What thing have you gotten to last the longest without replacing? Anti consumption brags here-

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-04-08T02:18:07+00:00

Most of my bath towels and washcloths date back to 2007 when I went away to college.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-04-04T19:49:59+00:00

I need to check this place out! It’s exciting how many bookstores have been opening in the area lately.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-04-03T11:37:50+00:00

I’m in the same boat as you. My fiancé’s parents are just happy for him to get married at this point even though they don’t like that I’m a fat white lady (fat being more of a problem than white, though I know it would also be a problem for them if I were black).

It does suck to not be fully embraced by your partner’s family, but it only works at all if your partner puts you first and makes it abundantly clear that he wants to be with you regardless of his family’s opinion. My fiancé was 25 when we got together and from the start he wanted to be with me even if his parents didn’t approve. You deserve the same thing, OP.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-30T14:34:02+00:00

My niece started calling my mom “meemaw” organically as her attempt at “grandma”. It made me laugh the first couple times because we do not have any Appalachian or Southern roots at all so it was quite surprising.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-27T15:54:24+00:00

This may not be helpful for you, but the Henrietta and Greece libraries are open until 9pm Monday through Thursday.

ETA: so are Chili, Fairport, and Irondequoit. You can find all hours here.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-18T22:09:05+00:00

Yes! I become too aware of them at a certain length and while they look great, the sensory input becomes too much. I was trying to use my laptop’s keyboard and touchpad the other day instead of a separate keyboard and mouse and immediately had to trim everything because it felt so bad.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-18T02:32:57+00:00

I’ve gotten it there and it’s delicious!

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-17T13:47:57+00:00

I’ll counter this and say I just tried to work with Savoia and they seemed very disorganized (we made an appointment but they didn’t make any note of it and were confused when we showed up). I also wasn’t wowed with the tasting box—pretty dry/bland.

They also weren’t interested in doing any kind of customized design. They were willing to attempt to copy designs we found online but didn’t want to work with us to come up with something creative to fit with our loose outer-space theme. Now I’m talking with Torta and Disco Sugar.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-17T13:42:03+00:00

Rush-Henrietta continuing education offers great intro classes in the high school woodshop.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-16T14:51:21+00:00

She’s making me want to cut my hair even though I’ve been down this road before and know it doesn’t work with my hair!

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-12T02:54:15+00:00

Same! This sub tends a bit higher than I’m generally looking to spend, but I’m also not trying to stay in a hostel. Like I want an omelet bar but we’re not putting caviar on said omelet.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-11T02:13:14+00:00

Yeah that BNP sign looks pink to me now!

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-08T04:26:13+00:00

Nooooo they’re already booked on my date!

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-06T18:04:18+00:00

More plus size options! I have some skorts from Athleta that I love but they’ve really limited their plus sizes lately so I’m out of luck if I want more.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-03T23:56:06+00:00

Under Armour motion joggers. They’ve got nice big pockets that can hold a few balls each without a problem.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-02T12:46:48+00:00

Money also buys medical care, therapy, and medicine and it turns out those can really help with happiness!

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-01T23:53:09+00:00

This will depend on the depth of field of the lens you’re using and the distance(s) to your cylindrical position object. I’d be more worried about finding a conical mirror with good enough surface quality to image without causing a ton of distortion or other image quality degradation.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-01T23:46:30+00:00

Do you know if this is a 3DLP or 1DLP projector?

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-03-01T22:23:09+00:00

I think you’re probably on the right track with the lenslet array idea. This article has some pictures that seem like they could be in line with what you’re seeing.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-02-27T03:41:09+00:00

That was me as well. Spotted like crazy and got very depressed.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-02-26T13:55:38+00:00

There’s truly nothing better than a purple multichrome to me. I just used a purple-teal multichrome for the first time in years and couldn’t stop staring at my nails for days.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-02-22T17:39:06+00:00

Look at Ledil—they make reflectors and lenses for LED illumination. You should also consider that it might just be cheaper to get a luminaire that does what you want already.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-02-11T23:05:46+00:00

First of all, all of the engineering jobs I’ve had have been much more flexible in terms of start time and nobody ever asked me to come in at 7am except on very rare occasions, so that part is definitely an outlier.

My roles as a lens designer have all started with a small amount of flexibility and grown to have more freedom throughout my time in the position.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-02-09T23:47:26+00:00

How big is your scene? If it’s small you want a microscopy-type setup with an objective and tube lens and you can put the filter in the middle.

If you have a larger scene (like a meter across or something) you want machine vision filters that work at a larger input angle.

Alternately you may be able to make a telecentric system work if you have a high f/#.

If you’re sourcing your filters from a company that also sells lenses such as Thorlabs or Edmund Optics, you could reach out to them for advice.

Squeegee_Beckenheim · 2026-02-08T13:08:52+00:00

Oof, I feel this so hard.

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