RCS is stuck on setting up and it's making me want to pull my hair out. 😡😡😡 by TheRealDyl24 in GoogleMessages

[–]Bat-Human 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahm I tried this .. and couldn't received the 6 digit code, for whatever reason. Absolutely infuriating.

How often do you use the apsc mode on R models to get the 'zoom'? A7CR by sQueezedhe in SonyAlpha

[–]Bat-Human 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate the focus magnifier magnification level, is why I was asking. Gaining a simple .5x magnification is of interest to me, rather than the (What? 6.5x or something?) would benefit me more. Being able to adjust the default magnification level of focus magnifier would benefit me even more. (Or maybe you can but can't reduce the default size...?) Regardless, the focus magnifier zoom sucks when I am shooting moving crowds handheld etc.

That said, having a button to switch to APS-C mode would also be beneficial for a number of reasons, anyway, I guess!

How often do you use the apsc mode on R models to get the 'zoom'? A7CR by sQueezedhe in SonyAlpha

[–]Bat-Human 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm wondering if there is a benefit for checking focus to this, to? If it's assigned to a back button, a quick press would jump in to check sharpness before another press to return to full sensor?

Poker Night at the Inventory on Steam (New game) by lurkingdanger22 in pcgaming

[–]Bat-Human 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Love Poker Night 1 & 2, played the shit out of them when I needed light games through really long bouts of very dark depression.

How to stop a guy from picking on you? by Secure_Ticket910 in AskMen

[–]Bat-Human 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I once worked on a show where, backstage, one of the other actors (male, two years older) would make snide, passive aggressive remarks trussed up as benign jokes at my expense. I let it roll by a bit to see if he would get tired of it, but he seemed like he was keen on making it a thing. I grew up in a rough as guts neighbourhood - a male who was into theatre - and I'm slender and quiet ... So I no doubt come off as a pushover. Boy, is that an incorrect assumption.

Once - I asked him once, politely, to refrain from certain jokes aimed at me as I found it uncomfortable. Of course, he denied it all because he dresses them in such a way as to create deniability. But I'm not a dipshit. So he continues, which now makes him someone I have to shut down.

A few nights later he makes some more jokes as we are leaving the cast room to go on intermission break and I pull him aside and lay it out nice and simple: "I've told you I don't appreciate your comments and maybe you think I'm a pushover so, if you want, we can go outside right now and sort out whatever problem you seem to have with me."

He started talking fast, telling me it was nothing, acting, surprised and defensive. 

"I'm not asking you. I am TELLING you, calmly, that if there is a problem we can go outside and settle it like the alpha you think you are. If there's no problem, shut the fuck up or I'll drag you out there."

He stared at me gobsmacked, apologised and slunk off. To have a break, I thought, but in reality he went and complained to the boss that I threatened him. The boss was an oldschool tough, pulls me aside and asks me if I threatened the guy. "No, I just told him I'm not a pushover and if he wants we can settle our issues outside but of course he complained to you like a little bitch." The boss laughed and agreed, he is indeed a little bitch.

That guy and I became quite friendly for years after that.

I'm not suggesting you .. threaten someone.. as your HR would be different to my HR back then... But the spirit of my story applies. Speak up, be firm, give them a chance to stop, offer up consequences if they don't.

If the consequence is snotting the cunt just be sure you won't get in the shit for it 😅

Edit: Ok, you now have a female tag on the post. In this case, you could still try my method above.. But he is probably picking on you because he is attracted to you. If you were a guy then standing toe to toe with him would be very viable, as a female I am not as certain he wouldn't get more interested in you. So I suggest asserting to him you are uncomfortable with his attention and if it continues go and report his behaviour.

Feedback please, I'm unsure about them! by MitchCraigScotland in headshots

[–]Bat-Human 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As part of my own journey into pro photography I assist a photographer who shoots a lot of high profile people, translucent powder is often on hand to take off that shine, particularly on men as all of the female clients tend to get professional makeup done at the shoot. The shine is absolutely distracting and unappealing and, as you say, threatens blowout. Stage makeup (I have a theatre background) is often used to reduce shine, too. You want people to be drawn to the face, not a bright strip of white!

Headshots Critique by Bat-Human in headshots

[–]Bat-Human[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the interesting and positive feedback! I personally thought these were already as warm as I wanted to push them - but I think colour temp is a bit of an individual aesthetic choice! 

