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Me: I need to read more so I can stop and reverse the cognitive decay caused by corporate internet
Parfit, hume, locke and turing: hiiii!
Me: no, not like that
"There are no more juniors. There was a funeral for their passing in 2024. Nobody came. The machine does what they do now, but cheaper. Of course, juniors weren't valuable for what they produced, they were valuable for who they would become: the senior engineer who knows where the bodies are buried. We optimized for output, and abolished apprenticeship. A few years from now, we'll wonder where all the seniors are. We shot them. Nobody will remember."
Sorry Peter. — I'm at a birthday party, and while most people here also work in tech, there's always a Guy with a Real Job. You know, a physical job, building some or other thing people need. And this Guy always asks some variant of the same question: aren't you worried AI is taking your job? I glance around and see a few faces turning around toward us, rolling their eyes ever so slightly before returning to their previous conversation. Yes, this question again.
Obligatory not an engineer.
As part of my vanlife prep, I've built a calculator to handle the deflection calculations on long metal posts (because I want a hammock instead of a bed and I need to build a custom stand to fit my layout--let me know if you need/want more details).
I was originally looking at 40x40mm extruded aluminum for weight and deflection values I'm getting out of my calculator, but I just ran some numbers on unistrut and...
Can someone double-check what I'm seeing here?
I'm looking at an ~86-inch length of metal, with a point load of 400 lbs and clamped support (which I believe is the best "simple" calculation for my intention).
For 8020.net's 4040 (40mm) extruded aluminum, I'm getting 10.174mm of deflection.
For UnistrutOhio.com's P1000 (1-5/8" or 41.3mm), I'm getting 0.063mm of deflection.
Is that realistic or have I messed up my calculations somewhere?
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