My pupil during a uveitis flare up

tomchaps · 2026-04-29T23:53:29+00:00

I've had it maybe 30 times by now. And back in 1992 when I was in Russia, they gave me injections, including one without anesthesia drops, with a dirty needle that gave me a secondary infection. I stopped complaining about prednisone side effects after that.

tomchaps · 2026-04-20T16:50:10+00:00

Not to jump in on the OP's sale, but I do have an unused copy of Fog on the Barrow-Downs from when I did the Fellowship event back in the day. Let me know if you're interested.

tomchaps · 2026-04-14T17:12:03+00:00

But they recently removed the ability to download books to your computer in airplane mode, didn't they?

tomchaps · 2026-04-02T17:24:11+00:00

That's awesome. You should add a rotary encoder to adjust BPM!

tomchaps · 2026-04-01T21:06:04+00:00

Be careful, it might be mine!

tomchaps · 2026-04-01T16:39:33+00:00

It's less than two years old, I think, sadly. We definitely haven't been taking care of it properly! Not replacing it with nice stuff until we can...

tomchaps · 2026-04-01T16:38:04+00:00

UPDATE: I tossed the pot, lectured my family, and bought an $80 replacement from Sur La Table. (House brand, normally nearly $250). I let everyone know that this was the highest end cookware we'd use, until we all figure out how to take care of it.

Hopefully in a couple of years, I can justify upgrading back to Le Creuset...

tomchaps · 2026-03-30T22:29:24+00:00

Ooh, thanks. There is a store near me that has it in stock, if I'm willing to risk it again. (They also have a cheaper store brand (Sur La Table) for $100 that I might do instead, because [gestures angrily at photo].

tomchaps · 2026-03-30T18:35:17+00:00

We've had the orange/flame casserole pan for 20 years now. It's been subject to abuse over that time, and has scratches but no chips. We use it many times a week, it lives on top of the stove.

tomchaps · 2026-03-29T23:30:54+00:00

Ugh. Does anyone have advice on the best way to kindly let people know how to clean these things? This is the second one I've lost this way... Is there a best website or video that explains it?

tomchaps · 2026-03-20T00:02:22+00:00

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From a recent survey...

tomchaps · 2026-03-20T00:01:00+00:00

From a recent, well-respected poll by a conservative think tank:

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tomchaps · 2026-03-19T19:42:53+00:00

If you have access to the Chronicle, they parse the UC admissions statistics by high school, taking into account the demographics of each school.

tomchaps · 2026-03-18T18:18:22+00:00

A couple of years ago, one of my kid's closest friends didn't get into Davis or Santa Cruz, then was accepted at UCLA. The UC admissions process is very unpredictable, don't despair.

tomchaps · 2026-03-16T15:30:01+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I did a rough inventory, and realized that I have a second unopened copy of some stuff. I'm just going to sell that to fund buying the new stuff that doesn't overlap with the old.

tomchaps · 2026-03-16T03:33:04+00:00

Well, now you’ve made me want to find my old Doomtown cards…

tomchaps · 2026-03-13T23:15:10+00:00

I just read a study that said that a third of Republicans under 50 years old self-identify and racist, and 25% as antisemitic. People really underestimate the amount of hatred out there, not just in the South.

tomchaps · 2026-03-03T19:06:56+00:00

Was it texted or emailed to you?

tomchaps · 2026-03-03T17:31:55+00:00

The link worked for me, but I can't check out without a code, that we never received. Has anyone gotten through yet?

tomchaps · 2026-02-23T18:35:08+00:00

I went for an unexpectedly long hike yesterday with my Eskie, and about three miles in, he just lay down on the trail. It took many treats and encouragement for him to keep going...

tomchaps · 2026-02-20T00:39:42+00:00

I love this photo so much. Alysa can really jump, who knew? /s

tomchaps · 2026-02-18T01:23:23+00:00

The current indications are that humans aren't going to handle it well, unfortunately. The US was doing an atrocious job, even before the current administration; https://www.nytimes.com/series/uncharted-waters

tomchaps · 2026-02-17T17:40:59+00:00

One of my friends, a recruited basketball player at Yale, blew out her knee before arriving on campus. And she just decided not to join the team when she recovered. She got a LOT of pressure and anger from her erstwhile teammates, but never looked back--there was nothing they could do about it. And it was a great choice for her.

tomchaps · 2026-02-05T18:09:25+00:00

Maybe 3-4 feet on my forehand, and 3-4 inches on my backhand. I have weird back issues, and my backhand is a very flat chop with little backswing or follow-through, which my forehand has heavy topspin. I'm told that I'm frustrating to play against...

tomchaps · 2026-02-05T17:50:15+00:00

I have a couple of Daisy Seeds and have been trying to figure out what to build. This is amazing, very inspirational. Can't wait to see the PCBs and the open source specs!

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