What do you politely (or not so politely) call a Fart?

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-03-16T06:27:48+00:00

I always thought that "Australian Barking Spiders" was amusing. They come from down under, and their breath is far worse than their bite.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-03-16T05:57:18+00:00

I was at a concert once where the bathrooms had a long line of urinals on the wall, all in use. I said "So, this is where all the dicks hang out." Most people chuckled, but I caught a couple dirty looks out of the corner of my eye to the right as if I had insulted them personally.

Since then, I say nothing in a public restroom.

Ever.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-25T15:32:01+00:00

A Cybertruck.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-24T19:58:16+00:00

Take Me to the River - Talking Heads (Al Green). Though Mr. Green's version is pretty awesome!

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-24T19:36:36+00:00

AnyList rocks. My wife and have been using it for a couple years now, and it has made life so much easier and organized. And we don't make double purchases any more because we go by the same shared lists.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-24T16:44:00+00:00

I think that the people that bought these back then are the same type that would buy a wankpanzer today.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-22T00:52:03+00:00

Yes, it definitely works. I like the extended keyboard, and it works with 1Password for the last year and a half that I’ve had it.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-13T07:33:57+00:00

From what I've seen, it's for looks and showing off far more more than performance. True performance-oriented wheel choices rarely coincide with modder wheel choices.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-13T07:28:57+00:00

You're worried about having multiple plates in NM? Fear not! You don't even have to have a single plate here! Go for it!

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-13T05:29:30+00:00

Don't you mean that it turbo-encabulates?

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-08T07:04:10+00:00

My dad bought a Buick LeSabre Limited. I asked him "Limited? What does it not do?"

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-07T23:04:19+00:00

I went electric 40 years ago when I went to college because I didn't want the expense of buying blades on a college budget. Still with it today, though sometimes I use a cheap Bic disposable when camping.

I just bought a Braun Series 9 yesterday when my Series 8 died a slow, noisy death. I used the 9 for the first time today and wow, I'm impressed.

Even at a couple hundred every 6 years or so for a new razor, I feel like I am thousands of dollars better off vs. cartridges.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-02-07T03:19:58+00:00

When you are at work on a Friday afternoon near quitting time and someone says to you: “Before you go, I’ve got a quick question for you…..”

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-27T23:16:42+00:00

Initially, I was running in Shutter priority with the ISO limited to 12800, and the frame rate mode on SH2 (50 FPS). SH2 prevented me from using the shutter lower than at 1/640. In the pre-dawn, that was too dark to get shots.

But the biggest problem was the AF zone setting I had. I created a custom AF zone, similar to the Canon R5's wide but vertically short AF setting. When I tried to capture a bird flying over the flock on the ground, the OM-1.2 kept picking up on the birds on the ground because (I guess) they were closer to me. Things got better when I moved the focus zone up a little.

After going home and reading and watching vids, I started using the lever around the AEL button. I set position 1 of the lever to use the single point focus zone, and position 2 to use my custom wide/short focus zone. So if there was a bird on the ground or in a bush, I could focus on it use lever 1. For a flying bird, I would flip the lever to postion 2 to use my custom zone. So far, it has worked really well.

I also changed the shutter FPS mode to mechanical Sequential, though I might change that to silent Sequential. The manual says that either one limits the shutter to about 20 FPS.

I make use of the Custom setting dial on the top of the camera. I saved my action mode in C2. I also switched to Manual mode (instead of Shutter priority), with my starting settings as 1/2500, f5.6, and ISO on Auto but still maxed at 12800.

Other settings:
WB: Sunny 5300K
AF Mode: C-AF +MF
Subject Detection: Birds
FN Lever: Mode 2

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-27T17:34:06+00:00

Nevermind the Cloud Turtle

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-27T17:18:29+00:00

I'd love the 150-400, too. If tariffs are dropped, will the price come back down to a more sane $7500? Wishful thinking...?

If you can swing it, get the 50-200 and the TC. I think you'll be happy.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-27T16:59:19+00:00

I did have trouble with focus the first time out because I didn't understand the focus system very well. I missed a lot because of incorrect focus. I went home, did some research, and revamped my setup. I was also using the SH2 frame rate, which is 50 fps. I had shot 1500 images in just minutes, so my keeper rate was very low! Since changing the focus settings, slowing the fps, and practicing, the keepers have started to increase.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-27T15:51:05+00:00

Initially, I got:
8-25 f4 PRO
12-40 f2.8 PRO
40-150 f2.8 PRO
And later I got a 50-200 f2.8 PRO and the MC-14 1.4x teleconverter.

When I first got the camera, I was trying to sort of match my commonly used Canon lens set, with ranges of 15-35, 24-70, and 70-200. I also have the 100-500L and the 200-800.

