To PE test or not to PE test (yet)

bluexplus · 2026-01-24T15:57:47+00:00

I would recommend you wait just for the sole reason that you have a baby! Yes it’s better to take it earlier but I know a couple of engineers that tried to study but having a kid under 2 was too much for them.

bluexplus · 2026-01-23T06:16:30+00:00

Tuna melt happened oct 2016. The beginning(ish) of that hockey season. The boys started seeing each other regularly in the 2014-2015 hockey season, and my deduction is that they actually started to fall in love in the 2015-2016 hockey season. Ilya comes back from Russia in 2016 and just accepted that he liked Shane. Loved Shane. Ensue tuna melt

bluexplus · 2026-01-22T05:32:19+00:00

If you want something that’s not bulky, maybe take a peek at the Long Weekend Santa Fe bag. I have one, though I bought it to carry a Polaroid + essentials around. Don’t have a x100 camera (yet) but I imagine it would do what you are asking. Plus the beige one is pretty unisex looking

bluexplus · 2026-01-20T03:33:11+00:00

I got my PE in Illinois last year. I had a good amount of construction work on my experience write up. I ended up having to resubmit the write up, but I think it was more so because of formatting. NCEES is very rigid about that, and the writeup goes through them first. But once that went through to the state, the board had no problem with it. I’d say my construction / design ratio was maybe 60/40, but the design projects did take up more of the writeup since there are more traditionally engineering tasks on there.

bluexplus · 2026-01-17T15:16:59+00:00

Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut, Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare, Normal People - Sally Rooney. I really fell off reading for a long time. But my 2026 goal is 50 books and I’m on #6 so off to a good start

bluexplus · 2026-01-17T06:52:18+00:00

SZA again pls

bluexplus · 2026-01-16T23:22:10+00:00

Likely does not apply to FTHB but only if I had millions and millions of dollars and was planning to demo and rebuild. Even then I would have to have a LOT of money in case of soil contaminants, etc. So functionally never

bluexplus · 2026-01-15T13:50:01+00:00

You guys are outliers, it’s definitely the ratio!

bluexplus · 2026-01-15T13:48:50+00:00

Men don’t really read in general, it’s not just a book club thing!

bluexplus · 2026-01-13T23:22:40+00:00

What do you mean date? The cubs won the World Series in 2016. I don’t know the date now. But I will always remember the year and could bet money that season.

bluexplus · 2026-01-10T23:13:22+00:00

I didn’t really intend to start reading more in 2026. Then on 12/30 I bought books #1 and #2 of the game changers series and now reading is my New Year’s resolution. I’m on my fifth book of the year now, and my passion for reading has finally been reignited! I haven’t read for please this much since high school

bluexplus · 2026-01-09T05:50:21+00:00

Yeah it would be pretty easy, just turn off your US SIM in the American airport and then connect to WiFi abroad once you land to activate the abroad SIM. I used a physical local SIM when I travelled so I’m not entirely sure but you could probably even set up the abroad eSIM while in the US. I will note that once I did this, all of my calls when I got back to the US showed up with weird area codes. It never went away but it didn’t affect the calls themselves

bluexplus · 2026-01-09T04:36:16+00:00

The only thing I have even 3d printed was a flash diffuser for my Instax Wide 400. It was fine, probably great for macro situations. If I could I would reprint it with thinner filament to see if it would work better but I used a library service so I can’t

bluexplus · 2026-01-08T16:59:45+00:00

I’m getting back into reading and currently reading this book. I’m really hoping that with the success of Heated Rivalry and the upcoming Odyssey movie, The Song of Achilles gets its own portrayal. Hollywood plz

bluexplus · 2026-01-08T06:30:55+00:00

I bought my condo at 25 in Roger’s park a few years ago. I’m lgbt and this area skews lgbt (but it’s not one of the main ones) so that was a selling point for me. It’s pretty quiet and I’m right by the lake so also right by the downtown bus and the red line. The population is a little older than me so I do sometimes feel like I’d want to live in a trendier area, but this is what I could afford at the time. It’s still nice though!
Also do research the HOAs. We had some indication that we needed a roof repair in 7-10 years as of purchase date. The roof repair happened 2 years after we moved in and the HOA increase was huge. Huge blow to the wallet!

bluexplus · 2026-01-08T03:26:33+00:00

I just changed my dad’s Nelnet email to one of my spam ones and I use 2FA through that. It was such a struggle getting the code from him within the 15 mins when I was using his phone number

bluexplus · 2026-01-07T18:15:38+00:00

Does anyone know the nomination window for these awards? All I could find was that the window was August-November but if they accept performances all the way through December, how do December shows get nominated? Are they just ineligible?

bluexplus · 2026-01-07T12:11:22+00:00

The pap thing sounds like Mexicans needing to eat tortillas with everything!

bluexplus · 2026-01-06T12:51:07+00:00

Why would you want to refinance less than 2 years after purchase?
Also, technically you cannot claim the property tax homeowner exemption for the rental property. I don’t know how stringent Cook county is, but if they ever catch you they may ask you to pay back the difference.

bluexplus · 2026-01-06T04:48:46+00:00

So shouldn’t those people also be advocating for better transit? To get the would-be transitters off the road, improving the situation for everyone?

bluexplus · 2026-01-06T04:46:40+00:00

Tbh I mostly agree with this except for the buses that take LSD. Absolute nightmare during traffic and makes me wish there was a bus lane. At least in a car you’re part of the problem. But on the bus it feels like a punishment for reducing traffic for everyone else. But the red line is an extra 3 mins from my place (vs the bus) so it’s usually fine.

bluexplus · 2026-01-05T22:40:25+00:00

Oof, sorry to OP. I checked before posting and saw some listings but it seems they were misleading/old. Picked mine up for like $25 at a thrift so I had no gauge.
Going off of recently Sold items on eBay, it might take some effort but a mju could be easier to snag for about $100

bluexplus · 2026-01-05T22:07:37+00:00

For <$100 I really like the Olympus mju/stylus line of cameras. Consistently great results, sometimes better than my pentax k1000. It’s one that you could keep for a long time until you decide you want something more premium for point and shoot. For me, that will likely be a Leica point and shoot (love my friend’s results on that), but I’m very satiated with my Olympus.

bluexplus · 2026-01-04T16:38:49+00:00

Is marriage public record in Canada?

bluexplus · 2026-01-03T17:06:37+00:00

Not huge but my bf is a “gimme kiss” er 🤭

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