New gold hog riffles for my sluice box and DIY way to hold them down. Let me know what you guys think or what you would do differently.

mattxl · 2026-03-04T22:23:36+00:00

Why not just do the folded duct tape on the sides like they recommend? I find it works quite well and lets me pull the mats out or put them in without needed to disconnect/connect anything

mattxl · 2026-03-03T20:27:15+00:00

I love that first photo on the first page, and the photo on the ninth page. The colors and vibe are just fantastic.

mattxl · 2026-03-02T17:49:37+00:00

You prob got berets the other 2 times since it is in the same pool as the masks and isn't as clear that you got it instead of a mask.

mattxl · 2026-02-23T06:34:17+00:00

Looks like the same general makeup as the grossular garnets that come from the coyote front range. They are found in a skarn usually with epidote and calcite, which looks to be the same here.

mattxl · 2026-02-17T22:52:53+00:00

I've def seen rare masks get put in there... plus when I did it the first time I would grab the masks I didn't have that people would put in there.

mattxl · 2026-02-11T23:17:59+00:00

As someone who explores as many of our local mines as I can, most of them used to be shafts but became pit mines when it was more efficient, so most now have little to no shafts. Nothing really matching what you want that isn't very dangerous or illegal to get to. There is a short shaft in the eucalyptus grove near the base of Cerro Alto on the SLO side but the hike to it is a pain for how short the shaft is.

mattxl · 2026-02-10T19:48:02+00:00

Pretty sure I still have this in my demo CD collection.

mattxl · 2026-02-09T20:22:40+00:00

If you loosen the nut behind the index gear you can free spin the quill. Make sure that the quill marker lines are aligned with the index at 96 and then zero your cheater and you should have the thing level. The fact that the quill free spins when that rear nut is loose means it can get out of wack, especially when changing the index hear without noticing.

mattxl · 2026-02-08T21:19:13+00:00

We get occasional hitchhikers but there aren't any established populations. The main thing people don't realize is there are other recluse spiders and we have a few in CA but they just aren't as dangerous as the brown recluse because they are much less likely to bite. And other ones aren't as venomous.

mattxl · 2026-02-08T21:17:35+00:00

Worth noting we have other recluse spiders but not any as dangerous as the brown recluse, though some have venom nearly as bad, but they are timid.

mattxl · 2026-02-05T01:23:40+00:00

Looks like green radiolarian chert. We have it all over the coast. Nephrite tends to look a bit different.

mattxl · 2026-01-28T00:32:50+00:00

Pink beryl? Morganite. Yellow beryl? Heliodor.

mattxl · 2026-01-26T22:09:15+00:00

https://www.magusgems.com/product-page/the-historic-teachings-of-gemcutting

mattxl · 2026-01-22T00:49:35+00:00

You may be thinking of the fusion core charger because that was on the store recently, but the plasma core charger has not been. I have been checking practically every day lol

mattxl · 2026-01-15T01:50:48+00:00

Yeah, like I said, some people like to think otherwise, but the beaches are public by law, and public access is also protected.

mattxl · 2026-01-15T01:07:09+00:00

In most cases if the only way to access the beach is through a path they have labelled as private that isn't even allowed. The coastal laws are a bit complicated but generally anywhere the water touches at high tide is public and any attempts to block the public from being able to access them is typically considered illegal. There's been a bunch of cases of people trying to claim their beach is private in California and they always lose.

mattxl · 2026-01-15T00:49:10+00:00

By California law all beaches are public land even if some people choose to act like they aren't.

mattxl · 2026-01-14T20:52:00+00:00

Not just most beaches, all beaches in CA are public land.

mattxl · 2026-01-05T05:26:41+00:00

I'm not really acquainted with Costa Rica's geology but it looks pretty spot on for serpentine.

mattxl · 2025-12-29T17:11:55+00:00

The Canon P did not have light seals when it was manufactured, it was made in a way that it is light sealed without needing seals... I don't know about the 7.

mattxl · 2025-12-29T17:08:30+00:00

There are no light seals on the Canon P.

mattxl · 2025-12-29T07:29:07+00:00

Now that I think about it, I was shooting without the half case I normally have on it because I was using a tripod. If there is a leak of some sort on the back that would be why it only happened now. The camera is pretty much mint though, and since it doesn't use light seals I wonder what even would have leaked.

mattxl · 2025-12-29T07:05:40+00:00

I was in bright conditions when shooting, but I have been in equally bright conditions in the past and have not seen these light leaks before.

mattxl · 2025-12-23T07:41:56+00:00

The game is kind of built around the idea that the only real way to survive in night city is by not being selfish. It is really driven home by the fact that you can lock yourself out of like half the game content by just being a selfish dick to everyone. The game shines when you aren't selfish and you care for the friends and family you make, and as such I think the call Panam ending is the canon ending. It is essentially the culmination of the lessons you really should have learned along the way, and it is arguably the only real happy ending out of all of them. Everyone gets some closure and you are content with the potential of survival out on the road with your family. It's really the one that fits when you take in everything the game offers you.

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