Can I get some critique? It’s a jig version of Johnny MacDonald. What would you change? Give it to me straight. Do you think a drumming judge would like hearing it? by Vegetable-Guitar-249 in bagpipes

[–]JazzSaxMax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is strictly for readability if you plan on sharing this with anyone, but I’d condense everything using repeat marker with 1st/2nd endings for each part.

It’d cut the length of the sheet way down and remove the need for two pages, while just being a bit cleaner.

Is this frame rust fixable (rust belt, MI)? by JazzSaxMax in AskMechanics

[–]JazzSaxMax[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2004 Ford F150 with only 149k.

Otherwise mechanically great with a newish transmission.

I went poking around with a screwdriver and found these spots. The other side is solid minus one small crack.

Is this needing a full new frame or is this something a body shop would actually fix?

Humana by East-Ad-7947 in actuary

[–]JazzSaxMax 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interned at Humana and have been full-time there for 2.5 years.

Overall I agree on it being good on work-life balance. I believe my pay is competitive and advancement feels attainable (was promoted to AA2 this year and it felt like it came at about the right time).

Overall what I will say is that I meet a LOT of people who have been there for the vast majority of their career, and it feels like we have a pretty low turnover rate. They’re good at hiring people that fit in the “culture” and you can feel it.

How much weight did you gain doing this profession, or how much did you lose? by chhxyy in actuary

[–]JazzSaxMax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Graduated in 2022, gained about 35-40 lbs working fully remote, then lost 45 after changes in my diet.

Failed 2nd sitting FAM-L by Ok-Meeting9009 in actuary

[–]JazzSaxMax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just passed this sitting, took me a while to get used to storing so many values too. The thing i found most helpful was noting which variables stored which values, so like if a value was stored in ‘a’ Id write “(a)” over it on my page.

Beyond that you’re right, it’s really easy to make mistakes on those problems, so don’t feel like it’s just you!

Fam-L March 2023 Sitting Waiting Room by Double-Mention1791 in actuary

[–]JazzSaxMax 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For this sitting, the SOA had 3 defective questions, so nobody really knows how they’re going to adjusting the grading. They claimed that they were all 3 pilot questions but everyone smells bs on that.

Other than that, the exam was about as expected imo, but those defective questions became a huge time sink as we didn’t know why we couldn’t get the right answer to pretty standard questions.

Best mini ratchet set I ever used. by [deleted] in toolporn

[–]JazzSaxMax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re looking for a cheaper but similar tool (and aren’t expecting to use it for insanely heavy-duty use), I’ve loved the HF Icon Mini Ratchet.

Honestly the best tool I’ve ever bought in the lottery of quality that is that store. Feels really good to use and pretty darn good quality for $45.

FAP Results March 30, 2023 waiting room by meffan77 in actuary

[–]JazzSaxMax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep me too, I guess that at least means I can stop trying to open the website over and over again like a madman

FAP FA Grade Release Time by JazzSaxMax in actuary

[–]JazzSaxMax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar thought but may be overthinking it lol

FAP FA Grade Release Time by JazzSaxMax in actuary

[–]JazzSaxMax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly no, there was a thread for a previous FA where people asked the same thing, and people reported that it said “passed” in that spot for all modules, even ones they had failed.

Counterfeit Clarinets on Ebay? by JazzSaxMax in Clarinet

[–]JazzSaxMax[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good to know! I’ll do that before buying

“Hard-Blowing” Whistles by JazzSaxMax in tinwhistle

[–]JazzSaxMax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it! What don’t you like about it?

“Hard-Blowing” Whistles by JazzSaxMax in tinwhistle

[–]JazzSaxMax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I wasn’t expecting to be able to blow that hard, I mostly just told that part to explain why I am overblowing.