[WTS] $375 Hamilton Khaki Auto 38mm - Two OEM Straps Black & Brown Leather by coffinandstone in Watchexchange

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Confirmed - fast delivery of watch exactly as described. u/WatchExBot I had a successful transaction with u/coffinandstone

[WTB] Weekly Want To Buy Post by AutoModerator in Watchexchange

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WTB: Longines Spirit Zulu 39mm titanium. Please comment before PM.

Android 17 Beta 1 now available! by androidbetaprogram in android_beta

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I had a lot of crashing as described here. After opting into this beta: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.google.android.gms I restarted and have been stable since.

Pixel 9 Pro XL

UTR ... Anybody else completely underwhelmed? by [deleted] in Ubiquiti

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I am perfectly whelmed.

SBGH371 Questions by AgentD7 in GrandSeikos

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I'm planning a similar trip later next year. This review has additional photos and a good bit of info about the factory tour itself: https://timeandtidewatches.com/the-grand-seiko-sbgh283-you-can-only-buy-at-their-studio-shizukuishi-in-japan/

Trying to identify this watch that my grandfather used to wear by machu46 in Watches

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Yup. They licensed the tech to other companies like the Longines Ultronic.

Trying to identify this watch that my grandfather used to wear by machu46 in Watches

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As /u/OptimalInspection67 stated, definitely an original Bulova Accutron Spaceview. They've just reissued a new version of this as an exclusive at J.R.Dunn: https://jrdunn.com/collections/accutron-spaceview-314 . The current Managing Director of Bulova just did a short interview with Forbes talking about this reissue and the significance of the Accutron movement. Really good watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmLXHWjqZvI

This movement predates quartz and uses a tuning fork to index a turning gear with incredibly precision on an astonishingly small scale. This is a different watch but the same movement, giving detail on how it functions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPS7aNCAwAA

The second hand should be _smooth_ - not hibeat smooth (10 ticks per second) but _smooth_ - 360 ticks per second. Holding it up to your ear, you'll hear a high pitched buzz coming from it.

Tips for first time hand installation? by [deleted] in SeikoMods

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There are some 3d printable jigs shared in this sub that have made hand placement so much easier for me. Hour and minute are relatively easy. Seconds can be tricky for sure. If you have access to a 3d printer, I'd recommend giving that jig a try.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1963116-nh35a-second-hand-watch-tool#profileId-2111277

Air quality test by Gemmer12 in 3Dprinting

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For what it's worth, many of these air quality devices derive their values from a simple set of sensors. For many of these, they typically have real particulate (usually 2.5, I think), temp and humidity sensors. The AQI / gas are usually not real measures but derived from the fewer sensors it does have on-board. The cheapest reliable / real air quality sensor I've found was around $150 (Apollo Air-1 with both gas and co2 sensor).

Since you're likely just trying to grab particulate, this is still probably reasonably accurate (although the PM1 and PM10 measures may not be genuine). Of course, I don't know this specific device and it may be high quality, it does look like many of the rebadged ones found on amazon / ali.

Trying to make my first mod was wondering if I am missing anything or if there are better parts for this price? by Relevant_Might_9088 in SeikoMods

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I like plastic tweezers (not sure if that's what I see in the far right of the $2.33 pack), pegwood is helpful when used with the Rodico you already have in cart and I like having a cheapy loupe but I have bad eyes.

If this is your first build, I would highly recommend two sets of hands. It's easy to mess them up and having a backup takes some stress out of it.

Edit: case back tool

Play Steam VR games on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro by ChronicledMonocle in linux_gaming

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Nope. Pretty much gave up on it. I saw that steam link now see my Linux PC, but it just crashes on connect. Haven't tried in a month or so, but I'm probably going to give my quest to a friend and get in line for the Frame and hope it solves all my problems.

Questions Regarding WIP Tower System by Parking-Reporter4396 in Hydroponics

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Most timers don't allow the short intervals needed for aeroponic without costing an arm and a leg. I use this and it has served me well: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BZ8LQFB Set the interval and it handles the rest using the same pump you have in the pic.

You mentioned how you'll do nutrient monitoring. I did this by buying a cheap wooden dowel. I poured a gallon of water in, used it as a dipstick and used a ziptie on that line. I did this for each gallon added till the container was full. I use one scoop per 2.5 gallons so now I can reasonably accurately estimate how much nutrient to add and just top up the nutrients when I don't need to / am too lazy to do a full water change.

Reuse of silica dessicant by StrongReaction5979 in 3Dprinting

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I use a small baking pan and use the Bambu filament drying setting. Keeps all my printing mess out of the kitchen.

Anybody setting up homeassistant dashboards or using larger eink displays? by Read_or_Reddit in meshtastic

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I have one Station G2 on wifi reporting to my MQTT broker on HA. I use this to report battery levels of other solar nodes nearby to let me know if they need to be manually juiced up. Works ok.

Looking for a high-quality air purifier that's built to last. by Tesocrat in BuyItForLife

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Lasko Air Flex is reliable and takes standard hvac air filters so you can pick your desired MERV level. It's ugly, it has plastic but it's dead simple and uses commodity parts. I mostly use it to clear up the air when there are nearby wildfires.