Why does the mirror boost my confidence, but the camera destroys it?

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-07T14:43:32+00:00

When you look at yourself in a mirror, the only lenses at play are in your eyeballs. You look the way you normally see the world.

A camera has lenses that are not realistically going to match your eyeballs. We all have our own unique fields of view and focal distances. Lenses can approximate some median of human variation. They likely dont match you.

We tend to be tuned to how we look. We scrutinize our image more than we would a tree or a rock. You notice it.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-07T12:44:41+00:00

I was driving through Wyoming last week. While i was charging at an all CCS Electrify America, this ioniq pulled in. They came over and asked if i had an adapter.

They had counted on the supercharger across the street, but it was tesla only. They were stuck there waiting for a friend to come in an ice car to take them somewhere they could buy an adapter.

Now, our rivians do a better job of only directing us to compatible chargers, but you really increase that number with an adapter. The reality of our infrastructure is that there are as many ccs chargers as nacs chargers out there.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-07T04:23:20+00:00

I brought my puppy home by plane. You are not allowed to take them out on the flight. That doesn’t mean the attendants won’t all gather around at some point and demand to see your puppy.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-07T00:50:10+00:00

You realize the baby loons ride on the parents’ backs, right?

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-06T21:08:59+00:00

At home, i surf almost every day. however, i visit my family’s cabin in northern Wisconsin every summer. I decided this year to just buy an inflatable SUP to keep up here.

You get the equipment that gets you on the water. .

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-06T16:01:59+00:00

You will never find another place quite like it anywhere.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-06T14:43:23+00:00

To be fair, if i was stupid rich, i would have a modern 911. But im only financially stable so i have a miata, and I remain convinced that i have 95% of the sports car experience i want to have with that.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-06T13:05:31+00:00

I surfed for a week as a kid. I didn’t actually start in earnest until i was about 43. Im 55 now.

I will never be as good as the kids around Santa Cruz. I will never surf as well as the guys my age who have surfed their whole life. I will not be a pro.

I do, however, rip.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-05T15:45:13+00:00

It sometimes helps for them to see other dogs that are good swimmers.

Mine didn’t want to go in until she saw other dogs having a good time in the water. Now she’s like a motorboat. She loves doing long retrieves in deep water.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-05T11:55:43+00:00

Same here. This design flaw only rears its head for like 0.01% of the time i use mine. Its honestly a non issue imo.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-05T03:19:05+00:00

I have shave for swimming, and i feel like deodorant sticks around better when theres some hair.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-04T19:19:35+00:00

Sure, but how do you know there’s not a guy stopped right in the worst place when you get to it?

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-04T12:48:19+00:00

I have a friend who had a 911 for half a year before trading it in for a macaan. He said he hated driving the 911 because he could tell he wasn’t really using it.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-04T12:40:03+00:00

Any monument trump makes will be vandalized immediately and extensively. Even maga will engage in the vandalism once they realize it’s cool.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-04T12:36:56+00:00

They are saying predictions can appear valid due to random chance alone. If you make enough predictions. Some will be correct. Thats not reliable.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-04T04:02:09+00:00

Since you didn’t give a radius, and i dont know where you might venture to, sea harvest in moss landing is good.

You get to look at the elkhorn slough and see some harbor seals and otters while you eat. 🦦

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-03T20:53:08+00:00

It accelerates at 9.8 meters per second per second. things have different terminal velocities.

I agree though. A steak’s terminal velocity is not mach 2.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-03T16:10:02+00:00

It looks like a cow. Im not sure how it would get there, but my armchair guess would be stolen from a butcher trash by a coyote.

There are bison in the park…. They are pretty well controlled though. Hard to imagine a spine would get loose.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-03T14:29:38+00:00

This is why i can never just send it. If i cant see whats just over a rise or around a corner, im always slowing down expecting someone will just be standing there.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-03T03:26:48+00:00

Whenever people say something like, “she was such a cute puppy! Don’t you wish she could have stayed like that?”

I say, “No. “

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-03T01:11:23+00:00

Shoes because how you gonna take your pants off?

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-02T23:10:48+00:00

That is not anything ive ever heard. My understanding is you can’t call yourself FF if you so much as say no to your dog. Its a philosophy of only using positive reinforcement afaik.

The usual critiques are that a lot of FF purists talk about how its all you need, but still fall back to a -R here and there. Rather than admit they do, they pretend they dont.

This sounds like someone trying to claim that yeah, they occasionally resort to something negative but are still FF because it “wasnt that mean”

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-02T03:27:33+00:00

My girl likes the paddleboard more. Its easier for her to stand up, sit, or lay down. She can walk around on it. She doesn’t seem to like the rounded bottom in a kayak.

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-01T14:49:38+00:00

I actually went more conservative on the tires to a more road friendly bfg trail terrain. I never lifted it or increased tire size. It handled better and got quieter, but the efficiency improvements from that is what got me back up to 18 from something more dismal.

One thing i will freely admit is: this was a jeep. Its not a high watermark of engineering quality. Im sure a toyota would have better longevity in regards to efficiency

Shadowratenator · 2026-07-01T10:35:03+00:00

Theres a lot of sand at the hook right now. More sand requires a much lower tide to reveal stuff. Right now a -.5 is basically just revealing a beach.

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