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2d ago
inEveryone fawns over the Antikythera mechanism, but the rusty lump from a Greek shipwreck in 2019 tells a better story
Honestly you're not the only one, and I'll die on this hill with you. I went to a tiny local exhibit last spring and there was this worn bronze water screw in a case, no fancy lights, no video screen, just a card saying it moved water for crops for maybe a hundred years. Nobody was standing near it. Everybody crowded the little model of some astronomical gadget two tables over. Boring stuff is what actually kept people fed and alive, and a hand filed gear tooth tells you way more about real skill and daily sweat than a shiny toy for rich guys ever could. Those plain tools sat in drawers because they were common, not because they were nothing. Common things are the whole story.
14d ago
inPut a $12 magnetic tray under my parts washer lid, found 3 sockets I lost in 2022
Did you just stick it right to the underside of the lid with the magnet? I always figured those trays were a gimmick and would just collect junk I didn't need. But losing the same 10mm four times finally broke me, so I might have been wrong about that.
16d ago
inHot take: my sister in law made me stop paying for airport parking forever
I read on a travel blog that the Midway economy lot is like $15 a day if you book online ahead of time, way cheaper than the garage. There is also a trick where you park at one of the hotels near Midway and take their free shuttle, some of them charge like $10 a day. A guy I work with swears by the cell phone lot hack but that only works if someone is dropping you off and picking you up. For a 6 day trip the savings really add up, same as your Rosemont situation. Just check that the lot has a shuttle running early in the morning if your flight is at some awful hour.