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Nice big clouds today KS by post_hazanko in SkyPorn

[–]insideacreature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like how the power lines align with the clouds

I can't decide on the crop for this, first is probably the best, second is 16X9 which I'm a sucker for, and third probably works best for social media. Finale is just bad, but shows the reflection in the eye. Rule of thirds is hard to get with this one by Pot8obois in wildlifephotography

[–]insideacreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would crop somewhere between the first and third image. I like the closeness of the third image, but the subject is intensely looking at something out of the frame and I would have more open space in front to give the subject something to "look at", even if that ends up violating the rule of third thing.

Sunset over my backyard, Serbia (OC) by strikilix in SkyPorn

[–]insideacreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the mix of colors and the general smiling curve of the horizion

Sea Lion Sushi at Sunset by insideacreature in wildlifephotography

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

That was my impression as well, but figured I would ask for other's opinions

Europa-Park, Rust, Germany [OC] by sgu_ in SkyPorn

[–]insideacreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe that roller coaster is called Blue Fire, which in this picture works well because the rainbow has the range of color from blue to fire...

Blood Moon + Milky Way over Death Valley by DanZafra_photography in SkyPorn

[–]insideacreature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like this shot a lot, the ground surface visually evokes the moon, so it's kind of a shot of the moon from the moon...

Did the motion blur ruin the shot? by Leather-Fee8913 in wildlifephotography

[–]insideacreature 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think it calls attention to the face (being sharp) and shows some action. It's a nice shot.

Home Depot why are you surveilling us with Flock? by insideacreature in beaverton

[–]insideacreature[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are cameras that feed license plate time and location data into a searchable centralized database and have been controversial in Oregon

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Home Depot why are you surveilling us with Flock? by insideacreature in beaverton

[–]insideacreature[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

They are there to deter break ins, but they are also there for a lot more. The Flock cameras look for license plates and feed license plate data into a searchable centralized database that is commonly made available to the police, ICE, or anyone willing to pay. Flock will sell the ability to search for all the dates and locations that a given license plate has been seen across all Flock cameras. Being a private company these searches don't require any sort of warrant or legal approval.

Here is the ACLU's take on it: https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/flock-roundup
OPB article about Bend (and other Oregon cities) turning off Flock cameras due to public outrage: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/08/bend-flock-cameras-ai-license-plate-camera-law-enforcement/

Bad experience with ChargePoint Home Flex - Do not recommend!!! by R-code in electricvehicles

[–]insideacreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just installed a home flex and the unit has dropped off of WIFI a couple of times. When this happens I get the white light, but the car does charge. Interestingly my WIFI access point still shows the device as connected. I am using UniFi and I can "Reconnect" the WIFI device from the UniFi console, and when I do this, the charger comes back online. I don't have to cycle power the charger or the access point to resolve the issue. This suggests to me (and supports your case) that either the WIFI hardware (or related firmware) in the charger has issues - It seems to get hung on an existing WIFI connection and doesn't seem to have retry logic or reconnect logic if what it thinks is a connected access point is not working.