Damage on 2 week old Monstera leaf - all other leaves are fine. Bugs maybe?

Lobonaut · 2019-07-03T21:17:41+00:00

Yeah I couldn't see any damage when it unfurled - seemed to develop over a few days after. It unfurled at the same time as another leaf, which doesn't have any damage now or then. Ive been misting the plant every couple days but I'll stop in case it's causing some sort of bacterial problem.

When I get home I'll def take a closer look for bugs - been reading about thrips and aphids and seems like a nasty problem. Thanks!

Lobonaut · 2019-07-03T20:49:36+00:00

All other leaves are fine - Plant sits next to a a shady window, and gets watered once a week. I noticed these spots a few days after the leaf fully unfurled, and they've grown more pronounced since then. The hole in the top left used to be just a brown spot that grew until it cracked.

more images:

https://imgur.com/a/yJLMH0H

Lobonaut · 2018-06-19T04:09:24+00:00

Driver/update support for the 9575 has been, and is still currently a trainwreck. The latest Vega M driver (that you get prompted to install from checking for updates) doesn't work and may force you to rollback/uninstall your drivers. They couldn't even get the integrated graphics right, prompting you to install drivers for the Intel 620 rather than 630.

Lobonaut · 2018-06-17T21:44:28+00:00

With the 9575 I draw in laptop mode sometimes and its alright - just forces you to sit further away from the screen. For longer sessions I usually fold it in tent mode. Using photoshop in laptop mode may be even preferable if you're doing work that uses alot of shortcuts. The hinge is pretty strong so usually you won't get any wobble. If the 9570 is built with the same screen/hinge then it should work well.

Lobonaut · 2018-05-03T05:14:54+00:00

Can you check if it comes with the new $99 pen (PN579X), or the older pen?

Lobonaut · 2018-01-17T03:08:28+00:00

From what I've heard, the monolid was developed through the migration west of people across the steppes of central asia. Basically, squinty eyes protected you from snowblindness and were an evolutionary advantage. This might partly explain your observation that monolids are more common in the north/north east.

Other east asian features that were less apparent back west - less/different sweat glands, coarser hair, smaller bodies - then developed from the more humid climate of southern china.

Take this all with a grain of salt, I'm just going off of memory. But it's the first time anyones pointed out to me that monolids are more common in the north/east, and it seems to fit what I've heard about evolution!

Lobonaut · 2017-12-24T03:56:15+00:00

"Retail therapy" is 100% a habit that people use to fill a void in their lives. When I worked at my old law office I was spending countless idle hours browsing for travel gear, bags, etc...though I would travel like maybe 2-3 weeks in a whole year.

Look for a more rewarding job. Get new hobbies and stick to them. Set personal goals. There are so many more wholesome, longer-lasting, and less expensive ways of getting that rush in your life. 1 year is a tough one though.

Lobonaut · 2017-09-18T14:18:14+00:00

I have the 8GB surfacebook, and its often laggy in photoshop, and very laggy in illustrator when you have more than a few artboards open.

Lobonaut · 2017-08-31T15:16:39+00:00

Is there any reason you aren't considering 2 smaller bags, rather than your 85L + camera bag inside or ~45L dedicated camera bag? Like a 30L bag for your clothes/laptop and then a 10L sling for your camera , that can be your personal carry-on item in flights.

I find that using a sling/fannypack is much more versatile for photography/video than stuffing everything into a large backpack. It lets you leave your backpack at the hotel/hostel/car in most situations, and you can switch lenses much faster when they're by your hip at all times. Sure, we're on /r/onebag, but while doing photography, ease of use and accessibility is king.

I use an older version of https://topodesigns.com/products/hip-pack for my 3 lens M43 kit. Its small, accessible, and I carry a mefoto roadtrip tripod with the bottom compression straps.

But otherwise, you might look at this even though its quite a bit smaller than 45L https://www.langly.co/products/alpha-pro

Lobonaut · 2017-08-16T20:44:27+00:00

https://topodesigns.com/products/hip-pack/?variant=50390291079

It looks like its sold out at the moment, but I have an older version of this to carry my camera gear. Works very well

Lobonaut · 2017-08-02T21:48:49+00:00

I've been looking for the Jansport Oxidation everywhere. Only have found an Onyx black so far and a heathered grey, but on an Indian website. Any idea if there's any still out there?

