Finally hit 500 tracked objects in my backyard shots

I was just going through my old folders from last spring and counted everything I've logged. I started with a basic DSLR and a cheap tripod in my yard in Boise. The big jump came after I got a star tracker, letting me catch way more faint stuff. It feels pretty cool to see that number, even if most are just dots. Anyone else keep a running count of what they've captured?

TIL my old comic book storage plan was a total waste of money

Back in 2018, I bought a bunch of those cheap cardboard long boxes from a convention, thinking they were fine for my collection. I spent about $60 on them. After a few years in my basement, the bottom of one gave out and bent a stack of my older X-Men books. The corners got wrecked. I should have just saved up for proper plastic bins from the start. Anyone else have a storage fail that hurt their books?

Had to choose between a 200 amp panel upgrade or a subpanel for a new garage workshop

The homeowner wanted a full EV charger, a welder, and a dust collection system running at once... so the load calc came out to 140 amps just for the garage. My choice was a whole house upgrade from their old 100 amp service for about $4,200, or installing a 125 amp subpanel fed from the main for roughly $1,800. I went with the subpanel because the existing service wires were in good shape and the main house load was still light. It worked out, but I'm wondering if I should have pushed harder for the full upgrade for future proofing. Has anyone else had a garage load push them right to the edge of what a subpanel can handle?

Can we talk about that job at the old theater on 4th Street?

I was running a new drop to the projection booth and found the original 1950s conduit runs were still good. The manager told me they had been rewired three times since the 80s, but never used the old path. Saved me about 75 feet of cable and a full hour of work. Anyone else run into a spot where the old way was actually the best way?

My friend tried to convince me 'The Society' was better than 'I Am Not Okay With This' and I almost threw my remote

The Society had a cool premise but I Am Not Okay With This had that perfect mix of weird superpowers and real teen angst in just 7 episodes. Anyone else still mad we never got to see what Syd's dad was really about?

I just realized my grinder has seen me through 1,000 morning routines.

That little machine has been there for every sunrise, bad day, and good idea since I moved to Portland three years ago.

Can we talk about how I was reading comics wrong for years?

I always just looked at the pictures and skimmed the words. My friend in Chicago saw me do it and said, 'You're missing half the story, man.' So I tried reading a single issue of 'Saga' slowly, panel by panel. The art and text actually work together to build the scene. Blew my mind. Anyone else have a moment like that?

I blew $300 on a 'real' Roman coin that turned out to be a bad fake

I mean, I got excited at a small antique shop in Rome last year and bought what they said was a silver denarius from the 2nd century. Took it to a proper expert back home and they said it was a modern cast copy, maybe worth $20. I feel like a total sucker. Has anyone else been burned by fake artifacts from tourist spots?

Hot take: I put ketchup on my scrambled eggs for 30 years until my kid asked why I was ruining them.

A retired inspector at O'Hare told me he never signed off on a job without checking the torque wrench calibration log first, and it stuck with me.

He said, 'The log tells you if the tool was honest before you even start,' and now I triple-check ours every Monday morning, but has anyone found a better system than a weekly log check?