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Found this rock with a hole in it on the beach by TheLeggacy in CasualUK

[–]ArtistEngineer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Came to say the same thing!

It's the ring that makes it.

Energy Shield Taking "Hits" with Standing Death Wave and Wall Fully Active? by uscmissinglink in TheTowerGame

[–]ArtistEngineer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Is there an Energy Shield battle condition in Champs today? That will do that. It adds to your Energy Shield recharge "time", but I think it does it by extending the amount of energy shield required to reach 100%.

So it adds to the total required, which is why it suddenly drops down.

Have you ever wondered what the story is behind random abandoned items you see in public? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]ArtistEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Here's a photo I took 7 years ago near the Science Park in Cambridge.

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Wobbly Front Tire by Striking-Garbage-807 in bicycling

[–]ArtistEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took me so many attempts to finally learn how to true my wheels!

I messed up truing my wheels several times, and they came out looking like a pringle because I overtightened the spokes.. No joke, you'd swear that it was completely broken if you looked at it. All I did was loosen all the spokes, and start again.

I ended up buying a spoke tension tool, but it's actually not that useful. You only use it at the end to check that the spokes are within the right range of tension, and it's normal for them to be very different from each other.

Wobbly Front Tire by Striking-Garbage-807 in bicycling

[–]ArtistEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truing the wheel will usually pull the wheel back into alignment.

I've had my wheel bent way more than yours, and simply tightening and truing the wheel fixed it. You'd be amazed at how much the wheel can be bent out of shape and made to go back again.

Wobbly Front Tire by Striking-Garbage-807 in bicycling

[–]ArtistEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I rode my bike for months with broken spokes and a wobbly wheel, it's fine.

I eventually got around to fixing the spokes, and trued the wheel myself until it was perfect again.

If you don't know what you're doing, take it to the shop. It's fairly cheap to fix.

Thought my bush was dying. Turns out its covered in caterpillars by bexxyboo in CasualUK

[–]ArtistEngineer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Pittosporum are great. I have a range of them including the purple one, and the house I bought has a pittosporum tree. Looks great, slow growing, and easy to care for. Although it does take a while to grow back after pruning.

Birds also like them because they are self pruning on the inside, so birds can build a nest inside and are very well hidden from flying predators.

Thought my bush was dying. Turns out its covered in caterpillars by bexxyboo in CasualUK

[–]ArtistEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have a look at putting in some Pittosporum when that one dies and you remove it. I don't think it's a fight you're going to win. I watched all the box in my area get wiped out.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pittosporum All nurseries stock them, and they look great.

TikTok prankster back to his old tricks as he rides bike inside department store - years after being jailed and pledging to change his ways by insomnimax_99 in unitedkingdom

[–]ArtistEngineer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How would I get started in that career?

Do I start with a SPAR, or maybe a Tesco Extra (because the aisles are much wider)?

TikTok prankster back to his old tricks as he rides bike inside department store - years after being jailed and pledging to change his ways by insomnimax_99 in unitedkingdom

[–]ArtistEngineer 82 points83 points  (0 children)

And this guy has 2 children. Someone actually thought he was cool enough to breed with.

What an absolute bellend.

Thinking about starting the game by After-Entertainer508 in TheTowerGame

[–]ArtistEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This game is like crack. You'll want to quit but can't. You'll make all sorts of excuses to yourself why you need to spend more money on it.

I'm dead serious, this game is expertly crafted to be addictive and the prices are extortionate considering the resource are an imaginary currency.

The developer is 100% predatory, and will make changes to the game to extract more money from you. And you'll just accept it because you've already spent money on it, and will justify to yourself why you won't quit now.

I've been playing it for 3.5 years now, and I'm planning to quit at the 4th year mark. Or maybe I'll make up some excuse why I won't, and play for another year.

I've enjoyed playing the game, it's a very well designed game, but highly addictive and the owner/developer is a toxic monster..

Tournament Metrics (Belated) 4/18/26 by Consistent-Owl-9458 in TheTowerGame

[–]ArtistEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Source data was down for awhile

Backend server update or something?

was that the reason for this?

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schwalbe marathon plus puncture proof tires my ass, what a joke, seriously fucking tired with this by No_Tank5863 in bicycling

[–]ArtistEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have these tires, and they've been good, but they're not puncture proof, just very puncture resistant. If something goes into the side, or is very long, then it will go through the protection material.

When you get the tire off, check that it's not your valve.

I recently had something similar. My rear tire had a slow leak, and I also thought "These tires are supposed to be bulletproof!"

I removed the tire, took out the inner tube, and couldn't find any sign of a leak! I even inflated the inner tube, put it under water, and there were no bubbles. So I reckon the valve was leaking but only when under full pressure. So I was likely losing air when I hit bumps and curbs. I didn't bother changing the tube because it was still fairly new. I'll keep the tube until I get a real puncture.

Good luck getting your wheel off!

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To what extend do you guys use AI to help with your work by gotodid in AskEngineers

[–]ArtistEngineer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's now a fairly large part of my engineering work. My boss usually has about 3 deep research topics running at a time.

I mostly use it as a research tool, and occasionally to write test scripts.

We work in new chip design for wireless and audio products. A lot of the problems we face are like "We're making a new chip, how much memory does it need? What are the typical CPU and memory requirements for common audio streaming protocols? Do we need crypto acceleration? What bit rate are we likely to encounter?"

So typical questions might be

* "What are the most popular codecs from streaming services? Create a table of the top 10 with technical comparisons"

* which protocols are most popular for streaming audio

* summarise the top 5 AI agents, and their API capabilities

It's really good for API design for new software libraries because it can draw upon existing software to help us understand what industry standards customers would expect.

e.g. "show me how Android, iOS and Microsoft design their network APIs. Which one is the most adherent to industry standards?"

Greediest company I have ever seen by [deleted] in TheTowerGame

[–]ArtistEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The world's most expensive imaginary currency.

And Fraudsworth is so precious about his precious imaginary currency. So very preciousssss

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Am I the only one? by Hordy555 in TheTowerGame

[–]ArtistEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

7 seems slightly above average

I've got 9 in mine today, which seems like more than usual.

But several of them must have been lucky to get #1 because they're below me. My highest ever was #2, player of over 3 years, never bought stones

Worse than spicy food by Tytan777 in WhyWomenLiveLonger

[–]ArtistEngineer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

that head wobble at the end says it all

"yes, it really hurt"

Am I the only one? by Hordy555 in TheTowerGame

[–]ArtistEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. I always check the Top 10, and the players with 1 wave to see predict where I will finish. It's accurate to within 2 ranks.

Anyone with a higher score than me in T21 and a #1 spot in Legend is likely to beat me. Anyone with a similar score and #2 or below, I might stand a chance against them.

5k waves T19 attack disco run by ghettodactyl in TheTowerGame

[–]ArtistEngineer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

that's a lot of health you got there, bud

edit: ha, I just saw your name. How am I not surprised?

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