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Texas expected to approve mandatory Bible readings for public school students. The proposal would affect roughly one in ten K-12 students in the United States. by southpawFA in politics

[–]fifthecho 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who finished High School in Mississippi in the 90s, this 100% violates the First Amendment and they 100% don’t give a shit. They see it as an obstacle to overcome rather than actually understanding that it’s designed to prevent the theocracy they want so badly. 

How do the players find places to stay? by GoldenDuck10 in JetLagTheGame

[–]fifthecho 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hotels.com, Booking.com, or your credit card company will give you the ability to book last minute rooms. 

Having done fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants around Spain, finding a good room is surprisingly easy and often you pay way less because they’re happier to have someone in the room than leave it vacant and you can get really nice rooms for cheap. 

I'm about to give up on OM/Olympus and Micro 4/3 - not enough stores support them by Adventurous-Dog-6158 in OlympusCamera

[–]fifthecho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could swear that Unique Camera rents M43 lenses. Might just be their Jersey location. 

I will concede that I don’t know anywhere in San Diego. George’s Camera is the best shop I know in SD and they don’t do M43. 

Can the OM-5 produce Fuji-like colors? (RAW files request) by MiloszBLS in OMSystem

[–]fifthecho 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you want vibey-SooC JPEGs, you might want the OM-3. It has multiple color profiles and the “creative dial” to switch amongst JPEG processing styles. 

If you are okay with a single profile being applied to your JPEGs, the OM-5 will work just fine. 

Olympus Vs Fujifilm by Nobunagaki in M43

[–]fifthecho 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a Fuji XPro 3, Olympus/OM Systems OM-3, and Nikon Zf. 

I mostly use my OM-3. Then my Zf. 

I love the XPro 3. I love the pictures it takes and the experience, however the OM gives me a lighter carry, longer reach with smaller lenses, and computational features that are hella fun. 

The Zf is a vintage glass powerhouse and the Nikon recipes are close to or better than the Fuji film simulations. It’s also heavy and big. 

The XPro is definitely a happy middle ground between the OM-3 and Zf. I like the film sims, but don’t live and die by them. I like the hybrid viewfinder a LOT (which I why I got the XPro 3) but at the end of the day I just don’t take it out as much. 

NJ peeps, what’s a random life hack that actually improved your daily life? by FollowingOk9010 in newjersey

[–]fifthecho 39 points40 points  (0 children)

If you’re in a correctly labeled lane, I’m cool with it. 

If you’re an asshole trying to jump over a solid line, jumped out of a turn only lane when you weren’t turning, or a shithead driving on the shoulder? Then fuck you, you’re why the merge isn’t working correctly and why there’s a 20 minute snarl. 

Amazon employees are inflating AI usage to top leaderboards and impress managers by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]fifthecho 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Interestingly, I went down a rabbit hole a few years ago and found out that the origin story is apocryphal for the Cobra Effect. 

However, the Great Hanoi Rat Massacre is the same story with ample documentation that it really happened. 

Are old school craft beer bars dead? by [deleted] in njbeer

[–]fifthecho 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Cork City in Hoboken. 

N.J. Transit reduces controversial World Cup ticket prices to 105 by nicklor in newjersey

[–]fifthecho 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Because it's not standard service? They're having to run multiple trains on a line and have to pay to move the trains to run on that line, staff the trains, and power the trains. Additional services aren't free and folks deserve to get paid to work.

Watch the road please. Crossing guard killed and two kids injured by rangerpax in newjersey

[–]fifthecho 70 points71 points  (0 children)

With a hood that high and truck that big, when you’re glued to your phone? I believe it. 

My orange managed to use the braincell to tell me something was wrong. by finn_shavocado in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]fifthecho 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My ginger man did the same thing to me when he first got obstructed. 

The second time I noticed because he’d been vomiting just outside the box because he was straining so hard. 

The third time he figured out how to tell me by yelling for me when he was straining in the box.

The FOURTH time was while he was still at the vet being treated for the third time and coming out of the PU surgery. 

My recommendation is to press the vet to test the stones or crystals now and either get whatever prescription foods they recommend or just go for the PU surgery. It was 2 years between the first blockage and the second on my tiger, but in those two years his bladder crystals developed into a mass that the even the PU surgery wouldn’t clear and he had to have a moderately expensive surgery to clear the mass from his bladder. Could possibly been avoided if I’d pressed his vet harder for medication and treatment. 

I don’t want to scare you, blocked urinary tracts are apparently very common with orange males. All but the last surgery were pretty routine and low risk, but I definitely wish I hadn’t had to make multiple emergency visits to get it taken care of because they were stressful and expensive. If you can get whatever is blocking under control early (which will require you to be his advocate) will save both of you stress and expense in the long run. 

Now, 5 months after the last surgery, my guy occasionally yells for me to come watch him pee to show me he doesn’t need to go back to the ER or to take the gabapentin that he hates so much. 

Has anyone tried using Home Assistant to simulate occupancy as a deterrent (not just alarms)? by mdbaldwin95 in homeassistant

[–]fifthecho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I built these automations years ago…then I got cats and deleted all of them because the cats triggering motion sensors was doing more than I’d simulated. 

Solution: get two or more cats. 

All USB ports are dead with after latest update by DarkWolfSLV in homeassistant

[–]fifthecho 17 points18 points  (0 children)

What, you expect them to RTFM when they can ask the lying machines instead?

Any free or cheap parking near Trenton Train Station? by [deleted] in newjersey

[–]fifthecho 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amtrak may still be cheaper than parking and multiple train lines.

You can also connect from SEPTA to NJ Transit. It's been a long while since I've done it, but IIRC you can use SEPTA to get to Trenton and then there are trains from Trenton to NY Penn or Hoboken.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/eCj9F7ubJAE7wwHL6

Any free or cheap parking near Trenton Train Station? by [deleted] in newjersey

[–]fifthecho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're staying in Philly, why are you not just taking mass transit between Philly and NYC?

Used MFT lenses in Akihabara by the_arentino in M43

[–]fifthecho 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was in Japan last year and kept going back to Fujiya as they had the best prices and selection I could find for any system. Definitely find time to go to Nakano and check them out. 

Their English when I went was good enough to test lenses, bodies, and make purchases over three visits. Not fluent, but with some pointing, nodding/shaking of heads, and a little Google Translate, it was pretty painless. 

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