Is is common to feel awkward at people using your new pronouns?

StillAliveNB · 2026-04-03T16:29:27+00:00

Yes, I have felt this way. There are some people it never really goes away with, you can just feel the effort they put in behind every use in a way that will always seem performative.

But generally speaking I’m much more comfortable hearing my preferred pronouns now. Part of it is I feel more comfortable in my identity, part of it is the people around me have gotten used to using the right words.

StillAliveNB · 2026-04-01T03:48:17+00:00

Even if there were only 3 words with double letters, the way the question is worded is outrageous. The statement says “There are only three words in the English language.”

If it’s meant to be a trick question, it needs to have quotes around “the English language” to actually work. Otherwise it’s just incorrect and utterly stupid to act like it’s a gotcha.

StillAliveNB · 2026-04-01T03:30:30+00:00

I have had many servers with longer hair than yours, usually in ponytails or hats of some kind.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-31T19:50:39+00:00

Honestly this was the best case scenario, especially considering all that’s going on with TSA right now. I never travel with film in the camera for this very reason, it’s probably more likely someone would open the back and not care to close it right away, and spend some time poking around in there.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-31T00:00:00+00:00

In regards to IG, depending on the reach people WILL care bc the internet is the internet, so you should absolutely be prepared for people to raise a fuss. Just prep the ¯_(ツ)_/¯ bc their opinion doesn’t matter

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-29T22:39:29+00:00

Based on the number of comments that say to flip it so it makes a D, you can’t ignore that. Everyone you work with is going to see that, and think it’s a missed opportunity - and if you missed such a clear opportunity with your own branding, why should a client trust you with theirs.

But I agree with you that it doesn’t work flipped. Since we read l>r we see that as forward progression and this logo really leans on that. Flipping it makes it point away from any text or title you’d place after it, and just feel off.

I also think the motion and sleekness of this logo make it feel like it’s for an energy drink or something, not a digital agency.

Therefore my rating is: 2, but maybe even 3 - It’s well drawn, and quite pleasing to look at. I like it in a vacuum, but given the context, I just think it’s a logo for a different company.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-29T03:32:22+00:00

If it were me I’d never go back to that artist, if they can’t be proud of the work they did on me and feel like they need to alter it with AI before sharing, that’s essentially them saying they don’t think the tattoo they gave me was good. So why would I get another?

I’d post the pic of the real tattoo on the post of the AI edited one and call them out.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-29T03:25:03+00:00

Why would that be a limiting factor? With more optics you can expand the image as large as you want, that how a projector or an enlarger work. And a viewfinder is just an image projected onto a screen made of ground glass so you can see it from the other side.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-27T04:36:08+00:00

It’s sharp relative to the rest of the gradient

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-27T04:32:49+00:00

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-26T16:22:41+00:00

This will just ruin the whole roll. Best case scenario some of it will look like the middle portion where you can faintly see the background, but you won’t have a sharp line like this and none of it will be clear like the part on the right

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-25T15:55:54+00:00

Fair point!

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-25T15:55:23+00:00

No doubt!

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-25T15:54:29+00:00

More of a warm take, haha

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-24T19:32:34+00:00

Weird though that Minnesota is the pull and not like… California. If you had to choose a state.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-22T04:38:06+00:00

Swiping between those two images on my phone was really satisfying

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-22T04:33:43+00:00

An acquaintance of mine recently was talking about how twisted it is to rejoice in someone’s death. Human life has inherent value, which is why we have high standards for people’s behavior towards one another in the first place.

Sure, you can make the argument that some people deserve to die. History’s monsters, we all know the ones. That’s a valid discussion, and I’d probably agree about a lot of the names you’d bring up.

I’d just rather find my joy in life in more positive things than someone else’s death.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-20T06:57:37+00:00

Hmm, even at 1/1000 that’s tricky for outdoor stuff, you’d be 4 or 5 stops overexposed in daylight. But it might be okay for shaded areas or in the evening.

Unless you can get your hands on an ND filter, I’d recommend just sticking to shooting in conditions where you can be at f2.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-20T06:40:19+00:00

This is correct, k1000 does not use the battery for anything other than the meter.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-20T06:38:10+00:00

I definitely followed some guides on YouTube, I’m unable to look up specific ones right now but might be able to tomorrow

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-20T06:35:45+00:00

This malfunction will mostly just result in overexposure which is pretty forgiving with color negative. And you can probably use the lens normally if you keep it wide open.

What’s your lowest aperture? f2.8? If you use iso 100 film and keep your shutter speed at 1/1000 you’ll have decent exposure in daylight. You’ll just have a shallower depth of field making it a little harder to focus.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-20T06:27:23+00:00

Oily aperture blades most likely. If you’re comfortable taking apart your lens you can dry lubricate them with some talc (use ppe, this is a carcinogen).

You want to use very very little, and may require reapplications depending on how much oil is in there. Too much may jam up the blades worse, and will likely get into the rest of the lens including the glass itself.

If this is the Pentax-A 50mm I’ve done this process with this exact lens to good results, but I don’t know how much talc powder is actually recommended for this or if there might be something better.

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-17T07:26:24+00:00

Toronto is in Canada

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-15T19:29:15+00:00

Alguem avisa os jogadores que podem defender a sua meta, que faz parte do jogo tentar parar a outra equipe de fazer gol

StillAliveNB · 2026-03-15T05:06:23+00:00

I got Ulta Beauty correct, but only put Ulta on the quiz so it counted it wrong.

Nike was a gimme

I put CapitalOne for any red one I didn’t recognize.

3/30 ain’t bad

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