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The amount of dog hair that must be in that condo is making my nose itch. Our second foraging expedition, which was meant to be a dog walk, was a bonanza. Including the One Spear to Rule Them All!

Up in Maine, found out my next door neighbor went to the ER for a bad nosebleed. Visited her there, ended up keeping her company for almost 3 hours. Brought her home, then dog-watched these wonderful pups (2 Samoyeds and a 5-month old Golden - I THINK it's a blend with something else, l but not sure). At one point, she had 4 full-grown Samoyeds in her ~1100 sq ft condo!! She saw an ENT last night in Portland Maine and he helped a lot more than the local ER.....will find out today of the final prognosis & plan.

Birthday girl wanted pancakes.

Sorry for the slow reply, challenging week here. Garlic Naan: 2 tsp active dry yeast 1 tsp sugar 1/2 cup lukewarm water 1 large egg 1/3 cup avocado oil 1/4 cup plain full-fat Greek yogurt 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (I often do 50/50 w/ bread flour) 1 tsp salt Naan Prep: Combine yeast, sugar, and water. Stir, let rest for until bubbly ~ 5 minutes. Add egg, oil, yogurt to yeast mixture and mix until combined. Combine salt and flour in a large bowl (stand mixer). Add liquid ingredients and mix/knead for 4-5 minutes until a smooth dough ball forms. Grease bowl to prevent sticking, cover and let rest/rise for min 1 hr or until doubled in size. On a floured surface, roll into rough log shape and divide into even pieces. Shape into balls, cover, and on let rest for 20 minutes on a flour dusted cutting board/sheet pan/whatever. Roll into flattened discs, 8” in diameter and roughly 1/8” thick. Cook on a lightly oiled, hot skillet or flat top grill. ~60 seconds each side w/ care taken not to burn. That all was extracted from this - .

^ Cool Canon J20x Super box lens on that Sony. And yes, I've previously had sex with women.

Look into unifi wifi https://ui.com/wifi It's meant for covering a large area with easy integration of multiple access points. You could put one access point in the main house and another in the loft over the garage and you should have excellent coverage everywhere. You would need to install the controller on your computer to set everything up, but once it's running you don't really need to do anything else. It would also give you the ability to easily monitor it all while you're away. You could continue to use the current router, or you could use a unifi router (I have an extra in a box that I never opened of you want it).

I'm heading in to work tomorrow at 3am to trigger the time lapse camera that I setup this afternoon using my A7IV. If all goes to plan it'll take at least 3000 still frames over a 24 hour period and not fall from the sky (it's mounted ~100' in the air). It's on a smallrig mount with multiple tethers so it shouldn't be capable of flight and should be rigid enough to be stable/consistent throughout. If I get the video cleared for public release I'll post it.

Initial viewing confirms I managed to NOT screw it up. Looks pretty cool.

Bœuf Talk (sorry vegans): Fore Part Deux: Hind UK Edit: oops, not a TV show, don't feel like moving it. 😎

I don't use mesh but I will definitely also recommend Unifi. I have a Cloud Gateway, a U6 WAP and one of their switches. The whole system was a dream to setup and piecemeal upgrade-able should I need it. No required subscriptions or cloud BS either for the security-minded folks.

I made a jambalaya that turned out well enough I didn’t get to take a picture of it.

Wanted to get this but too pricey for a tryout 😊

Weekend Dessert Yesterday, "Instant Pot Turkey & Chicken Brown Rice Soup with Bok Choy" Today: Fruity Lunch in the shade

Hmm, I just played it without really looking at what it was, and my thought was, 'Cool, a The Sundays tune I had not heard before.' Oh, it is a band I didn't know about that sounds like them, even better.

Had breakfast with this little dude at the University of Minnesota this morning. I had forgotten how nice it was to travel with a little gh5 with an even tinier 42.5mm lens. My back is thanking me for not carrying the a7 and the heavy Zeiss glass.

Matt Elliott, Only Myocardial Infarction Can Break Your Heart https://mattelliott.bandcamp.com/album/only-myocardial-infarction-can-break-your-heart LOL that title. But the music is typically beautiful, very much in line with most everything he's done since Drinking Songs -- fundamentally rooted on acoustic guitar and his voice.

The Awakening by Ahmad Jamal (1970) https://open.qobuz.com/album/ej9qdgi86b2ma Example: Rich and meaty set..

The boys have played four matches in just two days. The national championship is two weeks away, and they're starting to feel the pressure. PD: I've finally been able to try out the 70-200 f2.8L lens.

Jordan Jensen’s 2025 Netflix comedy special Take Me With You. Probably the best set I’ve seen in a while. [NSFW]

+1 for Unifi Cool RGB / Blinkenlights Power over ethernet (PoE) means you run single wire installs to both network and power your equipment. and daisy chain them to where you need them. Plenty of info / tutorials on YT. Your use case? Router (that supports PoE) where the internet comes comes into the property connected to a UPS, That enables the first building, Ethernet to the other two buildings then add switches and Wireless access points as required. simples.

