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2d ago

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My lead at the Denver hangar called my torque sequence 'good enough' and it bugged me for weeks

Honestly, pointing at each nut and counting out loud sounds like overkill. "Good enough" is sometimes just that. On a long day, a lead might see you hitting the pattern right and just want to keep things moving. I've seen guys get so hung up on perfect procedure they triple the time on a simple job. If the torque is right and the sequence is basically followed, the plane flies fine. That mental energy is better spent on the tricky stuff, not counting nuts you've done a thousand times.

3d ago

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I reluctantly watched the 2016 'Ghostbusters' remake after my cousin swore it was good

My buddy hated that Charlie's Angels reboot, but he still cracks up about the scene where the guy gets hit with a glitter bomb.

3d ago

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Question about using old growth wood chips for mulch

Wait, you saw yellowing on shrubs too? I thought mine were just dying from the heat last summer. Ngl, I spent weeks trying different fertilizers and nothing helped. Honestly makes me wonder how many people have this issue and don't know it's the mulch. I'm definitely trying the compost layer thing this weekend.

4d ago

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Watching a demo at the Seattle AI Expo totally flipped my workflow

Thirty seconds from a sketch to a vector file is just insane. I have to see a video of that to believe it, the math doesn't add up for my brain. That's a whole afternoon of work gone in half a minute.

4d ago

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Had a 3-inch schedule 80 nipple split on a steam line Tuesday morning

Ever see a water pipe burst in a house?