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Haha no worries I think you make absolutely fair points regarding ethics and philosophy - these topics have to stand outside animalistic origins, as evolution only really asks "but will I survive?" Pausing for rational thought about the propriety of a behavior is unlikely to convey animalistic benefit.

Sociologically (?), on the face of it I think it's a little harder to extricate animalistic tendencies, as our herd behaviors are intrinsically related to our animalistic/psychological tendency - or maybe better said as they share a reciprocal relationship, feeding back into each other. But that said, I have no knowledge of sociology models so I'll defer to your assertion.

Either way, I think we're barking up the same tree with some variation in the importance of different factors, hey?

framework 13 AMD... yay or nay? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh dude no, it's a headache! I wrote to them once and they said it was an issue with the balance plate/sensor.

Apparently the quick fix is to click the bottom center of the trackpad 5x, then test it (I do so by clicking top corners). I find it hit and miss haha. Going inside, you can adjust the placement of that plate, but I never found that useful.

Did you notice if it seemed to improve a bit with time?

One of the biggest problem of humanity is that We are Animals pretending not to be Animals in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Great explanation - I find it does a phenomenal job of explaining a great deal of human behaviour. Resource hoarding despite enough for all, the will to dominate, visceral hatred of those who believe differently than us (ingroup vs. outgroup theory), and I'm sure there's more.

From a psychological viewpoint, it explains a lot of behavior that isn't necessarily reasonable unless you account for an irrational mind acting on modern problems - things that our minds weren't designed to handle.

Edit: clarification

Thank you Microsoft, for the final push in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Secret good guy MS - get everyone onto Linux and tank their stock price 😂

framework 13 AMD... yay or nay? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I can speak to longevity - I have a gen 1, batch 2 (humble brag?) - and absolutely love it. Got me to switch over to linux, and the quality is there. Minor gripe about the trackpad sticking intermittently, and had to have the hinges replaced (both known issues, resolved). 10/10 great laptop

And you guys say the germans have no humour in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I can picture this very German explanation of what humour is. A technical manual on it and how to be funny, and yet not a single "lol" was had in the reading

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Save me from myself (Purchase advice please!) (sh.itjust.works)

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Howdy folks, newbie here :)

I have recently been bitten by the photography bug, and so went shopping (as one does).

What I think I'm looking for is a primarily landscape/slow-moving wildlife camera, that will do double duty as my travel/events camera. I set out with an uninformed budget of approximately 1500 CAD (~1050 USD). I have no real intent of going pro, but want a good camera I can grow into. I had it down to 5 options, in decreasing order of price:

Fuji XT-5
Fuji XT-50
Fuji XT-30 ii
Nikon Z fc
Olympus OM Mark IV (V?)

(Yes, Fuji's aesthetic speaks to me lol). After discussing with the local camera shop, they recommended the top two, which were the ones that most had my attention but due to price were only mid-range in my purchase list. They had kind off "poo-poo"-ed the other three as going backwards (xt-30), or great cameras but would hit their limits in personal growth or technical ability (Nikon and Olympus).

After handling the two X-Ts, I found the XT-50 too small, even with a handle attachment, as I have fairly large hands. Which kind of leaves me at the XT-5. So, some questions:

a) Is this way too much to spend on a first serious camera? There seem to be mixed comments about this. This is a pricey camera (2800 CAD incl. 16-50mm kit lens, USD 1965 - double my initial budget). It is by all accounts pretty good, with some autofocus issues, e.g. for bird shots - that Fuji claims to be working on addressing. I'm willing to pull the trigger (click the shutter?) if it's worth it, I think - I don't mind spending more once on something that will last me a LONG time. Not really a factor, but this aesthetic has added value of being a show piece - you can have it on the shelf and appreciate that it's pretty.

b) Is ergonomics worth the extra ~300 bucks over the X-T50? On the surface it seems not, but a few have said it can be the difference between enjoying the hobby and letting it sit on the shelf.

c) Re: the autofocus - have any of you with similar cameras had any issues with this?

d) Are there durability issues with cameras, beyond the obvious? Internal components that can break, and etc?

e) Am I nuts? 😁

I'd be happy to look into some more Canon's, Nikons, and Sony, this is just the grouping that is holding my attention. I know you can get some fabulous cameras for this type of money.

Thanks in advance!