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12d ago

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Just learned that a single loose screw on a pitot tube can throw off airspeed by 12 knots on a 737

Wait, are you sure that sensor was the real problem?

12d ago

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PSA: Stop relying on that cheap depth gauge from Harbor Freight

Test yours against a known good one first.

12d ago

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Went to a craft fair last weekend and saw way too many people selling 'bullet journals' that were just pre-printed planners

Man that reminds me of when I tried to make a bullet journal myself once. @hugo_bennett totally nailed it - ended up just scribbling in a spiral notebook instead.

13d ago

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Critique that finally fixed my brake bleed technique

Yeah that whole "letting the pedal come up too fast" thing is huge. I had the same problem for years until a buddy watched me and pointed it out. He said to treat the pedal release like you're trying not to spill a full cup of coffee. If you just let it snap back up, you're pulling a vacuum on the system and sucking that air right back past the bleeder screw. I started doing the slow release over a count of three Mississippi and my brakes went from spongy to rock hard in one bleed. It's such a simple fix but nobody tells you that part in the YouTube videos.

14d ago

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The day I figured out I was killing my own networking chances

Man that landscaping guy nailed it. I had the same wake up call at a Scottsdale tech meetup where I spent twenty minutes describing my service features to some guy who ended up just walking away mid sentence. Then later that night I overheard him saying he hires people based on if they seem interested in his business first. Completely changed how I approach things now. I actually start every conversation asking what they're working on and I barely even bring up what I do unless they ask first. Way less awkward and I actually get real conversations out of it instead of just trading cards like they're baseball cards.