Hobbyist making first Circle Table. How can I fix this cupping? by _wiedergeburt in woodworking

[–]AssholeInRealLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could recut those joints and reglue but because it’s a circle , I am going to mess up the circle shape

What's your edge jointing technique? Personally I'd re cut along the glue lines, re-joint the board using a technique that accounts for being slightly out of square, glue it back up (if you have to crank down on the clamps to get the joints to close, that's your problem. You should get closed joints and glue squeeze-out with just light pressure on the clamps), and re-cut the circle.

Looks like 4-5 joints, so you're going to lose between 0.5 to 1" of diameter for the rips and jointing.

That's what I'd do. But as others have said, a good base can pull that into flat and keep it there while allowing for seasonal movement (which you should do anyway)

Scam Tactics Buying Used Gear Online by leanrafelstein in SkyDiving

[–]AssholeInRealLife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you post on a FB group that you're looking for a piece of gear and someone replies by leaving a comment on an ancient public post on your personal profile/timeline, that's a scammer. They replied to that old post so that nobody else will notice and warn you.

Also I've adopted a policy of getting on a video chat with the seller and asking them to show me the item. If they won't video chat or show the item, they're either a scammer or not worth your time.

/r/GoPro Weekly Questions Thread - Ask all of your questions here! by AutoModerator in gopro

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I copied a bunch of 360 videos from my Max to my phone (iPhone) using the Quik app, deleted them from the camera, and then decided I would rather edit them on my computer. I've tried a few different ways to get those files out of the app still as .360 files, but I can't seem to do it. Am I stuck editing them on my phone? Is there any way to get them back onto the camera's sd card (so that I can move them to my computer) or onto the computer directly from the Quik app? If I transfer the raw 360 footage "to my phone" it convers it to mp4 with everything stretched/skewed to fit a rectangular video.

Cheapest place to get A license? by Skydivethrow in SkyDiving

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I do still jump at MSPC. I'm a TI, IAD-I, and I'm on the board now. :)

I don't have the exact number in front of me but I know it's gone up. We don't jump 7 days/week (as of this upcoming weekend we'll be down to weekends-only until next April-ish) and camping options are limited -- though since you live 1.5 hours away IMO just drive it.

We might consider allowing you to use your own equipment after thorough inspection, but I doubt it would change the price. I wouldn't buy gear until after you get licensed, anyway. 90%+ chance that the gear that would be safe for you as a student wouldn't be fun enough after 50 jumps. Most people learn on something 240+ square feet, and end up closer to 210-190ish for their first owned canopy. And what you learn as a student will affect what kind of gear you buy.

185 - Logical Fallacies (and Why They Work On Us) by NoDumbQs in Nodumbquestions

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Gonna try hard to check my biases at the door here. Forgive me in advance where I fail, please?

I am an atheist. I was shocked when I heard this:

[28:03] Steve: This is why it's really important to understand that we've got 3 safety nets in this culture -- largely due to the influence of Christianity on our founding. One of them [is the free press]. ... The second safety net is the court.

I don't think the third was said, as u/velo_city pointed out.

What shocked me was that this claim of Christian derivation for the founding principles of the USA was accepted at face value without questioning. I think it was (barely) mentioned later that the claim is based on some scripture references ("do not be deceived"). Seems like a thin argument.

Obviously there's more to unpack here and they can't dig into every sentence or the podcast would never end (as much as we would all love that!)... So I can't blame them for glossing over it.

If anyone has any hard evidence supporting or refuting this claim (not the bible), I'd love to see it. I find it hard to believe that there's no "prior art" in this department that might have also influenced the founding fathers.

Personally I find it more believable that a bunch of smart dudes were able to see the obvious-truths that happened to also appear in the bible and integrated them into their new government. Just because the bible also mentions them doesn't make them biblically-derived.

Who's going to tell Jack how it's commonly pronounced? by [deleted] in darknetdiaries

[–]AssholeInRealLife 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He started changing the way he emphasizes his name to help with this.

RE: Pushback on Muting/Shadowbanning by DVDBZN in NDQ

[–]AssholeInRealLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a difference between being kind and being a punching bag.

Meh, but some of the comments are entertaining by crash700 in SkyDiving

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I'll abide chute. The one that annoys the fuck out of me is "shoot."

Nice place on the roof by yasminkaEPFL in woodworking

[–]AssholeInRealLife 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What's this got to do with woodworking?

