Thomas Robinson (u/the_thomas)

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Vent: That moment I watched a mob pile on a comedian for a 10-year-old joke

I was scrolling through Twitter last Tuesday when I saw a thread dig up a joke this mid-level comic told at a club back in 2014, and within 3 hours people were calling for him to lose his booking at a local theater in Cleveland. Did anyone actually laugh at the time, or are we just hunting for stuff to be mad about now?

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c/change-my-view•

the_thomas•16d ago

Can we talk about how meal prep Sunday turned into a waste of time for me?

I spent 5 hours every Sunday for 6 months cooking all my lunches for the week. By Wednesday the chicken was dry and the veggies were mush. I thought I was saving money but I threw out about $40 worth of food each week. Then I tried just prepping ingredients instead of full meals. Chopped veggies, cooked proteins, and sauces all separate. Now I mix them fresh each morning in about 10 minutes. Has anyone else switched to ingredient prep and seen better results?

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c/arborists•

the_thomas•21d ago

Took me 3 hours to figure out a bad wedge cut

Was dropping a big oak yesterday and my saw kept pinching no matter what I did. Turns out I was cutting my wedge too shallow, only about a third of the way through instead of halfway. Has anyone else wasted a ton of time on something this basic?

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c/aircraft-mechanics•

the_thomas•24d ago

Pet peeve: people who torque lug nuts by feel on jets

Was helping a buddy swap a tire on a 737 in Atlanta last month and he just cranked the nuts down with a breaker bar like it was a Toyota. Busted out the torque wrench and found three of them were 40 ft-lbs over spec, which is a good way to warp a wheel flange. Anyone else run into mechanics who treat torque specs as suggestions?

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c/bullet-journaling•

the_thomas•28d ago

Dropped my whole weekly spread because the pen bled through 5 pages

I was at my kitchen table last Tuesday making a simple tracker column and one pen just ruined the whole right side of my journal, so now I test every new pen on the back page before I write anywhere important, anyone else had a favorite pen turn on them out of nowhere?

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c/content-strategy•

the_thomas•28d ago

My whole content workflow changed after a conference in Portland back in 2019

I was at this small content meetup in Portland, maybe 40 people, and this guy from a local agency showed how he planned 3 months of posts in one afternoon using a simple spreadsheet. No fancy tools, just columns for topic, format, and a 5 step checklist for each piece. Before that, I was writing stuff day by day, posting whatever felt right that morning. It was wasting so much time and my stuff had no real flow. Now I still use basically the same system, just tweaked for video and podcasts. Has anyone else had a random talk or workshop totally flip how they plan content?

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c/arborists•

the_thomas•28d ago

Client told me my pruning cuts looked like a beaver had been at them

An old landscaper showed me how to make cleaner collar cuts after I left jagged stubs on a maple tree, and now I always carry a sharp folding saw to avoid that messing up the bark, has anyone else had to fix their cutting habits after some blunt feedback?

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c/digital-nomad-life•

the_thomas•1mo ago

Rant: People keep booking flights on the wrong days for visa runs

I've seen at least three people in Bangkok this month book their exit flight for a 30 day tourist visa extension on day 29. Immigration here often wants to see an onward ticket within the initial 30 day stamp, not the extended period. A friend got turned away at the airport check-in desk and had to buy a new ticket on the spot for $150. Does anyone have a clear rule of thumb for this, or is it just airport roulette?

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c/everyday-myth-debates•

the_thomas•1mo ago

My neighbor swore you need to wait an hour after eating to swim or you'll get a cramp and drown

Last summer at the community pool in Springfield, my neighbor Bob was telling his kids they had to wait a full hour after their hot dogs before getting back in the water. He said it's a hard rule or you'll get a bad cramp and go under. I'd heard that my whole life too, but it got me thinking. I looked it up that night and found out from the Red Cross and a bunch of doctors that it's basically a myth. They say cramps can happen anytime, and while a full stomach isn't great for comfort, it doesn't suddenly make you drown. The real risk is just being tired or drinking alcohol. So now I just tell my kids to listen to their bodies and not swim if they feel too full or sick. Has anyone else had to unlearn this old rule with their family?

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c/anime-discussions•

the_thomas•1mo ago

Overheard two guys at the coffee shop arguing about 'filler episodes' in One Piece

One guy said filler is a total waste of time and you should just skip it. The other guy got really heated and said skipping it means you miss the character moments that make the big fights matter. They were there for like twenty minutes. It made me think about how we talk about anime now, like it's just content to get through instead of a story to enjoy. Has anyone else had a good experience with a so-called 'filler' arc that actually added something?

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Vent: That moment I watched a mob pile on a comedian for a 10-year-old joke

Can we talk about how meal prep Sunday turned into a waste of time for me?

Took me 3 hours to figure out a bad wedge cut

Pet peeve: people who torque lug nuts by feel on jets

Dropped my whole weekly spread because the pen bled through 5 pages

My whole content workflow changed after a conference in Portland back in 2019

Client told me my pruning cuts looked like a beaver had been at them

Rant: People keep booking flights on the wrong days for visa runs

My neighbor swore you need to wait an hour after eating to swim or you'll get a cramp and drown

Overheard two guys at the coffee shop arguing about 'filler episodes' in One Piece

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