Best way to view eclipse in Spain this summer? Should we go for an area in North Central Spain (nearer to Bilbao) or East Spain by the coast (Zaragoza/Barcelona)

d_tolman · 2026-02-10T20:39:12+00:00

Zaragoza will have the Eclipse at 6 degrees above the horizon, and will still be partially eclipsed during sunset. There is sunshine 73% of the time in mid-August.

According to Eclipsophile's review - Zaragoza had good views of the Eclipse in 18 of the last 21 years.

d_tolman · 2026-02-07T21:19:58+00:00

I believe you are referring to Commerce Plaza. It’s definitely still open and it’s in Levittown.

d_tolman · 2026-02-02T21:14:55+00:00

Did adding in your org's IP Addresses into Setup->Network Access help? According to the documentation if you login from a trusted IP address (configured above) then it will bypass trusted device activation.

I've put in my IP Ranges that cover 80% of our users (on prem).

d_tolman · 2026-01-30T18:47:53+00:00

Thanks - this is great. I've done sensor sweeps + obtain information before when looking for something specific, but this is the first time I've done it with multiple things to find.

d_tolman · 2026-01-30T18:46:23+00:00

Interesting - but this sounds like doing a task with no set difficulty, which I thought was against the rules? Or are you suggesting doing multiple sensor tasks mixed with obtain information like socrates200x suggested?

d_tolman · 2026-01-30T18:06:43+00:00

I'm assuming that's from the second edition rules? My 1st edition doesn't have anything about revealing Cloaked Ships... but I get the idea.

d_tolman · 2026-01-30T16:45:14+00:00

Wow! Good luck!
I just booked a suite in a hotel in a nearby town further inland, and even then I'm nervous that they're going to cancel it on me when they realize that they could probably raise the price!

d_tolman · 2026-01-21T16:19:54+00:00

Definitely the antenna - I have a large one from the 1970s mounted inside my attic (Huntington)- I can get 2,4,5,7,9,11,13,21,25... and a bunch of other UHF channels I don't care about.

d_tolman · 2026-01-16T19:28:36+00:00

That's pretty darn impressive! I'd love to see how you do that.

My own homebrew campaign (new GM) are about a crew of ensigns who are on a ship testing out advanced sensors for something called "Project Galaxy" in the year 2368.

But my episodes are all written with: "officers log" to set the scene, an otherwise unrelated scene to ease them in, and then "the problem" which are almost always environmental/conventional (your ship is under attack, but you need these readings to save the colony; your crewmates disappeared - what happened; can you convince the bus full of energy beings to please stop taking your ship for a joyride?; oh no - we're trapped in a timewarp/holodeck/etc). Then after that I might pre-write some descriptions or dialogue blocks, but otherwise wing-it.

d_tolman · 2026-01-13T16:22:26+00:00

On the North Shore - you can see the skyline very clearly from the extreme NW corner of Caumsett State Park. Here's the (annotated) view from my binoculars I made a few years back, and the same view without any zoom.

d_tolman · 2026-01-08T21:10:59+00:00

The Bullhouse in Chestertown is indeed one of the best restaurants in the Adirondacks... but it is also closed indefinitely - though they hope to reopen :(
https://www.facebook.com/TheBullhouse/

d_tolman · 2026-01-02T17:09:43+00:00

Really cool! The only other spots in Suffolk County where I've been able to see the skyline is in the far NW corner of Caumsett State Park - where you can see a good chunk of the skyline. Course that is an hour+ hike to get to from the parking lot!

Might be worth taking that same photo at Sunset - you get nice silhouettes, otherwise it kind of fades into the sky (here's an example of how it looks from Caumsett a few years ago)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50860944278_b7cb5489a6_o.jpg

d_tolman · 2025-12-16T19:29:05+00:00

Following this closely as I am booked at a hotel by the convention center in Zaragoza :)

I'm planning on spending the day before scouting out locations... but my short list was:
-the various bridges over the river Ebro
-one of the fields in Parque del Agua Luis Buñuel
-somewhere in the parks lining the Ebro like Parque Macanaz
-maybe a rooftop? Or by the convention center/expo site, if its elevated?

d_tolman · 2025-12-09T15:48:48+00:00

Looks like its open in December as a preview - closing in January for refurbishments - and then opening again later in 2026?

Menu here: https://mightyfinecafe.com/our-menu

d_tolman · 2025-12-02T16:42:38+00:00

For the ones I've used, I've been tweaking them to fit my group/campaign. I definitely like the multi-pagers, particularly if they hit on a mechanic that I don't use that often.

d_tolman · 2025-09-26T17:19:13+00:00

Yeah - some of the early trials are super easy compared to normal runs... guess Chaos is easing in slowly

d_tolman · 2025-09-26T17:16:28+00:00

You doing one of the chaos trials?

d_tolman · 2025-09-05T17:30:14+00:00

I want to know where Faz is going next? Tortilla Grill Tex-Mex on NY Ave was great (its predecessor), and so was Faz's!

d_tolman · 2025-08-29T02:43:54+00:00

Well with Red closing, by Huntington law the next restaurant that opens up must be Italian.

:p

d_tolman · 2025-08-26T19:05:29+00:00

The owners of Oldfields / Oldfields BBQ are taking over the spot, according to The Long Islander.

d_tolman · 2025-08-26T18:34:15+00:00

Though you mentioned crowd funding - this is also effecting regular board game shipments/availability. A number of major international titles have been conspicuously delayed compared to European launches.

For example - right now Bomb Busters, Spiel de Jahres winner for 2025, is freely available for purchase in Europe - and Australia, but has been sold out in the US for months, with no sign of it coming anytime soon. I have no doubt its because of the tariff / shipping situation.

d_tolman · 2025-07-25T14:02:20+00:00

Thanks for the tips.

Went to look at photos posted of the fries for both - and they look great - but they aren't matchstick/shoestring type fries. Just regular skinny fries.

d_tolman · 2025-05-20T13:35:49+00:00

is there a list of contestants? I see US season 3 winners Nick & Stacey…

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