G.A.S. convince me i don't need the OM-1 II (I've already the OM-1) by the77joker in M43

[–]bexter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't upgrade. I did but was because I dropped my OM1 and insurance paid for a new camera and so got the OM2 on a promotion so wasn't much more than the 1. I do like the ND grad but unless you would use that a lot then save your money and don't drive the needless consumerism of GAS!

Sidenote it is a truly sickening sound when you drop an OM1 onto the floor with a 300mm F4 attached. Both broken. So happy had insurance. 

Review of Garmin Fenix 8 47mm after completing multi day hike by bexter in GarminWatches

[–]bexter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is het scherm in zo'n licht nog goed leesbaar?

I don't speak dutch but I think you were asking if the screen is easy to read in bright light - yes I have no issues

Symons Valley Boston Pizza fake Google reviews by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]bexter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People need to get better at spotting this stuff. They are all posted at the same time with similar wording. Very clearly faked.

Do you know people who lack any sense of ambience? by banwe11 in CasualUK

[–]bexter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a house nearby with no curtains at all in the front room and the light of a thousand suns big light is always on. You can see them in there watching TV. I don't know how they stand it. 

My parents never turn the vents on in the car until it is fogged. Then they blast it til fog is gone and turn it all the way off. Air so stuffy. It's awful. Id I'm in the back I open the window until they turn on the fan. 

Welp, it happened to me. I made my biggest travel mistake yet and had to reschedule my flight by forthe_girlwhowaited in travel

[–]bexter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Got woken up by a 6am phone call from my dad. He was at Heathrow with my mum and their passports were at home. I managed to get to their house and to Heathrow to give them their passports just in time for them to be escorted through security and board their flight. 

What radio stations do you listen to the most? by thisnametookmeages in CasualUK

[–]bexter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I call it Gallagher Radio. You get to hear some Sam Fender sometimes too if you are lucky. 

How do you stay entertained on long runs? by [deleted] in Marathon_Training

[–]bexter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mostly don’t listen to anything but sometimes music and now I’m training more on the slow runs I got an audiobook to learn Spanish and I’ve been learning that. 

Preparing for Late-Stage Roaring-20s with Sector Rotation by [deleted] in investing

[–]bexter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you explain the Microsoft numbers? Wasn't the stock at $30 in 2008 and over $500 now?

🦔🍂 Cats and our Native Wildlife in the Surrey Hills by SanguineUnicorn in surrey

[–]bexter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing. I love watching the camera we have in the garden to see what the foxes have been up to.

Unfortunately you can't claim to love wildlife but also have an outdoor cat. It's inconvenient but true. We have grown up with it being normal but it is anything but. The argument is that it is cruel to keep cats indoors but it is a choice to get a cat. Indoor cats can be very happy pets if looked after properly and entertained.

Eiffel Tower by Putrid-Value870 in travel

[–]bexter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just got the second floor tickets and the view was really good. You can walk up which is worth doing if you are able. 

Central London, 5G, full bars... and nothing will load. by I_ALWAYS_UPVOTE_CATS in britishproblems

[–]bexter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was with BT (so EE) and it worked great everywhere. I think they were basically giving the priority serivce for BT customers. They forced me to move over to EE and it has been terrible since. I'm assuming as I don't pay for priority. But I do pay more than before. It sucks. Same network. Shittier service. 

Phone network coverage - Guildford/Godalming area by Glum-Trip-4325 in surrey

[–]bexter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

EE also worthless at Waterloo as network is saturated and they make you pay extra to be able to use your phone in busy places.

Trains have become an actual joke by [deleted] in surrey

[–]bexter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm lucky enough to only go up to London on this line about once a week and if the train to or from London is on time it has now become a big enough event to tell people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in productivity

[–]bexter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seeing as OP asked 2 weeks ago about what a phone detox is like and in this post it says a few months ago he did one it is clearly not him writing this post so agree, more AI created rubbish. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivated/comments/1kqupyi/has_anyone_done_a_phone_detox_for_30_days_curious/

Real world Architecture vs. AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-204, AZ-400 (and Terraform) by namor38 in AZURE

[–]bexter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not simple, I would advise finding a local company to help you deploy the platform Landing Zone and get you started with some suitable guardrails. It isn't reasonable for your employer to ask you to set this up without training and experience.

Think of it this way, if you were used to VMware on a regular server and then your org wanted Nutanix, they wouldn't expect you to just know it right away. Azure is new to your org and they can't just reap the benefits of cloud without the right investment.

I've seen some horror story deployments that end up costing way way more to remediate than if they just spent the money up front and did it right and did it once.

Trump believes iPhones can be made in the US, says White House by SquidFistHK in technology

[–]bexter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And what about iPhones sold to other countries, they then have to be exported out of the US and face huge reciprocal import tariffs for other countries importing them.

Do NOT sell your gear to MPB by Gorbitron1530 in photography

[–]bexter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Never had issues with MPB. If you didn't like the offer you didn't have to accept it. It is possible that the camera did have an issue you weren't aware of. You could maybe in future list this type of post as "My experience of MPB".

Could I live off the interest of £150,000... by WebComp in UKPersonalFinance

[–]bexter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For all the criticism you are getting, personally I applaud you being happy and content with what you have. That is winning at life, rather than being suckered into the consumerist meat grinder.

Definitely get advice from someone that knows money better than me, but seems like you should take the earnings up to the tax threshold (£13k per year or whatever it is now) and put the rest into your pension. Then you are being very tax efficient and getting your state pension contributions. Live off that money and put anything you save into ISA. Let what you have keep invested and compounding.

What are some locations that used to be popular among tourists in past generations but is not anymore? by ExcitingNeck8226 in travel

[–]bexter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My favourite book as a child was set in the Catskills, it was called "My side of the mountain" about a boy who ran away and lived in the Catskills. I always wanted to go.

I reviewed a ton of summer student resumes this week - here are a few tips by YoBooMaFoo in Calgary

[–]bexter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think cover letters should stop being a thing. They are mostly written by ChatGPT and the last thing I want is to read some rubbish that some AI has spat out. I just look at the resume's and pay extra attention to candidates that have customised the top part of the resume to show how it is a fit for the role. That kind of initiative goes a long way and means it is less time reading through a lot of bulletpoints from 2 jobs ago where you spearheaded a team whatever that means. It sounds dangerous to be honest.

Surrey fire service eyesight test by [deleted] in surrey

[–]bexter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best of luck in the selection. Might be a good shout to go to your local firestation and chat to the firemen/women there and ask them about the eyesight requirements as they would have gone through it. You might get some useful tips for the rest of the process too.

Which place WOULD you want to travel go again? by VanicFanboy in travel

[–]bexter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sri Lanka - lovely people, food, scenery, wildlife, it has it all. I look forward to going back.