#the amount of stupid shit i saw these mechanical arms do is astounding

[authoratmidnight]

Also, in regards to the 'robots making parts' topic, while the robots MAKE the parts, they do not measure the parts to make sure all the sizes are right, they don't check them over to make sure there's chips or dings, or to make sure something was cut/ground/machined properly.

That is what the humans are for.

I worked for several years in a plant that manufactured car parts and while installing the robots did make the job easier, they were literally programmed for one task/set of tasks. Which was generally, grab un machined part from tray, place in machine, take out milled part from machine, place in new tray, grab unmachined part from tray and rinse and repeat. As well as 'place empty tray on the 'finished' cart to be filled with parts'.

It was up to ME however to pull out carts full of finished parts, put in carts of unfinished parts, as well as every hour/every few hours/every X number of parts, request a part or two from the machine to run through on gauges to make sure everything was in spec.

Also it was on me to visually inspect that parts after they came out to make sure they had in fact gotten machined (whether it was holed drilled, a groove cut, raw material ground off etc). B/c the machine can't do that and SOMETIMES shit just, slips on by.

And yes, the robot arms would sometimes fuck up, like the gripper slipped off a part, leaving it still in the machine, so when it grabbed a NEW part and went to put it in, it would quite literally crash as it slammed the new part onto the part still in the machine. And then you need to manually control the arm 1) let go of the part 2) move the arm out of the way/reset its position.

Like yeah, robots ARE useful. But like, for one task and one task only. And they still require human supervision.

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nurse/dex for the ship meme, if you ship it....

oh boy do I ship it, I ship it so hard, my guy. Okay, here we go!

who hogs the duvet

Both. It’s a major problem when they actually start sleeping in the same bed. They both have a habit of rolling over and pulling the blankets with them. In the beginning there’s a lot of half-hearted bickering about who needs it more. It ends in the realization that all their problems can be solved with cuddles.

who texts/rings to check how their day is goiing

Dex usually sends Nursey check-ins throughout the day. Nursey would probably do the same if he wasn’t��so damn scatterbrained. 

who’s the most creative when it comes to gifts

They’re not a super gift-y couple. Like, they’re much more interested in acts of kindness and affection. Although, Nursey sometimes gives in and buys Dex something small like a hat or a bracelet, usually just on the fly with the excuse of “it reminded me of you, idk” and Dex sort of loves it.

who gets up first in the morning

Dex, for sure. I mean, they’re both pretty good at getting up for mornings at Faber, but Dex likes to keep his sleep schedule consistent and Nursey would much rather make up for lost sleep all in one night. Sometimes it takes some serious motivation to get him up (kisses).

who suggests new things in bed

So Nursey has hooked up with dudes before, the idea doesn’t really faze him. But Dex never had a boyfriend serious enough to take to bed, so at first they take things slow. But eventually it’s Dex who asks if they can try this or that. He’s curious, and if anyone is gonna go with his flow, it’s Nursey. He feels safe with him.

who cries at movies

I mean…… Derek. Nurse. Like, it’s art, ya know? and art gets him right here. Dex feels things, he reacts! it’s just not his thing to cry over movies. 

who gives unprompted massages

To Derek’s surprise, Dex is really good at shoulder massages?? Like, who knew?? His mom was really good at it, so he just eventually picked it up from her, and it is so nice when Dex just plops himself on the arm of the couch to get at Nursey’s shoulders. He’s basically an expert at calming Nursey’s nervous energy.

who fusses over the other when they’re sick

I think both of them do this to an extent. Like, Nursey will worry over Dex but at least Dex will take care of himself. Nursey will just refuse to admit he’s sick and Dex will tell him like “here, drink this water” “here’s some advil” “you need to eat” but he won’t force anything on him and usually Nursey ends up crashing and Dex is like “yeah, I would feel bad, but I told you this would happen so..”

who gets jealous easiest

Nursey!! Even tho drunk Nursey is a flirt and lots of people try to get in his pants, Dex knows Nursey would never do anything to hurt him. Nursey gets jealous when someone can talk to Dex about something he can’t, like mechanics or coding or fishing. Nursey knows he doesn’t quite measure up in the situation and he can get a little pouty. Dex likes to fix this with lots of making out.

