Pet peeves that should be pet peeves

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Yea it’s not high up on my list, but driving a train sounds like a refreshing change of pace sometimes.

There used to be a guy on 780Tunerz who was a choo-choo driver and he posted piles of these incredible pictures of all the landscapes he saw.
That's all gone when they for some moron reason literally deleted the site. Great 780 Facebook page now where I can ask "which exhaust is best?" on an eternal loop, though...

[flipstah]

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Speaking of engineer types

Engineers who can't explain the math

A friend's been trying to help me with a project - involves a strut braced beam. This shear and bending moment diagram makes my head hurt and doesnt explain a thing to me.

Engineers don't have to explain anything to you. They're engineers.

[AndyL]

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Engineers don't have to explain anything to you. They're engineers.

Here's beer, here's drawing and numbers... Help me make a beam that works.

Pretty graph bunch of rays that come out of nowhere.

Ok so... What do I need? It's right in front of you. Ok but that explains nothing, I have no reference on how to read this. "you should take structurall design 101" "but that's why I have you, and bring you your preferred beer, and honestly who drinks Budweiser in Canada?"

Ok I'm gonna help you drink this beer now, just because you're an asshole.

[ercchry]

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Here's beer, here's drawing and numbers... Help me make a beam that works.

Pretty graph bunch of rays that come out of nowhere.

Ok so... What do I need? It's right in front of you. Ok but that explains nothing, I have no reference on how to read this. "you should take structurall design 101" "but that's why I have you, and bring you your preferred beer, and honestly who drinks Budweiser in Canada?"

Ok I'm gonna help you drink this beer now, just because you're an asshole.

Strength of Materials was an awful class... I’d just build things in software and change the shapes and materials till it told me it was strong... TLDR: triangles... just use triangles

[Disoblige]

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Here's beer, here's drawing and numbers... Help me make a beam that works.

Pretty graph bunch of rays that come out of nowhere.

Ok so... What do I need? It's right in front of you. Ok but that explains nothing, I have no reference on how to read this. "you should take structurall design 101" "but that's why I have you, and bring you your preferred beer, and honestly who drinks Budweiser in Canada?"

Ok I'm gonna help you drink this beer now, just because you're an asshole.

You know what kind of engineer you got right? I am assuming a guy with no practical experience so even he is unsure how to get it done in a practical standpoint other than on a drawing.

Here is a good way to find out if an engineer is legit or not. Ask them to help you make a full bill of materials that makes sense and if he/she can't, then you know they are designing bullshit that won't work. They should also be able to explain how it all comes together and why too.

[ercchry]

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You know what kind of engineer you got right? I am assuming a guy with no practical experience so even he is unsure how to get it done in a practical standpoint other than on a drawing.

Here is a good way to find out if an engineer is legit or not. Ask them to help you make a full bill of materials that makes sense and if he/she can't, then you know they are designing bullshit that won't work. They should also be able to explain how it all comes together and why too.

I think you’re mixing up engineers with technicians... engineers are the ones with those rubber stamps, not the people doing... work, gross

[killramos]

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Strength of Materials was an awful class... I’d just build things in software and change the shapes and materials till it told me it was strong... TLDR: triangles... just use triangles

Pretending to be a wall street bro is one thing, but pretending to be an engineer?

[ercchry]

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Pretending to be a wall street bro is one thing, but pretending to be an engineer?

Bitch please, I did structural and mechanical design design for 7 years... tech, not eng. outside eng would stamp anything that needed it... none of my buildings have fallen down... yet

[The_Rural_Juror]

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That’s got to be pretty comparable to your moms basement no?
I guess a portapotty gets in the way of your bread winning by cleaning toilets...

Poop being sloshed around all day....too disgusting even for me.
Living in my mom's basement is how I can afford a clearance Patagonia vest.

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Pretending to be a wall street bro is one thing, but pretending to be an engineer?

You make it sound like engineers are a step above wall street bros. Are they? Asking for SKR.

[killramos]

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You make it sound like engineers are a step above wall street bros. Are they? Asking for SKR.

All I know is neither can drive a train.

[killramos]

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I think you’re mixing up engineers with technicians... engineers are the ones with those rubber stamps, not the people doing... work, gross

Got a list of places to avoid?

[Disoblige]

I thought all it takes to be a subject matter expect is to reiterate experiences from friends and/or family?

[ercchry]

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Got a list of places to avoid?

Classic eng... don’t you have a meeting to attend?

[killramos]

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Classic eng... don’t you have a meeting to attend?

If by meeting, you mean Patio, then yes lol

[AndyL]

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You know what kind of engineer you got right? I am assuming a guy with no practical experience so even he is unsure how to get it done in a practical standpoint other than on a drawing.

Here is a good way to find out if an engineer is legit or not. Ask them to help you make a full bill of materials that makes sense and if he/she can't, then you know they are designing bullshit that won't work. They should also be able to explain how it all comes together and why too.

apparently the kind that likes shitty beer and supposedly designs bridges.

I do like that helius software though - It's pretty sexy. Buying a copy and getting a new PC that would run it, #lifegoals

Now back to trying to understand this pretty picture. Or get fusion to replicate them in the FEA models

[88CRX]

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This is going to sound super uppity suburban... but people that buy houses and then take absolutely no care of their lawn or actively make it look like shit.

One of my neighbours arrived three years ago (upgraded from a condo). They have yet to buy a lawnmower - instead, every month or two the grass (well, mostly weeds, but who's counting) gets really high, so he borrows a string trimmer from his friend and just goes fucking ham on the front lawn. The only spot he doesn't rip down to patchy dirt is the "flower bed" in the middle, which is actually a bunch of flowering weeds he dug out of the alleyway and replanted in the middle of his lawn with some bricks around them. Hey, I guess they're technically perennials.

I'm not expecting people to have golf-green lawns by any means, but some folks seem to put in extra effort to make their yard look like total dogshit.

See "Lawn Thread". My biggest pet peeve is people who neglect their property!

Take some damn pride in it. Agree that is doesn't have to be golf course green worthy but take a little damn time and make it slightly respectable.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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apparently the kind that likes shitty beer and supposedly designs bridges.

I do like that helius software though - It's pretty sexy. Buying a copy and getting a new PC that would run it, #lifegoals

Now back to trying to understand this pretty picture. Or get fusion to replicate them in the FEA models

The fruity shear/bending diagrams should be showing the anticipated stresses. If you select a size and material that can withstand about triple that stress and you're golden.
7x if you want to be a certified Structural Engineer...

[The_Rural_Juror]

I really need a transfer to Schulich.

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Kijiji users.

If my kijiji ad says it's still for sale, then it's still for sale. If I ask you to reply back to my message with your telephone number, then do just that. If I say the price is firm, it is firm. If I say no trades then I mean no trades. If I say I won't deliver it than that actually means I won't deliver it.

Ugh.

Overall though, I'd still say my kijiji experiences are over all good. If anything, the kijijidiots are entertaining.

[SKR]

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Kijiji users.

If my kijiji ad says it's still for sale, then it's still for sale. If I ask you to reply back to my message with your telephone number, then do just that. If I say the price is firm, it is firm. If I say no trades then I mean no trades. If I say I won't deliver it than that actually means I won't deliver it.

Ugh.

Overall though, I'd still say my kijiji experiences are over all good. If anything, the kijijidiots are entertaining.

This is an ad I have up right now. I'm going to start wording all my ads like this.



On the other hand, I've gotten zero interest in it so maybe people's feelings are hurt.