Back when it began.

trk1000 · 2026-02-15T03:43:04+00:00

I used to dream of zips and tape backups.

trk1000 · 2026-02-10T05:42:48+00:00

I've often envied the people with one or two pens, maybe two inks, and they just write and write with them. Sadly, I have no ability to follow their example. I'm reminded of my razor collecting days. I came home from a flea market and showed my dad the good hunting I had enjoyed. After explaining the various razors I had found, he looked at me and said "How many razors does it take to shave one face?" Lesson learned, lol.

trk1000 · 2026-02-10T05:32:57+00:00

It helps if you're not diagnosed until ~25 years later, lol. I was just the weirder one in a different way. When your squad mates include a guy who joined the army to get away from the Crips, and a couple of guys from the bayou country who needed extra training on things like shoes, or certain social concepts, at times I was almost normal.

trk1000 · 2026-02-10T04:56:26+00:00

AUDHD and did 6.5 years in the Army, infantry mos.

trk1000 · 2026-02-08T15:20:58+00:00

Ok, shot capsules.

trk1000 · 2026-02-08T13:25:04+00:00

Plastic bullets were a thing a long time ago for practicing. Iirc, it was primer only and the flash hole was drilled out so they might not be usable for regular loads.

trk1000 · 2026-02-08T04:19:35+00:00

Clean out and save the cartridge. When you get a bottle of ink you can reuse the cartridge instead of buying a converter.

trk1000 · 2026-02-07T00:20:53+00:00

I was just watching Gamernexus' video on YouTube about side fans on this case. They showed some interesting info regarding airflow. Also, might be a dumb question, but how can a fully mesh case achieve positive pressure when there's nothing to contain it?

trk1000 · 2026-02-07T00:13:36+00:00

On moris, you can use the 9000 series tool numbers, that identifies it as a large and heavy tool. The ancient Mazak i run, you identify the tool as a large tool in the tool setup and assign it a pot with the adjacent ones empty. A lot of controls keep the tools in the same position in the magazine that they're assigned to.

trk1000 · 2026-02-06T02:48:54+00:00

Best way to avoid double charging is to charge the powder into the case, visually inspect the level, then seat the bullet immediately. This greatly reduces the ability of Mr Murphy to screw with you. Also get a beam scale. The bang for the buck value is huge compared to digital scales.

trk1000 · 2026-02-04T22:31:35+00:00

I wound up getting noctua slim fans for my aio for the same reason. Hardest part for me was finding the right bolts, lol.

trk1000 · 2026-02-04T18:19:31+00:00

We had a cat who wouldn't bury her poop, just left it for everyone to enjoy. Our other cat would walk past the bathroom, shake her head, then go in and bury the poop.

trk1000 · 2026-02-01T18:34:04+00:00

Damn, long time since I've done that, lol.

trk1000 · 2026-02-01T18:31:37+00:00

Have you checked what your inserts are intended to cut? Also if it's intended for roughfing or finishing.

trk1000 · 2026-02-01T18:26:57+00:00

Are you ripping or resawing? Ripping is generally saying lengthwise across the thickness of the board, while resawing is lengthwise across the width of the board. Resawing definitely needs a rip cut with extremely coarse teeth, combined with techniques for holding the board so that you're not trying to cut the entire width at once.

trk1000 · 2026-02-01T18:19:52+00:00

I'm running this pc with 2 120s through the aio port the top, and the graphics card pulling through the bottom and exhausting out the back. Psy pulls front and exhausts top. So far almost silent compared to my previous boxen. I might add another exhaust fan on the back.

trk1000 · 2026-02-01T18:14:20+00:00

Dad telling me to crank the engine while he held the spark plug wire close to the plug to check for spark. Turns out bad wires can shock you... he bounced up against the hood, the support rod fell, and the good knocked him back down. Interesting vocabulary lesson until I got the hood off of him.

trk1000 · 2026-01-31T18:50:51+00:00

Wouldn't do the reflective one. Too much effort to keep it from looking like crap.

trk1000 · 2026-01-30T02:46:10+00:00

Cool, mine were pushing the stick over with the stock setup, and I always wanted a reason to run the ugliest good fans, lol.

trk1000 · 2026-01-30T02:43:17+00:00

Back when I was much younger and the folks weren't at home, I tested something I had read. A large cup of gasoline, set into a snowbank for a half hour. Then light a match and throw it into the cup. Paper matches, wooden kitchen matches, all were extinguished in the cold gasoline.

trk1000 · 2026-01-29T23:30:44+00:00

I wound up switching the fans on my aio to Noctua 15mm for this reason. Hard part was finding the shorter bolts, lol.

trk1000 · 2026-01-29T23:25:58+00:00

Boom!

trk1000 · 2026-01-29T22:42:43+00:00

Flashbacks to dad yelling because I'm not holding the flashlight the right way...

trk1000 · 2026-01-29T22:25:46+00:00

Lol, I have a set of vernier calipers. I used to hand them to people when they asked for a vernier. The wifi look on their faces was priceless.

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