Just working on it. It's been a vey challenging puzzle. With any luck, I'll get into an opera chorus in the coming months. That would be a blast.
I was playing with a 512 filter to see how the colors would pop (see last pic) and I took some shots of our fields... and that's when I noticed the square.
The manager thinks someone put in a weed patch, and told me he noticed some at tracks. He's going to check it out, but damn.. wth?
They're beautiful, and sound sublime.
Ignoring the size of his voice, Melchior's technique is amazing. Effortless. I like Heppner, but he isn't at Melchior's level. Who would you recommend listening to for the most belcanto-seque technique?
She's such a lightweight floof.
It's been 2 1/2 years since we backed his Diceomatic kickstarter. The delivery date was end of year 2024. It's August 2026 and nobody has received their order. Tanner Yarro posted a weird video that looks fake as hell with the promise that almost everyone would receive their orders in June.
Nobody has received anything. Just another grifter.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atlasmundi/diceomatic-retro-dice-spinner?ref=user_menu
Drones are serious tools, and while a blast to fly, I'd like to minimize the potential for operator error.
I am not an experienced pilot, and would love some advice on what experienced pilots do.
This is my current checklist; It's the protocol I use before every flight.
- Verify battery levels
- Battery Secured in drone
- Shell integrity check
- Make sure the foldable arms are in good shape, i.e. nothing loose, no evidence of fatigue at critical junction points.
- Prop inspection, including extending the blades into their locked position prior to setting the drone on the pad in preparation for lift off.
- Manually start the drone and listen for a moment.
- Lift and hover 1-2m AGL, and confirm the drone looks stable, and the props still sound good.
- The last thing is making sure the drone's Home Point is updated.
Then I start my mission.
I'm sure I'm missing things.
Edit: I fly three drones, all by DJI: Mini 5 Pro, Mavic 4 Pro [the Creator Combo], and a Matrice 4T kit.
A few years ago I picked up a set of their caged dice at Dragon Con. I even posted a silly video about it on Youtube, because I really liked the way they sounded, and their heft.
I've looked around for caged dice from other vendors, but have had no luck. Does anyone know what's going on with them?
So far I've dropped 11lbs. I went from 262.8lbs to 252.6lbs in 22 days by primarily cutting out soda, and excess snacking. Is this a healthy approach?
It started with what I think of as a Weygovia hack. The first two days, I took Weygovia. Not only did it cut back my appetite, I realized on the 2nd day that I'd only drunk one can of soda (Pepsi) - consuming 3 cans/day was my norm. I stopped taking Weygovia and simply maintained that feeling of not needing to snack all the time. This is the first time in decades that I've gone a day without a soda. It felt freeing.
Since then, I dramatically cut back soda intake to 2-3 sodas per week, and have cut back evening snacking. In 22 days I've lost 11lbs.
I like not needing a soda every day to function, as sugar was a big part of my daily caloric intake. My portions of other snacks have gotten significantly smaller, while water intake has gone up.
It's a bit surprising, but I am a bit worried as I've read that this is an unhealthy amount to lose. I still have a significant way to go and suspect this is my *honeymoon* phase where the excess weight falls off easily, and expect to plateau in the coming weeks.
It happened quickly, and unless his kidney function improves, it's not looking too good.
Suono ingolato, and nasality are my besties.
working on centering the sound. I like [Ɛ] more than it likes me, but on a C it feels better than an [^] for some reason. There's something off with my [^]. Probably an artifact. Did some things to keep from locking up (it seems that muscles I never knew existed tense up for no apparent reason - my singing is a real group effort).
Still plugging away...
In Addio, fiorito asil, some tenors alter the ending, completely bypassing the low note, which is the right choice - I agree with their sentiment: all low notes should be replaced with a high note whenever possible. :) haha
But... what are the unwritten rules to this? In the aria, Ch'ella mi creda, after the 1st Bb line could a tenor add a verismo-esque *ooohh* a 3rd up, to match the Eb4 that starts the next line? It seems like it would match the emotional intensity, and would be something I could easily hear a Gigli pulling off.
Then there are the high notes. I've read that Corelli loved dropping in C5s. are there any rules that apply here?
I'm bringing my mini 5 pro with me this year to Dragon Con this year and hope to get some nice cityscape shots, and any interesting architecture. I have a weakness for art deco, and Gothic. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. What are your go to spots? Anything to keep in mind?
I'm a huge fan of cityscape shots, and hope to put together a few hyperlapse sequences of downtown Atlanta at sunrise/mid-day/sunset. I believe they would look stunning - each sequence showing a different flavor of the A.
Most locals have probably heard of places like the Fox Theater, Swan House, and Rich's Department Store, but that's just scratching the surface. I hope to get the scoop on some great places to shoot. My favorite subjects are: cityscapes, architecture, and cemeteries.
I'm bringing my mini 5 pro with me this year to Dragon Con and hope to get some nice cityscape shots, and any interesting architecture. I have a weakness for art deco, and Gothic. I'll be arriving almost a week before the con and figured that would be a great opportunity to get in some flight time.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. What are your go to spots?
Every so often as I'd practice trying to obtain a more natural speech-like approach, I'd do something like this. What stands out to me about this is how it felt. Not how it sounds. It felt easy, small, and there were no internal indicators that the subglottic pressure was off.
Today, when doing light vocalizing, I slipped into this again. This is apparently what it sounds like. It's easy and feels like I could sing this way for a very long time, but I am not exactly sure what it is I am doing, or if I am doing something wrong (which is my concern).
it feels much much smaller than it sounds, which is weird. I honestly didn't think it would carry at all.
The CMOS battery on a PLC card (Allen Bradley Historian ME) dropped to 2.04VDC, and needed replacing. They used aluminum solder to mount the original. I'm not a fan of high temps near PCB, and plan to use 63/37.
I don't foresee any issues. The card is located in a clean, controlled environment. There's no vibration.
Someone shared a link to a '66 Corelli performance, which I'll be listening to shortly, but I'm curious about what to expect.
Someone shared a link to a '66 Corelli performance, which I'll be listening to shortly, but I'm curious about what to expect.
I like their concept of paying it forward. It reminds me of Muhammad Ali's famous quote, "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth." It seems like this is a good way to use our strengths to help others.