Just compared my first Jupiter shot from 2022 to one from last night and the difference is wild

I almost lost a whole side of my house because I didn't check the flashing around the new window.

I installed a replacement window myself about 18 months ago and just sealed the trim with caulk. Last week during a heavy rain in Tampa, I saw water dripping down the interior wall. When I pulled the siding back, the wood behind it was soft and starting to rot because water got behind the seal. Now I have to replace a section of sheathing and properly install metal flashing tape before the new trim goes on. Has anyone else had a hidden leak from a window install that took months to show up?

Spent $500 on a new knee pad system and it's been a game changer

My old ones were shot after a big job in Springfield last month, so I bit the bullet on a full setup with the gel inserts and hard shell caps. My back and knees feel way better at the end of the day now. What's your go-to for saving your joints on long installs?

My first Python loop printed the same number 100 times and I felt so dumb

I was following a tutorial on making a simple counter. The code looked right, but when I ran it, the console just showed '1' over and over, a solid wall of it. I stared at my screen for like 20 minutes, totally lost. The problem was I wrote 'while x == 1:' instead of 'while x < 100:'. I was so focused on the indentation and the print command that I missed the basic logic. It taught me to slow down and read each line out loud before I hit run. Now I check my comparison operators twice. Has anyone else gotten stuck on a tiny typo that made your program do something totally weird?

Everyone says you need a drawing tablet, but my mouse-only art just got into a gallery

I spent the last two weeks working on a detailed cityscape using just my laptop trackpad and GIMP, and the local coffee shop in Portland chose it for their monthly show. People keep telling me I'm 'limiting myself' by not buying a tablet, but I think the challenge forces more careful line work. Has anyone else had success with basic tools instead of the expensive gear everyone pushes?

Rant: The coffee shop near my office in Austin has a public Wi-Fi login page that looks super fake

I was at a spot on South Congress yesterday and their free network login asked for an email and a birth year. The page had a weird URL and no SSL padlock. It got me thinking, is it ever okay for a business to ask for any info on a public network, or should they just offer a simple click-through? Where do you draw the line between basic data collection and a real security risk?