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The time I made a "DIY Mouthpiece Puller" for a stuck trumpet part...
#DIY

DIY Mouthpiece Puller
Last year my youngest daughter took up the trumpet, and shortly after she started she managed to get the mouthpiece stuck. This is pretty common, from what people in the know tell me. The problem is, the school used to have a mouthpiece removing tool, but it either broke, or it no longer has it, [...]

Occupiers unable to restore logistics routes in Kupyansk #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/occupiers-unable-to-restore-logistics.html

Sable Offshore Corp. has successfully petitioned federal authorities to assume regulatory authority over its Santa Barbara County oil and gas pipelines
-- another move in the company’s attempts to restart production.
The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration decided on Wednesday that two Santa Barbara County pipelines operated by Sable are interstate pipelines,
removing them from state authority.”
—and subsequently:

Sable Receives Federal Approval to Restart Oil Pipelines
Sable Offshore Corp. says it has received permission to restart pipelines connected to the Santa Ynez Unit, a week after it successfully petitioned to

Burrow added to active roster ahead of return https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47110855/bengals-add-joe-burrow-active-roster-ahead-return

I wrote about my (continuing) adventure trying to make a working MIK adapter plate for my bike...
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/10/26/aventon-level-3-mik-adapter-plate/

Aventon Level 3 MIK Adapter Plate
DIY quick release for some (but not all) racks...

"New method uses sound waves to map soil health, stop famine, and restore farmlands"
#Farming #Environment

New method uses sound waves to map soil health, stop famine, and restore farmlands | The Optimist Daily
A new “soilsmology” tool uses seismic waves to map underground health, giving farmers better ways to boost yields and restore damaged soil.

Cowboys elevate 2 practice squad reinforcements in last-minute roster shakeup https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-elevate-2-practice-squad-reinforcements-last-minute-roster-shakeup

That's sad: what was far and away my favorite restaurant during last year's visit to Portland (Ore.) closed. Brunch-serving vegan diners are a particular type of place I love that seems to be an endangered species these days, cf Beach'N in SF, also closed this year.

One of Portland’s oldest vegan-friendly restaurants has closed
“We can no long sustain operations and have served the final plate,” the restaurant announces.

A new study suggests that #dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain.
Researchers found that losing a key lipid causes blood vessels to become overactive,
disrupting circulation and starving brain tissue.
When the missing molecule was restored, normal blood flow returned.
This discovery opens the door to new treatments aimed at fixing vascular problems in …

Scientists found a way to restore brain blood flow in dementia
A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain. Researchers found that losing a key lipid causes blood vessels to become overactive, disrupting circulation and starving brain tissue. When the missing molecule was restored, normal blood flow returned. This discovery opens the door to new treatments aimed at fixing vascular problems in dementia.

Sometimes I consider myself mildly successful because people read blog posts like this and still want to buy things from me...
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/01/29/giant-usb-button/

Giant USB Button
But... it is too big!?