u/stevew25

I live in CA and want to move to NYC. I'm currently on a month-to-month lease but not sure if I should move in December or wait until March? Thanks!

I'm a digital matte painter working in the vfx industry for 8 years and I live in LA. I had a contract gig last year and have been unemployed since then. I thought about switching to video games but the game industry is still unstable like massive layoffs and no junior jobs available whatsoever. Besides, I'm not familiar with the game software like Unity, Unreal, Substance Painter, Zbrush etc vs Photoshop, Maya, Blender, Nuke, Houdini, Clarisse, Vray etc for matte painting, which means I need to start from zero and have no idea how long it would take to build a game-ready portfolio and land a junior role. However, there may be other subfields that I can transfer my skills to like archviz or product viz and I checked there are jobs on LinkedIn but I'm not familiar with both so is anyone in the same boat? How's your shift from vfx to archviz or product viz? How much are they impacted by AI? How is work-life balance? Or you just don't recommend the transition at all? Thanks for the advice!

I used my friend's credit card to book the hotel and on the booking confirmation page, it states that please ensure you bring the credit card used for the deposit to the hotel, otherwise you must be able to provide an official form of photo I.D. and provide an alternate method of payment. Should I contact my hotel, let them know I used another person's credit card to make the booking and ask if it's sufficient to bring my own credit card and photo ID for the deposit upon check-in or it's not necessary? Thanks!

I'm looking to upgrade my iPhone 12 that I have been using for 5 years. I would mainly use my phone for browsing social media, watching TikTok videos, accessing apps etc and I like taking photos as well, primarily landscapes but not into gaming. Should I get the iPhone 17e or the additional $200 cost is worth it for iPhone 17? Thanks!

I wanted to get tickets for D23 Expo in Anaheim but when I hit 'get tickets' and it directed me to a blank page. I tried every browser and it's the same. Does anyone know how to fix the issue? Thanks!

I took photos in a crowded tourist spot and wanted to sell it as a photo reference pack on artstation but there are people in the background of the photos. Would that be a problem? Thanks!

I took photos in a crowded tourist spot and wanted to sell it as a photo reference pack on artstaion but there are people in the photos. Would that be a problem? Thanks!

Has anyone lived in Huntington Downs Townhomes in Arcadia? How is the sound insulation between units and how's your experience? Thanks!

I wanted to attend Breakaway Festival Utah from Oct 2-3 but I already bought the two-day pass for Palm Tree Music Festival Montecito from Oct 10-11. Do you think it's too much to attend both festivals back-to-back or I should do it? Thanks!

Someone sent me a like on Bumble over a month ago. Everything looked decent like she has a nice profile and photos, we have common interests and most importantly share the same dating goal but she wants kids whereas I don't so I swiped left. A few weeks later, she liked me again. Though I like her so much, due to major incompatibility on family plans, I had to swipe left. Yesterday she sent me a like for the third time. I mean didn't she read my profile at all? Should I match and ask her about it or swipe left or maybe block her? Thanks for the advice!

I'm taking classes at the Box Factory in the fall and the address is 15-19 Decatur St Ste 104, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Where should I live and is the area safe? Should I live in Manhattan and take the train there? Is that commute doable? Or you recommend live close by? Thanks!

Which event would you recommend attend on July 4, the fireworks show in Marina Del Rey or drone light show at Grand Park in DTLA? Thanks!

I applied for a remote job on LinkedIn recently. I received an email for an interview invite and they asked me to confirm my availability in order to proceed to the next steps. I replied to the email and they sent me a pdf with a Microsoft Teams link and an email address of a hiring manager. When I opened the link, it directed me to a chat with the manager rather than a scheduled time slot. I also looked up the hiring manager online but couldn't find any information on LinkedIn and neither was the job posting on the company's website. Do they want me to schedule the interview via email? Could that be a scam? What should I do? Should I just stop all of our communication? Thanks for the advice!

I applied for a remote animator role on LinkedIn recently. I received an email for an interview invite and they asked me to confirm my availability in order to proceed to the next steps. I replied to the email and they sent me a pdf with a Microsoft Teams link and an email address of a hiring manager. When I opened the link, it directed me to a chat with the manager rather than a scheduled time slot. I also looked up the hiring manager online but couldn't find any information on LinkedIn and neither was the job posting on the company's website. Could that be a scam? What should I do? Should I just stop all of our communication? Thanks for the advice!