I bet the springy thing doesn’t even spring

There’s a real bleak poetry in that.

edit. I see location top-left, missed on tiny screen

Simples

You’d think so…

I really hate the idea for some reason but don’t really have any reason

Glad you got to the bottom of that.

Is this thread still going?

I had the battery fitted at a local phone repair shop for £25 as I don’t think the battery is still under warranty.

You didn’t know it was the battery, which was still under warranty anyway. Apple customer service is generally excellent and they also have the equipment to diagnose hadware/software problems. They replaced my three-year-old 6 that suddenly started blazing through a battery charge in five or six hours. After initially testing the phone remotely while on a call to CS, they booked me in at the Apple store – the battery tested as fine there also, but the diagnostics pointed at another potential hardware fault. The phone was just replaced without fuss. Apple should always be first point of call, not some random repairer who just wants to sell you something. I suspect you, or your cheap ‘repair’ man, may have shot you n the foot as far as a warranty claim goes.

*applauds*

what FunkyDunc said.

Why? Culturally the wotld would have to subscribe to one form form of governance.

Absolutely not. It’s actually a matter of rejecting dogma, not accepting it – which is entirely where the problem lies.

There should be clear warnings. I blame poor signage.

the ability to use Photoshop

Lightroom* is the better tool for developing. PS is for editing/manipulation.

*other apps are available

A dSLR is, fundamentally, a very, very simple thing to use. You set ISO, decide on aperture and shutter speed, you frame, focus and: click. That’s what you need to learn to take photographs. Everything else is bells and whistles, you’ll figure it out as and when you need it.

I’d recommend getting the best Nikon or Canon dSLR that fits your budget, with either a 35mm or 50mm prime lens (maybe switch 50mm for 24/28mm if you’re doing lots of landscape). I don’t know Canon, but stay away from 2nd hand Nikon D600 unless they seller can confirm that Nikon have replaced the sensor/shutter seal (international recall).

The D6** series are full-frame, everything belies that is cropped (roughly 1/3 off your lens’ focal range) – a 28mm on a D3300, for example, will be equivalent to a 35mm on a D610.

He did hint that he is a bit of a baby….

I’ve nothing to add other than that being the best comment-supporting photo I’ve seen on STW. Glad your mutt is OK.

12mm is plenty. You can afford to go 8-9mm in with a 4.0 wood screw, and use decent glue along the length of the baton. Countersink the baton and put a 5mm screw hole in it. You could always file the tips of the screws (definitely need pilot holes then) but you’d only gain a thread/half.

How deep is the baton? What sort of size are the batons/panels? Depending on all that, I might not even to too bothered about screws; plywood glues very well face-face (that’s what it’s made of, after all) if you can get sufficient clamping force (which is what the screws would provide)

Where exactiy do you think you’ll plug a USB cable into the phone ?

Into the Lightning port.

EDIT ahh, but the printer USB port will be one of the square sorts 2.0; yes?

This is why I love STW so.

Please elucidate.

Would you explain why you believe that the school would/should have a liability?

I’ve had a 128Gb Samsung Evo micro SD working every day for my Lightroom and iTunes storage. Is in an adaptor in the SD card slot in my MacBook. Never missed a beat in four years. (Yes, it’s also backed up)

Sure it’s not Mick Ford?

How did that get in there. Is there one in each or one jammed in the gap between your ears? Will they have to fish it out?

normal” women just seem too boring, I need to find a happy medium

A happy medium earlier.

Job mobility. If you change your job should you have to uproot your whole family and spent thousands to move?

Would you clarify what you mean by that? What do you mean by ‘should’?

I identify as a 74 year old Peruvian retired house wife called Valerie

I’m a 74 year old Peruvian retired house wife called Valerie and so is my wife.

This person has a vagina…

In an Ed Gein sort of way?

I thought your last photo looked familiar…

Crikey. I’ve an older version, from 2011, which is very close to yours in terms of composition. I was confused for a moment* when the page loaded the ‘latest post’ and my old photo appeared but with some people getting married in it. Very much WTF unto the penny dropped.

