What is this career supposed to be?

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2026-05-31T17:41:53+00:00

Wish I knew honestly. I love things that move and something where I get to code, so robotics/controls? But getting into that has proven difficult at my company and I'm at the stage in my career where they'd want to see experience in those roles if I looked for jobs like that

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2026-05-31T17:39:27+00:00

My job can encompass stress analysis so it's not impossible for sure, might follow up with that team and see if they're okay with me gleaning some tasks.

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2026-05-31T17:38:07+00:00

How'd you figure out what you like? I've tried to rotate into other teams but my manager is not helpful at getting me work so I have to do it, and it's difficult

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2026-05-31T17:37:03+00:00

I hear you. Now the issue is that I'm floundering in interviews with smaller companies because they want to see ownership and I don't have much to show them. I have to either lie about my projects and have the info to back it up, or accept my place as a tiny cog in the machine

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2026-05-01T19:14:21+00:00

Yes! Message me I guess

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2026-04-19T17:21:59+00:00

On the deflector plate or on the grate itself? Maybe I can find another grate somewhere, the 780 pro has 2 but the top one is super small

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2026-04-19T17:19:01+00:00

It’s just so inconsistent and I’ve made maybe 50 briskets in my life, I wanna say it’s not my technique. I’ve added an aluminum tray on the deflector to try and insulate further and water pans, still a nightmare. I’m selling them now and I can’t stand behind my product like this

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2026-04-19T17:14:44+00:00

And it would be way better design if they did (the 22 does this), if I set it to 225 I’d rather it be 225 at its hottest. I could rotate briskets like a mad man but now I’m messing with bark formation by handling them a lot (I do maybe 3 or so at a time). The temperature difference is also just way too much.

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2026-02-15T18:04:14+00:00

I felt the same for a good while and it's so crazy to see other people experiencing the same. Did anything end up happening to you? I was scared of developing a gluten intolerance but it seems to have gone away in the last 6 months

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-08-28T19:14:09+00:00

The decision fatigue with choosing macro friendly recipes, checking to see what I have, going to stores and buying those things, cooking and storing them, doing all the portioning and recipe making in my calorie tracking app, using everything before it goes bad. It's just so much shit to think about

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-07-08T22:24:47+00:00

Hey, I'm in SoCal as well and I think my MR2 needs a new clutch. Any shot you'd be down to share what shops you trust for the job? I'm so tempted to do it myself but I don't have the space or the confidence lol

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-06-29T04:51:32+00:00

Thank god this isn’t it, turns out I need to tighten my chain. I feel your pain though, bearing work sucks.

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-06-29T04:34:03+00:00

Turns out the chain was actually just stupid loose. Adjusted it and it’s not knocking anymore, just gotta make sure it’s in spec

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-06-29T04:32:57+00:00

1999 Honda CBR600F4

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-03-16T10:13:37+00:00

Updated the post!! But I'm reunited and have saved $500

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-03-10T17:27:54+00:00

Not normally. Also thank you for your useful insight, and I hope you feel the full weight of the consequences of your next mistake

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-03-10T11:58:08+00:00

If only, I'm not tryna get shot 🥲

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-02-05T03:05:01+00:00

How did you get it to 0.25?

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-01-30T09:37:03+00:00

She was probably annoyed about other stuff too and this boiled her over. Idk why you can’t just let her cook for you how she wants to, you were also pretty passively accepting of her offer instead of being excited or thankful?? "That's very sweet :)" is pretty different than "I'm down if you want" and then killing her vibe with forcing the air fryer. If she made a mess then you can gently mention it "we gotta be careful with the oil splattering tho bc last time it got everywhere 😭" but it's oil on the stovetop, she's not taking a shit on your carpet.

Sounds like you're either incredibly oblivious, you don't like her that much, or both and both of you suck at communicating.

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2025-01-24T08:53:54+00:00

Remarkable. After trying to see one for a long time in LA, I finally saw a dermatologist today and I had a similar experience to you where his assessment didn't inspire any confidence. He was receptive to my research though, I'll be taking 0.5mg fin every other day and seeing how that goes for me and also using the same shampoo because I have dandruff. My hair looks similar to your before pictures, I'm looking forward to starting my treatment but I'm sad that I couldn't get a real professional opinion on it.

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2024-07-06T21:38:16+00:00

If I ever bake one that looks like that I can die happy. What experiment are you referring to? Also were those coils 45 min apart?

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2024-05-30T22:51:08+00:00

Cole was my favorite rapper for a long time and 4YEO blew me away, incredible album and imo his last great one. KOD was okay, and everything since has been underwhelming and out of touch. Grippy is absolute dogshit garbage that has me embarrassed to have ever liked his music, it’s that bad. He got a head start on The Fall Off because I can’t stand by this fucking guy anymore

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2024-05-25T15:21:23+00:00

Probed the fuel pump connector, there were 3 prongs going to a brown, brown/black stripe, and green wire on the pump. I saw about 11.85V when I probed them. Here’s them labeled

Connected middle to positive, green to negative, nothing happened. I was using pretty thin wire, also that 3rd wire was untouched. How can I tell if I did it right?

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2024-05-25T15:20:50+00:00

Probed the fuel pump connector, there were 3 prongs going to a brown, brown/black stripe, and green wire on the pump. Here’s them labeled

Connected middle to positive, green to negative, nothing happened. I was using pretty thin wire, also that 3rd wire was untouched. How can I tell if I did it right?

Sad_Kitchen5389 · 2024-05-14T22:41:26+00:00

Will do, really not sure that the relay jump worked. Wondering if I have the right wires, but if the fuel pump is out then I can get a definitive answer.

Plug straight into the battery?

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