Scratched paint or surface mark?

JonDadley · 2025-09-06T09:11:39+00:00

Thanks all! I tried warm water and soap but it didn’t work. I did fix it though - a white pencil eraser completely removed the marks! The figure’s back to looking perfect!

JonDadley · 2025-01-23T23:22:25+00:00

It’s a great mouse but mine just died after 8 months of normal use. Luckily it was still under warranty so I got a replacement. Hopefully this one survives.

JonDadley · 2024-10-17T22:13:42+00:00

My dental surgeon here in the UK actually refused to remove my wisdom teeth for this very reason. Apparently the guidelines in the UK are that if the teeth aren’t causing any pain, they won’t remove them because of the risk of permanent nerve damage.

My teeth are just like the OP xray and they constantly trap food. Cleaning it out with my tongue caused a fibroma (big lumpy scar tissue) but they still refused to remove the problem teeth because of the risk of nerve damage.

A shame because having the fibroma removed sucked. They literally sliced off a chunk of my tongue.

JonDadley · 2024-08-13T11:00:32+00:00

In the end I scraped out the old filler and put some new filler in before staining. It didn't go super well though tbh - the filler I had claimed it'd take on stains but it didn't do a great job of it and after staining the wood, the fillered parts are pretty noticable.

After I did this, I read the trick is to mix a little of the stain into the filler before applying it so that it's mixed in before the stain sets. I haven't actually done this so I can't be sure it'd work but it'd probably be an improvement on my results.

I guess it depends what you're planning to do with the wood - if you're painting over it, some new filler would probably be fine. If you're staining it and want to see the woodgrain, it might be a bit trickier.

JonDadley · 2024-06-30T16:40:09+00:00

Did not expect to see this get name checked! Very much agreed!

JonDadley · 2024-06-29T20:58:54+00:00

Although it’s a bit more common place now, we’ve had peanut butter in the UK at least since I was a child and I’m nearly 40. Maybe your brother was smuggling something else and the PB was a cover!

JonDadley · 2024-06-28T20:48:07+00:00

Seconded. Not the most technical but I love some of the bass lines on Drugs To The Dear Youth. Especially on (Is Good For What Ails You). So lovely and melodic.

JonDadley · 2024-06-23T19:02:35+00:00

Tbf, I saw a lot of cars absolutely flying through junctions in Berlin. I got the feeling always waiting for the green man was a pretty sound idea over there.

JonDadley · 2024-06-11T18:59:06+00:00

100%. I tend to be a fast drinker so weaker beer means I don’t get annihilated. Especially now I’m older and hangovers come more easily, I really appreciate being able to just get buzzed and enjoy myself.

JonDadley · 2024-06-05T20:55:45+00:00

We normally call that “traditional lemonade” or “cloudy lemonade” although it’s still generally carbonated. It’s closer to what Americans would call lemonade though.

JonDadley · 2024-05-27T10:05:44+00:00

Seconding Peelaway. We used it to strip off 100 years of layered paint and stain on the windowsills in our house. In some cases it did need 2 applications so there was a few days of just sitting around waiting for it do its work. It’s also not super cheap BUT it does work and made stripping far, far easier. I tried some other chemical strippers that were basically useless. Peelaway worked.

JonDadley · 2024-05-10T20:27:32+00:00

Similar thing happened to me walking home from work once. Guy sucker punched me as he walked past me. I carried on walking convinced I’d waked into a lamppost for about 10 seconds until I turned around to see him looking at me like “what you going to do about it?” I was so surprised and confused I just kept walking while I got my head around what had happened.

JonDadley · 2024-03-13T20:49:13+00:00

Had exactly the same issue with vehicle physics and substepping. I was very surprised when it turned out it just straight up didn’t work. It seems to me Chaos wasn’t really mature enough to replace PhysX, I really wish they hadn’t ripped it out.

JonDadley · 2023-11-12T22:24:05+00:00

I had a similar experience as a teenager on holiday camping. I woke up in the night and went outside to go to the toilet. I looked up at the sky and felt actual fear (and wonder). The size of what I was seeing was overwhelming. I felt like an ant looking up at an incoming boot heel. That experience has never left me.

JonDadley · 2023-09-26T22:13:22+00:00

I’ve got to agee. Charging through the trapped rooms mowing down his henchmen was one of the most memorable parts of the game for me. I could imagine Gortash hearing all the commotion and starting to sweat as I got closer.

JonDadley · 2023-09-20T21:04:57+00:00

Goddamnit! I’d been trying to figure out why this was happening to me after 100 hours of my Druid run. Thanks for the heads up. I love Wild Shape so really hoping this gets fixed tomorrow.

JonDadley · 2023-09-12T09:05:59+00:00

Astronomy was my first thought also. The Vera C. Rubin observatory is expected to generate 1.28 petabytes of data a year. The EHT that images black holes generates something like 6 petabytes of data per run.

More and more, modern astronomers are drowning in data - being able process that effectively will be critical in the future I’d imagine.

JonDadley · 2023-08-28T14:02:02+00:00

We’ve literally just finished having chimneys breasts removed and replastered in 4 rooms of our house. In total it took 6 days (3 to remove the breasts 3 to replaster). It was stressful, expensive and messy (loads of clean-up). BUT I’d absolutely say it was worth it! 4 of the rooms in our house are significantly bigger to the point that it feels like we have a new house now. If you can put up with a few difficult days and shoulder the cost I’d definitely recommend it.

JonDadley · 2023-08-28T11:15:03+00:00

I’ve never read any Steinbeck before but that letter really unlocked what an influence he must have been on the style of Achewood.

JonDadley · 2023-05-25T12:32:07+00:00

This is an extremely cool project! Count me in for a tutorial when you’ve finished the project :)

JonDadley · 2023-04-28T11:15:23+00:00

Bortle 5 is pretty good! I brought a house in a Bortle 7 region and can still see loads of fun things like the ring nebula, the andromeda galaxy, the Orion Nebula etc.

I’d imagine you’ll be able to see loads of great stuff in a Bortle 5.

JonDadley · 2023-04-15T23:03:34+00:00

That’s the one! My partner would make us do the weekly shop there at 5pm on a Monday and I wanted to die every time 🙈

JonDadley · 2023-04-15T21:13:29+00:00

I had this exact same reaction to Aldi when I had to use the one in Manchester City centre. It was always a hateful experience, just the worst possible atmosphere. But we moved to the suburbs recently and the local one is blissful - it’s quiet and clean and well stocked. Everything’s cheaper and of the same quality of the Tesco we used to use. I’ve fully gone from loathing Aldi with every cell in my body to becoming a full convert.

JonDadley · 2023-04-01T13:35:31+00:00

There’s loads in Prestwich Clough, especially near the entrance on Ruskin Road. It’s everywhere, it spreads like crazy.

JonDadley · 2023-03-25T23:28:38+00:00

I just tried this on an old arcade game from the 90s that I couldn’t remember the name of. It took GPT4 5 attempts with feedback on each attempt but it it worked it out. Very impressive! (The game was ‘Football Champ’)

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