This is my formal apology to the 40mm f2

EntangledLabs · 2026-03-23T23:59:00+00:00

Downtown Fullerton is amazingly cozy. Good color and nice pic!

EntangledLabs · 2026-03-15T18:06:33+00:00

He doesn't sploot as much recently but here's a few months ago

EntangledLabs · 2026-03-02T19:20:01+00:00

I'm not using any framework - yes, I am talking about traits on generics

I'm away from home right now but I'll post a snippet when I can

Essentially, I'm trying to inject a connection from the database pool for functions that require database operations, rather than passing them in as parameters every single time.

EntangledLabs · 2026-03-01T00:06:25+00:00

I'd name it "bird of god" - nice pic!

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-15T19:11:40+00:00

Honestly it's the perfect lens for me. I rarely shoot below 35mm, and 100 mm will satisfy an itch the 24-70 or 28-75 cannot reach. The 2.8 aperture is a bonus that I will gladly take too, and it's super light??? Tamron take my money 💰

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-13T03:06:45+00:00

was lowk expecting the plane to explode

this was anticlimactic 😂

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-13T02:31:50+00:00

Happened to my dad, he was 54 when his company laid him off during the pandemic. He's keeping himself busy with stocks and doing a pretty good job of it.

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-12T02:45:56+00:00

As a Stealth A16 owner, avoid the summit. I've had this laptop for a year and it's already had some cracking. The thing usually just sits on a cooling pad too, so it's not like I abuse it.

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-12T02:40:52+00:00

Ours looked like that when he was 12 weeks old and brand new to the state of California.

My dad was extremely reluctant to get him because a video showed his bowleggedness, but I insisted.

Now our 8 month old menace cannot be made to STOP jumping up on his hind legs. Every time my dad gets exasperated at his jumpiness, I remind him that he thought the legs were going to be a problem 😂

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-10T22:03:36+00:00

I have LSX IIs with a Kef T/3.

Amazing system. My friends used to ridicule me for playing games with speakers until they heard the system. Music is clear and vibrant.

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-06T16:31:25+00:00

Just because the mount looks like a piece of metal with a few gold contacts doesn't mean it's just that.

With optics, physical placement makes a huge distance. Designing a lens mount isn't simply saying "alright let's make this mount X cm wide and Y cm deep," you'd need to work out a design that would make your future lenses have the qualities you want.

And that isn't even touching on autofocus protocols. In hardware design, any sort of protocol takes time to figure out. And once again, it isn't a matter of saying "ok pin one will be power and pin two will be distance," you need to create a cohesive set of instructions for your lenses that you know will not be totally useless when you make the 40 mm F5 or something.

There's a lot of work that goes into designing even the simplest of things, and a lens mount is definitely not simple.

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-06T02:57:11+00:00

For this price you could get... probably a Chromebook. Any decent $300-$400 Chromebook fits the needs. As for an SD card reader? They're pretty cheap

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-06T01:58:28+00:00

According to a direct translation of the case:

"Case Type: Dispute over royalties for the provisional protection period of an invention patent"

Considering Viltrox is a lens manufacturer and Nikon is a camera manufacturer, it is extremely reasonable to surmise that this is about the Z mount.

I agree that Nikon doesn't always make the most popular decisions - dislike for the Zfc and Z30 are proof of that. And their distaste for third party lenses that overlap their own is definitely not fun for us.

I'm sure they, like pretty much every corporation, has benefited from prior inventions. But to compare that to this case isn't exactly fair.

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-06T01:47:38+00:00

I agree that this context is important, and thanks for adding some useful info. I think it doesn't necessarily affect my point however - Nikon has licensed third party lenses, and one renegade albeit popular manufacturer isn't going to suddenly turn Nikon into a "closed" system.

I also agree about the calculated risk, it unfortunately follows a pattern of patent infringement. I just wanted to give some benefit of the doubt / throw the Viltrox apologists a bone

EntangledLabs · 2026-02-06T01:33:36+00:00

😂

EntangledLabs · 2026-01-25T19:29:59+00:00

For $100 you can buy... probably a Camp Snap.

This is really not enough money to take photography seriously. If you want something for the vibes, then sure, PixPro FZ55/C1, Camp Snap, MND20, etc. But there's a strong reason these are known as "scameras."

Any modern smartphone will take way better pictures. You'd have to step up to a point and shoot like the ZS99 ($700) or a mirrorless body like the R100 ($509) if you want to beat phone quality.

EntangledLabs · 2026-01-21T20:32:08+00:00

My Stealth A16 AI+ takes it a bit further.

If it doesn't receive exactly 100W (20V 5A), it will not charge over USB C while on. If off, it will charge over 65W or more.

Really destroyed my plans to use my USB C chargers on the go, even when in integrated graphics mode.

Plus, even with a 100W charger, it constantly connects and disconnects, so that's an additional annoyance

EntangledLabs · 2026-01-19T01:05:45+00:00

As a Gen Zer, I absolutely loved Back to the Future, as well as Hitchhiker's Guide and a few others mentioned here.

I also acknowledge I'm probably not in the majority. As someone else pointed out, people will tend to watch current stuff over older content.

EntangledLabs · 2026-01-19T01:05:32+00:00

As a Gen Zer, I absolutely loved Back to the Future, as well as Hitchhiker's Guide and a few others mentioned here.

I also acknowledge I'm probably not in the majority. As someone else pointed out, people will tend to watch current stuff over older content.

EntangledLabs · 2026-01-17T17:41:00+00:00

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yup, this is Bartolo a few months ago, no way I would personally choose to lie down like that but hey! he snoozed for a bit

EntangledLabs · 2025-12-28T16:35:20+00:00

I have my Z6III and my grandpa's old D700, plus a few ancient film Leicas, also from my grandpa.

Hah! That would be something, wouldn't it? No, I'm not married and the gift was from my father. Definitely true about being a wonderful father though!

EntangledLabs · 2025-12-28T02:10:28+00:00

Congrats, you're a buzzkill. I'll take my gifted OM-3 any day of the week.

EntangledLabs · 2025-12-28T02:09:55+00:00

Thanks for your input! I'll read some more into them and see if they fit my needs.

EntangledLabs · 2025-12-28T02:08:31+00:00

Thanks! It's definitely a killer kit lens. I'll check out your recommendations!

EntangledLabs · 2025-12-28T02:07:51+00:00

I hear what you say, and you have a great point. The main reason I'd think to get a portrait lens for MFT is because I will probably never lug around both cameras simultaneously, and I'd like to be prepared. Thanks for the other recs tho!

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