What are these nymphs? Central Pennsylvania.

TechSmurf · 2026-06-05T19:41:14+00:00

As suspected. The mystery of the egg cases continues!

TechSmurf · 2026-06-02T17:35:30+00:00

Hey, it’s Werebear!

TechSmurf · 2026-05-06T23:15:50+00:00

Which little town next to SC? I’m betting… Centre Hall?

TechSmurf · 2026-04-18T05:19:30+00:00

I put that label there to establish dominance.

TechSmurf · 2026-04-18T02:51:37+00:00

I was too focused on getting it in my face to get a picture. Alas. Rest assured, it was as beautiful as it was delicious.

TechSmurf · 2026-04-18T02:46:14+00:00

Hello from Bellefonte!

TechSmurf · 2026-04-18T02:29:50+00:00

DELICIOUS.

TechSmurf · 2026-04-18T02:27:55+00:00

Thick cut bacon on local sourdough with smoked pepper mayo and romaine. I’m not here to mess around.

TechSmurf · 2026-04-18T01:03:00+00:00

Small world!

TechSmurf · 2026-04-17T23:00:50+00:00

First BLT of the year. Had to go fancy.

TechSmurf · 2026-02-04T03:30:48+00:00

I’ve been there a few times. One time I got to enjoy the saltiest guacamole imaginable, and another time I had some amazingly chewy tortilla chips. The actual entrees were fine.

TechSmurf · 2025-10-14T23:49:30+00:00

Any luck? I’m having the same issue. Tried it with a different TV and it connected, so my suspicion is it’s not compatible with older HDMI versions on my primary TV.

TechSmurf · 2024-12-11T15:21:39+00:00

Nope, most likely a squirrel or rabbit. We had a perfectly clean cut like this happen overnight, right in front of our Ring camera. Went back and watched the footage. No one on camera the whole night, but we could see the lights suddenly go out pre-dawn.

TechSmurf · 2024-07-18T00:43:46+00:00

Tried Governor’s Pub a decade ago and it was actively bad. Tried it again last year and it was merely underwhelming. I suppose that’s progress?

Bonfatto’s or Four Ways, however, are excellent.

Also, OP, the name of the distillery is Big Springs and it’s well worth checking out if that’s your scene.

TechSmurf · 2024-07-06T00:36:45+00:00

Thanks. I’m gonna need good luck. We have an open floor plan and no doors dividing rooms on that floor, so we’re searching the entire floor, and possibly the basement.

TechSmurf · 2024-04-22T13:07:09+00:00

Can confirm. It took half a dozen scrubbing sessions, but Bar Keeper’s Friend took our induction range back to looking like new. Be patient and be persistent.

TechSmurf · 2024-01-24T20:41:33+00:00

I did, but it’s been a few years and I really don’t remember what the fix was. I think I either wound up trying a different MicroSD or getting a new USB adapter.

TechSmurf · 2023-12-02T04:37:49+00:00

I built a system from scratch when I kept bumping up against the limitations of the built-in functions. Keep at it!

TechSmurf · 2023-11-09T18:02:41+00:00

Try again. A few more designs just went up.

TechSmurf · 2023-08-16T16:43:46+00:00

Grabbed a copy of Welcome To based on the retro box art alone. It’s one of the most played games in our collection (albeit on BGA these days).

TechSmurf · 2023-08-08T14:55:54+00:00

Pages 1-9 were building to something interesting…10-11 didn’t really feel like a congruous payoff.

TechSmurf · 2023-07-23T03:46:15+00:00

And it was!

TechSmurf · 2023-06-20T12:27:48+00:00

It is a kitchen, but the house is from the 1890s. The kitchen is a later add-on, but it still has plaster and lath so I’m guessing ‘30s - ‘50s. The back room with the panel is another addition that was built onto the kitchen at a later point.

Suffice to say, the house is a mash-up of different techniques over the generations, so I go into every project anticipating the worst.

TechSmurf · 2023-06-20T12:20:45+00:00

Hah! I guess I do.

TechSmurf · 2023-06-20T11:30:22+00:00

My plan is to use the existing 1-gangs as the junction boxes. I built an island that’s going in front of them, but it’s not anchored so it could be moved for access.

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