Do you realize how silly you sound claiming that higher end applications—more demanding environments and harsher conditions—don’t result in improvements to consumer goods? That’s rich. Hell, there are all sorts of consumer improvements that are directly attributable to R&D for the space program. So whether the average…

I don’t think that is true. A prenup can’t address custody, nor can it address child support, both of which would be determined by a family court judge. But I don’t think having a child would invalidate the alimony provisions or asset division portions of a prenup.

I got married a little later in life (early 40s) and had sufficient net assets that I got a lot of unsolicited advice from various folks that I should get a prenup. Never seriously considered it, mostly on the basis of my view that planning for bad things tends to make bad things happen.* I also thought (accurately,…

Desperate? Nah. I’ve already said you should go ahead and do whatever the fuck you want. I just have a low tolerance for reading stupidity without reacting. And it isn’t really hard to respond to your drivel. I get a notification, I click on it, see stupid shit, write a 30 second response, and I’m done.

Aw. So cute. You can throw out aspersions about my qualifications, but if I supply qualifications, all of a sudden it is “bragging.” And if I question your qualifications based on your silly statements, its suddenly an illegitimate discussion topic.

Having actually owned drybags, I’m not exaggerating with respect to the care they require. This is all leading me to believe you really don’t actually know what waterproof means or why it is undesirable for things like daypacks (especially if you don’t know the significance of the zipper on Arcteryx gear). Having used…

You apparently googled the wrong shit on drybags. They are made for boating and wet activities. I’ve used them for decades for caving, and can personally attest that it require much more care than I’d ever want to apply to a daypack to keep them from smelling like someone vomited it them. But have at it.

“Waterproof” daypack = drybag. Drybags are usually used for very specific things, like whitewater rafting/canoeing/kayaking. Using one as an EDC seems silly, because any moisture you introduce into it accidentally is going to cause mildew because they don’t dry out inside under normal use. To the extent you find a…

Arcteryx’s zippers are first class. Coupled with a DWR, why do you need more? Frankly, most daypacks I see aren’t intended to be weather resistant, much less waterproof...

Feeling like I ought to be experimenting with ssamjang. Anyone got a perverted ketchup-with-ssamjang recipe? Or should I just use it instead of ketchup?

It is a saw designed to quickly cut miter joints. Your confusion seems strained.

My rule on HF is not to buy anything from them that has the potential to cut me if it malfunctions... Not knowing what mrblerg’s definition of “break the bank” is, I know the Hitachi SCMS gets good reviews.

Any possibility of finding a coop shop in your area? My TechShop has a fairly complete woodshop. And before I had my own shop, I also used to use some county Vo-Tech facilities that were opened to people as a result of Adult Ed kind of programs.

I’d say define “general woodworking.” If you want to build cabinets out of sheet goods, I’d say start with a table saw or a really accurate track saw. There isn’t anything that you can do with a SCMS that you can’t do on a table saw, but the reverse isn’t true. If your definition of “general woodworking” is framing up…

I have both an SCMS for wood and a TCT saw for cutting metal. One thing about the carbide blades for metal is that they have to be spun at a much lower speed than the carbide blades for wood. Even if that wasn’t the case, I like to keep my woodworking as far away from my metalworking as possible—aside from the fact…

A miter can be cut by rotating the fence or tilting the blade. I’m going to say what you are calling a miter saw is actually a compound miter saw—where you can do either. Hell, even my cheapass TCT saw (and the abrasive cut-off saws I’ve used) for cutting metal will cut miters, even though they won’t do compound…

Seems like a silly debate. Probably one of those regional things. I would understand if someone used “miter saw” or “chop saw” or even “SCMS” (which seems to be the term of choice on a woodworking forum I frequent). Personally, I use “Kapex.”

When you make corresponding angled cuts in two boards—say two 45* cuts for a right angle—it is referred to as a “mitered” joint. Used often in making frames and putting up crown mouldings.

The pickling process tends to make things soft—compare a dill spear with a similar spear of cucumber. That said, vacuum sealers don’t crush things typically unless they have virtually no structure at all—like watermelon insides.

Don’t think that works—it isn’t the taste of the lactic acid you are after, it is the process of fermentation, and that just takes time. Then again, once you pack the stuff into your crock, it isn’t like you have to do much. Just let it sit there.