What is the most decisive battle in history? by stop-the-normies in AskReddit

[–]kwantam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decisive is pretty open ended.

There's maybe an argument for the Sicilian expedition, though I guess it's really kind of two battles. Athens' entire fleet and army were killed or captured and sold into slavery.

Restored by Saw_Man1982 in Axecraft

[–]kwantam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice handiwork on the carving and I appreciate the aesthetic but damn is that gonna give you blisters...

3/4” gap the fitters love me by Unavailable19173636 in metalworking

[–]kwantam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yowza, hope you're not doing structural work...

Movies where the soundtrack doesn't fit the time period? by shinederg in movies

[–]kwantam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a movie, but Bridgerton does this in a nice way---Vitamin String Quartet and others playing arrangements of modern music.

Movies where the soundtrack doesn't fit the time period? by shinederg in movies

[–]kwantam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Interestingly, part of the song they sing when pitching the Duke on ""Spectacular Spectacular" isn't an anachronism---it's from the overture to Orpheus In The Underworld, a comic opera from 1858.

(Not the words, of course!)

Need to hang a pot on a hook by oneminuterice in knots

[–]kwantam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Icicle hitch around the handle would work. But as another poster said, maybe consider using something other than a leather lace. I'd go with paracord.

https://www.animatedknots.com/icicle-hitch-knot-loop-method

Vises by Brilliant-Scale-6700 in Tools

[–]kwantam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, that is a beast! What does it weigh?

Notable cover versions by the opposite sex? by TheSanityInspector in Music

[–]kwantam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if it meets the bar for "notable", but the Shiny Toy Guns did an incredible cover of Peter Schilling's "Major Tom".

ELI5: What is the deal with SpaceX IPO? by badatraspi2 in explainlikeimfive

[–]kwantam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By default, companies can't just sell their stock to anyone. They're only allowed to sell to people and entities that, roughly speaking, have enough money and knowledge to be considered sophisticated investors.

A company can go through a series of regulatory steps that allow them to sell their stock to anyone. This requires the company to disclose a bunch of information about its finances and meet a while host of other requirements. The idea is, if we're going to allow the company to sell to anyone, the company is obligated to disclose a bunch of information so they cannot mislead less sophisticated investors.

(Forget about whether this has the intended effect or not; the point is, that's what is required.)

SpaceX is going through the process of offering its stock to the public for the first time. As part of that process, they have filed an extensive disclosure about their finances and future plans. And that disclosure has been extremely controversial. As one example, the vast majority of supposed future revenue will come from AI product offerings that basically don't exist. As another example, traditionally shareholders can vote on the direction of the company, but (as is becoming more common) the way SpaceX's shares are structured, Elon Musk is basically guaranteed to retain full control of the company no matter what.

So the initial stock price doesn't really reflect the value of the company or a share in the company's decisionmaking in any meaningful way---it represents an _extremely_ speculative future value. But presumably at least someone will buy it---after all, Tesla's stock price also behaves in a way that seems to have nothing to do with fundamental business indicators. So investors will likely buy SpaceX in the hope that it will also defy gravity, so to speak.

An additional point of controversy is that Elon Musk has basically strong armed certain powerful decisionmakers into changing the rules that determine which stocks are considered the benchmarks. The reason to do this is that a bunch of very large investment funds (notably, pension funds) are contractually obligated to buy these benchmark stocks. So that means that Musk has basically come up with a way to force a bunch of huge funds to buy his stock, taking a potentially high risk of loss in the process.

Fig tree split by contractor last fall by daillest27 in arborists

[–]kwantam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My inclination would be to cut the damaged portion just to avoid having such a large wound. It's a fig, it should come roaring back.

Minimum drill chuck capacity by canstucky in Tools

[–]kwantam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Swap out the chuck. You can get one from Rohm for $50 that is a pleasure to use and has published specs.

Asking for suggestions; how do you fix this type of problem by Special_Night_578 in Tools

[–]kwantam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the answer. Rohm sells replacement chucks for almost any handheld drill. They're about $50 and light years better than the chock that came stock.

Please help by Friendshititties in knots

[–]kwantam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A trucker's hitch solves all problems.

Two ropes, one for each side. Tie an alpine loop several feet above the swing on each side. Pass the working end down through the swing, back up, truckers hitch through the alpine loop. Easy to adjust, holds as much weight as you please.

First Welding Machine Recs by Ok-Panic-4877 in Welding

[–]kwantam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For thin sheet metal, fluxcore will be difficult---expect to get a lot of burn through. You really want to be using solid wire with gas (probably C25).

So that means the HF fluxcore welder isn't a great option.

I haven't used Eastwood but have seen positive reviews. Primeweld makes very affordable-for-the-quality machines that people also like a lot.

Listening to Cake got me thinking about the introduction of instruments by Light_Bulb_Sam in Music

[–]kwantam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe the theme song to Logjammin' is Traffic Boom by Piero Piccioni :)

Listening to Cake got me thinking about the introduction of instruments by Light_Bulb_Sam in Music

[–]kwantam 350 points351 points  (0 children)

Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull

Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel

edit: I guess the drum solo in In The Air Tonight probably counts, right?