Post things you suck at

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

kn51

Senior member
Aug 16, 2012
696
112
106
Wait. You try to cook the yolk all the way through? Or you try not to?

I can't see how improperly cooking the yolk would be possible with an up egg. With an over easy/medium egg, you can probably f**k it up, but you have to try pretty hard.

Scrambled eggs are much more difficult. Anyone can throw eggs in a pan, scratch them around and cook them, but that doesn't mean they have a clue how to make good scrambled eggs.

Yeah, this is a tough one. There are several factors to this combined with personal preference and combined with FDA/Salmonella news yada yada those are the results.

Eggs are a funny thing. Incredibly versatile yet when you think boiling one is easy guess again.

That's why I never order an omelette. When it comes out brown...egads. Don't over cook the damn things.

/rant
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
57,651
7,881
126
Yeah, this is a tough one. There are several factors to this combined with personal preference and combined with FDA/Salmonella news yada yada those are the results.

Eggs are a funny thing. Incredibly versatile yet when you think boiling one is easy guess again.

That's why I never order an omelette. When it comes out brown...egads. Don't over cook the damn things.

/rant
I'm pretty cool with eggs in any kind of edible condition. Overcooked, undercooked... It's all good. I'll take your brown eggs :^D
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
52,856
1,048
126
Socializing. Working from home for the last 15 years has NOT helped, I swear. Any time we get an invite to a social event with peers or acquaintances, I dread even thinking about having to go. The most recent one is a halloween party for my kids' sports families. Thankfully we have a family function that night, but I hate that my kids are missing out on... socializing.
 

kn51

Senior member
Aug 16, 2012
696
112
106
I'm pretty cool with eggs in any kind of edible condition. Overcooked, undercooked... It's all good. I'll take your brown eggs :^D

Heh, yeah nice one. I meant burnt, not brown. Eggs I buy are brown.
 

kn51

Senior member
Aug 16, 2012
696
112
106
Socializing. Working from home for the last 15 years has NOT helped, I swear. Any time we get an invite to a social event with peers or acquaintances, I dread even thinking about having to go. The most recent one is a halloween party for my kids' sports families. Thankfully we have a family function that night, but I hate that my kids are missing out on... socializing.

Do you feel anxiety about it?
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
52,856
1,048
126
Do you feel anxiety about it?

Not panic attacks really, just the feeling of dread. When I'm there, I feel like I'm forced to come up with things to say or talk about. If I don't, I feel like I'm an outcast not joining the conversation. I also feel like I have to watch what I say or people will think I'm not too bright. I'm sure it's mostly in my head and I feel I do fine when it's over, but it's just a stressor going into it or being there. It's supposed to be fun, but hardly. I don't drink either, so maybe that's what people look forward to or how they cope with having to be in such situations.
 
Last edited:
Reactions: KMFJD

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
57,651
7,881
126
No actually, just the feeling of dread. When I'm there, I feel like I'm forced to come up with things to say or talk about. If I don't, I feel like I'm an outcast not joining the conversation. But no I don't get panic attacks, etc.
That's what I'm like. I've pretty much never had to be social my whole career. I've spent most of my time working on a team of two, or by myself. Mindless small talk doesn't come naturally to me, and I'm out touch with stuff most people like. I don't watch tv, and I give zero fucks about any sports teams. Weather's a good topic for about 10 seconds, but if you tell me how amazing the 80° weather is, I'm gonna think you're an idiot. Then you're just standing there thinking "Yup...". It's like slow torture.
 

kn51

Senior member
Aug 16, 2012
696
112
106
That's what I'm like. I've pretty much never had to be social my whole career. I've spent most of my time working on a team of two, or by myself. Mindless small talk doesn't come naturally to me, and I'm out touch with stuff most people like. I don't watch tv, and I give zero fucks about any sports teams. Weather's a good topic for about 10 seconds, but if you tell me how amazing the 80° weather is, I'm gonna think you're an idiot. Then you're just standing there thinking "Yup...". It's like slow torture.

What topics or activities do you enjoy?
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
57,651
7,881
126
What topics or activities do you enjoy?
Used to do whitewater paddling, but I got out of it after my daughter was born. Now I like cutting wood. and hiking when the weather's cool. In the summer I like holing up the house, thinking how much I hate everything, and wishing I was waaaay farther north :^D

edit:
For talking, I prefer technically oriented topics and problem solving as opposed to entertainment or observationally related topics. History is always good. Politics is pretty meh. It's bitching about whatever you don't like, or coming up with ways to fix things that no one gives a fuck about, and will never happen.
 
Last edited:

kn51

Senior member
Aug 16, 2012
696
112
106
edit:
For talking, I prefer technically oriented topics and problem solving as opposed to entertainment or observationally related topics. History is always good. Politics is pretty meh. It's bitching about whatever you don't like, or coming up with ways to fix things that no one gives a fuck about, and will never happen.

