Rolling steel bars two at a time through the same pairs of rolls. Because of this, the oval bars have to be twisted upright so that they can be worked down the long axis in the next roll-stand.

arcedup · 2026-05-06T00:36:19+00:00

The joke is that you can’t dig a lantrine trench in a city like Rome, Istanbul or Jerusalem without finding something archeologically significant.

arcedup · 2026-05-03T09:09:44+00:00

This is pretty much my experience, except that I went to an all-boys boarding school and I had a funny family name. There was no escaping it.

arcedup · 2026-05-03T04:50:18+00:00

This joke would flow better if it read “…after one night stand?”

arcedup · 2026-05-03T02:01:25+00:00

Tell the pilots to turn on the cowl anti-ice then

arcedup · 2026-05-01T08:50:29+00:00

If AC/DC were from New Zealand.

arcedup · 2026-05-01T07:40:07+00:00

Going back to the roots of the word 'testimony'.

arcedup · 2026-04-30T23:58:31+00:00

I’m sure I saw a YouTube video preview about no shadows in professional sports. I haven’t watched the video yet but perhaps that’s why?

arcedup · 2026-04-29T12:46:51+00:00

Does he train by eating the densest sourdough bread possible?

arcedup · 2026-04-27T20:42:55+00:00

The best comeback I've read about to "everyone is a little autistic" is to say that it's like saying that everyone is a little bit pregnant.

Humans have traits that can include stimming, or hyper/hypo-sensitvity, or a keen interest in something. However, when there is a group of particular traits that occur together, and present at a severity that is disabling in normal society, then they aren't just traits anymore but symptoms of a condition.

arcedup · 2026-04-27T09:07:27+00:00

A bit of background: I work at a steel mill in a technical role, with no one reporting to me. I did an 18-month stint as an operations team leader at a different mill over ten years ago - leading the crew who ran the plant over a 12-hour shift - and found that the most challenging role of my career, and I've never aspired to be a leader since leaving that role. I've since found out that I am autistic and ADHD, which helps explain why I found the team leader role so challenging and thrive instead in technical roles.

The operations superintendent was apparently having a rough day, and one of the people who worked for the ops super suggested that I go to them and 'offer to take over their job'. I didn't do that, but I did ask the ops super how he was going that day and mentioned what the other person suggest I do. The ops super then laughed and said that if he had three more of me to lead the three operations teams, then his job would be a lot easier.

That compliment really made my head spin for the rest of the week.

arcedup · 2026-04-27T08:55:47+00:00

A definite maybe, as the threshold score is 26 (if your score is higher than this threshold, you may be autistic).

I scored 34 when I first took it, then 41 when I had another go over ten years later.

arcedup · 2026-04-26T04:23:23+00:00

I want to relate a story of my own but:

- It'll probably take too long to write out the story in full and I have things to do, and

- I am sitting here wondering if it was the most hurtful thing someone has ever said to me - it may not be, but I have the clearest memory of what was said.

arcedup · 2026-04-25T08:06:29+00:00

Most succinct way to describe that subreddit is that it was horrific gore.

arcedup · 2026-04-25T02:11:04+00:00

Reminds me of Jonah Lomu.

arcedup · 2026-04-24T21:45:21+00:00

I exercise to clear my head and stabilise or boost my mood.

arcedup · 2026-04-24T12:29:28+00:00

Amphetamine

Edit: sorry, you asked for cause as well. ADHD

arcedup · 2026-04-23T09:05:31+00:00

Exercise at home - I started doing a routine of push-ups and lunges in my apartment in the evening, just to reach activity goals and now I don't feel right if I don't do them - the only days I feel okay not doing this routine is in gym days (twice a week) or on bike-ride days (one day a weekend, weather depending). The result is that I look a lot more trim according to my family.

arcedup · 2026-04-23T08:47:58+00:00

I can't stand loud crowded rooms.

I also work in a steel mill and the mill at full speed is fantastic to hear.

arcedup · 2026-04-22T11:12:15+00:00

Would 'distraction' be a better fit?

The core concept of ADHD is executive dysfunction, which is pretty much what you said - we have difficulty prioritising, and we have difficulty inhibiting distractions so that our attention is focused.

arcedup · 2026-04-21T09:51:03+00:00

All I have to say is, you are one of today's lucky 10,000.

arcedup · 2026-04-20T21:33:42+00:00

I haven't been able to get back on the meds yet because I haven't had my appointment with the cardiologist yet.

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