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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • As writer John Ganz points out, “Musk’s total idiocy is structural: it goes back to the very origin of the Greek term idiotes, a person who cannot understand the shared political life of the city. These people cannot understand that their wealth and power are not their sovereign creations but the shared product of the wider state and society that supports and sustains them.”

    On the nose.

    This was a great read. Thanks for sharing.












  • Great question! The answer here is all opinion.

    The blue drill is old. Maybe 20 years old. It’s from a time before lithium batteries. From before actually good battery powered impact drivers (I had a nice ½in. air wrench). I guess I got lucky because Ryobi still uses the same battery connection and voltage.

    The things I like are 1: the adjustable clutch, so I can slowly approach the maximum force when I have a sensitive piece I’m screwing into; 2: the spirit levels that work vertically and horizontally; and 3: a second tool so I don’t need to switch between drill bits and driver bits.

    The green impact driver has a ¼in. quick release hex chuck, so it would be silly to drill with it (maybe there’s a universal bit chuck for it, but I’ve never gone looking). It’s also fairly low powered, so I’m not overly concerned about driving through the plywood. It would be nearly useless on high torque situations like wheel nuts.

    If I were looking to buy new now and have only 1 too, I’d go for an 18V to 20V ½in. compact brushless drill from a reliable brand just because it can do both things well. I’d add the impact driver for the system later.





  • While I’m somewhat mystified getting US news from a Ukrainian military news site (no offense meant, OP, seems like a local source for you), acts like this being publicized widely will fan the flames for the designation of cartels as foreign terrorist organizations by the new administration.

    Now, I’m not sure cartel action against border patrol counts as “terroristic” in my book, but that won’t matter.