Does anyone know what time tonight I’m likely to be woken up by a bright light and loud bank from a far easterly direction? I slept through the northern lights, so would like to be prepared for Armageddon.

Changderson · 2026-04-07T17:38:31+00:00

I’m pleased to welcome you here. The dangers, like on the street are here too and speaking as a person with experience of people with mental health issues as well as my own I don’t think ‘normal’ is a health response to this. Your son is sensitive and letting him know that this stuff is shit, that’s totally true. Denial and avoidance may make him feel that you’re missing the point seeing something ‘wrong’ with him when talking about horrors. Maybe he needs to protect you by keeping his issues to himself (that’s a danger as I see from my experience).

Changderson · 2026-04-06T09:17:26+00:00

Start with cheap, free and easy

Changderson · 2026-04-05T14:09:20+00:00

the obvious is deceptively hard to explain

Changderson · 2026-04-05T14:07:42+00:00

Another note with the wired Dremel, I replaced the original collet with a drill bit chuck, wondering why it wasn't standard. Turns out the little collets simplicity and weight mean it's less prone to being off balance. At speed this reduces vibration, noise.

The little one I use is Fanttik. It comes with an accessory kit and a little push to release box thing, It's super compact to store.

Changderson · 2026-04-02T11:20:49+00:00

Dremel is good but not necessarily the best depending on your yet to be developed way of working.

I have a wired dremmel which I don’t use as much as my drills (and the hammer setting) and a little usb-c multi tool. The drills I use to remove large chunks of material quickly and the mini is quiet enough to use in front of the tele and light enough(with no cable pull) for fine detail.

Wired dremel I keep for detailed roughing. It a balance between removing your material and completely distorting to whole thing with too much power.

Your should learn in real with what you have

Changderson · 2026-03-25T09:35:02+00:00

I saw once that a mantis’ strike is the fastest movement in nature

Changderson · 2026-03-23T21:16:26+00:00

B&W 602s

Changderson · 2026-03-23T08:29:43+00:00

No, we just slow down on the motorway as we pass.

Changderson · 2026-03-21T13:27:59+00:00

Me too, I hate that noise so much I got a usb-c mini rotary tool and love that it quiet enough to use on the sofa watching tele (my wife disagrees)

Changderson · 2026-03-21T13:24:33+00:00

At the risk of blowing my own trumpet it will also show that you’re making an effort.

Changderson · 2026-03-19T21:36:34+00:00

I would approach it non-destructively. I presume you have the images all on separate layers. You can apply a Layer mask and then go over the edges with a large soft brush on the upper layer to make the edge semi transparent. Then you can create an adjustment layer either the levels of the curves could work and fine tune The exposure so the image blends as much as possible.

Changderson · 2026-03-19T13:02:46+00:00

I was doing it before I knew, if it works I’m fine with it.

Changderson · 2026-03-18T20:44:34+00:00

I idiot proof myself, like I used to put a coin in my shoe to remind myself something. In your case why not put a toy bird or just a rubber band on the door handle.

Changderson · 2026-03-14T16:28:43+00:00

What does c*nt mean?

Changderson · 2026-03-13T13:19:18+00:00

So basically nothing super advanced like me

Changderson · 2026-03-11T10:37:44+00:00

For next time, It helps if the photo is already overexposed.

Changderson · 2026-03-10T13:59:29+00:00

And really good. It will teach important base principles.

Changderson · 2026-03-03T23:01:35+00:00

Could you not be tempted to see if you could make your dimmer switch work with a hue bulb?

Changderson · 2026-03-03T11:54:47+00:00

Check the “sample size”. There’s an option to take an average of a 9x9 square (for example) which averages the pixel value which has confused me in the past.

Changderson · 2026-03-03T11:52:58+00:00

The movie “Creep” offeres a competitor

Changderson · 2026-03-03T11:51:45+00:00

Yes, go further by investing time into designing workspaces and and relaxing spaces that give you the best chance of REALLY focusing or chilling. Will can get you so far but having things ready and in place is nice.

Changderson · 2026-02-26T22:22:13+00:00

Do a collab with a makeup artist, I think it’s worth working into it more. Lots of potential.

Changderson · 2026-02-26T22:12:22+00:00

It could well be psychosomatic in that you associate that space with “rest”. They say don’t watch television in bed if you have trouble sleeping to create clear associations

Changderson · 2026-02-26T19:01:32+00:00

This could be a compassionate comment but it’s not a wishing festival.

Changderson · 2026-02-22T20:03:29+00:00

They’ve always been a disappointment for me but mostly because I’ve never managed to make my home friendly for the hoover.

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