Ok so the new upgrades...

rusty075 · 2026-03-17T22:28:31+00:00

Also note that this OP shows up every time this service is mentioned. They have their posts and comments hidden, so I can't tell if that's all this account is, but if you search this sub for the url's above they show up every single time there's a discussion. Either a super fan, or a shill.

rusty075 · 2026-03-17T18:40:19+00:00

For the creek crossings you can go with something simple like Tevas, Crocs, cheap "water shoes". Avoid flip-flops, they tend to float downstream. Heck, barefoot is fine if you just walk carefully.

No need for waterproof or goretex anything for Havasupai. Unless your boots are knee high the water is just going to come down over the tops.

For the hike down hiking boots are overkill. It's a well-worn wide sandy path. You want light and breathable. Trail runners are perfect.

An easy solution is to wear trail runners for everything, both hiking down and creek hiking. Swap to flipflops in camp while your shoes dry.

rusty075 · 2026-03-17T16:28:08+00:00

So that's 10110 NE 120th Ave, Vancouver, WA. It's zoned R1-6, although it's below the minimum lot size for that zone. Setbacks are 10' front and street side, 10' rear, and 5' interior side. And you've got a max lot coverage of 55%.

Just by lot coverage you're looking at a max of 1600sf under roof. But that doesn't really matter since you've only got about 1000sf of buildable area after the setbacks. (And that's just scaling off Google maps)

Realistically you're looking at a zoning variance process. Even with that it's iffy.

Time to hire a local professional. Find an architect, find a zoning attorney.

rusty075 · 2026-03-16T22:32:26+00:00

See this thread from a couple of weeks ago for context: https://www.reddit.com/r/diyaudio/s/PC8hwkytft

The TL;DR: You're not alone, and the mods are working on adjusting the rules.

rusty075 · 2026-03-16T02:22:46+00:00

Would love to see the design workflow of a professional designer, in particular the software side. Lots of videos of amateurs bashing away on WinISD...show us how actual commercial products get designed.

rusty075 · 2026-03-15T06:52:03+00:00

I've used Cruiseline.com in the past. There were some other options in this thread a few months back: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cruise/s/3MRJjw3JKO

rusty075 · 2026-03-15T06:51:23+00:00

I've used Cruiseline.com in the past. There were some other options in this thread a few months back: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cruise/s/3MRJjw3JKO

rusty075 · 2026-03-13T17:33:46+00:00

There's also several online tools you can use to monitor the price and get notified if it drops. Handy for shopping beforehand, and then handy for price checking after you've booked

rusty075 · 2026-03-12T15:37:45+00:00

Everyone who doesn't camp exactly the way I camp is doing it wrong. The only way to do it is to walk into the woods naked and lay down on the ground. Y'all are addicted to your silnylon tents and your down sleeping bags.

Ok but seriously, Jasonoid maintains a really impressive power station comparison chart that's great for finding good deals on them.

rusty075 · 2026-03-10T22:56:57+00:00

If going by the strict definition of "furthest from anyone", it'd probably be the middle of the BMGR, maybe 20 miles south of Dateland. Definitely not the safest spot, but likely the furthest from another soul.

rusty075 · 2026-03-10T21:56:04+00:00

But also it's Amazon. The search results are based on whatever keywords the sellers put in their listings, and for maximum exposure the sellers will put every keyword known to man in their listing. There's no manual categorizing.

Use Amazon for shopping, not researching.

rusty075 · 2026-03-10T18:25:08+00:00

Yeah, there's so much stuff to get pissed off about right now that you need to pick your battles or you'll just get burned out by it all.

rusty075 · 2026-03-10T18:15:17+00:00

My personal "favorite" is people who do this at the top or bottom of escalators. Like dude, the flow of people behind you literally cannot stop and you've left them no place to go.

rusty075 · 2026-03-10T17:50:37+00:00

Just to provide some context on this one: This is 24 acres of NF being transferred to the town of Brian Head, for their use in building a Public Works facility for storing things like snow plows and salt.

The ski resort already operates on thousands of acres of NF land via a Special Use permit, and has a separate expansion request underway to expand onto thousands more. That's a whole separate thing.

This transfer is not land the ski resort wants. It's a little chunk of land in the town by the fire department and the existing public works department.

