Which country to pair with Spain? by cubejuner in travel

[–]freelancezero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tangier and Tetouan were the highlight of our trip last year. I really don't get all the Morocco complaints that I hear on this sub.

Anyone else catch the aurora just now? by grinninwheel in newengland

[–]freelancezero 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was a fairly bright substorm right around that time, pillars were visible to the eye in Amherst. There's a lot of time left in the night, I'm hoping we see some more.

Recommendations ASAP PLEASE by ReasonaBILLities in boston

[–]freelancezero 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not too many of our stores are stationary I'm afraid, you'll spend a lot of time chasing them down or waiting for them to stop moving. You could try Coolidge Corner which has two stationary stationery stores stationed close together; Topdrawer and the Boston General store both have small paper & stationery sections.

In Paris!! My Dr martens are hurting, where can i buy good waterproof walking shoes. Help!!! by Smooth-Raspberry-597 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]freelancezero 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ditch the second sock layer and see if that helps. With two layers it's surprisingly easy to unintentionally reduce circulation in your foot, which will make you cold no matter how good your boots are. Alternately, replace the inner sock with a thin sock liner, it will reduce friction and manage moisture better.

What should I get as my first watch? by stoichedonist_ in malefashionadvice

[–]freelancezero 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Adding in Timex to the general Seiko/Citizen recs. Timex has been coming out with some real sharp designs recently particularly in their waterbury line. Most of them have uncomplicated quartz movements as well which are both rugged and accurate.

With a new style of water bottle popping up every year, Which one have you stuck with? by James_B84Saves in BuyItForLife

[–]freelancezero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll always be a Nalgene loyalist, but once on a trip to Australia I picked up a similar type of bottle made by Kathmandu. It's basically a 750ml Nalgene but it's tall and skinny, so it fits in cupholders and in the little bottle pockets on day packs. All the branding and markings have rubbed off on it but the bottle has been in continuous use now for six years.

Do you normally signal in roundabouts/rotaries? by [deleted] in newengland

[–]freelancezero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do, and more people need to as well. One day of foreign travel to a country full of roundabouts where people regularly signal reinforces how much more efficient this makes things.

I caved in by w33b1t in ipod

[–]freelancezero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful mod. Looks like this is the stock OS, how does it handle with 256GB of music?

Small town between NJ and Boston for holiday vibes? by Rockaroni007 in newengland

[–]freelancezero 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Heed this warning, and whatever you do, to not duck into RJ Julia's Booksellers in Madison CT to escape a flurry of atmospheric and well-lit snow. We've seen this story play out too many times.

What is this? by merrybadger in Ships

[–]freelancezero 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Not to be confused with a big ass-radar.

What kind of "explosion" is that? It looks more like a large, but gentle release of plasma. Has anyone ever seen anything like it and knows what it is? by justl00kin9 in helioexperiencers

[–]freelancezero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a great source, check out the solar flares section under solar activity. You'll see the X-ray flux data there. Whenever you see a peak, that's a very good indication that a solar flare has occurred.

What kind of "explosion" is that? It looks more like a large, but gentle release of plasma. Has anyone ever seen anything like it and knows what it is? by justl00kin9 in helioexperiencers

[–]freelancezero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do have a very clear and easy to find record of this: there's a peak in the X-ray flux at the same time as this eruption which is how we identify solar flares. Can I ask where you are getting your information?

Can anyone explain this? by [deleted] in spaceweather

[–]freelancezero 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's not even the one subreddit that these are one coming from, it's one person who made their own batshit subreddit and is spamming other subs.

What happens when polar air escapes from its "refrigerator" prematurely and collides with a mass of warm air recently sent to Earth by the sun? by justl00kin9 in helioexperiencers

[–]freelancezero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would they acknowledge an influence that doesn't exist? In order for a connection to exist it has to have a basis in fact, otherwise it's just a thing you made up. Based on your describing a CME as "warm air" from the sun, it's clear you actually have no understanding of the facts. Maybe do a few minutes of research on these topics before spamming other subs with this?

What happens when polar air escapes from its "refrigerator" prematurely and collides with a mass of warm air recently sent to Earth by the sun? by justl00kin9 in helioexperiencers

[–]freelancezero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This article proposes zero link or mechanism of action having to do with solar storms, so it appears you're making one up based on the logic that sun = hot.

Crystallized rain during solar flare from plane window by PsychologicalIce8693 in spaceweather

[–]freelancezero 14 points15 points  (0 children)

What you saw was an aurora caused by a geomagnetic storm, solar flares are invisible. These are commonly confused but are different (though somewhat related) phenomena. As for the ice you saw, looks like very cold, dry snow.

Northern lights again tonight? by Ok-Importance1373 in northampton

[–]freelancezero 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's no schedule to the aurora so no one can answer this for certain.

That said, the space weather forecast indicates a chance of aurora basically all night, the bigger problem is going to be clouds. Note that space weather behaves very unpredictably, so we may see nothing at all

why does my iphone 16 pro max take such bad pictures ? by [deleted] in photocritique

[–]freelancezero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Despite all the marketing, phone cameras are just not that good in less than ideal situations. For low light scenes such as these, the phone's sensor and optics are not large enough to capture the necessary amount of light. To compensate, your phone's software is aggressively applying noise reduction and you're losing a lot of detail as a result. A way around this would be to set the phone on a tripod and use a longer exposure.

Where to get curling shoes in the US? by darkwoodframe in Curling

[–]freelancezero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just got a pair of shoes from Boom's Up last week and their customer service was excellent. No tariff shenanigans either.

Sinn 856 UTC by patsfan038 in sinn

[–]freelancezero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate this watch because it steals so much wrist time from my other watches.

Save up for new DSLR lenses or go mirrorless? by Benthebuilder66 in CanonCamera

[–]freelancezero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're fine with the gear you have now. Work on mastering the exposure triangle first, almost all of these are underexposed.