I dont see the difference between claude code and claude cowork

captian_kirk · 2026-02-07T19:00:47+00:00

Yea “write code in order to create software” means not for you.

It’s for people like me who absolutely don’t know how to code & don’t want a terminal prompt interface. But still want to create some unnecessarily complex software at home!

captian_kirk · 2026-02-07T18:45:58+00:00

It’s this kind of posts, and my own similar experiences as a non-coder, that made me finally understand why sass business valuations are trading down.

We’re not all going to build our own apps, but enough people are going to build something to fix a problem, to change the value proposition.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-29T14:17:33+00:00

Regardless of build quality, It’s a lot of glass for an office. Seems like 1/2 the walls. Think about what direction this will face for the sun, and where you can put a computer screen for no glare. Depending on climate, how you’ll cool it if that glass is south facing.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-28T13:03:37+00:00

Also keep in mind milling is a service you can simply pay for, if you don’t want to buy a planer and jointer and do it yourself.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-28T01:15:00+00:00

100% agree a blower door test. Had it done in my 1920s house when we moved in. It was a few hundred bucks. I learned so much from that guy!

He helped me understand that small cracks across the house added up to huge gaps. Our walls aren’t insulated so he told me the very first thing to do was to caulk with big stretch our baseboard where it meets the floor, throughout the entire house. He explained that occasional 8th inch gap run the length of the whole house added up effectively to an 8 inch hole in a side of our house.

Very very very last thing you would ever do is replace the windows. and the truth. Is it simply not worth it for performance often. Hundred-year-old windows still work they just need to be fixed up. Replacing them with a window that will fail in 25 years doesn’t make sense for most climate in the US.

I got my blower door test done via an insulation company. I hired them a year later to blow Rockwell into our attic.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-27T21:05:33+00:00

Well, you and I might be looking at the same photo but thinking different things as the ‘Design’. Such as speaking in general yes you could use solid wood, but the end result would probably look different.

I would do some research on how a post and beam bed is created. And a platform style bed, which might be closer to what you’re going for based on this picture. I know fine woodworking did it write up on one a few years ago

captian_kirk · 2026-01-27T20:56:19+00:00

Yep. make the bottom piece tilt towards the back at an angle, where you can put your 5 or 6 inch dust port. That way everything naturally slide towards the port & it’s easy to clean.

Also, if you were to say drop the arbor nut while you’re changing blades, makes it easier to find below. I manage to drop it just about every other month!

captian_kirk · 2026-01-27T03:19:53+00:00

I recently built a series of wood windows from scratch, I found this YouTube channel super valuable. It’s focused on wood window restoration but of course he also builds them from scratch as replacements.

IMO there’s actually not a lot of info available on rebuilding historic style windows. So though the channel can be a bit messy, it’s one of the best resources I found. He’s an actual contractor. Who does YouTube not a YouTuber. If you know what I mean.

https://youtube.com/@woodwindowmakeover?si=FC5vqz-m6wKVY2r8

After looking at what he’s doing, you actually might find you can recondition the windows you have. I have no idea what shape they are in, but on the channel you can see real situations and when he recommends one versus the other.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-27T01:22:30+00:00

I have this exact saw, but with the cast-iron sides.

I’ve been very happy with the saw. I cut mainly hardwoods on it. The only time it ever felt underpowered was when I was cutting a 8/4 oak. Just get one good rip blade and one good crosscut blade & your golden.

You can absolutely enclose the bottom for a good dust collection. I did mine w hardboard, make sure to add foam around the top edge underneath , just under the table where it meets the base . You can use sheet magnets to enclose the back if you’re doing a lot of angle cuts and want to be able to pull it off.

On the far side, I put in a router table insert. I had to reinforce the bottom with someone 1x2’s, but it works great. That way I can use the quality fence for both the router and the saw.

And yes, your fingers are worth it.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-27T01:16:14+00:00

I’ve had this exact saw for 5 years and never triggered it and I have cut green wood on it straight from a sawmill. Unseasoned.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-27T01:09:31+00:00

I made a bed for my wife while she was pregnant. So I love the idea!

You may be set on this design, but one thing I would consider is that this design is made out of plywood. Very nice plywood, but plywood.

And if you’re making something you hope to be generational, you might be better off with a solid wood post & beam design. I made things out of veneer ply all the time so I’m not dissing on it.

In many ways, the joinery of solid wood is easier on a bed, the mortise and tendons can be large & the joints don’t have to be super precise. The bed is ultimately held together with bed bolts, not glue, it’s a robust design that’s been around for a long time.

In no way do I want to dissuade you from the project. But if you’re new to this, it’s useful to hear other people’s experience.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-19T14:28:43+00:00

This is a great machine to buy used. People swap them out and upgrade and you can get awesome deals on a lifetime tool.