who has the most embarrassing taste in music

They both have really different tastes in music; Dex loves the 90s, he loves grunge, he likes bands like Blink, (he also really likes 90s hip hop, which is a really excellent place for bonding between him and Nurse.) Nursey likes some stuff that’s excellent and some stuff that’s just like… what the fuck are you doing, dude? So… I guess Nursey in this case lol.

who collects something unusual

This isn’t exactly unusual, but Nursey collects notebooks. Total notebook hoe. Like, he has 20 that are perfectly untouched, and yet… this one has a holographic cover! this one is silver! this one has a watermelon on it! Dex was absolutely astounded when he first saw the stack (mountain) of notebooks in the corner of Nursey’s room.

who takes the longest to get ready

I hate to be obvious here but this is totally Nursey. Dex can be ready and out the door in like 20 mins, but Nursey takes like an hour. It’s not horrible or anything, he’s actually pretty damn fast for the amount of prep he does. But some days Nursey decides to wear make up or paint his nails and Dex nearly dies waiting for him.

who is the most tidy and organised

Dex 100%. Nursey has legit lost his wallet 5 times in the past two months. It’s no contest.

who gets most excited about the holidays

Dex! The holidays have always been a happy spot for him because he’s really close with his family. He’s really excited when he gets to take Nursey home for Christmas for the first time, he can’t wait to show him off to everyone.

who is the big spoon/little spoon

Dex is the big spoon!! I don’t know what the popular consensus is but I feel this in my heart! He loves the feeling of Nursey drowsing in his arms and Nursey loves the safe feeling of Dex holding him close.

who gets most competitive when playing games and/or sports

Booottthhh. Like,,,,, have you seen them play hockey?? One of the first things that tips people off about them being a couple is that they become MASTERS at Taboo. Like, they’re practically reading each other’s minds. It’s impossible to beat them and at the end of the game they take a victory lap around the Haus.

who starts the most arguments

William Pointdexter…. loves arguing. Like, he doesn’t realize it, but he really loves arguing. He’s easy to rile up because he like’s being riled up. There are warning signs (not unlike a volcano) and if Nursey spots them he’ll just be like “Nope. Shutting this shit down right now.” and either leave or refuse to argue with Dex until he realizes that the argument is stupid. 

who suggests that they buy a pet

Nursey loves every animal he meets on sight. He’ll sit on the ground and they’ll come sit in his lap or rub up against him. Dex has never really had that gift, even though he’s had pets in the past. Neither of them suggest getting a pet as much as a kitten finds Dex one day and follows him everywhere and he can’t just leave him outside! Derek, it’s cold tonight and he’s only like 3 inches long! (Whatever, man, it’s chill) hell yeah, it’s chill! 

They name him something lame like Puck. 

what couple traditions they have

They have a boyfriend celly! If they’re close enough on the ice or they pull of something swasome together they’ll do it and let me tell you, it’s fucking adorable. 

what tv shows they watch together

So I have this headcanon that they usually watch sitcoms together but Nursey falls in love with sense8 and has Dex watch it. It takes some doing but Dex eventually becomes hella invested. He loves Nomi.

On the other hand, Dex is still bitter about Firefly. Even tho he didn’t watch it as it aired. He makes Nurse watch it one day and Nurse is surprised by how much he likes it. 

what other couple they hang out with

Chowder and Farmer all day long, bro. They study together a lot and she and Dex become really good friends!

how they spend time together as a couple

Dex tries to teach Nursey to bake… it goes okay. Not stellar, but not bad either. It’s super worth it to see Nurse get covered in flour and to get to steal kisses to his cheeks and neck.

who made the first move

This was Nursey, but it wasn’t a drunk thing or on an impulse. He stressed for like 3 weeks trying to think of the perfect words, knowing that Dex didn’t need anything complicated, he just needed the truth. 

Dex was pretty damn impulsive when he grabbed Nursey’s face and kissed him in the middle of the park.

who brings flowers home

One time, Nursey ordered a bunch of lollipops in the shape of lobsters off of some random site and arranged them into a bouquet for Dex. Dex didn’t talk to him for the rest of the day.

who is the best cook

Not Nursey, that’s for damn sure.

Thank you for sending this in! I’m sorry I couldn’t make it super long but I’m starting to run out of steam. This was a lot of fun though!