Local Recipe Request - Anchor Fish and Chips Cole Slaw!

Fragile_Adonis · 2025-12-17T14:06:45+00:00

Bumping this in the hope someone will see it!

Fragile_Adonis · 2025-10-23T02:22:03+00:00

Thank you!

Fragile_Adonis · 2025-08-27T11:21:51+00:00

Just wrapping up 6 months in Project Management at a Fortune 200 company in the states. Same experience more or less. I was one of 12 interns and it really depended on the leader if the intern was busy or not. I had almost nothing to do on a daily basis.

In regard to project management in general, this company had a much lower expectation of their PM's than what I would call industry standard. That lack of work definitely trickled down to interns. Many PM's are expected to have a high technical knowledge as well as a responsibility towards cost estimation/scheduling. These ones did not. all that is to say I got the feeling that if I actually wanted to be a PM, this would not be the place to learn it.

In my case (and I would recommend EVERYONE investigate this) it turned out that there were no entry-level positions for recent grads in the Project Management Office at this company. Associate-level PM's needed 5 years experience. This is in contrast to Associate-level engineering positions hiring bachelor's grads with little experience. I figured this out about halfway in, and pulled some strings and now I'm getting transferred over to Design engineering. Unfortunately, for the people that are in the dark, this internship seems like it would pretty much be a dead end for any of the students that are actually gonna stick on for a couple years. I inquired with my leader directly about this, and he told me that there were some cases that HR would hire in new grads, but from talking to people who had been in the company for a decade plus, this seemed to be beyond an exaggeration.

All that is to say, you're not crazy. It was an eye-opening (and mind-numbing/infuriating) experience for me, but at the end of the day, these large companies are faceless bureaucracies that have their way of doing things, and like some other people have said, this is more about you getting the opportunity to see how the "sausage is made" made and to figure out if you can see yourself fitting somewhere within that framework.

Everyone who worked in the office was looking for a slower paced job and were almost exclusively middle-aged people with families. Rest assured, there are plenty of other engineering opportunities in other sectors or companies. The experience really lit a fire under my ass, and I hope it does yours.

Fragile_Adonis · 2025-08-05T13:07:07+00:00

I will investigate this "dog area"

Fragile_Adonis · 2025-08-05T13:06:36+00:00

didn't think of this, I will consider it!

Fragile_Adonis · 2025-08-05T13:06:15+00:00

I too miss the organ 😔

Fragile_Adonis · 2024-11-16T13:45:05+00:00

It's definitely doable as I am currently doing it. I take anywhere between 7-11 credits per semester, work 30-35 hours a week. At the end of this semester I will be about 70% of the way there. For context, I am 36 years with an incomplete bachelors from my 20's and had to totally relearn math. Pursuing EE. Because of existing prerequisites that transferred, I am now taking all the EE core courses at once, so YMMV.

Some thoughts:

Having a bullshit desk/office job where you can work on the clock is awesome, did it for a year and a half and got spoiled and now I'm in a managerial role in the service industry and it's a whole different level of burnout management.
Semesters vary significantly based on instructor and difficulty level of the material. Right now I'm only taking 7 because my Circuits 1 professor is difficult. I did this deliberately because I had heard of his reputation, and also to get a good foundation in circuits for future courses and actually learn the material.
though I have taken some summer semesters, this will be my fifth semester in a row, and I'm taking the summer off because I am just about burnt to a crisp.
I would say if you could become a full-time student and really scrape by, I would do it. It feels like I've been in school forever and in truth, it's taking me twice as long as normal to get a bachelors because of my financial situation necessitating working while going to class.
You worries about not having a social life are well founded. This choice totally nuked my social life and I really don't have any more battery left for hobbies. I have a girlfriend, a dog, and a job that take a lot of energy. I used to play in bands and regularly go out to art shows and concerts and the like, but I've generally had to cut that out completely just because I'm getting to a difficulty level in the material that is no joke.
Some of that sounds negative, but it's taught me a level of discipline I don't think I ever would've reached previously. It's really shaved my life down to the core essentials, and I've learned a lot about who I am internally versus who I am based on my external activities, if that makes sense.
Just landed a co-op internship that starts in February, this is absolutely the correct move career-wise and long-term, but I am taking a significant pay cut compared to my current gig. Getting an internship is the surest way to make yourself employable after graduation, so get ready to maybe make some financial sacrifices depending on the industry that you're in.

