When did I internalize the "pinkies up" nonsense? Sitting here getting wasted, still holding my pinky up whilst drinking.

Yo, I found the career I'm built for.

Two (store brand) car cabin air filters and a jug of coolant was $100. It's going great.

The optimization in Subnautica 2 is wild. 4.3 trillion frames per second at 0% CPU utilization.

This tree-thing ain't shit

Some of the new hybrid Hyundais and Kias come with a free bottle of the potion that turns you into a technician

This Mercedes headlight housing has ~digital light~

Someone... tipped me some fruit? ??? That's so nice but like... what? Why? They're not like locally grown or anything, I'd get that being a thing. Surely a three pound bag of oranges is expensive? I'd be delighted by one orange as a tip, but very confused.

Comm for Not a dog at all, thank you for the patience!

2.5 liter three-cylinder motorcycle. Wait, do I LIKE Triumph?

The techno-fascism and anti-intellectualism movements combine to make some really horrible cars.

Bought an old thinkpad to restore because it was cheap. That suspicious dent on the bottom was a critical hit! There isn't actually cell where the cover is punched through, but... yeahhh imma get a new battery.

There's so much horrible stuff going on in the world, and I feel rather powerless to do anything about it. Here's all the helping I can do right now- I saw a good moth earlier, here it is.

First time back at my local bakery in... months? I think? So nice to have some time away from work.

Like a GLOVE.

This scared me *so bad* before I realized it was an intentional decorative pattern and NOT a variety of tire failure that I've never seen before.

This road debris I found contains mysteries.

'17 Ram truck Torx bolts on plastic trans pan Why would this happen

I changed the oil in a Subaru today. Since they're the last manufacturer that I like, it's kind of like being allowed to pet a dog.

Ahhh! I guess new update breaks on-device translation if you're anti-AI. Thanks, Apple, I knew that was too cool to be allowed.

My shop carries 0w8 oil now! It has statements that it can't be sold in Canada, I assume they have consumer protection laws up there and this stuff is just too thin.

My @hiddenstash.bsky.social shirt and print came in! The glow in the dark is super cool, though I can't find a practical way to photograph it with my phone 😅

Plastic engine mount in one of the current Honda SUVs Uhhhh I guess Honda is off the list now, idk.

On one hand, it's cool that ford notes the composition of the alloys on the parts sometimes. On the other hand, GOOD LORD THATS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, PLEASE JUST BUILD IT OUT OF SOMETHING WITH SOME DURABILITY, THIS THING SHOULD NOT NEED CHASSIS STIFFENING RODS.

Oh, good.

AND my water pump is bad again. Thank you, German automotive parts.

~aesthetic~

Ah, so THAT'S why they call it a "shade tree mechanic" and not a "direct sunlight mechanic"

I'm assuming the windows 12 rumors are a hoax. I've been boycotting Microsoft for about a decade due to their breathtaking incompetence, sure. But I can't imagine they'd be back on the "AI FIRST!!!" Train after they had to make changes to windows 11 to let users remove copilot.

Wow, the new Minis are deplorable.

I... have not seen that warning before in this game. This engine may not be a winner

Boss gifted me a single stick of DDR1 ram. Or... I guess it was just DDR back then. Well, I found it when I was trying to find something for him, and he said "I don't want that, you can have it" Still, a very kind gesture.

MICROSOFT get your NUTS off of my POINT OF SALE SYSTEM.

Please do not join any of these automotive fleet things that they're doing commercials about now. They're all scumbags.

Beast

"! The clearance on the side of the engine is getting narrow. This can increase service costs." Brother, that is intersecting in places.

I found some kind of gas detector that's been hit by one or more cars

Hey Subaru, you could just... make the BRAT again. Like, while car-chassis pickups are popular in the US. Look, see, I did it. It took like an hour.

I'm so glad Automation lets me design horrible cars for BeamNG.Drive. This is a "muscle car" with a biturbo boxer engine (transverse mounted at the front) and front wheel drive. It's actually pretty stable and quick, but MAN the computer didn't like trying to fit that engine in there.

Gotta be left running for a while...

Not to nitpick, but none of the letters of that acronym are correct

I guess my car has gotten mad at me? This boi has some problems, but oil/coolant intermix was NOT on my bingo card.

The local VW dealership has been sending me stuff about a recall for over a year, like a couple of fliers per week. Gave in today, put my vin in on their website, and it said "no open recalls!" Motherfucker. Who dares?

How cold is YOUR workplace? Mine is so cold that we've put an incandescent lamp next to the POS computer to keep it warm in its little cabinet.

Got my Tankhead artbook and it's super cool so far! @tankhead-mecha.bsky.social

Chat, I hope they make these tires in the right size for my Passat.

I bought a painting of a happy dog!

The starship HLS renders coming out are really giving me "musk is actually a 12-year-old" vibes

I like that this panic-buying season, it's all about like... bananas, celery, and zucchini. What are people intending to make?

Got a sweet bandana and some cool buttons from @hiddenstash.bsky.social ! Also got jump scared by these Nicholas Cage stickers lol.