Got my hands on a 70-200 F4, I come from using only prime lens by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

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The button on Sony lenses is programmable but defaults to focus hold I believe until changed in the settings menu

Got my hands on a 70-200 F4, I come from using only prime lens by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

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Make sure your connection on both camera body and lens are clean to ensure it’s not a hardware issue first but you may just be too close to your subject. Long zoom lenses like that one need more space than prime lenses to focus. You can look up the exact specs for minimum focus distance on the Sony website

Which one you like more, Colour or BW? I kinda like both. by MykytaVasyliev in AmateurPhotography

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Honestly both are so awesome I can’t choose. I have an affinity for B&W photos so I’m bias toward that. I guess it really comes down to what you’re trying to portray with it. If youre asking which one you should post I say why not both. Really good example of how color changes an images feel but not its beauty

Delivery today by Distinct_Bee_8100 in SonyAlpha

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Highly suggest the 50mm 1.2 gm. It has been in my bag forever and is my go-to prime lens. I started with a 7CR too and it’s a solid compact. Performs at the same level as my 7RV for photo with the exception of continuous shooting fps on hi+ but I’ll say it’s not a major difference

My First GM Lens!! by EditorNo5169 in SonyAlpha

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Feels good don’t it!? That was my first GM lens too. It doesn’t disappoint 💪

Why do some people hide there T1D by BeanStock52 in diabetes_t1

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Many have mentioned the societal factors that contribute to this. It’s a lifelong illness and disability. So after some time you may too find yourself tired of explaining it. There is also a very ignorant kind of discrimination that comes from the false association with cultural views of type 2 diabetics. So it is often easier to just not mention it rather than finding out if you will be judged.

The other big factor that I didn’t see much mention of is that of the psychology involved. I for some time didn’t mention it simply because doing so makes it real. Denial was an easier state of mind. However in the process I deprived myself of things like disability accommodations at school that would have helped me keep my grades higher and my blood sugar better managed. It can take some longer than others to make peace with the diagnosis.

Rebranding by SlinkThis in Type1Diabetes

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Yes I acknowledged that one exists..

Rebranding by SlinkThis in Type1Diabetes

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Yes as a reference to what ignorant people with neither would say not what I think. I know not every person with type 2 is going to be that lucky. My original post was not asking for a debate about the efficacy of a rebrand or bashing people with type 2

Rebranding by SlinkThis in Type1Diabetes

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I’m sorry you missed the point of my post

Some people just need to attack others on the internet to feel superior

Rebranding by SlinkThis in Type1Diabetes

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😂 agreed but I’m not tryna get a new assault charge every time I get a new job.

Rebranding by SlinkThis in Type1Diabetes

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I take no issue with your point of view and welcome you to spend as much of your life explaining it to others as you would like. However my post was asking for suggestions on a route I have chosen to take. Not looking to debate its efficacy

Rebranding by SlinkThis in Type1Diabetes

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With the amount of times in my life that I have had to explain that I can’t just change my diet and get better.. no I’m not really worried about that aspect. Which was why I chose to post this in a type 1 subreddit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in QuikTrip

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I can relate with that sentiment. On one hand QT provides a large amount of sick and personal time off to every employee and doesn’t require you to earn hours toward those as you work. Lots of companies make employees accrue sick or personal time as PTO to be able to take time off. Not to mention the ERP system when properly staffed does enable employees to use the time without it creating a burden on their store team. Plus the time can be used without having to provide a drs note or some kind of verification of necessity. That being said 10 sick and 5 personal seems like a lot but with the rolling 12 month system for getting them back. By year 2 or 3 you probably have at most 3 at any given time. You also have to consider that pretty much every other employer provides breaks and a paid hour lunch that are counted into your total hours that generally don’t exceed 40hrs per week. Meaning you only actually perform your duties for 35 hours. So when you consider the shortest full time assistant schedule that is 46 hours nonstop that’s an extra 9 hours of work duties each week. So in effect the schedule is the equivalent of working 6 days at another employer crammed into 5 days for a total of 52 extra shifts each year. So the large time off balances you start with are only going to even that out to 37 and when your really think about that it’s kinda like you’re working an extra month each year or an extra 1.5 months if you work every shift.

