I had to pick between two AI image tools for a side project last week

It was between using the new version of Midjourney or trying out the free beta for Adobe Firefly. I went with Firefly because it was free and I needed to make a bunch of simple graphics. It worked okay for basic stuff, but it really struggled when I asked for something specific, like 'a dog wearing a hat in the style of a 1970s cartoon.' Has anyone else tried both and found one is better for detailed prompts?

Hot take: I chose to talk about my family's debt at a dinner in Seoul and it cost me a friend.

Rant: My favorite fountain pen leaked all over my weekly spread yesterday

I tried blotting it with a paper towel, but the ink smeared and ruined my task list for the next five days, so now I'm using a basic ballpoint until I figure out a better fix for waterproof ink.

Got banned from a hiking forum for one comment about trail etiquette

Last month on a popular hiking site, I replied to a post about crowded trails. I wrote, 'If you're blasting music from a speaker, you're doing it wrong.' That was it. Next morning my account was gone with a message about 'promoting negativity.' No warning, just a permanent ban. The mod who did it told me in a private message, 'Your attitude harms the community spirit.' It happened on TrailTalk.com. Has anyone else been banned for something that small on a hobby site?

My $300 thermal camera finally paid off on a stubborn coolant leak

I bought it for electrical work, but it showed a tiny temp difference on a lower radiator hose that I never would've felt by hand. Anyone have a go-to method for those slow seeps that doesn't involve dye?

The time a 6.7 Powerstroke oil cooler job turned into a three-day nightmare

Last Tuesday, a regular customer brought in his 2015 F-250 with the classic coolant-in-oil issue, so I quoted him for the usual oil cooler swap. The problem was, the previous shop had used some kind of red threadlocker on every single bolt (like, every single one), and I spent over 12 hours total just heating and coaxing them out without stripping anything. What's your take on using threadlocker on parts that are supposed to be serviceable, especially on a known failure point like this?