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Made some progress on the table and enclosure I'm building for my CNC. Hope to be able to fire it up this weekend for some test cuts.

Other than that, knocked out a small project, a picture frame made out of walnut to disguise our TV.

Had our Bolt EUV for going on 3 years and just convinced my relatives to get an Equinox. It's been such a game changer that I'm prob not going to buy another ICE vehicle if I can help it.

Pros:

• Saves time - no more driving to gas stations and filling up, waiting for oil changes, smog checks, etc. Depending on your state you could also get toll road or car pool lane access to avoid traffic.
• Saves money - we have solar, so charging is essentially free. Also don't have to shell out for consumables like belts, oil/fuel filters, spark plugs, etc. Also, avoid paying gas tax.
• Saves emissions - no more breathing in fumes on start up or while the car is idling. Avoids tons of CO2 from being released and all the negatives associated with extracting fossil fuels (though making batteries isn't exactly clean either, it's orders of magnitude less bad)

Cons:

• Some states jack up your registration fee to recapture the missed gas tax revenue.
• Not as convenient for long road trips, you'll have to plan your charging stops.
• Before we got a level 2 charger at home, charging was a pain. So if you don't have easy access to one, you might spend a decent chunk of time at public chargers or use a 120v charger overnight.
• Public charging infrastructure still needs to be built up in some areas, but seems to be getting better albeit slowly. YMMV, but sometimes you'll pull up to a station only to find it's in use, out of service, or blocked off.

Made a big difference honestly. Used to work in an office where I sat for 8hrs a day and my back/legs would go numb after awhile. Went all in on an ergo set up during COVID. Sit-stand desk, split keyboard, vertical mouse, etc. I figure if I use them more than 40 hrs a week and they prevent some form of RSI or back-pain, it's worth it.

Also, the other half of the equation is stretching, yoga, and walking. If I have to wait 5 min for something to run, I'll do a quick stretch while waiting.

Trailer was 🔥. Definitely going to check this one out, thanks for sharing

Impressive. In the age of CNC, it's awesome to intricate handmade pieces. Hope to have his dexterity when I'm that old

Don't know if it's a holiday destination, but Dubai. Heat and shopping malls are two things I'd pay to get away from.

Reading comprehension and writing are two things that stand out to me. I've noticed people don't want to expend the mental effort to read long prose so they'll just ask for a summary of it. Same goes for writing emails or reports.

Critical thinking skills are a like muscle that needs to be used or else it will atrophy. Asking AI to think for me is like going to the gym and asking the trainer to lift weights for me.

Yeah, the worst heat waves are when it doesn't even cool off at night

Awesome, looks pristine. Hopefully you hit 88mph at least once

At those rates, I would imagine solar to be the way to go. Even at NEM 3.0 rates, you could add storage and still come out ahead fairly quickly.

Been pretty busy at work so #3 looks about right

Another reason not to use their platform