u/Tesfagabr_Pourpre

i'm trying to get ahead of christmas shopping this year, and i'm stuck on what to get a 10-year-old who's really into building things and understanding how stuff works. basic construction toys are probably a bit too familiar at this point, so i'd love to find something that introduces a new challenge.

i stumbled across kiwico's ballista while browsing their kits, and the mechanical side of it looks pretty cool. i'm just wondering whether a 10-year-old could follow the building process without needing too much help from an adult. has anyone gifted this to a kid around that age? i'm also open to other engineering projects that involve moving parts or simple machines if you've found something that was a hit.

My parents are getting older and we've been talking about changing their bathroom a bit. my mum's been having a harder time getting in and out of the regular tub, so i've been looking into walk in tubs. I thought it'd be a pretty straightforward decision but now i'm seeing people say a walk in shower might actually be better lol. The tub sounds nice since she still likes taking baths, but i'm wondering how annoying it is having to sit there while it fills and drains. Anyone here had one installed for their parents? Did it actually make things easier or would you have gone with a shower instead?

we are evaluating hubspot service hub pricing to scale customer support operations while keeping ticketing data tied directly to our sales and marketing crm. moving from starter to professional unlocks key support features like knowledge bases, customer portals, slas, and breeze ai automation, but planning the upgrade requires deciding how to allocate user licenses under the updated seat model.

with full service seats at $90 to $100 per user per month and core seats around $50, structuring permissions properly makes a major difference in overall monthly spend. assigning core seats to account managers or reps who only handle occasional tickets seems to keep cross-team crm visibility intact without needing full support seats for every employee.

for support leads and operations managers running service hub pro or enterprise:

• what ratio of full service seats to core seats did your team land on?
• did bundling service hub into the full customer platform end up more cost-effective than standalone seats?
• were you able to adjust or customize the onboarding requirements by working through a partner channel?

My child started kindergarten recently, and I was really surprised by how much structured desk work and academic tracking there is right out of the gate. They're already bringing home sight word lists and worksheets, and free-play time during the day seems super limited.I know expectations have shifted over the last decade, but my kid comes home completely exhausted, and it feels like a lot to push on 5-year-olds who are still just learning how to sit still and navigate group dynamics.

If your kid started in a heavy academic environment, did they adapt after a few weeks, or did you end up advocating for more movement/play time?