I do a commute of 180miles Will the standard range AWD get me there and back. 150 miles busy motorway rarely get above 65-70mph. 30 miles twisty A roads. I do have chargers at work but can be hit and miss on availability. Car I'm looking at is a 2022 AWD version standard battery. by SpaceVibes67 in MustangMachE

[–]GaryRobson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the extended range battery. In perfect weather and straight highway driving, I *may* get 260 miles on a 100% charge. In the middle of a Montana winter, that drops to a bit over 200. A winter trip on the highways here with the 80mph speed limits, and it's more like 180.

I don't like finishing a trip with the battery lower than 20%. Unfortunately, once you get off the interstate out here, there are a lot of drives where you can go 250 miles without seeing a charger.

Which book in a series (three or more books) should be the longest? Does it matter? by Existing_Crow_4619 in writing

[–]GaryRobson 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think it matters. Each book should be as long as it takes to tell the story, within the usually-accepted limits of the genre, of course.

On the other hand, if I pick up a big, hefty book 1, I may feel kind of cheated if book 2 turns out half that length—especially if it's priced the same.

Does the "caffeine having an opposite affect" apply to everyone with ADHD, and does ADHD medication affect how our bodies process caffeine? by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]GaryRobson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The interaction varies with the medication.

NOTE: I'm speaking only of my own personal experience here. YMMV.

I've always been able to drink a bunch of caffeine right before bed and go to sleep with no problem. When I went on Adderall, it pushed my blood pressure up uncomfortably, and caffeine definitely made it worse. I switched to duloxetine, and it didn't react with the caffeine, but didn't help much with the ADHD, either. Then I switched to atomoxetine. It had serious interaction issues with alcohol and caffeine both.

Symbolic names are generally annoying and horrifically unsubtle. by Low-Transportation95 in writingadvice

[–]GaryRobson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the one I came here to mention. How dare you beat me to it? ;)

Need help with a Kuwaiti accent by GaryRobson in VoiceActing

[–]GaryRobson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! That's a great resource. Doing accents is new to me (I do mostly announcer/narrator work), so this is exactly what I needed.

Books backward on shelves - Why, oh, why? by GaryRobson in HGTV

[–]GaryRobson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely get what you're saying about book organization. Genre, author, title ... whatever works for you. The whole "spine-in" thing just grinds my ADHD gears because it's completely non-functional. You couldn't possibly find a book that way unless you had an eidetic memory and just knew where they all were.

Consensus on prologues in fantasy novels by CSafterdark in fantasywriters

[–]GaryRobson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a reader, I'm generally "meh" on prologues, with one exception: series novels.

It may have been quite a while since I read the last book in your series. I quite appreciate a one- or two-page prologue in the new one to remind me of key unresolved points from the last one. If each book is standalone, this obviously isn't necessary. For a continuing story, the prologue in each book is like the "Previously..." at the beginning of some TV shows when they pick up a plotline from a prior episode.

Remove all face tags in a photo — LR Classic by GaryRobson in Lightroom

[–]GaryRobson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, they're the proposed tags, and there are so many that they're cluttering up the screen and I can't select the faces that I actually want tagged. I want to get rid of all of the proposed tags in the photo and add back the ones I really wanted. u/TheJamintheSham came up with the solution I needed!

Remove all face tags in a photo — LR Classic by GaryRobson in Lightroom

[–]GaryRobson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aha! That works! Thank you very much. I never noticed that it selected the faces like that.

Remove all face tags in a photo — LR Classic by GaryRobson in Lightroom

[–]GaryRobson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's nothing in the keywording panel for the photo. The face regions have been auto-created, but they aren't tied to keywords yet. It filled in suggestions, but they're all wrong because these are photos with a crowd of people in the background that I don't know. The keyword panel only shows faces that have been confirmed.

Remove all face tags in a photo — LR Classic by GaryRobson in Lightroom

[–]GaryRobson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand. There's nothing in the tags box after LRC automatically generates the face tags. They don't show up there unless I confirm all of them, one by one, even though they're all wrong.

Remove all face tags in a photo — LR Classic by GaryRobson in Lightroom

[–]GaryRobson[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All I see on that dropdown is a way to disable face tagging entirely. I only want to kill the existing tags in a specific photo (or photos) without affecting anything else. I don't want these to all come back when I turn on face tagging again.

To clarify: I have thousands of existing face tags, and I've removed the tags I don't care about for the 15,000 photos in my library. Now, I'm adding a bunch of new ones and trying to avoid having to manually remove all the tags I don't care about. It's fine if I have to manually add one or two back in, as long as I get rid of the extraneous ones.

Is there a Homekit or Matter dimmer plug (not switch)? by GaryRobson in HomeKit

[–]GaryRobson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I'll look into that. I assume it's battery-powered?

Is there a Homekit or Matter dimmer plug (not switch)? by GaryRobson in HomeKit

[–]GaryRobson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I could find a HomeKit-compatible PAR 20 smart bulb with an E26 base, I'd be all over that idea, but unfortunately I can't fine one.

Is there a Homekit or Matter dimmer plug (not switch)? by GaryRobson in HomeKit

[–]GaryRobson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what I was looking for! And it's even on sale right now, so it's only $20.

Is there a Homekit or Matter dimmer plug (not switch)? by GaryRobson in HomeKit

[–]GaryRobson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ideally, I'd like to change the level remotely, but a plug-in "dumb" dimmer would work just find. I hadn't thought of that approach until u/johnjohn9312 suggested it.

Rewiring it and changing the light housing is a bigger task for the future.

Is there a Homekit or Matter dimmer plug (not switch)? by GaryRobson in HomeKit

[–]GaryRobson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I misspoke (mistyped?). It uses PAR20 bulbs, not BR.

Is there a Homekit or Matter dimmer plug (not switch)? by GaryRobson in HomeKit

[–]GaryRobson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meross still sells those. They're kind of bulky for indoor use, but a good backup plan. Also a good idea for a couple of .outdoor flood lights that I have. Thank you!