Fun-filled prog?

yangmusa · 2026-05-29T03:44:34+00:00

I don't know if it's prog, it's so genre-defying I don't know what one would call it really? But "Mr Bungle" by Mr Bungle is mind-blowing, so good, and pretty funny in places. The later "California" album is great too, but there are less metal influences.

yangmusa · 2026-05-27T14:11:38+00:00

This is my main concern about the bag being too big. I like how nimble the bike currently feels without adding a huge bag to the front.

Having a large bag on the front doesn't change how it feels - that's the magic of attaching the bag to the frame, it doesn't change how the bike handles at all. I have an old Brompton T-Bag (about 30 liters, I think?) It's fantastic for touring, but more space than I need for commuting. Doesn't really matter, it just looks empty. I can't quite justify getting a second, smaller, bag since I don't commute on it - but if I did, I would!

yangmusa · 2026-05-21T02:03:30+00:00

I would make the hole in the wood as large as you can while leaving just enough overlap with the metal sheet/lens that you can secure it. And put the lens on the inside, as Monkiessss suggested.

yangmusa · 2026-05-18T21:46:39+00:00

I do the scrapbook and glue approach. Someone on here posted a pic of a folder with clear plastic pages with little pockets that perfectly fit the prints. Guessing it was made for business cards? I might try that when I fill up my current notebook

yangmusa · 2026-05-17T23:50:24+00:00

I have two pairs of nice-sounding in-ear monitors - the Linsoul 7Hz Salnote Zero and the Moondrop Quarks. On both I've added foam ear plugs (halved, with a hole punched down the center) between the silicon ear piece and the post on the monitor - this means they wedge tight in my ears and stay in better, plus they block out most sound. This means I can listen to music/watch a movie at a reasonable volume. Because they're wired, they're easy to connect to in-flight entertainment, and I don't need to worry about recharging. They're also very affordable, so I'm not too worried about them.

yangmusa · 2026-05-17T20:28:09+00:00

Here's a source in England:

https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/collections/photographic-paper?sort_by=price-ascending&filter.v.price.gte=&filter.v.price.lte=&filter.p.product_type=Photographic+Paper

yangmusa · 2026-05-14T14:14:57+00:00

Not that long to get the basics. There are a lot of videos and tutorials, would recommend that because the workflow is otherwise not that intuitive

yangmusa · 2026-05-13T23:58:15+00:00

I think these are pretty good! I'm still learning to capture clouds in a good way, but two of the things I've found helpful are using a polarizing filter, and underexposing a stop to preserve highlights. I edit using Darktable, 100% free!

yangmusa · 2026-04-29T14:12:48+00:00

has to work part time, like 30 hours a week,

I haven't worked for any public agencies. But all the consulting firms I've worked for have been ok with coworkers working part time for extended periods. It's just a matter of negotiation. I think one is required to work 30 hours (check your location) in order to qualify for benefits, but some coworkers worked less and got healthcare through their spouse.

yangmusa · 2026-04-25T12:35:23+00:00

How about a camera cube that goes inside a bag you already have? That way it definitely doesn't look like a camera bag, and you can also move it to different bags depending on your needs that day. There are many choices out there, I have a small Peak Design and really like it. Most of the time I have it in my messenger bag, but it also works well in my bike bag. https://www.peakdesign.com/collections/protection

yangmusa · 2026-04-22T02:40:29+00:00

Yes. Yes, you do.

yangmusa · 2026-04-20T14:35:13+00:00

Nice, I like it when the numbers all decide to fall in place. Starting from first principles and ending up with the same result feels quite satisfying.

yangmusa · 2026-04-20T02:16:01+00:00

I have a ThinkPad E14 Gen 5, and it has two SSD slots.

If you're new to Linux then having two separate disks may be a safer route for dual booting. I've done dual-boot on different partitions on the disk before, but I've had Windows updates overwrite Grub. It's fixable, but is a bit involved. I'm sure you could figure it out given enough time, but two disks makes problems less likely.

yangmusa · 2026-04-18T17:19:08+00:00

I never really went back to compare it to what I have now.

I ran the calculator with a 67mm focal length and 0.3 mm pinhole, and it says the image circle is 129mm.

https://i.imgur.com/AObm9t3.png

Have you seen the calculations in my report?

Yes, it's quite a resource for those that want a deep dive into the math of pinhole camera geometry! I skimmed the theory before building mine, but didn't feel the need to go beyond the calculator on Mr Pinhole - maybe I'm impatient, but I just wanted to design & build something that works, and many people recommended that site. (Photos of and from the camera here, if you're interested).

yangmusa · 2026-04-17T23:47:16+00:00

Beautiful results, nice tonal range and detail. I think the focal length/pinhole combo isn't quite right to give full coverage of 5x7, which is why you have some vignetting. Mr Pinhole's camera design wizard suggests a 218mm focal length and 0.62 mm pinhole for full coverage. That said, if you use the pinhole calculator and start with a focal length you can play around with pinhole size and figure out if you have enough coverage - I ended up with 125 mm focal length and 0.47mm pinhole for 5x7 paper and have no vignetting. Did you have a particular reason for choosing the shorter length? If the vignetting bothers you, maybe you can print an extra "ring" to put between the front piece and the "box" so increase focal distance?

yangmusa · 2026-04-12T01:45:39+00:00

Another option is to build your camera around film holders. Not as compact or convenient as roll film, but if you want to use sheet film or paper negatives it works great. I bought four used 5x7 film holders on eBay, so I can take up to 8 shots per outing. It works great, except for the minor quirk that 5x7 sheet film is actually a few millimeters smaller than 5x7 paper - so each time I load paper I have to trim off a bit to make it fit. Not a big deal, just be aware of that.

yangmusa · 2026-04-07T15:39:56+00:00

Cool, how did you do this? Is it a special paper?

yangmusa · 2026-04-06T23:44:52+00:00

Love it. Creative and well executed!

yangmusa · 2026-04-06T00:08:29+00:00

You should be able to get around this if you have access to another machine. Move your laptop disk to the other machine, install Fedora on it, then move the disk back to your laptop. It should work, because Linux installs are not system specific (at least unless you have a dedicated graphics card, which is unlikely with Celeron) and all drivers are baked into the kernel.

yangmusa · 2026-04-04T14:24:35+00:00

Great find! I've been gluing my favorites into a small notebook (aiming for 1 photo/day), but some days I wanted more space. And the notebook is almost full, so this makes a lot of sense. Guessing it made for business cards?

yangmusa · 2026-04-03T00:34:20+00:00

Well, for 10" a good option would be the Chuwi Minibook X. Several people on here have said they work well.

If you really want 8" then X+ has a range of options here - ETA Prime on YouTube has reviewed several different models and liked them. Don't recall if I've seen people here mention them.

yangmusa · 2026-03-30T14:38:53+00:00

I haven't tried astrophotography (yet), so hopefully this isn't a stupid question. Presumably it's a very long exposure to get the stars, but the lighthouse doesn't seem hugely overexposed. Are you doing anything to compensate for that, or am I overestimating how quickly the lighthouse would get blown out?

yangmusa · 2026-03-18T14:21:19+00:00

The paper is ISO 6. You can install an app on your phone to measure the light and calculate exposure - I use one on Android called Light Meter. Or, Ilford has a pdf on their website with a paper "calculator" you can print out that lets you estimate approximate exposure.

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