Hey Nostriches!

What messengers are you using and how do you convince your friends to not just use whatsapp?

I‘m looking at SimpleX right now since it was advertised here and there, but the hard part is getting your peers to use alternative technologies, in my opinion.

#asknostr #privatemessages #censorship

Fuck Twitter.

Great advice, thank you for the clarification 🙏⚡️

That’s a thought. Why Linux over something tailor-made for Bitcoin like StartOS (which I believe is Linux based but I’m new to this)

GM NOstr!

First post from my first non-iPhone in forever and a half. Running graphene OS on a Pixel 9.

Let's get at it!

Reset and repurpose old MacBook into a Bitcoin node.

Full node if disc space allows. A pruned node if not.

Yes or no, why or why not?

For the sake of discussion, this is the only piece of hardware available.

#asknostr

#bitcoin

Completed the first phase of the next timber framing project this weekend. Adding a bench to the mudroom section. Matching the shelf from earlier. The joinery on this build was significantly easier than the shelf (the diagonal brace on the shelf is one of the more complex joints to figure out in timber framing... No idea why I started with that).

These are the majority of the tools used for building the frame.

I feel I've become much better getting more accurate cuts with the handsaw and laying out my cut lines. This reduces the amount of work required with the chisel. The wood is very far from square or straight, but it's just a bench 🤷

Hogging out the open faced, crossing mortises on top of the legs is by far the hardest part of this build. Encountering cedar knots is a very unpleasant experience and slows the process considerably. Paying attention to grain direction is critical to avoid split outs. I had a few on this project as you can see, but once the bench top is installed most flaws should be well hidden.

The completed post just looks really cool.

Adding the first layer of the crossing tenons starts to bring the joinery to reality.

Had to pound in the cross pieces to join the two sets of legs completes the joint and really tightens up the whole frame.

The final dimensions are 24"x50"x18" for the frame with a 2" top yet to come. I'll likely end up lower the posts to account for the thick top plus leveling for the floor.

that came out wrong

No need to pray when someone asks either

Health issues

2 months notice on the rental.

Health issues

The cleanest I ever get windows is "Blading" them with a literal razor blade. I use a vinegar solution for most window cleaning, but if they are really gross, add a few drops of cheap dish detergent.

Set your spray bottle to a fine mist. Spray one layer across the top of the window.

Start with a microfiber cloth to get most of the dirt off wiping from the top down, misting the window as you go.

Once the first pass is done, re-mist the window starting again at the top, then use your razor blade to move across the top and then start from that stripe down, overlapping your path.

Do clean the blade occasionally with a clean cloth.

Doing this correctly will let you achieve a clean that it's far superior to wiping work a cloth.

Moving Day 1/60 🥳