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chahk , to homelab in My Homelab addiction took a turn for the worse today when I finally figured out how to do 802.11q on my switch.

Have you tried a patch cable‽

chahk , to Star Trek in Was it a good thing that SNW explicitly said the Federation is socialist?

It's a trap!

chahk , (edited ) to Photography in Any suggestions for how to get good sports photos?

With max shutter speed (looks to be 1/8000 on your D7500) try following your subject while shooting (a.k.a. panning), and you should get nice motion blur on the background like this: https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4af1e0_0c4400474dff4f94a8873a2d235b1139~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1280,h_720,al_c,q_90/4af1e0_0c4400474dff4f94a8873a2d235b1139~mv2.webp

https://digital-photography-school.com/6-tips-master-panning-photography/

Also to keep in mind that many consumer grade lenses get soft at their max zoom levels.

chahk , (edited ) to Photography in Any suggestions for how to get good sports photos?

Shutter speed is only half the equation. What's your aperture set to? If you shoot wife-open (lowest f number) on a fast lens (e.g. f/1.4), the area that is in focus will be too shallow, and the camera's AF will have trouble locking onto fast moving subjects. Step it down to f/4-f/8 to get more of the area in focus,and get the shutter even faster to 1/4000 or even 1/8000 to freeze the motion. Of course if you're shooting indoors that would require cranking up the ISO to compensate, which may introduce noise. It's a matter of finding the right balance.

chahk , to Star Trek in 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Sets Filming Window & Episode Count

Please. They don’t tease a new show by accident, or on the hopes alone. They also don’t increment the Enterprise letter without some solid buy-in from the network. Legacy is happening.

chahk , to Star Trek in ‘Picard’ Season 2 Was Rewritten After Paramount Deemed It “Too Star Trek,” Says EP

I’m still salty that we never got an epic Borg Vs. Jorg battle at the end of S3. They totally wasted whatever it was they were trying to set up with Jurati at the end of season 2.

chahk , to homelab in Homelab Switches

Aruba S2500-48P. Picked up a used one for $130 on eBay 4 years ago, and it’s been solid in my rack. 48 PoE 1GbE ports, and 4 10GbE SFP+ ports. At that price what more could you ask?!

chahk , to homelab in Use case(s) for owning a homelab?

And these racks usually start with “I found this super cheap rack server on eBay” and not an actual need.

Hey! I resemble that!

chahk , to Star Trek in When should I start showing someone new to Trek new shows?

I’d recommend release order because there are callbacks and crossovers, cameos, etc. that tie these shows together. You could watch the in any order, but you’d get more enjoyment out of picking up all the references and easter eggs. So, TOS -> (maybe TAS) -> movies 1 through 6 -> TNG -> movie 7 -> DS9 -> VOY -> movies 8 through 10 -> ENT. Then modern stuff like DSC, SNW, PIC, Prodigy, and LD.

That said, there’s no need to watch every single episode of every show. Back on Reddit there were guides of “essential” episodes for each season of every series. Here’s one for TNG. I’m sure you could find this for other shows too.

chahk , to Star Trek in How do you say Combs?

How dare you utter His name incorrectly, pink-skin!

chahk , to Star Trek in Mike McMahan Calls On Fans To Help Keep ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ From Facing The Same Fate As ‘Prodigy’

First off, I want very much for Lower Decks and Prodigy to continue.

That said, I would love to see Paramount+ crash and burn to the fucking ground, taking all the execs and bean counters down with it. Same with HBO Max, or Plus, or Minus, or whatever the fuck they rebranded to this week. Let them ALL fail and be sold for pennies on the dollar so that someone with half a brain can pick up the pieces.

chahk , to U.S. News in Lawsuit: Transgender inmate killed after sheriff made a violent sex offender her cellmate

I can agree in principle. However, I can make exceptions for when people who vote for policies that promote and encourage discrimination experience the fruits of their labor first-hand.

chahk , to U.S. News in Lawsuit: Transgender inmate killed after sheriff made a violent sex offender her cellmate

This is gonna happen again, to right-wing jan 6 insurrectionist Jessica Watkins. A trans woman who is likely to be put into a male prison for 8 years.

That’s exactly what she voted and insurrected for, right? A trans republican getting the taste of their anti-trans party’s own medicine.

chahk , to Politics in Texas Takes Attacks on Austin to New Level With “Death Star” Law

Executive Order 1701-A The Doomsday Machine.

chahk , to Star Trek in Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x10 "Hegemony"

It’s cold outside…

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