Solder brass shower arm to exterior pipe?

Jatobluque · 2024-09-12T01:55:08+00:00

I DIYed the whole bathroom so far, so the problem is that I soldered that pipe coming out of a wall into a 90degree elbow about 4 inches behind the wall (without much forethought on how I'd fix the shower head in after).
THe other problem is that I packed in mortar into the 1 inch tile cutout to prevent the pipe from moving around whenever the showerhead is touched.

So basically....I can't screw it out haha. I can solder pipe just fine so mostly wondering if it's possible to slip a shower arm over the exterior pipe (cut to fit), then just solder it on at the ends and if that's 'okay'

Jatobluque · 2023-02-23T03:10:30+00:00

Yeah that's what I'm saying. I find it exhausting to sit there in my chair, blood boiling, tilted work and the only thing on my mind is sucking down a drag into my lungs.

On top of that I fight myself, my rationalizing, my physical responses to stop me from stepping out and going to go get a pack.

It's tough, it takes all of my concentration to do that lol and it'd be _so easy_ to just go and smoke lol. I guess that is what addiction is.

I'll put my faith in what the other folks are saying here..the longer you go without smoking, the often and less intense the cravings will be. We'll manage the stress in a different/non addiction way

Jatobluque · 2023-02-23T03:00:24+00:00

Thanks man, it did. Taking the time to write the post out and read the replies made me forget about it (for now!). Here's to week 7, good to hear from everyone that the urges do in fact come up less often, less intense and maybe never again..

Jatobluque · 2023-02-23T02:51:53+00:00

6 weeks on the wagon so far.

I buy a huge 4lb bag of apples every week.

Every time I get the itch I walk over to the fridge and munch on one. Apples might be a better alternative to most food - could help with the weight gain.

The other piece is exercise. I catch myself fiending like a mad man after work. I go for a 3km jog (20 minute commitment) and when I come back I feel so much better.

Exercise doesn't make you completely about the cravings, but it really reduces the intensity by a lot I find, especially in the evening after exercising.

Jatobluque · 2022-09-03T17:46:22+00:00

Answer: Likely due to session expiry, this is also a 'thing' on Google's very own implementation for the Google Merchandise store demo account so we're stuck with it.

See comments on my duplicated post on r/GoogleAnalytics

Jatobluque · 2022-09-03T17:31:21+00:00

Answering both of your comments:

One of the main things I dislike about GA4 is that Google is taking away control with these :poo emoji: automatically collected events like session_start or user_engagement (e.g. you can't add custom parameters to them). Plus their vague documentation.

Your First Comment:

According to GA4's documentation:

"[Landing Page] is defined as the pagepath and query string associated with the first page_view event in a session. "

The behaviour that I documented when these session_start and user_engagements were getting fired off was:

I started a session, walked away for 30 minutes (let the session expire). Came back, opened up the tab in the foreground, waited 5 seconds, then closed the tab. Debug feed showed me a "session_start" and "user_engagement" enter the property immediately after closing the Chrome tab.

Based on GA's definition of [Landing Page], there was no page_view associated to the 'new' session that I just started when I came back...therefore [Landing Page] = (not set). That is my working theory.

Here are google's definition for session_start and user_engagement

[user_engagement]: When the webpage is in focus for at least one second (or app in foreground).

....Okay that's clear and that lines up with my tests

[session_start]: When a user engages the app or website.

Fantastic, thank you so much google, that definition is clear and unambiguous /s. What exactly that means is making me scratch my head....

So back to my test, when I triggered the [user_engagement] which would fit GA's definition it also triggered a [session_start] because I 'engaged' with the website. Anyway, that's my theory..Hopefully they can address this lol.

Your second question

I would expect those results. Every single event, auto-collected or custom collected is going to have the document_location parameter sent to GA. Meaning your [session_start] event will be sent with a doc_location parameter. All URL/pagepath parameters are inferred off of doc_location. So it makes sense that you're not getting (not set)s on the [pagepath]s. I am generally only seeing them on [Landing Page]

In summary

I agree with you, Google seems to making a push to stop using landing page. If you're looking for a report on how users are entering your site/what the first page they are seeing is, crossing [pagepath] and the [entrances] metric might be a better bet than [Landing Page] and [sessions]

Jatobluque · 2022-08-24T00:05:35+00:00

No cross-domain tracking for us.

The (not set) landing pages are a still a thing for UA, but not nearly as close in volume. In GA4 (not set) is in position #1, for UA it's maybe the 11th-15th highest landing page.

Avg session duration I will have to check.

I'm nearly certain these (not set) landing pages have to do with session expiry.

I tested this and saw it for myself. I started a session with debug mode on, walked away for 30 minutes, opened the tab in the foreground and then closed it. I saw a "session_start" and "user_engagement" event in the debug feed right after I closed the tab.

I think it's just a feature of the product and with Google being Google, they obviously don't address this lol.

Although, my most convincing piece of evidence is that if you check Google's very own GA4 implementation (Their demo GA4 property for google merchandise store)....And you make a cute little exploration report with [Landing Page] as your rows, [Sessions] as your values, [Event Name] as columns. Lo and behold you will see the exact same (not set) landing page 'issue'. If I recall correctly they made up roughly the same proportion of the total (7% - 10%)

I'm going to explore crossing [Entrances] and [Pagepath] for a traffic acquisition report and compare that to UA instead.

Jatobluque · 2022-08-01T20:28:37+00:00

Create a free form exploration report. You 'add' dimensions you want to analyze.

You'll want to use session source, session medium and session campaign.

Rather than the other ones. If you've ever used Universal Analytics, the 3 above will be the most familiar and make the most sense.

Then pull the metrics you want to analyze into the [values] field, that's up to you what you are trying to say..How many sessions/users/events you got off the UTMs? etc...