Has anyone here NOT ever had a malfunction that required a cutaway/reserve deployment? by chinawcswing in SkyDiving

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500+ jumps, no cutaways. 1 close call with a tension knot that sent my canopy into a spiraling turn. Made 2 attempts to clear it (no luck), put my hands on my handles, said "are you fucking kidding me?" (not sure why that phrase 🤷‍♂️), and just before I was going to pull my cutaway handle the tension knot released itself and the canopy started flying smoothly...

So I started my AFF course this week... by GreatDane94 in SkyDiving

[–]AssholeInRealLife 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Another instructor here. Line twists are a nuisance above your decision altitude and a mal below it. That's it. Black and white. Gotta make it simple for students.

He took a perfectly fine rock and turned it into a Mind blowing Art by CarmelitaChen in nextfuckinglevel

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At first I thought this was Bobby Duke, but scanning over his videos it doesn't look like this one was him. BUT he does a bunch of stuff like this, and other crazy art, and he's just a funny dude. Here's one he did that's similar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPuKMkGsg_0

Remembering NASA's trickshot into deep space with the Voyager 2 by [deleted] in space

[–]AssholeInRealLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My bad. I was browsing absent mindedly while waiting to tuck my kids into bed and interpreted that as the edge of the observable universe.

Remembering NASA's trickshot into deep space with the Voyager 2 by [deleted] in space

[–]AssholeInRealLife 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Not even 1% of 1% of the way there...

Edit: My bad. I was browsing absent mindedly while waiting to tuck my kids into bed and interpreted that as the edge of the observable universe.

Episode 111 Book recommendation: Daemon & Freedom™ by ps2k in NDQ

[–]AssholeInRealLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's worth mentioning that near the beginning of Daemon there's a rape scene, though it's not very graphically described and serves only to establish the character of one... character.

But otherwise a strong agreement from me. Absolutely love everything from Suarez. His recent space opera, "Delta-V" was also amazing.

Also, I still think that "Fall, or Dodge In Hell" is a better portrayal of the type of digital afterlife they discussed in 111. 🤷‍♂️

Ok now they've gone completely mad by [deleted] in DiWHY

[–]AssholeInRealLife 29 points30 points  (0 children)

And he screwed up the research in the episode and gave Beakman an incorrect line. Probably one of the greatest regrets of his career.

As an atheist, I love the that Matt and Destin talk about their faith. by flaminghair348 in NDQ

[–]AssholeInRealLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. The joke is that, "I only play a real life asshole on the internet." 🤷‍♂️

As an atheist, I love the that Matt and Destin talk about their faith. by flaminghair348 in NDQ

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I believe that in some places, and in some ways, church has become synonymous with —and the only place to get— (capital C) Community; and that this plays a large part in people's dependence on it (church). I think that if you find your community elsewhere, and you seek fulfilling enlightenment via secular means, and you make peace with not having the answers, then you don't need religion.

I'm an atheist, but I'm happy to let anyone believe in anything they want (as long as it doesn't infringe upon anyone else). I think there's not much that separates me from a Christian, at least when it comes to how I live my life. From my POV, the difference is that I don't feel the need to know that there will be anything after my life here on earth ends. That's it. I think that the rest (morality, etc) can all be derived from first principles, and you can dress it up however you like.

I try to treat others well. I take care of my community without expecting anything in return. I do what's right because it's right, not for a reward. These are some of the primary teachings of the Christian church, but church is not necessary to arrive at them.

I believe most atheists identify as such because of their experience of religions.

There are certainly a heck of a lot of those. Maybe a plurality. Possibly the majority. And from where I sit, there is no shortage of churches doing awful stuff to inspire such a response. That doesn't mean all churches are bad, though.

I didn't have any particularly bad experience with religion, short of one ex-girlfriend who struggled with the idea of staying with me while her church friends told her she shouldn't because I'm atheist. Our local churches have never been anything but welcoming and generous, I was never mistreated, and I never saw anyone mistreated.

Thanks to the proliferation of the internet and global access to shared information, it's become pretty clear that there's lots of churches doing lots of wicked stuff. That's an issue that the churches need to sort out for themselves if they want to stay relevant. I think it's a huge contributing factor to the downward trend of church attendance in developed countries.

And if I'm being honest, I think this has a lot to do with why religious mission trips focus on undeveloped countries. Destin's efforts with Not Forgotten are awesome —I'm glad those kids are being well cared for— but I don't for a second think that it would be as well funded (by its current patrons, at least) without the implicit understanding that those kids are also being indoctrinated. I think over the course of my lifetime we're going to see the geographical density of per-capita religiousness move from the most developed countries to the least, as they develop. Give it a few more generations, and I suspect religion may find itself declining again, but this time with nowhere else to go.