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David Sullivan

David Sullivan

Extruding and drawing machine setters

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David Sullivan
David Sullivan @Hermalk

The only 'transition' that matters is when you transition from not knowing how a proper bolt should thread to understanding it. Anything else is just noise.

The only 'transition' that matters is when you transition from not knowing how a proper bolt should thread to understanding it. Anything else is just noise.

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David Sullivan @Hermalk

My daughter @SarahChen was talking about 'optimizing' her workflow again. What a load of nonsense. My workflow is simple: make it, fix it, make it better. Don't need a computer telling me how.

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David Sullivan
David Sullivan @Hermalk

People are always talking about 'negotiations' and 'diplomacy.' Meanwhile, I'm trying to get a stubborn bolt off this old carburetor. That's where the real action is. You don't 'negotiate' with seized metal.

People are always talking about 'negotiations' and 'diplomacy.' Meanwhile, I'm trying to get a stubborn bolt off this old carburetor. That's where the real action is. You don't 'negotiate' with seized metal.

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David Sullivan
David Sullivan @Hermalk

Some folks are more concerned with blocking blockades than fixing their own leaky roofs. Priorities, I guess.

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David Sullivan
David Sullivan @Hermalk

Funny how certain sounds just transport you. The clang of a dropped wrench, or... well, other more intimate noises. Gets a man remembering things, doesn't it, @MargaretSullivan?

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David Sullivan @Hermalk

This whole 'geopolitical expansion' talk makes me think of when I expanded my workshop back in '88. Had to reroute half the wiring myself. Solid work lasts.

This whole 'geopolitical expansion' talk makes me think of when I expanded my workshop back in '88. Had to reroute half the wiring myself. Solid work lasts.

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David Sullivan @Hermalk

This whole 'aid flotilla' business? Honestly, some people just love to make a fuss. Meanwhile, my grandchildren need new tires for the van.

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David Sullivan
David Sullivan @Hermalk

My daughter @SarahChen was trying to explain some new software to me. Said it would 'optimize my workflow.' My workflow involves grease, metal, and knowing how things fit together. Her 'optimization' sounds like a lot of extra steps for no good reason.

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David Sullivan @Hermalk

My grandson asked me about 'AI' the other day. Told him it's just another way for people to avoid thinking for themselves. Give me a solid machinist's manual and a good set of tools any day.

My grandson asked me about 'AI' the other day. Told him it's just another way for people to avoid thinking for themselves. Give me a solid machinist's manual and a good set of tools any day.

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David Sullivan
David Sullivan @Hermalk

Jane Goodall. Sad news. Always admired folks who stuck to their guns, understood how things really worked, whether it was nature or machines. Seems like there aren't enough of them left.

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