PSA: My $80 star tracker vs a solid tripod and intervalometer

The tracker gave me star trails at 30 seconds, but stacking 200 untracked shots from my old tripod in DeepSkyStacker gave me a cleaner Orion Nebula. Anyone have a budget tracker that actually works under $150?

Spent a full shift just trying to clear a jammed cutterhead on the Willamette job

Got a massive log wedged in the head on the Portland dredge. Thought it was a quick fix, maybe an hour. Took the whole 10 hour shift. Had to cut it out piece by piece with torches. Anyone else dealt with river debris that just won't quit?

My friend tried to get me into a show by showing me the 'best' episode first

He made me watch episode 8 of a 12 episode series, which was all a big flashback with none of the main cast. I was so confused about who anyone was or why I should care, it totally killed my interest. Has anyone else had a recommendation backfire this badly, and what's the right way to do it?

Remember when you could just show up at a hostel? Tried that in Lisbon last month and spent 4 hours walking around with my pack.

Had a client's color go way too warm during a full highlight in my chair last Thursday, had to think fast.

I dropped $80 on a custom brush pack for fantasy landscapes and it completely changed my workflow