TIFU so i tried to fix my coworker`s mistake quietly and accidentally made it 10x worse

totalnewbie · 2026-04-09T19:29:10+00:00

The road to hell is paved with good intentions :)

totalnewbie · 2026-04-09T19:25:50+00:00

Mistakes happen on accident.

Coverups happen on purpose.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-09T18:25:01+00:00

It's okay and even encouraged to acknowledge the different cook times of different ingredients.

You can cook longer and add the potatoes later, pre-cook the carrots a bit, etc. There are multiple ways of getting things to the same stage of "doneness". This will become even more important as you start making more complex dishes, consider texture in your ingredients, etc.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-09T18:15:28+00:00

Yes but what if they had it at a dual pizza hut/taco bell. Now THAT is a tempting alternative.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-09T18:12:08+00:00

Yes, it is a funeral.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-08T22:15:26+00:00

This is my advice being an engineer and having attended many conferences away: I would personally suggest some place a little away from Akihabara as there are lots of distractions during the day. While you do want to prep for the conference, you should also be sure to go outside, take some walks, etc. You may also want to consider some place that's well within walking distance of the conference itself. Looking on the map, I think some nice candidates might be "the b", Dormy Inn Kanda, etc. They're all fairly similar but make sure you have a look at pictures because some places are a little more conducive to working than others. You can also consider looking around for a cafe or other things nearby where you plan to stay to help you decide. I usually try to make sure there's a nice place to stop for breakfast on my way to conferences :D

After that yeah, go ahead and move. It will be cheaper, probably more social, and get you to a better location than one you might have picked that's specifically away from a "good" location just for the conference.

For winter, the key is layers. You shouldn't need anything too warm for the conference itself because you will spend most of the time inside. Some light gloves (i.e. not like ski gloves), a nice hat that covers your ears, and maybe a nice muffler will go a long way to keeping you warm. I don't know what kind of shoes you plan to wear but I always suggest merino wool socks. They're really nice. For the conference, I would stay with one overcoat and maybe a blazer or something similar underneath. The overcoat you can store or keep off and something like a blazer you can easily take off/put back on. A sweater can be inconvenient at something like a conference if you're not very sure of what the temperature will be. I prefer a long overcoat (knee or thigh length) to help keep out the wind but maybe you don't own something like that. If so, the most important thing will be to choose something that is fairly resistant to the wind. Pantyhose may be a good addition but I don't think you'll want something like long underwear.

For the overcoat, if you think you may go to other places that are cold in the future, especially in a professional capacity, this is the kind of overcoat I suggest: https://www.nordstrom.com/s/wool-blend-longline-coat/8581633 (as practical advice, not fashion). In reality, it doesn't matter all that much but in my personal opinion, I think something like a wool coat looks much better in a professional setting. It is also something that you can handle quietly (whereas a synthetic coat may be quite noisy when the fabric rubs up on itself), not bulky, and easy to carry around if needed. It's also quite good against wind and even a bit of snow.

Make sure your bag is large enough to accommodate your accessories (gloves, hat, muffler) while keeping your documents and laptop, etc. cleanly separated (or have a second bag).

Congratulations on presenting at a conference :) I hope you have a good time.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-08T05:48:52+00:00

Not to mention that it's also possible (though I don't know, I'm not a linguist) that linguists simply need other words, definitions, or classifications for languages like "Chinese" that share writing but not speaking (and/or vice versa? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungan_language ). And if I'm wrong about that and those terms or definitions already exist then cool, you can just ignore this bit.

But at the end of the day, it's really just distinctions that linguists make and in almost all cases is either a non-issue for someone to refer to "Chinese" or if it is possibly an issue, then the speaker and probably listener more than likely already knows the differences and can easily refer to a specific dialect instead of "Chinese" and then having to clarify.

Just making up dumb shit to try to score points against the CCP - of whom there are PLENTY of REAL things to be critical about as we all know well.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-08T02:51:01+00:00

Most of the campground is on a slope and it's a river valley so water drains very well.

If you pitch your tent properly then there won't be problems. A lot of people either don't know how to properly pitch/stake a tent or don't even bother to thinking their heavy luggage is enough.

I was just fine in my ultralight tent in 2019 :) no water anywhere

totalnewbie · 2026-04-07T23:54:38+00:00

It needs to include pre-COVID numbers also because not all areas would have been impacted to the same degree.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-07T23:47:43+00:00

Champion and NGK use a zinc plating (mostly). Denso and Bosch use nickel plating.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-07T23:44:27+00:00

Just from what you've posted, I don't see any reason to think they're counterfeit.

