PerspectivistWhat seems to be difficult to many other people but isn't for you?
Getting up when the alarm rings
Not touching my savings
Paraller/reverse parking
Not touching my savings
Paraller/reverse parking
MintyFreshI’m a professional driver. Used to be a trucker, have spent a lifetime working shitty blue collar industrial jobs. I can back any trailer, with any vehicle, into any space. I’m a ninja on a forklift, a crane, a loyal, whatever. I’ve spent thousands of hours just parking stuff. I can’t parallel park. I mean I can, just not quickly, gracefully, or taking all the gods names in vain.
On Reddit (sorry) a million years ago, someone posted an image or maybe a gif that made it super clear for me and I’ve never had trouble with it since. It basically explained where in the process to turn your wheels. That said, I was an okay parallel parker already but my skills improved after I saw that gif. I’m not finding it on the web though otherwise I’d share it happily.
Strangely enough, I went to high school in a downtown area and often parked on the left side of a one-way street and therefore my parallel skills on the left are better than the right.
All that being said, I find trailer skills to be awe inspiring!
I remember that image/gif.
Line up back wheels with rear of the car you are packing behind.
Cut the wheel all the way to turn towards the curb and back up.
When 45° to the curb, turn the wheel the other way to go straight.
If necessary, straighten out as needed.
That gets like, 90% of whatcha need to do. Your individual car might change it a little based on turning radius, but it’s not that hard. A little practice and you’ll know where your rear curbside tire is and how long your hood is.
Waking up early.
It’s the fastest way to a cup of coffee
pxlkttncutting off toxic relationships
Answering completely random questions without any context and/or reason.
Hoe large is two tomatoes travelling at 80km an hour in the direction of geneva?
Correct!
SnokenKeekaGuardFamily feud voice:
Good answer good answer.
MagisterAlso correct!
LemmyoutofhereAt what weight is a hoe large?
Why does this happen to me?!
Because you exist.
Basic hygiene, sadly
Fact checking, data analysis, troubleshooting.
Embracing the chaos.
Not everything works out, not everything goes to plan. Routines will be disrupted.
Not everything works out, not everything goes to plan. Routines will be disrupted.
My job in a nutshell. Not a bad job, per se, but I’m the kind of employee who only get paid handsomely to show up at weird corners of the world to make stuff work with whatever resources I can muster. Planning ahead can only get you so far.
Your “everyday carry” must be amazing! 😀
In my work backpack, off the top of my head:
20Ah USB battery.
Laptop with charger.
A multi-tool. (Goes into checked bag when flying)
Laptop with charger.
Console cables for various routers and switches.
USB serial adapter.
Misc USB cables.
A Ziplock bag of all sorts of SFP modules.
A spare PCIe network card (SFP ports)
A microSD card with SD adapter. A Linux live USB. A general purpose USB with nothing in particular on it. A spare SIM
Passport.
Seaman books from two countries
TWIC.
A plastic fork.
Cup noodles (because arriving hungry late when every eatery has closed sucks)
A pair of exrra socks.
20Ah USB battery.
Laptop with charger.
A multi-tool. (Goes into checked bag when flying)
Laptop with charger.
Console cables for various routers and switches.
USB serial adapter.
Misc USB cables.
A Ziplock bag of all sorts of SFP modules.
A spare PCIe network card (SFP ports)
A microSD card with SD adapter. A Linux live USB. A general purpose USB with nothing in particular on it. A spare SIM
Passport.
Seaman books from two countries
TWIC.
A plastic fork.
Cup noodles (because arriving hungry late when every eatery has closed sucks)
A pair of exrra socks.
… and I suspect no small amount of experience in that backpack as well :)
A TWIC? You must really need to deal with chaos.
Only reason why I’ve been to Mississippi was to file the paperwork for that TWIC.
Only reason why I’ve been to Mississippi was to file the paperwork for that TWIC. I happened to be in Mobile AL for a couple of weeks, and Gulfport happened to have a slot, so I drove there.
Spatial problem solving.
Problem solving.
Processing written information.
Navigating UIs on PCs, Smartphones, Ticket Machines etc.
Reading UIs is definitely a skill, I can navigate most menus regardless of language. But it makes it harder to design stuff for the average user.
