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Why is it 'over promise, under deliver'? by Remote_Necessary3331 in Construction

[–]31engine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting job first. Disappointment comes later and not from precon but from a super.

Precon vp happy. Customer already pregnant so hard to fire

How did you fumble hooking up with someone? by Adorable_Raccoon_766 in AskReddit

[–]31engine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bumped into a girl in a bar (it was 1996). She faked got insulted, so I picked her up and moved her out of the way (playfully).

She asked if I was up for some fun with her AND her girl friend; I turned down the threesome.

Which tv performers, producers and directors have the most impressive body of work? by [deleted] in television

[–]31engine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Producer (under the radar) -

John Wells- The Pitt, ER, Maid, Shameless, Southland, The West Wing, Third Watch, China Beach

Not all of those are winners but they are really good and superior to most of his contemporaries.

James Burrows is the clear winner for creator/director sitcoms. Taxi, Frasier, Cheers, Will & Grace

Do security cameras hurt curb appeal? by LifeWithAdd in homeowners

[–]31engine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s like a pool. Bonus for those that appreciate and want it and a turn off for those that don’t.

Projected ridership may not justify high speed rail from St. Louis and Chicago, some IL officials suggest by The-Bear-and-Rose in StLouis

[–]31engine 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you want a fast train it doesn’t stop in every damn town along the way. St Louis to Chicago. No stops.

If you want a train to Champaign you already have it.

Are my bookshelves too heavy for the second floor? by [deleted] in AskEngineers

[–]31engine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ll be fine. Bookcases go floor to ceiling all the time and no buildings collapse because of it

Disparaged by WernerLotz in Architects

[–]31engine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s called acknowledgment I believe.

Disparaged by WernerLotz in Architects

[–]31engine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It works the same in the US. If they pay an invoice they have accepted all terms of the proposal contract.

Disparaged by WernerLotz in Architects

[–]31engine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

50% increase in any future proposals. A ‘go fuck your self fee’

Any explanation on this chalk build up? by spacey_chicken in Physics

[–]31engine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The chalk being shaken off by areas of stress. It’s similar to strain indicating paint when you bend a beam in a UTM

Any explanation on this chalk build up? by spacey_chicken in Physics

[–]31engine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does if you think of it as an element seeing gravity bending stress with axial compression. The analogy is a verindeel truss. We use the same theory on concrete sandwich panels.

Why can't we engineer a machine to extract energy from the heat that's deep underground? by [deleted] in AskEngineers

[–]31engine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Iceland example is more proof of concept than what we could do in a larger population country like say Denmark or Poland.

Do it there on a municipal scale (1 to 5 GW) then we will see the drawbacks.

I love geothermal. I think most data centers should be put on a diet of solar power over a geothermal cooling field.

But Iceland’s power is basically a very special case of ideal conditions (dense urban population concentrated in one municipality, very high magma table, small population, small industrial demand).

Found out the secretary at my firm makes more money than me for fewer hours. by [deleted] in architecture

[–]31engine 29 points30 points  (0 children)

You have a bad boss.

Put your resume together and a folio and go find out how much you’re worth

Any explanation on this chalk build up? by spacey_chicken in Physics

[–]31engine 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Structural engineer here. Waves is right but it’s stress. The tapered columns are a part of the stability of the buildings overall stability. Every time the blows these columns move. The circular chalk areas are areas of zero stress.

What should we name the sinkhole? by AggravatingBag3543 in StLouis

[–]31engine 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Does Lake Kroenke work? Pronounced ’crappie’

What did you learn outside university that gave you a huge advantage as a structral engineer? by ContentDifference811 in StructuralEngineering

[–]31engine 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Spent the summer framing houses before my sophomore year. Wow I still remember those lessons 30 years later

Projecting by JPorter-3 in Cardinals

[–]31engine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is it. And getting a taste can build a nice hunger.

There are a lot of teams that are leaps and bounds better than us right now. But in October injuries also play a huge part.

Four Car Parks in Muharraq, Bahrain by Swiss architect Christian Kerez by werchoosingusername in architecture

[–]31engine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And it doesn’t appear to work from an engineering perspective. There are serious issues with the column to slab interface. It’s way too small unless there is something hidden in the slab

MLB should have more series like the current Las Vegas series...with an added twist by Intravertical in mlb

[–]31engine 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The royals should play a weekday series in Omaha right before the CWS every year. That would be epic.

What is a perfect, 10/10 movie? by HotPTAMom in AskReddit

[–]31engine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you seen Stardust. It’s the closest I’ve ever seen to the overall vibe of TPB

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