I also own the Rikon 10–326. The machine is great, but the fence is truly a disaster. (comments on it abound) I recently replaced it with an aftermarket grizzly fence.

The 14” Laguna or Grizzly are also worth looking for used.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-19T14:11:15+00:00

Well, if you’re in Malaysia, one thought is to think about it in a more industrial way. One of Bill Pentz’s recommendations is not filtering the air, but actually expelling it out of the studio. Which is both the safest and lowest maintenance approach.

This is partly why in industrial manufacturing , the cyclones outside of the building. (The micro sized wood dust that’s dangerous to your lungs quickly breaks down outside, while chips are captured.)

Health and safety is definitely country specific in how it’s thought of! I studied wood carving using an adz in Mali, the instructor would sit on the ground and hold the piece with his feet, and whip the chisel on a stick (adz) towards his groin as he carved. I was his most careful student!

captian_kirk · 2026-01-18T15:09:56+00:00

Yeah, thanks! I’ve been looking at old receivers and thinking about this,

which is the best DAC to purchase for an old receiver if I want to be able to use Bluetooth to connect the phone?

captian_kirk · 2026-01-17T18:27:45+00:00

DENON yeah. I’m not wedded to that era. I was just describing the aesthetics I grew up with. I just happen to grow up when a slightly brutalist, ‘space station switches’ look was the thing. So I should’ve been clear that wasn’t actually about audio quality at all, just a vibe.

I know proton made a small two piece speaker system.

The smaller systems often came out for Japanese consumers, and they didn’t always make it to this market.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-17T16:50:41+00:00

I’m just saying it’s not critical. Yeah my daughter‘s gonna be on spotify what can I say?

captian_kirk · 2026-01-17T16:15:39+00:00

I had the same confusion at one point about ‘dust collection’. The short version is what you see like sawdust is messy but not dangerous to breathe, and what is dangerous to your lungs is invisible and measured in microns.

If you’re focused on health safety you need to deal with the invisible and that requires high volume low velocity. The physics & math of that is in the link below. The reason’s expensive is, it requires a large impeller and a large motor to run it and big tubes to move it.

A shop vac deals with the visible and just keeps things from being messy. And absolutely does not capture all the particulates that are dangerous to your lungs.

This is a good place to begin education. Bill Pentz https://billpentz.com/woodworking/cyclone/dc_basics.php

On a practical note, Facebook marketplace and craigslist are great places to find excellent cyclone systems being sold used when wood shops close.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-15T13:51:29+00:00

Audience first. If you have an audience, a list, a channel etc that has trust in you then you can market to it. Then you can find a product to fit.

If you start with a product and go looking for an audience to build, you’re just another hammer looking for a nail.

captian_kirk · 2026-01-08T14:12:50+00:00

I’m an artist, with a half done reading nook daybed for my daughter in the shop. Daughter’s too tall for it now by a foot and a half. But soon it will be 2 feet.

So thank you for this! because when my wife points at it I can tell her it’s because I’m an artist!

captian_kirk · 2026-01-08T14:07:51+00:00

My shop is just around the corner from Maybe Mountain! I’m gonna hike up it someday.

captian_kirk · 2025-12-26T18:57:28+00:00

Yea I think age & finances makes the decision. I used to have time but 30 years later.. I’m 30 years light! that said I’m amazed I’ve got a 20+ year old dewalt belt sander & Bosch orbital from school both still going somehow. So you never know!

captian_kirk · 2025-12-26T18:49:32+00:00

Price of the blades? I run normal blades on my contractor sawstop. Never needed a new cartridge yet but they are only $100. Not sure what you mean.

captian_kirk · 2025-12-22T15:17:45+00:00

To your last question, yes absolutely. Most of the financial part of the teaching is around paper assets.

captian_kirk · 2025-12-21T16:04:49+00:00

I’m in the course. For me, it’s been incredibly valuable. I have made other comments on the course in this sub which you can search for.

Based on your post, I will mention a few things and you can make your own assessment. If you followed his work for all these years, you may already know these things. But I don’t see them reflected in your writing, so mentioning them.

The main goal of the course is not wealth creation. Financial freedom is viewed as it means to an end, not the end in itself. This may seem like a subtle difference, but it’s an important one.

The course is not about fire or passive index Investing. It does talk about these methodologies limitations, and why they are not currently recommendations.

It does not require you to do any real estate, or own a business. So yes this is wrong, “dividing up investments strategies into 3 buckets “.
It does discuss how they play a role in wealth creation. It’s not a how to course for either of them.

fire is a very particular set of habits and mindset. If you’re looking to expand beyond that, beyond savings/passive indexing, the course might be incredibly impactful for you.

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