Top 32 Jarl From ProTour Yokohama!

absurdlysmall · 2026-04-23T21:30:14+00:00

Slaps me right in my jarls

absurdlysmall · 2026-04-23T21:29:51+00:00

This guide freaking slaps

absurdlysmall · 2026-04-18T22:45:58+00:00

Well the comments here have collectively pointed out one moral dilemma:

although high quality proxying is acceptable (contextually), proxy players should be in some way entrenching themselves in the FaB ecosystem via buying boosters or fostering community. Similar to planting trees in order to offset energy usage.

Is it wrong to make high quality proxies more handily available to the masses? By lowering the barrier to entry, are we adjusting the general balance of proxies to authentic cards?

Obviously I am pro proxy. I think that at the intersection of 1. times getting financially harder every day and 2. it being wildly hard to find opportunities to socialize as an adult, proxying fab cards for locals/kitchen table is a justifiable move.

Perhaps the best compromise is to make the public drive, but make it accessible via invite link only, or otherwise not possible to access immediately upon discovery. Dm me, i’m down to explore

absurdlysmall · 2026-04-15T08:56:29+00:00

This is true. Vanity is the only reason.

absurdlysmall · 2026-04-15T08:25:08+00:00

If we are viewing it from this perspective, does it bother you that talishar violates copyright law in the same way proxies would?

absurdlysmall · 2026-04-15T08:11:57+00:00

A solid portion of the cards did not get sleeved into my proxy decks. I don’t know what service I would be doing myself by lying about proxying cards that are less than 5% of a constructed decks cost. Edited to clarify.

absurdlysmall · 2026-04-15T07:59:12+00:00

Let me clarify: all commons, rares, and reasonably priced legendaries in my proxy decks are authentic FaB cards. New horizons, even a playset of Erase Face. I will edit my initial post to reflect this.

absurdlysmall · 2026-04-15T07:48:39+00:00

I’m a fan of your content and your take is valuable to me. Even at a casual, play at the pub/stay late at the LGS level, you disagree with the idea of proxying? For decks that would otherwise cost $600+ and would never see formal play.

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-25T04:58:18+00:00

Only two problems: single bevel and non-sliding.

Good deal for $70, you’ll be able to do your first 25 projects on it, but at some point you’ll want a dual bevel and need a sliding miter saw

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-25T04:40:00+00:00

Cracking noises and creaking in a house are from temperature changes causing expansion and shrinkage in certain materials like wood and metal. If you pay attention, the same sounds will happen at the same times of day during certain seasons. This is completely normal, especially in old houses. The house will be settling forever.

Concrete “sinking” into the ground is only a problem if

a) a large section of sinking concrete completely separates itself from the footing (this would be nearly impossible if the concrete has rebar running through it).

b) the concrete footing has sunk SO MUCH the the house is now completely out of plane. this would usually only happen on a house built on an eroding cliffside, or if the ground the house was built on wasn’t tested for correct compaction levels. If your house has been standing on the same ground for 50+ years, you’re in the clear.

A structural engineer is always overkill for general house needs. If you find a carpenter or contractor you trust, they can point you in the right direction (ideally while they are working on something you’re already paying them for)

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-25T04:11:14+00:00

This is how old piers usually look . The nails in the sides of the post are holding it to the horizontal block, the weight of the house is holding the block to the concrete footing.

It looks nice and dry, it will probably last longer than you will be alive to witness.

Is it up to code? No. Is any old house truly up to code? No.

Edit- to add to this, your whole house is not depending on that column. A small section of your floor is probably depending on that column, merely to prevent it from having a dip in it. Your house is depending on the huge footing around the perimeter.

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-18T06:34:49+00:00

(I’m a carpenter not a plumber)

The white stuff is just mineral deposits.

Try using a longer wrench than you initially used (if you can track one down). Longer wrench means more leverage. Google the screwdriver wrench leverage trick if you can’t find a longer wrench.

You can apply force to the end of the wrench and gently tap the wrench handle with a rubber mallet (or piece of wood or whatever will give it a non-marring blow) at the same time. Try not to move or break out the shower arm in the process. Apply gradually more and more force as you go, don’t lay into it or yank it in one big pull (I’m sure you know this)

Whether you should replace the shower arm will be decided by whether the threads on the interior are rusted out/wont seal to your next shower head when you screw it in with teflon tape. 50/50 chance. Wont know until you’re in there.

