Really great they turned it into a sanctuary. Hope that adoption bill passes and we can eventually get away from unnecessary animal testing altogether.

Medium roast (full city) beans from the Philippines either via Chemex, AeroPress, or if it’s warm out I’ll brew some ice coffee overnight.

Thanks for the reminder. Personally, I avoid anything with AI as much as possible, so I made it a point to fill out the survey.

$6.4B for HashiCorp on the heels of $4.6B for Apptio and $34B for Red Hat back in 2018. I wonder how long until they expect each of these acquisitions to be accretive?

Oat milk is the best alternative I’ve found. Most places offer it so I switched to oat milk lattes and haven’t gone back.

If brewing at home, there are barista versions made specifically for coffee, but the original works too.

Recently moved over to porkbun after dealing with a couple billing issues with namecheap and not getting the best customer service. Been pretty happy so far.

Nice. I was the same way, bought a few records before I had a turntable to play them. Super satisfying to throw on a record vs. playing something digitally. Enjoy!

I use clear matte Polycrylic on lighter woods, like maple. I find more glossy variants to have a plastic-y feel.

I recently started using Hassui ceramic coating on anything that needs to be food safe or water resistant. More expensive, but it leaves it feeling like natural wood and beads water

Great point. The jointer is another one that benefits from a bit of paste wax on the cast iron bed

Learned this one from Frank Strazza, you can make handplaning easier by spraying a mixture of 50/50 water and alcohol to raise the grain and soften the fibers. I’ve seen Japanese woodworkers do something similar when paring endgrain but just with water

That would be cool. I use linux as my daily driver, but occasionally switch to windows for certain programs like SketchUp. It would be nice to not have to switch

Pre-pandemic, Lie-Nielsen chisels were $55 and now they’re about $95. Kicking myself for not buying more sizes back then! Still worth it though, I reach for them more than any of my other chisels

As someone who spends a lot of time in coffee shops (working, reading studying), the library is a nice change of scenery and you don’t have to buy anything to justify taking up space. A lot of libraries are stunning too.

Also they get you access to audiobooks which are a great alternative to paid subscriptions. I do have a libro.fm account though to support my local indie bookstore.

If you see yourself doing a lot of resawing, a larger bandsaw would allow you to run a wider blade which, coupled with extra hp, helps make pushing larger boards through easier.

I have a 14" Laguna and rarely miss the extra capacity. I don’t do a whole lot of resawing and when I do I’ll use a 1/2" woodslicer blade which handles everything I throw at it. Otherwise, I mostly keep a 3/8" blade on it.

If you’re ok buying used, a vintage 14" Rockwell Delta is a great saw for the money.

Also, Alex Snodgrass on YouTube is a great resource for all things bandsaw.

Years ago I bought an insulated coffee cup and water bottle (klean kanteen) that get used every week, especially if I travel. When I get iced coffee and I can walk around sipping it and there’s still ice floating around hours later. Plus I can avoid single-use plastic cups if the coffee shop fills personal ones (some even give a discount!). The water bottle has saved me from having to buy overpriced bottled water dozens of times over.

Another one is my bike. I bought a used Marin Muirwoods commuter bike from a local co-op and it’s saved from having to drive to any place less than a few miles away, like the gym. Less gas burned and wear & tear on my car. Plus it’s fun cruising around and is great exercise.

I’m glad you guys took a measured approach. This right here is the difference between a corporation and Lemmy. I can’t imagine a for-profit reversing its decision in the interest of the community unless it affected their bottom line or stock price. Hats off to the admin team for working through all these complex issues.

Not surprising. Everyone should be wary of what they share online and not expect that companies will respect their privacy. That said, I wish it weren’t so and training AI with our data seems dystopian

Very cool, I appreciate the effort and response! I’m starting with a few basic patterns like asa-no-ha to get the hang of it and always like seeing other ones for inspiration.

Very nice, love me some kumiko. Do you happen to know what the pattern is called?

It physically fits but isn’t very stable. The Chemex’s glass is also a bit thin so I might hesitate pushing down hard on it since might put stress on it. I’d probably brew into a mug and dump the coffee into the Chemex if you want to serve it in that.