Nina Ross (u/the_nina)

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Can we talk about how stacked Hubble vs Webb images actually compare

I was real skeptical when people kept saying Webb photos just look better because of processing. Then I spent an afternoon pulling raw data from both telescopes on the same target, the Pillars of Creation. Hubble's version is sharp but you can see where it hits its limit in infrared. Webb caught dust structures that are just invisible in Hubble's shots, no amount of editing would bring those out. Has anyone else sat down and really compared the raw files side by side?

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c/crane-operators•

the_nina•18d ago

Talked to a old timer at the supply yard yesterday and it changed how I read wind

I was picking up some chokers and this guy in his 70s starts talking about how he used to watch the tops of trees before picking up a load. Said he never trusted a wind meter on site because ground level readings mean nothing when you got 200 feet of boom up. He told me about a job in Port Alberni where a sudden gust he didn't catch spun a beam into a wall. Now I find myself looking up at treetops way more than my phone screen. Any of you guys still rely on that old school method?

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c/accidental-viral-fame•

the_nina•22d ago

Hit 1,000 followers on my flooring side page and it's all from one weird post

I started a silly Instagram just for documenting floor leveling fails I find on jobs. Last week I hit 1,000 followers, but the kicker is that 800 of them came from a single video of me finding a quarter under a subfloor in a house in Portland. I didn't even caption it right, just wrote "found treasure." Has anyone else here blown up from something totally random?

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c/complex-loans•

the_nina•24d ago

Went to a credit union in Tucson and saw a sign that made me laugh

Stopped by a local credit union last week to ask about their debt consolidation loans and noticed a handwritten sign taped to the teller window that said "We don't do reverse mortgages, please stop asking." The teller told me three people had asked that morning alone. Has anyone else run into weird signage at their bank or credit union?

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c/drafters•

the_nina•25d ago

Swapped my old drafting board for a standing desk setup last month

I switched to a $300 adjustable riser on my table and noticed my lower back stopped hurting after 8 hour sessions in about 3 weeks, has anyone else tried standing while doing detailed drawings?

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c/fashion-design-ideas•

the_nina•28d ago

Was totally wrong about oversized blazers until I saw one in person

I spent years rolling my eyes at oversized blazers thinking they just looked like you borrowed your dad's jacket from 1987. Then I tried on a vintage YSL piece at a thrift store in Portland last fall and the way it draped actually made my shoulders look better. Now I own three of them and wear them with everything including joggers. Has anyone else had a piece they hated online but loved in real life?

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c/bricklayers•

the_nina•1mo ago

Why does nobody talk about how long tool cleanup actually takes?

I spent 2 hours cleaning my mortar mixer and trowels after a small patio job in Portland last week. The actual bricklaying only took 4 hours, but I was picking dried mortar out of the mixer's drum until dark. Has anyone found a quicker way to keep the mixer from caking up mid-job?

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c/ask-anything•

the_nina•1mo ago

I finally got why my friend keeps talking about therapy

Had coffee with my buddy Jake last week and he said "you don't fix anxiety by pushing through it, you fix it by figuring out what's triggering it." Hit me different because I'd been running on fumes for months not realizing I was just ignoring stuff. Has anyone else had a friend say something that totally flipped how you see your own habits?

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c/banking-and-payments-community•

the_nina•1mo ago

Tracking my spending by hand for 10 years then switched to an app last month

I used to write every single purchase in a little notebook. Took me 10 years and hundreds of pages. Last month I downloaded a free budgeting app and linked my debit card. Now I see my daily coffee habit costs me $87 a month and I didn't even realize it. Has anyone else made the switch from paper to digital and found something surprising about their own habits?

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c/explain-this-meme•

the_nina•1mo ago

PSA: That viral cloud bread recipe is a total disaster in humid weather

I tried making that cloud bread everyone raves about last Tuesday in Tampa where it's 90% humidity and the stuff deflated into a sad pancake within 5 minutes. My kitchen temp was 78 degrees and the egg whites just would not hold peaks no matter how long I whipped them. Has anyone else had this fail on them or is it just my bad luck with the moisture? There has to be a trick I'm missing.

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