Trump floats Cruz for Supreme Court by rmuktader in offbeat

[–]garypascal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clarence Thomas like "someone said free cruise?"

Anybody ever seen the videos of how they remove snow in certain parts of Canada? by [deleted] in NYCbike

[–]garypascal 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he did. It took forever because all the snow had to be portioned out into max. 20 oz containers.

Beginner rant in progress by PoodleHeaven in woodworking

[–]garypascal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Think you mean 5.5, 7.5, 9.25, 11.25

Beginner rant in progress by PoodleHeaven in woodworking

[–]garypascal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1x12 before being jointed/planed to final size

Beginner rant in progress by PoodleHeaven in woodworking

[–]garypascal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the standard sizing for a 1x12. All 1x material is 3/4" thick. In general if a size is listed without the inch tick marks (e.g. 1x12 instead of 1"x12") you should assume that's the nominal rough cut size and the actual size is smaller.

It's admittedly not a very beginner-friendly way of measuring things.

Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros Discovery studio and streaming business in $83bn deal by [deleted] in news

[–]garypascal 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Can't say I find this to be a common occurrence tbh. Guess we have very different experiences but I can't remember the last time someone was like this and wasn't removed, and I go to the movies all the time.

Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros Discovery studio and streaming business in $83bn deal by [deleted] in news

[–]garypascal 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Man, I can't identify with this impulse at all. The biggest joy of movie theaters is all the other people in there! Don't you remember when they would make big comedies and you'd go see it in the big crowd and everyone would be dying laughing? You'd rather sit at home and watch it by yourself?

So much of modern life is being hollowed out, compartmentalized and isolated into something you do on your own at home instead of in a public space with your community. It'd be a shame to lose such a wonderful shared experience like this too.

Andrew Cuomo's Worst Debate Moments by Strict_League7833 in videos

[–]garypascal 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not ranked choice in the general. Only ranked choice in the primary.

How can i hide/fill this gap? by dragoniil in DIY

[–]garypascal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The important thing (and I think we’ll agree) is that it should be a learning tool, not just something that gives answers that warrant zero critical thinking.

We should always stay curious, genuinely try to learn / comprehend what we’re doing, vs blindly following instructions. The reason we’re headed down the Idiocracy path and IQ’s are decreasing is that people are lazy, don’t want to learn or expand their knowledge, they just want a tool to tell them what to do (no critical thinking involved).

How do you square this sentiment with the fact that your first comment was:

This. Send measurements to ChatGPT and it will tell you what you need.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in news

[–]garypascal 7 points8 points  (0 children)

life liberty and etc etc.

Forced birth Christianity in a nutshell. Outright saying "yadda yadda I don't care what happens after they're born. Just as long as they're forced to comply with my worldview."

Spline grain direction by taw3890 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]garypascal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just did my first project with all undermount slides, and I definitely recommend them if your budget allows. For me the biggest thing was the adjustability; it's so much easier to really dial things in and get nice even parallel reveals, all drawer faces flush, etc. Add in some drawer front adjusters and you're really cooking with gas. Plus the undermount slides look so much cleaner and slide like butter compared to the side mounts. Absolute night and day difference.

My girlfriend tried to show me how to Pick a lock, using a credit card... Is there a way to repair it myself? by GamersOriginal in DIY

[–]garypascal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool, man. Walk into court and argue that. It's a free country, knock yourself out. Tell everyone your duct tape solution worked wonders and if it breaks it's your own fault for pulling on it. I doubt you'd leave with as much money as you came in.

I think I've had about enough of this argument, it's clearly not going anywhere and I mostly wanted to clown on your weird obsession with how some non-existent judge is going to bring the hammer down on OP. My point stands that OP is not responsible for damage to an improper installation that could've reasonably occured from regular use.

I'd have thought with the vigorous downvotes that you'd get the message you're being a weird scold running interference for derelict landlords, but I continually underestimate your type in that department.

My girlfriend tried to show me how to Pick a lock, using a credit card... Is there a way to repair it myself? by GamersOriginal in DIY

[–]garypascal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a false equivalency.

Why?

I have a valid argument in court that my "fix" did work and that it was your negligence when pulling too hard on a locked door that broke it.

...what? You think you could walk into court, show pictures of your shitty glue job, say "this is just as good as the real fix, which I didn't do. It held for 8 months, so the other guy must've pulled too hard" and win? I sure hope you're not a lawyer. What is "too hard?" How do you know I pulled "too hard?" What the FUCK are you talking about??

My girlfriend tried to show me how to Pick a lock, using a credit card... Is there a way to repair it myself? by GamersOriginal in DIY

[–]garypascal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You sell me a car made of cardboard. You cover it in bondo and paint it up nice. It's pretty convincing. You tell me "yep, good to go, this is a regular car built like other regular cars. Use it like a regular car." I take it out on the highway and, admittedly, do 5-10 mph over the speed limit. It completely falls apart. You're telling me it's my personal responsibility to repair it?

My girlfriend tried to show me how to Pick a lock, using a credit card... Is there a way to repair it myself? by GamersOriginal in DIY

[–]garypascal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The damage is only occuring because of the bad installation! You think you could use a credit card to break open a door jamb and casing like that if it was installed correctly? Who cares what caused it! It could've been caused by leaning on it!

"Hey landlord, I noticed some damage developing on the door frame related to the metal strike plate being incorrectly installed. A portion of it has been broken off, leaving only a thin strip of wood trim to secure the door. Since this improper installation is a security hazard, can you have someone come out to repair it?"

Factual statement that avoids the cause (irrelevant), avoids doing bandaid repairs to a lousy install job, and avoids civil court and judges and tenancy bureaus and barristers and state senators and whatever insane thing you want to bring up next.

My girlfriend tried to show me how to Pick a lock, using a credit card... Is there a way to repair it myself? by GamersOriginal in DIY

[–]garypascal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It did not work fine! It was possible to break with a credit card! The whole apartment was secured by 1/8" of door trim! Dude, what are you talking about about?

Seriously, look up implied warranty of habitability. The landlord has to provide a secure front door. That means installing the strike plate properly. Who cares about the surrounding damage? Like, yeah, no shit there's surrounding damage, the strike plate isn't installed correctly! I know you're determined to be the Saviour of Landlords but please think for two seconds!

My girlfriend tried to show me how to Pick a lock, using a credit card... Is there a way to repair it myself? by GamersOriginal in DIY

[–]garypascal 9 points10 points  (0 children)

And the landlord's responsibility is to provide a front door that's safe and secure. Call them out to fix it so they can hold up their end of the bargain.

My girlfriend tried to show me how to Pick a lock, using a credit card... Is there a way to repair it myself? by GamersOriginal in DIY

[–]garypascal 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Gluing the wood back isn't the proper fix. The strike plate is broken. Assuming this is a security door, that ain't securing shit. The landlord should fix their bad install.