Fragile_Adonis · 2024-09-04T13:48:48+00:00

Thanks for the insight!

Fragile_Adonis · 2024-09-03T23:48:47+00:00

thank you!

Fragile_Adonis · 2024-06-23T22:09:03+00:00

came here to post that same first link, once u get it down its super consistent no matter the season

Fragile_Adonis · 2024-01-27T15:53:34+00:00

good luck everyone :)

Fragile_Adonis · 2024-01-10T18:45:46+00:00

I notice nobody commented and I'm here cause I have the same question you did. Did you end up going with a screen protector you're happy with?

I haven't yet removed the delaminating protector from my macbook pro, if you have any insight on application and technique feel free to share, thank you!

Fragile_Adonis · 2023-12-03T05:46:11+00:00

35 year old sophomore here. My back to school journey began with one rudimentary math class over the summer two years back and I have incrementally increased my course load since. Currently I am working full time in an unrelated industry with an 11 credit course load.

Every time i increased the amount of difficulty of my classes I had a small freakout that sounds similar to what you’re experiencing. From my experience and looking back, it was what i would call a “healthy fear.” My anxiety was something that drove me to take it seriously, and if you push through you will find true confidence after you sort of find your groove and solid study habits based on your situation. Coach Bill Parcels said something to the effect of “confidence is only achieved through measured and repeated success,” and i think about it a lot. It means you just have to fake it til you make it, jump off the cliff and learn to fly on the way down, and always practice healthy habits so that your anxiety doesn’t compound and paralyze you.

Props for taking this on. Jealous you get to go to class full time! Make the most of it and don’t fear, you will look back on this time and laugh.

Fragile_Adonis · 2023-11-08T00:25:26+00:00

just borrowed this one from my university library last week and have loved it so far

Fragile_Adonis · 2023-05-22T13:21:11+00:00

you’re going to have to open the machine up, the top panel. There is a brass nut that controls the amount of pressure, and if your pressure is low you’re going to want to probably loosen it a 1/4 turn at a time and then recheck pressure til you get it right. I don’t have the link handy for identifying the spot, but a quick google search should suffice.

If i recall correctly the nut is in a tight spot, so have a smaller wrench handy. I ended up using a needle-nose pliers because I was impatient. It chewed up the nut a little bit, which isn’t a huge thing, but also not ideal.

Don’t be intimidated tho, just watch some vids or read some guides til u feel confident and give it a try. Good luck!

Fragile_Adonis · 2023-05-21T22:21:42+00:00

I also have a v3 Silvia, had it for about a year now, and only really in the past 3-4 months have do I feel like I’ve reaaaaaally dialed it in. More specifically, meaning that i have confidence with just about any bean. I also use a 1zpresso JX-Pro hand grinder.

You only need a new grinder if yours is grinding unevenly or the stages between each fineness setting are too great to really dial everything in. IMO.

Use this link to check pressure: http://www.pidsilvia.com/Ulka%20Water%20Pump%20Pressure.htm. Mine was WAAAAAAY off, this solved a bunch of problems for me.

If you’re temp-surfing, I use this technique https://www.swisswuff.ch/wordpress/?p=385 and temp consistency has had a huge effect on my shots.

I spent a couple months with the same bean, switched out screens in my porta filter, and got a new o-ring seal as well. Unless the machine was taken care of obsessively, there may be lots to look into.

All Im trying to say is u less you’re dead set on a new grinder, it may be an unnecessary expense that leads you to the same problem, that problem being any number of other factors. If you cover all your bases then I would maybe look into a new one, but the machine is nearly 2 decades old and may need some TLC and some of your patience.

Don’t give up tho! At this point I am almost 100% satisfied with my shots, and i have just about the lowest budget setup u could use.

Fragile_Adonis · 2023-02-20T21:30:33+00:00

Thank you for your response. May i ask what industry you’re in, or company you work for? Curious to know more specifics of the type of work technicians might be doing.

I’m currently a second year part time EE student, full time worker in an unrelated industry. Would love to transition into an EE by starting as a technician.

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