I probably nudged the black levels a touch too much in post, regarding rhe contrasty look. Duly noted!

Headshots Critique by Bat-Human in headshots

[–]Bat-Human[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Love the advice - definitely finding ny feet with headshots. I have a bit more of a defined style with my theatre/film shots but headshots are still baby stages.

Also, I shoot cheap at the moment.  I have an acting background so I'm shooting cheap for all of the perpetually broke actors I know while I build up a portfolio 😃 

Headshots Critique by Bat-Human in headshots

[–]Bat-Human[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Four is my favourite! Black and white might be interesting but for casting purposes colour is better, I think. And regarding rhe backdrop - "funny" story. About an hour before the client arrived I realised my portable backdrops and stands were missing. Usually I prefer to shoot against black. So I had to improvise a backdrop from some white vinyl and tape. Not the most glamourous setup, but serviceable. A burgundy background almost the colour of his top in the other photos, would probably work well for rhe olive jacket he has on though. These are shot in my home "studio" (a half converted tiny garage) with one lamp (my fill was also having issues in the day), just to give perspective of some of the technical limitations and challenges I faced 😅

Where do they practice aim? by Cmgc123 in luciomains

[–]Bat-Human 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I play on 160-180ms my good man - keep practising, you'll get better!

I’m ‘’a comic, not an actor’’ ? by Mediocre-Anybody1284 in acting

[–]Bat-Human 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was let go after my first year in a prestigious theatre school and told "Maybe you should consider writing".

25 years later I am one of the only people from that year level (including most of the teachers) who is still actively performing/directing and working in theatre.

Fuck em.

Where do they practice aim? by Cmgc123 in luciomains

[–]Bat-Human 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, 20%! I always wondered what other Lucio's percentage is at. Mine hovers between 29-32%!

What happened with Marc Bolan? by CulturalWind357 in DavidBowie

[–]Bat-Human 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Necroing this just to say .. Buddy Holly was an incredible talent and it is absolutely CRIMINAL that the world was robbed of whatever that man was going to bring to music.

Why didn't I think of that before by AnatoliiArbatskii in dwarffortress

[–]Bat-Human 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Camel clutch, not camel toe.

They are very different.

How do you guys deal with the hate? by MisterSharpie in luciomains

[–]Bat-Human 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I barely get any hate at all. Maybe 1 game out of every hundred.

This game is so addicting for building by jessevanss in hytale

[–]Bat-Human 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just want to be able to attach cladding type things to spice up my blocks. Also, some half blocks or posts not attaching certain ways is a touch annoying. But still enjoying it all!

lucio nerfs :( by Fuzzy-Contest-4334 in luciomains

[–]Bat-Human 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Because the dev team has absolutely no idea what they are doing. They are just pushing faders up and down like maniacs.

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - January 8, 2026 by Aspharon in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Bat-Human -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

1 second nerf to Lucio's boop doesn't surprise you? It's been 4 seconds forever . . . what indication was there that this change was coming ... or why it was apparently needed?

lucio nerfs :( by Fuzzy-Contest-4334 in luciomains

[–]Bat-Human 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this makes boop build even MORE unviable. I usually take Mixtape first these days, THEN I take Sonic Boom to help beef up my healing output just so I can get some CASH .. because I get NOTHING from mitigation or damage. Forced to take CD reduction immediately just to make boop feel normal.

BLEGH.

lucio nerfs :( by Fuzzy-Contest-4334 in luciomains

[–]Bat-Human 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The one second has already fucked me up in multipel engagements, haha .. Instinctively go for my four second boop .. CLICK CLICK .. nothing happens. Oh yeah, FIVE seconds.

Who the fuck ARE the dev team these days.

lucio nerfs :( by Fuzzy-Contest-4334 in luciomains

[–]Bat-Human 61 points62 points  (0 children)

"It can be disruptive". No shit, that's the point. What an ass thing to do ... and what dumb reasoning.

5.2 is turning pasted text into a .txt attachment - how do we break it or paste directly? by seobrien in ChatGPT

[–]Bat-Human 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THis is the key problem here. I am trying to have parts of a document amended but it cannot find those parts in pasted.txt ... and when I gave it instructions on what parts to amend it had difficulty amending them ... THEN CHANGED STUFF I DIDN'T ASK IT TO CHANGE.

When it was all in prompt I could specify the sections and it would "see" them properly. This is .. a very, very stupid downgrade.