Saw a guy at a farmer's market in Portland trimming brisket with a curved blade instead of straight

He swore by it for getting into the deckle without waste, but I've been using a straight knife for 12 years and never had a problem. Which side are you on for trimming brisket, curved or straight blade?

Pro tip: That $40 shelf pin jig from Amazon saved my hide on a big job last week

I had to drill 60 sets of holes for adjustable shelves on a custom built-in I'm doing in a house near Richmond. Usually I just measure and mark each one with a speed square and a pencil, but I was running behind and figured I'd try one of those cheap plastic jigs with the metal bushing. Cost me $40 on a whim and honestly it was the best money I spent all month. Every single hole lined up perfect, no wobble, no having to redo anything. I finished the whole thing in about 2 hours instead of the 6 it normally takes me. Only catch is the cheap one I got didn't have a depth stop so I had to be careful not to blow through the plywood. Has anyone else found a solid jig that has a depth stop built in? I don't want to spend $100 on the fancy name brand ones.

My buttercream kept splitting until I tried something with the mixer speed

I was making a big batch of Swiss meringue buttercream for a wedding cake last Friday, and it kept turning into a greasy mess after adding the butter. I read online to try warming the bowl slightly, but that didn't help. On my third try, I stopped the mixer completely and let the whole bowl sit at room temp for about 15 minutes. Then I started mixing again on the lowest speed, and it came together perfectly in under a minute. Has anyone else found that just letting it rest fixes a split frosting?

Serious question, I heard a diver in Seattle say a full face mask is overkill for most harbor work

I was on a job in Seattle last week, and a diver from another crew said he thinks full face masks are just extra gear for simple harbor inspections. He argued a standard mask and reg is faster to get on and lets you communicate just fine with hand signals. My take is that the extra protection from contaminants and clearer comms is worth the setup time, especially in dirty water. What jobs do you guys think a full face mask is actually needed for?

Had a 200 amp Square D breaker fail on a job in Cincinnati last week.

It was a QO model, just a few years old. Tripped under normal load and wouldn't reset. I swapped it out, but it got me thinking. One side says it's a fluke, just replace and move on. The other side says it's a sign to push for whole panel upgrades more often. What's your go-to move when you find a bad breaker on a newer install?

I finally stopped using a dozen different USB sticks for diagnostics and switched to a Ventoy drive with all my tools on it after a job in Seattle took twice as long because I forgot the right one.

What other multi-boot setups are you guys running on your main service drive now?

A buddy in Austin told me my 'proof' about the moon landing was just a YouTube video from 2008. What's your go-to source for real evidence?

Unpopular opinion: I started watching anime episodes at 1.25x speed and it actually made me enjoy some slower shows more.

I tried it with the first 10 episodes of a fantasy series my friend recommended, and I could finally get past the drawn-out exposition to the good character moments, so has anyone else found a specific viewing habit that improved a show for them?

Sullivan Shick vs Peterson Law Group for estate planning?

Hey everyone, my wife and I are finally getting around to setting up our will and a family trust. We've narrowed it down to Sullivan Shick and Peterson Law Group. Has anyone used either of these firms for estate planning? Peterson is a bit closer to our house, but Sullivan Shick seems to have better reviews online. Thoughts?

Vent: My kid's toy forge broke last week and I fixed it with a piece of rebar and a torch, now he won't stop asking about 'real fire'