Spatial awareness.
I was in gymnastics as a kid, so built up a strong sense of balance and where my arms and legs are in relation to the stuff around me.
I partner dance and I joke that I’m graceful as long as I have on dance shoes. Off the dance floor I’m always bumping into things, knocking stuff over, just generally klutzy seeming. On the dance floor I’m able to navigate the crowd and prevent collisions.
Why does this happen to me?!
Why does this happen to me?!
I was in my 40s until I admitted to my self that spatial awareness simply doesn’t work in my brain. My young friend across the street is excellent and I often have to call him over to assemble something I’ve taken apart. In fact, I’m going to hit him up to help me reassemble a shed. Used, it came with no directions and no way in hell do I figure out how it goes together. And I took it apart!
In elementary school standard tests I’d excel at every subject except spatial reasoning. I’d try! But no, I have no idea how those shapes rotate to make the shape wanted.
mesaVSCode. A LOT of people like it. To me, its kinda klunky, difficult to set up if you dont like MS taking over your entire setup, and communicates back to big brother per keystroke.
I know this is probably not what you are expecting in a thread like this…but its mine!
Driving without touching my phone.
So close to an upvote until I saw it said phone.
WHAT DID YOU THINK IT WAS???
I genuinely do not know
FenrirIIIEvery damn person every damn day. It’s a sickness
Abstract thinking. Forget the details, I want the most broad ideas.
Hence I liked trying to understand Hegel or why I liked cubist and other surreal and experimental artworks.
Believing people generally know what theyre doing. I get quite annoyed when I find out that people who are above me in the ladder dont have a clue what theyre doing.
Believing people generally know what theyre doing.
Believing stupid things is easy. Visit any church and you’ll meet plenty of people who believe the craziest things ever.
As I’ve gotten older that annoyance has turned into disappointment. Especially when these “fake it til you make it”-people will take extreme offence to being proven wrong.
Not engaging with other humans. Whether in person or online, I simply don’t feel like talking to people is necessary.
Will I do it? Sure. It’s fine. But the difference is that I can go weeks without speaking to someone else - and frequently do since I’m disabled and a bit of a shut-in. However, it seems to really bother people to not have others with which to speak. I’ve never understood this.
Easy to understand! We’re social animals and evolved to cooperate. We’re not strong enough to survive 100% on our own and thrive in groups of ~150. You can only live like you do because it’s now and not 10,000 years ago.
We thrive in groups of around 150 people? That seems like a lot to me
Explaining difficult technical concepts to laypeople. Just gotta find the correct analogy.
If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t know it well enough.
That’s one of my favorite sayings.
With the caveat that a simple explanation stipulates a basic understanding of the topic at hand. I could explain the concept of First Break Positioning to anyone, but it’s gonna take a while unless they have a basic understanding of how a seismic survey works.
I am grateful and envious: I would love to have the same ability. Stuff is crystal clear in my mind, and I still hardly can transform it into something someone else can parse… analogies are great, but finding the correct one is often beyond me
I’m not a fan of analogies. They can be very condescending and convoluted and I find I dont learn much from them. I dont think there are any shortcuts to learning in that way really.
I find most the times the issue I have with someone teaching me something is that they are treating it as a one sided communication. If the person teaching won’t learn about the student, they end up assuming a lot of things and that is what breaks understanding.
Analogies are nice when the purpose isn’t to really learn but to socialize, though. Its more a way for people to acknowledge each other and show respect for the things we are interested in. Its a mutual thing in that way.
I excelled at tech support with this skill. I can quickly figure a person’s technical ability. If you talk below them, they’re insulted. If you talk over them, they’re insulted. Gotta hit 'em where they live.
Zos_KiaI have this but explaining business situations with analogies to history
basic banking literacy. no, you don’t cash a check into your account, you deposit it! cash means cash!
This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥I’m not a picky eater. Too many Indians are averse to food from other places.
Seriously? Huh, that surprises me. Indian food is so rich with flavors and aromas that i would've thought other cuisines would be very easy to consume
Well, that’s one of the reasons. Everything is too mild to my parents’ taste.
Nothing that a little mango pickle can't fix
For many Indians, other cuisines feel bland in comparison.