My sourdough starter completely collapsed after I moved it to a new spot in my kitchen

I finally understood why the old guy at the yard in Tacoma always said 'listen to the steel'.

Spent 4 hours chasing a phantom avionics fault on a Citation

Kept getting an intermittent autopilot disconnect warning, but the logs were clean. Turned out to be a tiny bit of corrosion on a ground strap behind the main panel that you'd only see if you moved a wire bundle. I mean, it looked fine from the front. Anyone else had a simple ground cause a huge headache like that?

Question about forge welding. I was struggling with a 3/8 inch mild steel bar for a gate hinge. Kept getting cold shuts. Tried flux paste instead of powder for once, and it actually stuck on the first heat.

Working on a 2005 Dell Optiplex in my first shop job taught me to always check the basics first.

I was in a small repair shop in Albany, convinced a whole motherboard was dead. I spent an hour swapping parts before my boss walked over, popped out the CMOS battery for ten seconds, and put it back. The thing booted right up. I felt like a total rookie. Now I keep a pack of CR2032 batteries in my kit. Anyone else have a simple fix that saved them from a huge mistake?

Had a main hoist cable snap on me last Tuesday in Tacoma... never thought it would happen on a routine lift.

After the local river flooded, I wrote a prompt about climate refugees.

Why aren't more prompts about eco-friendly futures?

Am I the only one who began checking door contacts before mounting?

I stopped just trusting they worked out of the box and now test each one with a meter first. This caught two faulty units in my last job alone, saving a trip back. It adds a minute per door but prevents headaches later. How do you handle pre-install checks?