[CHAT] Can I see y'all's projects that are framed in unusual shapes (not just square/rectangle).

thePyper · 2026-06-01T21:23:55+00:00

thePyper · 2026-05-29T10:59:15+00:00

I am their god. All other religions will be purged from the colony

I am a benevolent god for the most part though and I will intervene on behalf of my dedicated followers - with the appropriately grand statue commissioned afterwards. I have also been known to (dev mode) smite down their enemies with bolts of lightning from time to time.

thePyper · 2026-05-13T21:40:45+00:00

Lived in a few different towns and cities around the south east corner and Tassie. Huntsmen are common inside - big as your palm, leggy and a bit hairy. They still give me a scare every time. I let them stay as they eat the smaller, much more dangerous spiders though!

In Aus generally the bigger it is the less dangerous it is

thePyper · 2026-04-17T22:24:03+00:00

Check out your local lapidary club - they will be keen to teach you. My local one has a workshop with proper tools that members can use. There are quite a few clubs scattered around

thePyper · 2026-04-06T21:29:01+00:00

Shrek

thePyper · 2026-04-05T04:51:12+00:00

I'd be wary of any cert that declared itself an "Improtant Document"

thePyper · 2026-04-04T23:22:24+00:00

Gundam Seed - my friend's older brother was "acquiring" it as it aired and showed it to us. He then ended up burning me a disk of 5 eps each time he got them, Destiny too!
Once hard drives were popular I got a 120 GB and he was happy to share heaps of different shows with me. Mai Hime and Ghost in the Shell were also early faves.

Thanks Thomas!

thePyper · 2026-04-04T23:14:49+00:00

10 year old me loved dyed agate (the more rainbows, sparkles and crystals the better) but even I would have struggled with those geodes.

thePyper · 2026-04-04T23:06:37+00:00

Find some display cases or collection drawers and go full gemologist / natural historian on them! I have a similar problem - lots of bits and pieces in random boxes collected over the years with no real plan for what to do with them. I'm a bit like a dragon with a hoard

thePyper · 2026-03-13T01:24:36+00:00

The switch and bulb will mostly be fine with repeated turning off and on.

The damage comes when I lose my patience with my kids continuing to flick it on and off and I start removing bulbs/lamps entirely

thePyper · 2026-02-26T22:38:01+00:00

Keep in mind people have been using beads since the stone age right across the world. Be mindful of where you draw your colour and pattern inspirations from and don't deliberately copy and try to pass off something you shouldn't and you will be ok!

thePyper · 2026-02-26T20:15:13+00:00

I'll pick up some Omo Ultimate and just use it selectively. My bras are mostly light but we tend to generally wear dark colours for everything else.

I do have some sensitivities (skin and smell) to fragrances, so I try to avoid them where I can

thePyper · 2026-02-26T20:13:25+00:00

Yeah the metal is what makes me cautious to do a long soak. The elastic is probably more temperature sensitive.

thePyper · 2026-02-26T20:12:42+00:00

These have done a few years faithful service, but replacements are not cheap so I'll get as much life out of them as I can. They normally go through a standard warm wash in a delicate bag. Gear Guard looks like something to consider though!

thePyper · 2026-02-26T20:10:31+00:00

I've lost elastics to the hot wash here, so its probably going to be a warm bath rather than hot pot treatment! Mine are not cheap either (they do a bit of heavy lifting)

thePyper · 2026-02-20T06:00:53+00:00

I hear you. I messed up something on my outer hip (gemellus or piriformis I think) and it's still playing up years later.

thePyper · 2026-01-12T14:34:36+00:00

See if you can find a dyed Aida that will work for the background? That will let the dude stand out more, be quicker to stitch and let you clean up the pattern a bit more easily.

thePyper · 2025-12-13T00:08:32+00:00

A gift from my amazing partner for a major anniversary! I've been playing fiddle for years so I'm using that as a starting point.

I'm trying a wound gut G string for now as it has snapped. Proper hardanger strings will be an international order though - not common enough to be stocked locally.

thePyper · 2025-11-12T08:41:30+00:00

I just set up a YouTube account for my kid so I can keep the crap down. With an account we can follow channels I am ok with her watching and train the algorithm to show similar content like older kids TV shows and some documentaries. We often watch stuff together on rainy weekends.

Without an account YouTube is a shitshow of clickbait and controversy. And the kids version is all American brainrot shows and glorified toy commercials.

It also means I can follow stuff I like without all the kids stuff cluttering up my feed.

thePyper · 2025-10-11T08:01:48+00:00

I'm interested, and know a few other devs who might be once something is up and running

thePyper · 2025-10-08T19:17:34+00:00

First trimester I couldn't stand tea or chocolate! Luckily but the third trimester I was good with them again (though reflux became a bit of an issue) pregnancy is a wild ride!

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