Remember trying to train a simple image classifier back in 2018?

I was working on a project to sort pictures of my dog from pictures of my friend's cat, and just getting a clean dataset of a few hundred labeled images took me almost two weeks of manual work. The actual training and tweaking the model to get it above 90% accuracy took another solid month of evenings and weekends. What's a project that should have been quick but ate up way more of your time than you planned?

Heard a doc say we should leave some sites buried for the next generation

I was watching a show about digs in Turkey and this expert said we should leave some places alone for future scientists with better tech. She argued we might mess stuff up now that they could figure out later. But then another guy said we have to dig now before looters or construction wreck it all. Which side makes more sense for saving history?

My neighbor told me to skip the line at Fox Bros by going on a Tuesday

He said the wait is way shorter after 8 pm on weeknights, so I tried it last week. We got a table in like 15 minutes when it's usually an hour plus on weekends. Has anyone else found a good trick for getting into other popular spots without the crazy wait?

Back when I started, I'd climb every pole with gaffs and a belt, no questions asked.

About two years ago, my company in Phoenix switched to bucket trucks for almost every aerial job. The change came after a guy on our crew had a close call with a rotten pole. Now I only climb if the truck absolutely can't reach, which is maybe once a month. It's slower to set up, but I can't argue with the safety. Anyone else's outfit make a full switch like that?

I was brushing out a flue in a 1920s house in Tacoma and finally saw why my creosote logs were always so uneven.

The homeowner pointed out a weird draft pattern that made me check my brush angle, and I'd been holding the rods wrong for years, pushing too hard on the downstroke, lol.

My grandma told me her 'secret' to perfect pie crust was just lard and cold water, nothing else. I've been overcomplicating it for years.

Saw a drywall patch in a Portland cafe that looked like a cartoon explosion

I was grabbing coffee at that place on 3rd and Burnside, and right above the pastry case was this patch job. It wasn't just a bad tape job, it was a full-on 3D mushroom cloud of joint compound, maybe 18 inches wide. They'd painted over it, but you could see every lump and ridge clear as day. Has anyone else seen a repair so bad it became a landmark?

Bought a 'premium' star map app for $14.99 and it was a total bust

Got the 'Stellar Guide Pro' app because the ads said it would identify any star I pointed my phone at. Tried it out in my backyard in Phoenix last month, and it kept calling Jupiter 'Saturn' and couldn't find basic stuff like the Big Dipper half the time. Wasted that cash on something my free sky chart does better. Anyone know a good, actually reliable app that doesn't cost a fortune?

I thought my prep list was solid until a Tuesday lunch rush in Austin

We got slammed with a 40 top walk in plus our regulars, and I was short on diced mirepoix for the soup of the day. My sous chef, Marco, had to stop his own station to help me catch up, which threw off the whole line. It taught me to always double my prep estimates for that specific soup on days the convention center is busy. How do you guys adjust your prep for unexpected volume?

Honestly, my professor at Parsons said my color palettes were 'safe' and it made me rethink everything.