Faith Baker (u/faithbaker)

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Visited a camera museum in Rochester and it changed how I see old gear

I was at the George Eastman Museum last month and spent a whole afternoon just looking at their repair workshop display. They had these old Kodak service manuals from the 1950s laid out, and the step-by-step guides for things like shutter timing were so clear, with hand-drawn diagrams. I used to think that stuff was too outdated to be useful, but I was wrong. Seeing the actual tools they used back then, like specific spring tension gauges, made me realize the basic ideas haven't changed that much. It actually gave me a couple ideas for fixing a sticky shutter on a Retina IIc I've been sitting on. Has anyone else picked up a useful trick from really old service literature?

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c/bullet-journaling•

faithbaker•28d ago

I finally figured out why my weekly spreads always felt so cramped

For months, I was trying to fit EVERYTHING into those tiny Monday to Sunday boxes, including my workout log, meal plan, and client notes, and it just looked like a mess. My trainer friend looked at it last week and said, 'Faith, you're trying to make one page do the work of three.' Now I use a separate collection for my training notes and just put the day's focus in the weekly box. Does anyone else keep certain trackers totally separate from their main weekly view?

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c/air-fryer-recipes•

faithbaker•29d ago

I finally gave up on my old way of making frozen fries

For months, I was stuck between just dumping the bag straight into the basket or doing a whole pre-soak and pat dry thing I saw online. I always picked the dump method because it was fast, but my fries kept coming out kinda soggy and pale. Last week, I got fed up and tried the soak for 30 minutes in cold water, dried them with paper towels, then tossed them with just a teaspoon of oil. The difference was crazy. They got super crispy on the outside and stayed fluffy inside, like proper diner fries. I mean, it adds maybe 10 extra minutes, but it's worth it. Idk, maybe it's just me but I feel like I was wasting good potatoes before. Has anyone else tried this method with other frozen veggies, like maybe cauliflower?

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c/foundry-workers•

faithbaker•29d ago

My old foreman called my sand mix 'dusty' and it clicked

He pointed out my sand was too fine, saying 'you're making more dust than mold' when I was ramming up a core box. I switched to a coarser grain blend and the surface finish on my next set of gray iron castings was way smoother. Anyone else had a simple grain size tip make a big difference?

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c/career-advice•

faithbaker•1mo ago

Am I the only one who saw a job fair at the Denver Convention Center that felt more like a sales pitch?

Every booth was pushing their 'company culture' hard, but nobody would give a straight answer about starting pay or typical hours. Has anyone else walked away from an event like that feeling like you learned nothing real?

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Visited a camera museum in Rochester and it changed how I see old gear

I finally figured out why my weekly spreads always felt so cramped

I finally gave up on my old way of making frozen fries

My old foreman called my sand mix 'dusty' and it clicked

Am I the only one who saw a job fair at the Denver Convention Center that felt more like a sales pitch?

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