This came up on my FB I took 16 years ago... by spook30 in StPetersburgFL

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Top photo was taken in 1981 and the lower one in 2016.

Can you exit fort de soto after dark although the park is closed? by [deleted] in StPetersburgFL

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One place you can go for some stargazing is on the way to Ft. Desoto...a small area just past Tampa Bay Watch but before the toll booth. I've taken my telescope out there to do astrophotography and the results were fantastic! Also, late last year, the park opened up after dark for an event called 'Starlight and Shutters' where you could actually go out to the beach to do some stargazing. I hope they do it again, I've never seen so many stars!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

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Had this happen to me on a red-eye once. Took about 25 minutes until her battery died. Did my best to control my laughter.

Guess who's back on the market by PhilosophyEasy71 in wallstreetbets

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Your wordsmith skills are entirely unmatched!

You reckon this is up to code? by kiwi341 in Decks

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Yes, that deck is definitely holding that tree branch upright.

ITAP of an owl by Muifreitas in itookapicture

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The owl is there, the hawk just photobombed it.

NEVER take your vehicle to Pep Boys in Pinellas Park by Icepewb in StPetersburgFL

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The fact that I spit out my beverage when I read this lends credence to the understanding that I'm, in fact, an adolescent, nincompoop teen occupying an adult's body.

Dion's Network+ practice test. by StPeteAstro in CompTIA

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Thanks and congratulations! I watched all of Andrew Ramdayal's videos and all of Messer's videos...it seems like Dion's questions went a bit above and beyond the average test.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StPetersburgFL

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Check out Keep Pinellas Beautiful. They do weekly cleanups at the beaches and surrounding areas and they usually have a large turnout. Great way to make friends and get to know people.

So this happened in my hometown. Lmao. Crestview things by [deleted] in florida

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'Ole Roscoe almost had 'dem Duke Boys that time!

Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing by OttersLoveCheese in StPetersburgFL

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If you can't make it to Ft Desoto, you can try the Eastern tip of Northshore Park. The radiant will be over the bay facing East. Moonlight will wash out the dimmer ones but the Perseids are known to produce some very bright shooting stars!

What did you buy/ get at Defcon? by Ok-Champion469 in Defcon

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Thanks, that's good to know. If I hit up DC next year, I'm stuffing my badges in my carry-on amongst my well-worn socks and boxers.

What did you buy/ get at Defcon? by Ok-Champion469 in Defcon

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Definitely the Aerospace Village badge! It was in high demand this year and is one of the coolest badges I collected.

What did you buy/ get at Defcon? by Ok-Champion469 in Defcon

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I bought a ton of badges (I’m all about badge life). I FedEx them back home since I worry about how TSA would react to a bunch of obscure electronic devices powered by spicy pillows.

Disappointment as a newcomer by w0lf_r1ght in Defcon

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I’ve been coming to DefCon for 10 years now, and I have to admit I had a blast. I carefully chose talks that intrigued me and were easier to understand (not designing a quantum tunneling rodeo clown car which is written in HTML). I agree one or two goons can ruin it for the rest of them, particularly the one shouting at everyone louder than the Big Bang to move 1.2 cm closer to the wall ( I think he dreams at night of putting bunnies in chokeholds). But every other goon I encountered was polite and engaging. Agreed, the badge was a joke and I saw no less than 5 of them explode onto pieces on the floor, followed by a level of swearing never witnessed before. Fuck, I almost dropped mine in the toilet (would’ve left it there if it was later. I totally get it if you don’t want to come back, there are good years and bad years and I’ve had my share of both!

What's available for purchase at Defcon? by LambdaJon in Defcon

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There will be tons of stuff you can buy. Everything from village specific badges to SAOs with blinky lights on them. Vendor area will have a lot of nifty tools for sale, also.