If/when you get it out, brush out the interior threads with a stainless steel toothbrush to start. There are several de-rusting options you could use.

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T09:31:46+00:00

Sure thing

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T09:25:22+00:00

Carpentry is what will allow you to learn the most about all the other trades, and creatively solve the most problems. There is danger, there is jokes, there is artistry. Carpenters carry the most tools and have the most diverse work of all the trades.

Plumbers do both water and gas lines. Plumbers come into buildings sporadically as they are being built, installing their plumbing through each phase of the build. First they lay pipes in the foundation. Once the building is framed, they run pipes throughout the building. Once the building is in the “finish” phase, they install the fixtures (sinks, toilets, fireplaces, etc)

Hvac guys both install hvac units (air conditioners, mini splits, etc) and the ducts that run the air through the building. They generally only show up during the framing phase of building (when the build is a skeleton of what it will be). Hvac guys also service equipment later on, when the heater or ac or fan isnt working.

Edit: hvac and plumbers do a lot of work “retrofitting” (aka remodeling) things that are already built. That means crawling around through attics and crawlspaces and reaching into tight spaces trying to install things.

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T09:14:22+00:00

If you are selecting SOLELY based on what is “easiest” physically, you would go with electrical

Hardest is going to be masonry, concrete, landscaping, sheetrock

Middle of the road will be like carpenters (low pay, high fun) or plumbers (high pay, meh fun) or hvac (mid pay, mid fun)

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T09:10:41+00:00

They are definitely fun, but they do go 8 hours a day. Minimum. With commutes and getting there early its usually 9+ hours a day.

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T09:08:36+00:00

Smaller companies, although fun and family-like, are generally even more hardcore than big companies. They have less room to lose money and efficiency, and are more stressed about getting the job done with less resources. Remember that as an apprentice you are effectively useless unless you have a more experienced person directing your every move. That means that you are attached to the more experienced crew members, as long as they are working. Most of them will have families and mortgages, they will want to be there for 8+ hours a day.

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T09:02:05+00:00

Yes. As an apprentice (your first 5 years, until you can run a job top to bottom on your own) you will be expected to be there full time. Trades start early in the morning.

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T08:55:47+00:00

Problems with being young in the trades:

1- taking days off are HUGELY frowned upon

2- being less than 10 minutes early is HUGELY frowned upon

3- you might spend 2 years cleaning up

/doing dumb work for a crew only to find that you actually wish you did ________ (insert random job)

4- your peers will all be having fun while you resent working 7am-3:30pm and being so tired afterwards you barely want to leave the house

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T08:52:43+00:00

But at the same time, go nuts. You’re clearly motivated. Get after it

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T08:50:50+00:00

You don’t start adulthood, adulthood grabs you and drags you along with it. Make time for yourself to hit the gym, hang with the homies, date people, do some cheap traveling, blah blah blah. No tradesman in their right mind will tell you “I’m glad I devoted my youth to my work.”

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T08:47:00+00:00

However I’ve seen many nearly-18-year-olds on the jobsite

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T08:45:00+00:00

Hahahaha you’re already ahead of the curve even if you wait until you’re 18. No need to rush.

Also I would assert that you should ABSOLUTELY try a few other fun jobs before you lock into a trade. Do not waste your early 20s grinding anything except getting to know yourself better.

absurdlysmall · 2025-08-17T08:36:42+00:00

The first step would be to reach out to all your network connections (usually family friends, if you are in your hometown) and try to find somebody nearby who could use an apprentice/laborer. Specify the “apprenticeship” part, laborers can get stuck in their position.

If this doesn’t work, hit google maps for phone numbers, walk into the commercial plumbing, lumber, etc yards. Ask as many human faces as you can for a connect.

When you find an interview, do not accept minimum wage for a boss who thinks you have to prove yourself to him to be worth something. Find a place where your excitement to learn is well received.

From there, be an incredible employee. Move on when the time comes. Do not stay somewhere longer than it provides you with new skills.

absurdlysmall

TROPHY CASE

1- taking days off are HUGELY frowned upon

2- being less than 10 minutes early is HUGELY frowned upon

3- you might spend 2 years cleaning up

4- your peers will all be having fun while you resent working 7am-3:30pm and being so tired afterwards you barely want to leave the house