weeks in advance too. So much for even having false hope of an early spring, it's already decided well in advance of the groundhog coming out of his burrow.
blah.so sick of winter!!
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02/04/2009 12:14 #47633
The groundhog outcome is predetermined01/30/2009 11:30 #47572
HibernatingBoth online and in real life. I'm so over this winter weather.
I hope the groundhog gives us some good news.
I hope the groundhog gives us some good news.
01/12/2009 14:30 #47379
MicroscopesWe need to buy one as a gift.
Neither myself or my husband have any idea of what to look for when buying one.
It would be a for casual use as the person who wants it is a teenager ans doesn't need it for school but we don't want a toy. This might be the launching point for a great scientific career!
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Neither myself or my husband have any idea of what to look for when buying one.
It would be a for casual use as the person who wants it is a teenager ans doesn't need it for school but we don't want a toy. This might be the launching point for a great scientific career!
Thanks in advance for any advice!
tinypliny - 01/13/09 21:31
Sorry for spamming - the oil immersion lens is probably not a good option for a standard teenager. :) It does need a lot of care and cleaning! I remember constantly dreading that I would forget to clean up one day and waste all that money that went into the upgrade, thankfully that never happened because I developed this OCD of cleaning up after every use. It was a major pain but totally worth it. Anyway, make sure you explain this to the teenager. The oil immersion lens attachment is almost like a costly whiny baby.
Sorry for spamming - the oil immersion lens is probably not a good option for a standard teenager. :) It does need a lot of care and cleaning! I remember constantly dreading that I would forget to clean up one day and waste all that money that went into the upgrade, thankfully that never happened because I developed this OCD of cleaning up after every use. It was a major pain but totally worth it. Anyway, make sure you explain this to the teenager. The oil immersion lens attachment is almost like a costly whiny baby.
tinypliny - 01/13/09 20:44
I just remembered one more detail. One of my lenses had an oil-immersion option - you would put a drop of dense oil (came with the microscope) over the cover-slip of the slide and lower the lens in it. That lens had nearly a 2000x magnification.
I just remembered one more detail. One of my lenses had an oil-immersion option - you would put a drop of dense oil (came with the microscope) over the cover-slip of the slide and lower the lens in it. That lens had nearly a 2000x magnification.
tinypliny - 01/12/09 18:49
If you actually shopped around in the toys department, you might be able to get them cheaper. Look for:
- some source of illumination of the stage (where the slides are placed)
- Greater than 400x magnification. Anything less is not going to be useful for high school microscopy/ cell structures.
- Movable lens arm and adjustible focal length for the lenses.
- At least one low power lens (<400x) for gross adjustment of the lenses.
- Good reviews (of course)
I had one from Olympus back home. It was pretty good but it was expensive. When I bought it the highest magnifying lens was around 600x but I upgraded to 1000x with an extra lens when I graduated from high school and went to college.
If you actually shopped around in the toys department, you might be able to get them cheaper. Look for:
- some source of illumination of the stage (where the slides are placed)
- Greater than 400x magnification. Anything less is not going to be useful for high school microscopy/ cell structures.
- Movable lens arm and adjustible focal length for the lenses.
- At least one low power lens (<400x) for gross adjustment of the lenses.
- Good reviews (of course)
I had one from Olympus back home. It was pretty good but it was expensive. When I bought it the highest magnifying lens was around 600x but I upgraded to 1000x with an extra lens when I graduated from high school and went to college.
jenks - 01/12/09 18:46
see if you can get in touch with the med school- when I was a med student we all had to have scopes, and everyone would buy/sell them every year. They're decent scopes, but even used would probably run you a couple hundred... (if I remember right they're >1000 new) hmm, so maybe that's not the best idea? But it's worth asking....
see if you can get in touch with the med school- when I was a med student we all had to have scopes, and everyone would buy/sell them every year. They're decent scopes, but even used would probably run you a couple hundred... (if I remember right they're >1000 new) hmm, so maybe that's not the best idea? But it's worth asking....
tinypliny - 01/12/09 15:13
I would recommend a high power microscope. What is your budget?
