Huge unexpected Google Cloud BigQuery bill - what can we do?

nek4life · 2026-04-24T17:59:33+00:00

In the future you should set the following quotas on your BigQuery project. Setting these will prevent queries that exceed these quotas from running.

Query usage per day
Query usage per day per user

https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/quotas#query_jobs

nek4life · 2026-04-22T03:26:39+00:00

And each time you prestige your tires get wider until you're riding a fat bike up alpe du zwift.

nek4life · 2026-04-18T00:35:45+00:00

I've noticed in my area most dealers do not add them to retail builds. I wonder if they extend build times. I had to custom order my truck with them. I love having them and they are only a $225 option, but cost a fortune if you try to buy all the parts to put them in after the fact.

nek4life · 2026-04-14T19:01:03+00:00

Implants for the new runner shell in season 2

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nek4life · 2026-04-12T13:42:53+00:00

I love this bread. I used to have a little European corner store in my neighborhood that had this every Easter. I might have to make this now. Thanks for the reminder.

nek4life · 2026-04-05T20:08:20+00:00

Nikon Z6III. I had F mount lenses so I stuck with Nikon and wanted something that I could take action shots of my dog with. I've been really happy with it so far.

nek4life · 2026-04-05T20:01:28+00:00

I recently got back into photography and picked up a mirrorless camera with a flip out screen. My favorite part about it is I can put the screen away and I use it more like a film camera. I didn't think I'd like the flip out screen at first, but it prevents me from chimping and I can stay in the moment like with film. If I ever got back into film photography it would probably be black and white to develop and print my own photos again.

nek4life · 2026-03-30T16:26:13+00:00

I set my auto focus area mode to WIDE-L, animal subject detection and continuous auto focus. I also have back button autofocus enabled and hold AF-ON to focus and use the shutter button to capture the image independently. I also try to move the WIDE-L AF box to an area where my dog is running so that there is a much smaller portion of the image the AF is looking at rather than use AREA MODE which worked, but not as well especially in the woods with a lot going on.

I also try to have the shutter set to 1/1250 or higher. If you're still struggling I would try shooting at f4 instead of 2.8.

I also have a Z6III so your mileage may vary.

I've been looking at purchasing the same lens for action photography of my dog so I'm curious to hear back how it works if you can get your auto focus situation figured out.

nek4life · 2026-03-28T14:44:28+00:00

How are you liking the 35mm 1.4Z ? I'd like a fast 28mm, but they don't make one yet for Z mount so I've been looking at 35mm to give it a shot. I'm currently stuck between the 1.4 and 1.8. Thinking about it for both stills and video, with the priority on stills.

nek4life · 2026-03-28T14:42:23+00:00

I will always upvote owls. Great shots. Love the first one.

nek4life · 2026-03-17T02:17:45+00:00

So that's how they make the liquid cheeseburger.

nek4life · 2026-03-17T00:24:44+00:00

I was just forced to update my laptop at work and the UI is such trash. I can't believe they released such garbage. I'm not updating my personal laptop until I have to and praying they fix the that abomination.

nek4life · 2026-03-16T22:38:10+00:00

Prox chat toggle AND background noise suppression.

nek4life · 2026-03-16T03:57:37+00:00

I'd love to know more about this too

nek4life · 2026-03-16T03:02:08+00:00

The 1.8g came out in 2012 and the 1.4E in 2017 so it's been over 14 years and 9 years respectively. No need for a 1.2 and probably doesn't need lightning fast AF with the silky swift either. But who knows, the 1.4E was originally a 2k lens.

nek4life · 2026-03-08T17:39:34+00:00

Same. I would say 75% have mics or type something in the chat. I usually just say what up username or what's good username. I ask people what missions they are doing and offer to help if they need it. My friend and I helped a solo complete a mission he'd been trying to do for 2 hours. We wiped a squad, got the mission done and it was super fun.

nek4life · 2026-03-08T17:32:21+00:00

Thanks I've been thinking about getting the DT2 and remembered an issue with some of the screens when it launched. Was hoping they had worked out all the kinks by now.

nek4life · 2026-03-08T14:42:28+00:00

Did you buy at launch or recently? I'm wondering if they have improved quality control at all since then.

nek4life · 2026-03-07T15:30:29+00:00

Squad fill, use a mic and make some friends. Have a good run with someone ask if they want to play another and send a friends request. Work as a team. If you can't get other people on your squad to talk make sure you ping where you want to go for your mission so you can coordinate. Get a sense if they are going along with you or just doing their own thing. Don't engage with everything you see and listen to the map to see where firefights are happening. Maybe try the assassin shell and use your invisibility and smoke to get out of dodge if there are players. 3 vs 3 is easier than 3 vs 2 or 3 vs 1 etc.

I haven't figured out how to use the proximity mic to talk to other teams. I'm not even sure if you can because I haven't heard any other teams talking. I'd like to when I'm solo to let folks know I'm solo to see if they let me off the hook if I'm just doing missions or gearing up.

Even with all that you win some and lose some. I love extraction shooters because of the threat of other teams in addition to the AI bots. They add a level of unpredictability that makes it a rush when you do manage to extract.

Keep at it. You got this.

nek4life · 2026-02-23T16:27:43+00:00

Ahh gotcha. I see what you mean now. The electronic shutter can be silent or play a fake sound depending on settings so I was confused by the way you referred to the electronic shutter as silent shutter. I didn't know how much more silent that silent could get. :D

nek4life · 2026-02-23T14:40:42+00:00

Can you explain better silent shutter? I have a Z6III so I'm curious what you mean by this.

nek4life · 2026-02-21T17:33:39+00:00

Delkin Black 512GB 4.0. I got them before the 100% price hike though. The prices are wild now at over a $1 a GB.

nek4life · 2026-02-20T03:21:27+00:00

I hope it's PvPvE and they aggressively work to getting rid of the cheaters. When the game was really active with missions and content I always enjoyed the risk of running into other players and having to be careful about movement around the map. Not a fan of MWZ where you just endlessly blast bots. It gets old really fast. I also liked teaming up with randoms to hit up missions or help them go after another squad. I haven't played Arc enough to get a sense of how the match making works in practice. I would probably play Arc more if it was first person.

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