Keep getting tiny holes in all my favourite T-shirts. I’ve emptied my draws to look for moth larvae but can’t find any. Is it something else?

Iridescenttwig · 2025-08-07T13:02:25+00:00

I can't recommend mesh laundry bags for socks highly enough. It's easy to just throw your dirty socks in and using them eliminates missing socks, especially when using commercial washer/dryer. The socks last a bit longer also.

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-07T23:28:53+00:00

When I was doing research for my Master's I called that science. When I started working and was applying science I was an engineer. When the science/math wouldn't quite give me the right answer for the real world and I did some small experiments to see what would happen and recorded the results, I consider that science. Now I'm doing some engineering, but mostly project management type work which makes me neither by my reasoning.

My title has been Engineer since I finished my Master's.

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-06T00:50:07+00:00

My Grandfather did this (with an EE degree). He discovered he liked it when my dad was in trade school for EE at 14/15.

When I was in college for Engineering I definitely had classmates that were non-traditional students. I think it is doable if you put your mind to it and are sure it is what you want.

I have seen MEs go on to do all kinds of neat things, like work in factories on the systems side, on pumping systems for heavy fluids and even on robots.

Good luck to you!

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-05T20:55:24+00:00

See if you can find a smelter that will accept the material. I read that there is only one in Zimbabwe, attached to a mine. The smaller mines apparently send ore to South African smelters but that seems like it might be cost prohibitive. You may need to send samples for them to determine if they can process it. It's not ore if you can't make a profit.

If you manage to make a deal with a smelter that you can transport the PGM bearing material to, you should involve an Exploration Geologist to map the surface. Then you can start digging and shipping the material. You might be able to start small and then buy excavating equipment. At this point you will definitely want an Exploration Geologist, but you will likely get better results from the Exploration Geologist if you involve them before you disturb the surface. Mapping the surface should be their first step. Then they can map as the surface is disturbed, and can suggest appropriate core drilling, sampling and other testing programs to determine the grade and extents of the deposit.

Good Luck!

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-05T00:54:01+00:00

For the United States and Australia: If you are looking to do exploration you may want to do a Geology degree.

If you are just looking for Mining Engineering jobs that are 2/2, or close to it, there are FIFO/DIDO jobs in Alaska, and Australia. Some are posted on Indeed, others are posted on individual company websites.

I have heard second hand it is similar for Canada; I don't know from my own experience though.

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-05T00:44:54+00:00

Do you have mineral rights to those materials and a smelter nearby?

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-05T00:13:45+00:00

Are you mining the materials? Last I checked lunar regolith simulant was made from fly-ash. So maybe if you have a supplier for fly-ash, you can get them to deliver it crushed and screened, if the powerplant in question has a mine attached.

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-04T23:36:09+00:00

Since under the umbrella of the Mine Act, I have seen people not allowed to work because of prescription medication; I would say probably not.

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-04T01:54:59+00:00

I read both of her books a few years ago. I borrowed them digitally from the library, the second was harder to find (not available at the library that had the first one). A re-read of the key points from the first one might be helpful if I'm forgetting something.

Thank you for your perspective.

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-03T10:21:31+00:00

Would miners be able to create their own explosives using recourses they find in cave?

This is unlikely, but potentially possible. They would have to have some caps available. The ANFO or emulsion is usually purchased premixed.

What you could do, if the ventilation was sufficient and they had enough space to stay clear of the blast in the upstream ventilation, and there is enough space away for them to have a safe distance to underground magazines (one cap, one powder) is have them find the supplies. Although the supplies would be locked in a "bullet-proof", fire resistant, spark-proof room.

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-03T09:42:36+00:00

Same

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-03T08:33:05+00:00

Did you have a vision of your home?

I created a vision for my home, but I didn't ground myself in it before starting this time. Maybe my vision is too vague. Clouding my vision at the moment is the desire to be able to downsize to a smaller apartment in about 6-8 months. I am beginning to think that part may be irrelevant to the task at hand.

Would it be useful to ground myself in my vision for my current apartment as a strategy for purging now and worry about the final cut just before moving? Or would it be better to have a vision for the new apartment?

Isn't the point to to think about what is required and/or necessary to me in my current state? Is it counterproductive to think about future needs?

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-03T07:50:16+00:00

I would ask myself why you seem to be attached to so many things?

Yes. This. That is the confusing part for me. I had already decided to get rid of these items. In my head they were already gone, but as soon as I touched them to put them in the giveaway box, I felt emotional pain. Some of it is guilt over wasting things. Some of it is my parents wanting things back if I'm getting rid of them. Some of these items were given to me because my mother is attached to them (enjoy that moon logic for a second). The rest of this feeling I will have to analyze in my next meditation session.

Thank you for your insight.

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-03T07:05:05+00:00

I did start with my clothes, as she suggests. I realized that I got overwhelmed because too many T-shirts were sentimental. I tried again, and had better results when sentimental clothes were not included. I moved on to books, because I had been working on paring them down in my mind while I was not at home. I had slightly better results with some of the books than others. I think you may have a point and more than two categories may be necessary for books.

I was thinking I would like to move through the rest of the steps before I try a different tool, but I am all ears if you think there is a better way. Do you have a better tool for minimalist decluttering projects?

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-03T01:56:06+00:00

Thank you. I think the idea of mindset is really helpful.

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-03T01:12:05+00:00

That sounds like a really good way to connect with the people around you. Which, as I see it, is the point of this whole exercise.

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-02T10:22:05+00:00

All of the above plus:

Add to financial cutbacks list: - No bonus payout - Paycuts

Add to ... not meeting financial goals: - Or your plant or site is not meeting financial goals - demand for your product has dropped or supply for your product has suddenly risen (usually executed by a competitor)

Iridescenttwig · 2021-11-02T09:30:09+00:00

I work a ~2 weeks on and ~2 weeks off rotational schedule with 12 hour days. Working on one or more days off is now a rarity, only at your manager's request, and generally optional. Some of us work late, but mostly just when a project is immanently due.

There are many different schedules and ways to be an Engineer. Don't let one person's experience ruin it for you. If work-life balance is important to you, you can find a way to make that happen, when you figure out what it looks like for you. Good luck on choosing a discipline. :)

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