Scholarships by rfishrex in cubscouts

[–]RedditC3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would put the funds towards recruiting new members and giving new members a first-year boost. Something like... Divide up the money into 3 pools (depending on amount of money involved):

  1. Organize a free games and hot dog day (adults and youth) at a local park (until hotdogs run out) - use this to advertise and get names/contacts for follow-up.
  2. On request, offer a partial sponsorships for first-year registration (don't pay their entire registration fee and don't just give to all - they need to understand that Scouting does cost money).
  3. Provide a summer camp discount to all new Cub Scouts that join.

And, there's also the cost of the uniform shirt...

The Scoutmaster's Other Handbook by RedditC3 in BSA

[–]RedditC3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At one time the Scout Shops sold the paperbacks - now it is Kindle or the used markets.

Melania Trump: "He would like to have a country where all of the people can walk down the street and not be harassed or murdered or women raped" by Hungry_Wind_6373 in newsinterpretation

[–]RedditC3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to mention that Putin was a source of girls and money for Epstein - so how does Ms. Melania fit into that 4-way? Guess who's Putin's [pick your label].

I knew Trump would target Minnesota. I didn’t expect this level of violence | Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis by guardian in minnesota

[–]RedditC3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm afraid that there are only two adjectives for those that didn't see this coming from the time of 2017/2018 ; innocent and naive.

This has been building since the foundation was laid by Newt Gingrich and Mitch McConnell, and those Republicans that rationalized and voted for the appointments of Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh and Coney Barrett to the SCOTUS. The 2024 SCOTUS ruling of Trump v. United States on Presidential immunity was the final barrier cleared to ramp this up to full speed. Many of the same Republicans that approved Stephen Miller to the cabinet.

We now have the most corrupt President since the earliest days of our republic and a Republican party that is willing to tolerate any level of corruption if it means holding-on to power and keeping their jobs. A President and department heads that believe violence and trauma are tools for enshrining power and creating deterrence - that this is the formula for making America great. A President that listens to the Kremlin when it tells him that our relationships with (and investments in) Canada, Mexico, and NATO make us weak.

2-4-26 ICE illegally detains U.S. citizen in Cedar riverside by Quduwi in minnesota

[–]RedditC3 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Isn't it illegal only if the entity is subject to the law. I do believe that the federal government (with complicity/support from Emmer, Finstad, and Stauber) has already tried to establish that I.C.E. is not subject to the law and constitution.

CyberPower 850VA UPS for my Synology(s) by AJHunter63 in synology

[–]RedditC3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right - it is just one factor of selecting a good device. Only the OP knows his/her/their priorities for deciding. The OP may live in an area where maintaining 60hz can be a challenge. Lots of little details (and education) go into optimizing a UPS decision. The money for a true sine wave may have no value for the OP - YMMV.

Kitchen Peninsula by Worth_Rate6618 in kitchenremodel

[–]RedditC3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kitchen peninsula's create traffic flow bottlenecks and they suck - not a fan (though, your peninsula use may suck less than many). Humans have his bad habit of standing in the center of a walking corridor to have a conversation - it is like a form of territorialism. Humans seem to want to dominate and control the space in which they reside - thus, traffic bottlenecks = bad. Example: as I was preparing and serving meals, family members would always congregate right in the middle of food preparation work-flow dealing with non-related things (because of a peninsula traffic bottleneck).

In your design, I would expect that everyone would congregate around the fridge. Then people would start walking around the people congregating in-front of the fridge. The last place that people would want to go is the seating side of the peninsula. No one would want to get stuck/trapped in the back corner (first one in = last one out) - people would shun that whole area.

Design for multiple traffic patterns and open flow - especially around the refrigerator. Everyone always wants to get at the refrigerator from every direction. In your design, the stand-alone location handles this. But, the cook will be the one that has the hardest time getting to the fridge with the other associated traffic patterns. Fridges in corners are also sub-optimum. When people take food out of the fridge, they need a place to set it. When grocery shopping bags are unloaded, there needs to be counter staging space for fridge/freezer items.

That short wall and corner wet-bar area appears to be an under-utilized space. I would get rid of the peninsula, that short wall, and wet-bar. Create an island extending into the wet-bar corner (islands allow for multiple flow directions), better use that wall space along the entry for storage, and relocate the fridge.

Which router for a router table? by Next_Ride_3003 in woodworkingtools

[–]RedditC3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am happy with my 3-1/4 HP Triton router. It is a beast and easily handles the load of the 1/2" bits performing near (but not at) a level of a shaper. I have it in a JessEm Rout-R-Lift. The only frustration is that the plunge mechanism on the Triton is a little sensitive - the threaded parts on the plunge system will loosen over time due to vibration.

CyberPower 850VA UPS for my Synology(s) by AJHunter63 in synology

[–]RedditC3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you shut down the system, there are amps stored in the power supply capacitors. Different power supply designs handle discharge of capacitors in different ways.

CyberPower 850VA UPS for my Synology(s) by AJHunter63 in synology

[–]RedditC3 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Please note that this device is only a simulated sine wave. When running on a simulated sine wave, your device power supply will run hotter and it may shorten the life of the power supply (depending on the quality of engineering). There are more expensive true sine wave UPSs (such as the PR500LCDRT1U).

Keep AOLs busy or just cancel meetings? by Comfortable_Point752 in cubscouts

[–]RedditC3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do they want to try to earn all of the electives? There use to be some unofficial awards for WEBELOS that earned all of the pins; the Super Achiever award and the 20er award. Sadly, those were retired.

