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7h ago

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Warning: Binging The Walking Dead made me forget how to talk to people

Wait did you actually catch yourself talking flat in public or just at home? Cause I gotta know if this show messes with your head enough to change how you act around strangers.

18h ago

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Discovered a hidden trail in the Smokies that cut my hike by 2 miles

So did you take a secret goat path or just follow some dude in a vest?

1d ago

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Had a client ask why I don't just 'run a scan' on their machine every time

You ever have someone bring in a computer that's been water damaged and ask if you can just "update the drivers" to fix it? Had a guy last month, laptop smelled like a wet dog, keyboard was sticky. He swore it just needed a software update. Took me ten seconds to pop the back off and show him the corrosion on the motherboard. He still didn't believe me. People really think software is magic.

1d ago

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The simplest deepfake detector I've found is checking the teeth

Dang that's rough. I had a friend who was dead sure they caught a deepfake of a local news anchor when her glasses reflection didn't match the window behind her. Turns out it was just a weird shadow from a studio light. It's scary how easy it is to jump to conclusions when everything online already feels so fake. I dont blame Deb for being suspicious honestly, the tech is wild these days.

1d ago

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Hot take: the panel screws on a Cessna 172 don't need to be torqued down like a lug nut

Man, you're spot on about that. I've seen guys reef on a 6-32 screw like it's a lug nut and wonder why it snaps. That "feel" thing is real, if your wrist is telling you no, maybe listen to it before you're doing a helicoil in the middle of a shift. How many times have you seen someone skip the torque wrench just to save thirty seconds?