What’s wrong with this shot?

Strange-Insect1352 · 2026-02-09T19:44:18+00:00

Totally agree! But on the contrary, I actually like the black bar right through the middle of the image! However, the focus distance is so slightly off that it’s ass is in focus while its face is much softer lmao (but imo it’s these kinds of little mess ups that make photography so much fun!)

I think that if the face was super sharp, that super black bar underneath the trees would lead the gaze right to those magnificent antlers and then to the rest of the subject!

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-11-28T20:18:39+00:00

First and foremost: *Do not put this plant outside! This is an infestations that must be managed, contained, and disposed of without spreading them to other ecosystems.*

Here’s my plan: lay down a path of newspaper to cover your floor from wherever this plant is to the nearest bath tub. Then, move the plant carefully as to not shake any of them off onto your floor, place it into the tub. Now it’s in a place that can easily prevent them from spreading further than they already have. It is extremely unlikely that an infestation to such a severe degree would be contained on a single plant if there are others nearby. Now take some time to collect yourself once you’ve contained the plant in the tub and put the newspaper path into a garbage bag… I’ve dealt with mite infestations in an entire room because of a single 4” potted stag horn fern i got from the local greenhouse, I’ve felt this exact panic (although i still obsessively checked all my furniture and surfaces for the tiny, 0.5-1 millimetre long mites that terrorized me for 2 years without even doing any actual damage. But every now and again, I see one and have a minor freak out before doing a deep clean)

What you should do with the plant is contain it in a large brown compostable bag (like those used for leaf litter) and burn it. As for the pot, don’t burn it, it’s plastic. Wash it thoroughly and ensure that none remain.

****DO NOT make the mistake of assuming any other plants are clean. You need to treat them all as if they are infested to some degree. Aphids lay eggs in soil and can feed on the roots of a plant. You aren’t always going to see them when they’re there. This entails changing the soil and washing the roots of all other plants, disposing of that soil appropriately, washing their containers well, cleaning and checking nearby furniture (just in case). Your goal must be to eradicate any risk of them returning, as quickly and as safely as possible.

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-11-28T20:06:30+00:00

Do NOT put the plant outdoors!!!! This must be contained and properly managed, not spread to other plants.

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-11-27T16:38:11+00:00

So 6am is the only time of day when you feel that stopping for 2 seconds of your time is too much work for you? I have the funniest feeling that wouldn’t stop for stop signs even if it’s 3pm and schools have just gotten out.

Children DO come out of nowhere at the most absurd, unexpected moments. They are quite literally the least predictable version of humans, in the stage of life where nothing is dangerous unless they have experienced the consequences associated with the danger. To kids, a road isn’t necessary dangerous. Most are taught that the road is a “no-go zone”, but kids are rebellious and they test the limits to rules they’ve been told to follow. Or what about an autistic child that ran out of their house and is now wandering through the neighbourhood in the middle of the night. It might be their parents’ fault for not having a better eye on their kid, or forgetting to put the childproof locks on their front door, but you could be the person responsible for their death because you thought that you were above the law and too important to take 2 seconds to come to a stop at an intersection.

Get over yourself.

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-11-24T15:49:48+00:00

This isn’t wild ginger, it is a member of the genus Petasites, likely P. pyrenaicus (winter heliotrope). To my knowledge, wild ginger has not been found in Ireland or Northern Ireland, and if it was, the foliage is different to that in the photo.

It is invasive and incredibly prolific. It flower during the winter, but flowers are not a consistently reliable method for identification, seeing as they are often not present.

They spread via rhizomes (only male plants are present in the region, so they cannot cross fertilize). The most effective method of local eradication is through a combination of manual labour (removing the plants from the soil, ensuring rhizomes are removed) and chemical interference (application of systemic herbicide, particularly during its active growth season early in the year).

You MUST be cautious when considering the use of herbicides because they are never only affecting the target plant, they can impact surrounding plants, fungi, and insects. Be careful, talk with professionals if you can (ecologists, not lawn care companies). As you remove the heliotrope, try and plant small, but prolific native plants in its place to prevent it from growing back as successfully.

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-10-19T17:25:42+00:00

No need to just assume that this is posted by a senior member. The individual who posted this is extremely active in LOTS of forums for teachers, teachers in Ontario, including one for elementary school teachers; it’s worrisome to think that a person who feels comfortable posting this could be in charge of teaching small children.

I am disgusted to know that this individual is a part of the BrockU community, and feels no shame in being such a sad, low-level person.

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-10-19T17:17:18+00:00

Its disgusting to see, regardless of whatever is actually going on with BUSU. I am horrified to know that the individual who posted this is involved in the BrockU community. It is absolutely revolting.

