Found out plywood cores have way more variation than I thought - which side are you on?

I was reading a trade blog the other day and saw this stat: over 60% of cabinet failures in the first 5 years are tied to the plywood core. That surprised me because I always blame the finish or the joints. But then I got thinking about the debate between MDF core and veneer core plywood. MDF gives you that super smooth surface but can sag on wide spans, while veneer core is stronger but has voids. I've been using veneer core for years but now I'm second guessing. What do you guys prefer for face frames and why?

I finally tried that old timer's trick about sleeping with your head lower than your feet on a slope

Guy at a campground in the Smokies told me to do this to stop sliding down my tent at night, and I thought he was joking. After three nights of waking up in a ball at the bottom of my bag, I gave it a shot and it actually worked. Anybody else had weird camp setup advice that turned out to be right?

Pro tip: Stop over-tightening carburetor bolts on old Fords

A buddy of mine who restores Mustangs watched me torque down the carb on my 1965 Falcon last month. He said I was cranking it way too tight and that would warp the base plate. I changed my approach and now I only go to 12 foot-pounds with a torque wrench. The idle smoothed out and I haven't had any vacuum leaks since. Has anyone else been told they were over-tightening stuff on their classic engines?

Watched a guy debone a whole hog in 8 minutes at the Iowa State Fair last summer

He hit every joint like it was nothing and I swear I blinked and missed half the cuts. Has anyone else picked up a trick from watching a demo that actually changed how you break down a shoulder?

That abandoned web radio station from 2001 still plays on my work PC

I found a site called 'The Attic Stream' that's been running a loop of indie tracks since 2004, and I was sure the links would be dead but the player actually loaded. What's the oldest still-working site you've stumbled across that hasn't been touched in years?

Shoutout to the old timer who talked me through a bad weld job at the Port of Tacoma last Tuesday

That $30 screenshot app I bought turned my photos into a disaster zone

I dropped 30 bucks on a premium screenshot editing tool last month because I wanted cleaner cuts for my game clips. Big mistake. The cropping tool was so glitchy it added black bars on every single image. Tried to fix a screenshot of my high score and ended up with a blurry mess I couldn't even post. Contacted support and they ghosted me after three emails. Anyone else get burned by a paid photo app that was supposed to make life easier?

Drove by my old high school last weekend - the parking lot is now a solar farm

I was back in my hometown for a funeral (sad stuff) and decided to drive past my old high school on a whim. The whole student parking lot where I used to spend 20 minutes backing into a spot is now covered in solar panels. They had a little sign saying it powers about 30% of the school's electricity now. We used to have to sit in idling cars during winter mornings, and now they're literally making power from the same space. Has anyone else seen their old hangouts get totally repurposed like that?

Found a flyer on a laundromat board that listed 8 different ways to rewire a lamp from the 1940s

Woke up at 3am and drew a cat that looked more like a potato with whiskers

Last Tuesday I was half asleep after a long shift and decided to sketch my cat who was sleeping next to me. I grabbed the nearest pen which was almost out of ink and some scrap paper from the recycling bin. The eyes ended up way too big and lopsided like one was staring at the moon and the other was looking for its keys. My cat woke up, looked at my drawing, then looked at me like I offended her ancestors. I posted it in my group chat and my friend said it looked like a rejected pokemon. Now that picture is stuck on my fridge and every time I see it I crack up. Anyone else ever draw something so bad it became your favorite thing?