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I usually try to get as close to 3:2 as possible, which is the old 35mm ratio, but I'll go to a bigger aspect ratio if I need a wider shot like taking pictures of a server rack or landscapes. Of course, I always end up forgetting to reset the camera so I'll end up taking pictures for a while at a weird setting.

I just took a pic of my dog and I'm looking at the image and it's all stupidly long and narrow... D'OH! It's set on that weird 72:35 ratio!

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1:1 was used in the Kodak 120 film and Polaroid cameras and used to be common in older webcams and on Instagram prior to 2015.

5:4 was common in large and medium format photography (8"x10", for instance)

3:2 was the standard for 35mm and APS-C film cameras and most DSLRs.

4:3 was the standard for Four Thirds and point-and-shoot digital cameras as well as CRT televisions and monitors.

16:9 was the standard for APS-H film and is the current standard for most modern HD LCD TVs and monitors.

16:10 was the old standard for LCD monitors up until about 2011 (e.g. 1920x1200).

3:1 was the APS-P standard and is very rare in digital photography.

Many phones can do non-standard image sizes; for instance my Galaxy Note9 can do 4032x1960 (which is a totally weird 72:35 ratio)

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Grendel Prime posted...

Titicaca

I am the Great Cornholio! I come from Lake Titicaca!

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The word "ramparts" always makes me chuckle. "Ram parts" Like an ovine dingus.

"Analyst" is funny too, because it has "anal" in it.

"Potatoes" is funny because it reminds me of a horse named Potoooooooo (Pot-8-Os), who got his name when a stable boy was asked to write the name "Potatoes" on a feed bin and wrote it literally like it sounded, Pot followed by 8 Os. The owner was so amused he kept the spelling. (This is a real thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoooooooo)

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So maybe taking aspirin will help protect you?

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I want a sword gun, that is, a gun that shoots swords.

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Right now I'm drinking Aha caffeinated citrus + green tea sparkling water

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The best ice cream I've ever had was rose. They had it at Costco a bunch of years ago and I've never been able to find it again anywhere.

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These are the 10 types of candy that came in the All Chocolate mix from Costco, so you can't pick anything else.

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Bubblegum. The kind with actual gum in it.

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There's a 50/50 chance it was previously in a woman's mouth. Or a man's. Which ever is hotter to you.

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I was just listening to Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. That show is one of my favorites and it's always silly.

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A dash of MSG will make almost everything taste better.

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If you eat a proper balanced diet you don't need vitamins. But who the heck eats a proper diet anymore?

You can get plain multivitamins from Costco for about $15 for 500, which is really cheap insurance. I also take a calcium supplement since I'm getting older and would like to keep my spine, thank you. And since I'm outside a lot I take a Lutein/Zeaxanthin capsule, which helps protect the eyes from the effects of UV radiation.

I've tried taking mega-B vitamin pills, but the only noticeable effect was that it turned my urine a searingly bright yellow color.

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Clench281 posted...

Kelvin isn't degrees. It's just Kelvin

It was degrees prior to 1968.

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Simpsons Road Rage on the GBA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Nd1n3YXvI


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69K: You're dead
69C: Unbearably hot
69F: Nice!

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Dana Elcar played MacGyver's boss Pete Thornton. Dana's body double on the show was Don S. Davis, who played Colonel O'Neill's boss General Hammond on SG1.

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Fiber. Lots of fiber.

Benefiber is a great addition to your diet. You can add it to most non-carbonated drinks, or to soft foods like oatmeal or yogurt. It's colorless, flavorless, sugar-free, sodium-free, gluten-free and 100% natural. Two teaspoons give you 3 grams or 12%DV of fiber.

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Put your hand in front of your face and blow.

Now put on a mask, put your hand in front of your face and try blowing again.

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CaptainStrong posted...

https://thegailygrind.com/2020/04/04/im-covered-in-jesus-blood/

I think club soda will get that out.

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Galcian posted...

I got Chip's Challenge 1 & 2 Bundle as my final purchase for this sale.

Holy crap, I haven't played that game in FOREVER.

If you want another nostalgia trip, you can download a 32-bit version of SkiFree from https://ski.ihoc.net/#download


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MacGyver, "The Visitor"

Original air date: 12/3/1990

"Mac tries to prevent a farm couple from being bilked of life savings by 'aliens' who promise a better life."

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLL9gU5p1xk

The machines are our servants,
They dispose of our bombs.
Do our work on distant planets,
Do our bidding without dissension.

If they step beyond their bounds,
We can turn their circuits off,
Right?
If they step beyond their bounds,
We can turn their circuits off,
Wrong!

