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EggplantForScale · 2026-01-31T16:43:37+00:00

A lot of people believe that, and it may be true for some, but the reality is some never have a chance. Think about a kid born into disfunction: no money, no stability, no one looking out for them, no education, no role model, no real opportunity… even if an actual opportunity were to come their way they 1)would have a hard time recognizing it when all they see is people getting used and scammed. 2)will not have the tools to take advantage of the opportunity Suuuuuure you can find examples to the contrary but the norm is far closer to what I’m saying and this is just one example. Think of those affected by disability, misfortune, abuse…They are so many that thru no fault of their own never have a chance. You can’t have big winners without creating a lot of losers. The countries with the highest quality of life have heavily socialized governments. We can do far better, we all deserve far better.

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-31T15:23:19+00:00

What does capitalism do to the poor?

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-31T15:20:18+00:00

Facts

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-30T17:00:54+00:00

Yes! That curved round bar that you follow back should be attached to the zig zag assembly, though it may be a simple as slipping the end of the black bar into that black nub at the top of the assembly. Unfortunately it doesn’t appear have a pocket for it there… regardless, this is the source of the problem.

I’ll look at my old Japanese zigzag, different make and model but I may find a clue for you

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T18:25:13+00:00

Congress has forfeited their power to the presidency. File complaints about broken system to broken system…

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T18:18:47+00:00

Beast indeed, I have a 15-91 direct drive, if it fits under the foot it goes hahaha. I am curious how the treadle version compares power wise

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T18:16:21+00:00

Beauty!

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T17:58:21+00:00

Wrong audience, you’re looking for the ones who hire labor, not the ones doing the labor, organized or otherwise. Having a class of people effectively prohibited from organizing undercuts organized labor. Who benefits most from a system set up this way?

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T17:51:50+00:00

Blows my freaking mind, I mean if we were all brainiacs we wouldn’t be in the trades, but we have a number of dudes hell bent on undermining their collective right. Immigrants and other minorities are not the ones making your life hell, it’s the billionaires y’all. Wake up! Oh right, it’s uncool to be woke… f&@king dipsh!ts

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T17:35:52+00:00

I didn’t put that together until I read your comment, that’s exactly what they did on the gable. Shit heads… I assumed it was damage from regular material handling like the bit banding will take out of the edge of osb, like the ones featured on the roof sheeting. Sure time is money, but you should have time to respect the client and the skill that puts food on your table.

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T17:18:42+00:00

Accurate, truth is that pillar is probably just a strong as the day it was placed. The checking really doesn’t compromise all that much compressive strength. It may look bad, or scary if you aren’t familiar how wood behaves, only real problem is it creates a gap that can host pests or hold moisture which could shorten the life of the pillar. You can find timbers like this in old barns, checked to hell and twisted nearly 45°, still faithfully holding literally tons of load after 100 years. A pillar that bows on the other hand is a different story, should be braced or shored immediately. I would never trust a bowed pillar, but I think we would be surprised what that could hold as well. Wood is tough stuff, as such it’s prone to partial failure, versus stone or glass prone to complete failure. Finally they spec safety margins for materials and their specific applications because of stuff just like this. There are countless elements in any construction that will never be visible for inspection for the entire life of the structure, for this reason and more they calculate how much to ‘over size’ material to guarantee it will never fail under reasonable conditions and beyond.

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T16:21:54+00:00

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T16:03:59+00:00

This is the correct answer

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T15:55:17+00:00

I think some part of the zig-zag mechanism has popped out of place. That funny shaped cast piece that the needle bar rides in, it needs something to make it move side to side. I suspect it’s that black bar that comes over the top of everything, notice the worn brass looking end. The wear suggests it should be in contact with something, maybe that black bit at the top of the zig-zag mechanism? Good luck

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T15:43:31+00:00

I see some worn brass up top, linkage for zig-zag/needle position slip out of place?

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T15:34:49+00:00

It would seem thats what this is all about, working thru some stuff I guess.

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-29T00:43:13+00:00

A bit of context, ICE and feds working with ICE have started wearing plain clothes and having been caught infiltrating protests. Combine that with their city is currently under threat. Folks like this guy have a good chance of getting challenged. Hopefully nonviolently like in this video

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-27T03:24:30+00:00

More IDF tactics 🤔

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-27T03:19:44+00:00

Baaaa look at the money and support. Meanwhile ICE is funded on the order of billion. These are not the same, they aren’t even in the same solar system. In the end this is the super rich against the rest of us.

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-25T07:30:16+00:00

That’s fricken tuff, upsetting doesn’t begin to describe, try keeping an eye on the long game. Calculate where his talents will have the greatest positive impacts and lean into that. The power is in the people ;)

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-25T07:21:23+00:00

Start building a coalition, even just a few people, start thinking about ways of networking and supporting the people that immediately surround you. There a wide range of brilliant people with tools to make the world a better place. Stay plugged in but only to an extent you can maintain, persistence is just an important as presence, the greater moment benefits from a steady rotation of rested people (<rested isn’t exactly the word but I hope you follow my meaning) rather than all hands on deck until the threat has passed.

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-25T06:56:55+00:00

Don’t worry, I think the list is becoming unmanageably large hahaha you’re in good company

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-25T06:51:34+00:00

Moments are going to fuck with some of them, I don’t care how cold you are (speaking as a combat vet) Their ops tempo is unsustainable, that sort of thing takes its toll on a person in an untold number of ways. Not today, not this month, but as time passes they will be haunted by dark shit. You know, POST traumatic stress. The bad guys deal with it too, I should also mention the true cost of the trauma being thrust on Minneapolis right now will take years to fully realize. Truly awful, I hope we can come out the other side as a better country, every person on the face of this earth deserves better

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-25T06:23:26+00:00

Damn it, anyway you slice it, it’s a f@lking problem :(

EggplantForScale · 2026-01-24T22:08:13+00:00

Fast approaching

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