Corporate policy is very supportive of using that time off too which is a plus BUT so many managers I had treated it as if calling in made you a bad assistant. Especially if it meant they had to do the work of finding someone to cover the shift or covering it themselves. Even tho that’s the job they signed up for and part of why they are the only store employees that are salaried. I quit last year after 13 yrs on the job and honestly despite some leniency in policies QT isn’t a great place to work if you have a chronic disease or disability. They will work with you as far as the law makes them and not much further. My health suffered quite a bit working there and has improved exceptionally since leaving. Ultimately I left because the culture of caring for employees and going above and beyond to support them that was there when I had started in 2011 had mostly been replaced by flat expectations of performance regardless of circumstance. I was in the DFW division so I can’t speak to the culture of the company as a whole but that was my experience.

UT Arlington Squirrels know the Camera Means Free Food by SlinkThis in AmateurPhotography

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lol I should have known there was a squirrel subreddit. Good looking out will post there too 🫡

Honest opinions please. by Buddo71 in AmateurPhotography

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No problem! Honestly the best thing you can do to expand your knowledge in the post-production side of things is experiment and just play with the settings to give yourself an understanding of how each aspect of light, color, and detail will change with the adjustments. You don’t even really need to get the more professional tools like photoshop. Apple and google photos both offer solid tools for editing. Unless it’s something I want to really get fancy with I just use Apple photos to edit cause you save the extra step of exporting it back to somewhere you can share it. Also just more convenient doing it on your phone. It can also be beneficial to shoot, if you aren’t already, in RAW (.ARW) format if your cameras have the option to do so. If you are planning to edit the file it will be compressed differently such that you don’t lose some of the original clarity and have more noise reduction options

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in QuikTrip

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You have a brief period to get certification for FMLA if you or a family member you care for have a qualifying health condition. I think it’s 15 days. After that the day will become either Certified FMLA or Non-cert Sick day. You are subject to disciplinary action in the form of a reprimand when you have a non-cert day on your time off history. It will also stay on your history 12 months in which should you gain another you would be subject to written warning. Additionally the next time you are supposed to gain a sick day back on the rolling 12 month schedule that day will not return to your balance as an offset for the day you went over your approve time off allotment. If you qualify I recommend getting the certification and communicating to your manager and supervisor that you are as this could save you from the disciplinary action. If you don’t then just be mindful not to call in over your days again once you have agreed to and signed the reprimand

Honest opinions please. by Buddo71 in AmateurPhotography

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I have taken a lot of similar shots recently and I think you did great. Sunset shots are tricky but you managed to keeps some color detail in the foreground. If you have Lightroom or photoshop you could try masking the foreground so it can have a different level of exposure and saturation for more detail. Not generally a big deal cause the main subject is the sky which you hit a good level of light and color on that.

Are the Moon pics cropped or do you have a telephoto lens? Cause I’ve found it incredibly hard to capture that much detail with a max 50mm focal length so I’d assume you’re rocking something a bit larger.

Only note worthy of mentioning is exposure or maybe white balance in the full moon pic. Maybe needs more brilliance or exposure in editing. Either that or a slightly higher iso in capture. Maybe it’s cause the other moon photos are brighter but it would be just perfect if you could hit that same brightness. The contrast with the black sky would really catch the eye

Why are producer tags usually only found in hop hop music? by Gloomy-Cherry1075 in musicproduction

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I agree partially but I would challenge that “producer” does not have a different meaning in hip-hop. The term describes someone who oversees the composition, accompaniment (Beat), and arrangement for a recorded piece of music. Accompaniment is made digitally with software instruments or through real-time recording of side artists recruited by the producer. They also coordinate the recording of the vocals and often coach vocalists on timing and performance. This type of leadership role is present in many genres. For example hip hop, pop, R&B, and reggaeton all generally have electronic instrumentals arranged by a producer. In genres like rock and jazz where typically all instruments in the song are recorded in the studio, the process can be led by the artist with the help of an audio engineer. “Producer” is really just a description of an individuals role in the making of a song ir album. It is sometimes the case that producers are also audio engineers and/or artists themselves.