Tried 40s now trying 28s. These feel faster for sure but not sure how they'll do on shittier roads and more challenging decents. Thinking the sweet spot for me might be 32s.

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Brit Friends Childrens Grad Party Desserts, and nice cup of tea. A Congrat to each of the Grads and their parents. #PassageOfTime

OK, OK I'll take a look at unifi. And then I'll call Doug to explain it to me.🤓

Yeah, think I'll end up there as well. The 28s feel amazing WHEN the pavement is smooth. As soon as the quality goes to shit, I miss the bigger tires. 32 should be the sweet spot and is as big as the Vittoria Corsa Pros go. Did some good long rides this weekend so I feel ready to do the metric centuries I've signed up for. If I can survive the climbs, I'll finish no problem. It really is amazing how easy it is to pace with a power meter.

Got the monster truck tires mounted on the Aspero today and went out for a spin. Was happy to average 19 with 40s and the bike turning itself into a single speed for the last 13 miles.

I'm a 30/32 guy on the road. I think my Roubaix maxes out at 32 and that's what's on it now. I have a pair of 30s in reserve for when those wear out and won't sweat the difference.

A guilty pleasure, but a pleasure nonetheless.

wait, is that just your neighbors garden? ” they are just growing wild honey.”

Finished Suddenly Amish last week... which lead to the reverse, a Breaking Amish marathon this weekend. And I assume Return to Amish is next. It being modern America, Jeremiah Raber, of the latter two shows, now has an album out. He may be King of the Resentful Adopted Into the Amish Bro Country singers.

Some music nerd requested a box for his violin strings. So two wood nerds set out building such a thing. We had some figured Cherry and some Walnut, so... Now I just need that music nerd from Austin to look at his messages and give me an address to send this package to.

What do you think about these drivers? can they have good sound?)

Foraged some wild asparagus from across the street

My shelves are filling up with Gondwana and ACT vinyl, so while doing a bit of cleaning I rescued these little gems. Isao Suzuki I have the XRCD versions and although their price today is exorbitant, I must admit that they sound very, very good...

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Thanks non-robot buddy!

So...almost famous Amish? That sounded more alliterative in my head. Me: still working my way through UFO on Tubi

Did this. Because: as One / AI (with prompting, might say)

Cara Dillon - After The Morning. A tender and beautiful voice, wonderful songs, several nice ballads with a touch of traditional Irish sound/instruments. Great for a mellow Sunday morning. Sample:

RIP Marcia Lucas. Not only did she put up with being married to George Lucas, she took the steaming pile that was his ideas and turned it into A New Hope. George Lucas is the definitive example that it is better to be lucky than talented. At every turn, he blundered into meeting people with abilities far beyond his own who could elevate his murky and misconceived visions into cultural touchstones. Peter Crushing was the absolute master class at portraying a bad guy. Sir Alec Guinness could inflect the most hokey dialogue imaginable in a way that resonated with like six different generations. James Earl Jones had the voice of all time. Irvin Kershner was a deftly skilled directory with decades of experience. Unlike George, Lawrence Kasdan actually was an accomplished screenwriter. Also Carrie Fisher was lighting in a bottle. I'm sorry, this is about about George's ex-wife, not The Neck himself.

Just to get away from shitty reality for 2 mins. Introducing: Rublight!

For those interested, WKCR is running a 48 hour Sonny Rollins Memorial Broadcast Friday and Saturday. http://wkcr.streamguys1.com/live.m3u

My point was not that made in china was crappy, it was that made in china is priced such that made in usa cannot compete. Audio-GD for example makes ultra high caliber equipment, and at a price that i cannot even buy the parts for. Ksa5 boards now on ebay that are my layout stuffed with parts and assembled and sell for a fair bit less than i can buy the parts for.

This is not aerospace. It is not even a cell phone. It is a crappy little headphone amplifier which is just some standard off the shelf parts soldered to a simple PCB. It is going to be the same whether made in China, Russia, or the U.S. Whether it sounds good depends upon the design and implementation of the circuit, not the quality of the PCB or the manufacturing.

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Nate, you make some valid points. I do not know you at all other than my impression of you based on your posts, but I greatly respect your viewpoint because of them. You have long been one of the core group of people here and at HF who's opinions hold great weight. I totally understand your viewpoint on this. I really do. Perhaps a few here (myself included) have come off a bit harsh and/or disrespectful to Alex. Having said that, in my view, this thread started out as an exposé of an inferior design with safety issues and shoddy workmanship. That all changed with the blasé poofy response from Alex. Glossing over obvious facts (like the soldering), having the "if it does not fail, it must be fine" attitude, and ending with the statement he did is a bit insulting, no? Also, in my view, it is extremely insulting to the consumer to shell out a LOT of money for an obviously inferior product. So yes, you are right, a few of us might have been disrespectful to Alex, but a few words are a lot more benign than selling what he is for the price of a used car while telling people to accept it for what it is.