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Maker of physical objects, often from upcycled or unconventional means or materials.
Some people like things I do or say. I swear, I mean no harm.
I hope to occasionally be a light for someone in a dark place through humor.
I might be a cartoon.

BOOSTS: Random, but also for good causes when possible.

#randomchurch
#ascii #asciiart

#alttext enthusiast in this medium.

#building #construction #making
#sheetmetal #revit #bim #blender3d

#crochet #knitting #craft #leatherwork #sewing #tools #steel

#japaneselearning #日本語
#digitalparenting #sailing

alt header image text: Metal brackets stacked horizontally showing an adjustment in the break depth for bending them. They are 10 guage.

Labels?https://nullsense.thejikz.com/
That's what he/they said.Feel free to use them.

Today, in adventures with detailing MEP systems, I need to figure out a cohesive way to depict on a plan how there are actually 2 concrete penetrations for these 2" vent pipes. I model in each sleeve because there are post tension cables in thes 10" thick concrete slabs, so if it means moving a vent a few inches to keep the building structurally more sound, then I can do that. I guess. :)

In this case I will put in a section view and ask the General Contractor if those will even be ok on the slab edge, there is usually metal edging and a LOT of rebar there too.

PS, the larger penetrations are toilets. Because pooping is important!

#plumbing #digitalconstruction #mep

An inversion of fatigue. No, not the opposite of such, rather a set of feelings that I was able to grasp while in the depths of a heavy fatigue episode last night and this morning.
I calmly just went to the bed. I tried letting family know, and usually me and wife watch a show before I go to bed. Not last night, I was wholly spent. I am not sure what triggered this but it was like a page of transluscent paper had been placed over my current art. I could think mostly internally, but nothing came fully to surface, I finally went to sleep.
This morning a similar episode after being up for a few minutes. I had a bit of morning caffeine, then just felt heavy again. I went back to the bed for about 20 minutes and laid in, almost awake but again, that haze over my artwork. I felt like I was under water looking out at the world through a haze of light oil, like you put on a boiling pot of water for pasta maybe. I could see out, I could see me, inside, but it was just a haze and could only manage to keep hold of my observations. Stronger thoughts came up as I felt through my task list, a few problems to solve, etc. Then I FELT it, as if the page of translucent paper was lifted and turned up. I came oht of the water and I was clearer of thought. I was truly awake finally. I am. ot sure what to do about it, but observation is a good start.
I hope to be able to have mote control or planning next time. This isn't the first or last it will happen of course.

#Inkscape 1.4.4 is getting soooo close 🤏!

Try out the release candidate for this bugfix and maintenance release and help us catch any blocker bugs 🪤🐛 by giving it a good round of testing before the release (planned for May)!

https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.4.4rc/

#testing #freesoftware #floss #libreGraphics

A Powerful New 'QR Code' Untangles Math's Knottiest Knots
L: https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-powerful-new-qr-code-untangles-maths-knottiest-knots-20260422/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47865283
posted on 2026.04.22 at 11:46:12 (c=0, p=3)
A Powerful New ‘QR Code’ Untangles Math’s Knottiest Knots | Quanta Magazine

With a newly discovered mathematical tool, researchers are hoping to gain unprecedented insight into the structure of complex knots.

Quanta Magazine
But can you UNSOLDER it?!
Yes! And in this case the yeti mic lives on as we put a new mini usb connector back in, new life! I wish I had my little solder vac sucker thing, but I got it out anyways with some fanangling.

#repair
I don't really do the whole showing up with my face on social media, but here I am impersonating one of my monsters (Winifred). Do you like monsters? Do you embrace the ridiculous? My book might be right up your street: buff.ly/gClKfSb #monsterbook #artbook #monsterart #cutemonster

Despite feeling very tired today, me and the fatigue have managed to finish a task, crocheting a cover for disintegrating headphones. They should make it another few years without covering us in orange shreds any more.

#ReduceRepairReuseRecycle
#Crochet

dimensional traveller

My newest ceramics project is a luminary!

This is an assignment for class, and not one i was particularly excited about at first. To try and find some excitement in the project, I decided to stretch the concept a bit and thought it would be fun to nest luminaries inside each other.

The outer luminary is made of a dark black/brown clay. The inner is made is a white clay. The inner luminary is suspended with copper wire.

I actually quite like how it looks.

Some Enchanted Valley beta. Guy got to Pyrites Creek, I think 2-3 miles short of the actual valley. @intrepidhero @andrewbriscoe
https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report-2026-04-17.220808784222
Enchanted Valley via East Fork Quinault River

note: The temporary bridge IS back up at North Shore Rd, but Graves Creek Rd is closed, so the bridge doesn't really get you anywhere. I wanted to take advantage of the Spring and check out ...

Washington Trails Association