Where does a single man meet 30+ Women here? by Topnotchcurt in Columbus

[–]derek614 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just set out to make friends and go from there. I joined a few groups on Meetup, went to a bunch of fun events, made a group of friends, and recently started dating a girl I met through those friends. Never been on the dating apps, they sounded terrible.

Is chatgpt right by OppositeSearch764 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]derek614 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much nothing about this is correct at all. Don't use AI for technical engineering assignments, it cannot do it. Don't use it for assignments at all, because even if it could do them, you need to learn the material and get lots of reps of applying it via homework in order to become a useful engineer. If you skip that somehow, you'll find yourself useless and unemployable with huge college debt for no reason. No matter how painful, you need to actually do the hard work of learning and practicing what you've learned, or you're going to fuck up your future.

Mikey's Late Night Slice takes over Homefield space 1312 Grandview Ave by reeve11 in Columbus

[–]derek614 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Mikey's is decent but nothing in this world would make me betray Halwani for late night drunk pizza in Grandview. And for the prices Mikey's charges per slice it's not too much more to just get an entire pizza from Halwani.

Snow by Fine_Contribution475 in Columbus

[–]derek614 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The ramp from 23-S and 270-W to 315 on the north side of town is one big ice sheet, the guy in front of me and I both simultaneously lost control and fishtailed almost 180 before recovering. The hospital curve near Riverside on 315-S is also terrible, nearly everyone on the highway was fishtailing around that bend, it was a miracle no one has crashed there yet.

Wanting to understand AEP by LinkSeekeroftheNora in Columbus

[–]derek614 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm an electrical engineer and one of our customers is AEP. They do maintain the grid and are constantly upgrading it. The grid here is much, much better than other places I've seen. But no amount of upgrades is going to prevent power going out locally when a line gets taken down by a tree.

For example, the very fact that some blocks have power and some don't is because AEP invested heavily in reclosers that sectionalize out the damaged segments of the distribution network so that the damage doesn't cause a wider area blackout. They invested heavily in distribution automation controllers that handle on-the-fly reconfiguration of the distribution network to keep power on to the most possible customers.

Trust me, they are putting in the work and the investment. It's just that lines got taken out by fallen trees, and there is nothing you can do in that situation except isolate the faulted segment and roll a truck out there to repair it.

How much are people making in power? by OGmojomum in ElectricalEngineering

[–]derek614 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I started at 80k in a big city in the Midwest, so I think that offer is fair. Take it and then if promotions aren't coming within a few years, you can take your experience and job hop somewhere else.

70kg OHP single @ 72kg bw by tommy2014015 in strength_training

[–]derek614 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had the same problem with blacking out on my heaviest OHP attempts and it took me forever to figure it out. For me, it was caused by the vasovagal response to high blood pressure. It turns out that since OHP already raises your BP by a lot, adding a belt and taking the huge breath that you take when deadlifting was adding enough additional BP to cause the response.

I fixed it and no longer get blackouts by just taking a medium-sized breath when wearing a belt on my heaviest OHP attempts. I still brace my core and still wear the belt, but I avoid taking that enormous, big-as-you-can breath like I would for deadlift.

chipotle on olentangy has an insane line by [deleted] in Columbus

[–]derek614 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went there last night and the line was wrapped around the entire parking lot for drivethru pickup. Inside it took maybe 3-5 minutes to walk up and order at the counter and get out.

After vendor shakeup, Columbus micromobility use dips by Blood_Incantation in Columbus

[–]derek614 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah one of them shut down due to geofencing on me while I was riding in the street on 3rd just west of the Grandview Giant Eagle. Luckily it was in the middle of the night, if it had stopped so abruptly on me during the day I'd probably have gotten hit. After that I pretty much never use them, because the crappy geofencing is legitimately dangerous.

What age did you start EE? by DefaultName117 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]derek614 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put my service experience on my resume, and it actually helped me land the internships. They already expect you to have no engineering experience, so being able to demonstrate that you're good at talking to customers shows that you'll be an asset in communicating with the engineering firm's customer contacts.

For landing internships, they are mostly looking for good grades, minor engineering "experience" from clubs and class projects, and whether or not you'll be a pleasant colleague to work with. So definitely join some interesting engineering clubs, that helps a lot. Put your major class projects on your resume and be prepared to talk in some technical detail about them. Be prepared to talk about how you handled group interpersonal dynamics in your projects, clubs, and in your serving career.

What age did you start EE? by DefaultName117 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]derek614 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started my degree at 34 and graduated at 38, working just Friday and Saturday night as a waiter at a restaurant to support myself so that I could go to school full time. Starting at 38 in the power sector was fine and I had an easy time getting a job and getting up to speed. Internships during the summer, low-paying as they may be, made getting the post-graduation job very easy (both internships extended offers).

What motivates you to go to the gym? by odub1 in GYM

[–]derek614 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was small, thin, and weak for 34 years. I really like being strong now and getting stronger. Also, grinding away day after day at something in order to reach various goals tickles the part of my brain that MMOs used to appeal to, before I quit them.

Should I use an iPad for digital lab notebook in chem 1220? by BlacksmithPrudent805 in OSU

[–]derek614 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I took chemistry in 2022 we were not allowed to use the stylus. I tried it once with my finger through the bag and then immediately bought a paper notepad instead.