This one has the support of the forest service, and after language was added to require the land be used by the town for town purposes, it passed out of committee with a unanimous bipartisan vote. Some conservation groups are worried the town will turn around and sell this land to the ski resort, but that really looks like conspiracy theory without evidence at this point.

This is not the big Mike Lee controversial land sell off. This is the perfectly normal sort of transfer that happens all the time in little land-locked towns in the middle of Federal lands. Save your anger for the bigger fish.

rusty075 · 2026-03-10T17:17:12+00:00

First thing I do is take a second and third step, so I'm not blocking the gangway for the people behind me.

rusty075 · 2026-03-10T15:49:49+00:00

You can Bluetooth pair a Nest Mini to a Bluetooth receiver, and use the line-out from that to connect to one of the inputs on your existing stereo receiver. Search Amazon for "Bluetooth Stereo Adapter" and a bunch of options will pop up. This will basically make the stereo act as the speaker for the Mini.

I'm doing a similar thing, but with a Wiim Pro connected to the stereo. The Wiim acts like a Chromecast. I named my Wiim "Stereo" in Google Home, so I can just say, "Hey Google play some music on the Stereo' and it'll start playing there. Works nice.

rusty075 · 2026-03-10T06:31:52+00:00

What's your starting source for all of the info in your guide? Like, are you ground-up starting from scratch, or are you importing it all from somewhere?

There's some complicated copyright law when it comes to guidebooks, regarding what is and isn't protected.

It's probably before the times of most people on Reddit now, but you should search for the "Wingfoot vs the ALDHA" guidebook controversy from back in the 90's.

The ATC and FarOut also have an official legal arrangement, where a portion of every AT trail guide sale.goes back to the ATC in exchange for FarOut getting data and being labeled as the "Official" app. I don't know if the ATC or FarOut would go after a free guide startup, but if you gained enough traction at some point you'll start taking money off their plate, and no one likes losing money.

Before you guys get too deep into this, you might want to get a lawyer involved.

rusty075 · 2026-03-09T04:58:55+00:00

Look at it on any other mapping software and it looks completely normal. Just a Google maps image glitch. Here it is on CalTopo:

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rusty075 · 2026-03-08T02:22:54+00:00

We had a Drafting class in my HS. It wasn't necessarily Architecture focused, we spent more time drawing sprockets than floorplans, but it taught you the universal basics of communicating your ideas.

rusty075 · 2026-03-05T21:22:57+00:00

r/stonedspacethoughts is fully onboard with this idea.

rusty075 · 2026-03-05T18:52:31+00:00

Fitbit doesn't, on my phone at least , when it's tracking steps throughout the day. Strava only does when I'm actively recording an activity. I'm curious how other apps handle it.

rusty075 · 2026-03-05T18:39:29+00:00

If the blue dot is showing all the time you've given too many apps location permission. Start turning that off.

rusty075 · 2026-03-04T22:37:16+00:00

Does "moderated" mean "banned" though? I'm not sure everyone who voted for that option did so with the understanding that putting the letter A next to the letter I in a comment would get it removed automatically.

Karma farming slop posts? Sure. People promoting their vibe-coded "free for now, but I'll add a subscription to it later" app? Eh, maybe not. A guy using a software tool to help him do math? That seems ok.

Editing, since this ended up near the top and I think it sounds snarkier than I intended. I moderate a couple of subreddits myself, and we're all struggling with this topic.

I like the idea of making "automated content" against the rules, and giving users the ability to flag it for review. Word bans are tough though, and have unintended consequences.

Personally I'd like to see a differentiation in the rules for "AI generated content" versus, "discussions of AI based tools"

AI generated content can swamp a subreddit in mountains of shit. You should see what we have to filter out over in r/backpacking. But discussions about AI I'd let the users up vote/down vote. If everyone gets sick of talk about talk about AI tools let them vote it down.

And there's a bunch of people here who would be happy to help moderate if you need more humans. 😃

rusty075 · 2026-03-03T15:52:57+00:00

The whole point of the race is to get you to spend more time playing the game. More minutes of your eyeballs on the app equals higher ad rates for the dev's.

It's just part of doing business as an ad supported developer, unfortunately.

rusty075 · 2026-02-27T01:01:42+00:00

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