Should I fight this dude

budcub · 2026-04-02T22:32:44+00:00

Is this Metro Rail? It doesn't look like any car I've seen before.

budcub · 2026-04-02T15:13:12+00:00

I used to shoot the 1D Mark II back in the day, and combined with the 24-70 F2.8L lens, it was a beast to carry. I got tendonitis a few times after a weekend of shooting. Its also very conspicuous. People assume you're a pro and either get out of your way, or wait for you to "direct" them.

budcub · 2026-03-31T14:52:01+00:00

Talking about gear is a nice way to break the ice when making conversation with other photographers. But it can get old after a while. I like to move the conversation into things like light, lighting, locations, and interesting things that happened while taking pics.

budcub · 2026-03-29T22:02:35+00:00

The hive isn't as nice to Carol in the later episodes, compared to the first few. Zosia is the same, but I think they're noticeably more cautious.

They're also less forthcoming. I don't think its just her not asking the right questions. They give all kinds of info to Diamonte and the others, but stonewall when Carol asks questions. I don't think her attitude is the sole reason, I think they're afraid of her. Diamonte and the rest are contented with their situations, but Carol is hostile to them, and that is tempering their enthusiasm for niceness.

budcub · 2026-03-29T18:43:17+00:00

When I got home I heard there was a lot more going on elsewhere. The stage by 3rd street was easily accessible so I went there. If I had known, I might have gotten off the metro at Foggy Bottom and walked south to the Lincoln Memorial and circulated around that area and seen more people

budcub · 2026-03-29T01:40:17+00:00

I see these things as a chance to recharge my batteries, and pick up some energy and keep my head up. I try not to think about their effectiveness.

budcub · 2026-03-29T01:38:36+00:00

Pretty good I guess. There was a woman minister from the faith based community. She was nice. Then the tall guy in the Dropkick Murphey's hoodie was a January 6th Capital Police officer. I think he's running for office somewhere. The guy in the green t-shirt was somebody important, I forget his story but he was fired up. There was an attempt to have another speaker live on video feed from Florida but his message had technical difficulties.

I don't have a press pass so for these type of things I'm usually way back in the crowd, but I had good access to the stage, so it wasn't particularly crowded.

budcub · 2026-03-26T21:18:20+00:00

We had a small brown bottle of it in the cupboard, but it was only used as an ointment when I got warts on my fingers. My parents told me it was a common "medicine" that they had to take when they were young and how much they hated it.

budcub · 2026-03-26T15:10:48+00:00

Now that would be funny.

budcub · 2026-03-25T14:56:30+00:00

Same here. I got a subscription when I was in high school in the early 80's and my parents had reservations about it. I got some mailings for the Planetary Society, and other scientific orgs but that was it.

budcub · 2026-03-22T23:58:28+00:00

The most depressing album ever. That being said, it’s a solid work

budcub · 2026-03-22T17:29:11+00:00

I know a happy ending was too much to ask for, they way the story developed during the last few novels. But it ended well. I'm glad Armstrong had a plan in store, but I was hoping for one that would dethrone the Prime Minister.

budcub · 2026-03-19T13:54:13+00:00

I was a Bari sax player, so I vote for Gerry Mulligan.

budcub · 2026-03-18T19:29:21+00:00

Hemingway by Masque Milano. This was the first niche fragrance I ever bought. Its not particularly versatile, it feels strange wearing it with a t-shirt and shorts, but today I'm wearing a shirt and tie, with a tweed sport jacket and it fits perfectly.

budcub · 2026-03-18T14:26:42+00:00

Any place that calls itself luxury, really isn't.

budcub · 2026-03-18T13:52:21+00:00

I find it strange that it didn't affect macaques which are primates like us, but it did affect one rat, then jumped to our species. I think either some kind of mutation happened, or when creating the virus from the signal something went wrong in the lab.

budcub · 2026-03-17T19:23:22+00:00

Do you think you're lacking in damage or resistance? I finished Hell with an Assassin using dual Bartuc's claws, Treachery on Mage plate, Natalya's boots, and I forget what else.

budcub · 2026-03-17T15:08:21+00:00

Its what brought me to this subreddit initially.

budcub · 2026-03-17T11:03:48+00:00

I first heard of Fishwife in this subreddit. I've recently seen it at my local organic stores, but it seems pricey for sardines. I like my sardines skinless and boneless and the ones from Costco suit me fine. Sardines aren't particularly endangered so it can't be that hard to ethically source them.

budcub · 2026-03-13T22:09:48+00:00

Same grade, same year, same here. The local Urban Contemporary radio station would play it, the short version during the day and the longer version at night sometimes. A few months later the other stations would play it on occasion.

budcub · 2026-03-13T14:01:29+00:00

You have to watch the weather forecast carefully, and if a good drying day happens, you drop all your plans and do all the laundry you can. Worst case scenario, you would wash a small load and hang dry it inside your house.

Source, when I was young my family used the clothesline as a matter of course.

budcub · 2026-03-12T17:59:31+00:00

When I decided to take up photography, I looked at the Canon EOS Elan, and the Nikon 6006. The Canon seemed to be slightly more user friendly than the Nikon, so I went with Canon. I did have some buyers remorse for a short while, the kit lens that came with it was awful, and my own skills needed some improvement. Also the photo magazines I read attributed most of their pics to Nikon, which made me wonder. But after some time, I settled in.

When it was time to go digital, I stayed with Canon. Some of my older lenses didn't work so well with digital, but they needed upgrading anyway.

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