Strands #115
“Looking good”
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Wordle 1,102 4/6*

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Strands #114
“Frame game”
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Fair; I guess I should have run some data. I just used gasbuddy.com to run a similar track for what would have been my rather lengthy commute if my employer had asked us to return to office (and kept the lease on that building). Apart from a couple of outliers just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, I’m only getting an 8% variance (about USD 0.23/gallon, versus your 25% and AUD 0.55/litre – is that right?).

That said, Iwill admit that $0.10/gallon suboptimal average price is probably more likely than I thought, though with a less intense driving situation one would still be well under the $260/year “convenience premium.” Outside the US and other oil-subsidizing countries, the numbers clearly work out very differently.

I might also add that some people forget about the “repetitive” in Repetitive Stress Injury. Adjustable is your friend because it allows you to find a really good posture, and also because it allows you to accommodate multiple postures through a day or month or whatever.

How do you find the twist-scrolling? I have the Orbit Fusion for my laptop because the ring is still my preferred scroller on trackballs, and the god-damned scroll-ring Orbit still doesn’t have a third button. I actually remapped a different button to be left-click so I could use a flatter hand position like most of their older designs (even the SlimBlade Pro) allow.

Not particularly helpful for you, but this seemed like the thread to chime in that in general with pizza, it’s always MUCH better to go big. Pi*r², folks. A single 14" Dominos is already pretty much identical to two 10" mediums, and that’s only if you like to eat the crust. Always do your math by dollars per area, not diameter.

A few more “extra” words than usual before getting on track with this one…

Strands #113
“Fine print”
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Yes, and even the powers that be in Texas and Tarrant County will want to fend off (perfectly valid) claims of stochastic terrorism by throwing the book at her. This woman’s actions were horrifying.

Our new zojirushi rice cooker plays songs. It’s weird and makes me wonder why the kitchen sounds like the laundry room.

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Strands #111
“I love the nightlife”
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If you’re allowed to have flash media, KMK as mentioned elsewhere just lives on the microcontroller as a python script, and the keymap is very human readable. I have made everything from a 4x3 macropad to a 102-key compact 1800 with it.

Don’t use previously-soldered switches in a hotswap, but otherwise it should be fine to unbend them. I use Outemu switches a lot and it just is what it is. They’re cheap, so the metal is thin and the packaging is minimal, but I really like some of them, like the dustproof green.

One thing to note is that hot-swaps were not really invented with an eye towards frequent switch changes, and can get pulled off the PCB with rough or constant changes, particularly when putting them in, or the internal contacts can get bent (lumps of old solder on switch legs are particularly bad for this). If it’s a pricy keyboard, I’d recommend installing switches with the PCB out of the board so you can support the socket from behind.

Does it look like the cartridge around pic 7 of this listing? That looks to fill the barrel pretty well, but Platinum has been known to sell adapters to make international short carts work. That said, a decently made pen should be fine with the friction fit between the cart and feed/section assembly. Think of all the pens that have room for two short carts, and what would happen if someone threw away their empty and didn’t replace it.

For those without the asterisk, try hard mode once you get the hang of the regular mode and it starts feeling easy.

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Strands #110
“We do”
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Jumblie #262
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4 guesses in 1m 15s
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I was going to counter with random internet pictures of the “beach” in Lake Worth, Texas, but most of them are reasonably pleasant, if unremarkable.