• MolochAlter
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      211 days ago

      As the son of a geologist: yes.

      Also roughly estimating water hardness, and even mineral composition when he was younger and didn’t smoke his taste buds into oblivion.

  • Optional
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    181 month ago

    What people are like when they make the choices to pursue what intrests them as a job.

  • @A_Union_of_Kobolds
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    121 month ago

    Stuff like this makes me regret not pursuing academics. Working by yourself blue-collar isn’t as entertaining.

      • @A_Union_of_Kobolds
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        51 month ago

        It can. Usually you end up building something goofy as hell.

        But then I’d have to work around other blue collar dudes in my region, which is… unappealing.

        • HubertManne
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          51 month ago

          yeah it was a mixed bag. some hilarious guys and some that were ahh. not so great to be around. Im sure those labs were the same though. Remember that nazi guy from the last trump go round that was literally a rocket scientist.

          • @toynbee
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            81 month ago

            To be fair, Nazis and rocket scientists apparently have a long and storied history.

  • HubertManne
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    101 month ago

    is this surprising to folks. people if not attending or teaching in the class are largely in the lab without a whole lot of time for a personal life. Its the reason big tech has foozball tables.

    • @toynbee
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      101 month ago

      Is it? I thought the reason big tech has Foosball was, essentially, to trick hirees and gaslight people looking for better benefits.