There used to be a joke in the 3D printing community about buying a cheap printer just for the pair of flush cutters that comes in the box. They’re super cheap, I keep a pair designed for first aid (mostly hang nails and splinters) and a toolbox pair for removing store tags from clothing, removing zip/ twist ties, small gauge wire cutting/ soldering, 3d print clean up- generally any time I need to cut something and don’t want to risk cutting into something else.
That’s a good point! I saw the bit about a moving company being qualified to move the globe and totally missed the (alleged) replica part. I agree though, the current administration doesn’t strike me as the type to “settle” for a replica, not when they could say the word and have the original 1 of 1 thing.
“An accident occurred while staff were transporting a replica of the Eisenhower globe as part of its relocation,” the official’s statement said.
“Accidents happen, we are grateful no one was harmed, and the globe is being repaired. It is unsurprising that the Washington Post is once again dedicating time to another inconsequential non-story.”
(Emphasis mine). Wow, just wow. It’d be an accident and non-story if they broke the copy machine or dropped a TV, but the whole point of historical artifacts is that they can’t just be replaced. I’d say it makes my blood boil, but let’s be real, it was already boiling, this is just fuel to the fire.
It’s not just a camera angle, the globe isn’t sitting in the cradle like it should be.
The metal band that runs the circumference of the sphere is supposed to fill the grooves in the base and rest on the nub by the floor. In the new picture you can see the band sitting lower and sitting in the groove and running in front of the nub on the base. I’d almost put money on the band getting bent and working out of its intended track causing the wood nub to get mashed into the plaster-like surface (guessing by the debris on the floor) of the globe.
4 on the top 2 on the sides is my go-to (or 3 and 1 in the summer). I’m not military, I just really like not having to fight with my hair before I leave the house.
The campaign finance section of ballotpedia is pretty telling too. The R candidate for my district has over a million dollars in reported cash to the D candidates 150k, which is just mind blowing to me…
I think my favorite was “Systematically building electronics component inventory”, but pretty much the same, mostly just my brand preferences and the stuff I tend to buy.
I’m also really deliberate in how I shop Amazon though: sift through my options in a private window and once I narrow down to what I want, copy the link, remove the tracking garbage, open it in my regular window, add it to my cart, rinse and repeat. It’s probably a paper shield at best, but good to know it helps curb the “[spends an inordinate amount of time comparing items, two thirds of which are also available on Ali Express]” inference.
Oh! If anyone is interested in shoelace knots, I’d highly recommend checking out the Ian Knot. There’s a similar need to make sure the knot is balanced to keep it secure, but it’s overall much faster to tie.