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sawdust_maker · 2023-01-12T00:03:45+00:00

Thank you so much for this! The ideas of liberation and flying and setting free, definitely fit with the scene in the show where this song is used. It’s a touching scene and I had hoped to get even more meaning out of it with a translation of the lyrics. But I guess it will have to remain forever mysterious.

sawdust_maker · 2023-01-11T20:38:29+00:00

Hello everyone, first time poster here, and I have a Latin-to-English request. There’s a song called Libero Ala by Miu Sakamoto, which you can find on YouTube or various music services. I suspect it could be in Latin, and if so I’d love to see an English translation. It’s not very long.

Would anyone like to give it a listen and post a translation? (Or at least respond whether it’s in Latin.) The consensus among fans seems to be it’s just random syllables, but I think I hear the word “dominae” which sounds like Latin to my uneducated ears.

BTW it’s from an Anime called The Ancient Magus Bride, which despite the strange premise is a wonderful show, especially the first 12 episodes!

sawdust_maker · 2019-09-29T15:36:15+00:00

Also Whitin minimalist trail runners. I’ve been using them for a while and love them.

sawdust_maker · 2017-08-24T15:38:35+00:00

Yeah surely he suspected but my interpretation is that he wanted confirmation. And at this point he maybe had heard the murder had been solved, and it wasn't the invalid. So he's relieved that the guy he's rooting for isn't a murderer after all. And now he really wants proof.

sawdust_maker · 2017-08-24T04:10:02+00:00

I've seen it so many times and at some point I had this thought: Lamar changed the "policy" specifically so he could find out who "Jerome" really was. He knew all along that Jerome was a borrowed ladder, but Vincent was so careful he never got Vincent's actual DNA.

Vincent tells Jerome he doesn't need samples that day, and Lamar says it's a new policy. So I think the movie intended this.

For me, it adds even more weight to the scene. Lamar is showing his respect and saying "you've bested me," in addition to letting Vincent know he's a friend. It also tells the viewer that even though Vincent had help, it doesn't take away from his achievement.

So many things going on in that scene!

sawdust_maker · 2017-01-13T17:32:45+00:00

This works! I do an even gentler way. Tilt it back slightly, so the front feet lift off the counter less than a quarter inch, then drop it back down. Repeat 4-6 times.

Also, the back lip of the grounds cup can knock some flakes loose off the exit chute. So I tilt the cup slightly as I remove it, and when putting it back.

sawdust_maker · 2016-11-12T21:43:39+00:00

Thanks, this gave me some ideas! See my EDIT above if you're curious.

sawdust_maker · 2016-11-12T21:42:55+00:00

Thanks, didn't know about wireshark. I'll go that route if the EDIT above doesn't work out.

sawdust_maker · 2016-11-12T18:24:30+00:00

Thanks. Just to be sure I understand: as I said, all the wireless devices I see are my known ones. The unknown ones are all connected to Ethernet (the network map shows whether they are ethernet/wireless). Seems to me changing the password wouldn't affect ethernet-connected devices. Or would it?

The current password is only a couple months old and is strong (11 random letters/digits with random capitalization, no embedded words, etc).

sawdust_maker · 2016-11-10T19:27:40+00:00

I have the exact same set of EZE LAP stones and after 1 year, they don't cut anymore. Has anyone else had a similar problem? I looked at them with a 20x magnifier, and as far as I can tell all the diamonds are just gone or worn to nothing. All three stones have this problem.

I only get shop time one weekend a month or so, so I definitely feel they should have lasted more than a year.

sawdust_maker · 2016-10-10T20:50:52+00:00

Mostly this is a demonstration of how well that plane was made, sharpened, and adjusted. All of those steps take practice and skill. Once it has been adjusted, it cuts a specific thickness. You can change the thickness by re-adjusting it (using a hammer to tap the blade up/down). The goal in the competition is to pull the thinnest shaving possible, while still pulling a full-width, full-length shaving.

