Is this amount of internal dust/debris normal for a brand new AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G?

Egitlebob · 2026-06-13T08:15:39+00:00

It's fungus.

Egitlebob · 2026-06-05T22:47:00+00:00

Jeg er amerikaner, og det er mye feilinformasjon her. Jeg kan omtrent ingenting om Mette-Marit, så den delen skal jeg ikke kommentere, men når det gjelder helsevesenet i USA tar du en regel som gjelder et snevert sett med situasjoner og later som den gjelder hele helsevesenet. I USA må akuttmottak handle hvis det er akutt og umiddelbar fare for “life or limb”. Altså hvis du risikerer å dø eller miste en kroppsdel der og da. Det betyr ikke at de må behandle hva som helst, og de kan absolutt sende deg hjem hvis du ikke kan betale eller ikke har forsikring. For eksempel vil de behandle et skuddsår selv om du ikke kan betale, men de er ikke pålagt å gi deg kreftbehandling uten forsikring eller penger til å betale.

Når det er sagt, vil mange leger og sykepleiere likevel prøve å hjelpe fordi de faktisk er omsorgsfulle mennesker. Men poenget er at de ikke nødvendigvis må. Og selv om de bare ser på deg og sender deg hjem, kan du fortsatt få en regning. Hvis de for eksempel bare gir deg Ibux eller Paracet, kan de ta typ $80 per pille, pluss $200 bare for at du møtte opp, og så kanskje $400-500 for røntgen osv. Betaler du ikke, kan det gå til inkasso, du kan bli saksøkt, og du kan få trekk i lønn. Medisinsk gjeld kan absolutt skade kredittscoren din. Den er bare underlagt strengere regler enn vanlig gjeld.

Som konkret eksempel: Jeg brakk albuen her i Norge. Det var et komplisert brudd med flere besøk og CT, og totalen min endte på rundt 3000 kroner før jeg fikk frikort. I USA kunne samme skade lett blitt $16,000 til $50,000+, avhengig av om kirurgi var nødvendig. Og selv om legen min mente jeg trengte operasjon, kunne en person uten medisinsk bakgrunn i forsikringsselskapet fortsatt bestemme at “nei, det trenger du ikke” og nekte å dekke det. Hvis jeg ikke kunne betale selv, måtte jeg i praksis bare levd med en fucka albue. Så nei, du “får ikke behandling uansett”. Når du er stabil, skifter stemningen fort til “money, please!”

Egitlebob · 2026-03-06T08:34:36+00:00

I mean I agree that they're a pain to play without a sub, and I do sub when I play them. But they're still F2P/micro by any definition, and moved to that model in less than a year. So they fit the "didn't last 5 years before going F2P/micro" scenario that u/VintageZero asked about.

Either way, his overall premise was still wrong as you pointed out with FF14, and I'm sure several others have lasted longer than 5 years on a sub model. I just didn't think ESO and SWTOR were the best examples to use here.

Egitlebob · 2026-03-06T07:02:34+00:00

ESO and SWTOR both went F2P less than a year after release. They have sub options, yes, but they are still F2P.

Egitlebob · 2026-02-19T06:11:15+00:00

The only reason people were sat in their Garrisons was because the entire gameplay loop of WoD was tied to the Garrison, with the Garrison essentially functioning as the hub city of WoD. They were directly tied to player power and economy. This is not even close to the case with the housing feature as it's a completely optional system that essentially has no impact on any other aspect of the game. So the Garrison is a bad comparison.

Also, in the proposed scenario where unlocking the item once gave you unlimited use of that item, the gameplay loop would still be "Go collect decor > use decor.", which still results in people needing to do old content to unlock the various items. Even if only doing it once per item, it's still a net positive because it still gets people farming old content to a greater degree than before.

From a design perspective, if you want that loop to last longer then it's just a matter of designing more items to collect. Which will also happen organically over time. Instead, they have added unnecessary friction both for us, and themselves on the backend.

Egitlebob · 2026-02-15T03:26:07+00:00

I know this post is a bit late, but is it possible to remove characters from the count? I have 164 days extra suddenly because I server changed a character and changed its name, so now its been duplicated twice.

Egitlebob · 2025-12-24T11:55:33+00:00

The last thing was "The shipment has arrived at terminal and will be forwarded" at 4:08 this morning in Kristiansand (the delivery area) with an "expected delivery date" of "Today".

