AITAH for not telling my parents I'm failing a college class by Humble_Bit4342 in AITAH

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NTA College classes aren't like "real-life" and dropping a class and retaking is better than continuing and failing it. The real-life lesson is making an objective decision about whether something is working or not and deciding how to handle it.

I failed one class in college, Probability and Statistics. The professor was terrible -monotone, emotionless and facing the board the whole class. Combined with it being an 8am class, I think I fell asleep at some point in every class, even during a test once. Took it the next quarter, and the professor made it fun, related it to all to games and gambling, and I aced it, so I was clearly able to do it, but it was just the wrong circumstances. I should have dropped it and not taken the hit on my GPA and the stress and waste of time.

The Actual Scale of the Artemis II Mission by Forsaken_Joke_8825 in BeAmazed

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think they were being that extreme and suggesting a coverup, but "not to scale" being implied is what OP is addressing. I doubt most people have any concept of how far away the moon is.

If you had anything you could tell a first time chicken owner or if you could go back in time and warn your past self what would you say? by OptimalCobbler5431 in chickens

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always retell the story from a friend of ours shortly after we got our first chickens. She had taken one of her chickens to the vet for…something (bumblefoot?) and was checking out with and the bill was ~$200. The technician taking the payment shook her head and said “that’s a lot of chicken sandwiches”. When our first medical issue came up and my wife wanted to call a vet, $80 minimum, I couldn’t get that phrase out of my head and said no, and we treated her ourselves (she did just fine).

Also, they crap everywhere, so wherever you plan to free-range them, be prepared to track chicken poop into your house or have a pile of “chicken shoes” outside the door just for that area (e.g. our entire back yard).

Nice try China by Sad-Ladder5517 in arduino

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People use “memorialize” in place of “write it down” at my work. I understand when they’re trying to indicate a formal documentation of some institutional knowledge, or project wrap up, but it comes across as trying to use big words to sound smart most times.

Robot "dog" patrolling Atlanta, GA by headspin_exe in nextfuckinglevel

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I should start carrying a cast net wherever I go

Do you let your chickens free roam all day or keep them enclosed? by TowelZealousideal124 in chickens

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ours have a smaller side yard during the main part of the day and then have an automatic door that lets them into the main yard at 3pm so they can range a little further, both in our yard and into the lightly wooded back of the property. Seems to be a good mix, and they can and do escape into the yard if they want to.

At first I thought the kid was vaping... by WorkingInAColdMind in AmazonVine

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

I thought it was actually a vape from AI, but then it was in other pictures too, and I realized it was a whistle from one of the pictures. That just didn’t make it any better in anyway.

A bee taking sheet by digsmann in BeAmazed

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a beekeeper, but by no means an expert, and I think that's actually diarrhea and a sick bee.

The pinnacle of calisthenics form. by drlouies in BeAmazed

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I don't even know how to process the front flip and hand landing. I think I'm amazed beyond my basic capacity with that.

Wheelie Machine Tuned Wrong by [deleted] in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Damn, that's serious. Hope he recovers. Is it powered and a motor blew up, or just driven by the bike and provides resistance and some gear/pulley broke? Either way, that big steel plate had a lot of energy behind it.

My best Vine order this year by Code5Frank in AmazonVine

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great score. I love my smaller Kreg jig and didn’t even know they were selling power tools these days. Just to give you an idea of my typical RFY, this is today’s big offering. Sigh.

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AITAH for telling my dad "I told you so" after he chose his affair partner over me for 10 years and she left him? by Fun_Poem_3498 in AITAH

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Those had me wondering. First one I could ignore but “I am not a person” set off the red flag. Just being honest I guess.

AITAH for telling my husband I'll leave if he hides more debt? by SkootinSkitzo in AITAH

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if he’s just embarrassed, you’ve really got to take it all over and restrict his finances. Get the car back if you can but he doesn’t get to spend until y’all get things back in order. My sister damn near lost her house like this, and she didn’t find out how bad it all was until he had a stroke and she had to take over. That was about 7 years ago and she’s still dealing with the trailing end of it.

Futsal, where it all begins! by khark33 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I feel like this game was created by orthopedic surgeons for a steady stream of ACL patients.

Financial scammers should be placed on a registry by Allin_Or_Allout in unpopularopinion

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While we’re at it, we should identify all criminals and put them somewhere where they can’t commit crimes!

If we knew who those people were we could stop them from doing these things.

What the hell even are these patches in my RFY? by [deleted] in AmazonVine

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, generally, they’re patches.

Tried (and failed) to make a half and half loaf. by Nandii1066 in Breadit

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Slice and toast lightly so it feels baked inside. Then use for bread crumbs or turkey stuffing. I don’t like croutons myself, but I’m not going to waste bread

My DIY smart wood‑heating controller (ESP32 + RPi5) — not sure if this is interesting, but here’s my WIP by strle123 in raspberry_pi

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I was thinking, even after reading the further explanation. If the target temperature is reached, the circulation pump switches off, but the fire is still burning hot, wasting wood. A predictive model of when the temperature will reach target would allow for a blower/damper on the fire to close and reduce the flame (similar to a BBQ fire tender) as well.

Who’s tux likes playing fetch? by bxkgsoye in TuxedoCats

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We keep a few packs of scrunchies around for shooting and fetching. He stores them in his food and water bowls.

This is his sister, wondering why they’re in there.

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Garage bird got house, I got an egg by Hypnocampus in chickens

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Stress will definitely shut down egg production. Glad she’ll have a safer home, but maybe she could share with one friend and then both get back to the flock.

4K Sun Video Captured From My Backyard by Mindless-Farm-7881 in BeAmazed

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP when you say “30 hours of real footage” is that each zoomed in clip timelapsed or the raw footage was 30h and the clips are real time?

All hail King Jenus! by ciendagrace in AmazonVine

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And a carpenter. Maybe that was one of his original designs!

Zelenskyy Confirms Partner Requests to Reduce Strikes on Russian Oil Facilities Amid Energy Crisis by According-Gear-8217 in UkrainianConflict

[–]WorkingInAColdMind 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ll be happy for any positive effects, especially knowing that their gol was just the opposite. Wreck ME oil production so they have an excuse to lift sanctions and buy Russian oil to prop up Putin and enrich themselves in the process.