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55m ago

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Update on that new anti-sway software from CraneTech

Ever try to hang a heavy mirror on a plaster wall by yourself? You get that one hook in and the whole thing wants to swing and smash. I ended up using two hands, one to hold it flat and the other to fumble with the second hook, just fighting that sway the whole time. Sounds like the crane software is the second pair of hands you wish you had.

1d ago

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My $40 mistake with cheap tomato cages from the big box store

Check local welding shops for custom cages.

1d ago

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Had a smoke detector start chirping inside a finished wall in a Phoenix condo

Oh man, I used to be right there with you, thinking every hidden thing needed a full access door. But after chasing a chirp for TWO DAYS in my own house, I get it now. Sometimes you just need the noise to STOP, and a small, careful patch is a real fix. Not every space needs future access, especially for a dead battery you already removed. That magnet trick is GENIUS.

2d ago

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Went to a tech meetup in Austin and noticed something about how people talk about their jobs

Read that in a blog once, didn't you?

3d ago

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I tried using a cheap crimper on a D-sub connector job and it was a total mess compared to my good one.

My buddy tried that "good enough" logic, the_brian. He had to redo every single connector on a small panel. The cheap crimper was crushing the insulation instead of crimping the metal part right. Took him three times as long to fix it all, and he still had a couple of intermittent faults later. That job killed any cost savings pretty fast.