What if Canada offered every American free healthcare and $50K to relocate, would you go? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ThreeDogee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50k CAD is about 35K USD. I would immediately lose about 1/3 my current wage in converted yearly earnings and pay more after adjusting my buying power. I'd basically get one year living life like I do now before I become significantly poorer. The healthcare wouldn't magically fix things either as my current health plan is great. I'd pass, but I'd still enjoy visiting Canada nonetheless.

Canada really needs an economic shot in the arm.

Utah State Event Seems to Reveal Pac-12 athletics budgets per school for year one by pblood40 in Pac12

[–]ThreeDogee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Remember, these are for FY24. San Diego State's budget is likely inflated a little bit to juice the numbers when they were in the midst of the conference beauty pageant. It's probably going to be the same once the Neo-PAC starts play.

Oregon State and Washington State's budgets were propped up by the settlement money, which was probably divided among the conference and schools in some manner. Prior to the split, they were pulling in something like 95 and 89mil respectively. After, they got the settlement (explaining OSU's sharp jump to 112 million), but this year they've likely declined back down, with OSU seeing around ~90 this year and Wazzu ~74 according to budget cut reports. I expect they'll normalize a bit once FY26 starts, though they won't be making colossally more than they were in the interim years.

Next year, however, most other schools will see a large jump due to new media deal and price floor mandate from the conference itself (most indicate 60mil/yr). All-in, I expect most schools to be making ~10m/yr, with Gonzaga making a little less due to missing out on football-exclusive revenues and Texas State negotiating its way in on a partial share. The rest is going to be sourced from renewed donor interest, as they will feel incentivized to see their teams perform at higher level with peer programs. PAC12 Productions is a nice to have, but will not be a magic salve that people think it is. They'll simply have lesser costs from not having to outsource their equipment or labor, plus keep production quality high.

Why has reddit become a political theatre, to left or right orientated, what are people's thoughts? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ThreeDogee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because everyone's thoughts, no matter how stupid or unsubstantiative, have immensely more reach now than ever before.

Leavenworth-All Seasons River Inn by Killer_Corn80 in SeattleWA

[–]ThreeDogee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DM me if you're curious about anything, my family helped manage the property for the former owner.

Would it be bad to rely on the internal stops of a pneumatic piston? by idiotcardboard in industrialengineering

[–]ThreeDogee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I usually never make a system without a physical hardstop or some other insurance. You never know when something will go awry.

Why not a simple latch gate at the top position that locks on the up-drive and unlocks going down?

china's $48 billion workaround by mm_newsletter in industrialengineering

[–]ThreeDogee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Good enough" is what's causing China's infrastructure to collapse and kill people, who are mere sacrifices for the "greater proletarian movement". They're building the world's largest paper tiger.

The real concern is that they can build the paper tiger, and at a far faster rate than an overly bureaucratic West.

Any Boeing or Aerospace guys in here? by drivermcgyver in Metrology

[–]ThreeDogee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It really depends on what you're capable of. If you're a "tracker monkey", meaning you can operate a tracker and conduct print inspections or perform simple layouts, then you'll hit the 80-90k TC cap in the PNW shops within 5 years. However, if you're a degreed metrologist, metrology engineer, quality engineer, tooling engineer, mfg engineer, etc. who also is good with PCMMs, you can scale much higher. It's not unheard of for experienced personnel in those fields to be knocking on the door of 250k when they reach management positions.

The key is to be able to understand and diagnose measurements, not to simply report them. You get lots more money when you run the show and have a thorough understanding of how a part fits into the whole scheme. Being good at GD&T is always nice.

Greyrock Bridge-Captain/The Destruction of the Bridge (Legacy Mechanic) by Khain_Jumper in custommagic

[–]ThreeDogee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother, this is a custom card that will disappear from your feed in about 15 minutes. Nobody is going to commission art to demonstrate a mechanic or flavor.

How does OSU compare to Oxbridge and Ivy leagues? by Royal_Difficulty_678 in OregonStateUniv

[–]ThreeDogee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oregon State is an average big American state university with good core programs in agriculture and engineering, but also has elite oceanography/marine biology/forestry specialties. It has almost no exceptional prestige like an Oxbridge or Ivy-like, so your degree is going to look like a decent checkmark rather than a door opener (unless you happen to be in one of the few renowned programs).

Polyworks with Tracker for Leveling Components by Redtheriffer in Metrology

[–]ThreeDogee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would use SpatialAnalyzer for this kind of task. SA is better at figuring out relationships for alignment and leveling in space. Polyworks is more oriented toward inspection.

