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D90 is a nice camera, it has absolutely everything a beginner might need... How do you like your new D7500? The specs look pretty impressive! And I guess with everyone switching to mirrorless, the "older" F-mount lenses will only get cheaper with time, especially in second hand market, so that's a huge advantage... I'd just get a roll of B&W film for trying the old film Nikon out, it's much cheaper and I genuinely like the results better... Easy to develop at home later on too, if you get into it

Nice gear... The prices of film are completely bonkers now thanks to global shortages. Last time a week or so ago, I've been quoted 16USD for a roll of Fujifilm Superia Xtra, 18USD for Kodak Portra, and 13USD for bloody Kodak Gold... That's just mental. I gave away all my digital gear for young aspiring local photographers a while ago... But if film prices keep on increasing by 100% each year, I might have to get a digital camera again at some point

I always struggle with most warm sauces that require either cream or roux. I love a good dill or mustard sauce, but just never get the proportions right. So I stick with cold sauces, or simple Asian stir-fry sauces instead...

I used to have this problem, until I realised that I was frying too many potatoes at once. Also, parboiling them before frying makes a huge difference, too!

I listen to different kinds of music, both in terms of decades and styles/genres, but I very much prefer stuff from 60s & 70s compared to most contemporary music.

We will turn to you for helpful tips and emotional support

When the realisation hits you...

I will soon be able to say the same about myself...

Master trolling @Bluewolf

Nah, 2 is the most useful as you can make a living solely from selling endless amounts of gravel...

Nice thinking there, fellow criminal

What is this? A list of most useless superpowers? I'd choose 2 and 5. 2 because you can always sell gravel, and 5 because it would be fun to fuck about with people's toasters

Yeah, even if the attitudes are changing, there's still a stigma around men's mental health. Suicide is the single biggest cause of death among men under 50, and yet there is still this societal pressure on men to always be strong, resilient, stoic, unemotional and to not show any "weaknesses". Stupid af.

Yeah, even if it has improved massively in the last decade or so, it still can be a hard thing to admit and talk about. Especially for men.

Quite an important read. Respect to him for seeking help and speaking up.

Hope he gets a lot of playing time at Kaiserslautern and returns stronger in the summer. He definitely still has a role to play for us, but understandably wants more minutes than he is getting now.

Snowmobile accident

Yeah, but what I meant was that sharks as a species are older than rings of Saturn Sharks have existed on Earth for over 450 million years, whereas the rings of Saturn are estimated to have formed around 100 million years ago... In fact, sharks are also older than trees, and they have survived four of the five mass extinctions - the only animal to do so.

Sharks are older than the rings of Saturn.

When the first Star Wars movie came out, France was still executing people by guillotine.

Well, it's Dia de los Muertos so the whole movie is centered around the concepts of Death and Living. Nothing really scary outside of the aesthetics, but I think it could be a bit heavy for very young kids.

Geckos Cute, funny, cool, and also extremely useful as they catch and eat all unwanted insects that make it into the house during the day. I even give names to the ones who decide to temporary stay at my place

I don't need to imagine, I've seen it

I like scorpions though, they are cool. Anything better than those fuckers: