I returned to my hometown to handle the passing of my grandfather. I didn’t call my friend, who I had known since preschool, to go hang out. In reality I didn’t give a single thought to contacting anyone I knew – I had family to take care of. He felt insulted by that and chose to never speak to me again.

If this sounds completely illogical, I can assure you I’m just as baffled as you.

It was such a a fantastic read. I don’t like Sci-fi at all, but somehow Andy Weir makes it all so believable.

I definitely did not get that email. WTH?

Synology devices all have authentication enabled by default.

I was once asked why I don’t participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I’ll be there.

Yes, I know Mother Theresa isn’t well liked, and for good reason, but I like this quote. It shows you how framing your words and actions can impact how they are perceived by others. It makes you think.

The only reason Google is still my default search engine on desktop is …. dates.

I’m a dev and the date next to each search result helps me skip a ton of irrelevant links and get to the ones that most likely apply to my situation. DDG and other search engines usually don’t show any dates.

I’ve sent feedback to DDG on this but obviously that had no impact. If they add dates, I’m done with Google.

On mobile I still use DDG since my searches are generally not date specific.

This. Women are already literally dying. The first woman (that we know of) to die from the abortion ban happened within just 20 days – before SCOTUS even heard the case that overturned Roe. And her story is a painful, heartbreaking read.

Plus, does nobody remember immigrant families being ripped apart? Kids put in cages? Their “family ID” being – whoops – deleted from the database so they couldn’t be reunited with their parents?

But sure. Life will go on like normal.

ChatGPT.

Links:

• Stuff Made Here - Engineering projects
• SmarterEveryDay - Engineering deep-dives
• Practical Engineering - Civil engineering stuff explained
• Steve Mould - Engineering concepts
• Kyle Hill - Science communicator
• PBS Spacetime - Space stuff explained
• Answer in Progress - Channel looking for answers to questions
• Disrupt - Dark software explanations
• Driving 4 Answers - Automobile/engine theory/explanations
• Integza - Amateur rocket enthusiast/projects
• Major Hardware - PC fan concept testing and misc
• SuperfastMatt - Car and other projects
• Vice Grip Garage - Man rescues garbage classic cars
• 2Stroke Stuffing - Man tries to build two stroke land speed bike
• RCTestFlight - RC projects (mostly boats/planes)
• Beau Miles - Aussie who runs and stuff and random stuff
• VC Adventures - Vegan Cyclist bro
• Rapha Films - Pro cycling team adventures
• This Old Tony - Hobby machinist
• Drawfee Show - Artists doing themed art challenges
• Adam Neely - Jazz bassist theory/explanations
• Exurb1a - Story creator/philosophy enthusiast
• Gbay99 - LoL documentaries
• Any Austin - Video game investigations, kinda
• Let’s Game It Out - Gaming entertainment
• TomatoAnus - Speedruns explained
• Joov - Skyrim challenges
• EdgeOmega - Skyrim challenges
• Rekrap1 - Minecraft content
• Rekrap2 - Minecraft content
• Evbo - Minecraft films
• Ogmoe - Minecraft manhunt god
• BayAreaBuggs - GTAV RP
• JANTSUU - GTAV vehicle testing

Preface: I know NOTHING about combustion engines and generally have never had the desire to.

But the “Driving 4 Answers” channel breaks down how all kinds of different engine designs work, explaining the pros and cons of each. Some have tons of apparent advantages that make you wonder why they aren’t used in production cars and trucks. He digs deep to answer that question.

Here’s a great video about the rotary vane engine.

The twin rod Avadi engine is a very different approach.

This one explains the crossplane inline 4. I had never even heard of such a thing before, but the way it’s explained is absolutely fascinating. He even demonstrates the different sounds so I feel like I could just listen to a car and know what kind of crankshaft it has.

Highly recommended.

Keychain fingernail clippers (Amazon)

I’ve had the same pair (different brand than linked) for many years and they have held up great. It’s crazy how often they come in handy, and my SO asks to borrow them all the time too. They are extremely small and nearly weightless. Highly recommended.

Edit: Found the exact brand I have. True Utility. Not sure if it’s worth the slightly higher price since it’s the only ones I’ve ever had – can’t compare. But again, they’ve held up great for many years.

As a non-gamer, I’ll take the pixels every time.