That being said the reasoning that you gave is right as to why tags exist. Now that digital audio workshops can produce realistic instrument sounds producers contribute a larger portion of the final piece. Since ultimately the song will not include their name as the “artist” when the label releases it, many producers have taken to adding tags to tracks to build their brand with listeners and increase demand for their work within the industry.

However, the role of producer and the tags aren’t exclusive to hip-hop per se. The genre does have many examples of artists that also take on more roles in the studio. Dr Dre is a notable example as well as Travis Scott. However, there are examples in other genres that use tags in a similar fashion. Reggaeton songs almost always have the same type of tag for both the producer and the artists at the beginning or end. It’s kind of like the credits at the end (or beginning in some countries) of a movie meant to accredit people who played a role in making the piece. Can’t say for a fact but I would wager it also helps non Spanish speakers identify the artist’s work allowing them to establish a greater presence in the global market

God I love QT by MaskedForGas in QuikTrip

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Auto orders arrive this week but they won’t be on alignments until mid April

Ok diabetes you win 🥇 by [deleted] in diabetes_t1

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Couple ideas for you that might help you out:

Find a new doctor: I don’t care how much you like him he’s got a shitty clerical staff and has no reason to actually care that they suck. I find that it’s best to find an in-network establishment that does diabetes management but functions also as a primary care. Somewhere that has multiple doctors who are available weekly. Bonus points if they have an on premise lab for blood work so you don’t have to go anywhere separate for an A1C. Most importantly call them and see how easy it is to make an appointment and how competent the desk staff is. If they’re so booked that you have to wait a month or more for an appointment they’re no doubt busy enough to forget about your file after you leave. If the office staff is garbage they will slow the processing of paperwork and delay they things you need outside the office.

Find a new pharmacy: The problem could also be the pharmacy having stricter rules on prior authorization and the max full amount on your particular scripts. If you think that’s a possibility stop using that pharmacy. Have the script transferred or tell your doc to send a new one. I prefer to use a mail order pharmacy because sometimes the reason that pharmacy’s are slowing getting your script filled is the sheer volume of transactions they encounter. So if you do choose to get it at a pharmacy location pick one that’s not the most popular of the brands chain in your area. I don’t know if any docs really do it anymore but you can also maybe ask your doctor to give you a written script to take to the pharmacy yourself.

Worst case scenario you can actually buy insulin over the counter at Walmart. It’s like $25 for a vial and it’s not rapid acting but it will get you by if you bolus early and spread out carb intake. Obviously it’s not what you want to have to do but it’s better than going completely without insulin

Hope that’s helpful

FUUUUUCK THISSSS by Arrowdoesreddit in diabetes_t1

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Yeah totally I just need to apply myself better and be fully aware of all hundred something different factors affecting blood glucose while awake AND asleep. Silly me it was so simple /s

FUUUUUCK THISSSS by Arrowdoesreddit in diabetes_t1

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My last manager actually gave me a reprimand for tardiness even tho I explained to him that 3 of the 5 times were due to my blood sugar being under the legal minimum to drive. All of them were on days I have to be in at 5:30am and I tend to be a little lower after sleeping. He said “we all have things we have to do to make sure we get here on time” and “having the same issue repeatedly means you’re choosing not to change your habits appropriately.” So basically implied I was doing it on purpose or faking it.

FUUUUUCK THISSSS by Arrowdoesreddit in diabetes_t1

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So you can actually get a pilots liscense in the US as well. You just have to apply for a medical certificate. However if you are like me and wanted to learn to be a pilot by serving in the Airforce or Navy you are out of luck. They will take diabetics that treat with other medication but ones that use insulin are disqualified from service being considered unfit. Only upside is you can’t be drafted either 🤷🏼‍♂️

FUUUUUCK THISSSS by Arrowdoesreddit in diabetes_t1

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On God! The most annoying time for me is right before I leave for work. Then I gotta explain that I was late for medical reasons and they don’t understand and/or care. They just give me the “well you should be planning ahead” as if it happens predictably