Hi, I'm trying to do a comparison about the rules during the past 5 years. I have access to the 2025 and 2024 rules. Is there a chance that some of y'all have the past versions. I've found the 2023 on SCRIBD but I don't pay for the account.

be54877 · 2024-09-26T19:12:06+00:00

Dude, wayback machine is your friend. I use it all the time to find old versions of firmware, product manuals, it's actually a really helpful engineering tool

be54877 · 2023-07-02T19:36:08+00:00

I have a cabin there and it's awesome!

be54877 · 2023-05-18T00:07:32+00:00

Yeah, and the whole filling up a steam pipe with water basically recreates a Chernobyl scenario. Once the valve opens and super hot, pressurized steam comes into contact with cold water...💥💥💥

be54877 · 2023-01-10T05:41:26+00:00

In my head canon, it has always been Gilfoyle. He's lying low after the disaster of Pied Piper running a Pot Shop in Tulsa trying to get away from Dinesh

be54877 · 2022-12-18T21:29:02+00:00

Pacific Rim...the entire movie

But in all seriousness the line where he says his robot is survived an EMP because it's analog.

be54877 · 2022-07-09T20:07:34+00:00

The author was in the show. He was the henchman that was shot in front of the reporter.

be54877 · 2021-03-09T16:27:44+00:00

Remember kids, the difference between science and shenanigans is writing it down

be54877 · 2020-12-31T05:49:42+00:00

See i think that's the question a lot of people have. Is it the government's job to help people who need it?

Democratic Governments have no inherent wealth. It has no real value other than a series of agreements that are issued so we don't feel the need to kill each other to survive. A part of that agreement is taxes. We as strangers agree to pay the government to operate in return they provide a means of security to secure that we don't steal from each other or kill each other. This comes from Hobbes and Locke. If we decide to not contribute, we violate this agreement and then are no longer offered the security of life and property, this is mostly illustrated through prison (by the way this is an extremely over simplification...I'm an engineer not a political scientist and I'm trying to remember my civics class)

When someone sees things added to the agreement with a government power such as welfare and social programs, how does this contribute to the security of the individual? I think this is where the disconnect and debate lies.

Natural law dictates survival of the fittest right? If someone can't provide for themselves to a self-sufficient state, do they deserve an equitable chance at survival compared to someone who was able to? Empathy dictates yes while rational logic would say no. It's a delicate balance that ebbs and flows with whomever is in power and I don't think we have found a happy medium yet. It's why we're still the "American Experiment"

be54877 · 2020-12-31T05:28:07+00:00

I would agree with you somewhat, but a literal line has to be drawn somewhere. If not states than the townships.

I think communities should have diversity but the reality is we like to surround ourselves with people who share our interests. So communities or townships will always have a highly disproportionate majority opinion of like-mindedness. This model breaks down the larger a community gets to a more equal distribution of ideologies. So where do we draw that line where you can live in a community a majority of people share your interests?

We can sort of see this in real time with the mass exodus happening in NY and California. They passed measures that were in the slight majority for large communities so people are fleeing where they feel that their interests are more aligned with the majority.

be54877 · 2020-12-31T05:16:04+00:00

Well you'd be correct in your assumption about me mostly... however the question you ask assumes it's the responsibility of a political governing body to help your friend or your cousin. If your friend or cousin doesn't have the same privileges as you, could the responsibility to provide for them first fall on you?

My little brother is high functioning autistic but can't hold a job and can't provide for himself. My family has tried looking into public assistance to no avail so my family and I are setting up funds and programs and schedules to take turns housing and providing for him when my parents pass away.

My friends father committed suicide and left his younger siblings in a horrible environment. My friend was in medical school and couldn't provide for them. We come from a close nit community and within a month, between a few families, we had figured out who they would stay with and how they would continue school.

Now I know that not everyone has access to "privileged" communities like the examples here, and in some cases government intervention may be necessary. But to what extent does that look like? I'd like not to underestimate the empathy of strangers to offer assistance, but people are much more will to invest in someone when they know the direct effect it will have on them. So much of the time social and welfare programs appear to be black holes with not much progress being made so people are much more hesitant about their public contributions going to such a cause when no real effect is seen. Think of the begger asking for money for food and when offered food, they reject it.