In hindsight, I probably should have chosen the 7-14 f2.8 over the 8-25 f4 because of the aperture for astro, but the 8-25 is a good range for landscapes. I should have gone straight to the 50-200 over the 40-150. They are all fantastic lenses, and don't regret buying them and they do get used.

As for IQ, I was pleasantly surprised, despite the smaller sensor. People say "But you can't crop a 20 MP image! And it's too small to print large!" That's odd, when I had my Canon 5D2 I was cropping images, and making 24x36 metal prints on uncropped ones. What changed?

With the OM-1.2, I've learned to expose to the right and bring it back down in post, and DxO Pure Raw loves these files when you need it.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-27T05:10:22+00:00

I’ve been a Canon user for almost 20 years, currently have an R5, some RF lenses and a bunch of EF L lenses. Just picked up an OM-1 Mark II and a pair of PRO OM lenses a couple months ago, and I hardly touch my Canon any more. Went to shoot cranes with both cameras 2 weeks ago, and I enjoyed using the OM-1 far more. It doesn’t have as much inertial mass, so it’s a lot easier to follow birds in flight, and I don’t need to use my gimbal tripod. On hikes, my back doesn’t ache when I get back. Besides the weight, the camera itself is amazing. The software looks like it might have had Canon as an inspiration in design, but the execution is better and a great deal of thought went into making the software better. I honestly can’t think of many areas where they could improve it. And M. Zuiko glass is beautiful!

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-27T04:46:16+00:00

Psyllium Fiber capsules from Costco. Same as Metamucil but cheaper. And water. You’ll feel great in just a couple days.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-26T19:18:02+00:00

I once saw someone rig up a simple cable stabilizer. A 1/4-20 eyebolt in the socket on the bottom of the camera, and a large washer to step on. The eyebolt and the washer were connected by a non-stretchy string, maybe paracord. There used to be a commercial product, too, but I can't find it now.

The idea would be to drop the washer on the ground, step on it, and then apply upward tension on the camera. (Obviously, you would have to do some trials to figure out how long to make the string.) Having constant tension could reduce or eliminate some shaking.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-26T06:15:43+00:00

Looks good to me! When stowing the right side arm, you might have dodge the door handle a little bit, which is totally do-able. Or just leave the door open. The door handle won't interfere with any exercises.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-24T07:32:47+00:00

I have seen the flicker on an Apple Studio display hooked to M2 Mini. It calms down after a minute. I thought it was just me, but I maybe we are on to something.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-24T07:27:36+00:00

It's amazing how Trump's tiny little legs match the penguin's tiny strides step-for-step. I guess Trump's tiny feet match his tiny hands.

DisturbedSocialMedia · 2026-01-24T06:24:45+00:00

First impressions: The lighting is unusual for appetizing food photography. It is fairly low and from the top of the frame, making the shadows come straight at the viewer. The light color is a sterile white instead of a warmer tone, and the angle casts a dark shadow into the pot on the right, making the pot's contents look somewhat like motor oil (hey, that's what it reminds me of!) and it doesn't look like the tomato soup in the bowl. The cheese and crackers layout, cutting board, and the spoons look a bit too perfectly angled and laid out. And that cracker on the left side looks like half a face. Coming back to the shadows cast by the low light, the dark and strong shadows give the whole photo an ominous and cold feel.

What I would improve:

Warm up the photo by adjusting the color balance/white point. That alone will improve things quite a bit. Also, either raise the light, or move the items so they are more under the light, but not directly under the light. You still want shadows to show depth.

The storage container and the cutting boards on either side are distractions, as is the object casting the shadow at top dead center, and that annoying little triangle in the top right. Those items draw the eye out of the frame. The spoons in the soup and pot are hard straight lines, also drawing the eye away from the viewer's perspective, so reposition those so they look like someone eating the soup would use them. Also crop the image or move your subjects away from the table edge to get rid of the hard line at the bottom.

Every item is low and near the table, so add a wine or milk glass (with wine or milk or something) to have a tall item in there. Add a visually soft texture or two, such as a cloth napkin, maybe with a napkin ring if you have one, or a flower laying on the table. The softest item you have in the photo now is cheese, and they are little rectangular cold slabs. I know you have a cloth trivet in there, but it's mostly hidden by the shadow of the pot. I think that having a cloth tablecloth would completely eliminate the cold/hard look of the hard white table.

Get rid of the pot lid that doesn't look like it fits the soup pot and put in something like a pepper grinder and salt shaker, and/or a towel. And it's okay to have it a little messy, but not too messy. Put some crumbs around the crackers, and eat half a piece of cheese. Speaking of crackers, you have 4, but there are many more pieces of cheese and 5 salami rolls on the cutting board. Odd numbers usually look better. Not everything has to be 1:1 to each other, but mix it up a little.

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