I have a carbon steel knife a buddy of mine made, has lasted 10+ years. Holds a decent edge, so I can even shave my arm hair with it when it’s freshly sharpened.

Also have some cheap ass Kiwi brand paring knives made from kind of extremely soft stainless steel. Very easy to sharpen. They get used as steak knives, for cutting cheese, apples, etc.

That’s where I got the idea from! Excellent channel.

Fun fact, adding textiles to walls for insulation is where we get the term “furring” from.

I wish awnings were more common. Such a simple way to block out midday or afternoon sun in the hot summer.

They could make a stick that a soldier could put a spherical grenade on to help give extra range. Like an atlatl or one of those tennis ball launchers for dogs.

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Yes, it’s used to make oilcloth but as far as I know, you’d have to leave the garment to dry somewhere with ventilation for a week or more. However I’ve not done it so if that isn’t the case please correct me.

A cheap solution is to wax some thrift store or old trousers. Beeswax and paraffin, there are different ratios to experiment with, and premade bars you can buy. You rub some on and heat with a hair dryer or clothes iron (with parchment paper so the iron doesn’t get wax on it). It’ll darken the cloth. The more you put on the more waterproof and wind-resistant it’ll get. For bike pants you could focus on the front of the upper thigh and coat the rest less, leaving some breathability on the back.

Everyone was doubting that Russia would invade Ukraine right until it happened.

When an idiot is in charge, prepare for idiocy.

Nice rock you live under.

Trump’s been threatening to Anschluss Canada as the 51st state and been planning on tariffs and other fuckery to harm Canada. So a lot of Canadians are cancelling services provided by US-based companies and pirating entertainment instead.

Local library here has streaming services with lots of classic movies (watched some Akira Kurosawa flicks). And other streaming services thru there have educational kids’ stuff. Also, free museum passes. Telescopes. Musical instruments. Video games. Online newspapers and magazines. Pretty badass.

I want this for home. Technical Simulator 2025, get a buddy with a steering wheel + pedal setup and play coop. Can’t wait to unlock the Hilux.

2 things might be happening recently, independently or not. Ukraine is ramping up the number of drones being sent out and getting more hits on refineries and factories. Or enough russian air defense units like S-300s have been taken out that it’s easier for drones to get by. Or both. The results are clear. Russia’s economy is going up in smoke.

Ukraine is busy decarbonizing Russia’s economy 💚

Ukraine blew up the distilleries though.

It’s the name of the town and the oil depot in it.

Engels

South Korea’s intelligence agency is helping translate, and I assume provide context and take notes.

And we’re so interconnected that radical change in big countries will change small ones too. Tourist-dependent economies will crash if the overdeveloped world decodes not to fly any more, for example.

How many of those 200 nations actually need to radically transform? Bhutan? Maldives? Other small, poor nations?

It’s the worst among polluters and resource thieves who need to change.

0.74 9/11s per day

0.92 Pearl Harbors per day