In soil science, we hand texture, where you rub the soil between two fingers and see how it responds to physical manipulation. There are a few tests: can you roll it into a worm? Does that worm break? How long of a ribbon can you make with it? You do this for each layer (horizon) and pits have a minimum of 3 horizons usually

Anyway, on large scale soil surveys, we can have hundreds to thousands of pits to do. The largest ones I’ve ever done were 1900 pits or so, thus a LOT of hand texturing, and pushing to get them all done.

To speed up this process I started texturing with both hands at the same time; each with a different horizon. Turns out I’m abi-texterous (seriously)

The funny part - I use that term loosely - is that the ivory bill was very closely related to pileated wood pecker which is a noisy as fuck bird. There are people out in the swamps of the Singer Tract looking for them like bigfoot hunters. They insist that the bird is very reclusive now.

You shouldn’t. We most certainly should have more free choice than what we do. You also shouldn’t say you want to kill people. I get you’re venting, but there are more creative and productive ways to vent your frustration with the capitalistic hellscape we live in. Please keep it somewhat light-hearted, as indicated in the sidebar.

Be mindful of suggesting you want to kill people. Not exactly a great take, and one liable to get you in trouble if people take you literally.

That looks like an old Singer table with a new machine on top.

My grandma used to have one at the farm, that was the original, and powered by the pedal you see at the bottom

‘fun fact’ - the ivory bill wood pecker’s habitat was entirely within the tract of land that Singer company used to make these tables. Didn’t work out for the ivory bills at all. They are entirely extinct

Solid meme, though off-topic

Concrete framed buildings help a lot with this. Other noise proof options are out there as well

Get out of here with your fact checking

working on it. Can’t out run your fork, as it were.

My type A personality demands perfection (and rotator cuff injuries)

https://youtu.be/cSDWKvuoZ1Y?si=lkga1V2iv-ZCq_IZ

I haven’t handed out a weasley in a while. Good job!

I think you’re reading me wrong. My lack of sympathy is for Boeing. I’m entirely sympathetic to the mechanics

Not all heroes wear capes

Awww. Those poor bosses. They might have to make some hard choices; kind of like the people they employ who may have to choose between food or rent.

I realize airline mechanics make half decent money, but still. No sympathy (Edit: for Boeing, if that wasn’t completely clear).

Now, a proverb a Russian I met early in my career told me: every man is the architect of their own hemhroids I swear the guy was the next Pushkin

I snore with my mouth open

Yeah, ok. Was wondering if it was a move, or the literal interpretation

https://archive.ph/20240916004524/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/us/justice-roberts-trump-supreme-court.html

What’s ax handling? Captain Kirk double hand chop?