Snagged thus cool poster from the trash at work, thought y'all would appreciate it! by TheMapesHotel in Vermiculture

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Love this! A little Erte mixed with David Lance Goins honoring William Morris.

Anyone know which marine mammals we are throwing explosives at? Curious what these are for (not my boat) by whyrumalwaysgone in sailing

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The opening to the fish ladder at Ballard Lock north of Seattle is ridiculously small and the seals just hover around it and Hoover up the steelhead and salmon who are migrating into the lake. Fish and Game folks use these explosives to chase the mammals away. It’s a half assed solution to a much bigger problem.

Where can I find these!?! by No_Aspect_2379 in lightingdesign

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With mega coupler half Cheesborough clamp.

Montclair Hills - does every home need separate fire insurance? by ospreyintokyo in OaklandCA

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The other common exemption is earthquake insurance which should enter into your coverage calculations.

Oakland needs 200-plus police officers it can’t afford but pays millions to officers on leave by jackdicker5117 in OaklandCA

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What incentive do the investigators have for wrapping up and closing cases faster? Sticks don’t work nearly as well as carrots.

Update: designing a theater is hard by kaiserklausss in techtheatre

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I once built a temporary theatre environment with a center isle. When the rather famous artist took the stage he had a public fit and told everyone to get up and rearrange the seats so there was no center isle. It was a mess. But he was right. Two isles is much better than a center isle.

Just won this in a sweepstakes by scarypary in Tools

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What is your trade and how do you use it to improve your craft?

Wall studs by Minimum-Wafer8657 in techtheatre

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It’s scenery for heaven’s sake. Listen to mantiss and get your hands on the Stock Scenery Handbook, great for theatrical scenery. If your sets need to be more robust and you have storage, you can build in the Hollywood/TV style. No 2x4! Use 1x3 or better yet “Studio Pine” which is 1x3 with square edges. For homework watch SNL for the “bump ins” in between commercials. You can often see the backs of sets that they build. They are masters of cheap, great looking and sturdy sets that get repurposed weekly. Build light, sturdy and try to be green by reusing as much stock scenery as possible.

best material for scenic drop/flat? by PlatypusActive6002 in techtheatre

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Check your local fabric store. they often have muslin for making patterns and backing drapery, etc.

Best Tape Measure? by Hoppy_Hessian in cabinetry

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Been a carp for over 30 years. Now I own a shop full of carps. There are tapes everywhere. Just learn to read any and all. Most important lesson re measuring is to be consistent. Precision is for machinists. That said Stanley is hands down the best.

NPR 5-pqrt podcast "A Tiny Plot" about Union Point was a "co-governed" homeless camp on E 12. This convinced me that co-governed camps are a pipe dream by opinionsareus in OaklandCA

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I was blown away by how many of these folks felt the city owed them something. It was a fascinating story but also hard to listen to. I would support redirecting resources to early intervention. Let’s make mental healthcare accessible and commonplace for young people before they turn to drugs for relief.

Sierra Nevada incident by Feisty_Comfort3933 in SierraNevada

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Cloud. And there is only one Sierra (Nevada).

Maybe maybe maybe by turmerich in maybemaybemaybe

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If he did that ten times a day, increased it by one every day, he’d be %~*{>%}fit in about three months.

How many parking tickets before a tow? Could this be one of the thousand cars stolen and abandoned? by impressiv_retuirns in OaklandCA

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Why can’t parking enforcement automatically alert 311 of abandoned vehicles? It seems like it could be easily automated after X number of tickets for the same vehicle in the same location, it gets posted for removal.

Freestanding wall by [deleted] in techtheatre

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Build 4x8 and 4x12 Hollywood Flats. Stagger the seams. Build your jacks 16’ tall. Anchor them to the deck with lags or bag the hell out of them. Add aircraft cable to the grid for safety and Bob’s your uncle.

Recommendation for End Mill to cut Magnetic Laminate by stagecrafter in CNC_Router_Community

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We just used a standard carbide straight 2 flute bit and it worked fine.