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@likelyjanlukas@mstdn.ca · Mar 29, 2026
A story, my friends. More particularly, an #ObjectLesson. I'm old enough to have absolutely NO idea what this hand tool is intended to be. 1/x #tools #mystery #object #use
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@likelyjanlukas@mstdn.ca · Mar 29, 2026
I bought the tool secondhand somewhere in #Edmonton, #Alberta sometime shortly after the beginning of the #covid19 #pandemic, as one of many quasi-random #tools and #materials I would end up testing and using to create my own masks that would be safe for me to wear for long periods and provide the best degree of homemade #PPE protection I could manage whilst also avoiding problems with #allergies (such as metal on nose-fittings). 3/x #TrialAndError #testing #experimental #experimentation #safety #health #CovidIsNotOver
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@likelyjanlukas@mstdn.ca · Mar 29, 2026
Now of course, throughout all this time we had also been #decluttering the kitchen, with a great deal of progress both in permaent removal/disposal but also of putting things that did need to be kept either away or at least collected together with similar items in an accessible, clear-sided and labelled box. Somewhere in the lower #strata, my family member found the item I pictured in the first post of this story. They looked at me with a raised eyebrow, so I explained that I had no idea what it was but I had tried using it for poking holes in various experiments whilst creating/developing/building/modifying items to help #mitigate all these major issues in recent years. The thing is, unlike me, they knew EXACTLY what it was. The raised eyebrow was not a silent 'WTF is this?' but a 'Why on earth does my non-cooking relative have a #MeatTenderiser?' 24/x #objects #purpose #discovery #cooking #kitchen #tools #KitchenTools #FoodPrep
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@Sfwmson@universeodon.com · Apr 15, 2026
#Quality #KeepingHouse #Tools Is it too much to ask for a broom that doesn't do this after 6 months of use? I know, I know, planned obsolescence.
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@dusoft@fosstodon.org · Apr 13, 2026
What's so annoying about computer-assisted development using Claude and co.? That its context is so limited that each session it has to go over and read files over and over. It loses details such as we keep only thumbnails, not full images. It is not on par with junior dev, because junior dev would remember that if an icon is used once, it ios used always and not leave three files with different layouts. etc. etc. #ai #coding #llm #development #webdev #claude #gemini #codex #copilot #tools
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@communityedition@www.communityedition.ca · Apr 09, 2026
KWARTZLAB PROVIDES MEMBERS ACCESS TO INVALUABLE TOOLS Hobbies can quickly become expensive, especially if it’s one that requires specialized tools like a laser cutter or full-size floor loom. But what if you did not have to buy those tools or find space in your basement for them?   That is the mission of Kwartzlab, a volunteer-led maker space located at 145 Bedford Rd. in Kitchener. Kwartzlab offers monthly memberships for $59 plus HST, which provides 24/7 access to the space’s wood, metal, textile, and pottery shops and tools.   Kwartzlab opened in 2009 inside the Boehmer Box building on Duke St., before moving to a space near Kent St. and Charles St.  Sarah Jones, Kwartzlab’s president, said the idea for the space came from a group of people who wanted to get together and build things.  “It was very much a hacker type of place, and some of those people are still members today,” Jones said.  “I used to have to tape every wooden corner because they would catch my sweater. Our metal, wood and welding shops would fit into one room here,” she said.  Kwartzlab moved the space on Bedford Rd. in 2019, and has taken over additional space since to add a textile area with looms and knitting machines. Today, it offers 9,000 square feet of space to its 230 members.   The membership base includes individuals and some small businesses. Jones said they have chosen to offer a single membership rate rather than a tier-based system.  “There’s a fundamental belief [that] we don’t want businesses to pay more and then suddenly feel like they have more privileges. We often get asked about student rates and things like that, but honestly, our rates are so much lower than any other maker space that it’s kind of hard to lower it any more,” Jones said.  In addition to memberships, Kwartzlab does offer rental spaces for members who need to store items onsite or for private workspaces.  “Membership pays for the lights on, and then studios end up paying for all the extra tools that we want to buy,” she said.  The general public can experience the Kwartzlab space at its Tuesday Open Nights, monthly mending and repair drop-ins, or at member-led workshops. At the Tuesday Open Nights, non-members can come to Kwartzlab and use general tools like sewing machines or hand drills. Specialized tools like the laser cutter or CNC machine are reserved for members.  “So, if you have something to sew and you want to just borrow a sewing machine, you could come in and do that. We’ve had in the past somebody who came in every Tuesday for two months and sewed a shirt,” Jones said.  As the space approaches its 20th anniversary and begins planning for its next chapter, Jones said accessibility is the top priority, whether that means staying on Bedford Rd. or finding somewhere new.  “That last move was chaotic. We lost members, we burned out the rest. We’re already planning ahead for how we manage it better this time,” Jones said.  Regardless of the space or the tools, Jones said what makes Kwartzlab work is the people and a willingness to try something new.  “Here it’s okay to not know everything. You can say, ‘I’ve never rewired an outlet, could somebody show me?’ And somebody will. I joke that we’re all weird around here. You just want the right kind of weird,” she said.  #AlexKinsella #arts #communityCollective #hobby #kwartzlab #LocalArt #rove #SarahJones #StudioSpace #Tools #weaving
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@eal__dup_1140@shinonome.technology · Mar 16, 2026
@ilja@ilja.space if you configure less stuff to be built, either into the kernel or as modules it's goes faster make localmodconfig writes a configuration for your running system (you might miss some modules for peripherals not currently plugged in) see also https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Configuration#Tools
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@mothasa@techhub.social · Feb 28, 2026
🔐 PassForge — free secure password generator Generate strong passwords with customizable length, character types, entropy meter, and copy-to-clipboard. Runs entirely in your browser — no data leaves your device. https://moth-asa.github.io/password-generator/ #security #passwords #webdev #tools #privacy #opensource
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@Hexangon@mastodon.social · Feb 21, 2026
Bestimmt für viele ein alter Hut, aber interessant zu wissen das es so was gibt #pwgen .Denn Sie werden schnell vergessen ☝️ #tools #linux #console #opensource #Konsole #passwort #password #generator #random #zufallgenerator
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