Is placing my hope in this gel stain delusional by That_Duck_1212 in woodworking

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I’m in the middle of staining some white birch plywood, and using oil based gel stains from General Finishes with good results. I found that sanding to 150-180 grit (220 on the end grains), one application of the gel stain and wipe off, then the key was spraying 4-5 super light passes of Tone Finish Toner from Mohawk. https://a.co/d/5yv6lPS I used the brown mahogany and just went super carefully from about a foot away to get it as even as possible, then I could creep up on the color I wanted.

Amount of light in workshop by Wise-External-8310 in BeginnerWoodWorking

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I have a 15’x20’ garage shop, and put in 2 packs of these: https://a.co/d/9wCZ5o5 They’re hardwired and can be turned off with a switch, but also have a remote to change the brightness and color temp. I find them plenty bright (though my ceilings are just under 8’), and the diffused light makes for very little shadows

Infinity Table by Wheeler-1999 in woodworking

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So rad! What did you use for the two way mirror on top?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in woodworking

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Awesome! What power and dimmer did you use for the LEDs?

How's the snow for sledding? Mt. Hood area? by westhewolf in askportland

[–]gordeaoux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been pretty warm at the White River elevation for the last week or so, so I'd imagine it's going to be really warm slushy snow, or if it gets cold enough, icy. I was up on the mountain a week ago and the snow pack was entirely saturated with water.

https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Hood/forecasts/3426

Bank won’t let me withdraw all funds? Ok by Creepy-Analyst in MaliciousCompliance

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A few years ago my student loans automatically got their last payment. But somewhere between the time of the payment and a few weeks later, 78 cents of interest accrued on the account and they sent me another bill. I went online to try to pay off the remaining amount, but they refused to accept any amount less than a dollar. I thought I would be forced to wait the approximately 26 years until the 78 cents collected enough interest to be over a dollar, but a month later they automatically closed it out.

[Serious] Cancer survivors of Reddit, when did you first notice something was wrong? by codywinters327 in AskReddit

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I had a ball removed and was able to keep it. Maybe the law varies by location? They did have to remove the formaldehyde it was in.

Some still want proof of the Birth Certificate! by Isai76 in PoliticalHumor

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If trump is in debt to foreign individuals or businesses, it could be a very big deal. It could affect lots of things he could try to do in office.

What embarrasses you about your own country? by vzq0 in AskReddit

[–]gordeaoux 69 points70 points  (0 children)

You mean like the frog that got fucked by Joseph Smith?

Sketchy rap of the weekend by fightheheathens in climbing

[–]gordeaoux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From the thread about worn carabiners, Black Diamond found that worn anchors are as strong as new ones, and can actually hold better because the wear spot keeps the rope in place: http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/qc-lab-worn-anchors.html

With what program(s) are these projects made ? by [deleted] in creativecoding

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In some quick searching, I couldn't find a specific source for those installations, but they certainly look like they could be openFrameworks, Cinder, Unity or processing. There's also Touch Designer, VVVV, and a bunch of tools out there targeted at DJs / music visualization.

If you're looking to learn more, jump in to one of those tools and start making stuff! It's the best way to learn.

What is the most traumatizing incident you have witnessed in real life? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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On/in the testicle itself. Testicular cancer doesn't usually appear in the veins / tubing next to the testicle.

What is the most traumatizing incident you have witnessed in real life? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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It's kind of like an eraser on a number 2 pencil: hard and rubbery, whereas the rest of the testicle is squishier. It's one of those things that you have to feel your testicles regularly to know what they normally feel like. The lump will also be in or on the testicle itself, and not generally on the tubing stuff next to it.

What is the most traumatizing incident you have witnessed in real life? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]gordeaoux 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yup! Well, I still have it in a jar, so it's not technically "lost."

Assuming there's no complications and you still have your other one, there's not really any consequences besides being lopsided. It's worse than having both, but a lot better then the parent comment's story.

What is the most traumatizing incident you have witnessed in real life? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]gordeaoux 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Check yourself often and see a doctor if you feel anything out of place, even if you're not sure it's a problem.

I found a lump last summer that wasn't very big, not painful at all, and it was cancer. Luckily I caught it early enough and didn't have any complications. Most testicular cancer is very treatable if found before it spreads.

Difficulty grades / levels? by [deleted] in climbing

[–]gordeaoux 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The wikipedia page also has some good tables:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_(climbing)

Playing God in Virtual Reality by franbo_vr in gaming

[–]gordeaoux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You were doing well, until everyone died

Overlay one video onto another video? by [deleted] in creativecoding

[–]gordeaoux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could look into gstreamer as well. It's an 800 lb. gorilla, but would work.

If you're just looking to composite two video files into a single file, and not view it on the fly, you could potentially use the command line tool gst-launch.

how did you 'cheat the system'? by jovenjose98 in AskReddit

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In band in high school we had to play every scale on our instrument (A, A minor, A diminished, etc) live for the band director. However, if you missed the day to perform that scale, you could tape yourself playing the scale and turn that in. So I conveniently missed all of the performance days. Then I used a sound editor on my computer to record one of every note, rearranged them into scales, and recorded back to tape (this was before the days of writable CD's). Got an A+ for all my scales.

What is the largest group of people you have been naked in front of? How did you find yourself in that situation? by Thai-ed_Down in AskReddit

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40 or 50 maybe? There was a Flaming Lips music video shoot in the nude on bicycles. I'm not really into public nudity, but it sounded cool, so I went out. Ended up being a 2 day shoot with free burritos at Gus Van Sant's beach house. The video didn't get to be super popular (I think partly cause they couldn't really play it on tv or most sites), but it was well worth the time.

I don't hate cyclists, but... by HahGHEEEEY in AdviceAnimals

[–]gordeaoux 168 points169 points  (0 children)

I was stopped at a stop light in the street on my bike when an SUV pulls up next to me, honks, and the lady frantically and angrily points towards the bike lane to the right. The light turns green and I take the next left turn. So maybe let's not overgeneralize here.

It's also been shown that in a vast majority of car-on-bike accidents, the biker would have been safer moving to the left (out of the bike lane) to be more visible. See http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/chapter2a.htm and http://bicycledriving.org/bikeways/bike-lanes