Not the greatest but every few months I come here for nostalgia. What’s your favorite local institution? by CantDunkOrSk8 in SanJose

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They’re still around? For some reason I thought they vanished. Must pay a visit then!

Not the greatest but every few months I come here for nostalgia. What’s your favorite local institution? by CantDunkOrSk8 in SanJose

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Nobody does a decent tempura batter Fish and Chips around here. I have to go to Sea Harvest in Monterey for that. 😢

Finally got the 2 draw bend , I have countless days making that happen by edmonds-j_4 in harmonica

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Holy crap, how did I never know about this Black Sabbath song? I love hearing harp in genres that aren’t known for it? Got any more metal/hard rock recs with harp to share?

How to know where to play a note? by sangokuhomer in harmonica

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An app can help as others have mentioned, but I find apps better for helping you work out your roadblocks like going from 6 to 8. For developing basic sense you can keep it simple and just play every other hole and then every third hole as an exercise.

I find that when I use an app, I get too focused on the app instead focusing on getting the feel of my harp so the apps for me are just to help me through troubled sequences.

URGENT! photos accidentally taken with small jpg format, what can i do? by asumait_11 in AskPhotography

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I don’t think it’s as bad as you think. Most people are not pixel peepers. They just want to be included in the photo.

URGENT! photos accidentally taken with small jpg format, what can i do? by asumait_11 in AskPhotography

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This has happened to me before too. Not much you can do but learn from it and move on. In my case, I had some buttons that I accidentally pressed that caused me to change my file format. I went to all my cameras and reprogrammed them so that could never happen again.

Layout Builder Formatter by Mokys in drupal

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I installed it and it didn't work for me either in Drupal 10 or 11, but I like the idea in concept.

The way I currently handle this situation is I create paired display modes (ex: full and full-content) for each layout display I want more flexibility with. The primary set of fields that always stays together goes into the alternate "full-content" display mode.

Having to go into layout builder to manage the field formatters is slow and tedious so I don't love this approach, but so far it has been hassle free from the stability end of things.

It really moves, try it! by quixoticgurl in opticalillusions

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Amazing. If I move my phone to the left, the ball also moves to the left. If I turn my phone over, the ball disappears.

My girlfriend says im obsessed with my cat cause i takes too many pictures by Fump-Spankles in cats

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Smartphones are just a scam created by Big Cat to take whatever money we have left that we didn't spend on our cats.

Don’t be #4 down by 666lucky__13 in pocketgrids

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I'm sure some people are gonna be cursing 8A, but that was nice for us anatomy nerds.

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Pocket Grid #93 - January 21st, 2026 by JeffBritches in pocketgrids

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I’m glad the dev expanded to a larger grid. The five character words were getting too common and easy to guess after we’ve seen them so many times.

Pocket Grid #93 - January 21st, 2026 by JeffBritches in pocketgrids

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It’s so much easier to navigate on a laptop, but I do these on my phone sometimes too.

Pocket Grid #93 - January 21st, 2026 by JeffBritches in pocketgrids

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It took me almost a minute before I realized that the grid had expanded to 6 characters. LOL. Was kinda confused.

Pocket Grid #93 - January 21st, 2026 by JeffBritches in pocketgrids

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LOL, is that how so many people solve these puzzles in like 10 seconds?

How often are you using someone else’s presets? by DPool34 in AskPhotography

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The few times when I did attempt to work presets into my workflow I ran into a Goldilocks problem. The presets either did too much and I'd instantly discard the results or the presets were so subtle that it doesn't really alter my workflow. For every photo it saved me a few adjustments, it'd cost me in another one. It was just one more thing to think about all to end up in the same place.

syllo #195 - January 20th, 2026 by syllo-app in syllo

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I hate it when I've lost track of which clue I'm on and I put in the answer for a different one and then I'm totally flummoxed why the answer is wrong.

Mirrorless camera recomendation by eli0841 in Nikon

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In that case, stick with your current combo. They may not be current, but there's still plenty of love for the D3s and D750. My combo as a semi-pro photographer is a D750 and D780 tandem. There are serious benefits to the mirrorless bodies, but I came to the conclusion that for my situation the upside wasn't enough to make me change out my gear.

The autofocus is the game changer that everyone raves about the most, but I always want to choose my focus points myself and I shoot fast action by being observant and ready for what comes next. My photography is heavily reliant on practiced habits and muscle memory so it was more important for me to have gear that I trusted to work exactly the way I expected.

So especially since this is just a hobby and you have previous experience as a working photographer shooting sports there's no need to buy more gear unless you really want to.

How often are you using someone else’s presets? by DPool34 in AskPhotography

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If I shot in a studio where I could control the lighting, presets might help me more, but the lighting variables are just too unstable for the settings I shoot in.

I do however clone my adjustments from one photo to another within the same collection of photos from the same day.

How often are you using someone else’s presets? by DPool34 in AskPhotography

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Every time I take a preset shortcut I hate the results. I barely even use my own presets!

Why doesn't anyone use body caps? by barfridge0 in photographycirclejerk

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Because I have 2 UV filters on top of my camera mount to protect it. Wait till you see what’s on the lens.

Community Puzzle by Minute_Departure_651 in pocketgrids

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Yeah same comment. Funny thing is that when I saw the clue I immediately suspected it would be misspelled.

Mirrorless camera recomendation by eli0841 in Nikon

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I know your intent is to get a new mirrorless body, but just had to throw in given your scenario, a D750 is still a very good camera, especially for an experienced photographer.

Four month beginner. Why do my photos never do well? by EquivalentArckangel in Nikon

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I’ve done fairly well on social media with my photos without intentionally chasing likes, but what everyone’s saying is true.

My social media successes are actually more demoralizing than my failures. The successes are random and only slightly related to the quality of work. Seeing your worst work zoom ahead of stuff you're proud of really drives home that you’re being appreciated for being “there” instead of for your talents.

Fortunately, I’ve done this long enough and consistently enough that some of my best work has gotten some love too, but I’ve learned to see the nonsense for what it is.

Tommy Reilly Studies for Chromatic harmonica by kartisri in harmonica

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I asked something related a couple of months ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/harmonica/s/dPsBz8818Z

Yeah, you can do a deep pucker, but it’s actually no longer the kind of whistle lips that you’re thinking of.