u/The_Dr_B0B — reddlx

Can I self-teach myself to build this?

My wife and I currently have two desks as shown in the drawing, and are using some folding tables next to the window to have some auxiliary space, but it really is getting cramped. My wife has nowhere to display her figurines, and my PC is just one bump from dropping to the ground.

So I have been dreaming up this solution: to have more surface area next to us for papers, my PC, etc, some drawers on our side, some storage space below, and some shelves to display anything we'd usually have lying on and around our desks.

I am an engineer, so I have some basic carpentry knowledge. I have built some basic furniture before too, but I wanted to get the opinion of experts/people who have done cabinetry before.

Am I crazy to think I could build this myself? Are there critical things that I'm missing?

My plan is to:

Model the assembly in Autodesk to measure out every piece and make an inventory
Order everything out of plywood already cut to size and laminated on the visible sides/edges
Build the toekicks and install/level them
Assemble the cabinets, dividing into three sections (left, middle, and right), with one single top over them. Thinking of going with butt joints and dowels since I can't easily make dados/grooves.
Assemble the bookcase/shelves. Again, thinking of joining the shelves to the panels with dowels, and adding invisible brackets attached to the wall, going through the panel and into the shelves.
Install the glass. The fixed side glass panel would be held up by glass clamps on the back wall, and the lower shelf, and the doors would be held up by hinges to the wall and their respective side glass panel.

u/The_Dr_B0B — 18 hours ago

▲ 19 r/ultrawidemasterrace

Wife surprised me with G9 49" for my bday... it's not the OLED

I had told her I wanted the OLED... I love her for trying and I'm considering quieting my stupid a' mouth forever just because she actually got me an amazing monitor, and I am super grateful, but a piece of me might always think about that ultra dark contrast

Should i say anything or forever hold my piece lol

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u/The_Dr_B0B — 1 month ago

▲ 3 r/virtualreality

Best recorded/minimal control experiences for older people?

I'm having my in-laws over and they very non-tech savy, to the point they struggle to use their phones. I am certain there's no chance they'd be able to use any games with controls.

Also worried about motion sickness, so fixed POV videos where the head position doesn't correlate might make them sick, so something where head position tracking works would be ideal.

Has anyone found something like this? Immersive experiences that require no controls? Im thinking like 3D simulations of nature or some beautiful/impressive landscapes you can walk into and see something happening. Potentially, maybe games with hand tracking and very basic/minimal interaction (so that they don't need to remember to press buttons and so).

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u/The_Dr_B0B — 3 months ago

▲ 3 r/reactivedogs

Veterinary advises to take it our dog for 1-2 months, for 600-1200 USD

Our regular veterinary recommended to take our dog to a veterinary specialized in behavior, since our dog is hyper reactive to any dogs, and gets lost in a frenzy barking and shaking and its very hard to take her out of it.

We went but this veterinary told us it was a very common thing he worked with and that he was certain that with his process our dog would be able to become non-reactive. He explained his process consists of keeping the dog for 4-8 weeks in his house, along with his dogs and other dogs in training. He says that he observes the dog over this period and creates interactions with his trained dogs, slowly increasing exposure.

He also says that this can be 4 weeks, but may take.up to 8, and that each 4 week period costs about 600 USD.

I thought to ask here if this is a common process, or if there's any advice on how to ensure this will work, as we want to be sure it will be what our dog needs.

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u/The_Dr_B0B — 3 months ago