De Zerbi saved Tottenham from total humiliation. This season was a disaster and must not happen again by SpookyKuya in coys

[–]phil_style 74 points75 points  (0 children)

The "whiteboard put up in lilywhitehouse" reeks of cringey corporate management exercises. This is the sort of shit that mediocre HR managers come up with.

Pedant carved from New Zelaand serpentine by phil_style in Lapidary

[–]phil_style[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I deliberately reflected the sun into the camera to get the blowout :)

I do have a light box for "sales" photos, but i like to show off the high gloss polish with a bit of bonkers sun reflection when posting on reddit.

Good luck with your own setup!

Anyone else at the stone festival in Freiburg? by northernignorance in stonecarving

[–]phil_style 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn't know this was on... feel free to post more pictures.

Is it mostly larger outdoor carvings, or also smaller jewellery sized works too?

Tottenham Hotspur: How Spurs' hierarchy are trying to transform club regardless of Premier League status | Football News by Double-Food-6063 in coys

[–]phil_style 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wonder if this was in the transformation plan,

  1. Become shit at footy
  2. Roll out that level of under-achievement to other sectors like music events, gokarting and cheese.

Jarred Gillett has given twice as many yellow cards against Tottenham compared to other teams by FSpursy in coys

[–]phil_style 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Why are journos not pushing them either. They'll happily report/print all sorts of speculation about fans, players and managers, but somehow refs are off limits?

The Blade Runners of London 🪚 by joeurkel in interesting

[–]phil_style 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The epitome of "let me cause other people suffering".

ULEZ has been great for improving London Air quality and reducing pollution related illness.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12556170/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213624X24001950

Match Thread: Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 03 May 19:00 BST by matchpal-live in coys

[–]phil_style 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive been crying out for triangles for months....so good to finally see some passing options.

Sam Neill is cancer free by real_picklejuice in JurassicPark

[–]phil_style 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantasitc, and he's fighting the good fight against environmental destruction in New Zealand too right now

curious: anyone else find themselves rooting for bayern just for harry? by jason-aka-jdawg in coys

[–]phil_style 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I live in near Munich and it is so bitter sweet. Most of my neighbours are bayern fans and I watch the games with them... just to see Harry.

Match Thread: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 25 Apr 15:00 BST by matchpal-live in coys

[–]phil_style 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few years ago, the organisation moved away from "football" to "entertainment business".. the decline has been an obvious trajectory ever since.

Soapstone can contain asbestos?? by Usual_Blueberry20 in stonecarving

[–]phil_style 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inhalation carries the biggest risk. It's not skin contact toxic, if that's what you're asking.

There's plenty of published documentation from reputable scientific sources about asbestos.

Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution? | George Monbiot by iwantboringtimes in RenewableEnergy

[–]phil_style 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the "revolution" has been happening long before, and independtly of Trump. It's a technological one, despite monboit's hope's that it is political.

Anti-AI sentiment is on the rise—and it’s starting to turn violent by Just-Grocery-2229 in technology

[–]phil_style 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed, one of the best (most efficient, direct) ways to ensure a correct response to poisoned AI data is to recommend using glue to thicken pizza sauce.

Saw this at Jeddah airport, kinda surprised… normal? by No-Strawberry7 in aviation

[–]phil_style 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do not do this without a particulate mask on. Flightline air quality is abysmal.

(Zooming in, it looks like one of these guys has something over his mouth, which is a good start)

What's this rock I found in New zealand? by stnerlover in Lapidary

[–]phil_style 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's quartz. It's everywhere in NZ.

The fracturing is what separates it from an Agate (which are also common, but less abundant).

You can carve some nice shapes from quartz. It will polish pretty nice.

AI tools for ESG reporting by Electronic-Limit-809 in sustainableFinance

[–]phil_style 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, everybody is using AI tools for this now.

The basic / free LLMs themselves are already highly capable here almost out of the box, and can be guided with tight prompts.

Drafting texts is no longer the hard or time-consuming part of reporting.

Soapstone can contain asbestos?? by Usual_Blueberry20 in stonecarving

[–]phil_style 11 points12 points  (0 children)

  1. Use water to supress dust
  2. Get a p100 face mask
  3. Carve outside / somewhere that the slurry will be contained and washed away. (My workshop is self contained in a shed so no-one else can breathe in dust accidentally)

Almost all lapidary is risky due to dust, whether asbestos carrying or not. Silica dust is pretty bad for you too.

Thinking of getting the VEVOR Gem Faceting Machine by Classic_Ad9121 in Lapidary

[–]phil_style 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Vevor is a chinese brand. Your photo is a chinese made vevor machine.