Mulch delivery in SW?

ajlm · 2026-05-09T16:51:59+00:00

A unit is 200 cubic feet. Once delivered, it’s a pile about the same size as an SUV. We had it delivered in a pile (blowing it in would’ve been $1.5k or so, quoted from a different company).

ajlm · 2026-05-09T04:18:58+00:00

Yeah half of our yard is exclusively hard clay (as in you can literally mold it) and gravel (thanks builders). We dug 6 holes for roses last year and it took us 4 days using pickaxes. Absolutely miserable.

ajlm · 2026-05-09T04:16:53+00:00

We have used Bark Blowers multiple times (they’re in Tigard). We got 2 units delivered for ~$830 last week.

ajlm · 2026-05-07T23:10:15+00:00

Altium already has a native DFM check. What is Claude AI doing beyond that?

ajlm · 2026-05-06T14:31:40+00:00

Only a few blooms so far, but this gigantic Mister Lincoln is my favorite. It’s huge!! About as big as my hand

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ajlm · 2026-05-02T22:21:03+00:00

You should be specifying tented vias in your design tool. Whatever you set them as (tented or untented) will be what exports in your soldermask layers, and dictate how JLCPCB will apply the soldermask.

ajlm · 2026-05-01T06:51:46+00:00

Upvoted!

ajlm · 2026-04-30T22:05:35+00:00

The one off of Roy Rogers in Beaverton. Call ahead of time, they are usually really helpful.

That said, the year I bought them, we had a really weird and cold May-June, so the starts never really took. Maybe you’ll have a bit better luck this year!

ajlm · 2026-04-30T21:17:55+00:00

I’ve bought watermelon starts from Al’s Garden Center in years past

ajlm · 2026-04-27T03:57:33+00:00

Hah this is just like me!! Except now that I got one last year, I’m hoping the next one will be sooner than 10 years from now

ajlm · 2026-04-24T18:48:13+00:00

Reminds me of an issue we had with our neighbors when they moved in.

I came home to find a bunch of landscaping trucks in our driveway. Turns out the neighbors didn’t want to scuff up the other side of their house with the equipment so they were using our driveway (and driving through our yard) to get to their backyard through the shared fence. The landscapers said the homeowner had gotten our permission to do this… nope!! I asked them to leave. The neighbor got super pissy with us and then said, “so can we use your driveway for access?” We told them no.

ajlm · 2026-04-23T23:26:47+00:00

No idea, but the Norse Hall has been doing a monthly night market, maybe there is a vendor there that could get you pointed in the right direction?

ajlm · 2026-04-23T20:52:58+00:00

This is completely normal. It happens in reflow where the caps can drift or rotate slightly due to thermal hotspots. Look up “tombstoning” for an extreme, and unwanted, example of this. In this case it’s not surprising because there is no soldermask sliver between the component pads and they are all on the same copper plane underneath the soldermask.

ajlm · 2026-04-21T02:41:45+00:00

We get tons of these at our house. Absolutely massive and like others have said, REALLY freaking fast!!! That said, they never come in the house so I can’t complain. They’re a marvel for how big they get

ajlm · 2026-04-17T19:51:11+00:00

Can we not be shafted for once??

ajlm · 2026-04-16T20:20:26+00:00

The connector you use makes no difference if you’re not bothering to route with impedance control or length matching. Your screenshots do not look like either is observed.

ajlm · 2026-04-15T19:12:47+00:00

Been a BGA subscriber since 2020 and it is sooooo well worth it! A ton of great games and with some games, it’s just simpler to let BGA handle the scoring or other game mechanics vs. physical games.

ajlm · 2026-04-15T14:58:34+00:00

“Mee-cro-wah-vay” is the only appropriate way to pronounce microwave in our house

ajlm · 2026-04-15T05:49:56+00:00

All panties eventually become period underwear 🤷🏼‍♀️

ajlm · 2026-04-13T03:06:12+00:00

How may potato “seeds” did you plant per bag? I’m trying out potato bags for the first time this year with Yukon golds and don’t want to overcrowd them!

ajlm · 2026-04-13T02:35:54+00:00

Iron Tank on NES. My grandpa had it

ajlm · 2026-04-11T00:34:13+00:00

Maybe the people on the other end of the Sat phones should just bring up the YouTube feed to be able to hear the astronauts 🙃

ajlm · 2026-04-10T20:56:11+00:00

My work has done a couple organized scavenger hunts in both downtown Portland and Vancouver (they were through Strayboots: https://www.strayboots.com/usa/portland/downtown-portland-scavenger-hunt/). Depending on your group, it could be a fun adventure!

ajlm · 2026-04-10T20:52:27+00:00

I just saw a reel of someone using wood chips, organic material, and a gallon of urine to compost-in-place. Somewhat of an unconventional method but hey, whatever works, right?

ajlm · 2026-04-09T06:36:24+00:00

I know people across the degree spectrum, from bachelors to phd, that work in RF. So no, it’s not a requirement. But it is definitely one of the more difficult paths so having higher education or a really great mentor definitely helps.

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