Cinematech was the best thing on that channel honestly. No voiceover, no cuts to a host trying to be funny, just straight gameplay and some weird ambient music in the background. I'd leave it on while doing homework and look up an hour later with no idea what I'd even been watching. Attack of the Show was the same deal for me, the game stuff was fine but the random tech reviews and Olivia Munn doing whatever bit they came up with that week was what kept me there. It really was the wild west of gaming TV before YouTube ate all of it.

Ditching dowels completely after a similar job last spring. Honestly, that extra time you spent clamping and rechecking is exactly why I switched. Pocket holes just let me keep moving, and on production work, speed matters more than tradition. Those 4 extra hours could have been another piece or just going home early. Ngl, I still use dowels for furniture at home, but on site, it's pocket holes every time.