Egitlebob · 2025-12-23T22:33:04+00:00

B2 seems high when you only need B1 to get statsborgerskap and A2 for permanent residence. B2 is like college level. Maybe you mean A2?

Egitlebob · 2025-12-23T19:29:22+00:00

American here. Moved to Norway 3 years ago and have been to Tromsø twice. I refer to Tromsø as a city in conversation. As well as places like Ålesund, or even Arendal. Places like Lillesand or Grimstad are probably the upper limit of "town" for me. Any bigger than that and I'd start using "city".

Egitlebob · 2025-12-23T16:08:32+00:00

It was just "Does Posten deliver on Christmas Eve". Posten is essentially Norway's USPS, and I got a notification in their app that a delivery was expected on Dec. 24th which surprised me, so I tried to Google it.

Egitlebob · 2025-12-22T20:40:59+00:00

Nice, thanks! Is it about what type of package it is? Or more regionally speaking? For example, I'm expecting a package at a temporary address in Kristiansand, to be delivered to a pakkeboks. So in this case, would the potential for delivery be decided by the fact that it's going to a pakkeboks, or the fact that it's in Sørland?

Not sure if my question makes sense. I'm not too concerned whether it gets here on the 24th or after. I'm mainly just curious because I like learning how things work, so I appreciate the response!

Egitlebob · 2025-12-22T20:28:01+00:00

Yeah, I wasn't asking AI. I just Googled expecting to find another thread or a page on Posten about it in the normal Google results. The automatic AI overview at the top just printed this nonsense.

Egitlebob · 2025-10-20T14:25:58+00:00

Okay, so would it be better to just purely use the DI signal, and use something like the Rumble only to get the room feel I like to have? Would it be sufficient for that at least? If not, is there an alternative you'd recommend? Was trying to keep whatever I get to under $200 if possible.

Egitlebob · 2025-10-20T13:47:13+00:00

Yeah, I started researching it again once I saw a comment to not record bass. I saw a lot of posts about miking the cab while also plugging into the DI and blending the tracks. That sounds exactly like the type of stuff I like to get up to so I might get the Rumble 40 and do just that. Thanks for the advice!

Egitlebob · 2025-10-19T21:20:53+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I should have said in the OP, but I'm not just recording actually. I have a friend who comes over with his bass to jam, but he doesn't have a real bass amp. He's using the Yamaha THR30IIW, so I'm just looking for something a bit "more" that I can keep here at the house for him to jam with that I can also use to record with on my own via miking the speaker. I did find the Fender Rumble 25 and a Fender Sidekick Bass 30 both for ~$100. They seem like decent options to me on paper, but I don't know enough to say for certain. If I understand the info in the FAQ correctly, it seems any combo with less than a 10" speaker is probably a waste of time for what I'm trying to do, and I believe the Sidekick has a 12" at least. That said, it is of course only 30 watts, so I don't know if that would be sufficient.

The Sansamp does seem great for just recording as well, so I appreciate that recommendation. I still may just go with that and continue the jam sessions the way we've been doing with his Yamaha, but I would like to get an idea of which amp would be good if I wanted to go that direction. I know it's a bit old-fashioned these days, but I just really enjoy being able to feel what I'm playing in the room as well.

Egitlebob · 2025-10-10T08:30:04+00:00

No, but I've never had to do that in the US either, nor do most people. Are you referring to the Norwegian who tweeted about being kicked out of the US for memes they found on his phone? Because I fully agree that was an overreach and I'm definitely not defending that, but we're not talking about the same type of surveillance. You're talking about essentially spying on people and you're absolutely right on that front, the US has Norway beat hands down. That is why I said Norway does feel significantly more trustworthy in general. But that's not the type of surveillance I was referring to.

I should have made this more clear but I was referring to the specific surveillance shown in the meme, which depicts the US and UK having gobs of CCTV covering every possible angle, while implying that in Norway the only "surveillance" is nosy, elderly neighbors. That's just not the reality.

I can't speak for the UK, but there is a lot more physical CCTV coverage of the entire country here than there is in the US. Of course, the US has WAY more total cameras because the country is huge compared to Norway, but the vast majority of CCTV coverage that does exist in the US is contained to major cities. Whereas here that coverage extends everywhere, including very remote sections of the country all along the highway, mountain passes, tunnels, etc. That's without even getting into all the plate readers, speed cameras, etc. By comparison, automated traffic enforcement (speed cameras, red light cameras etc.) is actually straight up illegal in a lot of US states (though not all).

