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That’s neat we can use the placement itself to help corroborate the date based on the astronomical history! That also might help us understand if a given monument has a solstice element or not (it might look like a good candidate but fail to match the astronomy).

I wonder if solstice was notable to so many ancient cultures independently or if it just spread around. Seems to be incorporated into a lot of ancient monuments.

Yeah the blue one!

Oops I meant Adam, but I was watching Thomas

Thomas smith thought accumulation of money for its own sake made no sense and wouldn’t be an issue

I wouldn’t take her very seriously on this topic then, use your ethical qualms for more serious matters. I’m sure thoughtful people helped create the game and were grateful to be paid to do something they enjoy, despite the inherent ick of having to do it on behalf of a company. If I made a game for a company I would definitely be happy people enjoyed my details regardless of whether it was tied to my pay somehow.

Is she an indie board game enthusiast who would prefer you to play less corporate boardgames that were created as passion projects?

I think you should cling to whatever happiness your board game brings you.

I agree, similar move by Musk to merge his AI company with SpaceX to try to get the public to share the AI losses.

The most basic sewing machines have just a straight stitch. As a minor hobbyist, this is all I have (I have an ancient Singer sewing machine from an estate sale).

You can make most things with a straight stitch, but it isn’t the strongest stitch. Usually you sew the seams with a straight stitch then go over it with a zig zag stitch or an overlock stitch to make the seams and edges of the fabric lay prettier.

The strongest stitch is an overlock stitch (there are a few varieties).

So, if you want to be able to make professional looking stuff you should look for a machine with at least zig zag and some kind of overlock stitch (everything will have an adjustable straight stitch). Something with a button hole attachment would be helpful too as they take awhile to do by hand.

If you want to do zaney patches some people like to use fancier stitches to make the thread borders fun. There are a ridiculous amount of stitch types.

There was a Serger craze for awhile. Sergers basically do just an overlock stitch but there are a lot of patterns designed for them if you want a one trick pony that does seams faster.

As far as brands you want something you’ll be able to repair. A good approach might be to look for sewing machine repair shops in your area and ask them for brand recommendations. I’m not familiar enough with modern manufacturing to know which ones are well made.

If you buy a used one you want to make sure the wheel turns smoothly when you press the pedal and responds well to changes in pressure (faster or slower). Sewing machines have to be taken apart and oiled every once in awhile, so that’s what you’re checking for.

Oh! Also one concern is fabric weight. If you want to be able to sew thick material (like denim seams) make sure the machine has a heavy duty needle available for purchase. Making sure you can buy needles for the machine in general would be a good idea.

I’m always afraid to repot

In such an unassuming little pot! Look at it go!

For the plug in panels would it be possible to swap the plug into a battery that isn’t connected to the grid during an emergency? Or is the “plug in” bit more complicated than I’m imagining?

Around me (unrelated to war) they’re offering rebates for home batteries and generators to keep some basics up during an outage.