u/deejayv2

Stupid question of the day - we have been using our family mechanic for over a decade now through 2 generations. He's generally good. He lives 1hr from me now, so unfortunately I cannot see him for everything nor see him often. Most maintenance (oil change, basic fluids, tires, etc) I do at local places closer to me. These local places (think dealership) often do multi-point inspections where they point out a bunch of issues. I then take these issue to my mechanic and his responses are always along the lines of

"so is there a light on?" "do you feel wobbling?" "do you hear clicking?" "do you visually see leaking?"

the answer from me is always "no", so he's always like "when issues start occurring or it's actually time to do maintenance (i.e. 100k, etc), we'll replace it. these other places are correct at pointing out issues, it's not 100% healthy, but I don't think you need to replace ASAP"

He has a very reactive approach = when there are signs something is broken and causing problems, fix it. However, he doesn't take a preventative approach = I see this is eventually going to fail in the next year or so, I'll replace it now

Random question of the day - I see a lot of top tech in-demand companies (i.e. AI) cover 100% for employee and 100% for everyone else too. That is like an automatic +10% pay bump for many people. I feel FOMO my company isn't anywhere near that

2025 the absurd pricing was on all the headlines, IIRC it even made national news. 2026 really 0 headlines on high prices. Is everyone just sucking it up or did they actually lower some?

I want to get a t-post I have attached to a tree out of the ground. I searched youtube & Google and see all the videos and tools, but in EVERY single example and instruction, the t-post is 2-4 FEET out of ground where you can apply a lever or extractor. My t-post is about 4 INCHES max out of the ground, you can barely even see it. Any advice with this?

I define "perfect" = standard professional player form/not chuck from the hip. My kids are in elementary school and play competitively in leagues. They don't have "perfect" form. It could be weird jumping (feet flare out) or just incorrect shooting form (elbows crooked) or just anything. They do private training, and including me, we all try to correct their form, but we all know kids will be kids. Also, it's not like many kids their age have good form, so my kids aren't bad outliers or anything. I'm just wondering when it becomes a MAJOR concern

I feel like 95%+ of the time a rejection comes in the form of an email. I'm trying to think historically and if I've ever gotten a rejection via a call and I don't think I have. Ghosting is common and another option. I know a lot of recruiters offer a call to discuss, but the initial rejection note itself comes via email

To begin with, it is true that I am interviewing at different places. As you know, companies move at their own pace, often very very slow. Many companies ask in the very early stages "are you interviewing anywhere else?" but the replies from candidates incl me are very canned & generic.

I want certain companies to speed up their process - this is my candid goal. Frankly it's just wanting to know if it's a yes or no, I just want to know either way. However, telling the recruiter/company that I am interviewing at different places and want them to hurry up is a bit...unnaturally forceful? It's confrontational if we're being honest as it is a forcing event. Just telling someone you want them to hurry VS telling them you are interviewing elsewhere and want them to hurry is different, it's like I'm holding a gun to their head (not good).

Any thoughts on positioning or how to approach?

Coincidentally someone else has this issue recently too - https://support.google.com/translate/thread/460601808/app-not-working-properly?hl=en&authuser=1

I use Google Translate app weekly. It just stopped working this week randomly. When I use camera mode and scan text > click listen > instead of saying the text in native language, it attempts to say it in English (incorrect so it sounds weird).

Issue seems phone/OS related, not app related. I tried it on my backup Android with same Google Translate app version, it works fine. I also tried switching Google accounts, no change, so it's not account related.

Coincidentally someone else has this issue recently too - https://support.google.com/translate/thread/460601808/app-not-working-properly?hl=en&authuser=1

I use Google Translate app weekly. It just stopped working this week randomly. When I use camera mode and scan text > click listen > instead of saying the text in native language, it attempts to say it in English (incorrect so it sounds weird).

Issue seems phone/OS related, not app related. I tried it on my backup Android with same Google Translate app version, it works fine. I also tried switching Google accounts, no change, so it's not account related.

This has been happening more and more recently during events like capital war.

I scout an enemy base > 0 troops on wall (my gump should be able to successful attack it) > I hit it within 10seconds of scout > I lose.

