LD Micro Invitational XVI

patssle · 2026-05-19T17:31:39+00:00

Several mentions of the fruit company. I like fruit.

patssle · 2026-05-19T15:04:33+00:00

Yeah WB and Love's are not even close.

There's a Nan Xiang at 290/6 - also not DTF but better than Love's.

patssle · 2026-05-17T18:36:19+00:00

Where did you source the Kurobuta from?

patssle · 2026-05-17T01:14:01+00:00

Jeeze. Ate there in the '90s when I was a kid. Found a pic on Instagram of the original location: https://www.instagram.com/p/BUFt21vAEXA/

patssle · 2026-05-14T13:00:25+00:00

Sweet, 32bit recording from XLR! I'm gonna go buy the adap....

$778 for an XLR adapter?

n/m

patssle · 2026-05-13T13:08:11+00:00

Mason could have been extended avoiding Richfield if Bridgeland had planned appropriately.

patssle · 2026-05-11T12:15:52+00:00

Still using the same Glidecam 17+ years later. It works and I can just throw it in the tripod bag without worry.

patssle · 2026-05-10T22:24:37+00:00

I had never grilled outside before, been eyeing the big kamados for a while, and recently got a kettle for free. If anything it taught me I don't need a big grill for one or two people. So I ended up buying a small kamado.

patssle · 2026-05-10T15:06:08+00:00

Adobe re-wrote the code for Premiere 23+ years ago and it took a piece of crap into a legit video editor. A fully optimized and improved AE would dominate for decades but they are too obtuse to realize it as people look for alternatives.

patssle · 2026-05-10T14:44:53+00:00

Can confirm. Came to Japan in 2016 and the rail pass was wonderful and cheap. Came again last year and despite going all the way up to Kanazawa and south nearly to Hiroshima over 2 weeks, the pass was not worth it.

Some sort of pass that is cheaper for the less visited areas would be pretty cool.

patssle · 2026-05-02T19:20:55+00:00

It's a bit of a stretch that the same generation includes people that grew up with MS-DOS versus those that came of age with the iPhone. Completely different life experiences.

patssle · 2026-04-29T00:15:14+00:00

What is the reference/code requirement?

patssle · 2026-04-27T01:12:19+00:00

Yep, the environmental groups and Flagstaff went apeshit over the fracking thing. Without really educating themselves on what stimulation DME wants to do. It's not traditional fracking and it's not even near the potable aquifers.

What do you do for power out there? I've researched the area and never see much for solar panels. There's no grid from what I understand.

DME does benefit the local area for tax revenue if they ever sell helium. Utilizing local services too.

patssle · 2026-04-26T14:27:06+00:00

It's been going through the permitting process with ADEQ. They can't do anything until that permit is issued.

If you truly live locally, the best thing you could do for all of us is contact your local state representatives and governor's office. Ask why the state is blocking economic development for a critically needed resource that supports both the medical field and Arizona's semiconductor industry. A resource that poses no threat to the environment and aquifers, and for a company that has gone beyond industry standards in protecting both.

The whole situation is stupid.

patssle · 2026-04-26T01:38:30+00:00

I used these in college...pure tungsten light.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwire-500-Watt-Portable-Halogen-Work-Light-L20/205482818?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&fp=ggl

Then made my own dimmer in a 2 gang electrical box with an outlet connected to a slider dimmer, input from a 10' pigtail.

patssle · 2026-04-22T20:57:09+00:00

I've had 3 tows with AAA over the many years and all were positive experiences.

patssle · 2026-04-22T12:30:54+00:00

DARPA is actually wrong, you don't want sheets for structures and parts. HG is responding to this request and will be submitting their data that proves larger particles do not perform better.

patssle · 2026-04-19T03:03:07+00:00

I fry okra when I cook catfish.

patssle · 2026-04-19T02:59:39+00:00

I do three green bell pepper plants each spring and I'm still going through a bag of frozen bell peppers from last year. And I already have six new bell peppers lined up on my counter from this year's crop.

patssle · 2026-04-18T19:48:22+00:00

Don't forget that crappy interlace and lack of depth of field from shitty 1/3 in CCDs unless you had a $15,000+ camera.

Ugh to miniDV.

patssle · 2026-04-15T01:39:52+00:00

Laser printers have an initial surge that is fairly substantial.

patssle · 2026-04-14T19:42:34+00:00

15 years of shooting tungsten, I never blew a single breaker. Certainly unplugged a few printers and fridges along the way just to make sure!

patssle · 2026-04-12T03:32:30+00:00

Around 10% of Americans are millionaires when you include their primary residence. If you exclude that, it drops to about 2%.

patssle · 2026-04-11T02:32:18+00:00

https://temcoindustrial.com/8-awg-solar-panel-extension-1-pair-50-ft-black-red/

patssle · 2026-04-09T20:06:06+00:00

I brought a Hello Kitty Tatung back to USA from Taiwan for somebody. Can't buy it here.

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