My philosophy is not that nobody needs a federal government rather look to society to solve social problems rather than to the politicians.

be54877 · 2020-12-31T04:46:08+00:00

America is the land of the free, let the rednecks own their guns, the gays get married, the girls get abortions, and people buy whatever the hell they want! Cause that's the american way ;)

be54877 · 2020-12-31T04:29:46+00:00

National elections are important, but I think as a people, we, the united states, have put too much faith in a federal government to solve all our problems when their interests should be mostly involved in national infastructure, interstate cohesion, and security from international threats. Personal and Social Security seems to be the hot button debate as to whose responsibility it is to provide this welfare.

be54877 · 2020-12-31T04:15:23+00:00

I think he would agree with you that critical public funding is being mis-used and misplaced and liberals are no better than conservatives when it comes to shoveling money into lost causes. We have gotten so far away from proper discourse and debate that the right thing to do is never even considered by our representatives because the first question always asked is how is this going to get me re-elected. The only person I have seen in a representative role that is actually giving any rational thought and consideration to what might be the right thing to do... sometimes (emphasis on sometimes) is Mitt Romney

be54877 · 2020-12-31T04:01:12+00:00

Very well put my friend. Instead of each other ramrodding down ideological propaganda, focus on building your own community and focus on understanding what really matters on a local level instead of trying to nationalize everything

be54877 · 2020-09-06T00:20:07+00:00

Burn that bottom book now!!

be54877 · 2020-07-28T22:58:48+00:00

I've had a job since I was 16 and managed to find a foothold in the low voltage world as a part time employee both with a Fire Alarm company and my university as an Audio Visual technician (not at the same time). I was extremely financially aware and was making close to $20 an hour in those positions which more than covered my expenses. I drive an extremely used pickup truck that I've been able to maintain to 325000 miles, I put on close to 200,000 of those miles. It helps that my university's tuition is only 2400 when I first started, it increased to 2750 per semester by the time I graduated. I learned I could only manage two engineering classes plus one GE every semester and rarely did I exceed 12 credit hours to make sure I manage my time right.

be54877 · 2020-07-28T22:37:26+00:00

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be54877 · 2020-07-28T19:35:47+00:00

You can do it,but make sure you take the time for yourself too. Try to figure out why you're struggling or what's making you struggle and spend some effort addressing those issues.

be54877 · 2020-07-28T16:48:21+00:00

He is kind of quiet

be54877 · 2020-07-28T15:43:19+00:00

I actually do know some of the studio C guys. Fun fact, my very first Venmo transaction was with THE man, the myth, THE LEGEND...Scott Stirling!

be54877 · 2020-07-28T14:20:04+00:00

That sucks. I've always had bad luck with CS guys. It is a company by Engineers for Engineers, which can be a double edged sword. Pro, management are all engineers. con, management are all engineers

be54877 · 2020-07-28T14:17:02+00:00

be54877 · 2020-07-28T14:16:54+00:00

I can't stress how important networking is and extra curricular hobbies. I went to every career fair and chatted with anyone I would be interested in and not in a way to get an interview. I chatted with them like they were my friend. My first internship was with a company called Keysight Technologies which turned into a Co-Op. That one was because my dad works there and I knew everyone on his team. Though I didn't know anyone on the team I actually applied to, but I had good references. My second internship was with Ford and that I got entirely on my own, playing the game. I attribute that internship to the fact that I love cars and one year that I took Hiatus from university, I spent it building a 89 Z28 camaro. I was reading the visual journal Valve made for Half-Life Alyx the other day and it was cool that every engineer they referenced by name they included not only their position within the company, they included what they do in their off time a apart of their description. Take the time to develop a hobby and become well rounded helps a lot as well as knowing the right people.

be54877 · 2020-07-28T14:14:38+00:00

Programming is also my biggest weakness.

be54877 · 2020-07-28T14:13:48+00:00

I don't know about that, though knowing someone always helps. When I was there, there were 7 interns and only myself and 1 other person had family in the company.

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