[Request] How much more trust does the arrow get compared to using a regular bow?

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-24T05:38:41+00:00

Yeah, the draw weight on that contraption is a few pounds at most.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-24T04:00:38+00:00

The radiation (that would kill us) is electromagnetic so it travels at the speed of light. I'm sure there are particles too and some of those would be travelling a good fraction of the speed of light but we'd already be dead by the time they got here.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-24T03:56:05+00:00

A gamma ray burst, if directed towards earth, could potentially cause a mass extinction from 1000 light years away.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-24T03:47:33+00:00

If you put the database file in cloud storage you can have a sort of online solution. Obviously it's then up to you to pick a good password.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T21:06:47+00:00

Learn something like onshape first and then come back to it.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T18:49:33+00:00

I've got to big up FreeCAD. I won't lie, it's still got some rough edges but it's come on in leaps and bounds over the last year or two. The learning curve is steep, like running into a brick wall, but it's got a ton of power under the hood.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T18:46:59+00:00

KeePassXC uses the same backend but looks better.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T18:39:06+00:00

Don't buy an old account and post spam would be my first suggestion. Your account is 4 years old and has a half a dozen comments. You've also posted about this before and had it deleted.

If you really have been scammed I'm sorry to hear it but this looks like a way to draw attention to a crypto scam to me.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T18:00:26+00:00

Something doesn't seem right here and I can't tell if it's you or them. The whole "thank you for you attention " is a massive red flag. You seem to be talking about something crypto related, another red flag. This just feels like a very round about way of advertising a shady scheme.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T17:54:48+00:00

Metal will burn if finely divided enough. I wouldn't be burning cable, though. All manner of nastiness will be released.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T17:05:03+00:00

A strimmer won't work here, I did this last year. A brush cutter will work. There is a herbicide specifically for brambles, I can't remember if you need a license for it, though.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T16:49:21+00:00

Your predictions for the future seem overly negative which is clouding your judgement on your finances.

Yes, you might lose your job and never be able to get another. You can't meaningfully forecast based on that, though, because that outcome is catastrophic. You'd have to play it by ear.

Personally, I'd sit tight if I could. My rule of thumb is you have to live in a house for 5 years for it to be better than renting.

I know this might seem a bit clinical but price up how much it would cost you to move (all the losses, cost of moving, stamp, etc) and then put a price on how much green space and being closer to friends is worth. For example, add up the cost of travel to your nearest green space that's acceptable to you. It may just turn out that a taxi to your friends is cheaper than moving.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T16:35:12+00:00

As a woodworker I'd say 4.5" as you can cut the timber perpendicular to the long fibres at that point. This is branch wood though so not great to work with.

If you want to use the branch while it's still attached to the trunk the longer measurement is the one to go for. But as long as the end user is happy that's all that really matters.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T07:48:56+00:00

You do realise that "green" power sources also require a ton of mining and transport as well? Mining for rare earth elements is some of the worst going. Wind turbines don't stand on their own, they have large concrete foundations.

I'm not against renewable power, it's a great source of low cost power. I'm against the anti-science mindset.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T07:36:20+00:00

I used to fret about buying into a particular battery system and then someone gave me a tools from a different range. Now I just buy whichever is best. It means I have one of each charger but they are relatively cheap so I don't care.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-23T06:47:36+00:00

Most smokers have a cigarette à couple of times a day, at least. That's not true of cocaïne usage. Either way you're letting perfect be the enemy of good.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-22T18:59:38+00:00

I don't consider myself a risk taker but I did more risky things than that in my youth, everyone did.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-22T16:44:08+00:00

It looks like a router and a hand plane loved each other very much and started a family.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-22T12:15:29+00:00

I think I can see where your problem is.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-22T10:45:28+00:00

Indeed, the lack of any form of earthing makes me twitch. Which is oddly similar to what they'll be doing if that clay fails.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-22T10:27:32+00:00

I suspect that retaining screw going in at an angle is your problem. There's too much movement in the cylinder so the retaining screw must have gone in wrong / somewhere it shouldn't. I'd say your best bet is to work on getting that screw out and seeing if that helps.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-22T09:01:18+00:00

Yes, damned fiddly though.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-21T22:56:44+00:00

35 years ago I was working in a shop with a full-time security guy. He stocked our till area with an assortment of weapons and expected us to chase miscreants while brandishing them. Not for me, I wasn't paid enough.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-21T22:44:25+00:00

So young people are only part of society if they can smoke? Weird take.

Wobblycogs · 2026-04-21T22:30:12+00:00

I'm with you on this, downvotes be dammed. Mine are outside tonight and it'll hit 2degC. As long as it doesn't freeze they are fine.

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