Wade Park (u/wade558)

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Used to laugh at characters who never reload in action movies, now I catch myself doing the same thing in games

I used to roll my eyes at movie heroes shooting 50 rounds from a 15-round mag. Then I was playing Call of Duty last weekend and realized I was running around with an empty gun for like 3 minutes because I kept forgetting to reload. Now I'm wondering if the writers are actually just showing what people do under pressure. How many of you notice yourselves copying dumb TV logic in real life or games?

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c/butchers•

wade558•12d ago

Why does everyone swear by wet aging? Tried it on a ribeye roast and got way more waste than dry

I hung a whole ribeye roast in my cooler for 21 days last month, kept the humidity right where the old timers say. When I trimmed it up, I lost almost 3 pounds of pellicle and crust that I just couldn't sell. A dry aged roast of the same size from the same steer only lost about a pound. Am I missing something with the wet aging process or is it just not worth it for smaller shops like mine?

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c/diy-repairs•

wade558•13d ago

Blew $60 on a fancy drain snake that broke on the first clog in my bathtub

The cable just twisted and snapped trying to get through some hair and soap gunk, and now I'm back to using a $3 plastic strip from the dollar store that actually works better. Has anyone else had one of those 'pro' tools just totally let you down like that?

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c/creative-writing-prompts•

wade558•14d ago

Went to a writer's meetup in Portland and nobody had read a book in months

I showed up to this creative writing group expecting people to talk about story structure or character arcs. Instead they spent 45 minutes debating which AI prompt gave the best fantasy opening. Then someone asked me what I was working on and I said a short story about a line cook. Blank stares. One guy goes "so is it a prompt or did you actually write it?" I felt like I was in the wrong room. Has anyone else run into writers who don't actually read or write anymore?

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c/appliance-repairers•

wade558•15d ago

Talked to an old timer about compressor oil and it blew my mind

Ran into this guy Frank at a supply house in Tulsa last Tuesday. He's been doing refrigeration since the 70s. I was complaining about a compressor failure on a 3 year old fridge and he just laughed. He said most guys kill their compressors by not letting the oil settle after transport. Said to always wait 4 hours minimum before plugging in a fridge that was tipped. I've been rushing that step for years. Never even crossed my mind that the oil drains out of the compressor when you lay a fridge on its side. Now I'm wondering how many callbacks I could have avoided. Anyone else ever get this tip passed down to them?

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c/binge-worthy-shows•

wade558•15d ago

Just realized my week of terrible shows was actually perfect

Last Tuesday I watched three episodes of a new thriller and hated every second... but I kept going. By Friday I realized I was actually hooked on how bad it was. My husband walked in and asked why I was yelling at the TV. I told him it's like a car crash you can't look away from. Has anyone else stuck with a terrible show just to see how awful it gets?

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c/coding-for-beginners•

wade558•17d ago

Tried to learn Python at a Starbucks and a stranger rewrote my whole script in 10 lines

I was at a Starbucks in Austin last Tuesday struggling through a 50-line script for hours when some guy sat down, looked over, asked if he could try, and cut it down to 10 lines with list comprehension. Has anyone else had a random coder just come up and fix your mess like that?

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c/cybersecurity-tips•

wade558•18d ago

Warning: my old router went from fine to hacked in 2 weeks

I noticed my internet got super slow at night about a month ago. Didn't think much of it until I checked the admin log and saw connections from IPs in Russia and China. Turns out my 5 year old router had a known vulnerability I never patched because the manufacturer stopped sending updates. Has anyone else had an old router get compromised without realizing it?

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c/florists•

wade558•20d ago

Hit my first 500-bouquet month and almost didn't believe it

I run a small shop out of my garage here in Tucson, and last month I counted up my orders and realized I did 517 bouquets for weddings and local deliveries. That's up from about 300 a month last year, and honestly I didn't think I had the time or space to pull it off. My wife pointed out I've been working till 10pm most nights, but seeing that number made it feel worth it. Has anyone else had a milestone like that sneak up on them?

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c/chimney-sweeps•

wade558•23d ago

Visited a log home in Vermont and saw some scary chimney buildup

I was up in Stowe last week checking out a buddy's cabin. He had a nice wood stove but the creosote inside his chimney was over a half inch thick in spots. That place is a fire waiting to happen and he had no clue. How often do you guys run into homeowners who don't realize how bad it is until you show them?

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