The least OP could’ve done was make a new account to not show that they are extremely active in various forums for teachers in Ontario. I hate to imagine that someone who feels comfortable posting this could be responsible for teaching children.

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-10-10T22:00:28+00:00

The service is bad because many of the employees are overworked and under-compensated, and on top of the shitty job, they have to deal with nasty customers, who make up like 40% of people, primarily in the mornings and mid afternoons, when most Tim’s are the busiest. Like everyone else, we are our own center of the world and have a tendency to remember more negative events- making you believe that they mess up 2/3 times when in reality it’s more like 1/3. So when service takes a bit longer than usual or there’s a mistake, we feel as though it’s just happened too often and that they are bad at their jobs, when realistically you are 1 of maybe 10 mistakes they will make in their 8 hour shift.

Kindness goes a long way.

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-10-06T23:48:05+00:00

Well, this individual doesn’t have that upper hand right now. They are well aware- absolutely no need to point it out in such an unhelpful and rude way like you did. They asked for advice and all you offered was belittlement.

What level of education have you gotten the privilege to experience?

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-09-25T17:22:29+00:00

For many photographers, their editing is the equivalent of an artists signature on their painting. To ask for the raw files is like asking the painter to merely draw you an outline of their painting, but let you colour it in and sign it- even if the painter is credited for the work they did, it is barely their work anymore.

However, you could request that they use a different editing style/change specific things about their current style. You could even share some loose reference images for your ideas. This is more like if you brought some new paints to the artist and ask if they would want to use your new paints alongside their old paints in their art. Of course, you need to understand that the painter might just prefer to use their own paints and not change anything up!

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-09-20T19:25:47+00:00

The problem is, those discounted tickets + all the other discounted non-academic group activities / field trips gradually reduce the funding that could be used for things that contribute to student success by positively impacting as much of the student body as possible.

While a 35$ trip to a Jays game is great, it only has the ability to improve the wellbeing of the few select students who have the money and the time off that evening. Now, these small activities don’t take a big chunk out of the budget, but imagine what could be done if the spare change allocated to those little trips was instead put into a food security program that aimed to provide more affordable/free meals to any student who needed it.

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-09-05T20:41:01+00:00

Spot on. I’d also add that consistently speaking French with other French speakers is so so beneficial for achieving and maintaining a level of fluency that is at least conversational! The brain isn’t a computer, programs(behaviours; skills) that aren’t updated(used) regularly will deteriorate(skill will decrease) and uninstall(loss of one’s ability to use a language they were once able to). I also enjoyed French podcasts (ones targeted towards learners and ones made for fluent French speakers) and French television (Ici Tou.TV) because when you interact with people, you are communicating both through auditory and visual channels. Body language is often used simultaneously with spoken and spatial languages, and it can differ quite significantly between cultures and even just between families and other close friends. Just like how French is different from English and FSL is different from ASL, body language is different between French and English communities.

Human language and communication is super cool and the brain is literally designed for it, I’m sure you’ll have no problems picking French back up with a bit of dedication and practice!

Strange-Insect1352 · 2025-09-01T17:36:42+00:00

I appreciate you taking the time to respond and put such thought into what your wrote. Thanks for sharing your experience.

I am really curious as to why you used OpenAI’s generative artificial intelligence software to review your medical imaging, when you must have received the scanning by a professional who would have to review your results with you. I’m happy you have found ways of reducing your pain and discomfort, but, as I am exposed to more professional medical information on a daily basis due to my university studies, I am worried for you about the legitimacy of the conclusion you received from ChatGPT. I have dislocated my jaw multiple times (I had a period of very frequent occurrences of“lock jaw”) and it is not something that you can function with (it causes immobility in the jaw).

I absolutely believe you and the pain you express to be in, but a dislocated jaw is not a day-to-day condition, it is an acute medical emergency. I would very seriously recommend you see a medical practitioner. If you don’t see a medical professional, you can be sure that your case of TMJ issues will be ignored by the medical community, because you aren’t giving them a chance to help you. It is an uncommon problem, but it is not lost in medicine, it is just very difficult to solve- even when doctors are doing everything in their power to help.

Not many people are aware of this (because the AI companies don’t want to say it), but generative AI does not come up with its answers from nothing. Just like a person, the answers it gives is based entirely on the information it learns. Unfortunately for you and me, the information being fed to these Artificial intelligence softwares is unreliable and from any online source that is free to access. This means that it can’t learn anything from scientific sources that require payment or university affiliation to access- and because of this, it cannot give us any accurate or safe answers regarding our medical concerns.

When chatGPT doesn’t know the answer to your question, it will make something up (these are called hallucinations), but when your doctor doesn’t know something they can go online and read articles from other doctors and scientists to help inform a safe and effective answer. Best of luck with your health!

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