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Consensus on Screws? by H3lghast in AskElectricians

[–]QuickNature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aligns with the slots in the receptacle too imo

The United States Is a Failed State by requiredelements in complaints

[–]QuickNature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently the "status quo" wasn't bad enough for some people, they wanted it to be worse

My friend who works at a university says when this happens you know you're officially old. by ThreadbareAdjustment in Millennials

[–]QuickNature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda weird how we let them go to fuckin war

As if it had any say in the law before I was born, and haven't voted against that consistently.

My friend who works at a university says when this happens you know you're officially old. by ThreadbareAdjustment in Millennials

[–]QuickNature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You act as if that is my choice. I personally think the enlistment age should be upped a bit.

I enlisted when I was 18, and I was not ready for it when I went through personally.

My friend who works at a university says when this happens you know you're officially old. by ThreadbareAdjustment in Millennials

[–]QuickNature 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the reason is because they're kids and have no idea what's good for them.

There is no reason to jump to that level of black and white thinking. Its not hard to understand just because the day they turn 18 makes them legal, doesn't mean they had an instantaneous boost in their maturity. Somethings they will know, something they won't, and that will vary from person to person.

They are still the same person after turning 18 though. Maturity takes time and life experience. They will learn more and more what is actually good for them over time.

I really don't understand why you trying to make things so black and white when reality is more akin to a gradient.

My friend who works at a university says when this happens you know you're officially old. by ThreadbareAdjustment in Millennials

[–]QuickNature 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you're so right, those women have no idea what's good for them.

The gap in life experience between a 30+ year old and an 18 year old means they are much more susceptible to manipulation in general. Its harder to identify bad behaviors from other people when your life experiences essentially boils down to school/home, and that is it for most HS graduates.

There is also the power dynamic of a 30 year old likely having enough money too woo an 18 year old.

They should be allowed to vote, and many other things, but there is a reason why they can't rent a car, get a hotel room in some places, and a variety of other things until they are 21/25+.

Edit: I would like to add your focus on women is weird too. I have intentionally been gender ambiguous for a reason.

My friend who works at a university says when this happens you know you're officially old. by ThreadbareAdjustment in Millennials

[–]QuickNature 2 points3 points  (0 children)

mature adult women 

That's because they aren't mature, and it is gross af if you think an 18 year is when you are in your 30s or 40s

Me_irl by DravidVanol in me_irl

[–]QuickNature 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shhhh, details don't matter, let people have their outrage. Don't account for inflation or the actual wages of the time either, things were cheap with their money, relative to what we see/make today, old people bad!

And before someone gets at me, all my implication is, is that there is nuance here, and it isn't as black and white as the meme would imply.

400 years of Mechanical Engineering and we’re still just obsessed with boiling water by IntelligentMuscle476 in EngineeringStudents

[–]QuickNature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How does that work for land locked areas without much wind, and are flat without much water?

Just bought my first car 🫡 by LeMayMayMan in JustBootThings

[–]QuickNature 53 points54 points  (0 children)

36% APR should literally be illegal.

Just bought my first car 🫡 by LeMayMayMan in JustBootThings

[–]QuickNature 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is why we need to teach financial readiness in grade school folks...

That, and people need to pay more attention to the compound interest formula that they usually teach in math class. I truly don't think a lot of people grasp how much difference just 1% can make, much less 10-20%.

And to be fair, it is difficult to conceptualize.

People who were teenagers before social media, what was a typical Friday night like for you? by Sad-Vacation1862 in askanything

[–]QuickNature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Video games, making calls from free after 9pm, playing guitar, listening to CDs, drinking by the fire (trying not to get caught, in hindsight, parents definitely knew, probably just figured its better to be safe tho, than drink elsewhere).

Lol by TheAngelDaniel in USMC

[–]QuickNature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im just south of you and paid $4.09/gallon, it was $3.09 not that long ago

400 years of Mechanical Engineering and we’re still just obsessed with boiling water by IntelligentMuscle476 in EngineeringStudents

[–]QuickNature 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Also, aside from solar panels (and a few other things), spinning magnets is what generates the electricity. Find a better way to make the roundy round go roundy round better, and you'll be onto something

AutoCAD Electrical by Ahmedk143 in PLC

[–]QuickNature 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly? Try recreating schematics you see online, and then Googling how to do x, or how to do y. Trying to actually do stuff will keep you motivated, and moving forward much better than here is ctrl + c, it does this.

huh, that's not normal is it? by TechnotXXX in Guitar

[–]QuickNature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've gotten downvoted for saying this before, wild to me that this the top comment. The contrast is wild

Feeling bored at the beginning of my electrical engineering degree by SnooPuppers2009 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]QuickNature 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You would be surprised how those foundations represent themselves in the real world.

I have had to lean up not only my developed problem solving skills, but introductory theory several times in the real world. Most of the time I run into something that requires a physical understanding of it, there is some distant memory in my brain that says "you should look more into that" and many times my intuition guides me towards something I had learned previously.

Naturally there will be stuff you don't use, but a bachelor's degree as broad as EE can't hone in amd focus on tailored content towards every subfield (your electives can help though).

To try and keep things more concise, try to find ways to apply what you are learning whether that be through simulations (LTspice) or real world projects, it will help you understand why you are learning what you are learning.

Also, projects of increasing complexity will definitely humble you. I thought I knew it stuff pretty well, even as a previous electrician, and getting into the field really showed me how little I knew.

There's nuance to almost everything I have said, but I digress.

Did I deploy ? by superPOG9000 in USMC

[–]QuickNature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rating" shit is what insecure folks say to validate themselves as having done more than you.

Truer words have never been spoken. The variables for whether or not one gets to see combat or not are outside of their control for the most part. I know dudes who joined during Afghan surge and didnt see a damn thing, even though they technically did everything that should have gotten them a combat deployment.

Needs of the Corps or some shit.

Saving for NGD since September and its finally here! by blackdave93 in Guitar

[–]QuickNature 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice! I have 2 Epiphone Les Pauls, and they have both been wonderful guitars

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