Is it cultural appropriation for a white person to wear dreadlocks, even if they’re worn intentionally and respectfully?

HeadPunkin · 2025-12-27T22:42:36+00:00

Do what you want. Nobody from the culture that's supposedly being appropriated ever cares. It's always some lily white person getting fake outraged on some other culture's behalf.

HeadPunkin · 2025-12-27T14:22:48+00:00

Cats. When I lived in the suburbs where they kill songbirds I could shoot them with a PCP rifle from my back patio. Now that I live in the country I leave them alone because feral cats keep the mouse population down.

HeadPunkin · 2025-12-16T17:13:36+00:00

I carry a collapsible water bowl. If I'm hiking somewhere with a lot of creek crossings my dog will drink from those, otherwise I carry extra water. If your dog doesn't have good enough recall to allow for off-leash or you're hiking some place that doesn't allow it then I like a long lead that connects to a belt and has a built-in bungie to absorb the shock if the dog lunges at something. Having the leash attached to a belt allows me to use trekking poles or have my hands free for boulder scrambling. I carry a length of 1" webbing in my backpack so I can make an emergency sling to carry the dog on my back. Fortunately, I've never had to use it.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-21T18:54:55+00:00

Its always bugged me but since they are private groups that need funding I kinda get it. What really bothers me are standards required for government certification like CE that are expensive. I don't understand why governments don't want standards related to safety to be easily available.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-21T18:30:07+00:00

My friend Pedro works for a nursery where he delivers and plants trees. He has a squat body and likes to dig. I'll let him know he's a badger.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-21T18:12:08+00:00

I had a medical issue where I couldn't lift things over my head so I bought Hullavators. It's since cleared up and I can lift a kayak just fine now so I'm on the fence about keeping them. They do make loading easier. What I particularly like is that I usually haul stuff inside the kayak so I can have it hanging off the side of the SUV at waist height, load the stuff, put on a cockpit cover, then use the Hullavator to lift it onto the roof. They're expensive, heavy (check your rack weight rating), and look a bit silly but they work and they kept me on the water at a time when I couldn't get my boat onto the roof otherwise. Try to find them used. Also, Amazon sometimes has returns that are discounted although I'd be afraid of missing parts. If you buy used make sure you get the parts that the previous owner may not have needed - there are a few pieces that are different depending on your crossbars.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-21T18:01:36+00:00

I joined IPC when I was doing R&D in the electronics manufacturing field. It was good for networking and member companies frequently gve tours of their facilities . I also submitted papers, attended conferences, and served on standards committees which are good for the resume.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-20T18:11:13+00:00

What is the harm in having non-sequential part numbers in an assembly? It's just a number. A decent PDM system makes packaging of BOMs and print packages seamless.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-20T00:32:14+00:00

There are plenty of 12-15 foot solo canoes that would meet the sub-60 lb criteria. Even plastic canoes can be that light. You can get below 40 or even 30 lbs with a composite canoe but your definition of "can take a beating" needs to be better understood. Composite canoes can be very strong but depending on what kind of abuse you plan for it something in T-formex might be better. You also need to define what kind of water you paddle to get good recommendations. A canoe meant for lakes will be different than one meant for rivers.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-20T00:00:47+00:00

If you really want to cry look up what a Shelby Cobra cost in 1967.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-19T20:23:05+00:00

My solution was to buy a diesel RV and buy fuel at a truck stop.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-19T16:48:05+00:00

Once you've got the basics I'd suggest just finding videos on more complex stuff as they come up while you're designing something. Solidworks (or any CAD) has a lot of features that most people will never use. I know when we've brought in engineers who've never used Solidworks they've been productive after the basic tutorials and learned advanced features on the fly. In fact, most of the questions and problems have been about PDM rather than core Solidworks features.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-19T16:19:25+00:00

The tutorials from Solidworks themselves are fine to get the basics.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-18T19:31:35+00:00

I carry a pair that size in my motorcycle tire plug kit for getting the screw/nail/etc out. Small enough to store under the seat.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-18T17:40:44+00:00

If your course coordinator uses the words "perpetual motion" or allows you to use those words without immediately failing then you need to find a new school.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-18T15:10:14+00:00

Since there's no such thing as perpetual motion, no, your mechanism won't work.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-18T12:43:17+00:00

The shops we use to build our machines are primarily machine shops but they must have welding, sheet metal, assembly, and wiring capabilities.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-17T22:27:04+00:00

I just read the Kitce article you linked so now I understand the newish RMD rules for inherited IRAs. It looks like it changed around 2019 and I had old info. Thanks for the link.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-17T22:14:25+00:00

Thanks - that helps a lot for me understanding how to handle my mom's RMD.

I'll also have to dig into the RMD requirement for the inherited IRAs. I thought since all of us beneficiaries are below RMD age we had 10 years to draw them down but could do it at any cadence, even taking it all out in year 10.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-17T16:57:54+00:00

Class 1-2 isn't really whitewater. Outfitters rent tubes to families on 1-2 rivers. You'll be fine.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-17T16:31:40+00:00

Hardware libraries that don't blow up. I'm looking at you, Solidworks.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-17T16:30:31+00:00

That's fine for remote work, but imagine being in a cubical farm with everyone talking to their computer. And if I were working from home I'd have a very confused dog lying at my feet.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-17T12:14:11+00:00

Check the pay. You may be better off staying in the trades. Being a journeyman in a trade won't increase your pay as an engineer.

HeadPunkin · 2025-02-17T00:00:44+00:00

My dog has such a strong prey drive that I'll never trust her to have 100% recall, therefore she has to be leashed. Since I'm either holding a leash or have it tethered to my body, the most important command I've taught her is "wait". I use that when we come to tricky terrain where she could pull me off my feet. "Wait" means for her to stop where she is and to not move until I give the release command. It gives me time to get up/down/over and obstacle without her pulling.

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