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Comment on Elle Cordova - Modern day typographer (2026) in ~music
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A material found in crab and shrimp shells was made into a gel and used as the working fluid inside a zinc battery
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White House website debuts five retro arcade video games that promote US President Donald Trump’s agenda
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Comment on Industry Standard Tools in ~life.home_improvement
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentI figured I wouldn't be, but hadn't seen anyone else mention it either. Howdy fellow hot and sweaty individual! It's not a huge industry, but it does exist. My blacksmithing mentor is a career...I figured I wouldn't be, but hadn't seen anyone else mention it either. Howdy fellow hot and sweaty individual!
It's not a huge industry, but it does exist. My blacksmithing mentor is a career blacksmith at a professional blacksmith shop that turns out everything from railings and gates to mining equipment repairs and toolmaking.
Even if we scale it down to small shops that have a few employees turning out knives, hammers, and the like, none of the "industry standard" in that list is correct. -
Comment on Industry Standard Tools in ~life.home_improvement
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentThe anvil. It specifies the Nimba Centurion. That's a $2k 260lb anvil. I've seen one in my life and it wasn't even in an industrial setting at a professional blacksmith shop. Not the "industry...- The anvil. It specifies the Nimba Centurion. That's a $2k 260lb anvil. I've seen one in my life and it wasn't even in an industrial setting at a professional blacksmith shop. Not the "industry standard" or even standard in cottage industry or hobbyists.
- Trip hammer. Was standard maybe 50-60+ years ago, wouldn't be seen in an industrial setting any longer.
- Hand crank blower. While the Champion is the standard hand crank blower, no industrial setting is using coal and if they are they'll use an electric blower. Again, 50+ year old tech.
- Supply catalog. No industrial setting is using Centaur Forge, it's the amazon of blacksmithing supplies. Little bit of everything, but not at industrial scale/pricing.
- There is no blacksmithing standard for abrasive discs
- Cross peen hammer. Not an industry standard as industrial blacksmiths are going to be picky about their hammers and more often than not make their own. Same with the tongs.
- Propane forge. Industrial settings don't use small forges. That's a hobby forge.
- Power hammer. That style of power hammer is standard, that brand is not.
Oh god... I just noticed there's an automotive section too. It is also very incorrect.
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Comment on Industry Standard Tools in ~life.home_improvement
AugustusFerdinand LinkInteresting site/directory. As, possibly the only?, resident blacksmithing individual here I can say that almost the entire blacksmith section is wrong.Interesting site/directory.
As, possibly the only?, resident blacksmithing individual here I can say that almost the entire blacksmith section is wrong. -
Comment on The Last Photograph | Official trailer in ~movies
AugustusFerdinand LinkPotentially good premise based on plot summary, won't be because it's Zack Snyder who hasn't turned out anything worth a damn in 20 years and they made a point to mention in the trailer by...Potentially good premise based on plot summary, won't be because it's Zack Snyder who hasn't turned out anything worth a damn in 20 years and they made a point to mention in the trailer by specifically not bringing up the list of utter trash he's put out since.
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Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from World War I and World War II
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
AugustusFerdinand LinkJudge halts Oregon man’s telemarketing lawsuits, cites fraud concerns Step 1: Buy easily entered/throwaway phone number such as 541-999-9999 that people might use when just trying to casually...Judge halts Oregon man’s telemarketing lawsuits, cites fraud concerns
Step 1: Buy easily entered/throwaway phone number such as 541-999-9999 that people might use when just trying to casually check things like insurance prices without giving marketers your real info.
Step 2: Enter easily entered/throwaway phone number into national Do Not Call Registry.
Step 3: Wait for people to enter your phone number (or enter it yourself).
Step 4: Be a nazi?
Step 5: Sue any marketers that call/text you.
Step 6: Get a judge that notices that you're a "professional litigant", nazi, and likely fraudster with one hell of an agreement with a law firm to automatically pursue lawsuits in your name while only getting a 5-10% cut and puts a halt to it all because you're all of the above and wanted to be the representative in a class action lawsuit and the judge thinks that maybe a nazi wouldn't be the best choice there. -
Comment on Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande sentenced to life in prison in ~finance
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentEven if that LGBT supporting company was found to be illegally firing 1,800 workers and pocketing $500M in savings to the tune of a $90M slap on the wrist?So right now the last thing we need is our government taking out companies who support LGBT rights, for example. I don’t trust this current government with the power to take down companies
Even if that LGBT supporting company was found to be illegally firing 1,800 workers and pocketing $500M in savings to the tune of a $90M slap on the wrist?
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Comment on Fairphone Gen 6+ now available in the US in ~tech
AugustusFerdinand LinkBe nice if I could get Graphene on this, but suppose it'd also be nice for it to be on T-Mobile bands. So I'm doubly unable to get this for those reasons.Be nice if I could get Graphene on this, but suppose it'd also be nice for it to be on T-Mobile bands. So I'm doubly unable to get this for those reasons.
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Comment on Keto ice cream brand filed for Chapter 11 after a judge found it copied a Brooklyn rival's packaging in ~food
AugustusFerdinand (edited )Link ParentOnly if you're also going for plain pastel color with cursive script... Evidence proves otherwise. What else in the ice cream aisle looks like it (aside from Rebel)? Every brand has it's own...Van Leeuwen's design is so simple it's hard to not infringe on it.
Only if you're also going for plain pastel color with cursive script...
A plain pastel container with the brand in cursive is hardly a unique design.
Evidence proves otherwise. What else in the ice cream aisle looks like it (aside from Rebel)? Every brand has it's own design language except Rebel, where the only difference is some text on the rim of the lid and a black dot. If you want Ben and Jerry's for example, you know what to look for and there are dupe brands out there for nearly every category to capture that market.
