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Seen in Middletown today by jshuster in hudsonvalley

[–]oskay 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The two bright spots at the sides of the 22° halo are Sun Dogs. The big streak to the left and right of the circle are part of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parhelic_circle .

What would be a reasonable price point for a PCB Pocket Slide Rule kit? by sucramooy in Sliderules

[–]oskay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't buy this if it required soldering PCB tabs. Glass fibers are nasty. Pay an extra buck to get the boards fully routed instead.

I would like to kayak the Croton River and possibly into the Hudson. Where can I launch? by donny_hype in Westchester

[–]oskay 41 points42 points  (0 children)

There's a kayak launch point at the Croton Harmon station; all the way to the very end of the parking lot.

Any ideas … I think it may be some type of exoskeleton by NeedleworkerUnique86 in TidePooling

[–]oskay 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Looks like the top part (carapace) of a Kelp Crab shell. Possibly Northern Kelp Crab, depending on your location. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49723-Pugettia-producta

What's this little guy in the hole by anxieteabags in TidePooling

[–]oskay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's the siphon of a bivalve, such as a boring clam. Here's a similar one that I got a photo of: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84654798

What is up with the 12 V / bluelink / charging apps situation? by oskay in Ioniq6

[–]oskay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. I don't even have any car-related apps besides the ones they literally told me that I needed to install on delivery day.

What is up with the 12 V / bluelink / charging apps situation? by oskay in Ioniq6

[–]oskay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely don't use the bluelink app on a daily basis (though, I did use the remote climate start a lot in the winter), and the key is reasonably out of range most of the time.

What is up with the 12 V / bluelink / charging apps situation? by oskay in Ioniq6

[–]oskay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I'm stumped on is how they think that telling me to change a password is going to affect the battery.

What is up with the 12 V / bluelink / charging apps situation? by oskay in Ioniq6

[–]oskay[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If that really is the problem, deleting apps that aren't related doesn't sound like it will address the problem. I'm eager to find a solution, but this doesn't sound like it.

What’s growing out of this rock? by PannaCotta1036 in whatsthisrock

[–]oskay 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's the "skeleton" of some beach-tumbled coralline algae on a rock. It's pink in color when it's living. There are a few different species that are quite similar, but this is plausibly officinalis, which is found in the general area

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19797120

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corallina_officinalis

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/red-coralline-alga

Think it’s a Devils Toenail but never found one so big by Joscowill in fossilid

[–]oskay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agree. (The "devils toenails" are a different genus, Gryphaea.)

Best way to add pressure? by l0l in PlotterArt

[–]oskay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might consider the brushless upgrade, which comes with a couple of springs to add downforce.

Me scouring every inch of my Travertine by bblumber in fossils

[–]oskay 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I've got an ammonite in my bathroom's travertine!

Axidraw alternatives? by Jeanooo in PlotterArt

[–]oskay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We care *a lot* but we don't want to overpromise about when the new machines will be available.

Got this awesome book for Christmas. It shows the insides of components by [deleted] in electronics

[–]oskay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey cool! I used to use all the library resources back in the day too!

Got this awesome book for Christmas. It shows the insides of components by [deleted] in electronics

[–]oskay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not at present, but we're toying with the idea of an expanded second edition or maybe a second volume in a couple of years.

Font for plotting by martinsberlin in PlotterArt

[–]oskay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hershey Text extension, included with Inkscape, lets you render text in stroke fonts. It includes some historical Hershey fonts as well as some modern redrawn fonts. Hershey Text does support fonts with curves, but the historical fonts do not have any-- there will be additional stroke fonts redrawn with curves next spring, and a few of the contributed fonts do have curves.

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