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1mo ago

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Read a post from a teacher about a meme that got her reprimanded last spring

I mean, is it really that bad if schools crack down on memes though? @phoenix_campbell88, maybe the gatekeeper is just an administrator trying to avoid the district getting sued because some joke got taken wrong by the wrong parent.

1mo ago

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My attempt to get a clean shot of the Orion Nebula turned into a 4 hour fight with dew

That foggy night convinced me to buy one too.

1mo ago

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Rant: I keep seeing people skip the glue block behind a face frame and it's going to cause a racking problem in a year.

Wait, they just threw it in a truck? No wonder it fell apart.

1mo ago

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Pro tip: a client who's a woodworker told me his hand plane technique is all about the angle of the blade, and it made me completely rethink how I hold my clippers.

Yeah, my buddy who does metalwork had the same lightbulb moment. He was always fighting his angle grinder, getting these rough, wavy cuts. He heard that "extension of your arm" thing and totally changed his grip, like @willow_ellis9 said. Now he lets the tool's weight do more work, just guiding it. His cuts are way smoother, almost like they were milled. He said it stopped feeling like a fight.

1mo ago

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I used to spend hours on fancy weekly spreads, but now I just use a running task list and it works way better

Oh man, this is so real. I read an article once that called those perfect planner spreads "productivity theater," and it stuck with me. You're just performing the idea of being organized instead of actually doing the work. My notebook is a mess of scribbles now and I've never been more on top of things.