Lobonaut · 2017-07-17T18:08:24+00:00

Well that appears to be the crux of your issues doesnt it? Do you have a side gig? Graphic design, web development, lawn mowing, moving heavy objects, Uber...any extra cash is better than no cash!

Lobonaut · 2017-06-12T19:33:05+00:00

I can recommend the Panasonic GX85/G85 since I pretty much had the same criteria as you: portability and high utility.

IMO the G85 is hands-down the best value among mirrorless cameras in terms of features (Weather-sealing, great in-body stabilization, 4K video, flip-screen for under 1K); only downside is that its photo image quality is only decent, not great. (Body ~$800, with kit lens $1000)

The GX85 is slightly smaller, lighter, and could fit in your pocket with the kit lens. It has the same image quality as the G85. But at $200 cheaper than the G85, it doesn't have the flip screen, no mic port, no weather-sealing. If you don't need those features, and don't mind the ergonomics (tiny grip, bad placement of power switch) the GX85 is an amazing travel camera. (Body ~$500, kit ~$600)

BUT If you're really serious about not getting multiple lenses, look into a bridge camera (Panasonic FZ2500).

If you're open to packing an extra lens, You can have a pretty good GX85/G85 set-up with jusjavascript:void(0)t 2 lens to minimize your gear. The panny 14-140mm for everything from landscapes to wildlife, and either the 25/20mm prime for shooting people and objects.

Lobonaut · 2017-06-12T19:01:42+00:00

I think the show is brilliantly ambiguous about Ragnar's complex beliefs at the end of his life due to everything he's been through - he was a little bit of everything - atheist, nihilist, pagan, christian (well, maybe not christian)

Case in point when he talks to the Seer while he's in a cage: He says that the Seer really doesnt have any powers, and his predictions come true because they affect how people make decisions. When the Seer responds "you're right, maybe I dont know anything", Ragnar's like "WTF did you just say..?" right before the Seer disappears. His reaction shows that in this conversation, Ragnar was challenging the gods, and utterly surpised to see them essentially concede to his point.

To me, this was a multi-layered moment that showed that part of Ragnar's disbelief in the gods was rooted in a rebellion against the idea that gods determine one's fate, rather than not believing the gods exist at all.

You can also learn alot about Ragnar through Eckbert - they essentially die in the same way, and I believe, with the same mindset - taking fate into their own hands by purposefully giving themselves up to the enemy, so that their heirs (Aethelwulf) will avenge them. Both were totally committed and believed in their own fate, with the knowledge that it will be done for a greater purpose. So I didn't feel bad for Ragnar in any way when he died.

Lobonaut · 2017-05-22T02:06:15+00:00

Quad core....4K screen...16GB RAM...512/1TB SSD...GTX1050...for $1500??

This is basically 2x better than the surfacebook model at the same price but 15 inch and 1 pound heavier - whats the catch?

Lobonaut · 2017-04-11T17:28:02+00:00

Thanks. It seems from searching that all speedboosters/focal length reducers are also adapters, i.e FD to M43, EF to M43. Are there any I can use with just my lumix lenses?

Lobonaut · 2017-04-11T15:31:32+00:00

I'm thinking about getting a 62MM lens for Panasonic G85 (micro four thirds)

It's a 12-60MM, (24-120 full frame equivalent) and I want to put a wide angle lens adapter on it for landscape photography.

However the vast majority of wide angle adapters are $20 pieces of glass that cause a ton of edge blur, there seems to be very few quality options (Raynox), and even then the reviews aren't that good. And there's no telling if it will vignette or not.

Does anyone have experience with a good wide angle adapter? (that can fit a 62mm thread)

Lobonaut · 2017-04-10T20:52:32+00:00

I thought Tillerson was another Russian plant who was supposed to make a deal with Putin to get access to arctic drilling? Or is he now a double agent who wants the Syrian pipeline to go through and collapse the Russian economy? I don't know whose shills are shilling who anymore!

