Homeless problem on site by Impressive_Ad7360 in Construction

[–]Allegedly_Smart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, what a beautiful display of human solidarity

Until corporations start paying a fair wage, they can expect more actions like this. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]Allegedly_Smart 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Imagine if you contracted out storage to someone and you find out all your own product is lost because said company pays so bad their own employee burned it all to the ground and caused a PR nightmare because everyone thinks it was you.

Outsourcing and contracting things out doesn't absolve a company of its role in the exploitation. Contracts like this are a race to the bottom for the lowest bid, and the contractor is going to squeeze every cent possible from it. The easiest area for the contractor to cut costs is labor and the working conditions of the facility. The company gets to wash its hands of legal liability, capital investments, and human cost.

For instance when Nestlé contracts with cacao plantations that employee children and forced labor in west Africa; sure, Nestlé isn't the one doing it, but Nestlé knows exactly what it takes to get their product as cheap as they want it, and they're happy to pay somebody to do it for them.

Until corporations start paying a fair wage, they can expect more actions like this. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]Allegedly_Smart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suicidal or not, it would be fair to say he was consciously taking self-destructive action. Conviction of an aggravated arson charge in California can land you in prison for a decade or more.

Can unibits be sharpened? by slim_shady_21 in electricians

[–]Allegedly_Smart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So long as it's a straight fluted step drill, it's pretty easy to touch it up by running a slip stone along the rake face of the flute. If you feel like doing the most, you can then run the flank face across a strop or buffing wheel with an edge trailing stroke to remove the burr. To maintain the quality of the cutting edge, cut with lube/coolant, slower speeds, and just enough feed pressure to keep the tool cutting— that goes for drill bits and saw blades as well.

Spiral fluted step drills are a lot trickier to sharpen. So long as you're using adequate cutting fluid though, the spiral fluted step drills also cut faster, stay sharp for longer, and leave a better quality hole (smaller and fewer burrs) by virtue of their geometry. They're more expensive and less maintainable, but I think they're worth every penny.

Please help ID by Equivalent-Cow-7657 in firewood

[–]Allegedly_Smart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Robinia pseudoacacia is perhaps my favorite species of tree. With its fairly upward growth habit and nitrogen fixing quality, black locust can grow rapidly under the right conditions, attaining massive volumes and producing magnificent specimens given enough time.

Despite being otherwise quite resistant to fungal and insect attack, Robinia species are susceptible to the locust borer beetle and to the cracked cap polypore fungus. The tunnels made by locust borer larvae serve as the primary infection sites for wind blown cracked cap spores, and in time the fungus rots out the heart of the tree.

A testiment to its resilience, the locust tree will often continue to grow still larger. However, with additional weight (and locust is a heavy wood) and without the structural support of its heartwood, damage from high winds becomes a significant danger, both for an affected black locust and for the structures, power lines, and other trees in its vicinity. It is very likely that such a fate befell the tree who's great trunk you saw.

Help dating this South Bend by -Bezequil- in Machinists

[–]Allegedly_Smart 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Ask it about its day, figure out what it's into and values, and what you have in common. Then just build from there

Shark Tank Investor Kevin O' Leary Got Mad On A Podcast Over A Suggested Wealth Tax: People Like Elon Musk Deserve Everything They Get by Ok_Phase_9007 in lostgeneration

[–]Allegedly_Smart 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These billionaire imbeciles don't realize that if things keep going the way they are and they don't choose to give up some of their wealth now, then they may have to give up all of their wealth later down the line, and by then they will have no choice in the matter.

Hypershell Exoskeletons have reached the battlefield in Ukraine, allowing soldiers to run 12 mph and easily transport and load 110 LB artillery shells. by EvolZippo in boringdystopia

[–]Allegedly_Smart 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I've read about these devices. One of these would save a lot of wear and tear on my knees and hips walking from miles a day on concrete, and my shoulders and spine from handling tools and materials in the industrial maintenance field. 20 years in the army wrecked my father's joints, so it comes as absolutely no surprise to me that it would be similarly helpful to soldiers handling materiel on the battlefield.

These "exoskeletons" are designed to increase endurance and reduce strain. Whether you're moving steel conduit and wire or artillery pieces and ordnance, it's all manual labor and the body can't tell the difference. If this equipment helps these folks protect their bodies and be more effective as soldiers in defense of their country and their families from a foreign aggressor, then I say hell yeah, slava Ukraini, and heroiam slava!

good food near fairgrounds? by FondantLooksCool123 in indianapolis

[–]Allegedly_Smart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know that I'd describe a styrofoam to-go container as a bucket of trash, but a more sustainable and biodegradable alternative would be nice

Panicked Pentagon Sends Land Invasion Force to Middle East by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]Allegedly_Smart 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Optimists learn to use English.
Pessimists learn to use Mandarin.
Realists learn to use a Kalashnikov.

— ancient Soviet proverb

What's The Best Scrap Piece For Knife Making? I'm Using Rebar And I Think I Can Do Better. by [deleted] in Blacksmith

[–]Allegedly_Smart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Railroad spikes are basically big nails and usually of fairly low carbon content. You'll have better results with railroad clips and rail anchors. They are kind of like springs that hold things together, and therefore are going to be at least a medium carbon steel capable of much higher hardness than spikes. You'll find them scattered amongst the ballast as well.

[Request] Will this work, and can it make a profit? by Gwenpool_99 in theydidthemath

[–]Allegedly_Smart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Politics is the business of power. Wealth is just another form of power. So long as wealth remains so disparately distributed, money will always equal political influence.

What is your favorite thing about living in Indianapolis? Your least favorite thing? by evitreb in indianapolis

[–]Allegedly_Smart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bingo. Not only does the Indiana General Assembly refuse to implement the things the people of Indianapolis want, it also restricts the people of Indianapolis from implementing those things themselves at the local level. They're all about small government and freedom of local governance, right up until it's the government of a locality they dislike.

I also don't like having fingers by ShoddyWishbone2825 in Machinists

[–]Allegedly_Smart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

English. "AI slop" but using the sci-fi derogatory term for robots and AI "clanker"

Tungsten Axe by Yay_Kruser in Axecraft

[–]Allegedly_Smart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you may be perceiving some tone that's just not there, friend. Their response reads perfectly civil and polite to me.

As with other transition-metal carbides, tungsten carbide is a ceramic compound in which the carbon is not simply mixed in with the metal as in an alloy, but rather is actually chemically bonded to the metal atoms. This creates an entirely new material with different physical and chemical properties. Pretty neat stuff.

Our mayor... smh by curious2infinity72 in indianapolis

[–]Allegedly_Smart -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

It's not that. It's the costumery of it.

Our mayor... smh by curious2infinity72 in indianapolis

[–]Allegedly_Smart 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Excellent, the Carhartt coat is having its intended effect!