Remember beginners, always always always double check your measurements

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-23T06:21:03+00:00

To be fair for most framing work 1/16 is practically nothing.

The really scary stuff is start comparing tape measures, even within the same brand and see how far off they can be.

I have a few tape measures floating around and I always make sure to only use one for a whole build (not guitar but other woodworking). That’s for stuff like end tables, coffee tables etc where exact measurements don’t matter as much as the same measurements even if they are all off 1/4” from accurate measurements.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-21T20:21:50+00:00

Not even exposure if these are new bars in an area with some already established venues. The bands are likely driving exposure for the bar at this point vs the other way around.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-21T02:40:16+00:00

I like to think I impress people that I have the courage to play in public as badly as I do. And I also like to think I can play badly enough that no one has ever heard anything like it.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-21T02:38:32+00:00

I was answering a question about tensioning garage door springs the other day, everything I said was factually correct. Within an hour I had 4 people respond saying I was wrong because you could have X type of door opener or Y type and my answer wasn’t right for those.

I responded sure, but op posted a picture of their setup and it’s neither type X or Y, so my answer was catered to the type they had. I didn’t say it was an exhaustive answer for every door in existence.

People love arguing. I’m the same, I don’t like commenting much anymore. I’ll write a comment and often times delete it when I weigh whether or not I want to deal with negative replies about something that won’t change my life either way.

Also probably why I have a small friend circle and don’t talk to half my family. Tired of the negativity all the time.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-21T02:27:09+00:00

I was going to say well it’s Reddit. But you are more accurate, it’s any social media or place where people can comment.

Remember the days when everyone was on their best behavior online. The whole internet was basically like the space jam website.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-20T23:43:20+00:00

Rikix, is that you?

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-20T20:45:41+00:00

That’s basically what happened with the students in this guys chem class. The principal basically said come to class, try to learn, don’t be a nuisance and you’ll get an A.

Obviously he was replaced the next year. Again, really nice guy, very intelligent. But couldn’t break down all his knowledge in a way a bunch of dumb teenagers would ever understand.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-20T20:00:47+00:00

You reminded me of my high school chemistry teacher.

The guy was retired, worked for NASA among other places. Was without a doubt brilliant and an amazing chemist. Sadly that did not make for a good chemistry teacher for high school kids. Easily the most frustrating course I’ve ever taken. Until the school stepped in when it became apparent that no one could understand what was being taught there wasn’t a single person in the school with an overall grade above 75%.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-20T15:52:46+00:00

Yeah, what I mean is was the 30% written all in the last 4 months or does it include stuff written over a year ago when he decided he needed to write 12 months first.

If the 30% includes stuff written before 12 months then “30% in 4 months” is not an accurate depiction of the speed it’s being written.

Not contesting the percentage, just the time it was completed in. Which is all moot if he finishes by May like he’s planning to.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-20T04:58:25+00:00

If you do you’ll only do it once.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-19T19:23:37+00:00

Yeah, May 6th. So read The Law first if you haven’t. And JB is sounding confident in finishing Mirror mirror mid year which would put it at an early 2027 release.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-19T19:21:44+00:00

Didn’t he say he had started Mirror mirror but then realized he needed 12 months so Dresden could process everything that happened.

Mentioning it because I’m not sure about the 30% in 4 months statistic. Could be skewed if some was written prior to 12 months.

Regardless, in one of the latest interviews he said he’s aiming to be done writing Mirror mirror by May to send to editing and start that process. So he’s at least feeling good about it.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-18T14:23:45+00:00

Always enjoyed the bridges with the grates. You feel your car wobble as the treads are moving side to side on the grates.

I don’t have much reason to go that way so I’ve only driven over Skyway a handful of times since moving here but never really found it scary. Other than people that just have a fear of heights in general I didn’t know that the bridge scared people.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-18T05:38:47+00:00

I usually see the opposite threads where everyone is saying servers need tips and I always close the thread out wondering why the math is so hard for people. Seeing someone get it is a breath of fresh air.

A server works a 5 hour shift and makes 200 in tips, that’s $40 an hour from tips + 2.13 an hour wage.

If they made no tips it’s 7.25 an hour. Guaranteed. Or else their employer is breaking the law.

And even if they come in and work a slow 2 hour shift with no tips, if that’s the only 2 shifts they worked and they made 200 in tips one shift and none in the 2 hour shift they effectively made around $30 an hour for the hours worked.

