Libb

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[–] Libb@jlai.lu 6 points 3 months ago

Made some sewing... and miserably failed at it ;)

Wanted to make some kind of portable & foldable file folder I designed last week but the end result ended up being meh. The idea I sketched is still excellent. So, today I hope I'll be able to scratch something out of thick cardboard, some fabric and glue. No needle and thread involved this time :p

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 31 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

Not sure to understand the question? How could you not know?

If you're thinking about finding the 'perfect' partner, forget about that. It's a lie. It's something fabricated to sell ads, page views and subscriptions to shitty services. Nobody (including you and me), nobody is perfect. So, no relationship can be perfect.

My spouse and I have been together for 25+ years and counting. It was quite obvious very early on we're fitting together nicely but that was far from being a perfect match and we had a few rough times and, all those years later, we can still have. But we've quickly realized how lucky we were to have found each other, and we valued that enough to get over any difficulty or hardship. And we still do.

So, to me that's a 'right relationship', just not 'the' right one as we could as easily have both been as happy with someone else if things had been different ;)

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 6 points 3 months ago

Why is this page not exposed more to the normal visitors

Maybe it's because most 'normal' visitors are just readers that aren't looking to republish anything?

A good question, though. That made me realize I had no mention of copyright/Free usage on my tiny (and uninteresting) website. Maybe something I should change. But I will not add that under each page, it will be listed in the About ;)

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago

None. It's in my messenger bag, or sometimes in a small belt bag of some sort. Why? Because I don't need constantly access my phone as I seldom use it ;)

Thinking about it, I tend to keep nothing in my pockets.

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You should tell us what type of lighting you wanted to achieve and with what gear, so we may tell if you managed to do it.

Like mentioned already, getting the right amount of light in the shadows can be tricky, even more so with reflective subjects, but that's just a matter of experimentation. You may also want to consider what matters the most to you between shutter speed and noise/sharpness? With that kind of picture, I doubt you need to focus that much on shutter speed, so you may consider lowering lower your ISO and use a much longer exposure (less noise in the image, for the same amount of light). That being said, it looks like you're on a promising path :)

Silly suggestion: if you can't hide it, have you tried using the sewing thingy (sorry, I don't know the English word) that's visible on the fabric as a legit part of your composition? It could help drive the viewer's attention exactly where you want them to look.

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 14 points 3 months ago

You need to also use a standing mat to avoid your your feet/legs getting tired too quickly while you're standing. Get a good one, not some cheap knock-off.

Also, like already suggested: take as many walks as you can. Not just standing still. Walking will help you heart make the bllod flow better. Plus, it's great for the health in general, and for the head ;)

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Question con: si tu retires tout de rien, il reste quoi?

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're right, but once a few have that law the EU is a Union (and most countries are not against controlling us), so I would not hold my breath (posted from France, so you know ;)

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 1 points 3 months ago

The pencil and the sheet of paper.

Zero surveillance. Zero AI.

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

They would not stop there.

Our elected representatives are way too afraid of their citizens (which many of them would not mind if they could change those 'citizens' into powerless 'subjects'), and they've become obsessed with the idea of surveilling our every move. An idea that has been very actively encouraged by an industry that is more than happy to sell them the required surveillance technology for a lot of money. Money always wins, freedom (which can't stand without privacy) is screwed.

So, I already made up my mind upon the quick disappearance of any online privacy, here in the EU. The cloud I'm using (for its full encryption) won't be able to stand against the law (and it should not). So, the moment they introduce a law to force backdoors into encryption I've already decided to quit using any form of online storage and as much online services as I can (one of the reasons I I went back to reading printed books—yep, I'm that paranoid save that It's not being paranoid at all).

Those wannabe EU dictators, worrying so much about our own well-being (as no one in their right mind would express any doubt about their true motivation) they can go funk themselves.

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 3 points 3 months ago

It's going fine. Switched around 5 years ago, after using Apple products since the mid-80s. Switched to Mint, after trying a couple other distros. Mint ticks all the boxes for me ;)

I have no desire to move back to Apple. even though I do miss some features (Spotlight, for example) being fully in control of my computer and software is priceless. And so is my freedom to use my computer however I fancy without anyone having a word to say about that.

I still use an iPhone, though. Not much, but I do use it...

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