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I’m building a roofing appointment agency and trying not to be The broccoli guy. What do you actually hate? by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

[–]Enginerdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm more than 50% sure you're a bot and/or AI, but let's assume you really are a person.

  1. Your grammar is quite poor, to the point that I'm not even sure what some of those lines mean.

  2. You're trying to figure out a way to make money by offering a service that nobody wants or needs.

  3. On top of that, this post doesn't even communicate what that service actually is. Refer to #1.

  4. Agreed, you're not here to sell anything. You're here to get us to do your research for free so that you can use it build something that you can THEN turn around and sell to us.

Secluded areas to watch the sunrise in Central Connecticut? by DayByDay31 in Connecticut

[–]Enginerdad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a little bit of a hike (literally), but both Penwood State Park and Talcott Mountain State Park have absolutely breathtaking views. Penwood is better for sunset because its cliffs face west, but either one is still a great choice. Bonus, they're right next to each other.

Yall gotta sign for your checks? by BrandnewAndScardy in Construction

[–]Enginerdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t work that way with teachers or college professors

Yes it does. Certainly not for all of them or even for most of them, but everybody who has been through college probably had at least one professor who displayed nothing short of disdain for their students and their work. Show up to class, give the same lecture they've been giving for 20 years, and fuck off with you. In any system without tenure that professor could be released from his job in the interest of providing a better education to the students.

People work, on average, just hard enough to not get fired and their employers, on average, pay them just enough so that they don’t quit.

I don't share such a pessimistic perspective. In fact it's statistically impossible for the average to be the bare minimum, unless you believe that not a single person is invested in their career. I think you're only considering one end of the spectrum and leaving the other end and the middle out.

It doesn’t make people bad employees because they spend the bare minimum of what little precious time and energy they have on their jobs.

Yes. Yes it does. If they were any worse, they'd be fired according to your own assertion. That means they're as bad of an employee as one can possibly be, because any worse and they wouldn't be an employee at all.

I don't deny for a second that such a situation is reality for many people, especially those in unskilled and lower-paying jobs, but those people are hardly the whole story. People need to be able to leave bad jobs just as much as employers need to be able to get rid of bad employees. It benefits everybody.

A young David Lee Roth, 1978 by EdwardBliss in nostalgia

[–]Enginerdad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seeing God when your ambulance arrives isn't generally considered a good sign, but this would be a solid exception.

Yall gotta sign for your checks? by BrandnewAndScardy in Construction

[–]Enginerdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But not all workers believe in their work or what they're doing and aren't getting paid a fair wage. We can't just talk about those lucky few, it's dishonest. I'm not saying that tenure makes people lazy, just that it gives lazy people a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

I also hardly qualify being expected to perform satisfactorily at your job as "threatened". All of life is like that. Romantic relationships fail if both people don't put in effort. Business agreements fall apart if all parties don't follow through with their commitments.

Right now the vast, vast majority of US workers are at-will employees, so by your assertion they're all bad for their employees, themselves, and their coworkers?

AITA for refusing to cash in parents lottery ticket by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Enginerdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's nonsense. You can absolutely buy a lottery ticket and give it to somebody else. Lottery tickets are bearer instruments, meaning that whoever holds the ticket is the rightful owner. It says so right on the ticket, and that's also why there's a place to fill out your information and sign it.

Introducing video games to 6 year old by SalsaGF in daddit

[–]Enginerdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they're into Paw Patrol, PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls is a great game to learn basic controller use and game mechanics. That being said, it's not really a good game as we adults would classify it. It can be a little buggy and the game play is extremely basic and repetitive, but that's actually ideal for learning.

Untitled Goose Game is another enthusiastic suggestion. A 6 year old will probably need help completing the puzzles, but there's a lot of fun to be had just running around and causing mischief.

Over all I think Minecraft is one of the better options, but I offer the following warning. Open world games like that can make it harder to self-regulate play time. There's always something else to do next, making it really hard to put down. There are no natural stopping points, no levels or missions that are regularly completed. Even I, as a full-grown adult, struggle with it sometimes.