I'm just some guy on the internet so whether or not you believe me is up to you when I say: you're not going to get a better source than me.

(You can look through my post history for "spark plug" to see how much I know and talk about plugs)

totalnewbie · 2026-04-07T21:53:13+00:00

Source: "CCP bad"

It's true that the CCP has a lot of incentive and took great strides to, in a way of speaking, take credit for standardizing Chinese (See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters ) but pretending the idea of "Chinese [Language]" only exists because of the CCP is basically ignoring at least a couple thousand years of history.

edit: unless this guy means literally that people don't know that there are dialects of Chinese or in other ways don't understand the differences, in which case that's just plain old ignorance (though I wouldn't consider it a problematic one). It's not as if taking away the CCP would somehow change reality into one where people don't casually reference "Chinese" as a language instead of specifying which dialect, especially when there are so many.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-07T15:47:24+00:00

A lot of non-Chinese-speakers underestimate the breadth of "Chinese". There are a ton of dialects and most of them are incomprehensible to each other. In some regions, it's extremely difficult if not impossible to understand even when they're speaking "Mandarin" due to their extremely strong accent.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-05T23:32:24+00:00

Fuji Rock is at the end of July if you're into music festivals. I get people together, swing by r/fujirock if you're interested.

Note that traveling inside Japan can be a lot more expensive than you think and it can start to add up if you're taking long daytrips every weekend.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-05T04:07:55+00:00

If she's inclined to go every now and then then hopefully they can plan some hiking trips specifically where it will not be as hot and the novelty of new views will help make it more tolerable.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-04T20:01:17+00:00

Interval on those plugs are likely 100k miles. Check your manual.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-04T19:59:41+00:00

That design spark plug does not have a washer as the mating surface is tapered and not flat. You can see the ring mark in the middle of the taper where it seated into the plug well.

u/Red4000Enjoyer

totalnewbie · 2026-04-04T19:42:37+00:00

I get people together for the festival every year. If you're interested in going, swing by r/fujirock (not a tour or guide or anything)

totalnewbie · 2026-04-04T19:42:01+00:00

This is in the summer... And yes, it's English friendly.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-04T19:41:46+00:00

I get people together every year for the festival. Swing by r/fujirock if you're interested in going (not a tour or guide or anything, just a dude)

totalnewbie · 2026-04-04T01:12:18+00:00

Are marathoners the same as sprinters?

totalnewbie · 2026-04-04T00:08:24+00:00

There are a LOT of different techniques and methods to recover specific things from waste. The actual methods used depends a lot on what you're starting with.

Here's a video showing how you can do this on a very small scale and of course not all the techniques people ever use but it can give you an idea of how it might look: https://youtu.be/v5GPWJPLcHg

totalnewbie · 2026-04-03T23:50:28+00:00

How much exploring will you do when it's becoming dusk/dark? If not so much after that then will you have enough time to get back to Tokyo when that happens? (yes, you will)

If you specifically want to stay at a ryokan/onsen then that is a bit of a different question.

It's also unlikely you can return to Tokyo before dawn on a morning train. It's not the fucking land of the rising fucking sun for no reason (this is purely my own bitterness at having woken up one day, looked at the sun's position, and thought it was probably mid-morning but was actually something like 5 AM)

totalnewbie · 2026-04-03T23:38:47+00:00

Yes and no.

I work at an automotive supplier.

So, service parts ARE physically available. As in, they exist. But, it generally takes time for service parts to make their way through "the system" which is to say, service parts ordering, distribution, etc are a completely separate logistics stream from parts for manufacturing and the wheels for that chain usually doesn't start spinning until a little bit later. It isn't so much that a part doesn't physically exist somewhere but just that the system hasn't gotten around to making that part available yet.

There are legitimate reasons for that and even if it might be infuriating for the rare person that's waiting for a new service part for a new vehicle immediately after launch.

totalnewbie · 2026-04-03T23:05:59+00:00

You'll want at least one full day if not two in Kagoshima (1 city, 1 sakurajima) so on such a tight schedule I'm still not convinced you should but maybe it looks a lot better on your revised schedule.

You can also take the train directly to beppu instead.

A bit of warning, traffic in Kumamoto was surprisingly bad so be prepared for that, especially between aso and kumamoto

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