Are people putting troops in their wall immediately after they get scouted? I feel like that's the only explanation? Are there any other explanations?

I need some parenting advice. My 2 boys constantly argue/lie on simplest topics. For this post, the "what" doesn't matter. It is something super simple and basic as raising your hand. 1 says he didn't do it, 1 says he did. I have them talk it out, but they cannot agree. It is obvious 1 is telling the truth and 1 is lying (whether intentionally or not).

As a parent, I have no idea how to solve this. It is black/white, someone is telling the truth and someone is lying on the topic, but I cannot solve it. I intervene and we talk through it (this is what each side believes happened) but there is never an agreement. Again, the "what" and topic is super basic, it's nothing complex nor unique

Plenty of weeks I'm tied for 1st on number of points but was selected as #1, so annoying ​

Example of hottest companies = could be OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic, etc etc

1sided = they grill you, put you through a tough long process, but you don't get to interview back. They have the attitude "the world obviously knows who we are, and you obviously know what you are interviewing for, no need to ask us questions"

Specific = I'm going through a process with 1 right now. It's 6 long interview steps. 1 step requires the candidate to take the entire day off their regular job for an exercise. Also, throughout these 6 phases, you never get to speak with the HM until you pass all 6

Random question of the day - I feel like adults treat their bedroom as mainly a place of rest, less hanging out & lounging. However, I feel like kids treat their bedroom as "their room", so they tend to hangout in there more often. Agree?

Stupid question of the day - I'm not a TSLA owner, but this weekend I experienced, in the first time my entire life, FSD. It was amazing and flawless from my 4hrs of driving with it. It was done on a 2018 (8 year old) TSLA.

Given how flawless it was, it seems to me there have basically been no hardware improvements in the past 8 years? Given how quick tech moves (i.e. genAI didn't exist 4 years ago), I can't imagine there haven't been any improvements in the past 8 years. What hardware has changed and been improved? If it's so flawless on 8 year old hardware, how are the latest newest TSLAs better?

I LNKD msged a HM for a fully remote job at a fully remote company (I've always been all remote). the HM just happens to live 30min away from me, pure coincidence. The company has no local office. There's no recruiter involved. He knows literally nothing about me, and he wants our first interaction to be in-person over lunch and not over phone/virtual.

I thought it's a bit weird as speaking on behalf of myself, I would always phone screen a random candidate first before taking a couple hours out of my day to meet them. I think this is a good sign? but probably a no sign.

I haven't interviewed for a new job in awhile so stupid question of the day. As I'm passively interviewing & chatting with a lot of HMs (not recruiters) the intro call all end with an almost canned "I like what I hear" "I think you'll be a good fit" etc and follows with a "I would like you to speak with XYZ next"

I never hear back again. This is not just 1 company/person, but specifically 3 different ones I'm talking to. To be more specific, the 3 different companies are from last Friday and 2x this Monday. It's currently Thurs as I'm typing this. Does it make sense to follow up or should I expect ghost = dead end? I was thinking of giving them until Friday?

I haven't interviewed for a new job in awhile so stupid question of the day. As I'm passively interviewing & chatting with a lot of HMs (not recruiters) the intro call all end with an almost canned "I like what I hear" "I think you'll be a good fit" etc and follows with a "I would like you to speak with XYZ next"

I never hear back again. This is not just 1 company/person, but specifically 3 different ones I'm talking to. it's pretty bizarre, and I don't quite know what to think of it

Stupid question of the day - I have a regular American house, 3 zoned home, therefore 3 outdoor condensers. The outdoor condensers are next to each other like 1-2ft away. condensers suck in & blow out air. This is pretty standard in America.

The stupid question = if all zones are on, the condensers are all sucking in and blowing out each other's air since they are so close to each other. It's like a nonstop air recycle. Is this an issue? esp when I'm trying to cool the house down, it's like the condensers are sucking in each other's hot air?

Black market has some really good & rare items. I'm F2P and have bunch of gold bricks I got for free. My alliance said the black market is worth it. Also, yes I already have second builder, second tech center, and Taylor