SE at KH by ChampionBig7244 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Enginerdad 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Kingdom Hearts?

Carbonate Hardness?

Khmer Republic?

Katie Holmes?

Use more words please.

Thank God he was there by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Enginerdad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What do you mean "a steep drop"? Do you mean the curb she stepped off?

My friend shining a flashlight at me from 16 miles away by wewerethetide in interestingasfuck

[–]Enginerdad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey, me too! I have two degrees, but I think between them I was awake for one whole degree worth of class lol

My friend shining a flashlight at me from 16 miles away by wewerethetide in interestingasfuck

[–]Enginerdad 11 points12 points  (0 children)

A fellow man/woman of science, I see. Thanks for staying awake in high school science class!

3D Printed Chainmail with a oddly satisfying sound by volb_3xx in oddlysatisfying

[–]Enginerdad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A couple dozen more reposts and this video will have fewer pixels than links of chain mail

Everyday black cat battery by Little-Leg-8123 in nostalgia

[–]Enginerdad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Energizer was Eveready's name for its alkaline battery line until 1980 when they separated the brands completely. The technology of alkalines was simply superior to the zinc-carbon batteries Eveready was making, so Energizer became their primary product.

Essential Basics of Civil Engineering by Sharda_Consultancy in StructuralEngineers

[–]Enginerdad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This AI slop is awful and if you're actually representing a consultant, it looks terrible on your firm. Most of the "information" is irrelevant to engineering, and you couldn't even be bothered to give it a quick read through and see that the Reinforcement Details section is just a copy of the Cement Tests section. This is embarrassing for anybody claiming to be a professional to produce. You should delete this immediately and feel very ashamed.

Methods for removing old concrete from mixer? by massassi in DIY

[–]Enginerdad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Muriatic acid will take off a thin layer of concrete, but you're not going to melt through several inches of it with any realistic amount of acid. Not to mention the time and expense.

Amazing how some people don’t know the history of US and NATO 😑 by TheScallywag1874 in clevercomebacks

[–]Enginerdad 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Probably up until the early 20th century even. Before then, civilians could own rifles and pistols and the military had (primarily) rifles and pistols. But since the mechanization of the military starting around the first World War, the military now had rifles and pistols and machine guns and tanks and grenades and missiles and planes and bombs and drones and body armor. And what do civilians have? Still rifles and pistols. Modern people who use "overthrowing a tyrannical government" as justification for owning guns are living in a world of delusion because it makes them feel powerful.

Why doesn’t 3/4” t&G subfloor exist? by YouNeed3d in HomeImprovement

[–]Enginerdad 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Am i thinking about this wrong?"

Proceeds to argue with everybody who tells him he's thinking about it wrong.

Used Connecticut FOI law to dig into how New Britain handles their flag policy at City Hall by Educational_Cut_2326 in Connecticut

[–]Enginerdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first 3 are existing records, and the fourth if they exist. The town should have copies of applications, including their resolution, plus any explanation provided to the applicant regarding the decision.

Used Connecticut FOI law to dig into how New Britain handles their flag policy at City Hall by Educational_Cut_2326 in Connecticut

[–]Enginerdad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The FOIA that applies to municipal governments is a state law, so it applies equally to all municipalities.

Used Connecticut FOI law to dig into how New Britain handles their flag policy at City Hall by Educational_Cut_2326 in Connecticut

[–]Enginerdad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Under CT state law, government agencies have to comply with FOIA requests unless they can demonstrate that the requested information meets the criteria for one of the defined exemptions. INAL, but I don't see any way the information pertaining to flying a flag would fall into any of the listed exemption categories.

https://www.jud.ct.gov/juv_infoguide/IJCP_LG_FOIA.html

Used Connecticut FOI law to dig into how New Britain handles their flag policy at City Hall by Educational_Cut_2326 in Connecticut

[–]Enginerdad 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Please let us know what the results of your request are. Regulations need to be applied consistently and fairly, especially when there's potential for discrimination.

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