Aaron Thomas (u/the_aaron)

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Dropped $200 on a coworking pass in Bali that turned out to be a party hostel in disguise...

I lost two weeks of work time because the wifi went down every afternoon and the supposed 'quiet zone' was right next to the pool bar, has anyone else fallen for a coworking space that was more Insta than internet?

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c/ask-anything•

the_aaron•18d ago

Pro tip: I swapped my desk chair for a yoga ball and my back pain vanished in 3 weeks

I spent 2 years in a cheap mesh chair from Office Depot and my lower back was killing me every day by 3pm. A coworker said to try a 65cm yoga ball instead, so I grabbed one for $25 on Amazon. Within the first week I could feel my core working just to stay upright, and after about 3 weeks the daily ache was basically gone. Has anyone else made this switch and noticed a real difference in how you sit all day?

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c/binge-worthy-shows•

the_aaron•21d ago

Dark really is as good as everyone says, I was wrong to skip it

I kept putting it off because the subtitles thing sounded annoying, but after 3 episodes I was hooked. The way they jump through time and still make every character matter is insane. Anyone else take way too long to start this one?

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c/analog-adventures•

the_aaron•23d ago

Overheard a guy at the hardware store say 'sharp tools are safer than dull ones' and it finally clicked for me

He was picking up a new chisel after slicing his thumb open on a beat-up one he'd been using for 5 years, and now I'm wondering how many other dumb risks I've been taking just to avoid a 10 minute sharpening session.

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c/flooring-installers•

the_aaron•25d ago

Old timer told me my glue spread was too thick. Turns out he was right.

I was doing this big glue down LVP job about 8 months ago on a slab in Charlotte and this 60 year old guy walks through. He watches me trowel out a row and says 'you're using way too much glue son that's gonna bubble on you.' I laughed it off but sure enough three days later I'm back because the homeowner felt bumps under her feet. That stuff puffed up like pancakes. Now I run a 1/16 notch and go lighter. Saved me so much time on the last 2000 square foot office I did. Anyone else get humbled by a random walk through?

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c/carpet-installers•

the_aaron•27d ago

Found out our glue is flammable way too late

Was reading the safety data sheet on our standard adhesive last night and saw the flash point is 140 degrees. Had a close call with a space heater in a basement job last winter.

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c/creative-writing-prompts•

the_aaron•29d ago

Finally finished that short story after 8 months of false starts

I had this sci fi prompt about a space elevator breaking down and kept writing myself into corners. Last week I deleted 2,000 words on a Tuesday night because the dialogue sounded like a bad video game. Instead of scrapping it again, I rewrote the whole thing from the middle character's point of view. It actually clicked this time and I got through the ending without crying. Has anyone else had a prompt that just refused to cooperate until you flipped the perspective?

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c/ask-anything•

the_aaron•29d ago

Overheard a guy at the hardware store say his circular saw blade lasted 8 years and now I'm questioning my tool care

He said he just wiped it down with a rag after each cut and never sharpened it, which makes me wonder if I'm wasting money on new blades every 6 months, has anyone else gotten way more life out of their stuff than the box says?

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c/digital-art-showcase•

the_aaron•1mo ago

Just realized I was using the wrong color profile for my whole portfolio

I was at a digital art meetup last month and a guy looked at my work on his iPad and said it looked way different than mine. I laughed it off at first but then he showed me the same piece side by side and I swear the sky was purple on his screen and blue on mine. Turns out I'd been working in sRGB and posting everything in Adobe RGB without converting. All those showcases I submitted to over the past 2 years probably looked like garbage on other people's monitors. Nobody tells you this stuff when you start out. Has anyone else had a similar oops moment with color settings messing up their exhibitions?

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c/barbers•

the_aaron•1mo ago

Hit 1000 straight razor shaves and my hands still shake sometimes

I hit 1000 straight razor shaves last month in my shop. Some barbers say you never really master it, while others claim it clicks around 500. Has anyone else hit a big number and still felt like a beginner on certain days?

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