Glass not plastic. Specifically, Rodenstock high index. If only I could afford Zeiss. Stopped using plastic a long time ago specifically because it scratches so easily from just plain old handling. No plans to try the Crizal simply because high index plastic is still so much thicker than glass with the same refractive…

For prescriptions that are not only thick but very uneven, try ordering different refractive indices for each lens. It doesn’t cost any more since prescriptions are almost always completely different for each eye. For instance, my current glassses are around -6.75 and -9.25 and will probably a lot worse at the next…

Have the 1st gen Wave and it is excellent for single handed use.

I agree that it can have benefits. I got one job through someone I volunteered with. But the emotional aspect is a double-edged sword. Sure, you have something productive and worthwhile to do, but not getting paid can remind you of the reason you don’t have any money.

Or you can just take hold your hand over the lens to make wallpaper out of a black photo.... like I do.

Speed is mostly irrelevant. If you double speed to 90 mph, the notes will play at double the speed yet only one octave higher. So, just a little slower or faster won’t really change the song.

This just provided confirmation for my biases.

Try Acer. I have a V3-772G from 2013. Intel i7 quad-core, 17" FHD, nVidia GTX 760M, 16GB. Swapped the 1TB drive for a 256GB SSD and I can model CAD and do simple CFD on the run. The current equivalent is still about $1000.

If you don’t know why you need a quad-core laptop with discrete graphics, then you don’t need one. In my case, clients have really been receptive to seeing 3D CAD designs at meetings, plus there’s still enough horsepower to make quick changes while they wait.

Almost petter than a WoRX car.

All correct but still working class. I hate not being like most people.

Some hypothermia victims start to feel overheated as the effects of the cold progress.

“You can buy this insane Shelby Cobra for the price of a hateful minivan”

Hey!! Just because my sad devotion to an ancient religion didn’t help me conjure up the stolen data...

I’ve gotten my shirts from Michaels before... but the ones they had were polyester blends and those can really begin to stink before the day is over. When your work is strenuous, cotton is king. Here in Ontario, I peruse TSC for sales on solid colour Hanes and FTL t-shirts or if I’m near one of the places that buy…

Yeah... my 501’s keep getting relegated to work when they get a little too ratty for partying. I still have a some nice French cuffs from when I did work in an office. Nothing quite so casually stylish as showing up with your cuff links only fastening the inside holes. The thing that still surprises me is how many…

White collar... true that. Except that they do enough article on urban cycling and DIY artisan hack du jour that they really should know and serve their overall demographic a little better. But I guess that’s why I’m here to poke them in the sides every so often.

Buying quality is so true.... for my going out clothes. But not for work clothes when you’re a bicycle mechanic, or some other “dirty” job to do. When each day brings a new streak of grease, only a $5 shirt will make you feel like you didn’t just put your money in wood stove. Yes, there’s coveralls, but you’d need at…

Drought vs storms. That makes sense. And that thing about weather and God. I’m not religious anymore (lapsed Catholic) but I can see how only the blindly religious would not see the connection between our civilization and increasingly chaotic weather.