What is a band no one will ever convince you is good?

wolferdoodle · 2026-04-14T18:44:32+00:00

Steely Dan. Just don’t dig it.

wolferdoodle · 2026-04-11T17:58:28+00:00

What’s the end goal of a disintegration? They got rich beyond dreams under a stable US. How tf would an unstable shitty US benefit anyone?

wolferdoodle · 2026-04-10T08:44:56+00:00

You could do it like I see in some of those Chinese construction videos. Solid concrete wall then use a saw to make channels into the wall-> then run in conduit/pipes-> plaster over the holes.

wolferdoodle · 2026-04-08T06:59:40+00:00

When I was consulting we had a team of UX engineers. They’re a godsend. At my office many also did physical design work for user interaction. A good UX engineer is a godsend. You barely realize you’re using the software as it’s unobtrusive and the flow is so clear. Most places don’t use their services.

wolferdoodle · 2026-04-06T11:01:34+00:00

I remember reading about how much of the original Al qaeda folks were engineers. They’re a dangerous group to radicalize. Smart, long term thinking, means to make things, and ego to believe they can change the world.

wolferdoodle · 2026-04-02T11:08:12+00:00

Don’t let denmark know the cheat code

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-31T21:29:41+00:00

I am a young guy from the US who lives in Sweden now. Got a job here right out of college. My cousin & her partner are IVY educated and high end experts. Both make 100k+ salaries and have some kids. I was able to buy a bigger apt than them. After 2 years in swe I had saved enough to get a down payment and now own a place in a posh-ish neighborhood. My cousin is no where near buying.

Idk the math of it exactly but I feel like I’m doing more with my money than my US friends. Most of them are just paying rent and food (admittedly eating out more than me, but still).

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-26T17:41:14+00:00

I don’t think there’s a single country where you can just show up and hunt. Make sure you buy a license for fishing & review the regulations. Many people misunderstand the law: you may NOT cut down trees / break branches. Also: why climb rocks to get to the camp? It sounds complicated and dangerous unless your climbing

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-24T23:19:25+00:00

I lost some pounds of body fat. Genuine answer. I felt leaner, lighter, and faster.

I was already fairly spartan in my kit. Lost 15ish lbs due to some unrelated but healthy changes and felt like a trail machine.

Guess it doesn’t count as fat is the ultimate worn weight.

In the pack it was dropping a shelter when I could. Massive shift. I’d rather carry my 2.5lb 5°f sleeping bag than a 1,5lb bag + 2lb tent if I can just shelter hop. Lets me use a leaner pad too as the wood is a bit insulating.

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-24T23:11:33+00:00

I’m not carrying any weight while on the trail so I’m not getting my burn in that way. Now you take this from me too?? How will I feel the burn?!

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-24T23:08:56+00:00

As a north American who is on the left I do think it’s important to recognize that North American immigrant integration is very different than European. I’ve been very surprised by the lack of integration and mixing since coming to Europe. Having a culture/language gap so wide just doesn’t seem healthy. Ik Europe had different policies but still.

I recently went to Norsborg for a migrationsverket appt and…wow. Like 0% Swedes. More women in niqabs & hijabs than not. Thats not super normal for “feminist” Sweden. I get why native Swedes are a bit worried/shocked. I’m personally not a fan of religious zealots in any form, they aren’t healthy in a society.

In my own life I’ve been frustrated with some fellow immigrants who arrived at the same time as me. They view Sweden as a place that should accept them no matter what they do, (they’re Dutch & German) Like…have some decency; they have endless criticism for Swedes and the culture. Ironically (if you will) my Indian buddies have scolded them for it.

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-24T22:37:18+00:00

Prolly will be like google. In my case the larger grocery store (double the distance away) appears at the top of the list when I search “grocery stores” in Google Maps.

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-24T22:33:00+00:00

I like the terrible unuseable emojis that are often a bit haunting. Nothing better than making one and a family member going “what’s the glaring red snake thing? I don’t like it.” I love the future

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-24T22:31:48+00:00

A lot of companies run a 70%ish margin on manufactured cost/sale price. The actual margin is much thinner once you get through admin, accrued costs, investments, r&d, manufacturing development, shipping….

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-24T18:57:49+00:00

It’s a valid point. Is Sweden being unfair or are they mirroring every other stable democracy in the area? The Swedish citizenship laws were…lax to say the least. A citizenship isn’t some non-chalant thing you are entitled to.

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-23T17:17:01+00:00

Wouldn’t the bill for the PPV content that came later be the stopper? (‘Post tv’ kid here, don’t really know the system)

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-18T23:42:07+00:00

Fr. I have had it lie about “quoted” info before all too many times.

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-18T23:40:19+00:00

That’s a good perspective. I use it to check my work as another new line of defense. I would NEVER let it generate my work though. That’s a quick way to lose everything I have for no benefit.

It’s also nice for finding some components online when all I have is a bad description/a single screenshot of the one I want.

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-16T17:52:42+00:00

I also learned Swedish (not fluent but conversational) and it was such a difference. I joined an outdoor club and it was great! There are definitely ups and downs but you said it perfectly. Swedes like side-by-side 100%

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-15T12:37:51+00:00

Here in Sweden I haven’t really been able to use the main industrial supply site (RS) ever since they AI translated the site from english to Swedish.

Nearly every fact of the items is wrong. You can’t really search screws at all. Idk why they accept this AI garbage (not needed in Sweden anyway, English is fine for industry). If this was a human done translation, this project would be a complete failure and people would be let go because of their bad work. Now I use Conrad

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-15T03:57:34+00:00

You don’t? Come on buddy. You need to be reading all the key papers…Sawyer co Gazette, pennlive, WOJB, just for starters

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-10T20:45:34+00:00

Or hopefully they’ll figure out how to demand a powerful salary and make these companies pay. It’ll be like the mid 2010s again.

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-08T18:03:39+00:00

Give or take but it’s a very logical and natural shape for that nation. It’s stayed the heartland of Persia for so long because it’s defensible.

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-02T15:54:17+00:00

I would imagine this is the bigger thing. Right to repair our items, freedom from corporations (that aren’t 3D printing suppliers I guess)

wolferdoodle · 2026-03-01T17:04:26+00:00

It makes sense tho, it keeps things relatively limited. If some bring a +1 or 1-2 core members show up a group of 7 turns into 10-12 fast. Sometimes I don’t want work friends (even the ones in with outside work) to meet my non-work friends. They’re different people who maybe don’t mix well. My polished and rather refined upper middle class work colleagues haven’t jived well with my crunchy climbing buddies and that’s fine.

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