Tempered glass table outside exploded! Luckily the shards were not super sharp.
this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2024
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Must have been scratched at some point. Then the internal tension of the tempering coupled with a temperature differential would have done that. I once worked in a skyscraper in the CBD where this happened to the external glass cladding. Turned out that the clamps that held the glass in place had scratched the glass in one corner when they were installed. On the morning of a very hot day after a cold night (like last night) the glass went boom crash opera all over the pavement outside as soon as the sun hit it. The security guards thought it was a bullet but turned out to be nothing so dramatic. Just fizzics and poor installation technique.
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Jake Paul v Mike Tyson is starting in next 10 mins on Netflix
Got it on.
The stream was really struggling during the womenโs match.
The Puerto Rican was robbed.
Was that the one that ended in a split decision?
Ping for sijn ?? Dunno how personal rather than group follows works
There's just something about "I'm a pensioner and I need to travel a long way will you give me a discount" that makes me want to say no. The attempted emotional manipulation combined with a sense of entitlement just pisses me off. Not sure why it pushes my buttons so strongly but it really does.
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Minipeelers were up at 7am to do craft and have already ran out of red polymer clay. Did a quick shop and am now on way home to tackle Mount Washmore. I'm tired as!
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For the Birthday Boy
Also ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง to share. And some ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฆ for Gibson.
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I feel like I should save and back up any pictures or music I want to keep onto a hard drive and maybe even have a few versions.
Annoyed that I havenโt done so already because itโs a complete no brainer but life has basically been survival mode for a very long time and any kind of organisation has fallen by the wayside. Even now it seems like a mammoth task.
Physical media just seems like a sensible way to go. I envy the people who are organised and disciplined enough to โgo cavemanโ, and also the people who can wrangle Linux.
While going through saving old pictures to my computer I found some of my old art. Doxable so I wonโt post it.
But how the hell is it better and more prolific than my art now? To be fair it was basically just copying pictures I liked but thereโs some original stuff in there. And back then I didnโt have access to any of the resources I do now, no education on fundamentals other than some completely forgotten lessons as a kid, nothing. I didnโt know to do frames or shapes. I just did the contour lines and paid close attention to the space between them. The hands are a bit wonky but I drew hands wtf.
I guess itโs just elbow grease. Which Iโm currently so very short on ๐ฎโ๐จ
One of the things I pray for is my nephew to have a secure life full of love, so that they aren't pushed into some of the scenarios and resulting relatively harmless but nonetheless questionable choices that I've made.
I want them to be able to choose the right thing secure in the knowledge that even if it blows back on them they are safe enough in life to withstand it.
I want them to be able to grow rather than just merely survive.
Having someone in their life like you who wants this for them (and knows some of the harder paths) will help them a lot. Knowing someone has your back and wants the best for you is one of the most important things. They are lucky to have you.
I hope so. I just have to make sure I don't self destruct through one way or another in the meantime.
I dreamt of pizza last night. Youse happy now. Also I'm calling this an undies free day.
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