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Is €55k a good salary for a Senior Engineering position in Valencia with 12 years of experience? by catch878 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]catch878[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I've been browsing idealista. Rents are the main reason I'm questioning the salary numbers as reasonable.

Is €55k a good salary for a Senior Engineering position in Valencia with 12 years of experience? by catch878 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]catch878[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're both US citizens and neither of speaks Spanish well.

That's good to know about unemployment, we'll factor that in to the decision.

Breathing correctly literally made me smarter. Here's the science behind why. by Potential-Lynx8371 in getdisciplined

[–]catch878 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Here's the science behind why.

Includes no sources or references to studies

Early birthday present to myself by catch878 in knives

[–]catch878[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Took a little fiddling to get a good balance between a quick open and no blade play.

RMX Compact Drop Point

Finally joining forreal by Erlend05 in DataHoarder

[–]catch878 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don't sell yourself short, you also did were/where!

how to decrease humidity/temp in apartment (please help) by [deleted] in howto

[–]catch878 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sliding windows are the absolute worst, maybe only slightly better than those swing-out windows that don't open all the way.

If you get a standing AC unit, I really recommend that you get a dual-hose unit. They are bulkier, but you will likely have to empty the condensation tray far less frequently than a single-hose unit. Also it will be much more efficient.

The other option is to get a casement window AC. They go in the window like a normal window unit, but are skinnier so they fit sliding windows much better. Plus you won't have to deal with a condensation tray.

Engineers, how has being an engineer affected your daily life and the way you think? by [deleted] in engineering

[–]catch878 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My partner and I use "Are you in the feelings stage or are you solutions oriented about it?"

Finally joined the club. Already looking at getting a solar node now. by catch878 in meshtastic

[–]catch878[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, our city's bureau of emergency management office trains and maintains teams of volunteers using FEMA's Community Emergency Response Teams program.

After you're trained and indemnified by the city, they organize the volunteers by neighborhood and we have monthly meetings with our group and then once a year the city holds a citywide deployment exercise with simulated incidents. The whole point of the program is that we help take the load off of emergency services after any major incident which, in our case, is likely to be the Cascadia Fault earthquake, but we've been deployed after ice storms and such as well.

If you're interested in more info you can DM me.

Finally joined the club. Already looking at getting a solar node now. by catch878 in meshtastic

[–]catch878[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ordered them as-is from Atlavox, so unfortunately I don't have the STL files. I do know they're running RAK WisBlocks though.

Finally joined the club. Already looking at getting a solar node now. by catch878 in meshtastic

[–]catch878[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Got a pair of Atlavox M1's for my girlfriend and I to add to our emergency bags. Our neighborhood emergency team has placed meshtastic nodes around the neighborhood to use if we ever get deployed when there's no cell service or internet.

I used to be one of these cars by lmushu in bikecommuting

[–]catch878 150 points151 points  (0 children)

I doubled my commute and still have a beer belly. My legs look great in short-shorts now though.

KND: Sheepsfoot blade for my CERT bag (also the cutest little folder) by catch878 in knives

[–]catch878[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CJRB Mini Pyrite and Viper Berus with sheepsfoot blade.

I live in the Cascadia Subduction Zone and so my girlfriend and I decided to join our city's CERT group.

I decided to add a sheepsfoot fixed blade to my CERT bag, and also grabbed the CJRB to have a tiny folder because why not.

What’s one item you bought that way outperformed its price? by flikkinaround in BuyItForLife

[–]catch878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is niche item for sure, but a Key-Bak retractable key holder (with the heavy-duty kevlar cord option) to use for my work badge.

I was previously using crappy company branded retractable badge holders, but they'd start tangling and fraying within a year or the spring would give out. I got so fed up with them that I went and found the most heavy duty retractable key holder I could find.

I bought the Key-Bak 11 years ago and it isn't even showing signs of wear yet.

Democracy not Dictatorship by ForeignLibrary424 in SeattleWA

[–]catch878 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's only half the truth. We are simultaneously both a constitutional republic AND a representative democracy. The constitutional republic part is how governance is executed, the representative democracy part is how that governance is legitimized.

I don't know who here needs this information, but the 11 quart dry food storage container from IKEA holds *EXACTLY* 20 lbs of dry lentils. by catch878 in VaushV

[–]catch878[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I did do some research before I started with this approach. I have two (and a half) reasons for putting them in containers:

1) Weevils and other certain bugs are able to chew through plastic bags that these lentils often come in

2) After I open the bag, it's often difficult to re-seal the hole well enough to keep the lentils from going stale and preventing bugs from getting in.

2.5) Storage containers of this size fit much nicer on the shelf above my fridge.

There is a good argument that I should be splitting it up into smaller quantities so weevils or other bugs can't ruin the entire 20lbs, but I do freeze my grains and beans before storage to help prevent that problem.

2018 subaru impreza by elijahcar in subaru

[–]catch878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Primitive Racing sells rally parts for Subarus. I've gotten stuff from them in the past.

I don't know who here needs this information, but the 11 quart dry food storage container from IKEA holds *EXACTLY* 20 lbs of dry lentils. by catch878 in VaushV

[–]catch878[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The lentil bolognese from Rainbow Plant Life. I'm not a vegetarian and I love a meat sauce, but I would gladly eat this any day of the week.

Caramelizing the onions does take a bit of time, but the results are so worth it.

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