My air fryer almost caught fire making frozen fries in my Chicago apartment

Why does nobody talk about the old way to set a shoe for a horse with a dropped sole?

I keep seeing new guys just slap a pad under a regular shoe and call it good. That's a quick fix, not a real fix. Back when I learned from old Jim in Kentucky, he taught me to shape the shoe to the foot's real shape, not the ground. You have to build up the support under the sole with the shoe itself, not just hide the problem. I saw a horse last month that was still lame after a pad job, and when I pulled the shoe, the sole was just as flat and sore. It took me three hours to get the right fit with a wide web shoe and careful shaping. How do you all handle a true dropped sole without just covering it up?

Chatting with a friend at the copy shop made me think about charging for zines

I was at Kinko's last Friday, you know, making 25 copies of my new poetry zine, when my friend Leo saw the price tag. I always ask for a dollar, just to cover the paper and ink. Leo said, 'You put 40 hours into drawing those little monsters by hand, and you're only asking for a buck? That's giving it away.' He thinks we should value our time and art more, and that even a few extra dollars helps keep making them. But I've always felt like the whole point is to keep it cheap and easy to share, so anyone can grab one. Now I'm stuck thinking about it. Do you think asking for three or four dollars for a thick, hand-drawn zine is fair, or does it go against the DIY spirit?

My old dial-up modem finally gave up the ghost last night after 25 years.

I was trying to show my nephew the glorious screech of a 56k connection and the thing just lit up with a solid 'no carrier' light, which felt like a proper send-off for a piece of 1998 hardware.

Printing my son's art on magnets saved our fridge clutter.

It keeps his creations organized and he loves seeing them daily. I use a basic home printer with magnetic paper sheets.