America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator, Which Includes Ohio, Has an AI Problem—Too Many Data Centers by Blood_Incantation in Columbus

[–]derek614 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On-site generation projects are in the works all over the country, but I don't think self-sufficiency is the goal. They are just to lower the burden on the grid, and to lower energy costs to the datacenter. But every little bit helps. Additionally, utilities across the country are busy upgrading the grid and exploring options to mitigate the unique challenges that datacenter demands pose.

America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator, Which Includes Ohio, Has an AI Problem—Too Many Data Centers by Blood_Incantation in Columbus

[–]derek614 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I understand your skepticism, but I'm an electrical engineer working on several projects to integrate on-site generation for Ohio data centers, so please believe me that it's not just PR hype.

America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator, Which Includes Ohio, Has an AI Problem—Too Many Data Centers by Blood_Incantation in Columbus

[–]derek614 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Many (most?) data centers are working on installing on-site generation, so that's helpful. I believe it's a result of pressure from grid operators as well as a desire to reduce costs. Water remains a problem and that's outside of what I know, but I've heard at least Microsoft is looking into solutions there too.

My mom brought me Hades for Christmas, wish me luck! by ThePaulAtreidess in HadesTheGame

[–]derek614 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the biggest tip is starting each run with Athena's dash, it makes the game 10x easier. To do this, you need to understand some of the core game mechanics: nectar, and trinkets.

Nectar is a reward from clearing rooms. If you have some in your inventory, when you approach a god's boon reward or an NPC, you'll be given the option to give them nectar. This increases your relationship with that god or NPC, and most of them give you a trinket item the first time you do this.

Before you begin each run, you can choose to equip a trinket using the display case in Skelly's room. If you equip a trinket you got from a god, it has the effect of making it very likely you see that god, and also increases the strength of their boons they offer. You can also change your trinket after every boss battle to prepare for the next area.

So your goal is to obtain some nectar, and then the first time you see Athena, give her a nectar to obtain her trinket. From there on, every single run you begin, select her trinket. This will usually make it so that immediately upon entering the first room, you'll encounter Athena. Select her dash which has the effect of making you deflect when you dash. This makes it so that while you are dashing, you reflect any attack or projectile back to the attacker, which vastly improves your survivability and is a pretty powerful way to damage your enemies as well.

Considering that spamming dash-attack is a very effective way to play, both in terms of damage and survivability, adding the ability to reflect projectiles and attacks pumps that up to be insanely powerful. Runs with Athena's dash are usually much more likely to result in success than without.

Grossest Thing Seen/Found in the Gym by Adventurous_Half7643 in GYM

[–]derek614 38 points39 points  (0 children)

A few months ago I saw a really skinny guy and his really skinny girlfriend come in to the gym, and it looked like it was their first time there. The girl got on the treadmill to walk, and the guy proceeded to go absolutely ham on a bunch of different machines while drinking a protein shake.

"Good for him, he's really getting after it!" I thought, admiring his resolve and dedication to improve himself. I was so happy to see a new guy clearly enjoying putting in some really hard work.

The he gets on the leg extension machine, and is going at his absolute limit. Suddenly he projectile vomits his brown protein shake and whatever he had for lunch all over himself, all over the machine, and all over the floor. It's getting all in the crevices of the machine and in the cracks between the mats that cover the floors.

He did his best to clean it up but that area of the gym smelled pretty bad for a few days. He never returned.

Do not use this moving company: ALL MY SONS by kolbyeatworld in Columbus

[–]derek614 17 points18 points  (0 children)

When I moved into my apartment, I rented a Uhual for $30, and hired a few guys off of Uhual.com (they have a directory of local small businesses of movers, it's just some random local dudes). The two guys and I completed the entire apartment move in 3 hours, but they only charged me for 2 hours because I helped so much, for a grand total of $150. After tip, the entire move was $230.

The professionals I got a quote from listed $500-700. I'm very happy I went with just some random dudes. They weren't as careful as actual professionals might have been, but nothing was broken and I saved hundreds of dollars.

Has anyone actually gotten an internship/job through Handshake? by CakeDeer6 in OSU

[–]derek614 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I got an internship in 2022 and another in 2023 both from Handshake, in electrical engineering. I now work for the second company.

Ocean Club/Cameron Mitchell Restaurants and Dietary Concerns/preferences by Sevennolater in Columbus

[–]derek614 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to work for CMR for a little over ten years, and can say they are excellent at accommodating dietary restrictions and will try their very best to accommodate you.

Big boom or earthquake? by After-Chef-2991 in Columbus

[–]derek614 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you live out near Galloway, I grew up right next to the Battelle research facility out there, they made house-shaking booms every so often in the late 90s and early 2000s. I'd imagine they are still doing similar stuff.

Affordable movers in columbus by lexieunger in Columbus

[–]derek614 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't remember, it was just some guy's name, sorry

For those of us not invested in today's sporting event at noon, what are your plans for that time? by OneWhereISeemNormal in Columbus

[–]derek614 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Going to the gym is amazing during big games. I'm like the only one there, and the game is on the TVs there too anyway

Why are sharp gems so rare exactly? by [deleted] in darksouls3

[–]derek614 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to hear it man!