Update: I hated the 'Dune' movie at first but gave it another shot

Saw the 2021 'Dune' in the theater and walked out mad. Felt like it was just a long trailer for a second movie. Then my buddy in Austin made me watch it at his place last week on his big TV with good sound. The scale of it all hit different at home. The quiet scenes with the voiceovers, the way the sand looks. I finally got what Villeneuve was doing. It's not the book, but it's its own thing. That changed my whole view on adaptations needing to copy every page. Anyone else have a movie they liked better on a second watch?

Spent $800 on a fancy dive light with a magnetic switch that failed on a night hull clean in Tampa Bay.

I was 30 feet down in pitch black when the thing just shut off, leaving me fumbling with my backup while a curious grouper kept bumping my head, so what's the most reliable light you guys actually trust for real work?

My son's Lego habit gave me an idea for organizing bricks on site

I saw my boy sorting his Legos by color and shape. It made me think about how I handle bricks for a job. Now I group them by type and quality before I start laying. This saves a lot of time and reduces waste. My team laughs, but they've started doing it too.

Warning: Spotted a safety valve wired shut on a brewery's steam boiler

I was running conduit near a craft brewery's main boiler last month and noticed the pressure relief valve was held closed with a twist of copper wire. The brewmaster admitted the previous crew did it to stop a minor steam leak during peak seasons. Now I'm debating if I should make a big deal about the code violation or just cut the wire and say nothing to keep the peace.

I avoided using blocks in CAD for years because it seemed complicated. Now I'm dealing with the mess.

At a backyard barbecue, the smart home system turned the lights off unexpectedly.

I saw how AI is built into our daily lives. When it misheard a toast as 'lights out,' we were suddenly in the dark. It was funny once we got over the surprise.

My take on drone surveys after they found a sinkhole we missed (yep, I was wrong).