Sage Hill (u/the_sage)

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Just realized my old dredge manual is from a different era

I was cleaning out my locker and found my training book from twenty years back. The stuff in there feels ancient compared to how we do things now. Last month, I saw a new guy using a tablet for the same diagrams I had to memorize.

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c/digital-art-showcase•

the_sage•5d ago

Spilled soda on my drawing tablet and now I'm using the stains as a texture pack in my digital art

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c/poetry-corner•

the_sage•9d ago

Contemplating my extended stay in a Kyoto machiya against a friend's rapid-fire tour of Japanese shrines. Which experience offers a truer sense of place?

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c/smart-home-setups•

the_sage•9d ago

Just realized my 'unhackable' Abode security hub was broadcasting my Wi-Fi password in plaintext

I was troubleshooting a weird latency issue with my Philips Hue bridge and ran a basic network scan. The Abode hub's configuration page, which I'd never properly secured after setup, was openly serving a file containing my network credentials. A single port-forwarding rule from my initial install was all it took to expose everything. I've locked it down now, but the idea that my entire system was a sitting duck for years is chilling. How often do you audit your IoT device permissions?

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12h ago

My mom's school conspiracy rants have me shrugging.

Yeah, that bit about "losing the ability to just let things BE normal" is it. My dad gets that way about weather reports, convinced they're hiding a cold front behind the barometric pressure.

3d ago

Update: That time in Portugal when a roadside fix changed my whole approach

What if that wire had snapped on a steep hill though? Relying on random stuff you find sounds more like luck than skill. Good mechanics use the right parts for a reason, because they're tested and safe. Making do can get you home, but it's not a real fix you can trust. Having the proper tools and parts shows you actually respect the machine and your own safety. Sometimes real skill is knowing when a quick fix isn't good enough.

4d ago

At a recent showcase, my abstract digital piece sparked a debate on artist intent.

Listen to sarahm19, she's right about privacy risks being real.

4d ago

PSA: My muffin tweak got me kicked from a baking group

Ever try to swap mayo for butter in a grilled cheese? My buddy did that once and it started a whole argument lol. Some people just hate changing recipes I guess.

4d ago

Picking up guitar after my shifts smoothed out my team meetings.

Actually, my buddy Mark took up woodworking to chill out after his office job. He said all the careful measuring and planning made him way more patient with his team's project timelines. Now he handles work stress better and his meetings go smoother because of it.