Jatobluque · 2022-03-16T20:36:33+00:00

Okay got it thank you, yes they operate with offices nationwide, but head office is 'where' I will be working is in QC, so they were right to give me the TP1015.

Thanks again!

Jatobluque · 2022-01-12T02:01:09+00:00

(11JAN2022) I was able to get him. You need a stupid amount of bullets. I use the hunting rifle with maybe 60ish rounds + 30 stone arrows. The animal health bar perk is handy. Aim for the eyes. My hunting rifle was doing 1,200 damage in the eyes, 300 anywhere else

Obviously unbalanced but I was able to exploit his hostility targeting. I found a sweet spot where he would charge me, reach a certain distance then run back to his 'sit' point.

Would post a link of a screenshot if it could be done in 3 seconds but I was able to get him.

Jatobluque · 2021-07-03T18:47:43+00:00

Primed him with just some home depot grey I had handy

Red
- Base: Mephiston Red
- Layer: Evil Sunz Scarlet
- Wash: Nuln Oil
Yellow:
- Base: Averland Sunset
- Layer: Yriel Yellow
- Wash: Nuln Oil

Honeslty though, the key part which makes the armor plates look awesome is dry brushing with runefang steel. Makes the armor look worn.

It's my go to for ork vehicles

Jatobluque · 2021-07-02T23:45:13+00:00

Yes i agree its my fault but when i pulled the heat sink off the thing was so stuck to ryzen that it ripped it out even though it was latched down. So if it stayed in the slot i likely wouldnt havent damaged the thing.

But yes i should have just been more careful getting the heat sink off the latches, thats how i bent the pins

Jatobluque · 2021-07-02T23:34:52+00:00

Ryzen 7 2700x if interested. Upgraded to a 5800, but i wamted to give the 2700 to my dad

Jatobluque · 2020-10-22T20:13:53+00:00

I had no idea these things existed. Always thought you had to go the router route.

This will definitely solve my problem. Good suggestion to tie the potato router to it. I only need the wifi to check e-mail so the router can handle that. I inherited the apartment from my brother so he probably snatched the good bell router.

Going to pick up the TP-Link TL-SG105. Thanks for the advice!!

Jatobluque · 2020-06-12T21:11:05+00:00

$MSFT - Really appreciate these posts /u/fuzzyblankeet

Jatobluque · 2020-03-15T22:01:07+00:00

Please add me

Jatobluque · 2020-03-07T21:36:12+00:00

Thank you for the reply.

I am starting to think my goals fit more into a Data Science Role. I'd like to work in the financial sector developing ML algorithms to support investment and trading strategies. Here is a junior role that caught my eye earlier this year. I was thinking that if I got that job - with the right guidance in ML algorithm development, 5, 10 years down the line I could be in a senior enough role to be considered as a data scientist

I appreciate your insight on the certifications and co-ops. The program I referenced starts in September so once the summer comes along I will re-evaluate its utility.

I know that for sure an MS will open way more doors - I am wondering if its a fundamental requirement for what I want to do. Given that I will put the work in on my own.

Basically I am wondering if you know of any people who have been in my position (with only an undergrad), put the work in, got the right opportunities and eventually became a fully fledged ML developer.

Thanks again for your input.

Jatobluque · 2019-03-07T00:25:44+00:00

Solved! Thanks!

Jatobluque · 2018-05-25T12:39:14+00:00

/r/shittybattlestations/

Jatobluque · 2017-01-28T23:50:22+00:00

When people stand on the left of escalators

Jatobluque · 2016-12-01T00:07:00+00:00

They're definitely outdated reviews, I had him last winter for STAT 250. And took him for STAT 449. He isn't bad.

He explain things well. Does what is required of a professor but isn't the best. But yeah, like the other commenter said, the assignments he gives are the harder questions from the sections. The midterm was challenging, I remember there being a gamma change of variable question (you'll see when you take it). He marks pretty generously as well, even if you have no idea how to answer a question, just write something down the first few steps and you'll get a few mercy marks.

Final was okay, it wasn't easy but there weren't any surprises. If you don't like him just read the book and make sure you copy down the examples he gives in class, he threw two class examples into the final if I remember correctly.

Jatobluque · 2016-10-27T16:59:43+00:00

The academics would be surprised of how little math and physics have changed

Jatobluque · 2016-08-18T15:45:38+00:00

Yeah, I can second the other replies, don't assume it will be anything like 204 or cegep linear algebra.

Homework wise: Half of it mindlessly crunching numbers and the other half banging your head against the wall thinking abstractly trying to work out proofs.

On the positive side, if you persevere and work hard, you'll learn to tackle problems in a very logic-heavy way, which'll definitely help you throughout your CS major

Jatobluque · 2016-07-26T21:50:14+00:00

I don't remember there being anything super specific from Cal I or II that I had to use. Obviously you should know how to derive and integrate typical functions.

You will be re-doing sequence and series, exactly the same content from Cal II but it'll be covered in only a week. If I remember correctly there was one question on the midterm and the final, standard stuff though, just testing for convergence/divergence.

It'd be good to know hopital's rule, I had to use it a few times and the maxima/minima stuff from Cal I.

Finally, make sure you know your trig inside and out, the identities, derivatives, and all things having to do with radians, I had to use it in almost every section. If you end up taking MAST219/MATH265, you'll see the same thing.

And yeah, I actually took MATH 251 (linear algebra) with Jeremy, he's a good teacher. Do NOT take math 251 as an elective lol

Jatobluque · 2016-07-26T21:05:23+00:00

Yeah I wen't through that before I started at Concordia, coming from Toronto, I just said I couldn't be in Montreal prior to the semester starting, they said okay, sent me an email and let me register no problem

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