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  • The manual lathe is the most dangerous piece of equipment in a shop in terms of fatalities. They cannot be made ‘safe’. You can only train people how to use them safely and not put idiots on them.

    I’ve seen the chuck key of shame used and support its use. My rule was one chuck key fuckup, second offense, immediate termination.

    I used to have a safety presentation on lathes. It was called, “The Happy Fun Lathe Safety Presentation.” Kittens and puppies on the title and chock full of gore.







  • Machinist@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlHow do ye find new music?
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    17 days ago

    I mean, I have a home server setup with 32 terabytes of NAS in a RAID 5 running the *Arrs and Jellyfin pulling from Usenet. Also running Calibre and paying for Anna’s.

    Like I told a friend that got huffy with me over how I do my sailing, “I been pirating since you had babyteeth.”

    You can be prickly if you want, but increased piracy is a symptom of a service problem. If Netflix hadn’t gone to shit, I’d still be using it. I’m considering paying for Samsung’s art subscription for my TV.

    I will pay a reasonable price for convenient media. Make it difficult or expensive enough, and I’ll sail the high seas. Time is money.





  • I’ve got a bunch of horror stories that take some detail to explain, but I remember a couple moments of shock in particular.

    Was actually a Methodist service, Easter Sunday. it was when they cut a baby lamb’s throat and it bled. It was great special effects with a real lamb but children started crying.

    Also, the time we all went to see Passion of the Christ, 9:00 or 10:00pm showing. There was a mother smacking the shit out of her toddler for crying when the torture started. I’m a different person now and would put a stop to something like that now.


  • Machinist@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlBacon tho
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    4 months ago

    The woman in that picture has some very minor canines.

    The cat has some big ones.

    Walking out of a unsuccessful deer hunt, I had an encounter with a mountain lion. Hissed and growled it away. Like totally a peak life experience. It was thinking about eating me and I convinced it otherwise. Did pull my pocket gun in fear.



  • Machinist@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlBacon tho
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    4 months ago

    I’m currently working outside my old home, preparing it for sell. Taking a break right now.

    A little old lady just stopped to grab things I’m sitting by the road for picking. She has a daughter and grandkids that are running from abuse. They’ll be getting a bunk bed and dressers from us. She likes pigs, we have pet pigs. I’m sitting aside some pig figurines that my girl left behind. One is a birdhouse that is full of piss ants, an invasive species. I poisned the fuck out them because they need to die. They’re varmints.

    I have a rat problem I’m dealing with due to the cat moving and a bag of feed being left behind. I’m using poison, traps, and a gun to kill the varmints.

    I’m not going to take the time to watch whatever videos you’re suggesting. Eating meat isn’t rape. That is a stupid argument you shouldn’t use. It is killing. I’m comfortable with killing.

    I’m likely way more in tune with nature, animals, and trying to minimize my impact on the earth than you ever will be. Some of your ideology is poisonous and you are sick from it.

    Humans have canines and binocular vision because we are omnivores. Meat and killing can be ethical, it’s just difficult.


  • Machinist@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlBacon tho
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    4 months ago

    Wow, like you’re pretty warped. Here we are with the rape stuff again. Raping children, no less.

    You need to do some thinking. That line of argument isn’t effective.

    You’re claiming this crazy shit and the above person and myself are actively working minimize the suffering of animals.

    Go touch grass and pet a dog.



  • Machinist@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlBacon tho
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    4 months ago

    Damn skippy. I’ve learned I’m an atheist with a pagan heart.

    I’ve found that I must be hunting something when I go in the woods or on the water. Animal, vegetable, or something else. Don’t care if I actually kill, catch, or find; there just has to be a goal. I love taking other people and helping them get in tune with the world.


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    4 months ago

    This sounds like excellent advice. I don’t even have a small tractor yet. Before steers, I’m going to have to string new fence. Next spring, if I’m lucky and have worked real hard, I’ll be getting a bottle calve or two.

    Did find a cinder block shed with a good roof that wasn’t even listed. Has a loading ramp for a pickup. I’m real tempted to just outsource it.

    Have a hernia and don’t know if I can do it.

    Do have a root cellar that will be perfect for hanging.


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    4 months ago

    I can confidently say that I have never raped an animal.

    My housecat engages in a lot of torture, but she’s a damned good mouser. I put a stop to the torture when I catch it. I don’t allow my cats outside because they’re so bad on native wildlife, especially ground nesting birds. Cats are obligate predators. I kill cats if I find them in the woods as they are now varmints.

    I’m an omnivore, and am at peace with that. I strive to kill in a manner that I find ethical. I kill critters to eat them, varmints to restore balance. I’ll eat the varmints if I can.

    I live in the real world.