I grew up as a quasi-introvert. I had very few real friends, and preferred to play by myself. Hell, I got so nervous at the mere mention of having to participate in choir as a kid that I thought I was going to puke. When finally faced with needing a job in HS, I was quasi-forced into becoming a tour guide at a local…

The answer? Nothing.

I have been sleeping in my contacts for the past 7 years (obviously, not continuously). I put them in and wear them for two weeks and then take them out. Wait a day or so and repeat. I also still use Acuvue 2s.

I am repeatedly told that I cant do that because it is bad for my eyes but every single…

I did this back in August. My girlfriend and I had renewed our contract with Verizon when we decided to move down south without doing anymore research than “Yup, we are in the red blob that is coverage”. Turns out where we lived did have coverage, but where she worked (and her entire commute) didnt have coverage. My…

back in May of this year my GF and I bought our first home with an FHA loan. We only had about 5% between the two of us but we were both done with renting, I was living 65 miles from work (with my gf only 25) and I wanted to resume my hobby of blacksmithing (a hobby landlords are loath to even think about)

We plan on…

When Inquisition came out a year ago I was using two 660ti’s. I could handle ultra graphics but occasionally ran into some frame rate issues. Then a power outage fried one of my x16 slots and in order to preserve my beautiful game I just bought a 970. In all accounts it handled everything better than my 660ti’s did.

I think that although learning to lie is an important skill, learning when to lie is far more important. You can be the best liar in the world, but you will eventually run into a situation where lying wont allow you to actually achieve anything (or even hurt a situation). Given that I often consider lying to be both a…

Something to point out, certain parts of the fruit might infuse differently than others. I had a guy I knew in school who was looking to fortify some very high-proof goodies he acquired with whatever he could grab. He grabbed a couple clementines (being delicious, as we all know) peeled them, split them and chucked…

Already hundreds of replies saying the same thing, but there is no reason why the exception, and a rare exception it is, should dictate the rule. It isnt like this is a highway, or a traffic stop either; this is a completely voluntary recreational trail. A quick look at deaths on the Appalachian trail list over 15…

Munch on pedal, its very tasty.

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As a blade maker, I have one big issue with this:

Thank you for putting Baldurs Gate on that PC

Generally the buffing compounds are fine ceramic particles (like diamond, alumina, solica, chrome oxide etc) embedded in wax - All of which are stable in acetone. Not to mention that the finely smeared particles from the various metals you have been polishing. They are also inert in acetone.

I use a mason jar. I put on the lid, and put in 5 or 6 cloves and shake away. I dont need to peel the whole head of garlic, and it works the exact same way.

As a bladesmith, I dont think I can condone the use of a file on an axe :-)

Sure, it works, but it isnt really the best thing for the file and even with a file card, you will dull it pretty quick. Even though axes are tempered a bit softer than knives for that added toughness, files can still wear away pretty…

I currently commute over an hour each way to work and back. When I get home, I want nothing more than to turn my brain off.

I have project ADD, and usually have several going on at once. I just spend about 20-30 min at a time, then veg for about 10 minutes. I get quite a bit done by taking mini breaks. The intermittent…

When I first met my college roommate he seemed pretty cool. A bit of a jock, but friendly and pretty smart. The, after knowing him for approximately 6 days, he came back two nights in a row and urinated all over my stuff and our room. I threatened to kill him if he did it again and a few months went by before it…

My GF tried this a few months back. Whenever you did a chore, you got a Sponge Bob sticker. Whoever had the most stickers got a free fancy dinner from the other.

The issue was that I really hate doing the dishes. It is up there with moving as one of my least favorite activities. I quickly came to the conclusion that I…

About a year ago I left my first job out of college. When I was hired, it was the blacksheep subsection of a large industrial company and we had the freedom to constantly try new things and tweak to our hearts content (as much as was possibly for a fixed-process aerospace facility). The coworkers were great, most of…

So, I noticed that pretty much every video had someone using an angle grinder without the guard. There are some jobs that I have done where I had to remove it, but I think it might be necessary to mention that it is there for the users safety, and for most jobs, it is not advisable to remove it. Especially for…