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21h ago

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Shoutout to the thrift store by my bus stop that basically funds my whole cosplay habit

I mean, I get what you're saying dylan_stone33, but "buying cheap stuff" kind of misses the point for me. When I find a 2 dollar button up shirt with weird seams, I'm not just saving money, I'm getting pre-made structure and details I'd have to spend hours making from scratch. Like, that shirt already has cuffs and a collar and sometimes even those little pleats on the shoulders. Cutting that up and reworking it into a fantasy tunic gives me a way better result than my clumsy sewing on flat fabric ever did. It's more like remodeling than just buying a costume. The challenge switches from "can I make this piece exist" to "how can I transform this thing into something totally different.

3d ago

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At a shop talk in Seattle last week a master drafter told me to stop using the polyline tool so much and switch to block references for repetitive details

Yeah, he walked me through the stack, and the way they use memory just cuts out all that waiting.

6d ago

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Told my coworker that purple shampoo cancels out brass on any hair color and she laughed at me for 3 days straight

Tried that same trick on my sister's red hair back in 2015... big mistake.

9d ago

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Pro tip: Check your local permitting office before installing solar panels

Oh, so we're supposed to be grateful they saved us from a "junkyard"? Like the HOA president's lawn full of plastic flamingos is somehow high art? Sorry, but I've seen what my HOA board considers "aesthetically pleasing" and it's basically just beige everything with a strict ban on fun. The real lesson here is that they'll approve a panel setup if you pay them a $50 "application fee" and wait 3 months, while you're out there in the summer heat with no AC. "Looking out for you" just means looking out for their power trip.

9d ago

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Warning: never let a barista friend "fix" your espresso machine

Read online that most home machines need factory specs, not a friend's guess.