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[OC] Just getting into photography

A few days ago, I got myself a Canon EOS 700D DSLR camera along with a Canon EFS 18-55mm lens for about $160. Until now, I've only ever used point-and-shoots, like my smartphone or my "Kodak" Pixpro AZ401....

Are there other human traits like light skin which people developed to adapt to the "new" environment they settled in?

I'm referring to the human race evolving in the African continent and then migrating to the rest of the world....

[OC] Gravel path

Is the heat produced by fossil and nuclear fuel negligible?

We often talk about the climate impact based on greenhouse gases, but extracting fuel from the ground and using it in exothermal processes of course also releases energy as heat....

Feigning Feline

Options for equalizing temperature between the basement and the rest of the house in summer?

I live in a pretty old house in the midwest, built 1929, bought in '21, single-story, ~1300ish sqft, and with a large, spacious basement. Every time summer comes around I've had issues with the basement getting MUCH colder than the rest of the house (like >10 degrees F difference), presumably due to poorly-insulated floors and...

Looking for some HVAC suggestions to better cool my stifling second floor

Hi all. I have a 2 storey, ~1200 sq ft home in a hot climate. I have a single HVAC unit...central air and ductwork, electric AC/heat. There is no zoning to the system. The thermostat is downstairs....

Should I insulate my garage attic?

So it’s currently 100 degrees F in my garage today. I’m sure it will only get worse as the summer goes on. I added some of those insulated garage door panels, but I don’t think they did anything....

The number of lines for each character by percentage of the series

It would seem that I have far too much time on my hands. After the post about a Star Trek "test", I started wondering if there could be any data to back it up and... well here we go:...

First time I saw this episode, I thought that headgear was part of their face

My 6-year-old brain thought that it was like a tumor or something

If you ever worked shifts and transitioned to a 9 to 5 job, how difficult was the change?

I’m a nurse working shifts and sometimes 5 days without a pause and I still don’t know if I’m gonna take one of the 2 9 to 5 jobs my hospital system has offered. I’d earn less money, but I’m already 45 years old and I don’t know if I should call it quits and settle for a regular job 5 days a week and free weekends...

"You will own nothing and you will be happy"

Archer knew what he was doing

Trip: A poop question, sir? Can't I talk about the warp reactor or the transporter?...

Why fed ship do not have dedicate landing team, but send bridge crew on dangerous mission ?

Just why send bridge crew. Those crew are important and mean to stay on the ship. Unless the mission required someone on the top like first-mate, you should send your boarding team or land team on mission....

And They Had A Plan

Back in 2023 I started a new game in #Satisfactory where I did set out (on a whim) to build the #BattlestarGalactica – and fair warning: I never finished it. I found some measurements of this iconic ship from the #BSG verse online, which is apparently something like 1.44km x 551m and converted this to 179.6 x 68.9 Satisfactory...

Any suggestions for how to get good sports photos?

Most of my photography has been of relatively stationary subjects, where I just use single-servo AF and either focus & recompose or move the single focus point to where in the frame I want the subject, or largely-individual sports like triathlon. But I've struggled getting sharp shots in team sports photography with a large...

How often do I actually need my heat pump system tuned up?

I had a heat pump installed about a year ago. It came with one free service and the installing company has been calling me almost every week to come out and do the complimentary tune up. I know that I obviously should take a free tune up, but it made me wonder. How often do I actually need this done? What are they actually...

[OC] The view from Belfry clock tower in Bruges, Belgium

Canon Connections: DIS 5x10 - Life, Itself

• This is the series finale of the “Star Trek: Discovery”, the first instalment of what we might consider to be the modern era of Trek....

Every time i try and update or install a flatpak with discover i get this error.

both buttons cancel the download, but "proceed" also makes discover freeze, is this a known issue?...

A "test" to judge Star Trek shows

You've heard of the "Bechdel-Wallace test" and its potential value to some people in measuring various media in a given context....

tRNA suppressor mutation to transcribe nonsense mutations

Okay, so I know this might be a bit hyperspecific, but I don't know where else to ask it. I'm working through a microbiology lecture, and the professor says the the B strain of E. coli has a tRNA suppressor that allows it to transcribe phage genes that have any nonsense mutation. That seemed a bit vague, so I decided to look it...