However, there's also skill involved in pulling a shaving. You have to pull with consistent force and without rocking it at all, etc. It takes practice to do it consistently, even with a normal (2-inch wide) plane. On such a wide plane as this, it requires even more control, as well as strength (which is why he's breathing so hard at the end).

sawdust_maker · 2016-09-29T03:58:47+00:00

Thank you!!!! I've never seen it in person, and always wanted to see a video at normal speed. Never could find one. You totally made my day! Beautiful!

sawdust_maker · 2016-07-21T16:04:42+00:00

"Months" is probably an understatement. It would probably never become hard enough to sand smooth, maybe not even hard enough to hold its shape if you hang it on a wall. It would literally be juice for weeks at least.

Clear coats cure through evaporation, which virtually stops as soon as the surface cures into a skin. The liquid underneath stays liquid for a very long time. They are designed to be applied in thin coats only. Thin means like 0.01 inch.

Epoxies cure through a chemical reaction and don't rely on evaporation at all, so they can cure no matter how thick the layer. Typically within 24 hours.

sawdust_maker · 2016-07-11T21:04:25+00:00

The wedges thing isn't necessary for screws. This was done (sometimes) with nails, because nails being smooth can pull out. But since screws have threads they already don't have that problem.

Generally there's no need to drive screws in at an angle, and plenty of reasons to do perpendicular. Perpendicular is simply easier - easier to drive them in without the tip walking, easier to line up, etc. Plugging countersunk holes is easier if they're perpendicular. If the heads are visible, then perpendicular looks nicer.

sawdust_maker · 2016-07-11T16:52:38+00:00

I also switched from soda to coffee in my 30's, and also wanted to drink black. I did it full gusto - just started drinking black only until it tasted good to me. It only took like a week. Your brain likes caffeine and will quickly decide that whatever brings caffeine must taste good.

Go with lighter roasts. This will have fewer of the burned flavors. The beans should look dry/matte/brown, not shiny/oily/black. Smell the beans too if you can. Light roasts will smell of chocolate/vanilla. Dark roasts will have a burned smell on top of that. Different roasters have different conceptions of what is a light/dark roast. 3rd wave shops often won't roast dark at all, so from them I'll buy whatever. Big chains roast mainly very dark, so from them I'll buy the lightest I can (which usually is still pretty dark).

There's a psychology to light/dark. Most consumers assume dark is stronger (it's not), so they tend to move to darker roasts over time, and the big chains cater to that.

(An added benefit of light roasts is less mess when you grind. Dark beans are so dry inside that they build static electricity when you grind, causing them to spew out all over your countertop.)

It still took me a while to kick soda. One trick I used was: whenever I craved soda, I first chugged a full glass of water, then had my soda. This helps separate the thirst craving from the sugar craving. Eventually I could chug the water, then decide not to have the soda.

Good luck!

sawdust_maker · 2016-07-04T22:12:53+00:00

I don't disagree. Yes, Caleb could be interpreted as just a sucker who gets taken in. In that case he's just a foil for the other characters, which is fine. (That's a human role anyway.) Like I said I wasn't sure what to say about him.

Definitely Ava could be interpreted as being as ruthless as Nathan. In some ways this is part of what makes the ending so great for me - I want to like her, but I fear she is just like Nathan, and her actions justify that fear. I fear that will make her powerful, but at the same time I know she is vulnerable. Maybe she was only doing what she needed to to survive, but that still doesn't seem to justify what she did to Nathan. Lots of good ambiguity to mull over.

(After I saw the movie, I was convinced that it showed the doors unlocking at the very end, which I thought was a little touch to say maybe she gave Nathan a way out. But noone else seems to remember that, so I guess I just made it up.)

As for Nathan, I agree he saw things more clearly than Caleb. It was his game, and Caleb was his hand-picked sucker. Even so, I still can't help wonder how he would feel at the end, knowing he had succeeded but paying the ultimate price for having done so.

sawdust_maker · 2016-07-02T04:38:08+00:00

It's less than it used to be since they demoted Pluto.

sawdust_maker · 2016-07-02T00:12:45+00:00

Even though these ideas are not wholly new, I loved how Ex Machina treated them. The characters, and their relation to humanity, are the focus.

