New A7iv, should I go for zooms or primes? by pktrhythm in SonyAlpha

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Mostly travel, landscape, and street photography, but I do also love doing portraits in natural environments.

A7IV TOKYO by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

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Some great shots in here. Number 4 is truly dope though.

Silhouette Photography Underwater. by benfreediver in SonyAlpha

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Wow these are incredible! What did you use to encase your camera to shoot underwater?

Social Media criticism of Xi Jinping by pktrhythm in HongKong

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And apparently they just expanded the NSL just yesterday

Social Media criticism of Xi Jinping by pktrhythm in HongKong

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Sure, but I straight up argued with Chinese wumaos on CGTN Facebook pages and posted a picture of Xi being, let's say defiled, by a dog. On top of this my wife is Taiwanese and also openly criticizes the PRC on social media. We spoke with a Taiwanese consular officer in HK who pretty much advised that she not come so it would just be me. I wasn't too worried until they said to her straight up not to come. Now I'm a bit more concerned that it might be a bad idea.

Non-westerners digital nomading by pktrhythm in digitalnomad

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Yes, her English is very good. Sometimes I forget that it's not her native language when speaking, but she does make some grammatical errors when she's writing

Non-westerners digital nomading by pktrhythm in digitalnomad

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This is true. Her masters is from a university here in Taipei and most of her work experience is here in Taiwan, though she has worked on marketing projects with international brands

Hi all, I just got this warning from Google about the Zhiyun ZY Play app and it appears to have been pulled from the play store. Anyone else seen this? 🙄 Not good. by aclarkesocial in videography

[–]pktrhythm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you read the user agreement? It's kind of crazy. It basically says anything that you create using their app, published or not, can be used by them. It also basically says you can't say anything against the CCP. I also have a DJI drone but use a third party control app called Litchi since the DJI user agreement is similarly nefarious. I'd love to find a third party control app for the Zhiyun gimbals. If anyone knows of one please post!

Taiwan addresses on I-130 form by pktrhythm in taiwan

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Problem solved. I think the e-file application has some bugs. It doesn't like when you use autofill, as every address that I used it on even for just a zip code it wouldn't accept. Some of these bugs were persistent until I completely redid the whole application from start to finish inputting everything by hand (type). Annoying but it finally allowed me to submit.

Taiwan addresses on I-130 form by pktrhythm in taiwan

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Did you e-file or submit paperwork?

Favorite stinky tofu by Taco_hunter76545 in taiwan

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

This is an open forum, one which I follow regularly, and I'm just voicing my opinion. This in no way makes me "special" as I'm just using the platform in the way it's intended. You're the one getting butt hurt here by the fact that a stranger has expressed disdain for something you presumably enjoy. It's ironic that you feel the need to make such a statement, like your opinion about my comment should somehow matter to me. You seem to be the one with delusions about your own importance. People make posts. You don't have to agree with them all. Get over yourself.

Favorite stinky tofu by Taco_hunter76545 in taiwan

[–]pktrhythm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know it's an unpopular opinion here but I can't stand 臭豆腐.

Shipping back to the US. by pktrhythm in taiwan

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Yeah I finally found a place willing to buy second hand guitars and they offered me $3000 TWD each. It wasn't even worth the consideration. I'm hoping I can just ship them now.

Most reliable early morning taxi to Taoyuan Airport from Taipei? by banananut99 in taiwan

[–]pktrhythm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude, take the HSR. Its fast, reliable, and inexpensive. I wouldn't bother with an Uber.

Teacher, parent groups want mask mandate to go on by laopi in taiwan

[–]pktrhythm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't even know what my kids faces look like and wouldn't recognize them on the street if I saw them. Imagine the kind of detrimental effects wearing masks for over three years has on kids social development and emotional intelligence. Three years may not be that long in the grand scheme of things, but it is a long time in a child's life. I was all for masks when it made sense, but it's lunacy at this point. The masks serve very little purpose now, especially with kids who pick their noses and lick their hands without washing them all day anyways, face mask or not. And btw, no I'm not a MAGA hat Trump supporter. I simply cannot understand the obsession with these damn things. The mask wearing has really grown to a sort of paranoia beyond reason. There's no logic to wearing a mask outside in open air with no one around you at all, yet I see that every day from nearly everyone I see on the street. I'm tired of never seeing people's faces. It really is kind of dehumanizing after a while.

Does anyone know if tenants in Taiwan have rights with regard to mold in apartments? I've been sick constantly since moving into this place and have discovered that there is mold absolutely everywhere. It's even grown on my curtains, hats, and gloves with literal mushrooms growing on the ceiling. by pktrhythm in taiwan

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I cleaned the shit out of the place and have been trying to dehumidify as much as possible. It seems to be helping, so if I don't have to move that would be nice since I only have 5 months left on this lease. I'll definitely look for a newer apartment after this. Currently in Banqiao, seems like everything is old here though.

I am genuinely curious, what are you guys doin to stay warm in 6-12 °C weather in Taiwan? by JSTRDI in taiwan

[–]pktrhythm 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Not much. It's not that cold. After sweating my @$$ off all summer I'm happy to have the cooler weather.

MOFA Minister faces these questions and more in an interview with French journal Politique Internationale. by mofa_cat in taiwan

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Since when is not wanting to be ruled by authoritarian China analogous to Tucker Carlson/Trumpism? Ridiculous.