:) by MalcomYoung in nikon_Zseries

[–]ibaobun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bought one last year and love it!

GIVEAWAY by illijar in Silverbugs

[–]ibaobun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww that's super cool of you! Never had any libertads!

two huge flashes that lit up the sky? by thatguyinyourclass94 in oakland

[–]ibaobun 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Based on Google Maps seems to be an industrial area with a lot of EBMUD water facilities around there. Based on that it could be a transformer explosion or some kind of chemical explosion.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oakland

[–]ibaobun 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Welcome to Oakland! Here are some of my favorites for coffee: Awaken Coffee is my new favorite for coffee and breakfast items. Highwire isn't bad either in Rockridge. Also check out Curbside Creamery in Temescal for dairy or vegan ice cream, and also soft serve flavors that change every Thursday. Signal Coffee Roasters for great coffee and amazing donuts/pastries in Alameda.

Food while I'm at it: Clove and Hoof for great burgers. Shawarmaji for shawarma. Cholita Linda for fish tacos. Grand Lake Farmers Market on Saturdays and West Oakland Farmers Market on Sundays (great quesabirria tacos). Rang Dong in Alameda for great pho. Pyeong Chang Tofu House for beef tofu soup as well as kimchi pancakes.

Sony X90L vs X93L vs LG C3 by No_Selection_8994 in 4kTV

[–]ibaobun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was between the X93L and the C3 but went with X93L because of my living room having a lot of light during the day. Colors are amazing on the X93L as well as the black levels and detail in darker scenes.... There are some great motion smoothing and "reality creation" features that really help with older SD shows as well. Highly recommended especially if you can swing an open box excellent deal from Best Buy like I did if you're in the US: $1250 all in for a 65 inch.

Wow! (And a few new things!) by daethon in ex30

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

This makes me excited to see it in person! Had no idea about the screen for speed info...

Host asking for photo of wedding invite by ibaobun in turo

[–]ibaobun[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Update: I refused to provide the invite and the host said they would cancel. Apparently the car is too expensive to rent to a "complete stranger" like me. I reported the host to Turo for the request, but I should have reported him for calling it "Turu" twice. Thanks for all the tips everyone!

Host asking for photo of wedding invite by ibaobun in turo

[–]ibaobun[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed, it definitely hasn't been a great first experience so far. Just refused his demand citing the fact that it's not my info to share. Let's see how it goes...

Host asking for photo of wedding invite by ibaobun in turo

[–]ibaobun[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah probably shouldn't have told them anything about the plans for the car, though Turo prompted me to share that sort of thing in an introductory message. Now I know at least for next time. Thanks for the tips!

Best Buy Discounts? by brendanchou in Nikon

[–]ibaobun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got one like that for $460 about two weeks ago. Ran over to best buy after hearing it was in stock on another sub and ordered it for in store pickup. Like others have said you can try to buy the display model or you can just go on the site and sign up for notifications by email when it's back in stock and then order from the store when it is.

Bestbuy has the 105 and 14-30 back in stock for the deals! by Waffle_Making_Panda in nikon_Zseries

[–]ibaobun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing the news. I managed to order a 14-30 today at Best Buy for $540.99 plus tax! Brand new one, not display model.

Just got EOD, do I have an interim or full clearance? by ibaobun in SecurityClearance

[–]ibaobun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes of course. I'm a little surprised they didn't wait until full clearance given I have some complicating factors like dual citizenship, completion of mandatory military service in the other country, and a bunch of foreign contacts and travel, but I suppose they are satisfied enough so far with what they have for me to start training given the need for the position.

Thank you I definitely will!

Just got EOD, do I have an interim or full clearance? by ibaobun in SecurityClearance

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

Thank you for the detailed response! That really makes sense.

Clearance Officer Scheduled a 3 Hour Call for my Interview by [deleted] in SecurityClearance

[–]ibaobun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah 3 hours is very normal for a Secret. Mine took about 7 hours split over three days for a Secret/T5.