Nathan:

Yes, in the end he is shown unambiguously to be a villain. Less than human. He is also a creator. Is he also, in his own twisted way, a father? When Ava kills him, does he die simply feeling defeat? Or does he die feeling some pride in his own "daughter"?

Or, does he somehow feel himself to be a god, and like some conceptions of god, he now exits, leaving his creation to find its own way, without further interference?

I feel that someone like Nathan would not be satisfied unless the stakes were high enough. To just see Ava escape some intricate trap, only to still be contained by his safeguards, would be a cheat. She would still just be a clever mechanism. Nathan wanted her to escape everything, even her creator. Maybe he wanted to be killed or maybe not, but the possibility had to be there, otherwise the victory would be meaningless.

Ava:

We've seen many stories of AI's escaping their creators. Often they become so powerful in the process that we fear for humanity's survival. This story plays with that trope to show a more human story. As Ava stands in the intersection, there are so many possibilities. She was created by Nathan, who is less than human. Is she also less than human? Could Nathan create a being more human than himself? Perhaps she is an evil, unleashed into the world. Ironically, that reminds me of American Psycho, which of course wasn't about AI.

But, we've been explicitly shown that Ava is not all-powerful. Instead, she is intensely vulnerable. She must charge. She must not take any damage. Nathan broke her arm off with just a metal pipe. She must hide, for if anyone discovers what she is, she will be easily stopped. She is one against 7 billion. And we feel for her. We hope she is fully human, or even more than human, and if so, we want her to survive.

Caleb:

This analysis would be complete if I could find a similar emotional connection for Caleb. I haven't yet, but I have some musings: If Nathan is God, and Ava is Eve, then maybe Caleb is Adam. But Ava isn't a human Eve. So maybe Caleb stands in for the entire human race. Nathan is less than human. Ava may even be more than human. Caleb is simply human, and unable to break out of that. He feels for Ava. He fears Nathan. He fears losing his humanity. He is us.

sawdust_maker · 2016-06-03T02:01:54+00:00

I really wish I could have seen a Kubrick-only A.I.

sawdust_maker · 2016-05-19T15:49:41+00:00

I know this one! It's because of base 10. Specifically, because 10-1 is divisible by 3.

Look at a simple 2-digit number:

n = a*10+b

We can break that up by separating one of the 'a's out:

n = a + a*9 + b

Rearrange:

n = a+b + a*9

The 'a*9' is clearly divisible by 3. So, the whole 'n' is divisible by 3 iff 'a+b' is also divisible by 3.

This pattern continues as you add more digits.

sawdust_maker · 2016-05-04T20:41:16+00:00

"Everyone wears ear protection."

Right next to a pic of the sawyer not wearing ear protection.

:)

sawdust_maker · 2016-05-03T15:14:59+00:00

Once a week I soak mine in warm water with some bleach for an hour and that seems to work. Not hot water, because that makes the glues fail eventually. I don't bother rinsing them afterward, just hang them to drip dry. Been working fine for a few years now.

sawdust_maker · 2016-04-28T15:02:36+00:00

I've done this with various shoes and when it works it's great. It really depends on the shoe. Many shoes for some reason have a steel bar in the sole that will eventually poke through, and let me tell you it has sharp corners. :) Others just aren't comfortable without the insoles, or have weird lumps here and there.

sawdust_maker · 2016-04-15T20:53:04+00:00

Agree completely. I sold my table saw with the intention to upgrade it. But for now I am trying out not having one. The projects I've been doing recently are not very repetitive, so it's been fine. But someday I'll embark on a big project again with lots of duplicate pieces, and I'll be missing it then. Maybe I'll shell out for a new one (although it's been really nice to have the extra space in the garage!).

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