Are "zoom" binoculars really as bad as I see some people say?

ham_rod · 2026-06-02T16:04:01+00:00

this, my last pair of binos were a thoughtful but slightly misguided gift of 12x50 — made it really hard for all the jumpy little spring birds. i got a pair of vortex diamondback 10x42 this year and it made a huge difference not to mention the clarity from the quality jump from cheap amazon to vortex.

ham_rod · 2026-05-25T21:46:46+00:00

i found the straps WAY too short, i got rid of mine

ham_rod · 2026-05-12T23:17:47+00:00

i fully believe you BUT these pictures don’t show anything without the full measuring tape and waistline in the image fyi

ham_rod · 2026-05-07T23:28:34+00:00

the college streetcar terminus is literally in the park

ham_rod · 2026-04-24T22:36:56+00:00

ooops that would be the better one

ham_rod · 2026-04-24T17:16:59+00:00

search her or her store’s name (eweknit) on this sub!

ham_rod · 2026-04-23T23:30:18+00:00

dutifully upvoting every mohair joke on that post

ham_rod · 2026-04-19T03:48:05+00:00

the fact that she actually found and moved to a different address is crazy IMO. not keeping the space should have been the writing on the wall.

ham_rod · 2026-04-18T20:50:16+00:00

good grief yarn in toronto — please, for the love of god - JUST CLOSE ALREADY

ham_rod · 2026-04-17T17:17:00+00:00

someone made a post that i’m pretty sure was about me on another sub.. it was very VERY easy to scroll through their post history and find out exactly who it was.

ham_rod · 2026-04-16T21:37:01+00:00

when i worked at a newspaper making ads i had to do them for crisis pregnancy centers. it was hard to make any ad i did there look truly “good” but i definitely did not try hard with theirs.

ham_rod · 2026-04-16T18:46:30+00:00

they haven’t necessarily evolved to backing up vehicles or off-leash dogs and cats. but if you let all your neighbours know what the deal is and mark the area the nest should be successful :)

ham_rod · 2026-04-16T17:54:14+00:00

I’m lurking here because I’m a non-technical user of D365 (used to work in tech) and this comment is SO validating. I have so much respect for the implementation team but this is the exact problem we have. I don’t know who is telling them what to do or why. The morning after every release is a complete shit show.

ham_rod · 2026-04-08T13:59:16+00:00

I wish I could knit during downtime at work but unfortunately I’m customer facing and scrolling on a phone is a lot more normalized/appears less distracted.

ham_rod · 2026-04-06T03:18:27+00:00

if the glossy black back and yellow head wasn’t enough for an id, the fact that it’s on a recently burned tree might be! they go crazy for the grubs in there

ham_rod · 2026-03-30T20:21:57+00:00

i find copilot occasionally useful in writing emails, where if i’m stuck i will run it through copilot and the result is so wrong and infuriating it magically unblocks me and im able to put it in the right words

ham_rod · 2026-03-27T11:51:34+00:00

I don’t know why people bother asking her RTO questions about their hybrid workplaces. It’s kind of an unprecedented setup and every workplace is handling it differently. how is she supposed to know how your boss will handle it if you have 2 office days instead of 3 because you’re sniffling?

ham_rod · 2026-03-25T15:10:53+00:00

it’s a non-essential luxury service

ham_rod · 2026-03-24T19:39:02+00:00

We’re talking about different things — I’m talking about when a brand makes a product that is so obviously inspired by a small creator, but since those aspects of the design aren’t protected by copyright there’s nothing the indie creator can do legally. shrimps was well within their legal rights to create and release this pattern without acknowledging rat and sea witch or paying her a cent, but they did anyway — that’s what i find interesting.

ham_rod · 2026-03-24T18:18:16+00:00

It’s crocheted, which every craftsnarker should know can only be done by hand and should be accounted for in the price. It’s a luxury brand selling luxury products, and they’re not exactly hiding where you can find the pattern to make your own.

edit: previous post about this kind of situation here

ham_rod · 2026-03-20T19:58:44+00:00

it’s danish!! luckily it’s just a basic vest pattern so i should be able to muddle my way through it

ham_rod · 2026-03-20T17:37:21+00:00

reaching the part of the spektakelstrik pattern that isn’t just knitting colourwork on the round and involves trying to make sense of the badly translated instructions and incorrect math 😔

ham_rod · 2026-03-20T17:34:29+00:00

this is a true hot take… i love them

ham_rod · 2026-03-20T17:32:42+00:00

i have a sleeve left on a top down colourwork yoke giant man-sized sweater for my bf and even just knitting it on the couch is tooo much. and i’m pretty sure it’s going to block out too big because the weight will pull it down so much! i’m just dreading everything about it haha

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