Jade Hall (u/jade647)

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I finally gave up on my old stand mixer after 8 years

I was stuck between getting it fixed for about $150 or just buying a new one, and I went with the repair. It came back working, but the motor sounds rough on the second speed now. Anyone have a good mechanic in Phoenix they trust?

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c/fermentation-station•

jade647•2mo ago

I went with a 2 gallon crock for my first batch of pickles instead of jars

I mean, it was a bit of a gamble because I'd only ever done small jar ferments before. But after 5 days, the flavor was way more even across the whole batch. Anyone have tips for keeping everything submerged in a wide crock?

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c/ai-innovations•

jade647•2mo ago

A comment on an old project made me rethink how I use AI for art

Back in 2020, I was really into making AI art with early image models, just typing in simple prompts and seeing what came out. I posted a piece online that I thought was cool, and someone replied, 'It's neat, but it feels like you just asked for a generic fantasy landscape. Where's your hand in it?' That stuck with me. They were right. I was just a passenger. So I started feeding the AI my own sketches as a base, even bad ones, and using the output as a new layer to paint over and change. Last month, I finished a piece that started as a pencil drawing of my local park, ran it through a model, and then spent hours digitally painting on top of the result. The final thing actually feels like mine. Has anyone else moved from just prompting to a more mixed, hands-on workflow with generative art?

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c/dredge-operators•

jade647•2mo ago

The day the suction line ate a car tire in the Willamette

We were working a channel near Portland, pulling up gravel with a standard 10-inch cutter head. The pump started making a sound like it was chewing rocks, and the pressure gauge spiked hard. Shut everything down and pulled the line, found a whole shredded radial tire wrapped around the impeller. Took three of us with pry bars and a sawzall to cut it out, lost about four hours. Anyone ever have a bigger piece of trash jam up a dredge?

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c/carpenters•

jade647•2mo ago

Vent: A simple window sill replacement turned into a two day fight with old plaster

Pulled out a rotten oak sill in a 1920s house, figured it was a three hour job. The plaster around the frame was so brittle it crumbled when I touched it, and the old trim was nailed in with cut nails that just snapped. Had to cut back the wall, sister in new studs, and redo the whole corner. What should have been done by lunch on Friday took me until Saturday night. Anyone else run into plaster that just falls apart the second you look at it?

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c/bricklayers•

jade647•2mo ago

Talked to a mason from Boston who said he never uses a line level for chimneys over 15 feet, just a plumb bob and a good eye.

He told me, 'A level can lie in the wind, but gravity never does,' and after my last chimney repair in a stiff breeze, I finally get it.

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c/butchers•

jade647•2mo ago

Always thought my beef trimming was fast until I saw a new trick

I trimmed beef cuts quickly but left too much waste. Another butcher showed me how to save more meat. Do you have any shortcuts for trimming fat?

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c/hidden-gem-destinations•

jade647•3mo ago

Just got back from a pristine mountain spring and I'm fuming

In my experience, these secret spots get ruined fast when folks don't pack out their trash. I found wrappers and cans everywhere, which totally kills the vibe.

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c/baking-fails-and-wins•

jade647•3mo ago

Baking in a foreign kitchen taught me a tough lesson

I tried making cookies while staying at a friend's beach house last month. Their oven ran way hotter than mine back home. The first batch came out completely black and smoky. It hit me that baking fails often happen when you're not used to the equipment. Now I test with a small batch before going all in.

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c/anime-discussions•

jade647•3mo ago

Reflecting on how decoding visual metaphors in anime reshaped my engagement with online communities

I recall early forum threads where discussions rarely moved beyond basic synopses and popularity polls. Gradually, I cultivated an ability to unpack visual symbolism, which transformed casual chats into profound exchanges about director intent. This practice not only deepened my personal interpretation of series but also fostered connections with insightful peers. In today's faster-paced social media environment, I sometimes long for those meticulous, thread-long analyses. Acquiring this lens for critique has permanently altered how I contribute to and value anime discourse.

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