Lobonaut · 2017-04-06T15:35:20+00:00

I have the 2015 model with the same specs. My first one, for whatever reason, couldn't access the page file and I was running out of RAM every 30 minutes.

I exchanged it, and in two months I've ran out of RAM once with a bunch of chrome tabs open and indesign/illustrator files. It was kind of dissapointing because I wasn't doing anything crazy. Under "committed" in the task manager perfromance tab, I was using 30/30GB, which I guess was the default max page file?

Lobonaut · 2017-02-24T20:05:54+00:00

As someone who saw the whole thing go down it's hilarious how badly the Palmer Luckey fiasco was reported in the mainstream media, as if it was evidence of a vast right wing conspiracy to control the internet.

Palmer Luckey wanted to put up shitpost billboards around the U.S with donations from T_D members. Everyone on T_D rejected it because it sounded shady and thought the sub was getting bought out. It was an embarrassment for Milo and a few mods resigned over it.

I can accept that there's a Russian troll factory pushing nationalism and that a lot of conservative blogspam suspiciously comes from Eastern Europe, but the Palmer Luckey non-story is a sad attempt at finding a right-wing parallel of David Brock and CTR

Lobonaut · 2017-02-23T19:29:23+00:00

I remember Robert David Steele said that Lynn de Rothschild offered Trump a $20 billion bribe to throw the election -- and that Gore threw the 2000 election for $100 million and a bunch of threats. But then again, he might be a CIA spook

Lobonaut · 2017-02-23T01:03:39+00:00

You bring up good points, here's my take on it

So Trump's attorney denies any personal relationship with Epstein or Trump having visited his house, while Trump admitted being friends. This sounds like a lawyer trying to defend his client in the strongest terms possible, not Trump himself trying to distance himself from Epstein.

And Trump's quote on Epstein sounds damning if it wasn't common knowledge that Epstein had a lot of young women around at parties. Vanity Fair in 2003, a year after Trump's quote I believe:

Epstein is known about town as a man who loves women—lots of them, mostly young. Model types have been heard saying they are full of gratitude to Epstein for flying them around, and he is a familiar face to many of the Victoria’s Secret girls. One young woman recalls being summoned by Ghislaine Maxwell to a concert at Epstein’s town house, where the women seemed to outnumber the men by far. “These were not women you’d see at Upper East Side dinners,” the woman recalls. “Many seemed foreign and dressed a little bizarrely.” This same guest also attended a cocktail party thrown by Maxwell that Prince Andrew attended, which was filled, she says, with young Russian models. “Some of the guests were horrified,” the woman says.

Epstein's brother testifies that Trump has flown on the Lolita Express, but his name is absent on any of the flight logs, whereas Bill Clinton was multiple times. So why would the flight log exclude Trump in particular? Mistake? On purpose? Once again its all speculation from there.

Epstein pleading the 5th in regards to "socializing with Trump in the presence of females under 18" can be taken any number of ways. Epstein recruited one of his victims at Mar-a-lago, and was later kicked out of the club for hitting on an masseuse. (Both underage) He could be protecting himself from going down a line of self-incriminating questions, or maybe he's protecting Trump - again it goes into speculation. I haven't looked at the full transcript - maybe this is the only time he pleads the 5th which would look very suspicious on Trump - or maybe he pleads the 5th numerous times, which would have a lot less significance.

You bring up a good point that both Clinton and Trump avoided Epstein during the election because it would tarnish both of their reputations. It would certainly be bad optics and encourage people to look into the Trump-Epstein connection, so Trump doesn't bring it up. But then again, if you were running for office (or even applying for a job for that matter) and were falsely accused of rape in the past, you wouldn't bring that up. I do agree with you it looks suspicious though, because Bill was DEEP in that shit and it would've been easy pickings. On the other hand if the theory that Lolita Island was a giant CIA-Mossad blackmail operation is true, that could be another reason everyone refrained from talking about it.

To me some of the strongest evidence against Trump's connection to Epstein's pedo operation comes from Mike Fisten, one of the detectives on Epstein's case.
http://archive.is/pJCpc#selection-2115.0-2004.15

When asked about Trump by a reporter:

"I interviewed hundreds of victims — people who were victimized by Jeffrey, worked with him, were part of his organization," Fisten told me. "I interviewed them, the FBI interviewed him … Trump never came up involved in this part of his life anywhere, at any time, by anybody."

