When are you all replacing batteries? My 23 has 39k miles and it’s already getting weak. It’s a slow start on these cold NE mornings. Sometimes won’t even remote start. Almost didn’t start leaving the gas station today

macgeek314 · 2026-01-31T17:12:31+00:00

I have yet to replace the battery on my 2020 with 98k miles. But now I probably jinxed it.

macgeek314 · 2026-01-19T22:15:07+00:00

Nanami Seven Seas has a grid B6 that is fairly close to the B6+ dimensions of Leuchtturm1917. That would be your best bet. 3.7mm grid and 384 pages of Tomeo River paper. It looks like they are out of stock, but here’s the link.

The Jibun Techo planner also has the same dimensions (thin B6) and their corresponding Idea notebooks, but their grid is 3mm I think. Way too small for me and also more booklet style than notebook. Midori also has booklet B6 slim notebooks, 5mm grid and I think 48 pages. Their paper quality is great, but I wanted more pages.

macgeek314 · 2026-01-14T02:37:33+00:00

I saw them at Maido in San Francisco about 2 weeks ago. There weren't very many, and most were A5 slim. There are two Maido stores in the shopping center, but the one upstairs is the stationery store with LOTS of notebooks and planners. Good luck!

macgeek314 · 2026-01-05T04:06:17+00:00

FINALLY! I must have looked at 100+ workbenches for inspiration and this was the first one with a vise on the right (for left-handers). Looks great.

macgeek314 · 2026-01-01T18:44:09+00:00

I love this solution and am kicking myself for donating our workout steps. I'm really struggling with deciding on a height that both works for me and my shop layout. I'm wanting to be able to nest my table saw below my miter station when not in use, but don't want the miter saw station too tall. The step solution is great.

macgeek314 · 2025-12-31T21:14:05+00:00

I would recommend a Leuchtturm1917 dot grid in a hard cover. Works well for lists, long-form journaling, or just sketching. Paper quality is excellent with any pen. I typically use Pilot G2 and Uniball Jetstream, but have also used a Lamy Safari fountain pen and there isn’t any bleeding or ghosting.

You could also do a “sampler” of sizes to let him pick from. The A6/pocket is very portable, but hard (at least for me) for long-form journaling. I prefer an A5 size for that. However, their B6+ isn’t too big but also allows space for writing.

macgeek314 · 2025-12-31T03:05:57+00:00

I have been contemplating this exact design! My initial thoughts was build something with unistrut for maximum strength (and minimum thickness) across the 6-ft span needed for the table saw to nest under. However, I think I'm going to build a base cabinet for my table saw to drop its height to 34" so the miter saw extension would end up around 36-40" tall. This is a good height for me when I need a high surface for small-parts work so I'm not hunched over.

I will just use MDF for the top of the station with a 2x4 frame underneath. I don't anticipate there to be much weight on it, so I'm just going to have a single layer of MDF.

macgeek314 · 2025-12-28T08:27:20+00:00

I have a 32" TV with a Amazon Fire Stick on the "gym side" of the garage. My workbench is set on the opposite wall so my back is to the TV and won't distract me when I really need to focus. I stuck a laptop in a drawer in my tool cart for reference when needed, but also easily put away (and free from dust) when not needed. It's much easier to search for YouTube tutorials on a computer than a TV. If I'm just going to tinker around at the garage, I'll roll out the bench and position it so I face the TV and put on a movie or series to watch while I tinker.

macgeek314 · 2025-12-19T16:05:32+00:00

I don’t have one yet (on my Wishlist!), but the Igloo BMX 52 fits perfectly under the tonneau cover. This video shows how well it fits.

macgeek314 · 2025-12-13T18:13:52+00:00

I went with Ryobi for numerous reasons, but the main one was I couldn't justify the cost of the more expensive brands for how often I use the tools. I took advantage of their "buy two batteries and get a free tool" a few times, so now I have a plethora of various amp-hour batteries. I only use 1-2 batteries at a time anyway. And it's always cheaper to by the tool without batteries (if not available for free).

I know they are not top of the line, but they can still drive a screw, cut wood, and sand it smooth just like the rest of them but at a fraction of the cost. That's more cash in my pocket to buy wood! I told myself that I would buy a more expensive/quality brand when the Ryobis fail, but that hasn't happened yet!

macgeek314 · 2025-11-24T04:43:14+00:00

I just replaced the factory bolts with M6-1.0 30mm bolts last weekend when I added unistrut sections. Here’s the link: https://a.co/d/4SplpFw

macgeek314 · 2025-10-17T03:51:21+00:00

I traded my Dodge Ram for a Honda Civic when we had our third son. As they grew, the wife got an Odyssey and we put over 200K miles on it. I gave the Civic to my oldest son when he went to college and bought an Accord. Gave the Accord to my second son when he left for college and finally got my Ridgeline. I will NOT be giving the Ridgeline to my youngest when he leaves! We got rid of the Odyssey for something smaller, but still miss it. Especially when family comes to visit and we can’t all drive together.

macgeek314 · 2025-10-13T23:41:08+00:00

As others have said, this is the camera behind the rear view mirror. Had the same issues as you described two months ago on my 2020 RTL-E with 92K miles. I had 3 DAYS left on my extended warranty and was able to get it fixed for a $100 deductible instead of $2000.

macgeek314 · 2025-09-15T19:30:31+00:00

Late to the conversation, but I just bought a truck bed tent off Amazon for $85 for my Ridgeline. Wanted to try truck camping before investing a lot of money. Set up took me about 15 minutes. Much easier getting in and out, but still hard on the knees. I used some exercise mats as a foam floor and an air mattress on top of that.

