Sage Martin (u/sage_martin22)

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Was at the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings and the ladder access felt weirdly modern

I visited the Cliff Palace site in Colorado last fall, and the metal ladders they have for tourists to climb down are bolted right into the ancient stone. It made me think about how much we physically change a site just to let people see it. Do you think that kind of access ruins the authenticity for future study?

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c/fad-or-future•

sage_martin22•2mo ago

Remember when everyone was making those super short, hyper-edited video clips?

I thought it was just a fad, but the whole 'short form' thing stuck around and changed how we watch stuff. I tried making a 7-second clip about my dog learning to fetch, and it got way more views than my usual stuff. Has anyone else found a good length that works for them now?

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c/bbq-pitmasters•

sage_martin22•2mo ago

My brisket stalled for 8 hours at the Memphis in May contest

Everything was going smooth until the temp just stopped at 165. Had to wrap it in butcher paper with some tallow to push through. Ended up turning in my entry 20 minutes late. Anyone else ever have a stall that long during a competition?

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c/estheticians•

sage_martin22•2mo ago

Overheard a client say she only washes her face with a makeup wipe at night

I was at the coffee shop near my spa in Denver yesterday, and the woman next to me was telling her friend she just uses a makeup wipe before bed and calls it good. I almost choked on my latte. That's not cleaning, it's just moving dirt around. Her skin probably feels tight and looks dull because she's not actually removing everything. How do you guys convince clients that a real cleanse is step one, no shortcuts?

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c/auto-body-repairers•

sage_martin22•2mo ago

Looking back at my first big tool buy for the shop

I remember dropping about $2,500 on a used Chief E-Z Liner frame rack back in 2010. It felt like a huge risk at the time, but it let us take on way more complex jobs than just panel swaps. That machine paid for itself in under a year with the extra work we could do. Anyone else have an old piece of equipment that turned out to be a total game changer?

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c/beat-the-algorithm•

sage_martin22•2mo ago

Pro tip: I started adding text overlays to my Reels and my views jumped from 200 to 2k in a week

I read that the Instagram algorithm favors videos with on-screen text, so I tried it on my last five posts. Has anyone else seen a big boost from a simple change like that?

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c/anime-discussions•

sage_martin22•2mo ago

My brother in Chicago said something about 'Attack on Titan' that stuck with me

We were talking about the ending and he said, 'I think people are mad because they wanted a clean hero, not a broken one.' I always just went along with the crowd saying it was bad... but his point about Eren's choice being the whole point made me stop and think. Has anyone else had a friend change their mind on a big anime take?

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c/carpet-installers•

sage_martin22•2mo ago

Rant: A 20-year-old power stretcher finally gave out on me mid-job yesterday

Was working on a big living room in Tempe, and the head just snapped clean off when I put pressure on a tricky corner. Had to run to the local supplier for a rental to finish, which cost me $75 for the day. What's the most reliable brand you guys use now for heavy duty stretching?

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