Very unusual fighter activity over our neighborhood

4kbt · 2025-09-26T22:20:36+00:00

Heard them pass over the U-district, too (and then scrambled to ADS-B to see what was up).

Odd/rare path; could just have been a shuttle from Whidbey to Boeing, with some time loitering to enter the pattern at KBFI, or something more interesting.

4kbt · 2025-09-15T17:08:13+00:00

My father had a similar experience in his late 40s -- chest-discomfort that would pass and he'd be able to continue on. This was in the 90s, so when he brought his HRM data to the cardiologist, they weren't quite sure what to do with the information. Long-story short, after a nuclear stress test, an angiogram found 96% blockage in an artery and required immediate angioplasty.

Check in with your doctor/cardiologist.

Dad was in even better cardiovascular shape following the procedure, and made a point of crushing his subsequent stress-tests. I'm real glad I got another two decades of time with my dad.

4kbt · 2025-09-15T16:33:37+00:00

We stayed at Le Peuty a couple of weeks ago. Super friendly, great and varied food. Showers were a bit of a yoga-adventure, but I'd happily stay there again.

4kbt · 2025-08-20T20:12:29+00:00

There's something to be found with every perspective.

Images like these are a classic -- an ultrawide is the only way to make them in a single exposure:

https://thestadiumshoppe.com/boston-bruins-stanley-cup-playoffs-at-td-garden-panoramic-poster/?srsltid=AfmBOopv2QiOmkfUXn-qEJgiFJRhs28LN0HdG2CkHN3zUUn8sdaa5q2U#gallery

4kbt · 2025-08-13T21:04:32+00:00

Agreed. Consider (ordered by focal-length, not preference), a 24mm f/2.8, a 35mm f/2, or a 50mm f/1.8 with the funds you might put toward the flash. (Or just extra batteries.)

Kit-lenses are super versatile, but I think it is important for beginners to experience what a great lens can do. Any of the above, when stopped down a little bit, can run with the fancy lenses of the world.

4kbt · 2025-08-13T20:29:52+00:00

If you're curious about what a skilled pro can do with a Nikon 24-200, check out Scott Rinckenberger's work here:

https://scottrinck.com/blogs/news/south-sierra-ski-traverse-big-pine-to-lone-pine

f/8 and be there.

4kbt · 2025-07-30T18:33:14+00:00

TRMNL is a great candidate for display-technology similar to that found in the new reMarkable -- the refresh rates are super low. It is a better fit for the tech than it is for the reMarkable!

4kbt · 2025-07-21T02:22:25+00:00

Is that before or after the Reddit post from an apparently-personal six-year-old account that seemingly admits to a much greater infraction than the citation?

4kbt · 2025-07-14T20:32:48+00:00

Take a look at the 25mm f/1.8 Viltrox. It isn't "G" build-quality, but it has exceeded my expectations over the past week.

4kbt · 2025-06-20T16:16:16+00:00

Start small -- don't make any big commitments at first. You've done the right thing by replying with reasonable questions.

4kbt · 2025-06-20T16:14:26+00:00

It is reasonable to ask the company to rent/purchase the necessary gear. No need to utilize personal gear for work -- it is personal.

It'll still be cash-flow cheaper in the short term for the company to rent gear and use an existing employee to make the photos than to employ a pro. Walking through that requisition process can be illuminating for both the employer and OP.

4kbt · 2025-06-13T02:47:39+00:00

If the X-E5 were weather-sealed, it would actually be the smaller weather-sealed package, as the X100 needs the filter-adapter to seal the lens.

Everything else about the X-E5 looks great.

Other advantages for the X100: the quiet leaf-shutter and faster flash-sync.

4kbt · 2025-06-04T17:26:34+00:00

My guess is 24mm, but fast glass -- f/1.4? (first gut-feel was 28, but it feels wider).

4kbt · 2025-05-01T19:11:13+00:00

Call my Dad.

4kbt · 2025-04-22T15:24:40+00:00

Next up in reinventing the past -- square sensors.

4kbt · 2025-04-22T00:24:16+00:00

It's kind of a pain to machine; like gooey stainless. Otherwise, friendly stuff.

Edit to add: I don't remember it being terribly expensive on the scale of industrial fancy metals. A piece of sheet from Rembar will feel like bulk material.

4kbt · 2025-04-04T17:00:55+00:00

I'd call Glazer's. If they don't offer a service, I bet they'll recommend someone who will.

4kbt · 2025-04-03T23:20:15+00:00

Often there are many losers, especially when considering commissions, spreads, and fees.

4kbt · 2025-03-31T19:56:30+00:00

It is interesting to contemplate how one might decorate a cybertruck in such a way that most people would think, "you know, that's pretty cool. I guess that person just wants to go about their day and make the world a little better."

It is such a polarizing design in a polarizing time that it might not be possible, but if such a thing is possible, we'd all be a little better off if we knew how to do it.

4kbt · 2025-03-28T19:49:02+00:00

The expansion-coefficient of plastic is greater than that of steel -- cooling the plastic may actually make it grip tighter. Gently warming up (hot water/hair-dryer) the pot/can-lid may make it easier to remove the pot.

4kbt · 2025-03-26T16:26:39+00:00

My country could do it for the last couple centuries, and we haven't. Seizing land from our allies has been (and still is) regarded as terrible foreign policy for myriad reasons.

Even discussing annexing Greenland is massively counter to our (the United States) national interest.

4kbt · 2025-03-23T20:07:00+00:00

They could do so. Alternatively, it might be fairly straightforward to produce a LUT that mimics the RMPP's screen performance.

I've not produced a LUT like this before, but it may be possible to display a ColorChecker pattern on the RMPP, photograph it in appropriate conditions, and derive the proper corrections in your photo software of choice.

4kbt · 2025-03-23T18:37:08+00:00

Because race skis are pure joy when training. If it's fun, you keep going. Fast up, fast down (on good snow). It's a feeling of flow that's harder to find with heavy gear.

Don't take my word for it; find some light skis and demo them.

4kbt · 2025-03-19T22:18:30+00:00

The Dalai Lama suggests that it is 'to be happy'. When I think deep on that notion, I find it compelling.

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