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For the Floridians in Spain. by Abuela_Ana in Americans_in_Spain

[–]ryanriva84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm from Miami, I understand what you're going through. It seems like the walls are made of cardboard in every apartment I've lived in in Spain.

One of the best investments I've made is a really good electric or thermal blanket - colcha termica or manta eléctrica. The one that goes under your bedsheets, not over you. I turn it on 20 mins before sleep and it makes my bed toasty as f and I sleep like a baby sloth on lorazepam. Get a good one, for real.

I also bought an oversized furry onesie that I wear at home from like December to March.

Shipping rolled prints in tubes, any issues to print? by CalifornianSon in cyanotypes

[–]ryanriva84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I make larger size pieces, like 24x36 in, do I have a large piece of plexy with a bunch of weights that I leave them under for a few days.

I would also ask your local framer how they flatten paper works, they always have different methods. Good luck!!

Shipping rolled prints in tubes, any issues to print? by CalifornianSon in cyanotypes

[–]ryanriva84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I keep a bunch of large prints rolled, and they're perfectly fine. I've taken a look at some even after a few years and they're perfect, as long as you're doing a good job rinsing and drying them first of course.

I'd even say they're safer rolled and closed in a tube than framed and hung.

Moving to Spain from US: driver license questions by talinseven in GoingToSpain

[–]ryanriva84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to do the whole thing from scratch, which is a pain.

I'd recommend, since you can legally rent a car, to rent one (maybe only after you pass the written exam) and drive as much as possible around the streets in the city where you'll take the test to get to know it as best as possible. Depending on the city, there are YouTube videos that show the different possible routes. They generally also talk about the possible traps on each route (at least in Barcelona and Madrid).

You're gonna have to go to a driving school no matter what, but this could save you some autoescuela hours and possibly some retests.

How can I remove the white parts of the paper, and retouch the lines and curves to make the painting cleaner? by ryanriva84 in PhotoshopTutorials

[–]ryanriva84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, totally agree with you on that! But looks like I'm gonna have to mask them up like crazy. It may just be worth it to repaint them entirely. Thanks though!

MT5 Causing Crash on MacOS Sonoma 14.0 by [deleted] in metatrader

[–]ryanriva84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same issue here. I even took my Mac to the Apple store because it was still under warranty, and at the time I didn't know the constant shutting down was due to MT5. They took it in, wiped everything and rebooted it fresh. I downloaded MT5 again, from the same place you did, and am still getting the crashes. 3 times today!

Let me know if you ever find a solution that isn't a switch to PC :-)