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I’m a mid-career mechanic in the USA. I found my last job on Indeed.

There were TONS of mechanic jobs available in my area (Seattle). I was able to be really picky.

I’ve been using 1Password for about a year now and like it a lot

NATURE VALLEY IS A GOD TIER GRANOLA BAR!!!

Depends on the jurisdiction. I got a decent severence and was still eligible for unemployment in WA state USA.

I think about this a lot

HELL YEAH, BROTHER!!!

I love to ride and rebuild motorcycles. It’s so satisfying getting a crusty old bike and making it a reliable machine again.

It does influence how I think of myself. I’m proud of being able to disassemble and reassemble an entire motorcycle.

It’s an amazing feeling going down the highway on two wheels, knowing that the machine underneath me used to be a pile of parts in boxes.

I watched Obliterated on Netflix after taking an edible. Great evening!

Some of them have been kind of funny because the poster had some sort of decent comedic idea. I’m happier to see this type.

I enjoy these as well. There are some really good ones I’ve seen.

The rand ones don’t bother me

you can get fired for not being positive enough

This is a sign of a broken organization

Masturbate, play with my ass, and scroll porno on my phone. All at once!

Netflix and Google Music. YouTube is included in Google music.

We have Prime, but the streaming is kind of secondary to the shipping.

Damn, I can’t wait til she’s legal!

This one made me really sad.

I loved his videos. I learned a lot from the disassembly videos.

Then he went all Covid denier as soon as the pandemic hit. I couldn’t watch it anymore

Silly animals!

an engineer, their word may be trusted enough

That’s what happens here. This person was a Professional Engineer, a kind of certified engineer. Their job is to determine if stuff is safe for use.

Things like roads, bridges, pressure vessels, and apartment buildings all have a Professional Engineer (PE) look over their designs at some point. Their job is to use their expertise to determine if the thing can do it’s job safely.

Existing structures are also periodically inspected by PEs. Like the above person, they determine if the thing can continue to do its job safely.

Unlike other engineers (in the USA), PEs have to attain a certification. You need to take an exam and maintain a license. It takes a lot of time and effort to obtain these things.

Shouldn’t the inspector be working off existing plans rather than being able to declare any structural element as decorative?

As someone else mentioned, the building is old enough that the initial plans likely no longer exist.

It’s the job of the PE to make judgment calls like “is this column structural or decorative”. This person fucked that up. Losing their license and ability to practice would be a fitting punishment.

When PEs fuck up, lots of people can die.

Idaho, the northernmost state of deep south

Another vote for Ubuntu.

I tried it as my first Linux distro about 5 years ago. There was some learning curve, but I really enjoyed it.

I’ve been using it for 5 years now. I’m glad I switched from windows!

I’ve used Windows since 3.1. I was installing Windows 10 on a laptop a few years ago. The changes they’d made to core functions were so frustrating, I felt like I didn’t know how to use Windows anymore.

I figured I might as well try a new OS. It’s not like I loved Windows.

I did a dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu. I never logged into Windows again.

I’m not obsessed or an evangel. I don’t code. I don’t mess around with the OS. I browse the internet and do some piracy. That’s it.

I think it’s great that Linux is mature enough that a dumb user like me can easily switch over from Windows.