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1mo ago
inWarning: The difference in a bike's feel after a full cable housing swap is wild
Seriously? It's just cable housing. Feels like people make a huge deal out of tiny changes.
1mo ago
inThe day I realized my home office is just my couch with a laptop.
What's the official name for that dent, anyway? The corporate crater? I've started putting a throw pillow over mine at night like I'm hiding evidence. My couch now has two modes, work mode and trying to forget work mode, and the line is a permanent crease in the cushion. I guess the upside is my boss can't complain about my home office decor.
1mo ago
inHeard a guy at the market say he throws out all his beef fat trimmings
My grandma's tallow fries are the best.
1mo ago
inA power surge wiped out a flight control module I was testing since I forgot to hook up the isolator.
Yeah, it happens way more than you'd think, @kimblack. When you're deep in the wiring, your brain just checks that box sometimes. I started using a physical checklist taped to my bench for the final power-up steps, isolator is the first thing on it. Saved my gear more than once after a long day when I was tired.
1mo ago
inI was wrong about small crews on big jobs
Yeah, and it's never a one-time meal, is it? Brian, what was the crow you had to eat actually about? I'm with @the_john on the salt, but sometimes the aftertaste is the worst part, that feeling of being just plain wrong. Makes you chew on it for a long time after.