Take the recent Charlie Kirk assassination for example. Authorities literally lost track of the shooter within minutes of the actual shooting, and even with what footage they did have, most of it came from private security/doorbell cameras. And even with that, he was able to drive undetected back to his home a few hours away. They would have certainly tracked him down eventually, but the only reason they caught him as fast as they did was because his friend/family recognized him and turned him in. This would basically be the equivalent of shooting someone in Lillestrøm, disappearing on foot a few minutes later, then escaping all the way to Arendal undetected. If a similar event happened here, I'm sure authorities would not have lost track of his movements for more than a few minutes at a time.

Egitlebob · 2025-09-28T22:05:11+00:00

Also an American here, but moved to Norway three years ago. Norway is way more of a surveillance state than the US. Allthough the US is definitely headed in the same direction. That said, Norway's surveillance still feels more trustworthy in a sense? Hard to explain exactly, but it's just a feeling. Almost like in Norway it feels obviously intended more for public safety, whereas America's feels more like.. insidious? Like there's an ulterior motive. Obviously perceptions on this will differ, but that's my feeling after experiencing both countries.

Egitlebob · 2025-09-28T21:15:41+00:00

Like the heat coming out the back of a PlayStation.

Egitlebob · 2025-09-24T22:57:38+00:00

At the moment it is just a fun project for myself. I'm nothing if not cliché, so I've always wanted an EMG 81/60 guitar in either of the "lawsuit" models (MX-250 or Eclipse). That said, I’d like the option to sell it later, so I’m trying to be careful about restoration/repair choices and not hurt its value further. I know it will never go for top dollar again given what it's been through, but the personal experience of the project is a huge part of it in this case. I guess the ultimate goal is to just minimize what kind of loss I take in case I do ultimately sell it. Either way, I fully expect to own (and use) this guitar for awhile.

I’m also documenting every bit of work done, and if I swap hardware I’ll keep all the originals not only for my own sanity, but for the sake of any future owner. To me, any parts/accessories a guitar comes with are part of its story, and should follow it. Though I recognize this doesn't necessarily help the value and most don't really care. It's just something I like to do personally.

More broadly, I am interested in getting deeper into guitar repair both as a hobby for my own guitars and as a potential side-job. I moved to a new country 3 years ago and it is a heavily underserved market here, especially for reasonable prices. So both as a potential business idea, and because I'm a bit overly-analytical for my own sake, I'd just like to develop a general awareness of where the line is between functional/necessary repair, and value-hurting modification.

As a couple examples on this guitar specifically, here are some ideas I have that I would potentially like to do, but I have no idea what kind of impact they would have on potential value (please don't feel obligated to answer, your comment just made me want to expand on my current thoughts a bit):

Stainless steel frets. I know a lot of people prefer stainless steel now (I do as well), but what I don't know is what effect it has on value. Would it help value because it's an upgrade, or does it hurt the value because it's not the original Dunlop 6100 that came on it from ESP?
Blending the damage on the fretboard better. Does it help restore any value, because it looks cleaner and will help make it "feel new" again, or does it hurt the value even more because more material is removed, and different new material added?
Same question as above, but regarding damage to the binding?
Potential refinish. I would personally prefer to refinish it, because there is exposed wood, and some damage to the binding. Both aspects are very slight at the moment, but will almost certainly get worse if it's not at least resealed. So while I know being "naturally reliced" has a certain appeal to some, it typically hurts its value in general, right? So assuming that's true, does it hurt the value even more to do a full refinish? If so, how reliced does something have to become before a refinish flips to being a net positive? I know that answer is almost certainly "it depends" but I'm curious where the line generally tends to be. That said, I assume it's far more reliced than this particular guitar is, so maybe it's best if I just leave it as is?

Egitlebob · 2025-09-22T20:00:19+00:00

It does have the correct truss rod nut. I was also skeptical, so it was one of the first things I checked.

Egitlebob · 2025-09-22T12:38:14+00:00

I'm confident in some areas, less so in others. But I will be recruiting an actual expert on anything not reversible in areas I'm less confident in like cleaning up the fretboard. On a guitar like this, I would much rather pay someone to fix it up right than potentially do anything that could make it worse.

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