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All three forms of plague, bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic, are caused by the same bacteria, Yersinia pestis. Without treatment, bubonic plague has a 50% fatality rate; pneumonic and septicemic plague are nearly 100% fatal without treatment, however all three forms respond very well to treatment with common antibiotics such as streptomycin, doxycycline, or ciprofloxacin. Bubonic and septicemic plague are usually transmitted from the bite of an infected flea while pneumonic plague is usually the result of airborne transmission, which can be easily prevented with surgical masks.

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Dogs in Elk!

https://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/dogsinelk.html

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Characterization of Organic Illumination Systems
tl;dr: Researchers at Digital Equipment Corporation hooked up pickles and other foods to an electrical source

https://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/Compaq-DEC/WRL-TN-13.pdf

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faramir77 posted...

1. Buy a very spicy pepper, like a habanero.
2. Chop the pepper and touch the pieces with your bare hands.
3. Touch your balls.
4. ???
5. Transcend.

My spouse would use the handle of a spoon to remove the seeds from peppers. Then he would rinse the handle with water and put it away.


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xjayguyx posted...

?

If that toyoda is running it's worth more than double a Ford,GMC or Dodge is worth of that year...

It ran great. You just couldn't stop. Because the brakes were completely gone. And parts of the suspension were just hanging off. And the exhaust had a massive hole in it. And the gas tank was literally being held on with baling wire. And the tank leaked like a sieve. And the spare tire holder snapped and dropped the tire somewhere. Not that you could remove the wheels if one ever went flat because the lugs were rusted solid. And the frame had holes in it.

But it ran great!

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Wat?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du1KIbjTvsw

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xjayguyx posted...

Toyota Tacoma and Tundra are the best easy. Any other answers are wrong. These will last the longest by FAR and will hold value the best as well.

Well, now, I wouldn't say that.



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Take a flour tortilla, smear refried beans on it. Place a tostada shell on top. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Add hot sauce. Cover with another flour tortilla. Cook in a hot non-stick frying pan until the tortilla is golden then carefully flip it over and cook the other side.

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A quick but tasty meal is rice with good quality tuna (I use Portofino solid yellowfin tuna in olive oil, $9 for 8 cans at Costco), sesame seeds, low sodium soy sauce (I like the taste better than regular) and sriracha. The rice takes about 20 minutes in a pressure cooker, prep takes about 5 minutes.

I've also made rice with diced Spam and creamy hatch and garlic hot sauce. It's actually really good.

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Went out to walk the dog this morning and found 6 head of cattle wandering around in the road. And you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find the owners of 3 tons of angry pot roast.


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I actually prefer my Ford Expedition over a pickup. With the seats down it has about the same cargo capacity as a long-bed F-150 with a shell (I can carry 12 hay bales in my Expedition, my old long-bed pickup could carry 14 with the shell, most pickups these days have short beds and carry much less), but then I can put the seats up and carry 8 passengers. Or a combination of passengers and cargo. It's actually more convenient than a pickup for some cargo because I can open the side doors to aid loading.




"We're helping!"

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I've had to pinch pennies for so long that when I actually do have money, it's sometimes hard to pry open my wallet.


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Krazy_Kirby posted...

this comment is weirder considering you are a brony

I have an actual horse too. And they seem to love letting one rip right while you're grooming their backside or bending over to pick their back hooves.


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IronBornCorps posted...

I want to get one that I can load up like a super soaker. I imagine they have artificial goo, but I wonder if it's edible >.>

Bad Dragon makes them. And the goo to fill it with.

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https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2009/press-release/

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance to Obamas vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons.

Obama has as President created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play. Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts. The vision of a world free from nuclear arms has powerfully stimulated disarmament and arms control negotiations. Thanks to Obamas initiative, the USA is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting. Democracy and human rights are to be strengthened.

Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the worlds attention and given its people hope for a better future. His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the worlds population.

For 108 years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has sought to stimulate precisely that international policy and those attitudes for which Obama is now the worlds leading spokesman. The Committee endorses Obamas appeal that Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges.

Oslo, October 9, 2009

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsyYb2_uBCA

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The best Scooby Doo episodes where the ones with the chase music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9axz23c64LY

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I have at least 40, not counting rings and things. Most of them are made of glass or metal and are works of art.

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You haven't experienced a fart until you've experienced a horse fart.

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I can't wait for lunch. I've got some super yummy fresh mozzarella.

I am so freaking bored today. Hardly anyone at work, only assignments involve watching progress bars move across the screen.

OMG, he's actually using the lunch box as a lunch box!

Crunch! Still works!

Ack! Seaponies!

And that's the way it was, July 5th, 2013

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Not sure I'm going to eat anything tonight. Lunch was an ultra spicy Nongshim Shin Ramyun and several slices of Dave's Killer Good Seed bread, both of which are very tasty, but aren't sitting very well in my stomach for some reason.

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secxy



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Corks

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