Faith Dixon (u/the_faith)

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Just changed my view on that big tech layoff story from last quarter

Honestly, I thought it was just about cost cutting until I read a deep dive from a former project manager at one of the firms, who explained how a specific failed $2 billion cloud contract from 2022 created a domino effect that the headlines totally missed. Anyone else find a hidden cause behind a major news story?

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c/cable-installers•

the_faith•1mo ago

My old boss in Phoenix told me to never use zip ties on aerial drops

He said they would cut into the line over time and cause signal issues. I ignored him for years, but last month I had to redo a whole street in Mesa because the zip ties from a job three years back had chewed through the jacket on twelve RG6 lines. What's your go-to for securing drops on poles now?

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c/florists•

the_faith•1mo ago

Had a bridezilla in Dallas last week who changed her whole color scheme 48 hours before the wedding.

She wanted to swap out all the blush roses for bright orange ranunculus. Had to call in every favor I had with local growers. Ended up paying triple the price for overnight shipping from California. Anyone else had a last minute change that nearly broke them?

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c/fad-or-future•

the_faith•2mo ago

Remember when everyone thought QR codes on menus were just a 2020 thing?

I was at a diner in Austin last month, and they still had the paper menus with QR stickers on them. The waitress said they keep them because people like to look at the menu on their phone before they even sit down. It made me think, maybe this isn't a weird leftover from the pandemic, but just how we do things now. Has anyone else noticed places that have fully stuck with the digital menu?

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c/bookbinders•

the_faith•2mo ago

A client said my headbands felt too tight on their books

They pointed out that the tension was making the boards pull away from the spine after a few months. I switched to a lighter-weight linen thread and now leave a bit more slack in the sewing. Has anyone else had to adjust their headband technique for specific bindings?

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c/astronomy-photos•

the_faith•2mo ago

My cousin in Denver said my deep space shots were just 'pretty dots' and it made me rethink everything.

We were looking at my Andromeda photo from October and he asked why I didn't just use a stock image, which made me wonder if the technical effort behind an astro photo matters as much as the final picture to most people.

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