And honestly that whole "keep the weird scraps because you never know" mindset applies way more broadly than just console modding. I swear half the stuff I've fixed in my life came down to having some random capacitor or weird screw that I almost threw out a dozen times. It's like the universe rewards you for being a hoarder of niche junk, but only in the most inconvenient moments possible. You can plan all you want but the one thing you'll need is always the thing you almost pitched last week. It's almost spiritual at this point, like the tech gods know exactly when to test your commitment to the pile of "might need this someday" garbage.

Tom sounds like he's still mad about being wrong lol.

Gravity just wanted to remind you who's boss, I guess. At least the rubber mallet saved the day before you had to start a new cuss word collection.

Wait, is that true that people actually use their fingers to count past ten? I've only ever done the basic one through ten thing, you know, like in elementary school where you count on your fingers and then start over. I remember reading once about a system called chisanbop or something where you can count up to 99 on your hands by using different finger positions and pressing them down in certain ways. It sounds kind of cool but also like it would take a ton of practice to get fast at it. I feel bad for anyone who grew up trying to learn that method and then had to explain it to their friends or teachers who thought they were just making up numbers.

Fifteen minutes down from an hour is huge, I'm genuinely happy for you. That kind of time savings makes such a difference in actually getting the work done instead of fighting with text. Do you find Hemingway catches the same stuff every time or does it vary by topic?