Also, some of those claims seem due to poor shelving setups. Why is the keto ice cream stocked so closely to the regular ice cream that these two brands are side by side? Nothing about Van Leeuwen tells me that they make specialty ice cream for specific diets, so I doubt that the two products should be placed exactly next to each other. Any store big enough to have keto ice cream should also be big enough to have more than one freezer door worth of ice cream.
Why do I have to make sure I'm not buying vegan "nutcheese" when I'm in the cheese aisle? Because that's where the cheese and cheese-like-substances exist. Pints are stocked near each other, with little-to-no demarcation between specialty ice cream and the normal stuff. This is undoubtedly on purpose both from an efficiency standpoint (both stocking and limited shelf space) and to "capture" buyers that would otherwise stay with their usual product choice. If you put all the vegan/keto/whatever food on one end or its own aisle then only the vegans/ketos/whatevers would ever try it.
The monetary judgement here does seem egregious though, some money and a forced redesign would suffice, not nearly $24M...
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Comment on Ken Russell’s The Devils | Official trailer in ~movies
AugustusFerdinand LinkThe flashing in the trailer is really fucking annoying.The flashing in the trailer is really fucking annoying.
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Comment on How often are you eating plant based meals? in ~food
AugustusFerdinand LinkWe meal prep lunches to keep from having to figure out what we want, cook, and clean during lunch when the only thing we really want to do is get away from our job/responsibilities for an hour. On...We meal prep lunches to keep from having to figure out what we want, cook, and clean during lunch when the only thing we really want to do is get away from our job/responsibilities for an hour. On Thursdays we discuss what we want for lunches the next week, prep happens on Sunday. As a rule we have one week of vegetarian lunches per month. It's not always the same week of the month, sometimes it gets skipped, sometimes it happens more than once (like this month). It averages out to once per month. This week we had a creamy cannellini bean main with focaccia. Next week we're having lentils and rice.
Vegan: Pretty much never.
Vegetarian: One week per month. -
Comment on Google Assistant shutting down on Android and Wear OS in September in ~tech
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentSame. I have voice commands turned off. I have Gemini turned off. I have a specific icon that launches assistant, where I then click the microphone, to then tell it to set a timer or an alarm or a...Same.
I have voice commands turned off.
I have Gemini turned off.
I have a specific icon that launches assistant, where I then click the microphone, to then tell it to set a timer or an alarm or a reminder.
When Gemini came out and enabled itself, I tried with it and it gave me the same response as you. Told me how, incorrectly, and couldn't just do what it was told to do. So I immediately turned it off.
Thanks for making my phone worse Google. Great job! -
Comment on What are your memorable airport stories? in ~transport
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentI haven't yet, but will now. Partially because I didn't know those were a thing as I don't typically go looking for protein in the Asian grocery. So you know, thanks for letting me know that...I haven't yet, but will now.
Partially because I didn't know those were a thing as I don't typically go looking for protein in the Asian grocery. So you know, thanks for letting me know that existed!
Partially because since I've been back from Japan, I haven't touched unagi since. I knew I loved the stuff from what I have had here in the states, but after having it in Japan it's just incomparable. That said, the craving for it will beat out my ability to drop everything and fly to Japan for more. -
Comment on What are your memorable airport stories? in ~transport
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentNothing I've heard and like buses, there are dedicated elderly sections that are clearly marked on the cars and platforms, so they tend to line up there and fill in just as quick as any other car....Wondering if they've had to stretch metro platform wait times because of the elderly as well..
Nothing I've heard and like buses, there are dedicated elderly sections that are clearly marked on the cars and platforms, so they tend to line up there and fill in just as quick as any other car. A note for you, there are also dedicated women-only cars (during certain times) that you may want to keep an eye out for. I only accidentally walked onto one and then immediately hopped to the next car before it actually left the station to not be that guy.
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Comment on What are your memorable airport stories? in ~transport
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentUnagi being a favorite food of mine, you're darn right it was! I made it a point that day that all the meals I had were going to have unagi. Breakfast was my normal protein shake, lunch was a high...Unagi being a favorite food of mine, you're darn right it was!
I made it a point that day that all the meals I had were going to have unagi. Breakfast was my normal protein shake, lunch was a high end reservation, afternoon snack was unagi onigiri, dinner was a more casual walk-in unagi place. I was fat and happy that day for sure! -
Comment on What are your memorable airport stories? in ~transport
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentOof... that's some gall to think you can pay your way ahead of people in wheelchairs. Funny story about pre-boarding, without any of the bad actors. When I went to Japan earlier this year, the...Oof... that's some gall to think you can pay your way ahead of people in wheelchairs.
Funny story about pre-boarding, without any of the bad actors.
When I went to Japan earlier this year, the flight out was delayed by a couple of hours. When it finally did start to board they did the usual pre-boarding for elderly/disabled and I found it funny that they kept changing the departing time while they were still pre-boarding.
Japan has an elderly population problem.
The flight perfectly reflected this.
When the pre-boarding line stretches down the room and around the corner it's not going to be done in the usual 5-10 minute timeframe. Took solid 35 minutes for pre-boarding alone. I, of course, wanted to be in Japan as soon as possible, but wasn't in a rush to sit in a plane for double digit hours either. Just found it funny that they still had the typical 30 minute boarding time built into their schedule on a flight to Japan where they'd generally know that a good percentage of the passengers are going to need more time to board. -
Comment on Cheap / budget travel Japan ideas request in ~travel
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentNot at all, there's plenty of room for all and they time entry so it's not too crowded. I had Sunday morning tickets.Not at all, there's plenty of room for all and they time entry so it's not too crowded. I had Sunday morning tickets.
Boycotted by Israel because mentioned Palestine and China for mentioning Taiwan.