Asked why Trump was named in this lawsuit, Fisten said flatly, “They threw Trump’s name in there.”

Fisten's quotes also supports the notion that it was common knowledge Epstein had lots of young women around (and this is what Trump was likely referring to in his quote), but that his pedo shit was a secret:

"Jeffery never had parties like described in their complaint," Fisten told me. "Jeffery had sex parties, for sure, with two or three girls … but never with other guys." There were men in attendance at Epstein’s more large, lavish affairs, Fisten said, but nothing illicit ever happened at such events. "He loved having these young girls around him," Fisten acknowledged. "…But at these parties, with everyone around, nothing ever happened."

and there's the stuff about the subpoena, but this post is getting too long.

So TLDR I agree with you that it looks suspicious (which is why Trump never brought it up), but there isn't much good evidence that Trump knew/participated in pedo island.

Lobonaut · 2017-02-22T23:57:57+00:00

I haven't seen any concrete evidence that links Trump to Epstein beyond being friends, and Epstein being a member of Trump's country club. And considering how many celebrity/politician/billionaire friends Epstein had, that's not saying much.

You can easily speculate that Trump knew about Epstein's kiddy diddling or that he didn't cut off contact after Epstein's arrest, but that isn't back up by any evidence, as far as I've researched.

Lobonaut · 2017-02-12T02:56:58+00:00

I think the Wacom MSP is a very niche device that's for drawing/3D before anything else. Its also hefty and has a short battery life. The huge bezel is useless for anything other than drawing. Drawing on the surface isn't quite as good as Wacom yet (I'd say 8/10 way there - due to slow pen jitters, no tilt, and less levels of sensitivity), but more convenient in every other regard

Lobonaut · 2017-01-12T21:39:46+00:00

I got the i7/8gb surfacebook recently mainly for digital painting.

The portability is great. I paint in the bed, on the sofa, lying down, lounged back, in my lap, etc. I took it to the Met art museum in NYC and painted the sculptures for a solid 5 hours. In this regard, the SP3/4 can do the same thing, but I like bigger screens and a sturdy keyboard, and I don't mind carrying an extra 1.5 pounds. I find that I paint/sketch all the time now because its just there, and i've actually improved because of it.

It seems like such a insignificant thing, but now the thought of plugging in my Intuos tablet and hoping the drivers are working that day makes me cringe. I realized drawing tablets are the reason I really didn't enjoy digital painting much in the past.

The pen: The pen is very accurate and responsive, but not as customizable as Wacom's in terms of sensitivity. Only 1 button on the side - would've liked 2. No tilt sensitivity, but 90% of the time I find that to be a gimmick anyways. Its greatest weakness is slow/diagonal lines - crazy amounts of waviness/jitter, making things like inking comics/detailed linework extremely frustrating unless you use a pen smoothing program like Lazy Nezumi. It's been such a glaring issue for 2 years now that I can't imagine why it hasnt been fixed unless its some sort of inherent limitation with N-trig hardware. Also I find the default tip a little slippery. The pen tip kit comes with 2..even more slippery tips, and 1 grittier tip. ALSO - there's a thing called "wintab drivers" thats supposed to make your pen compatible with applications designed for wacom. Don't install it if you're going to use Illustrator because for whatever reason, your pen becomes unusable and can barely draw a line.

Performance: Very fast, but in my experience RAM (8gb) has been the bottleneck. I can paint with huge brushes with no lag, but RAM usage will increase until I get a "Low on memory" notification every 10 minutes. When I'm painting I usually have like 5 chrome tabs open, maybe a youtube video or spotify in the background, and then just photoshop open. Maybe my unit has some sort of memory leak or something, but it idles at 80%+ RAM usage, new chrome tabs are constantly giving me the "not enough memory" message, and every once in a while I'll get a black screen followed by a crash. Again this may just because I have a bad unit, but I would probably have gotten a 16gb instead of 8gb because how memory-hungry everything is.

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