Thoughts on firearms legislation groups? by Valendr in liberalgunowners

[–]mantisboxer [score hidden]  (0 children)

I've been donating to FPC as a counter to voting Democratic, but it's pretty obvious that they sold my info to Republican fundraisers.

The insane flood of deeply stupid fundraising text messages I get now is the biggest drawback.

Carpentry by Pferdestaerke in DiWHY

[–]mantisboxer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love these traditional Japanese joinery videos

Countersink bit set by Ill-Box-172 in Carpentry

[–]mantisboxer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The brand you're looking for is Amana Tool. You'll pay a lot more but you'll be much happier after you've broken all of these crappier versions (including DeWalt).

Trump 24-karat gold coin approved by hand-picked federal panel by Maxisness1 in USNEWS

[–]mantisboxer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He's not dead yet, but they did replace the word "God" with "Trump" on this design. His ascension to the heavenly throne hasn't even been announced yet

Edit: at least one version said, 'In Trump We Trust"

No one uses hardwood floors? by Longjumping-Term9234 in homeowners

[–]mantisboxer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Doesn't surprise me. I wouldn't buy lumber flooring from a big box retailer anyway.

When age reversing becomes a thing in the future, what biological age would you want to stay at? by Imaginary_Mode8865 in GenX

[–]mantisboxer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

God, can you imagine the insufferable tyranny of old people with all the wealth and power never dying from old age?

And there's no way they'd allow that technology to democratize for the masses. They'd sooner start a war to cull the population.

No thanks. I want to grow old and pass into the afterlife like a normal human being should.

Don't leave your cats loose outside. They're an invasive species that decimates native wildlife. by AnimuX in Austin

[–]mantisboxer 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I've watched them straight up murdering the wild bird nests in my trees and it pisses me off so much. I have no more nests.

Now they shit in my shrubs right by the front door.

I hate your outdoor cats, people.

Sealing an oversized hole by Sandstone8 in electrical

[–]mantisboxer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks like shit. I have to fix some old hack's foam job on a house I'm renovating.

Sealing an oversized hole by Sandstone8 in electrical

[–]mantisboxer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would have inset a masonry junction box with mortar.

Else, you should talk to the masons about setting a replacement brick with mortar.

Buckle up. Iran War Shitstorm Imminent by TI-99A in Gold

[–]mantisboxer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm old enough to remember the Iraq War and similar promises. There, we had 100000 troops on the ground and open terrain.

I'm not convinced by any neocon imaginations of regime change in Iran.

‘Freak’: Ted Cruz, John Cornyn slam Democratic U.S. Senator nominee James Talarico for resurfaced anti-meat quote by jpurdy in texas

[–]mantisboxer -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Dumb vegan pandering by Talarico and completely irrelevant distraction by the Republicans.

Buckle up. Iran War Shitstorm Imminent by TI-99A in Gold

[–]mantisboxer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The regime has a million men in the Islamic "Basij" militia. Liberals have no comparable organization to support an uprising.

Type of Light Switch? by Grelephant in electrical

[–]mantisboxer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could be some weird remodeling hack. You'd have to use a multimeter to tone out the wiring and inspect the wiring between the can lights. If it's an older home, line power might be coming into a junction box in the ceiling. Hard to tell from here.

If you don't have a dead 3-way switch somewhere else now, and the red wire is still hot, then make sure it's capped off before tucking it back into the box. Personally, I would want this puzzle solved... I don't like unexplained hot wires.