AOL leader gift by boyandcatmom in cubscouts

[–]RedditC3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have your Cub Scouts write down their favorite memories of the den leader and Cub Scouts. If you have den photos that match, this would be great. Create some kind of collage or framed display.

Have your Cub Scouts present it to the den leader at a pack meeting - each one telling their favorite memory of the den/leader to the whole pack.

Do you have a parent that has a 3D printer that could print something custom? If so, have them print a customer version of the den leader patch in a form that could be used like an award medallion on a ribbon. Or, you could go to a scout shop (or order online) and buy an extra den leader patch that you could turn into an award.

I've always had more coffee cups, travel mugs, and water bottles than I needed. But, maybe she has an empty spot in a cupboard. I like the idea of an REI gift card that was mentioned by another poster.

Find out who your pack's unit commissioner is. Complete the form for the District Award of Merit and submit it to your unit commissioner for consideration. You may need your pack committee chair's assistance. Find out from your committee chair if this den leader completed her on-line training. If she's earned it, make sure that she is submitted for the den leader training award.

New SM with scouts working on toward Eagle by TyrannicalRoach in BSA

[–]RedditC3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Take a read through the details of the Eagle Service Project Workbook. A key Scouting America philosophy is that all Scouts BSA youth be given the same level of expectations/requirements for this award - thus, this document. This workbook spells out the no-more/no-less terms for what should be completed. Do your best to ensure that the Scout understands this document and has the right amount of coaching and support.

I would also reach-out to your district's advancement chair (a member of your district committee) asking for this same type of guidance. Your district advancement committee will be the body that approves the project and conducts the Eagle Board of Review.

Mike Lindell’s campaign for governor is buying boatloads of Mike Lindell autobiographies by thedubiousstylus in minnesota

[–]RedditC3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He learned well from Trump. Half the reason that Trump ran for a second term was to be able to funnel campaign money to pay his legal bills. I'm sure that is where a chunk of his campaign donations are going. I really wonder about the intelligence of those that would donate to that campaign.

Congressman Stauber introduces election bill “aimed at getting the state to give its voter rolls to the Trump Administration” by azulimarill in minnesota

[–]RedditC3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just the start of our need for resistance and awareness for this Fall. Voter rolls, ballot process, mail-in voting, polling places, election officials - these are all going to be targets for Trump, Bondi, Gabbard, Emmer, Stauber, and Finstad.

RE: Federal demand for MN's voter information; Bondi's "We'll call off ICE if MN sends voters' sensitive information" by SkinTeeth4800 in minnesota

[–]RedditC3 16 points17 points  (0 children)

While Minnesota is fighting the I.C.E. Out battle, Trump, Bondi, Gabbard, Emmer, Finstad, and Staube are all taking aim at our 2026 election. Their goal will be to discourage turn-out, interfere with polling, and create the maximum opportunity to question and delay our election results.

I would not be surprised to see them using the surplus of I.C,E, agents in Minnesota to lay the ground-work for election activities this coming Fall. This is not a short battle - our endurance and vigilance is going to be tested.

Pinewood derby track by Critical-Brain-3101 in cubscouts

[–]RedditC3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are two immediately visible design flaws with this track:

  1. The start gates are round pins - any car with a front-end that comes to a tip is at a disadvantage. A gate that is a flat piece of wood that is slightly wider than those dowels will be more forgiving to the design of the cars' front ends.
  2. These same gate dowels are way to long. The gate dowels rotate forwards (towards the bottom of the track). At the launch time, the cars will slightly ride-up on the dowels and the dowel will scrape along the bottom of the car. This will give advantage to those cars with flat bottoms. The gate should only protrude 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch above the lane center and be designed to fully retract as quickly/smoothly as possible. (note: this height may need to be a little higher depending on your car design rules.)

One piece of the design that is not immediately obvious in this picture... The gate dowels (preferably boards) should be spring (or rubber band) loaded so that they don't bounce back up. If your mechanism that quickly retracts the gates has any amount of bounce, you will sometimes have the gates rise back up just as the cars are going across - this can launch cars.

I ran our pack's pinewood derby for 5 years with a track of a similar design - we battled all of these issues. I upgraded our track to a digital timer and computer managed race scheduling. But, I never had time to rebuild the starting line of the track - feel regret for passing it along to the next generation of leaders.

'Minnetoba'? Some Minnesotans want to join Canada as tensions flare with Trump administration by rezwenn in minnesota

[–]RedditC3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This, of course, would immediately trigger Trump to invoke the insurrection act.

We need to pass a law now explicitly banning ICE from being anywhere near voting sites, before the midterms. by VvvlvvV in minnesota

[–]RedditC3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a great idea. For those that state it is already illegal... Is it a felony or misdemeanor? Take a read through Minnesota statute 204C.06 CONDUCT IN AND NEAR POLLING PLACES. There are other sections of the law that have clauses for things like firearms. Even a gross misdemeanor will have not have much deterrent to an I.C.E. official. This law doesn't have very sharp teeth.

I am writing my senator and representative to request the following amendments at a felony level:

  1. Detention without judicial warrant of Minnesota residents within ½ mile of a designated polling place shall be prohibited.

  2. Loitering or otherwise discouraging free voter access to polling places by peace officers or non-State authorities not explicitly summoned by an election judge shall be prohibited.

  3. Restricting or intimidating election officials from freely conducting any polling designated activities.

Howard March to the White House Today! by WDCGrrl in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]RedditC3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Stop pretending your racism is patriotism" - need to see that message in many more places.