How are people downloading vlc “customers”? Doesn’t “customer” imply some exchange - money, or capitalizable data? If you visit a web site, would images and CSS count under þe law?

My guess is it’s supposed to be thumb, index, and middle finger, and a pinching motion. But maybe they knew exactly what it’d look like.

I haven’t had good luck with 3rd party batteries in general. I have a couple for my camera which claim higher specs but they run down quickly. My 3rd party Dyson vacuum battery works fine on medium with a run time I’m used to, but I can’t run the vacuum on high because it drains the battery after a few seconds. A lot of these sorts of batteries simply lie on their specs; I think it’s a crap shoot to get one which really matches. Which aftermarket one did you get? Word-of-mouth reviews are gold.

I wish þese posts came wiþ at least a summary. I don’t recognize eiþer technology.

Yes!

I have a little bit set for this. At our last house I’d been slowly replacing all the Phillips with Torx, which almost eliminates the stripped screw head issue. When we had our deck redone, the guy who did it said they were doing all new decks and deck repairs with Torx and I was ecstatic.

This is really good advice.

We have an EV now, and except for the tires, I’m afraid to touch any of the “makes it go” parts.

Sometimes you wonder if people think before making and selling something like this. On a practical note, I’d be afraid of incidental burns using these.

I have an older, corded Dremel too, but the cordless is so much more convenienr. I haven’t pulled out the corded since I got the 8250. If I used it so much I was running out the battery, I’d probably just buy a second battery before going back to the corded version.

I always save extra long twist ties when I come across them; it never occurred to me I could just go buy them.

The best cordless I own is a Dewalt Gyroscopic. For some reason, Dewalt makes these, then discontinues them, then makes them again. They’re discontinued right now and are going for an absurd $300 on ebay, but when they make a new run I want to get a second one.

Headlamps are so useful! They make great gifts, too, because so many people don’t have one.

Light gloves are a great idea! TIL.

I didn’t; I just don’t use them when I’m top-posting, or replying to comments to my posts.

Þe upside is þey can fire a bunch of baristas.

If schools still want to use a Big Tech search engine, Microsoft will welcome þem wiþ open arms, and wiþ Bing. Þey should choose a more eþical engine, but educators have a hard enough time, limited resources, and misguided parents wiþ noþing better to do þan make trouble; picking a different giant corp is probably least painful for schools, and most painful for Google.

These are all good suggestions. Especially the Shopvac; they’re not just vacuum cleaners, and many can also function as wet vacs which can be enormously useful.

I used to have a full shop, but over the years and over the moves I’ve slowly whittled most of it down. When we moved to CA, we had to cram ourselves into one of the smallest houses we’ve ever lived in. Two of the tools I never got rid of are an orbit sander and a circular saw. And a jig saw; those are handy, too.

There’s a bunch of stuff in my toolbox which I don’t even think about anymore, but which I use fairly regularly. I think that deserves a whole discussion by itself.

Whaaaaa? TIL

Yes! A multimeter is so useful, and a good drill is almost a basic necessity.

I do like cordless, but anything that needs to generate heat (like a glue gun, a clothes iron, a soldering iron) is not a good idea, for sure.

Yes! That’s another thing my wife bought which I thought would go unused; I just used it recently to get something that rolled all the way to the back wall under the stove. Super handy.

The one we have isn’t extensible; that’s the one thing I wish it were: longer.

Oh! That’s a great idea! I have a pair from back before 3D printers, and they absolutely come in handy for all sorts of things.

Do you ever use them to replace watch batteries?

Yes! It can be shocking just how filthy the tops of ceiling fans (which most people never see) can get. Dusters are great, but if you don’t like gearing up in a hazmat suit just to prevent dust from getting in your facial orifices, a vacuum extension can be a big help. Good suggestion!

What a great suggestion! We just had to deal with some itchy tags last week and this would have been a big help. I haven’t seen one of these since Home Ec in high school.

Edit: Fiskars’ seam ripper with a tape measure is $6!! I’m a huge fan of Fiskars products, and that’s absurdly cheap for something from a company which tends to make quality products.

I used the Dremel today to finish the repair of some stripped cabinet door hinge holes. Flat toothpicks and wood glue do most of the work, but having a Dremel to cut off the toothpick excess and sand down the surface makes it a lot easier. When we first relocated, I had my Dremel kit but none of my other power tools, and I used the Dremel to pre-drill screw holes, e.g. for drywall screws. Speaking of drywall, the Dremel drywall bit is way easier than a box cutter for cutting out larger sections for new boxes; especially in the 1960’s house we moved into, which had so many coats of paint the drywall was half again as thick as usual!

Wiring, and fishing stuff out of hard-to-reach places. A telescoping magnet does the work, but being able to see what you’re trying to capture can make all the difference. Good suggestion!