u/Johnn_Liverm

i finished a sci fi pilot script that i am really proud of but every time i try to get producers or agents interested they have a hard time visualizing the world building. text just is not enough anymore and i feel like i am at a huge disadvantage compared to writer directors who can shoot a proof of concept. how do writers without production budgets get compelling visuals to attach to their pitch decks

i am doing a materials science paper on the evolution of concrete admixtures i understand how older lignosulfonates work by putting a negative charge on cement particles but i am trying to understand the exact physical mechanism behind newer third generation plasticizers why do they offer such significantly higher water reduction rates

we are breaking ground on a custom build in an area with a ton of clay soil and poor drainage we are doing all the standard exterior waterproofing membranes and french drains but i want to make sure the actual concrete wall itself is as dense and impermeable as possible does changing the mix design actually help with water resistance

i manage a team of freelance writers and i started using a free artificial intelligent checker last month to keep them honest now i am noticing their writing is getting very weird and choppy like they are intentionally throwing in grammar mistakes or using paraphrasing spinners just to beat the tool it is ruining the content quality how do i stop this arms race

every time we pour a large slab in the summer the mix starts getting stiff way too fast and if the finishers add water on site it just ruins the psi and causes surface scaling down the road i am tired of fighting the clock on these hot days what are you guys putting in your mix to keep the slump high without sacrificing the final strength of the slab

everyone online says you need to take high cfu probiotics for gut health but every time i take them i get instantly bloated and feel like my stomach is stretched to the limit it feels like i am just throwing random bacteria into my gut without knowing what is actually missing how do you actually find out what your specific digestive system needs instead of just guessing

i volunteered to plan a massive milestone birthday for my grandmother and i am totally in over my head. trying to coordinate the food, the music, the decorations, and the guest list is making me want to disappear. i am so scared that something is going to go wrong and i'll be the one who ruined her big night. i just wish i could find one place that would take all the planning off my plate so i could actually enjoy the party with her. why is event planning so hard?

i just got a contract back from a venue in houston and they want to charge me $4.00 per person just to slice the cake that i already paid for from a bakery. it is $600 just for someone to hold a knife for ten minutes. i am so over these hidden convenience fees. i just want an honest venue that gives me one price for the night and doesn't try to nickel and dime me for every single thing. am i being unreasonable or is the wedding industry in the south just getting out of control?

i started out thinking i could save so much money by renting a blank space in the houston area and just doing everything myself. but once i started getting quotes for table rentals, chair covers, a mobile bar, and hiring security it literally costs more than a luxury hotel. plus i have to coordinate like 15 different vendors while working a full time job. i am at my breaking point. has anyone found a venue in texas that actually includes the boring stuff like linens and catering for a flat rate? i’m about to just elope at this point.

we do a lot of heavy data processing and model training, and our monthly cloud bill has slowly crept up to the point where management is starting to panic. the problem is that our team got lazy and just defaulted to using on demand instances on aws for everything because it was the easiest workflow. now we are being told to drastically cut costs by the end of the quarter. migrating all our infrastructure to a cheaper provider sounds like a multi month headache. how do you guys hunt for cheaper compute efficiently without completely disrupting your team's daily workflow?

i have been dealing with chronic inflammation, weird digestion issues, and total exhaustion for three years. every time i see a traditional md, they spend exactly five minutes with me and tell me it is just stress. i am finally ready to switch completely to functional medicine because i want to know the actual root cause of why my body is shutting down. for those of you who made the switch, did you actually see results or is it just as frustrating to find a good practitioner who takes you seriously?

over the last year i have been making a very conscious effort to stop using web interfaces and desktop apps for my developer workflow. i moved everything to vim, tmux, and command line tools. the only thing i still have to open a browser for is managing my cloud servers and spinning up environments for testing heavy workloads. it completely breaks my flow to have to log into a clunky web dashboard, click around 15 menus, and wait for a machine to provision. does anyone know of good tools to manage servers entirely through cli?

my daughter is turning 16 and the expectations are insane. all her friends are having these huge ballroom parties that cost as much as a wedding. i want her to have a good time but we are not rich. how are normal parents affording these milestone birthdays?