lochaber
lochaber, guillotine enthusiast
lochaber

I’ve used an old hard-drive magnet on a string with pretty good results in my place that has plaster and lath.

I’ve tried a couple different stud-finders, and have had better results with an old magnet on a string.

trying to be tactful when correcting a simple math error made by a post-doc. and then trying to explain the error to them when they do it again. :/

I can’t remember the details, but I think the running explanation was that the grain of the wood actually drew the bacteria inside, away from the surface, and then the bacteria dehydrated and died?

I can’t remember the details, but I think the running explanation was that the grain of the wood actually drew the

as if that wasn’t enough, anytime they claim they find “traces of” something, that’s just a red flag for bullshit. “traces of” is meaningless, and there is traces of everything on anything, anywhere.

I’ve just worked cash registers a few times, and that’s enough for me to cringe anytime I see someone rubbing dollar bills on their face/throwing them up in the air and rolling around in them/etc.

I’m skeptical...

^this.

^this.

Brand isn’t as important as how it’s made.

Brand isn’t as important as how it’s made.

yeah, I can’t remember the specifics, but there was a court case where someone was denied employment on a police force because they scored too high on an IQ test or similar. went to court, the police force argued that if someone was “too smart” they would get bored, and leave and go work someplace else, and all the

also, remember that court case where someone was denied a job as a cop because their IQ test was too high...

I think most freshwater tropicals are now captive-bred, and I was under the impression that using cyanide to stun reef fish was in general decline, but I haven’t read much on the topic in quite some time.

I think the sequels are a bit more hopeful/optimistic? or at least the third one was, and it had some genuinely funny dialogue.

wow, that seems like a poor choice of technology...

completely get that - I certainly don’t want to be attacked with a knife either.

^this.

knives are great tools, and I carry them for cutting string, boxes, envelopes, sharpening pencils, whatever...

Some of the Tae Kwon Do can be too sport-oriented.