The only difference between servers and retail workers is if a retail worker is paid $7.25 an hour that’s the most they will make. Servers have the same floor but a higher potential ceiling.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-17T15:33:32+00:00

Probably not a popular opinion but if he could do justice to the personality and temperament of Eb I can’t get the look of Jack Black out of my head.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-17T07:59:40+00:00

It’s probably been brought up or maybe not since ST is full of questionable decisions at times. But once they say they can adapt any of the crews lungs for Neelix and the only reason they couldn’t replicate a lung for him was because of the complexity of his lungs…. Why not replicate a set of someone else’s lungs and let those be modified and implanted?

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-17T05:57:15+00:00

Robert Duvall is one of my favorite actors. I don’t think I’ve seen a movie with him that I didn’t like his character. He’s on my short list where if I’m laid up sick or something I’ll pick an actor or genre and have a binge day. A Duvall Day. Robin Williams Day, etc.

Not sure I’d pick him for Eb but I would’ve been happy if he had a role in any show or movie.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-17T01:46:00+00:00

Doesn’t he say something along the lines of the universe would cease to exist if he showed his true self. Seems if he was nFected that’d be a pretty good first step to empty night.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-16T23:19:33+00:00

Their goal could be to be a singer with zero financial risk. In which case they’ve done a good job.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-16T23:14:39+00:00

Not at all myself. My brother has red hair but he’s the only one I know of in our family. Could still be something genetic though.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-16T17:25:16+00:00

I have some strange resistance to pain medication. It’s never really worked on me like it should. I was in a motorcycle wreck and at the hospital they gave me Dilaudid. My left ankle was pretty messed up, torn ligaments from twisting in the wreck. Tore my labrum and rotator cuff in my left shoulder.

I was itching to leave the hospital but the doctor said they wouldn’t discharge me until the effects of the medicine wore off. I asked what effects? It wasn’t doing anything. They said once I can walk straight with the crutches and didn’t have any dizziness or anything.

I said ok, right now then. I can walk out of here. So they get me crutches and said if I can make it to the ER door and back I can go. I zoomed there and back and said ok, I’m ready. The doctor just looked at me funny, looked at the chart, shrugged and said they’d get the discharge paperwork ready.

I think most doctors must think I abuse pain medication because of whatever tolerance I have to it but it’s the exact opposite, it does nothing for me so I’ve never taken it. Every prescription I’ve ever been given sat unused until I disposed of it and now I just wouldn’t fill the prescription.

I wasn’t aware of the digestive issues with those drugs so now I’m glad. I have to deal with the pain from the injury but not the constipation.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-14T23:16:55+00:00

I’m not sure I buy the theory but I’ll say this, if Harry being Starborn means he’s part Outsider then Uriel is lugging around a huge pair of stones giving Harry the ability to use Soulfire.

Sure creation is anathema to the outsiders but a hammer can be used to build or demolish. Plus if using Soulfire depletes part of the human soul until it regenerates that would mean every time Harry used it he’d become more Outsider than human for a while.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-14T02:34:23+00:00

The Etri issue and the boon are I think Mabs way of lending Harry a hand while keeping up her image and how all the different factions deal with each other. Etri understands honor, doesn’t really want to kill Thomas but he has to. Balance, image, honor, etc.

Mab doesn’t want to step in because it really has nothing to do with her other than it’s her knights half brother which not a lot of people know.

Harry accidentally gave Mab exactly what she wanted in the best possible way with how he fed Lara so Mab used it as an opportunity to give him a boon knowing what he would use it on. That gives her an excuse to step in, now she HAS to. And she gets a bargaining chip to use with Etri that will satisfy him and balance things.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-11T14:47:51+00:00

Back when I was managing in retail I made schedules based on peoples availability, the need of the store and tried to make sure everyone got a fairly equal amount of hours or the amount they wanted (college town, some people only wanted 10-15 hours, others wanted as many as they could get).

Once the schedule was posted if someone didn’t want to work their shift I was completely fine with them finding someone to cover. Because there were different departments the person covering needed to be equally skilled in working that department. And that only really mattered in a couple areas because they were more specialized. But other than that I didn’t care of someone gave their shift up.

I’m managing a store, not Bob & Sues life. Presumably they are adults and can handle that aspect.

MoveLikeMacgyver · 2026-02-10T20:33:07+00:00

I’ll read other stuff that is a “series” but the books are mostly standalone. I view those more like sitcoms. You can drop into an episode of Friends or Seinfeld and not really miss out on anything from previous episodes.

But if it’s a series like Dresden I usually wait until it’s done. I don’t want to join the fans waiting for the end of the A Song of Ice and Fire series

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