PSA: I lost a full day's pay on a 'universal' coax crimper

Bought one of those cheap crimpers from a big box store for $25, thinking it would handle all the connectors. Got to a job in the new Maplewood subdivision and the thing just mangled every F-connector. Had to drive back to the supply house for the right tool, which cost me about $180 in lost time and gas. What's your go-to crimper brand that actually works?

TIL a client's comment about my hand pressure changed my whole facial routine

She said my extractions felt 'rushed and rough' during a hydrafacial last month. I started practicing on a stress ball for 5 minutes before each appointment to soften my grip. Has anyone else gotten feedback that made you adjust your physical technique?

The way some folks skip the grain filler on open-pore woods like oak before staining makes me cringe every single time.

I mean, I watched a guy at a local shop in Boise do it on a whole set of chairs last month, and the stain just pooled in the pores making this awful, blotchy mess that took me 3 hours to fix after he gave up.

I finally got why my friend's AI art looked so much better than mine

I was showing my friend in Austin some of my AI image attempts, and he asked me which model I was using. I told him I just used the default one in the free app. He said, "Oh, that's your problem. You need to try Stable Diffusion with a specific art style model. It's like using a different paintbrush." I downloaded it and tried a custom model for watercolor style, and the difference was huge. It made me realize I was just scratching the surface. Has anyone else had a game-changing moment with a specific AI model?

My friend told me to stop posting my art at 1080p, and I'm glad I listened.

She said 'you're selling your work short' after seeing my last piece on her 4K monitor, so I tried a 3000px export. Has anyone else had a similar wake-up call about resolution?

Watching the 2016 Ghostbusters remake in a packed theater was a weird lesson

I was at the AMC in Burbank, and the whole crowd just went silent during the final fight... you could feel the disappointment. That movie didn't need to exist, it just took a great idea and made it a bad joke. Has anyone else had a remake completely ruin a theater night for them?

My sourdough starter was trying to escape. Fixed it by putting it in a cooler place.

Opened my floral software after a glitch and it had renamed my project 'big flower oops'.