What have you learned recently? Serious answer or not.

I learned that it is not in fact normal to be completely overwhelmed with stress all the time, and that it takes one and a half shifts to completely annihilate the good feelings a week of vacation can bring

You too, huh?
I need a new skill so I can get a different job

I learned that the reason a logical "or" symbol in mathematics is a v is because Latin has separate words for inclusive-or (vel) and exclusive-or (aut), unlike English where it is usually ambiguous. And vel starts with v.

GOOD fact
Finnish works this way too, coincidentally with 'v': vai is exclusive, and tai is inclusive.
Ooh that's really cool, I thought it just originated from set theory symbols
Why is the 'and' symbol an upside down v then? Just because?

the word "jumbo" for "very large" comes from the name of a PT Barnem circus elephant that derailed a train in 1885

Solo road trips are very fun. I don't think my mental health can survive without hiking 30 miles somewhere new on the weekend anymore. Unfortunately this is making me a social outcast, at least compared to how I used to be. I think people see me as entertaining/interesting, but getting someone to join my adventures is tough. It'll probably force me to leave the job and city that I like when I complete every decent trail in an 8-hour radius in a couple years

move to Seattle and take up mountaineering
- Dude I'm on the cusp, I drafted an insta story earlier today to ask everyone I know if they'd be interested in learning mountaineering with me to tackle some mountains in the Cascades
  I'm afraid to press send bc I'm scared this is a slippery slope to dying in a bad fall
I've been in the midst of a similar realization for the last year or so
- You're the first person I've encountered who can relate, that's amazing XD
  It feels weird to talk about the NEED to be outside and busting your ass hiking somewhere. I guess this is probably how people end up on the PCT. I don't know how to rationalize it otherwise
Honestly, being a runner has s similar flavor.

If you live in northern NJ and you want to ride at Nickelodeon Universe for free, wait by the American Dream C parking deck entrance around 5-7pm until you see someone leaving with the day pass wristbands on. Ask if you can cut it off and take it, then tape it back together around your wrist, bam.

Photo caption: "Made this handle for my uncle's maul."

I just learned that the verb is named after the noun.

Etymology: Middle English (in the sense "hammer or wooden club", also "strike with a heavy weapon"): from Old French mail, from Latin malleus "hammer".

I learned that kestrels, like the birds, were archaically called "windfuckers"

How to take photos like this! Also that this object exists and is easy to take photos of and a bunch of other stuff about astrophotography.

Now I need a way to russle up a few thousand dollars and some second hand equipment over the next few years. This shit is addictive.

link if no show

I think hexbear might delete images that aren't uploaded in the comment? Was it that image stacking technique though?
- It just hides the image, you find the image url with the view source button next to the upvote .
- What do you mean uploaded in the comment? I did that here I thought. Do you mean explicitly linked?

I learned that Solid exists as an alternative to React and am very excited to try it out in an actual project.

Seems really cool, very easy transition from React and much better
- It really is. I’m finding it’s very batteries-included. I keep dreading finding the go-to libraries for it because that’s what I’m used to with React and then I realize there’s just a hook that does the thing that I want already.

I learned that the Japanese really fucked up the Russian fleet after they sent it alllllllll the way from the Baltics to help out in the Pacific during 1905, like they absolutely wrizzecked 'em up

I learned to take a change of clothes to work since I 'save' my break till the end, I can wear non sweaty clothes.

I learned of the insane life of Otokichi

What a crazy life he had. Also there's this...
In popular culture
The story of the Hojunmaru castaways was adapted as the feature film Kairei in 1983. Despite starring country singer Johnny Cash as John McLoughlin, and having a reported budget of US$4,000,000, the film was not a commercial success.

I learned that Poseidon is absolutely fucking busted in Hades 2. The Arcana make it quite a lot easier to do some shenanigans at the moment (at least compared to the first game).

e: Also, always grab the hammer last in the Mourning Fields. If you get Echo next room, you might be able to dupe it for a third hammer.

I've been learning qt and brushing up on my C++ for a minor project I'm working on

Started working on character models for a game I'm attempting to develop. Learned why artists talk about body proportions so much.

Work sucks

I learned how to consistently get a little fire going on anything I'm frying. Get that scorched flavor, like "wok he".

I also learned that I need to do this with maximum ventilation and a lid nearby because otherwise it sets off the smoke detector.

It was inevitable that you would swing that maul.

i started miniature painting the other day. its fun :3