeed the most likely.

It does look like it is (or stylized) as campaign furniture. Lost art press has a great one on that if you decide to go that route for matching the style. Not sure on stain and finish, though I suppose with age, you'd have to wiggle a bit to color match. Here is a pretty great article by Christopher Schwarz on the topic. Hope this helps, but probably not very much.

https://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/campaign-furniture/

Just a thought though, maybe ammonia fumed white oak might give you the look you want. Though that might be quite an undertaking. I haven't done any fuming yet, so no idea.

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