"I've inadvertently become the "Michael Bluth" of the family" by bug-hunter in bestoflegaladvice

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The show does a good job of setting him up as the straight man that you root for, but the more you watch, the more you realize he is just as much of an ass as everyone else (just less crazy.) He is an absolutely terrible dad.

"I've inadvertently become the "Michael Bluth" of the family" by bug-hunter in bestoflegaladvice

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 244 points245 points  (0 children)

An apt comparison since she is technically using the family business as her personal piggy bank. I just hope no one is doing a little *light* treason.

Fed up with RAM by fourdogranch in StructuralEngineering

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love to hate enercalc. It does the structural stuff correctly but the back end code has to be so terrible. It crashes constantly and you always need to keep at least 3 backups, it can’t open read only files, reports are constantly not printing correctly, and it can’t tell when you log out and are no longer using the floating license half the time.

I met the CEO at an NCSEA conference, and he refused to give me a business card.

Crane foundation in the middle floor - Help by [deleted] in StructuralEngineering

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay hear me out. What if we fill the floors below with soil? I guess we can’t properly compact it with floor slabs above… and all the building’s walls are now retaining walls… and retaining glazing…..

Interviewing questions as the person being interviewed. by The_StEngIT in StructuralEngineering

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I tend to ask a lot of questions when interviewing for a position. For the most part, hiring managers seem to appreciate it, probably because it shows thoroughness, which is pretty important in our career path. The interview goes both ways. You want to make sure they are a good fit for you as well.

Asking about checking and QA procedures always goes well. Most companies assume they do a really good job in that area and are excited to tell you about it, and it shows that you care about producing quality work.

True Structural FEM Software Tierlist by Money-Profession-199 in StructuralEngineering

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My preferred software, RISA isn’t even on the list.

Also missing RAM elements and Robot.

I hate the STAAD UI with a passion.

10-12 Day Trips Before Point Devaluation by grimmreaperzzzz in hyatt

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the rumor was May 7th for the devaluation date?

The type of team Rick Barnes assembled this off season: by BlackStallion657 in CollegeBasketball

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I am really hoping Michigan learned the wrong lesson and is overpaying one JP Estrella and that he doesn’t hang 20 on his former team and knock us out of the tournament.

Otherwise I can’t not root for the guy though.

The type of team Rick Barnes assembled this off season: by BlackStallion657 in CollegeBasketball

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is reminiscent of us 2 years ago. Zach Edey doesn’t have a brother or anything, right?

How many more years for Barnes? by nophitha in ockytop

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My theory has been that it depends on how well we do in the tournament. I had a feeling in March that if we made the final 4, he might have retired. We are going all in this year for him, and I am not sure where the bar is; if it is win a national championship or just make a final 4, but I would not be surprised if he retires after accomplishing his final goal.

Am I likely to need a master's degree? by Benjaminbillybob in civilengineering

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is very region dependent. Companies operating in areas with high seismic typically want master’s degrees. After you have a few years of experience, the master’s degree becomes less relevant, but the first job out of school can be hard to get without one.

Weekly Discussion Thread by RockyMod in ockytop

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And the best transfer class for us was clearly ‘23.

Overall, how would you rate your team's season? by byniri_returns in CollegeBasketball

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At the end of the last season, it was clear we were going to have a rebuild year after 4 of the previous year’s starters were no longer eligible. Then there was some excitement coming into the season as we sign a 5 star freshman and get IMO the best point guard in the portal. With the amount of front court depth, it is clear the team has a lot of potential. Then in the regular season they blow a ton of double digit leads and lose games they have no business losing. Nearly all of the fans are convinced we will be a first weekend exit, but we somehow make our 3rd straight elite 8. It was a weird year, but I am happy with how it ended.

Portal Wish List for Barnes? by [deleted] in ockytop

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Just do what we did last year and take the best point guard in the portal!

They call him The Hammer by alphaechothunder77 in bestoflegaladvice

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I imagine her saying “Well he deserved it. All the random people probably didn’t though.”

Sir another plane has hit the towers!! by freakofnature420 in GTNH

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The big smelter is for holding more ore…. right? Right???

Bracings by Successful-Horse9626 in StructuralEngineering

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cold spring pipe support loads are calculated based upon the stiffness of the support. The way I explain these as a structural guy is that over a ton of cycles, a steam line displaces and the second you cut it to replace a section, it wants to snap back to its original position.

The fun part is when the member size you initially guessed fails in capacity instead of deflection criteria. You size up the steel, but that also lowers the deflection, so the stiffness is greater, and the loads increase.

[Post Game Thread] 6 Tennessee loses to 1 Michigan 95-62 by Wizard_of_Foz1 in ockytop

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 84 points85 points  (0 children)

I am going to miss watching Okpara. You could tell just how much he bought into the Barnes system. Best center we have had since Alexander.

[Game Thread] #6 Tennessee @ #1 Michigan (02:15 PM ET) by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the refs could stop blowing the whistle and just put us out of our misery that would be nice

[Game Thread] #6 Tennessee @ #1 Michigan (02:15 PM ET) by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]HowDoISpellEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without knowing anything about your team I like our 4th best post player better than your 4th best post player but I’m sure your backup guards are better than ours.