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karlnelson

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I do tech stuff in the K-12 education space. Opinions posted here are my own. Most opinions are about soccer, education, woodworking, and boats. he/him/his

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bedirthan, (edited ) to DnD
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Let's make a communal 5e character.

We'll start with a piece of mundane equipment -- a signet ring.

What type of person starts their adventuring life with a signet ring from an important house?

karlnelson,
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@bedirthan e) corgi

😆

bedirthan, to random
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I don't want my hobbies to make me sad

karlnelson,
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@bedirthan Yup. Agree on both counts.

One a recent SaH podcast, someone made the point that Nico (who wants to be everywhere all the time) doesn't fit the system the Sounders want to play. So, even at $500k, it just might not be the right thing.

Still. GOAT.

karlnelson,
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@bedirthan I've managed to convince myself that Nico leaving is best for both parties. Until today, I'd held out a tiny shred of hope (like, 1%) that he'd come back on a cheaper deal, but really, I'm not sure that would have been good for either the team or him. And I’m pretty impressed with how both Nico and the team have handled the departure.

But yeah, hard to not be a tiny bit sad.

karlnelson, to random
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This is getting a little nervy for the . Gotta make sure this doesn’t get out of hand. And the Sounded have looked decent in the attack, except for, and stop me if you’ve heard this, the actual scoring of goals.

karlnelson, to math
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I've got an open role in my department at Illustrative Mathematics (https://illustrativemathematics.org/). (We're a in working to improve .)

Title: IT Coordinator
Location: Remote, US
Salary range: $65k - $80k.
Details and application: https://illustrativemathematics.applytojob.com/apply/WejaaiXYrN/IT-Coordinator?source=mastodon

karlnelson, to woodworking
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Never enough clamps!

karlnelson, to woodworking
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Workbench holes successfully drilled. The holdfast does indeed hold things fast. (It’s a tight fit, so I’ll likely need to fine tune it.)

karlnelson, to woodworking
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I was…not expecting that chisel to be so big. 🤣😬 (The biggest of the drill bits is an inch wide, for scale.)

bedirthan, to random
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I just bombed a live work presentation.

Happy Thursday, I guess.

karlnelson,
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@bedirthan I feel like being a sports fan is helpful in situations like this. It helps to remember that even the best players sometimes have an off day. And it's okay.

bedirthan, to random
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I have a new phone in hand. But the switching from old phone to new phone experience for so long was so poor that I don't really want to start the process.

I know in my head that it's much easier now.

My heart tho

karlnelson,
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@bedirthan Apple makes it pretty painless. Dunno about Android-land, tho.

karlnelson,
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@bedirthan Hay fe. (Or whatever)

jappel, to woodworking
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While I'm on a video rant, what's with all these YouTube woodworking people whose benches look more pristine than the counters in Eric Ripert's kitchen?

karlnelson,
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@jappel It doesn’t bother me overly much, in part because I mentally categorize YouTube into two groups: entertainment and education. I like and watch videos from both groups, but the entertainment-focused ones tend to have fancier spaces/stuff.

SounderAtHeart, to random
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showing the future with a front three of Latsko, Balcer and Adames

Watch with us here: https://www.sounderatheart.com/2024/04/seattle-reign-vs-chicago-red-stars-livestream-tv-schedule-lineups-how-to-watch/

karlnelson,
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@SounderAtHeart I blame the fanovations.

karlnelson, to woodworking
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After about 6 months, I finished up a guitar I built for my 16yr old kid. We used maple (which is heavy, but sturdy). It's a Telecaster body style, and he picked out the electronics. We're both pretty happy with how it turned out!

Wood being clamped together
Guitar body with copper shielding
Guitar with the pick guard off, showing off the wires

karlnelson, to woodworking
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Using winding sticks to see if this 18 foot long spar bench is flat and level.

Next up: mast glue up.

karlnelson,
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@mcfly I’m making a sailboat mast.

karlnelson,
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@mcfly here’s a cross section where you can see the four layers.

karlnelson, to woodworking
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With the vise done the workbench is officially complete!

Planing stop on a workbench
Holdfast holding down a board

karlnelson,
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@ottaross Oh, I have no shortage of projects! I’m building a boat (http://boat.karlnelson.net), and I'm starting on a solid-body electric guitar for my older kid.

karlnelson,
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@ottaross “crubber" actually (https://benchcrafted.com/products/crubber). It came with the vise hardware.

On the advice of the author of the book I followed (https://lostartpress.com/products/the-anarchists-workbench), I used epoxy to attach it. But, I'm sure contact cement would work just fine, too.

karlnelson,
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@ottaross Thanks! It already has some nicks and dents, and I keep reminding myself that it's a workbench and meant to be used. That helps me from getting too precious with it.

karlnelson, to woodworking
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friends:

Say you had a 17 ft long board, and you wanted to make several rip cuts. (And fairly thin rips -- about 30mm.)

Let's also posit that the table saw you have access to is in a room that isn't going to accommodate a board that long.

What would you do?

Track saw?

karlnelson, to Seattle
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So I’m at a French bistro in and four mimes just walked in and they’re having dinner and gesticulating wildly and this is the best thing ever.

karlnelson,
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@adam we’ve discussed that at our table and were uncomfortable about the privacy implications.

We also just learned that they’re 100% sticking to the no talking thing…

karlnelson,
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@adam they’ve been mime-smoking the whole time!!!

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