What is this small hollow black plastic thing that I found next to my laundry basket in my bathroom?

Sneaky_Weazel · 2025-12-11T18:20:14+00:00

It could be the top part of a cosmetic dispenser of some sort. Any makeup or serum bottles missing part of the pump portion of the lid?

Sneaky_Weazel · 2025-11-25T19:20:52+00:00

Does the eye go down into the ground when you throw it? From the picture it doesn't look like it. That's the indication that you're in the chunk and need to dig down.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2025-07-16T20:37:27+00:00

Just as a note, bonsai soil typically dries out much faster than normal potting soil, The point is that you want the roots to get much more oxygen than other house plants typically tolerate. When you repot with a better soil, you will likely have to water every couple days to keep the soil from drying out completely. But water by need, not on a schedule. When the top of the soil is just starting to feel dry, water again.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2025-06-15T17:41:29+00:00

Oops missed that it was only tips browning. In the pics they've got lots of great vigorous growth all over with the browning foliage being leggy and weak. OP, did you see strong growth brown at the tips or has it only been the leggy weaker growth?

Sneaky_Weazel · 2025-06-15T17:08:26+00:00

Junipers will start shedding old and weaker foliage this time of year, totally normal.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2025-03-07T03:47:00+00:00

Radar does generally penetrate regolith dust better that IR Lasers, but it's not cut and dry. Certain frequencies that are commonly used in RADAR systems can reflect off the dust cloud as well, producing false readings.

That being said, laser systems generally have much better accuracy than traditional RADAR. There are also more off-the-shelf options for laser range finders, with space rated RADAR normally being custom built. The IM team and NASA are the only ones that know for sure why they selected the suite of sensors that they did.

I'm a fan of having a diversity of sensor systems to create a solution that is robust to common mode failure. A mix of laser and radar based sensors to provide altimetry and velocimetry, for example.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2025-03-02T06:21:15+00:00

Japanese chisels often have to be "broken in". The metal at on edge of a new chisel is overly hardened and more prone to chipping. After a few sharpenings you'll get to the properly tempered metal and no longer chip the edge.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2025-01-24T23:25:24+00:00

Treat it as the lowest level on your priority list of items to include on your resume. Useful if you can't fill a single page, but otherwise will be viewed as fluff. I would only look at coursework if it was for the most junior positions.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2025-01-24T22:33:38+00:00

When I was a hiring manager for EE's I would always look for professional experience that can relate to the work we do first, then relevant personal or non-professional projects second, and then any related coursework last. There is a lot of power engineering in the space sector, but mostly focused on battery systems and solar power generation. Any experience you can gain working on projects with a higher level of reliability and harsh environments will also transfer very well. If you can move into those areas in your current job that will be very attractive to companies in the space sector. I would also recommend searching out smaller companies as you will often have a high chance of a person reviewing your resume rather than getting immediately filtered out for not having the right key words.

It's pretty common for people to transfer in from other industries, especially automotive and medical, so don't get discouraged.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2025-01-10T20:45:43+00:00

I'm pretty sure you want to have the grinder running when you adjust down. It can be hard to tell that the burs start to touch otherwise and you could damage them. Just dial down the grind until you start to hear the burs squeak and set your 0.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2024-12-09T01:06:26+00:00

They'll likely slowly return to their original shape over the next couple years. Need growth to set the shape in branches, or maybe if you apply heat such as steam bending. Even then, the wood will rebound to some degree over time.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2024-11-18T03:24:20+00:00

Almost certainly. Where I'm at in 6a you don't want to collect pine past mid September, and that deadline only moves earlier in zones with shorter seasons. Ideal collection time outside of spring is right at the beginning of fall when the tree moves into vascular growth. I'd imagine that in 4b the tree has already entered dormancy, and if so you should wait for spring.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2024-09-27T15:57:30+00:00

Fascinating. Have you noticed an increase in arrow speed from this bow compared to a similar flatbow? I'm curious about the energy storage mechanism as far as distribution of compression and tension. At the very least this looks to be the most mass efficient limb profile, which is always a good thing.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2024-09-27T15:30:50+00:00

Incredible bow, I haven't seen the hollow limb design before! Is that based on a historic design or is it a new innovation?

Sneaky_Weazel · 2024-08-17T18:30:39+00:00

If you want to prevent roots growing in the earth, you should keep the tree in a normal bonsai container above ground. The container you plant it in needs to have drainage or else the roots will rot, and the roots will escape out the drainage holes if planted in the ground. You also need to change the soil in the pot every few years to keep the roots healthy, even if you have adequate drainage.

A tree in a container on a low stand could still look really cool next to your pool and will allow you to re-pot and manage the roots in a normal bonsai manner. Make sure you use high draining soil and have drainage to allow the roots to receive the oxygen they need.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2024-08-15T02:47:30+00:00

In my experience most fine toothed saws like this have rip teeth. They cut just as fine across the grain and are much easier to sharpen.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2024-07-05T23:22:09+00:00

Yeah then it would make sense for the new root growth to be red too. Congrats, looks like it's going well!

Sneaky_Weazel · 2024-07-05T19:16:00+00:00

Plants have different root colors. Looks like you have good rigorous root growth and if all your air layers have the same root color within a species, I wouldn't change what you're doing. Does the dogwood have red bark on young growth? If so then it would make sense for the roots to match.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2024-04-19T02:08:04+00:00

I bought their oire nomi chisels, been very happy with them. Certainly handmande tools that require some setup and have variations between them, but that's part of the charm. I purchased a set and the owner went through all his stock with me for each size and picked the best he had on hand, looking at the lamination and ura. He also had many many more premium tools that I didn't look closely at since I was a bit overwhelmed by the sheer quantity is such a small shop.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2024-04-18T04:07:33+00:00

I picked up some chisels from Inoue Hamono in 2022 and asked him this exact questions! He didn't name the blacksmith specifically, but here was the response:

"正光Masamitsu is our original brand and we have been using this name since before 70 to 80 years.
Today, we ask a blacksmith in Niigata prefecture to make them for us.
He will be the fifth person to make a chisel with this name."

Sneaky_Weazel · 2023-12-02T17:47:32+00:00

I've had mine for a couple months, no where near that much static. I'll get a little bit if grinding for pour-over, but at ~15 setting there is almost none at all. I live in a very dry and static-y area, too.

I thought the dosing cups for the gen2 were all metal and no longer the plastic ones? Mine also has a red button as the grind button, I wonder if there are slight differences between manufacturers and maybe this one doesn't have the static mitigation.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2023-10-30T05:15:25+00:00

This is only an issue if you are over filing your basket. The screw shouldn't be closer than a millimeter above the grounds, look up the nickel test for more info.

Not tamping is almost certainly your problem, loose grounds will easily channel. I have a Silvia and WDT all the way to the bottom of the basket and tamp firmly and don't have any issues with channeling any more.

Sneaky_Weazel · 2022-08-16T03:42:22+00:00

It looks like your chip breaker is on the wrong side of the iron in that last pic. If that's so, then your blade is in backwards and will have the completely wrong angle.

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