OJTheAviator

Not to pop up out of the blue weeks after the original post, but...

RawTherapee is an incredible free tool for changing the appearance of a photo - not adding or removing scene elements but changing color and contrast and more. As I understand it, basically Adobe Lightroom but free. If you wanted to replace Photoshop, I swear by GIMP. Pretty sure that is free and completely open-source. I'd share my Instagram for examples, but I don't currently have a public Instagram. Maybe sometime. In the meantime, here's an example of a photo I've put through RawTherapee:

(Oh, and all this used the raw file I'd saved. It's not essential, but I'd highly recommend using raw file formats.)

I didn't think you got scored on the 5th section? I'm not sure

I seem to remember it, maybe one where he talks about lightbulbs? I know I only know the store from a youtuber and I can't think of who else it might be that I watch.

As someone who has still spent only a little of their life in the midwest, I only know of Menards from Technology Connections (I think. Maybe someone else)

@Pascal...

With my birds not being parrots, RGB, or animated (harassing a tv presenter), I feel these photos would look as out of place as wearing pajamas to a formal dinner

Edit: seems as though I may have misjudged the parrot thread! I may post after all

Almost as painful as the year itself

@Pascal... That XMG looks pretty awesome!

Fair, but I think the elderly are disproportionately effected. They didn't grow up using this tech, and often have poorer eyesight so have trouble seeing details that help clue people onto scams. Sure, it's a Chomebook and the warning is Microsoft, but I think plenty of non tech people--many of whole who have grown up with these companies--would need a few minutes for that to jump out at them.

And tiny bits of dirty sand.

Bonus points if anyone can guess the airline from the potato quality.

Had trouble sending that reply just now. Another try.

Honestly, this is my best attempt at a bad landing in X-plane. With a lot of editing to make it look like security camera footage.

@Bombastinator

Good guess at wind shear. I set the weather to have a gusty crosswind at 25 kts or so, with some wind shear. I couldn't get anything close to this bad looking without bad weather.

I like WATERMELONS 'cause they have no bones

Lucky for me that is neither a 747, not the Pacific. I mean, it's not guaranteed to be either, but I think it likely given range and geography.

My mind fills the expanse laid before it. A new day, the first day. At least out of the womb. I feel the touch of people for the first time, open my eyes to see indescribable brightness and feel unexplainable warmth and love. Folk music plays in the background for my first night, during which I get roughly the same amount of sleep as I do at all hours: a whole lot. On average. My parents probably think it's not much, during the night at least.

Really, I probably just exist in those 24 hours. How could I know? Memories don't go back that far. I'd be a little AI that lost his hard drive and is just running on a RAM disk.

It was a custom order too, so it's not likely it was built when I ordered it, unless they build a few of each possible configuration. Considering that, a few weeks to ship is a near miracle.

@Kaloob

Yeah, I ordered it last month on the 20th. It's been a minute.

@Pascal...

@Kaloob

 So it could seriously get here before end of day? It doesn't seem possible to me. I'm expecting a couple of days. This is after several weeks of waiting to ship.

Don't forget Device Orchestra, and the guy that once did Still Alive on a laser cutter!

Seeing the bug thread, I can't stop laughing! 157 memes! Max size exceeded by links alone!

Schnoz at 3AM:

fireworks. fireworks. fireworks.

Schnoz's brain:

I see a clarkson, that's a good sign

Running it through lightroom

engineerguy 1.03M

Guldies 1.50M

Translator Fails 1.14M

Radio shack had their house brand snap circuits, but stopped making them. All the old stock became super super cheap at every store. Picked up any and all I could find, and had a blast.

I too can feel desensitized, though not because legitimately terrible things aren't happening, but because they are happening at such a frequency they just become background noise. I do enjoy listening to NPR though. Less taxing on me than reading articles or watching TV or YouTube news.