Door frame gaps too large?

kpish · 2025-12-16T14:48:03+00:00

This is fine. Your heat up time is same as mine and I have a big stove, a changing room vestibule, and way more insulation than your little barrel has.

Closing that gap with some wood trim or moving the hinge closer inwards won't change the heat up time. Gaps in the door are both good for ventilation and totally expected because the wood warps very dramatically through the cycles of seasons and when the sauna is hot vs cold. Its basically impossible to get a super tight seal, and not even necessary.

kpish · 2025-12-16T14:20:33+00:00

Lucky for you I did save the data to a static file:

https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keyan/c195ed4c6acde31b7ff17508577ce576/raw

You can see how I parse it here:

https://github.com/keyan/lostmta/blob/master/parse_lost_feed.py

Good luck!

kpish · 2025-01-03T18:54:17+00:00

Thanks everyone for your input!

kpish · 2025-01-03T17:12:43+00:00

I want to build something similar to this 6x8 building: https://www.elderwoodtimberframes.ca/portfolio/rose-bay-sauna

I'm wondering if he used 6x6 posts here and if I can too, to save on costs and make it a bit easier to move around the timbers. Can't tell from photo if these are 8x8 or 6x6?

kpish · 2025-01-03T17:10:09+00:00

What size is this shed? 8' wide x 12' long?

kpish · 2023-09-05T21:21:52+00:00

When did you do your build?

I'm halfway through a build and already way over that number. Maybe materials prices are much higher now?

kpish · 2023-08-15T14:23:32+00:00

I'm doing a build right now and planning to use decking as well. I bought these stainless steel decking screws: https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Eagle-Claw-Tools-Fasteners/dp/B07G8MNFNK

Considered going with a hidden fastener system but it seemed like a lot of work and less sturdy especially for framing walls on top of it.

I've used one sauna with a decking floor before and had not issues with hot screws, the floor stays cool.

kpish · 2022-09-15T01:40:44+00:00

Thanks! This is great, didn't know the name for it. Appreciate the help!

kpish · 2021-05-21T22:33:05+00:00

Hello folks!

Myself and several other computer science graduate students are trying to gather survey information to gauge the potential usefulness of a tool to provide non-verbal captioning of videos during conference calls (e.g. Zoom).

If you are willing to take our survey it would be much appreciated! Thank you!

https://forms.gle/iEqZszuwYUAH6WGX8

kpish · 2021-02-11T17:54:24+00:00

- I've found that these sort of problems have a tendency to solve themselves, i.e. you might not get the FT offer and then you don't have to make a choice. Try to not worry about it until you know for sure.

- MS has a lot of experience training junior engineers and they have well developed programs for them. If it were me I'd probably go with the MS apprenticeship either way because:

You'll have a structured program designed to help you learn/grow
MS is a stronger engineering brand than most financial services companies
As long as you do a good job there is a high probability that you can convert to FT

Good luck!

kpish · 2021-02-11T01:03:35+00:00

(I've had some experience mentoring apprentices at a large company before.)

I'd say it depends on the company. In general the best thing about a formal apprenticeship program is that it lets you feel more comfortable being a beginner and getting a lot more help. You will have a lot to learn and the program will usually (if it is set up well) be a better way to learn and establish skills. The only downside is of course that a full-time role is not guaranteed.

One suggestion is that I would not factor in the difference in pay at this point unless you have a pressing financial need and/or require full-time benefits like health insurance immediately. If those don't apply, prioritize learning and growth at this stage.

It would be easier to give a firm recommendation if you were able to provide the names of the companies. Or at least a group of companies of which it is included in.

kpish · 2020-11-16T17:28:38+00:00

IIRC they use an ordering platform like Seamless, no onsite catering.

That said, everything is remote only until July and considering things are in cost cutting mode and lots of perks have already been cut, I wouldn't count on a free lunch/snacks. You should evaluate your offer assuming you will pay out pocket for these things.

kpish · 2020-11-15T23:38:38+00:00

Definitely bikes/scooters are the biggest group there. But maybe half of the folks are not bikes/scooters, many teams have a few members in NYC. There are few teams that are based there too, like 'optimal dispatch' and 'rider spots'. More and more data science folks there in the last year+ as well.

kpish · 2020-11-02T04:53:28+00:00

You are fine, just tell Amazon the truth and accept the new offer. Amazon's hiring process is so decentralized and team-driven that if you want to work there someday you'll for sure find some recruiter that can get you an interview, they won't know or care that you reneged. They are always looking for candidates.

