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#5611: Why Your Label Printer Quits After 10 Seconds
A label printer that charges for ten seconds then dies — and what that tiny failure reveals about building a diagnosis-first repair bench.
#5610: Magnetizing Screwdrivers: Do the Cycles Wear Out?
Can a screwdriver be magnetized forever, or does the magnetism wear out? A deep dive into magnetizer blocks, coils, and demagnetization.
#5609: IEC Cables: Terminate, Split, or Extend?
Rewireable C13 connectors, splitters, and the length ceiling — the practical answers to running power without daisy-chained plug strips.
#5608: When Your ISP Bot Won't Let You Talk to a Human
A caller with one simple request gets trapped in a diagnostic loop he doesn't need — and the escape hatch won't open.
#5607: BYO Modem, But Only If We Approve It
Bezeq lets you bring your own modem — if it's on the list and you hand over its serial number. Is that security, or provisioning in a costume?
#5606: Custom GPTs Retire: Skills, Plugins, and MCP Explained
Custom GPTs retire December 11. Here's how Skills, Plugins, and MCP servers actually replace them — and what doesn't migrate.
#5605: From Dolium to Cup: Rome's Wine Supply Chain
Rome had no wine bottles — just giant buried jars, throwaway shipping pots, and a hill of 53 million smashed amphorae.
#5604: Fixing Typos Without Rewriting the Prompt
Three different jobs hide in one "clean up my prompt" pipeline — and only one of them should ever go to a generative model.
#5603: The Ancient Wine Mixer Who Ran the Party
Greeks and Romans never drank wine straight — a designated mixer decided how strong the night would get, and the whole room obeyed.
#5602: Why Crowds Kill Without Panic
Crowd crushes aren't caused by panic — they're physics. At high enough density, ordinary people suffocate standing upright.