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I've tried to main it on a few occasions most recently on 4.1. It's immensely powerful and I really think it surpasses Lightroom on ability to create pleasing tones. I have it installed on my home and laptop photo editing setup and I do use it on occasion.

Uortunately, even as an Adobe hater, I still use Lightroom CC 99% of the time. Why? Because speed and cross-platform compatibility. CC is less powerful* but I can do all of my editing in 30 seconds per photo and I have roughly the same experience accross Mac, Linux, and Android.

Darktable is slow to update, you have to be methodical, and there are so many ways to do the same thing. I know the devs are trying to make the best tool possible and I think they've built a gem. But I'm not invested enough to learn best practices for my photo editing software. I want a tool which gives me the happy path to the basics.

*ai masking, ai noise reduction, and ai object deletion are insanely useful. I feel bad every time I use them... But I do. Darktable doesn't have these

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That's so cool. I wasn't brave enough to try btrfs with my storage either. c/Homelab would enjoy this post and I would die to see your copy/verify script

I really love this picture. I think some of your other ones are better technically but I've come back to this one like 5 times now. That X pattern just gets me or something.

I feel overwhelmed at stores especially when they're busy. I found that shopping with noise cancelling headphones/earbuds helps massively.

The link I posted says 7.8, seasonally adjusted. It's the bottom-right-most cell in the table

Now hold on. I think you can make good arguments here without using a 2020 pandemic unemployment rate per your first article. The current "real" unemployment rate is around 8%. Arguably a little higher due to under reporting. This includes folks who are underemployed or discouraged job seekers.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm

You could argue that the broken social contract makes employment ineffective or doesn't grant the same promises as it used to. You could argue that workers don't see the benefits they deserve or that unemployment is not a good measure of people's well-being.

We don't have to misrepresent facts to make arguments.

Nintendo’s aggressive legal tactics and pricing strategy ultimately protect ~~the quality and value of their games.~~ the vast profits their corporate owners enjoy

Quarterly profit in Yen
100 billion Yen is roughly 650 million USD

Unfortunately, you're asking for the worst-case scenario for lenses. This has to do with physics, and how much glass is required to shape the light onto the camera sensor. These lenses exist.. but the prices are ooof

Peak Design backpacks are really catered to photographers or people who think their bags are cool by virtue of looks or brand. Based on your description, it sounds like you only care about the organization aspect your backpack gives you. Peak Design and similar bags are expensive because they have lightweight, strong materials and provide security to expensive equipment. I think $200-$400 is a typical range for a high-quality camera backpack. I have no experience with your use case to be honest but Peak Design isn't where I'd start with and I'm not sure if you even need a camera bag.

In case you do, here are my recommendations similar to your Osprey 40 but in the camera bag/organizer realm.

• 36L, Excellent support, straps, and weight distribution: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1363017-REG/mindshift_gear_364_backlight_36l_backpack_woodland.html

• 40L, Good Strops, Outdoor Design, You may need to buy dividers/inserts separately for this bag. Top pocket great for quick access: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1765863-REG/shimoda_designs_520_129_action_x40_v2_backpack.html

Hope this helps

Amateur photographer here. I have a lot of advice on this topic, but I'll start with the gear isn't worth shit until you feel limited by it and its capabilities. The problem with gear is that there is a mountain of pressure to focus on buying so much if it. This is by design. All the social medias tend toward this.

I can expand on specific recommendations later when I'm at a computer