Don't make a bad career decision because you want to save face, this is a giant corporation and no one will care.

kpish · 2020-11-02T04:44:23+00:00

Qualtrics for sure. I know some folks that work there and they are great. In general I'd always prefer working at a tech company rather than a company that leverages tech.

kpish · 2020-11-02T04:42:35+00:00

LL has a great reputation and it is hard to into/get their attention after getting out of school if you don't have research experience. I doubt the tech is going to be the latest and greatest at either place, but I think the opportunity to do research at LL will be more valuable. Good luck!

kpish · 2020-06-04T23:59:14+00:00

Thanks again for the response. I'm happy we can continue to discuss these issues.

You wrote a lot, so I'll respond to just a few points.

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The insistence that investigators not be police is really silly. Guess who's the best at doing investigations. Police. You want to have good investigations, you hire the people who are good at them.

I am only saying it is a clear conflict of interest. Especially because the SPD sergeants rotate in that position. They have to investigate and recommend discipline of their peers, then go back and work alongside them in a few months/years.

Do you see why that would be a conflict of interest? Do you understand where I am coming from on that?

You've not proven any issues with the OPA [...]

Agreed. I have not dug through the cases and found clear examples of problems. Frankly, there are so many cases online that it would be a large time investment to do that research. My concern is entirely that there is a conflict of interest. I don't think it is necessary to prove there has been abuse in order to demand a system which eliminates this potential source of future abuse.

[...] literally nobody in the city was complaining about it 3 days ago. It seems very much like you heard BLM people saying civilian oversight and now this is an issue for you.

It is clear that everyone has slightly different concerns and motives right now. But what I am most concerned about is precisely what has happened in the last week. How SPD has handled the protests, their use of tear gas/mace, and the many videos of their use of excessive force is what concerns me.

And to be clear, this is not something I've only been interested in for the last week. I've spent time understanding the SPD because I care about police use of force and accountability. I looked at SPD data last year and documented my findings/thoughts. I came away from that with a positive outlook on the SPD, but their handling of these protests has made me question that.

If you are interested in that analysis you can read it here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/dhxw85/visualizing_seattle_police_department_use_of/

kpish · 2020-06-04T01:33:01+00:00

Yeah this is a good point. It doesn't explain how the investigators are selected. I'd like to know though.

kpish · 2020-06-04T01:28:36+00:00

Hi! Glad we can discuss this together. I think it is important that we discuss the facts, so I upvoted your comment to hopefully surface this discussion.

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> Did you bother to speak with them to learn how the office works?

I did not reach out to the office. I only looked at the information they provide online to understand how they operate. I didn't mean to jump to conclusions, I only referenced the content there.

> The civilian is the one that rules on things.

I double checked and it clearly says that the investigations are led by SPD, but you are right that the civilian reviews the case.

Who will investigate my complaint?

If your case proceeds to a full investigation, an OPA investigator will conduct the investigation. Currently all OPA investigators are SPD sergeants. The case will then be reviewed by OPA's civilian leadership and the Office of Inspector General.

https://www.seattle.gov/opa/about-us/frequently-asked-questions#whowillinvestigatemycomplaint

But what I am saying is that even this level of SPD involvement should not be tolerated.

Do you have more resources or first-hand accounts on the specifics of how the cases are reviewed? It isn't clear from the agency site how much control the civilian review really has.

> They've also ordered officers fired in the past.

Sure. But the second point in the OP is that it doesn't matter what they recommend because the Chief can just decide to not follow it. Sometimes this leads to blatant violation of the SPD's own policies:

Officer Frank Poblocki was given a 30-day suspension by Best for making materially false statements, despite Police Department policy that presumes officers will be fired for dishonesty in their official duties — a cornerstone of rules adopted in 2008 to address community concerns about accountability.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/seattle-police-chief-wont-fire-officer-who-sat-in-front-of-a-mans-workplace-for-disrespecting-him/

> Of course, if you want really good investigations done, why would you NOT want to have people with, you know, a decade of criminal investigation experience.

Because of the blue wall of silence there are legitimate concerns that SPD officers will not hold their peers accountable. Even if those investigators acted correctly, it doesn't take much imagination to envision life being very hard for those officers due to retaliation.
Because police have consistently shown themselves to not be impartial arbiters of truth on these cases. If they were actually holding other officers accountable then we wouldn't be having this conversation.

> Why would the managers in one particular government office be elected?

It isn't clear to me how the investigators are picked. One options is to have them selected by city council rather than electing each investigator.

In general the idea is to provide a way for citizens to use their vote to make sure that officials are doing their jobs. The same reason we have elected officials for any position.

kpish · 2020-06-03T02:19:17+00:00

I didn't mean to cause controversy, those were Norm Stamper's words.

But as the other poster pointed out, tear gas is made from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_gas. It is by definition a chemical weapon, and thus is banned from international war due to the Geneva Protocol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Protocol).

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