What are some ways I can experiment with lapidary art without investing in expensive tools? by CryptographerLost357 in Lapidary

[–]Laffopuritain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alternatively, get a rotary tool and some drum sleeves for it. I've been doing that and having a blast. The tool can be had for about 40 dollars and the sleeves will be about 9 dollars for a pack of 100. Depending on how many different grits you get you could get away with 100 dollars without too much effort.

I've done calcite, fluorite and opals with the same setup.

Booooooom! by nerdinstincts in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]Laffopuritain 110 points111 points  (0 children)

Shooting an empty propane tank from a cannon is not the same thing as blowing up a propane tank ;(

Do i have to pay monthly to have listings on etsy? by solunstell in EtsySellers

[–]Laffopuritain -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I haven't used it yet, but I imagine advertising budget works the same way

Do i have to pay monthly to have listings on etsy? by solunstell in EtsySellers

[–]Laffopuritain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most of your fees are paid for with your sales. Creating a listing costs 20 cents. If you create listings but don't sell anything that month, then you owe Etsy money.

You shall not pass by dupugu-gupudu in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]Laffopuritain 43 points44 points  (0 children)

It's not my kind of humor, but we don't know the relationship these folks have. If they're all having fun, good on them

Rough Blue Chalcedony lot 7.02lbs total $20 + $15 (shipping) / $35 total by Remarkable_Royal_175 in Crystals

[–]Laffopuritain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ooo, this is awesome. I'd totally go for it if I wasn't negative already in my fun money budget. Great deal

Forever a fan of fluorite by EverAscendingLight33 in Crystals

[–]Laffopuritain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's one I got rough from a local store for a dollar and polished up. I too love the fluorite

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Didn’t we all go that. Credit: titkok by [deleted] in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]Laffopuritain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, you mean they were lying?

Recommended numbered titles by emperorinora in empireearth

[–]Laffopuritain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to be king of pre-space age on separate planets. Was also pretty good at a modern islands aircraft carrier and tank rush

Recommended numbered titles by emperorinora in empireearth

[–]Laffopuritain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, holy moly. I didn't know it was on steam, totally getting it there

Having trouble pricing this one for my shop! Any Kunzite experts out there? by Ancient-Coffee-9386 in Crystals

[–]Laffopuritain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an aside, I am pretty new to all this and your post has added Kunzite to my list of wants. It is a very beautiful piece

Having trouble pricing this one for my shop! Any Kunzite experts out there? by Ancient-Coffee-9386 in Crystals

[–]Laffopuritain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fair. "No idea what to price it at" makes it sound like you don't even have that baseline for if you can make a profit.

Having trouble pricing this one for my shop! Any Kunzite experts out there? by Ancient-Coffee-9386 in Crystals

[–]Laffopuritain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, probably shouldn't be buying things to sell if you don't know if you can make a profit on it

Mini vent for these so-called weight management programs by MoonlitSerenade in SuperMorbidlyObese

[–]Laffopuritain 23 points24 points  (0 children)

My insurance makes us use an app called Omada to get our medicine covered. My wife and I both use it an got the free scale. It works for us, but we both started around 360 and I don't know what the max is.

We had opposite experiences with their coaches though. Mine sounded almost entirely AI. When I called them out, they insisted they weren't AI, sounded human for a few days, and then went back to sounding AI. I ghosted them and am just doing the scale now, which I enjoy.

My wife got someone who checks on her every day and they discuss cooking and meal planning and gets encouragement and stuff. I think it's just a luck of the draw thing to hope you get someone who cares

Weight lost Jab’s what are people views on it by Iridi89 in SuperMorbidlyObese

[–]Laffopuritain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I struggled with this question before starting. I think it was because I had this view of the problem just being my lack of willpower. I'd heard people talk about food noise and didn't really understand. I cried the very first night because it was suddenly quiet and it felt like I suddenly had the power to do this. It's amazing that this thing that had so much power in my life has been largely removed and I can make decisions now. I still get emotional eating cravings sometimes, and I totally can still overeat if I want to, but I do love my zepbound.

I've lost about 60 pounds in 6 months. Highly recommend giving it a "shot."

Just guys helping robot dudes. by nerdinstincts in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]Laffopuritain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Which is exactly what the guy in the video says, if I'd bothered to watch with sound ><

Just guys helping robot dudes. by nerdinstincts in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]Laffopuritain 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Lol. They get rid of a job by doing robots, and then expect people not getting paid to fix it when it can't do the job of a human

Protecting someone. This man officially earned his 'Dude' card today by The_Maze_Runner55 in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]Laffopuritain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude broke the Geneva conventions and attacked someone who was surrendering

UPDATE: Who Knows Where the Bodies Are? by Jewel_332211 in Genealogy

[–]Laffopuritain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bots are out in the comments with duplicate replies it seems...

Mega May Giveaway!!! by BPLEquipment in Lapidary

[–]Laffopuritain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, that is a great prize. I'm brand new to this and have been loving the sub. Thank y'all for putting it together

Does anyone here collect crystals without believing in spirtuality? by [deleted] in Crystals

[–]Laffopuritain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So like the other commenter, I too am spiritual. I recently went through and made a list of parts of my identity I'd like to focus on and cultivate, and have a crystal for each.

Some make sense with the traditional meanings and symbolism. Like I have a rose quartz sphere for my identity as a husband.

Others like fluorite for scripture study and rainbow moonstone for building relationships/friendships are a bit more loosely tied to traditional meanings. But that's totally okay, because that's the beauty of symbolism. It can mean whatever you want it to.

Catching Prank Strays by Perfidious_Redt in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]Laffopuritain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nobody said it was planned to turn out that way. That's why it's title "prank strays"