I'm looking for a better knife sharpener for my hard steel chef knife. I think whetstones are the way to go, but most of the sets I see are 4 double sided stones. Do I need that many stones?...
I use different things for different edges.
Most of my hard working tools end up with a convex edge, I like them better for chopping stuff like wood and asklemmy posters bones and its good durability doing so.
So that's either automotive sandpaper in various grits, or 3M's paperless abrasive sheets (easier on curvy stuff). Slap a thin foam sheet or two on your work surface, choose your paper grit, work it, change to a figer grit, repeat until happy.
What I like about those is they're huge and easily replaced. I've done flat edges with them too by simply not using the foam.
For more traditional flat edges, I've mostly been using a pair of DMT's dual sided butterfly thingies, so that's indeed 4 different grits. That's what I use because that's what I got ages ago and got used to them. They're ok. Nothing amazing, but it works and it's small enough to sit in the kitchen drawer.
I also have a fancy kit that clamps on the blade with a metal arm that keep the tiny stone a the same angle and whatnot but it's kinda annoying to setup.
It's probably more consistent than anything I do by hand, but I never bother using it because it's clunky.
In the end, whatever you actually use is gonna be better than anything that sits in storage.
It's been difficult to broach the subject and explain the technical concepts to the average person. I did have some success in first sharing the email comparison, which lead into interoperability....
someone on a subreddit said they had brain bleeding. i asked how it happened. a mod immediately removed it and said that it was an intrusive comment or some nonsense..i messaged them asking them to explain how, and i explained how i thought it would actually be beneficial for the readers if they decided to answer and that they...
A new report commissioned by an industry lobby group on the federal government's proposed emissions cap stirred up strong reactions from both oil and gas supporters and environmental groups on Monday....
I haven't played TF2 in a while (before f2p?), my understanding is that community servers were mostly fine and how we're mostly on random casual games?
At least this game has a dedicated server option, contrary to the other TF2.
PC optimizers are not a new concept, and they have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many consider them unnecessary, but having an official program made by Microsoft that is capable of (allegedly) speeding up your PC may sound quite appealing....
This is the same kind of thing I'd expect when a once nice android app gets bought out by a company like tencent.
Bundle a battery manager and RAM optimizer bs in the file browser or something, fill it with ads, maybe they could have microtransactions for some of the "features".
Yea, I'm still stuck on Windows at work for the foreseeable future as I don't control that too much.
Otherwise, for personal stuff that I do control, they really can get fucked.
My wife had never used any desktop OS other than Windows before, but I switched her to Pop!_OS and it's gone fine. Certainly not any worse than between 2 Windows versions, but at least now there's no bullshit and things are actually customizable. (Her words)
New here. Migrated from Reddit. Still trying to figure out Lemmy - what's everyone's experiences like coming from Reddit and does Lemmy serve as a good alternative? Pros and cons/differences?...
Instance admins can see your votes, not just local admins, but remote ones too.
I personally don't check those that often, but it's sometimes useful to investigate harassment, astroturfing, etc.
Just be honest with him, like, send him roughly the info that you wrote in this post.
I personally wouldn't date someone with such differing religious beliefs, but I also know people who've made this work... although expectations are something to manage for sure.
Anyways, the guy seems a bit confused here, which is probably not too surprising since it seems your feelings for him are maybe unclear, even for you?
If you don't know what you want yourself, there's little chance that the other person does either.
Had a nice little foundation leak during the last rain storm. Installed a drain line last fall to divert two downspouts and front walkway run off away from the house which helped a lot....
Water will find a way.
We had the whole foundation drain replaced and urethane sprayed the whole thing.
That was expensive as fuck, but no regrets.
The dehumidifier barely has to run in the basement now too.
Still, 20k was a lot of money to keep water out.
"Not serious enough because they've only been prescribed therapy and not medication."
"They can manage to get out of the house once a week so it's not completely debilitating."
The article is full of absolute shittakes (not the mushroom).
Next, the company will complain about employee loyalty, wondering why some people move on while they treat everyone like disposable resources to squeeze and discard.
Or maybe just blame "young people don't wanna work" too, when people avoid your absolute shitstain if a company culture, another classic.
Hey guys! My name is cod, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know there's a change in the mod team now. As you probably know, the creator of this community decided to leave and made a post asking if anyone would be interested in taking over. Long story short, I got the gig, as did another member by the name of...
What makes a good whetstone set? What sets should I avoid?
I'm looking for a better knife sharpener for my hard steel chef knife. I think whetstones are the way to go, but most of the sets I see are 4 double sided stones. Do I need that many stones?...
How do you like to tell people about the fediverse?
It's been difficult to broach the subject and explain the technical concepts to the average person. I did have some success in first sharing the email comparison, which lead into interoperability....
the mods have gone psycho over at reddit
someone on a subreddit said they had brain bleeding. i asked how it happened. a mod immediately removed it and said that it was an intrusive comment or some nonsense..i messaged them asking them to explain how, and i explained how i thought it would actually be beneficial for the readers if they decided to answer and that they...
Oil and gas lobby group says emissions cap could cost sector $75B in lost investment ( www.cbc.ca )
A new report commissioned by an industry lobby group on the federal government's proposed emissions cap stirred up strong reactions from both oil and gas supporters and environmental groups on Monday....
TF2’s Bot Crisis #SAVETF2 ( drive.google.com )
#SAVETF2
Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while ( newatlas.com )
Microsoft starts bundling Windows 11 with its 'PC optimizer' app in some regions ( www.neowin.net )
PC optimizers are not a new concept, and they have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many consider them unnecessary, but having an official program made by Microsoft that is capable of (allegedly) speeding up your PC may sound quite appealing....
Reddit brings back its old award system — ‘we messed up’ ( www.theverge.com )
Is Lemmy a good alternative?
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NYPD gropes and unbuttons the shirt of a handcuffed woman at Pro Palestine student protest ( streamable.com )
Credit to "Democracy Now!"
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Workers can form union at Amazon warehouse in Laval, Que., a first in Canada ( www.cbc.ca )
Quebec's labour tribunal has given union accreditation to workers at an Amazon warehouse in Laval, Que., a first in Canada....
Home Ownership is Just One Persons Fight Against Water ( sh.itjust.works )
Had a nice little foundation leak during the last rain storm. Installed a drain line last fall to divert two downspouts and front walkway run off away from the house which helped a lot....
Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix ( www.pcworld.com )
Where to buy *nix stickers?
I have a question for any proud ThinkPad users or embarrassed MacBook users here. Where do you buy your laptop stickers from?
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New mod team
Hey guys! My name is cod, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know there's a change in the mod team now. As you probably know, the creator of this community decided to leave and made a post asking if anyone would be interested in taking over. Long story short, I got the gig, as did another member by the name of...