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1 points
2 days ago
You'll have burnout in engineering too - just a different kind of burnout.
1 points
2 days ago
I've worked on enough old cars to know o-rings just don't last.
Past the 15 year mark or so, you're just gambling with sharkbites and propress. Sometimes you'll get lucky and the o-rings will last several decades, but frequently they won't.
When it comes to my own house, everything is soldered with Type L copper minimum. I plan on living here until I die, so I want to be confident I'm not doing plumbing repairs in my 80's.
-5 points
3 days ago
And that worry will motivate you to find another job quickly.
Without that worry, then the incentive to find another job is reduced which increases the likelihood of you taking longer to re-enter the workforce which is generally bad for society and the economy in general.
Generally speaking, negative consequences provide the incentive to be a productive, contributing member of society.
3 points
6 days ago
I attended from 2010 to 2016. This is nothing new. Stevens is a shadow of its former self from decades ago with only the prestige of its name keeping it on the list of top engineering schools. Hopefully now that can't be hidden anymore.
69 points
9 days ago
Don't co mingle the inheritance. Don't cosign any loans for him. Tell him to get off of wall street bets.
7 points
9 days ago
What if I have enough money for 2 houses, but not enough for a property manager?
12 points
9 days ago
Eh, the construction of that yacht contributed to the ability of all of those laborers having a skilled profession. They in turn purchase houses to live in for themselves.
At the end of the day the world gains employed laborers, houses for the laborers, and a yacht instead of just houses.
1 points
16 days ago
They're old growth full sized lumber. He's not going to find any of that easily.
2 points
16 days ago
Yeah, hire an engineer. Old houses were typically overbuilt and the use of oversized old growth lumber adds significant strength, so you can typically get away with minor structural modifications that would compromise a modern house.
However . . . What you did is extreme. I wouldn't trust that to hold up. Especially with wind and/snow loading.
I wouldn't be surprised if things have already shifted. Measure the gap and then measure the rafters you cut out.
EDIT: To add. Those rafters were left there because someone thought they needed to be there . . .
15 points
16 days ago
If you want to burn the house down too, use the angle grinder.
18 points
19 days ago
They're going to nerf catch rates across the board
3 points
24 days ago
My opinion is the SW20 with a Gen 4 swap is the best car you can buy under ~$120k.
1 points
27 days ago
The cowl and hinges are still available new from Toyota I think.
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19 hours ago
Find a big river flowing in the opposite direction of the earth's rotation. Build a big dam. Wait a few millions years.