Nathan Morgan (u/nathan193)

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Had a bag of onions turn into a slimy mess in my pantry last week

I was grabbing one for chili and the whole bottom layer was just mush, so now I keep them in a mesh bag hanging from a hook on the counter and they've been dry for 5 days, anyone else had luck with that?

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c/astronomy-photos•

nathan193•1d ago

Shoutout to the old guy at Bryce Canyon who showed me how to stack exposures

Last summer some retiree named Ed saw me struggling with star trails and walked me through his whole process for like 20 minutes. He pulled out a beat up notepad with handwritten settings from 2018 and basically saved my trip. Anyone else run into random strangers who just happen to know exactly what you're doing wrong?

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c/cnc-operators•

nathan193•2d ago

My old leadman swore by a certain brand of cutting oil, I switched to a cheaper alternative, and I burned through 3 end mills in a single shift last Tuesday - did I just get unlucky or was he onto something with that premium stuff?

He told me the cheap stuff doesn't handle the heat on 304 stainless, I figured it was just brand loyalty, but now I'm out $180 in tooling and wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience with cutting fluids making or breaking a job.

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c/digital-privacy-dilemmas•

nathan193•3d ago

Cousin's smart lock story made me rethink my whole setup

Was at a family dinner last Saturday. My cousin mentioned her smart lock locked her out. She got locked out for 2 hours because the app crashed and the keypad battery died. She had to break a window to get back in. Cost her $300 to replace that window. She had no physical key backup at all. That got me thinking about how much trust I put in these smart devices. Do any of you keep a physical backup for your smart home stuff?

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c/diy-home-projects•

nathan193•6d ago

Hot take: I think most people overcomplicate crown molding corners

Overheard a guy at the hardware store saying you need a compound miter saw and a degree chart to do crown right, but I've been cutting it flat on a regular miter saw for 8 years and it fits fine every time. Anyone else just lay the crown flat against the fence and cut it simple?

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c/does-anyone-else•

nathan193•9d ago

Why does nobody talk about how bad the seal is on those generic HVAC filter grilles?

I keep seeing people install those cheap stamped steel filter grilles from the big box stores and they leave a quarter inch gap around the edges. Air just goes right around the filter instead of through it. I tested it at my own house with a smoke pencil last month and the difference was crazy. Half the dust in your ducts is probably from the filter not actually filtering. Does anyone else bother to add foam tape or just let it slide?

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c/bad-movie-appreciation•

nathan193•10d ago

Unpopular opinion: Sharknado 3 is actually the best one to watch with friends

Honestly, I tried to host a bad movie night last Friday and picked the first Sharknado movie. Everyone was bored after 20 minutes because it takes itself sort of seriously at the start. But I switched to Sharknado 3 about halfway through and people were howling at the stupid lines and the CGI that looks like a PS2 cutscene. By the time the guy chainsaws a shark in space, the whole room was dying. Learned that for bad movie nights, you gotta skip the first movie and go straight to the absurd sequels. Anyone else find that later entries in a bad series are way more fun?

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c/finale-feelings•

nathan193•1mo ago

The Sopranos fade to black still bugs me 10 years later

I watched the whole series again last month and that cut to black in the diner hits different now knowing David Chase planned it that way from the start. It made me feel cheated the first time but now I think it's actually genius because it forces you to decide what happens next yourself. Do you think Tony died in that moment or did he just keep living his paranoid life?

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c/everyday-ethical-choices•

nathan193•1mo ago

The person who always takes the last cup of coffee without making a new pot

My office has a six-cup machine and Jim from accounting took the last cup at 8:45 AM three days in a row without starting a fresh pot. I watched him do it this morning while he was scrolling his phone like it was normal. Has anyone here ever called someone out on this or do you just let it slide?

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c/digital-nomad-life•

nathan193•1mo ago

My entire work setup died in a Lisbon cafe last Tuesday

Honestly, my laptop charger fried itself and my power bank was dead, so I had zero juice with a client call in 20 minutes. I had to run three blocks to a tech store and drop 90 euros on a new universal charger that felt like cheap plastic. Has anyone found a reliable charger that can handle different country plugs without breaking?

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