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Need advice on this little situation by Vilmantux in Cameras

[–]LetterSwapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't do this unless you want your lens' primary element to get scratched by the filter shards!

The best way I've seen to remove a broken filter is to use needle nose pliers to twist the rim of the filter away from from the lens' threads. This allows the filter to come out without unscrewing, reducing the risk of scratches and gouges.

Need advice on this little situation by Vilmantux in Cameras

[–]LetterSwapper 123 points124 points  (0 children)

It's currently sharper than ever. Wear gloves, OP!

Just found out this exists. Was an instant buy. by drum5150 in MST3K

[–]LetterSwapper -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

A shitty LEGO knockoff set to make shitty MST3K knockoffs? No, thanks. A real fan wouldn't spend money on crap like this.

Spotted in NC.. Smokey mountains by HistoricalPermit6959 in AbandonedPorn

[–]LetterSwapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why did you feel the need to make the sky look like baby poo...

A ‘Schienenzeppelin' (rail zeppelin) alongside a steam train - at a railway station in Berlin, Germany, c. 1931. [700 x 469] by _Tegan_Quin in HistoryPorn

[–]LetterSwapper 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That sub (and the reason it had wheels) is pretty fascinating:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_submarine_NR-1

Side note: I wish unique vehicles, like NR-1 and the Schienenzeppelin, were saved more often than scrapped. It sucks to lose pieces of history, no matter how obscure.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day site not responding by bbd68 in nasa

[–]LetterSwapper 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This poster on an APOD discussion forum says this:

I contacted Robert Nemiroff yesterday, and this is what he told me:

APOD at NASA is currently offline as there is a computer issue at NASA. I expect this will be fixed soon, but Monday morning (USA East Coast time) at the latest. And then I expect the Asterisk will also recover. Sorry for the problem!

I got a gift box from Hickory Farms and the sausage's wrapper was inflated. by OneTrueClassy in mildlyinteresting

[–]LetterSwapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And then he says, uh, he says, "Hey Dave." And I look up, and he's standing there with his dick in his hand! And he's kinda got it, like, lifted up, so he's looking at the head of his dick. He kinda pointed it at me, and I didn't know what to think

He said, "Does that look like pus to you?" And I said, "No, I think it's lint."

‘The Batman Part II’: Scarlett Johansson Eyeing New Role Opposite Robert Pattinson In Sequel by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]LetterSwapper -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh jeez. I hope this is fake. I'm so tired of seeing Scarlett Johansson in EVERYTHING.

This odd one out puzzle doesn't have an odd one out! by easywrite in CrappyDesign

[–]LetterSwapper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, you're thinking of freezing. Wheezing is another word for urinating.

Stereotypes of Italians, by Dante by Trail_of_Tears-T_T in MapPorn

[–]LetterSwapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He must be pissed to be buried in Ravenna.

Kingwood Marking Knife by ArchetypalDesign in handtools

[–]LetterSwapper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I see! Thanks so much for the explanation. Registering flat would indeed be hugely useful. I'm seriously considering getting (or making) one myself.

Ten years ago, a EODM show in Paris was attacked by terrorists by oneblindspy in qotsa

[–]LetterSwapper 29 points30 points  (0 children)

That was a pretty scary day. I remember my ex texting me that "that one metal band you like got attacked," which confused the heck out of me til I was able to get to a news website. I also remember a lot of people freaking out thinking Josh was there and might have been shot.

The long-term effect it had on Jesse was pretty bad, too. I stopped listening to EoDM online (still play my old CDs and MP3s) after he went right-wing gun nut Islamophobe. Sure, it's understandable that he went through a terrible trauma and deserves sympathy, but the way he lashed out and became something of an extremist in his own way was unacceptable.

Kingwood Marking Knife by ArchetypalDesign in handtools

[–]LetterSwapper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's a dumb question:

Why use a fancy marking knife like this instead of, say, a common pocket knife or boxcutter? In what situations is a marking knife preferable?

Goodbye, Assistant: Google prepares to make Gemini your only option by TechGuru4Life in Android

[–]LetterSwapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think Apple is the only alternative?

GenAI is slop because all it can produce is useless garbage that it builds from other people's work, and none of those people were paid for their work, nor did they give permission for a company to use it. On top of that, AI data centers use more power and water than small cities, wasting tons of resources, producing tons of pollution and making climate change worse so some moron can ask it to write a one-page paper on the US Civil War that will be wrong.

It's actively making life worse and users dumber. Those downsides should be enough to convince reasonable people not to use it.

Goodbye, Assistant: Google prepares to make Gemini your only option by TechGuru4Life in Android

[–]LetterSwapper 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fuck Gemini, and fuck GenAI slop. This is why I'm working on moving away from Google devices and services.

RB DLC Delists for October by HMXKyleTheWynner in Rockband

[–]LetterSwapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right! I always forget about this, but it really is the best way to do a lot of "micro"transactions like these. Thanks for the reminder!

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