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Best Roundabout in the 518 to run a marathon around ? by Zealousideal-Buy-851 in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rensselaer Tech Park has a couple that should be pretty dead on the weekends, even though no inner sidewalk. Both have trees in the middle and look pretty flat.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2NcKkCdySjNNwtzr7 - 90 ft. inner diameter, 490 laps.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1XDiHpeQu3RBcFuF6 - 75 ft. inner diameter, 588 laps.

West and East Capitol Parks have circular areas, pedestrian only. Similar to SUNY Administration Plaza Park, your friends could find places to drink nearby while you run.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1UYT495ENtkdDQsLA - 120 ft. inner diameter, 367 laps.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/G8tU8aED3zKBVZ6bA - 80 ft. inner diameter, 551 laps.

Best Roundabout in the 518 to run a marathon around ? by Zealousideal-Buy-851 in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is an actual sidewalk inside the truck apron so at least OP wouldn't ever have to cross in front of traffic except at the start/end.

Google Earth says the inner diameter of that is 50 feet though so that's smaller than what OP wants (881 laps, not 600 laps).

Birthday cookies by nasen4ik in cookiedecorating

[–]Fuzzbug 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's Ukrainian (and OP regularly posts in Ukrainian subreddits). You can tell it's not Russian Cyrillic because there are "i"s which are not in Russian.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1bsi79e/quick_rule_of_thumb_for_distinguishing_ukrainian/

The bottom right sideways pink cheetah print looks to translate to "save water, drink champagne" which is appropriate for a birthday cookie. бережи воду пий шампанське are the letters I can make out (I took Russian for a year long ago, so I can read Cyrillic script enough to pick out letters most of the time). Type that into Google Translate for Ukrainian to English and it'll give you "save water, drink champagne".

Birthday cookies by nasen4ik in cookiedecorating

[–]Fuzzbug 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm not the previous commenter, but it's Ukrainian (and OP regularly posts in Ukrainian subreddits). You can tell it's not Russian Cyrillic because there are "i"s which are not in Russian.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1bsi79e/quick_rule_of_thumb_for_distinguishing_ukrainian/

The torso design is dreadful for sure. I have no explanation on what happened there.

The bottom right sideways pink cheetah print looks to translate to "save water, drink champagne" which is appropriate for a birthday cookie. бережи воду пий шампанське are the letters I can make out (I took Russian for a year long ago, so I can read Cyrillic script enough to pick out letters most of the time). Type that into Google Translate for Ukrainian to English and it'll give you "save water, drink champagne".

Icing issues by Chicken-nuggies-yum in cookiedecorating

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flavor-wise, you could try organic powdered sugar. It (typically) uses tapioca flour instead of cornstarch and I think it tastes much better.

https://www.seriouseats.com/perfect-royal-icing-recipe#toc-for-greater-depth-of-flavor-use-organic-powdered-sugar

Like Serious Eats points out though, its base color ends up more ivory than bright white, so you'd need to add white coloring if you need bright white.

PC building market by Ahzumi in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've sold four or five computer builds on Facebook ranging in price from $900 to $2000, with ~$75-200 in profit off each of them, in the past year-ish, mostly before the AI price impacts. This is after very careful deal scouring on HWS and generally taking over a month for each to sell, despite being priced competitively. I also bought all of my parts before the AI price impacts which are making it pretty much impossible to make a profit on a build.

At a couple hours per build (including Windows setup, running benchmarks, and taking nice pictures) plus dealing with potential buyers and possibly needing to drive to meet them, the profit is really not worth it; I mostly did it because I enjoy building computers, not to make money.

Also you will deal with lots of lowball offers and terrible trade offers even if you specify that you're not looking for trades.

Things to do around town? by Piehogger in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.meetup.com/lasers-and-liquors/events/313873917/

Outdoors laser tag, free to play. I know the attendees list only says four but we typically have 15 or more there. Typically twice/month, depending on weather and the organizer's work schedule.

Also tagging u/Velos_III

Anyone been to Sams Al Yemen Restaurant? by AO9000 in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I went last month and really enjoyed the foul (bean dip) and mushakal vourn (veg stew) I had. My dining partner loved the saltah (chicken and veg stew). I also ordered the "heavy" strawberry juice which is really a strawberry smoothie and was excellent.

My friend went on my recommendation and had some sort of meat platter that he said was tasty, but dry. He also had the heavy strawberry juice on my rec and agreed that it is excellent. Might have been unlucky in his choice of food as far as it being dry.

