the Hearth @Felthry@awoo.space

tip: despite evidence to the contrary, jackhammers are not jacks and should not be used for car repairs.

They work wonders for car depairs though.

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone!

so, why isn't there a mastodon instance at foxes.party yet, anyway?

it just seems like a very mastodon domain name

A cis person we know is wanting to show their support for trans people with an enamel pin of some sort, probably of a slogan or something. They're asking us for advice on getting something actually supportive (as opposed to something that gives the impression of someone showing off how much of an ally they are while ignoring the people they claim to be an ally to, as is all too common) and we don't really have any advice so I turn the question to the fediverse: What's a good pin for a cis person wanting to show that they're a safe person for trans people?

*drinks a cup of realitea*

@coda I'm glad to see you're feeling better today. <3

In other words: music is hard and musical ability on one instrument doesn't translate over to another instrument very easily

especially when that one instrument uses the rare-as-hens-teeth alto clef

most of our musical experience has been with viola so while we can probably still fluently read alto clef sheet music and translate that to fingerings if we had a moment to remind ourselves of the reference points, we can't actually read treble or bass clef very fluently at all and also translating that to positions on a keyboard is very different from fingerings on a viola, and less intuitive I think

So a couple days ago we got a cheap keyboard because I wanted to try to learn some music stuff

Today, I got down some of the right hand part of To Zanarkand ^.^ Still keep hitting wrong notes though. Keyboards are awkwardly sized

good morning

why is it so fun to watch random junk get squished under a hydraulic press

I just like the idea of that sort of thing being just. everyday ordinary stuff, casual and normal

Thinking about just. Casual lewd stuff -w-

I hear the xbox one controller is a lot better dpad-wise and otherwise similar to the 360 one but: expensive

I think the two most well-made controllers out there are the x360 controller and the gamecube controller and both of them share the same flaw: abysmal dpads

Booted up the 360 for the first time in a long time to try dark souls and this game is brutal, yes, but it doesn't live up to its reputation as ridiculously difficult. I was expecting I Wanna Be The Guy levels of unfair going into it and it is nowhere near that

looking forward to tomorrow. A lot of stuff got delivered friday evening after we left and it sounds like we're going to be able to start actually building the thing

Anyone familiar with plumbing stuff here have some advice on how to get a good reliable seal with ¼" NPT pipe fittings? Any pitfalls to look out for, specific thickness of sealant tape to use?