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Good thread!

I knew that you were heavily involved in knife making, but had no idea you had all of that equipment.

Do you take orders for knives at this time?

Don't run for the hills just yet! There is some time...

Lets say the chart shows 500 Total Cards Cut for some particular steel. That is only 1.64042 feet. It looks like the stack of cards to be cut is being moved over a 1 inch area of the blade. Are they saying that that one inch of blade can only cut 1.64042 feet of card material? The area of the blade...

Lets say the chart shows 500 Total Cards Cut for some particular steel. That is only 1.64042 feet. It looks like the stack of cards to be cut is being moved over a 1 inch area of the blade. Are they saying that that one inch of blade can only cut 1.64042 feet of card material? The area of the blade...

@Larrin What I am trying to find out is - if I worked for a beef packing company and was cutting beef, how many feet of material can a reasonably high wear resistance steel plain edge knife with a 20 degree to 24 degree edge, EFFORTLESSLY CUT IN FEET, and does TCC tell us this information? I realize...

When the graph says Total Cards Cut in mm, I am not sure how to visualize that. The stack of cards cut has a height in mm? I'm making an assumption here that is what the chart is showing. But the stack of cards to be cut has a width too...is it 2cm to 4cm? So the stack cut is for example, "500...

Hi Steeltoes, Was if finished? Did you use it? sal Sal, I'll just make ya one and you can test it. I thought that I would ask you. You have had time around Larrin's equipment. When the graph says Total Cards Cut in mm, I am not sure how to visualize that. The stack of cards cut has a height in mm? ...

This is another reason why people need to get smarter and think for themselves, instead of jumping on whichever manipulative, divisive bandwagon echoes their own confirmation biases. But most people probably won't be willing or able to, because when getting all up in their emotions, the vast majori...

Maybe knee strikes will be the next thing to be banned in UFC MMA fights. These are NOT street fights, and if you look at the rules, there is already a lot that has been banned. Back 10+ years ago when I was wracking my brain about how to decisively win street fights I download rules for fighting re...

According to Microsoft, some countries have already begun using AI to sow division and antagonize.

China tests US voter fault lines and ramps AI content to boost its geopolitical interests.

I like the thread on drinking but I slowed my roll during the Winter. Now Summer is here and I am sure that I'll find my way to the liquor store! I usually drink 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 4 cups of Lipton Green Tea, 3 cups of Lipton black tea, and 1 to 2 cups of Dunkin coffee every da...

I posted this on Bladeforums a few days ago but I thought some of you might be interested in this as well. Many thanks to Larrin for doing all the hard work of testing steels and providing this data to the public. I just wanted to compile some of it in a different way. This graph shows the effect o...

I've written three novels that deal with AI out of control or the misuse of AI. I am not comforted by the technology, especially considering the kinds of people involved in their programming. I wanted to see where the artificial intel systems were on the political spectrum so I asked questions to t...

For Spyderco the Endura/Delica series is a good representation. I would lean to the PM2 though because it has the clip, the spidie hole, and the compression lock. So three Spyderco innovations on the same knife. For Porsche there can only be one. https://canepa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/917-01...

Interesting. I was just thinking that there are so many models. I was curious which one was THE one. My analogy would be when you think of Porsche, you think of a 911 even though there are many great models. If that makes sense. I admit I'm biased but if you thinking Porsche Design, look no further...

This is really a huge deal. Over a 3 year period, a group of talented programmers (probably employed by Russia or China) plotted to get into a position where they could insert complex code into open source projects to undermine the security of millions of people and corporations globally. They got c...

I've written three novels that deal with AI out of control or the misuse of AI. I am not comforted by the technology, especially considering the kinds of people involved in their programming. I wanted to see where the artificial intel systems were on the political spectrum so I asked questions to t...

From my SANS Security Digest that just arrived: Malicious Code Founds in xz utils (March 29 & April 1, 2024) Both RedHat and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have warned of embedded malicious code in xz utils data compression library versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1. CISA r...

Hackers phishing for info. I delete them every day without opening. If you do not know the sender do not open the SMS or email, mark as spam and delete. If it seems like you know who it is, a company or human, do not click on any links. Read the message, and if it seems fishy, delete it, do not res...