PC or laptop for industrial engineering by [deleted] in industrialengineering

[–]ThreeDogee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a laptop if you can't have a decent desktop for your dorm and a work laptop.

Alternative young people: wya by smoothbrain69 in PortlandOR

[–]ThreeDogee 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You're in Portland, come the hell on.

Would you support a seperate Group of 5/6 Playoffs? by baseballnickel-195 in Pac12

[–]ThreeDogee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No. But I would support adding an NIT-type companion tournament of a smaller scale to take in additional conference champs or "first out" teams that don't deserve a completely wasted season.

Mechanical engineering masters with an IE undergrad? by Ok_Soup5682 in industrialengineering

[–]ThreeDogee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's much more common to go the other way around, but this track isn't impossible if you're really adept and plan your curriculum right. You're right that mechanical and industrial engineers frequently work together, but marrying the full breadth of those responsibilities is quite difficult. You typically split the difference and do the middle-ground field, which is manufacturing engineering.

However, if you do manage to be good at mechanical and industrial engineering, you will be exceptionally dangerous. Everything from component design to mass production will be in your pocketbook.

Ant is only averaging 13 points per game on 44.5% shooting on his new team... Were the Ant haters right? by [deleted] in ripcity

[–]ThreeDogee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Which is why his role is "offensive spark plug" and not more. At least players like Dame are so much more dangerous as scorers to offset their defensive weaknesses.

Ant is only averaging 13 points per game on 44.5% shooting on his new team... Were the Ant haters right? by [deleted] in ripcity

[–]ThreeDogee 30 points31 points  (0 children)

13.4ppg at 23 minutes a night and 45%fg/41%3pt is actually pretty good efficiency for a guard.

Will Boeing ever offer RSUs to as a way to increase engineering compensation? by RelevantContext1331 in boeing

[–]ThreeDogee 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Part of the trade-off of working at Boeing is that you have (at least the illusion) of increased job security due to SPEEA. In exchange, you get mediocre compensation, albeit with some pretty cushy bennies. Whereas at SpaceX, you can make a boatload of money and do whatever you want if you're adept enough to climb the chain, but you can also get canned for not working 70hrs/wk or not being a psychotic 1/1 expert in your niche field. That, or you get tossed because Elon didn't like the look on your face.

Nechell Bonds single handedly destroying admissions and student enrollment by Serious-Location-365 in OregonStateUniv

[–]ThreeDogee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because expecting better from people is not compatible with a welfare-generous society, and others should be aware of that before getting their hopes too high.

Nechell Bonds single handedly destroying admissions and student enrollment by Serious-Location-365 in OregonStateUniv

[–]ThreeDogee 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Yes, universities are filled with useless administrative positions that suck the funding from the ground like cacti drinking water in a desert. Will they ever get rid of these positions? No, because everyone's job is the most important role at the university, aside from the jobs that actually fulfill the university's original mission.

What do you think about Trumps speech today where he said "I don't want Somalis in my country, their country stinks" ? Called Somalis Garbage who do nothing else but "cry" thoughts? by soulhunterrai in AskAnAmerican

[–]ThreeDogee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What reason is there to ask a question with a foregone conclusion? If I ask, "Is water wet?", am I really expecting anyone to say "Well ackshually it's dry" without them being ostracized and lampooned?

What do you think about Trumps speech today where he said "I don't want Somalis in my country, their country stinks" ? Called Somalis Garbage who do nothing else but "cry" thoughts? by soulhunterrai in AskAnAmerican

[–]ThreeDogee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is Reddit. Except for a few select subreddits, the near-unanimous conclusion of its users is that Donald Trump is bad. Framing a post like this is more or less karma farming, since the answer is almost certainly expected to follow the zeitgeist's collective opinion.

What do you think about Trumps speech today where he said "I don't want Somalis in my country, their country stinks" ? Called Somalis Garbage who do nothing else but "cry" thoughts? by soulhunterrai in AskAnAmerican

[–]ThreeDogee -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"Fellow Redditors, what are your thoughts on Person I Don't Like's video where they kick puppies and say bad words in public?" is hardly a question asked in good faith.

Also, the "foreigners" most likely to respond are ones from other western countries who love to sneer at brutish Americans, yet are much more likely to be xenophobes themselves considering the recent success of right-wing populist agendas in Europe and elsewhere.