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>compete with a global labor pool again I don't really think electricians have to worry about that. There may be the some shops that employ immigrants as helpers, but most electric…

It's not what I want. I like my trade and with a few more years, some effort and luck I'll be getting there to six as well. My point is that for every 1 successful electrician and …

Unless there is an actual effort to pay people well for this work, the shortage is a myth and you are spreading a false belief. Mike Rowe is the last person you should be listening…

Today I ran an into an issue with Notepad while at work. I tried to open and print a .txt document for an order, and it completely failed with some type of filesystem read error. D…

As someone who is 32 and takes public transport, if a homeless person gets on my train car and smells bad enough to stink up half (or all!) of the car, they have earned the "unplea…

You might think so at first glance, but if you multiply a regular parking space (9' x 18', 162 sq ft) by the median price per sq ft of a normal house ($244) you get $36288. Obvious…

The Amish ride in horse-drawn buggies and hire private car drivers for longer trips. I'd rather not go back to the days of horses as the primary means of transportation though.

Tires have been around for a while, but the average weight of a personal car greatly increased after the 80's. Sure there were some heavy land-boats in the 50's and 60's, but it se…

>Happens to some crappy laptops. These are basically irrelevant details. Don't most modern (>2010) CPU's thermal throttle until they are back within operating temps? You'd have to …

You only get "recorded" as a drunk driver if you crash or cause a situation, drive erratically, cops are called, breathalyzers etc. Obviously I'm not condoning drunk driving, but y…

CNC's are good if you are making tons of templates, making furniture, or working with a lot of sheet goods. They do take a lot of fun out of the job though, as the layout and initi…

In my state resorts have the legal right to allow / deny uphill travel, regardless of whether it's public land or not. This is for several reasons that are mostly related to safety…

While I definitely like (and mostly trust) Steam, there are some issues like songs being removed from GTA games due to licensing that make me want to hang onto pirated copies, just…

If there was a warthog look-alike with a hard top available, I'm fairly sure it'd look and sell better than the Cybertruck. It's already similar looking to kitted-out Jeeps which p…

Obviously this depends on the region and weather, but in my experience the best areas on the mountain are tracked out and bumpy by the afternoon. Once the sun really starts hitting…

One of the common modifications for controllers is thumb-stick extenders that simply make the analog input more precise, not "faster". I don't think you can detect this using your …

That list doesn't include cities where the local train (subway or street rail) system connects to the airport, which seems odd. In my experience it's way easier getting to the into…

>Two stroke engine parts don't have a massive legally protected cult following like guns Yes they do, they're called dirtbikes and a large part of America enjoys riding them. Other…

Comparing this to off-piste skiing or mountain biking is not fair at all. You can view avalanche predictions, sample the snow pack, and take safe and slow lines that go perpendicul…

"Code" is not what is stopping people from building, city zoning and regulations are. There's some things that add a bit to the cost, like GFCI outlets, multiple egress points for …

>As much as I'd love to be able to play Mario or Zelda in 4k 60fps You can do this on PC with emulators if you want to. It's probably not "legal" but if you have already paid for a…

Off the grid cabins frequently use a hybrid setup, where a (typically) propane generator refills the batteries during extreme load or whenever they dip below n%. It's handled by a …

Custom cabinet work does not have a low bar. You need to be familiar with multiple joinery techniques and finishing methods, even if your parts are coming straight off a CNC. Getti…

It would be possible to restore an older car (late 90's to early 2000's) which have much lighter chassis, and convert it to electric power. Unfortunately it wouldn't be very cost e…

They're not so bad when you have the pipe handle installed, which gives you a lot of leverage over the body of the drill. That being said, even the cordless ones have an absurd amo…