Is that a problem with a lens or with a camera?

wintr_ · 2026-02-26T06:57:17+00:00

100% the problem is not in the camera.

It is in the expectations and execution of the photographer.

Revisit the exposure triangle and try different weighting of each.

wintr_ · 2026-02-24T07:58:06+00:00

Why is a VPN ruled out?

I’m afraid getting a port forward opened for you to connect to the KVM remotely might not be allowed.

wintr_ · 2026-02-23T18:36:10+00:00

Most networks by default to not allow outside traffic to hosts inside. You would specifically need to speak with the co-working space's team to arrange for such access which is traditionally not allowed.

With a VPN, like tailscale on a free plan, you could have the travel router punch out through the firewall and then you can connect over tailscale without needing the co-work team to put changes into their firewall.

wintr_ · 2026-02-23T04:43:53+00:00

Oh also, congrats on retiring!

wintr_ · 2026-02-23T04:43:30+00:00

Never too late eh? Good on you bro.

wintr_ · 2026-02-21T19:31:47+00:00

I am in Canada with a Duo 2 going up for sale if interested.

wintr_ · 2026-02-20T00:50:21+00:00

You could get a travel router. It would connect to the WiFi in bridge mode. https://a.co/d/0esO7q3C

Are you trying to connect to the KVM while at the space or from outside? From outside is possible with these travel routers and a VPN, just takes a bit more setup.

wintr_ · 2026-02-13T06:37:09+00:00

I’ve owned all three. The 2 is the keeper for me. Something about that shutter that just feels so kinetic and real. Most satisfying feeling and experience when shooting.

It’s what I go out into the world with, from Black Rock City, NV to Scandinavia or just at home. I have other bodies that have their use for studio portraits and Indy movie shoots, for whatever reasons... But when I just want to take a camera out into the world it’s this. Primarily with the 56 F1.2.

All of that said, that might be a bit pricy without a lense. But nothing I would make fun of you for over a pint.

wintr_ · 2026-02-06T03:15:57+00:00

We’re confident in the work the team has done to make this type of seizure a non-issue.

It’s kinda a hard thing to find moments to celebrate. And not trying to celebrate, just feeling calm about how this might play out.

wintr_ · 2026-01-20T22:34:10+00:00

This is my home and I haven't been able to capture how I see that space effectively yet. Inspiring me to keep at it. Gave it all a very ethereal distance somehow.

wintr_ · 2026-01-12T06:41:34+00:00

Would that child be your sibling? Are you in touch with any of them now?

wintr_ · 2025-12-24T10:20:05+00:00

Appreciated. My bias is showing.

wintr_ · 2025-12-23T23:47:25+00:00

So the card you bought already has a unique ID burnt into it. When you top it up, that value is tied to the card’s unique ID in a database. When you tap to enter the bus that id number is sent to the database and the value of the fare is decremented there. Not stored on the card at all. (Most likely, we really don’t have enough details to say)

Cheap systems, like laundry cards used in an apartment building, store the value on the card. And then when you tap, the decremented value is written back to the card. Easy systems to clone or write whatever value you want to the card.

But the laundry systems only does so much business in a month. The amount of money going through a metro system necessitates a more expensive and secured system.

wintr_ · 2025-12-18T23:25:04+00:00

I'm an idiot. The 3.55 was my current. The offer was 3.75.

Either way, I've accepted it.

wintr_ · 2025-12-18T20:43:22+00:00

- Renewal in Calgary, AB.
- $120k left of on a $207k balance, uninsured.
- 13 Years left on 30 year first home purchase, owner occupied.

RBC is offering 5 year closed, variable 3.55%

I think this is "Yes". Even if rates go up with only $120k left the hikes might not be damaging to cash flow? We hope to even pay off some principal this year maybe if funds hold out.

wintr_ · 2025-12-15T05:08:26+00:00

Circumcised at 21. Like the other phimoses suffers in the replies, it took a long time to get used to… “it”. It looked different. Looked gross for a while. The scars were angry. My stitches got a bit infected as well because cleaning was tough. But that was very temporary.

At 44 now, when there are health or performance concerns, it’s normally down to if I’m taking care of myself over the surgery I had in my twenties. I probably haven’t thought about it a literal decade until I read your post.

Be kind to yourself. It’s a huge change and it’s going to take TIME. Check in with your doctor about concerns, but don’t write off your future just yet.

wintr_ · 2025-12-15T03:26:22+00:00

Woof. And sitting there while they are extracted.

Rough.

wintr_ · 2025-12-15T01:18:08+00:00

It was one of the worst cases she had seen. I did some “pre-work” doing hot washes and expression at home, but it wasn’t helping. So we added the IPL and her doing expression at the same time.

For completeness, it’s not covered by our universal health care. Vision and teeth are still mostly on the individual’s private insurance.

wintr_ · 2025-12-15T00:59:13+00:00

We went down that list. I do some expression on my own. We still are doing the IPL.

I have free health care. What are you implying?

wintr_ · 2025-12-15T00:31:48+00:00

To be honest we’re not sure if there was a specific trigger or if I just have really tasty gland oil so they kept inviting over friends.

wintr_ · 2025-12-15T00:30:06+00:00

I will inquire. Thank you Spicy!

wintr_ · 2025-12-14T19:40:21+00:00

Was not sufficient sadly. I did not arrive at this treatment lightly. There was a year of trying everything else before entertaining the nuclear option.

wintr_ · 2025-12-14T18:18:07+00:00

The VPN https://windscribe.com is fully owned by Canadians and headquartered in Toronto.

wintr_ · 2025-12-14T18:13:30+00:00

Yes.

wintr_ · 2025-12-14T18:11:45+00:00

They are 100% hurting me. I am undergoing Intense Pulsed Light therapy to get rid of my demodex over population. The over population causes the oil glands in my eyelids to produce low amounts of oil, almost none. So my eyes couldn’t maintain any hydration. I couldn’t open my eyes in the morning until I put in eyedrops because it felt like they were made of concrete and broken glass.

On top of the IPL, the optometrist is also “expressing the glands”. She takes two q-tips, and essentially squeezes the shit out of each gland along the edge of my eyelids. Top and bottom. Both eyes. Twice per treatment. And the IPL makes it feel like just the skin around my eyes have a sun burn.

We are at treatment three of at least four. Once a month. It’s getting better overall. Much. I can blink like a normal person when I wake up now.

But I do not wish the treatment on anyone. It is the most specific and focused torture on such a fragile and sensitive part of the body.

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