All my schooling was is metric units, but my 15 year career in the USA has all been standard units

We recently ran into a situation where we got an update to NX and the new version physically couldnt model a part we had designed. The part was very specifically designed around its aero features. Our CFD PhD said itd take him 3 months to determine the impact to the features.

I sat down with one of the other engineers, we ran through every scenario possible, ran it all through 1d flow solver models, and determined worst case scenario (which we were certain wasnt going to happen) was 7 degree F change to the metal temperature. When we’re talking metal temps 1200F+, 7 is insignificant.

We came to that conclusion in 4 hours and told the team to keep going with what NX could do.

Brookville Indiana.

Got busted drinking a beer while canoeing. While doing my community service, the locals told us the bend in the river with the guy drinking at a picnic table was actually a cop. He cheers every boat going down the river and if you cheers back, he radios you description down river to his buddies and they pull you out of the river.

There was another group in our “substance abuse class” that said they were camping and lit a joint around the camp fire and the local police came out of the woods in tactical gear and night vision goggles to cite them.

Fuck that place

I work in aerospace engineering and i hesitate to hire PhD. In my experience, PhD always want to find the best engineering solution and cant, dont, or wont bother to understand the business implications of budget and schedule. They simply cant say, “good enough,” and move on. They always need 1 more study, or to so the 1 month model instead of the 1 day hand calc because it gives a more accurate answer, and theyre a pain in the ass to manage. Sometimes all management needs to understand is directional trends to make a decision

Obvious brz was obvious

But for real… i miss my brz. Swapped out for dad mobile impreza 7 years ago and miss it every day

Ive gotten over itnas best i can. The worst is when i cook something, and she decides thats not what she wants, so she cooks something else for herself.

But she also gets upset that she does most of the cooking. Like yeah no shit. I dont need praise from you for everything i do, but less negative reinforcement would go a long way.

Therapy is helping though. I can hear it in the way she talks to our kids about life and how to treat others. So the realization is coming through

My wife hates that she “always has to pick the restaurant,” when we go out. I cant make her realize she shot down my first 3 suggestions before asking what she wanted. Yes you pick because everything i suggest you dont want tonight and ill eat everything.

I only play console games. Intentionally bought the disk version of the ps5. The only time i buy disks is when theyre cheaper, which only happens when im getting an older game. If theyre the same price, im going digital for the convenience

While there might be laws about prohibiting someone from changing lanes, by the time the officer gets there, there will be two stories, “he merged into me!” And “he wouldnt let me merge!” No way to prove that soneone prohibited a merge while the damage will still be caused by the person who changed lanes/merged and theyll be at fault.

Are you insinuating that they should just change lanes regardless of if its safe? Two lanes going different speeds, cant match the speed the lane next to you because theres too much traffic, just fuck go for it?

“I had my turn SIGNAL on. Told you I was coming! Wasnt asking!”

The car changing lanes is at fault for any accident or damage, and can even be cited for an unsafe change even if they dont cause an accident.

Please drive safe and not like an entitled asshole.

Been seening a lot of references to boondock saints recently. Did it make a recent comeback?

I have to disagree with the group interview part. There are definite uses for it, especially when you work on something that absolutely demands collaboration. You can pretty quickly see who will dominate a discussion or try to do everything themselves, and who will give everyone a fair shake. If the company cares about their culture and not just raw talent, they can learn a lot from group interviews. It also helps if youre hiring A LOT of people.

My company hires 100+ college graduates every year. Group interviews are an essential part of the process. I still work with some of the people in my group interview from 15 years ago

When im moving a lot of files or directories, i do it because i dont trust windows to not interrupt

Did you at least sneak a smirnoff ice out of the basement and share it on your walk?

I tried it right when i made the switch (when reddit pulled the plug on third party) and didnt care for it. Idk if I just didnt know lemmy and that confounded my problems… has it changed? Or maybe I’ve learned enough i should give it a go ago.

The one employee was doing it for everyone who walked in. There were 3 of us at the time i was there, so im assuming it happens all the time for them. But im sure I’m not the only one they were rude to. Had they been nice and reminded others that they should use the app, im sure theyd have more people switch to the app instead of finding a new shop.

When i walked in, the one employee actively tried to help me before her manager got in the way. They certainly do have to put up with that every day. There were 3 of us there at the same time who made the same mistake. If it really was such a problem, they wouldn’t have set up a stand PoS and a counter and made it look like a regular shop

I got into this with a coffee shop recently. Apparently they were “online order and pickup only.” And i went in trying to get coffee. One person was trying to help me, and what i assume was her manager was being a dick.

“Just download the app and put your order in.”

“Nah im not going to do that. I just want a black coffee. Nothing fancy.”

“We’re online only”

other employee rings me up, pours me a cup, and is seemingly just trying to help me gtfo

She hands it to this dude… To hand to me

“Next time, use the app.”

“Bro there wont be a next time.”

I felt this way until i was the one who purchased the fire extinguisher. Something was different knowing i was responsible for it, and i dont think id hesitate (i say now at 6 am while everyone else is asleep and i can think)

That just reinforces their behavior and they keep doing it. If they dont want to go to the grocery store or what ever, they cry, they go. They learn crying gets them what they want and they become spoiled brats. Tantrums and crying are growth opportunities some times, and not to mention, other times the parent needs to be there and they dont have other child care options.

Sorry to inconvenience you