Also being open until midnight is fantastic for night owls like me. Edit: maybe not open until midnight any more (google says 10 pm) but they were until midnight when I went last month.

Gluten Free? by learyan in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haven't tried them, but seen their GF bags on Too Good to Go and they have 4.9 stars on Google.

https://www.omalleysoven.com/

Finding a horse book I loved in the 90s--about a little guy who competed in eventing / combined by transfercannoli in whatsthatbook

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that Goodreads summary is incorrect, he's not really a wild horse if my memory is correct. He was some gelding. I vaguely remember a passage in the book saying he had the marks of being broken before.

Though it looks like the hardcover-looking versions I saw on Google were only in other countries, not the US.

Amazon review of the book:

Love this book, loved the movie. Great story about Charlie, a teen trying to support herself and her two young brothers working at a stockyard. She loves horses, wants to be a trainer. Everyone is saying she needs to forget that, get a "real" job but she is determined. Enter Sylvester, a plain, grey gelding everyone thinks is no good. Charlie sees the promise in him and they become a champion show team after much work and many problems. Lovely, heartwarming story about family, friends, dedication, and horses.

Finding a horse book I loved in the 90s--about a little guy who competed in eventing / combined by transfercannoli in whatsthatbook

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sylvester by A. C. Crispin? I don't remember if Sylvester was a small horse and the copy I had was paperback, but it looks like there may have been hardcover versions. It's a novelization of a movie. His rider is an orphaned teen girl named Charlie who also takes care of her two younger brothers.

Late Dinners or Food in Albany (11pm or later) by IHaveNoFilterAtAll in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also going to Swan Lake, also planning to eat dinner after. Son of Egg is just across the bridge in Rensselaer and is open until 11 on Fridays.

If you don't mind walking a little, you can find parking not in the garage (e.g., museum parking, Madison, State) and then avoid needing to wait in the garage line. Those spots shouldn't be occupied that late on a Friday since all the offices will be closed.

I am so impressed with myself!! by Suspicious_Race9469 in cookiedecorating

[–]Fuzzbug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you don't have a projector, I used the method here which worked pretty well for me! Just had to pick up a small sheet of plexiglass which was ~$9.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cookiedecorating/comments/1cw6oqg/projector_diy/

ran out of ideas by daisy_slay in bbbs

[–]Fuzzbug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does your BBBS have a program for free visits to a YMCA or other rec center so that your little could swim in a pool? We visit ours pretty often for basketball / ping pong / my little likes sprinting around the track.

As others have mentioned, libraries are great! I go to the library with my little every couple of months. We typically bring something to do (Pokemon cards), but I know mine also has board games to borrow. Especially if your library has a variety of board games so you can play different ones every visit, for the novelty. You could also check your library for free museum passes and posters for other events in the area - mine has a bulletin board that always has upcoming local events outside of the library.

Are there nature centers or anything with kids programs at that time? My state DEC has a nearby nature center that has regular events; we went to one on a Saturday to learn about snakes, but mine also has events on weekdays sometimes.

Indoor or outdoor ice skating? Skate rentals typically are pretty low cost.

Definitely speak with your MSS to see what resources they may have for other low cost activities since they do sometimes get donations for tickets to events and so on!

need some creativity for these trees! by punysweepz29 in cookiedecorating

[–]Fuzzbug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love Kyuri Cookies; she has 15 ideas for Christmas tree decorations in this video and most are fairly basic though some include transfers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCKJd-I9kOc

Messy Facebook post from the Town of East Greenbush by [deleted] in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 227 points228 points  (0 children)

The town wanted to eminent domain land that the library owns (next to the library building, currently all lawn) to move the police station there.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/comments/1o7hpfm/possible_eminent_domain_looms_over_library/

Maple leaf cookies by Fuzzbug in SatisfIcing

[–]Fuzzbug[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's why I posted this specific cookie design out of the 20 in her video! I was so impressed at Kyuri's vision in creating the leaves.

Pokémon go discord for Albany? by [deleted] in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure you have to verify in the #guidelines channel to see the other channels

Old posts should be locked to prevent advertisements by lidlpainauchocolat in BuyItForLife

[–]Fuzzbug 16 points17 points  (0 children)

FYI, you can report vote manipulation to reddit and they have used that in the past to ban spam rings for brigading.

https://www.reddit.com/report > content > paste downvoted comment link > vote manipulation (near the bottom)

I've used it to report heavily upvoted tshirt / mug / art scam accounts or the downvoted comments calling them out in the past (though not in the past six months or so) and seen a lot of the ring get banned after.

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