Changed my mind on using the same oil for every diesel engine

I kept seeing guys at the shop just grab the 15W-40 jug for everything, from old farm tractors to new pickups. Figured it was fine. Then we had a 2021 Duramax come in with a sticky turbo actuator. The owner said he'd been using that same oil. Checked the manual, it specifically calls for a low-ash CK-4. The wrong stuff can clog up the newer emission systems. Anyone else run into this with the latest models?

I was looking at visa rules for Thailand and found out you can't just do border runs forever anymore...

Specifically read on the embassy site that after two visa exemptions by land or air, you have to wait a while or get a proper visa. Found this out after planning to hop over to Malaysia next month. Kind of changes my long-term stay plan here in Chiang Mai. How are other nomads handling the 60-day tourist visa process now?

Just realized my resume got auto-rejected for a month because of a single word

I applied for over 20 marketing coordinator jobs in April and got zero callbacks. A friend finally told me my resume's Applicant Tracking System score was tanked by using the phrase 'responsible for' (which those systems apparently hate). Has anyone else had a specific word or phrase completely block their applications?

Had to pick between two drone mapping services for a site survey

We were doing a grading plan for a 12 acre lot in Phoenix and needed a topo map fast. The choice was a local guy with a basic drone or a national company with LiDAR. Went with the local option to save $1500 and get it done in two days. Big mistake, the elevation data was off by almost a foot in some spots and we had to rework the whole cut and fill sheet. Anyone else get burned by cheap drone surveys and have a reliable provider they trust?

Question about a runaway skid steer in a tight spot

Had a 2018 Bobcat S650 decide it was done with me last Tuesday at the old Johnson farm. I was swapping a hydraulic line when the throttle linkage jammed wide open, and it took off across the field with me hanging off the side. Managed to kill it by yanking the fuel shutoff cable after it plowed through about 30 feet of a corn row. Anyone ever had a machine just decide to go for a joyride on its own?

Showerthought: Orion's belt is not actually three stars in a straight line

I keep seeing photos where people say the three stars are perfectly aligned, but if you look close (like with a 200mm lens), Mintaka is actually a bit off. It matters because it's a double star system, not a single point. Anyone else notice this in their shots?

My weird choice at the grocery store last Tuesday

I was at the store, and I had to pick between two identical boxes of cereal on the shelf. They were the same brand, same flavor, everything. I grabbed the one on the left. When I got home, I opened it and found the prize inside was a toy car, which was cool. But the weird part is, my friend bought the same cereal from the same store the next day, and he swears his box had a sticker sheet, not a car. The company's website says they only packed one type of prize for that batch. So, did I get a box from a different run, or did something just shift? Has anyone else had a thing like this happen with packaged food?

I finally figured out why my electric bill dropped after I stopped mowing my lawn

Honestly, it was last summer in Phoenix when I just got too busy to mow for like three weeks. The grass went brown and tall, but my bill went down by almost $40. Tbh, I thought it was a mistake at first. Then I realized my AC wasn't running as much because the longer grass and dead patches were actually shading the soil right around the house foundation. It kept the ground cooler, so the house stayed cooler too. I looked it up and found out they call it 'climate-scaping' or something, using your yard to help with temps. Now I leave a big section wild on the west side of the house. Has anyone else tried something like this, maybe with different plants?

Just realized my nephew's AI tutor knows more dinosaur facts than I ever will.