In Yo Face Dave Lombardo!

I was browsing through my RSS Feeds the other day, and I happened to read the facebook status of a young and inspired drummer who boldly stated that he

fucked another pair of drumsticks.

From my experience, that could only mean something towards death, black, thrash, which by no means is bad. In fact I happened to watch a Combichrist concert during which the drummer fucked more than a dozen pair of drumsticks. Although I do not mean to dis-encourage young musicians, breaking a couple of drumsticks doesn’t mean shit. If by any chance you happen to stumble upon my humble blog, dear young drummer, take a look at this

You do feel the shame, don’t you?

*Oh, if you happen not to know who Dave is…

Quick Tip: Remove a screw

Yeah I know, I don’t usually post DIY tips, but this one saved me and I thought I should share. I was trying to remove a hard disk, but one  of the screws was stripped, probably by the guy who installed the disk. There are ways to “convince” a stubborn screw to come off, ways that include a rotary tool and an evil smile, but this one might save you the trouble:

Use a wide rubber band between the screw and the screw-driver. The rubber band will fill in the gaps and hopefully you’ll manage to remove the screw.

Click the image bellow to go to Life Hacker and read the full article.