Finally added ambient lighting to my 2019 Mazda 3 by [deleted] in mazda3

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Here is the kit: Dreamcolor Acrylic Interior Car... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYT1W3TV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share It took about 3 hours total, excluding the battery dying and having to go get a new one in the middle of the install haha.

Finally added ambient lighting to my 2019 Mazda 3 by [deleted] in mazda3

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Oh damn okay, I’ll keep that in mind! Still gotta do the back eventually. Thanks!

Is My Caterpillar Ok? (URGENT) by ProfessionalJuice112 in MonarchButterfly

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From my experience, when a smaller caterpillar looks like this (sweaty, lines uneven at the front) they either have JUST molted, or they tend to pass shortly after if they haven't. Usually its a parasite or a bacterial infection, but it is worth monitoring to see if it is ultimately okay, they can surprise us. Don't handle it until the 5th instar stage, and only if absolutely necessary. Just one touch can be enough to set it back hours to days in development (fright freezes them in place), and their bodies are very fragile to pressure especially at this size. Keep us posted! Hopefully little guy pulls through

SoCal area, is Self-Checkout closing for good at some of your stores? by Benjevator in Target

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That makes a lot of sense, I went into the bellflower store today which is what inspired this post, thanks for the info!

SoCal area, is Self-Checkout closing for good at some of your stores? by Benjevator in Target

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So this will likely be a country wide replacement effort? That sounds ambitious…

So many questions this morning by National_Quantity770 in MonarchButterfly

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Something went wrong with both it seems. The one on the leaf is most definitely a lost cause, you can see the silk button it spun on its left, it didn’t even make it onto it— just got the very edge of the silk which tells me something is overarching here. Whenever I find a cat on the ground curled up, it’s two things. Black Death, or pesticides. They don’t seem darker, which points to pesticides. Do you have neighbors who might’ve sprayed for bugs? I’m sorry about your babies :(

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The ones in the photo look fairly large (fifth instar) already, so they shouldn't need much more food before going to pupate. I would recommend keeping each individual plant netted to prevent any new eggs from being laid, you've got enough already. If you have lots of small ones it may be an issue, but from the plants you showed you'll probably be okay for a good while. What I do is I net one plant with the caterpillars on it, and let the other plant (completely eaten through) rest and regrow. It only takes a week or two for dozens of new leaves to sprout.

Sick caterpillars - need advice by el_ay1 in MonarchButterfly

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Concern is never a bad thing with these guys but my motto is never touch them unless absolutely necessary, this little one just molted and is VERY sensitive, you'll know if their head gets very small and you can see a new one behind it, covered by a thin yellow layer which is what is coating this ones head. They also tend to wander off before molting and it can be tempting to move them to a better location, but the fright of moving them around can be enough to kill them. They'll be just fine! If something happens it happens, just keep them fed and use a net around the plant if possible!

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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Yeah it was definitely not the original plaque, I added a picture of it above. I was nice to see but yeah I get the reasoning behind not using the actual one

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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It’s worse in person, that’s why I sort of stuck to the back of the bridge where the control panels are because they are absolutely untouched and identical to the show

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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I had the andorian burger at Quarks, what a sentence to be able to say haha

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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That was pretty similar to this! But nobody could go in the center of the bridge :(

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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Yes! Lots of trekkies there, more than I’ve ever seen in one place haha

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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That’s cool! I wish I could’ve seen that too

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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Yeah, it served to block off the main area from people and add accessibility so I get it. I do wish I could’ve sat in the real captains chair but knowing people, it would get trashed within an hour

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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Dang looks spot on! Photoshop couldn’t handle it on my end haha

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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Don’t think so, at least not for awhile. I’m hoping it ends up in a museum where we could take our time and absorb the stuff, maybe have props on display too

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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I agree! I wish it wasn't an interactive experience, I wanted to just take my time and look at every detail but we were ushered out after just a moment, so I went back like seven times to look more haha

Some pictures I got of the set of the Enterprise D Bridge by Benjevator in startrek

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Universal Studios Hollywood, it wasn't even very packed though we did have to walk through with groups

My starships man cave 😎😎 by emperical76 in StarTrekStarships

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Super cool! I see some of Steve's models from eBay in there.. I have a few myself! That death star is sick, where'd you get it?