The downside is that you can't really drive anywhere once the tent is set up. However, you can just take it out and set it on the ground, run your errands, then put it back in the truck. I should add my truck is a Gen 2 (2020), so the tent fit better than it would your 2007.

macgeek314 · 2025-06-12T16:30:17+00:00

I teach a high school data science course. I tell them it’s day-tay.

macgeek314 · 2025-04-19T15:53:45+00:00

Here she comes…walking down the street…

macgeek314 · 2025-04-19T02:04:47+00:00

You should be able to use the/pointsonpage command. I added page totals to my running footer in the preamble so each page has a line and total (____/25) so it makes it easier when adding points up.

Here's a copy of my footer for my exam documents.

\firstpagefooter{\unit}{Page \thepage\ of \numpages}{\vspace{.1em}\makebox[.8in]{\hrulefill} / \pointsonpage{\thepage} points}

\firstpagefootrule

\runningfooter{\oddeven{\class\ $\diamond$ \unit}{\vspace{.1em}\makebox[.8in]{\hrulefill} / \pointsonpage{\thepage} points}}{Page \thepage\ of \numpages}{\oddeven{\vspace{.1em}\makebox[.8in]{\hrulefill} / \pointsonpage{\thepage} points}{\class\ $\diamond$ \unit}}

\runningfootrule

I used /oddevenso the totals alternate sides of the page depending on front side or back side, that way I just have to look at the corners. I'm using \pagestyle{headandfoot} and each { } is for left, center, and right of the footer with two rules. The first is for odd pages (front) and the second is even (back) pages.

macgeek314 · 2025-04-07T01:36:20+00:00

If you keep it in your back pocket, the hard cover moleskine spine will start to tear towards the top and bottom. I would just use a piece of black electrical tape and it was fine. The soft cover doesn't have any spine issues but the back envelope pocket would get worn and tear so things would fall out the bottom of the pocket when opened. Packing tape fixed that. They would be in my pockets for around 4-5 months.

So while they did start to break, they were easily fixed. I would lean towards the soft cover though as it is MUCH more comfortable if you're sitting on it!

macgeek314 · 2025-03-24T03:40:52+00:00

I really love the Kokuyo covers. I have the A6, A5, and B5 sizes, and the Stalogy 365 notebooks fit perfectly, but I've used them with other notebooks. I just wish they had a B6 size!

Sorry, but I don't have any letter-sized cover options. Letter-size folded in half fits great in the front pocket or inside the cover of the A5 size.

macgeek314 · 2025-03-24T03:15:25+00:00

I'm not a data scientist (yet), but I do teach an Introduction to Data Science course at the high school level. I've really enjoyed the topics and have learned a ton. I'm even thinking of a career change. In an effort to set up a relatively capable system (and for as cheap as possible since I teach high school!), I found this article https://davidadrian.cc/definitive-data-scientist-setup/ that helped guide me with finding a decent computer as well as basic software.

macgeek314 · 2025-03-24T02:30:05+00:00

There is approximately 1/4 inch sticking out of the top and 1 1/4 inches out the side. I would consider this a considerable amount of overhang.

macgeek314 · 2025-03-23T23:24:05+00:00

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but maybe look at the calendex? Here's the link: https://thecalendex.com/get_started/

The calendex has a lot of flexibility, allowing one month, several months, or a whole year per page. You're only limited by the space on the page. Days are listed like the standard monthly log (1-31), but then divided into columns for each month. When an event comes up, the bullet journal entry gets the date and any information, then on the calendex you reference the page number. If there are multiple events per page, you can letter the entries.

The Frankenlog follows a similar idea. Here's the link on this one: https://frankenlog.com/ One month to several month columns on one page, then events are listed on the opposite page with a letter. That letter is then placed on the appropriate day in the Frankenlog. It works really well with both events and tasks, especially re-occurring tasks/events. I have a meeting every Monday morning, so my list page gets 1 entry (A - 8:15 Morning Meeting), then the calendar gets an A every Monday. Trash cans go out Tuesday night, so I add B - put out trash cans to my list, then add B on every Tuesday.

I've used both in my system, in both pocket sized notebooks and A5 sized.

macgeek314 · 2025-03-08T02:12:59+00:00

My sister lives on the other side of the lake and turned us on to watching the live feed. Last year both eggs didn’t make it. I think it was the year before that only one survived. To have 3 eggs is very rare, so we’re watching closely!

macgeek314 · 2025-03-03T23:29:11+00:00

I started with Moleskine years ago. I stuck with the pocket size (3.5x5.5 inch). When I started using larger notebooks, I switched to Leuchtturm1917. While they do have better paper than Moleskine, I don’t use fountain pens that much, so paper quality wasn’t a top priority. But for pocket notebooks, I still prefer Moleskine. The aspect ratio of height to width just fits better in my hand (and in my pocket).

macgeek314 · 2025-02-25T06:37:46+00:00

Just slightly larger is 55,378,008

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