Nina King (u/the_nina)

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Got halfway through Season 3 of that new crime drama and the whole plot just fell apart

I was loving the slow burn and then episode 6 dropped a twist that made zero sense with the clues they'd been building. Did the writers just give up or did I miss something that connects it all?

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c/coding-for-beginners•

the_nina•9h ago

Am I the only beginner who thinks too many tutorials skip the boring parts?

Last month I was following a Python course on YouTube and the guy just said 'and here we import the library' without explaining how he even knew to install it. I sat there for 20 minutes trying to figure out why my code wouldn't run. When I asked in the comments, someone told me to just Google it, which was not helpful at all. Has anyone else run into instructors who assume you already know the setup steps?

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c/archaeology-discoveries•

the_nina•1d ago

Unpopular opinion: That 'perfect' Viking ship burial dig was overhyped

Last summer I was on a dig in Norway where they found a supposedly 'spotless' burial site with no grave goods disturbed. Everyone in the field called it a huge win, but to me it felt like a bad week because we spent 6 days sifting through mud that had clearly been reworked by later floods. The soil layers were all mixed up, so any dating is sketchy at best. Why does the community keep pushing these pristine narratives when the evidence is so messy?

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c/dredge-operators•

the_nina•1d ago

Had a dock master in Gulfport call me out on my slurry mix last week

I've been running a cutter suction dredge for about 8 years now and always thought my slurry was fine. But this older guy, been doing it since the 90s, watched me dump a load and said it was too thick for the pipeline distance. He said I was burning through HP for no reason. I argued at first, told him I like it heavy so the material settles faster. But he showed me on paper how a thinner mix actually moves more solids per hour over our 2000 foot run. I tried it his way the next day and my production rate jumped 15 percent. Made me wonder how many other little habits I got that are actually working against me. Anyone else had an old timer change how you think about something basic?

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c/carpenters•

the_nina•2d ago

Caught flak for using a nail gun on trim - old school guy lost it on me

I was trimming out a kitchen remodel in Portland last Thursday and this 60 year old carpenter walked through and saw me using a 16 gauge nailer on some poplar casing. He said I was ruining the trade and that real carpenters hand nail everything. I get that hand nailing looks cleaner if you fill the holes right, but a nail gun saves me about 20 minutes per window. Which side do you guys lean on for finish work - speed or tradition? Has anyone else had an old timer lecture them on site?

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c/avionics-technicians•

the_nina•3d ago

Overheard a junior tech say an open bond check is optional

I was sitting in the break room last week and heard a younger guy telling his buddy it's fine to skip bond checks if the panel looks clean. Took me right back to a Delta flight in Atlanta where a loose bond wire caused a static discharge that killed a whole nav display. How do we make sure new guys understand the stakes without sounding like grumpy old heads?

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c/analog-camera-club•

the_nina•3d ago

Had a weird week where every single roll came out blank

I shot 4 rolls on a trip to Portland last month and when I developed them at home, all of them came out completely clear. Turns out my Nikon FE's shutter was firing but the mirror wasn't flipping out of the way, so no light ever hit the film. Cost me about $60 in film and chemicals to learn that lesson. Has anyone else had a camera fail in a way that didn't seem obvious at first?

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c/drywall-installers•

the_nina•26d ago

3 years ago I swore by metal corner bead until a job in Portland changed my mind

I used to fight with paper faced bead on every job, thought it was way too finicky. Then last month I had to do a curved archway in an old Victorian and the metal stuff just wouldn't cooperate. Has anyone else switched over to paper bead for tricky spots?

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c/board-game-geeks•

the_nina•1mo ago

Had to choose between Terraforming Mars and Arkham Horror LCG last Friday

Game night with my group rolled around and I had to pick one game for 4 players. Terraforming Mars takes 3 hours minimum but Arkham Horror LCG needs everyone to have their own deck already built. I went with Terraforming Mars because only two of us had prepared decks. We got 4 rounds in before Mike had to leave early for his kid's bedtime. Should I have just pushed for the LCG anyway and let people use starter decks?

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c/budget-friendly-meals•

the_nina•1mo ago

Spent 45 minutes trying to get a good sear on cheap pork chops

I bought these bone-in pork chops on sale for $1.79 a pound and thought I could just blast them in a hot pan. But they stuck so bad I had to scrape half the meat off the bottom of the skillet. Anyone else struggle getting cheap cuts to not ruin your cookware?

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