u/TaylorHu

Is anyone else surprised we haven't seen more floorplans dedicated to people doing the remote work digital nomad thing? Maybe it's more common in much larger units, but there's very little in the sub 5000lb range (something that you'd comfortably tow with a mid size truck or suv) that seems conducive to that lifestyle. I'm thinking of something that has an actual desk in it, maybe in place of the dining table or the basically unusable for adults bunks in the back. Shouldn't be THAT hard to design I wouldn't think?

I read a lot about how you should have a style when postprocessing. And that's why people (in Lightroom) make presets, so that they can apply their style across all of their photos. But I've never actually gotten that to work for me? I tend to edit each photo/shoot based on what I think looks good at the moment, the mood I'm in, the type of photo it is, etc. An indoor event is going to need different editing than something at the beach. A portrait session in a studio is going to need different editing than an outdoor rally on a cloudy day.

But when I go back and look through my catalog it does jump out at me how different all of my galleries look, and now I am wondering if I should put more effort into developing a more consistent style. Something that I am known for.

So, fellow photographers, do you have a signature style? Or styles, based on the type of shoot? Or do you just edit everything in more of a "vacuum?"

Hey all,

Looking for some advice on finding a studio space. I'm from the West Coast where Craigslist is king, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.

I'm a hobbyist photographer and I have a remote job in tech. Getting tired of working out of a spare bedroom. I've always wanted my own industrial style loft creative space. I've done some Googling, checked LoopNet, but not finding much, at least nothing that isn't 5000+ sqft and way out of my price range.

Any suggestions?

I'm watching the Atlassian conference Keynotes, I'm an Atlassian SME in my day job.

They briefly touched on Dia. The thing they demo'd if I understood it correctly, is that Dia can prepare you a daily briefing, your calendar, your to dos from Jira, Slack, etc etc etc. But it does this "automatically." You don't need to connect it to or integrate it any way with any of your apps because it's doing this by actively reading your screen. Your tabs. Your messages. Processing that data and sending it who knows where.

I cannot put into words how much I do not want that. That sounds like a privacy and security nightmare. Especially in a corporate environment. It's like invasivess of your employer installing a key logger dialed up to 11.

Who in their right mind wants this?

Hey all. Just starting on my homelab journey. Wondering what everyone currently recommends for networking gear?

Right now I am just using the “free” router provided by Verizon with my fios sub, but I put Opnsense on my Proxmox server and have all of my homelab stuff behind that. Going to keep the Verizon router for things like my smart tv, Google home devices, guest wifi, etc. Things that I know are going to steal all of the data from me that they can or things that I just don’t care about. For now at least.

But I am wondering what system I should use for networking behind the Opnsense VM? I bought a cheap, off brand managed switch on Amazon but the software is kind of terrible, so thinking of returning it (it was $90 so I guess I got what I paid for). I wanted something with multiple 10gb RJ45 jacks, if possible. I have a Mac Studio and a DGX Spark, both of those have 10gb ports, and I might eventually get one for my Windows desktop as well, so I figured it would make sense to be prepared for that, but consumer switches with more than two 10gb RJ45 jacks seem pretty rare. I would also, eventually, want to get a wireless access point or two on this private network.

Should I piece together parts as needed, or go all in on a system like Ubiquity or Omada? I like the idea of a central place to manage everything, but those systems get expensive quick and seem to have different strengths. Ubiquity looks to have better switches, but worse WAPs, for example. Then there are other recommended brands, like Mikrotik, Qnap, or Tp-Link (which also makes Omada but I don’t think is the same software ecosystem?).

I should also mention that I don't have a server rack or anything, and sound is a concern since I live in a small apartment. So these are all devices that are just sitting on a metal shelving unit in my home office.

Any suggestions would be super helpful!