Had to choose between 12/2 and 14/2 for a whole house rewire in Portland

Guy I work with swore up and down 14/2 on 15 amp breakers saves money and is fine for most circuits, but I went with 12/2 on 20s for the whole job because the homeowner wanted to future-proof for EVs and shop tools. Cost me about $400 more in wire alone but now the inspector didn't flag a single thing and the homeowner tipped me $200. Has anyone else dealt with pushback on upsizing wire for a remodel when the customer insists on it?

Stopped at a diner in Tulsa and saw them air frying frozen hash brown patties

I was grabbing breakfast on a road trip last week and watched the cook through the kitchen window. He pulled a whole tray of frozen hash brown patties out of a big air fryer, not a deep fryer. They looked perfect and crispy. He told me they switched over about 8 months ago to cut down on oil waste and speed up orders during the morning rush. I tried one and it was honestly better than the greasy ones I usually get. Made me realize I should use my air fryer more for simple frozen stuff I already buy. What other basic frozen foods have you guys had good luck with in the air fryer?

My game group in Omaha fell apart over a single rule in Twilight Imperium

We had a six player game planned for three weeks, but one guy argued the 'Imperial' strategy card was broken for a full hour. He ended up flipping the board, scattering pieces across my basement floor. That was six months ago and we haven't played a heavy game since. How do you handle a player who gets that heated over a rule?

I was reading a research paper from Stanford and saw that a new AI model can now predict protein shapes in under 10 minutes. That used to take labs years.

Hit 500 posts on the Edmonton chat board and it made me think

I logged in yesterday and saw the number right there by my name. It's just a forum, but it felt like a real thing. I've been reading and posting here since I moved to the city three years ago. That's a lot of local talk about roads, restaurants, and the Oilers. Anyone else get a weird sense of place from a simple number like that?

PSA: I was at a demo in Portland and saw a guy use a 6-inch oscillating tool blade for undercutting door casings.

He did a whole doorway in maybe 90 seconds, way cleaner than my jigsaw. Anyone else switch to that method?

Just spent $300 on a custom GPT for my small business...

It writes all our product descriptions now, saving me hours each week. Anyone else tried building a specific tool like this instead of using the general chat?

Spent $75 on a 'Roman coin' from a guy at a flea market in Tucson...

Got all excited about a denarius he said was from the reign of Augustus. Took it to the university archaeology department last week and they confirmed it's a modern cast replica, probably made in the last 20 years. Felt pretty silly for not checking his story first. Has anyone else gotten burned on fake artifacts before?

Pro tip: I rewrote the end of 'The Martian' two ways and one just clicked

I spent last weekend drafting a version where Watney gets rescued but the public never finds out, and another where he gives a live TV interview from Mars after the rescue. The second one felt way more real because it showed the human side, not just the science fix. Anyone got a better alt ending for a survival story?

Spotted a huge Jujutsu Kaisen mural at the new arcade in Springfield

I was at the new Round1 arcade in Springfield last night and saw this massive mural of Gojo and Sukuna on the back wall. I mean, it had to be like 20 feet tall, and the colors were so bright. It was just cool to see anime art in a place like that, you know? Has anyone else found random anime stuff in spots you didn't expect?