I would recommend a high power microscope. What is your budget?
01/12/2009 12:14 #47377
Wegmans was the place to be on Friday!I saw (e:tinypliny) and (e:mrmike) within moments of walking in. Forgive my slightly dazed look and the moment it took me to recognize you both. I'm often in a daze while in Wegmans.
I'm surprised you both knew it was me under my hat, coat and scarf. I'm often bundled up beyond recognition.
(e:tinypliny) it was a quick trip. I picked up some Wegmans brand pasta sauce (oh my poor mother would just cringe if she knew I was using sauce from a jar!!) and some Wegmans Linguine and Fettuccine. We cooked that for dinner on Friday.
Maybe this weekend I'll redeem myself and make some homemade sauce.
I disappointed to learn the Neat Receipts scanner only grabs the total and the store name from the receipt and not the line item breakdown. A much cheaper stand alone scanner with a good OCR software should be able to grab everything from the receipt and send it to Excel.
I'm surprised you both knew it was me under my hat, coat and scarf. I'm often bundled up beyond recognition.
(e:tinypliny) it was a quick trip. I picked up some Wegmans brand pasta sauce (oh my poor mother would just cringe if she knew I was using sauce from a jar!!) and some Wegmans Linguine and Fettuccine. We cooked that for dinner on Friday.
Maybe this weekend I'll redeem myself and make some homemade sauce.
I disappointed to learn the Neat Receipts scanner only grabs the total and the store name from the receipt and not the line item breakdown. A much cheaper stand alone scanner with a good OCR software should be able to grab everything from the receipt and send it to Excel.
mrmike - 01/12/09 14:11
I was on my way out when I passed pmrk. Had to go pick up Number one Son. We quickly repaired to Edrito's on Hertal for awesome grilled chicken tacos. And in response, Dammit! I missed ((e:tinypliny))!!!
I was on my way out when I passed pmrk. Had to go pick up Number one Son. We quickly repaired to Edrito's on Hertal for awesome grilled chicken tacos. And in response, Dammit! I missed ((e:tinypliny))!!!
tinypliny - 01/12/09 12:20
AH! I knew that contraption was too good to be true! *as in now I can stop dreaming about it and wishing I could afford it. Hee Hee.*
Might I say, you look very fetching in your hat, coat and muffler! :)
And dammit, I missed (e:mrmike)!!!
AH! I knew that contraption was too good to be true! *as in now I can stop dreaming about it and wishing I could afford it. Hee Hee.*
Might I say, you look very fetching in your hat, coat and muffler! :)
And dammit, I missed (e:mrmike)!!!
01/08/2009 16:45 #47333
I guess I'm not the only obsessedNeatReceipts®
NeatReceipts is a mobile scanner + digital filing system that helps you manage all of your paperwork on your PC. Includes our NeatWorks software that identifies and extracts the important information from paper and automatically organizes it for you.
Oh yeah, I'm buying one soon.
NeatReceipts is a mobile scanner + digital filing system that helps you manage all of your paperwork on your PC. Includes our NeatWorks software that identifies and extracts the important information from paper and automatically organizes it for you.
Oh yeah, I'm buying one soon.
tinypliny - 01/10/09 09:28
That is a really cool idea!! I am just not very enthusiastic about the price tag...
Great seeing you yesterday! You put the excitement back into grocery shopping. :)
\m/ Cheers from a fellow grocobsessor!
That is a really cool idea!! I am just not very enthusiastic about the price tag...
Great seeing you yesterday! You put the excitement back into grocery shopping. :)
\m/ Cheers from a fellow grocobsessor!
Actually I like that movie. So inspiring and sweet. :)
I think the idea is kinda silly. The reason being is that how do know if the ground hog see's his shadow. You can see how he or she reacts but that doesn't mean for sure that they have seen the shadow. What about the fact that the Rochester and the PA one came up with different results?
The groundhog is probably bosom-buddies with the great santa and the easter bunny. Down with nepotism.
and that movie about groundhog day was written WAY before they filmed it. The whole thing was so . . . scripted.