*easily done

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Very useful, thank you.

Last word on it.

Echo?

I use my ears for testing audio improvements although I daresay the “test bench” approach works well if that’s your bag.

To be honest mate, that just makes you seem a bit ignorant. Some folk are knowledgeable and experienced enough to be able to use their eyes too. The potential reflections in that room are entirely visible, even without seeing what’s happening behind the camera, and they make my ears wince. Is that a metal cabinet would be over your left ear? Listen to iffoverload, much sense being spoken:

Spending a bit of time and relatively small amount of money on the listening space will be the biggest bang for the buck upgrade you can do

Calm that room down a bit and you’ll start to hear your equipment more than the room. That’s why you spent so much on gear, right?

EDIT oops sorry, I have B&O Beovox MC 120/2 speakers in the living room. HTH

You need to establish what finish is on. If it’s lacquers, you’ll get a patchy finish if you apply oil to the worn areas.

I use a Nifty Minidrive with a 128g Samsung Evo micro SD in my MBP. It holds my Lightroom and iTunes catalogues. The Mac SD card reader is shit, even with a fast card like the Evo, but it’s not noticeable in iTunes and I get only the tiniest latency in Lightroom. I’m happy to live with it given that it saves me having to carry a portable USB3 drive around.

Single flute will feed quicker but leave a poorer finish. Think of it like teeth per inch on a saw. You have to feed slower with two/three flutes but get a crisper profile.

Look at Axminster/Excalibur for bits. I don’t think they do lamb’s tongue – you may have to stay with Trend there – but they’re otherwise decent tools.

To add to project’s post: the router is possibly the most dangerous of power tools. Bits going in excess of 20k RPM don’t stop for anything. They’ll bite and chew their way through most materials. I’ve seen somebody put a router back down on the bench before it had stopped spinning and it threw itself straight back up in the air, cut through the power cable and took chunks out of the bench, all in the blink of an eye. The kid that did it went an awful ashen colour.

Get plenty of practice on scrap – ply and MDF (urge) are best; pine will gum up bits very quickly and require regularly cleaning off before it cooks into place. Even if the router has extraction, wear a proper mask. If it doesn’t have extraction, prepare yourself for a lot of cleaning/dusting afterwards. Hardwood dust is highly allergenic and also carcinogenic; MDF dust is super-fine and will really sit on your chest and get in your eyes.

Listen out for the router screaming – you’re taking off too much and/or the bit is blunt. Cheap bits are a waste of money.

They’re fantastic tools, really improve the finish of even simple pieces. They really benefit from jigs, so check those out on YouTube and make friends with somebody who has a table saw! Pinterest is also excellent resource for how-to guides.

Borrowed a medium rated mattress from a pal, back pain went immediately.

– Gave mattress back to pal. Bought a new medium to firm rated mattress last week. Back pain returned immediately.

Did you get the same make and style (foam/springs) or just another ‘medium’?

The D ring is just a handle for unscrewing the tripod mount without a coin/key/whatever. If you attach a strap to it, it will likely unscrew itself and release the camera. It’s not for attaching a strap to.

Try something like the OP/TECH Utility strap for a purpose made alternative. I tried one yeas ago and found it a very uncomfortable way to carry and use a camera (dSLR); might be OK with a smaller body or compact type.

But this is Norway and almost everyone has a wood burner

Oh god!! Won’t somebody please think of the children!!

[send kids out to shed to split logs and polish the coal]

I’m talking to you. You said that “anyone who preaches about the environment really needs to make sure they are squeaky clean first.”. I disagree.

Does burning wood create pollution? Does burning lots of wood create lots of pollution? What is the correlation between the amount of wood burned and the amount of pollution produced? Do any of those answers change because somebody also burns a diesel-soaked mattress?

Anyone who preaches about the environment really needs to make sure they are squeaky clean first.

I could spend all day burning diesel-soaked mattresses in my front garden, and yet still be completely correct in saying that wood burning stoves pollute the air.

You know it doesn’t need to click? You can turn the click off in Preferences and the pad will accept a simple touch as its instruction.