Slatlun

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[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Way better: 37% of 72 = 72% of 37

(Or any other numbers)

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Came here to say this too

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

If that's true why aren't the sugar water pools in rainbow order. Folks, let's not get tricked by fake news. The real threat is rainbows and, of course, double rainbows.

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Totally, my union got us bonuses in our last negotiations. The lower your salary the higher your bonus. The only way to have it be fair at all as I see it.

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That would perfect for sure! It pays to keep lab equipment around some times :)

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

You can use a methodology from soil testing for this that doesn't require extra gear. Sieves (like with soil texturing) will give you a faster more accurate answer. Here it is:

Get a narrow glass jar. Fill it a little way with ground coffee. Fill with water. Shake. Set on shelf and wait a few hours up to a day.

The larger pieces will settle first and the finer settle last. You can see the sorting of them through the glass. If you use consistent amounts of coffee and the same container, you can measure depth of layers. I.e. this grinder makes .5cm of fines to 3cm of ideal to .2cm of too large.

Bonus is you can use this method for making cold brew, so you don't waste the coffee or water.

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No kind of expert on the idiomatic use, but the literal translation makes it feel like the monkey is going after something without a plan for where to land. I would expect it to indicate impulsivity

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

It is your choice on sanding. Sanding down the crack/tape area below grade will make the flattest patch. The alternative is feathering out your joint compound further to hide the bump. You'll be surprised how thick tape seems when you're going for a smooth finish.

I like the flat (presanded) option because the bump option bothers me even though nobody else sees the difference.

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You might want to use mesh tape on the big cracks to help stop recracking. I would poke around and see if the whole section is damaged too. You can replace large chuncks of drywall pretty easily and cheaply so no sense keeping damaged drywall if you're doing work anyway.

The biggest issue is what caused the crack to begin with. If it is settling, make sure there won't be any more of that before doing a repair to the crack.

Credentials - working on a house with foundation problems and water damage

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 56 points 2 years ago

I gave blood routinely for years and years. Hours of my time on public transit and in the chair. Then, one time, I was sick and canceled because that is expected (nobody wants sick blood). They called me twice daily while I was sick to reschedule. Each time I said I would reschedule when I was healthy, but they didn't stop calling. It made me think of them as some telemarketing predators that are profiteering on my good will. True or not that feeling made me not go back.

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

To further illustrate your point, most of the men pictured are likely 'obese' by BMI standards

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