Yeah, le Creuset are beautiful, but not in my budget.

Any votes for the ceramic or the hex clad, etc? Sounds like no. Just curious and thanks for all the recommendations so far!

Next maybe I'll ask about knives. ;)

Eyeing this Tramontina 12-piece Tri-Ply Clad Stainless Steel Cookware Set. Would love to hear pros and cons of stainless steel vs other options.

Also, why are embedded videos so huge but images are tiny?

Jehannum wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2026 7:32 pm

I hope you drive one of these:

Hovercrafts and wind sleds are more common for questionable ice roads. The lake in the video still has 3 feet of ice and is fine.

A springtime drive on Hoth.

Again, why I don't own a sportier car. ;)

j_tso wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 4:11 pm

How salted are the roads in Hoth?
I've been told that cars last a lot longer these days before the floors rust out, except for maybe Mazda.

Rust buckets were common when I was a kid. Both car and deicing technology has improved to the point where rusty cars are a rare sight these days.

ConnertheCat wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 11:24 pm

The Prelude is also not long for the world though, it basically doesn't sell.

Forbes says it's meeting sales targets. But, not like I have the means to splurge on a car I would only use occasionally. I really miss driving fun vehicles.

I don't know about EVs, but the Prelude is still on their site.

I drive a 2022 CR-V Hybrid. It is very practical.

Wish I could get one of the new Preludes, but not a sensible choice living on Hoth.

What kind of shovel are you using? Consider switching it up?

My father owns a 2020 MacBook Air but still uses his 2009 iMac as his main machine. It's been struck by lightning twice.

He's finally decided that the next time I visit, he will go buy a new iMac. :p

See, and I would much rather shovel to stay active. It's doing something else useful while getting exercise at the same time. That's efficiency!

Heated walkways do exist here. They are usually broken. I can't recall anyone who installed one who didn't eventually abandon the concept for one reason or another. Again, if they worked well, they'd be more common. With proper equipment, snow removal just isn't that big of a deal.

Ah, gotcha. That is a much more understandable and better situation. Way to hustle, prof!

Yeah, if those solutions were practical, you'd see them everywhere. The permanent installs I've seen are broken more than half of the time. Until energy sources are all renewable and carbon free, they're also terrible for the environment.

Really hope that they can keep your grandpa as comfortable as possible. Having loved ones around us in these situations is the best most of us can hope for. Take care of yourself. You are your family's future and I'm sure your grandfather is incredibly proud of you.

Here's what my friends cleared for me when I was on vacation last week:

I have good friends.

Happy to see so many familiar names!

I’m currently on vacation. Hope to catch up more next week.

Can you add a “check your spam” to the message at the top, obvs? A lot of people are getting stuck on the validation.

Obvs did the work. I just helped track him down and spread the word. Hopefully more people get the message and return!

I had to remember paging!

One Battle After Another is a Terminator 2 remake. I enjoyed it. My dad did not.

Send Help looked stressful to me.

Last movie I saw in theaters was Iron Lung. My kids appreciated it more than I did, because they'd played the game and knew the YouTuber. But I liked that it was something different.

I like David Bowie!

How about pinball? Can we talk about pinball? Anyone else play? Favorite machine?

Thanks for your work getting the site up and running, obvs!