Some conversations do change a opinion...albeit slowly. And well, talking about history is bound to bring in politics.

So what technical topics are you focused on along with problem solving?
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
57,651
7,881
126
So what technical topics are you focused on along with problem solving?
Pretty much anything. It doesn't have to be computer tech or anything. It could be "My basement is leaking, and I'm not sure how to handle it". Bounce ideas around, accumulate and discard; hopefully come up with something actionable. That's fun. Having problems, and fixing them; ideally without spending much money. Money's the easy way to fix problems. If it doesn't violate physics, it can be fixed with money. Cleverness is harder and more satisfying.
 

Oyeve

Lifer
Oct 18, 1999
21,939
838
126
Handwriting. Being a natural lefty raised in a catholic household were being a lefty was akin to being satan. My mother forced me to be a righty and all it did was make.my handwriting God awful.
 

NoTine42

Golden Member
Sep 30, 2013
1,387
78
91
Plumbing.
It’s my home improvement nemesis, as I usually have to re-do something. Everything else does OK if I take time and work carefully.

(And I’d also agree with cursive handwriting. I gave up my sloppy cursive in jr high, so I print everything except checks and my signature)
 

Jeeebus

Diamond Member
Aug 29, 2006
9,180
897
126
Water skiing apparently. Tried it in Hawaii and could not make it 2 feet without falling on my face. On the last attempt it felt like the boat took off with one of my ribs in tow, so I called it quits on that one.
 
Reactions: NoTine42 and Mayne

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
67,895
12,365
126
www.anyf.ca
On similar subject I'm not really that great at swimming in general. Some people can just "float" like without much effort. I can paddle and float, but I'll get tired eventually. I can't just sit there and float, and I can't swim for very long. Like if there is a dock far out in a deep area I can swim to it and back, but I can't cross the lake or anything. So normally I prefer sticking to where I can touch.
 

Jeeebus

Diamond Member
Aug 29, 2006
9,180
897
126
On similar subject I'm not really that great at swimming in general. Some people can just "float" like without much effort. I can paddle and float, but I'll get tired eventually. I can't just sit there and float, and I can't swim for very long. Like if there is a dock far out in a deep area I can swim to it and back, but I can't cross the lake or anything. So normally I prefer sticking to where I can touch.

The trick is to never save anything for the swim back
 
sale-70-410-exam    | Exam-200-125-pdf    | we-sale-70-410-exam    | hot-sale-70-410-exam    | Latest-exam-700-603-Dumps    | Dumps-98-363-exams-date    | Certs-200-125-date    | Dumps-300-075-exams-date    | hot-sale-book-C8010-726-book    | Hot-Sale-200-310-Exam    | Exam-Description-200-310-dumps?    | hot-sale-book-200-125-book    | Latest-Updated-300-209-Exam    | Dumps-210-260-exams-date    | Download-200-125-Exam-PDF    | Exam-Description-300-101-dumps    | Certs-300-101-date    | Hot-Sale-300-075-Exam    | Latest-exam-200-125-Dumps    | Exam-Description-200-125-dumps    | Latest-Updated-300-075-Exam    | hot-sale-book-210-260-book    | Dumps-200-901-exams-date    | Certs-200-901-date    | Latest-exam-1Z0-062-Dumps    | Hot-Sale-1Z0-062-Exam    | Certs-CSSLP-date    | 100%-Pass-70-383-Exams    | Latest-JN0-360-real-exam-questions    | 100%-Pass-4A0-100-Real-Exam-Questions    | Dumps-300-135-exams-date    | Passed-200-105-Tech-Exams    | Latest-Updated-200-310-Exam    | Download-300-070-Exam-PDF    | Hot-Sale-JN0-360-Exam    | 100%-Pass-JN0-360-Exams    | 100%-Pass-JN0-360-Real-Exam-Questions    | Dumps-JN0-360-exams-date    | Exam-Description-1Z0-876-dumps    | Latest-exam-1Z0-876-Dumps    | Dumps-HPE0-Y53-exams-date    | 2017-Latest-HPE0-Y53-Exam    | 100%-Pass-HPE0-Y53-Real-Exam-Questions    | Pass-4A0-100-Exam    | Latest-4A0-100-Questions    | Dumps-98-365-exams-date    | 2017-Latest-98-365-Exam    | 100%-Pass-VCS-254-Exams    | 2017-Latest-VCS-273-Exam    | Dumps-200-355-exams-date    | 2017-Latest-300-320-Exam    | Pass-300-101-Exam    | 100%-Pass-300-115-Exams    |
http://www.portvapes.co.uk/    | http://www.portvapes.co.uk/    |