People say nikkor 180-600mm is not the sharpest, but this one has already impressed me enough. Can't imagine how sharp the nikkor 800mm f6.3 S line lens will be. (Well, that's a really expensive lens, probably not gonna buy it in my entire life, unless I have the opportunity to earn like half a million per month)

Well, chickens are also birds, so that's bird-watching for today.

Oh god I love the protocol design of Meshtastic. I can control the device using Java via serial port (on Linux only).

Now I can receive and send messages.

Bought a sennheiser MKE600 microphone, for its price, I'm planning:

1. record video with it so I can capture the birds singing.
2. use it on my work machine so I can join meetings on my nuc.

For the second purpose, I need a P48 power supply. I searched aliexpress, but all of them require AC18V input, while P48 output DC48V. Not sure why.

Looks like 48GB RAM is not enough for 60+ chrome tabs, 18 docker services, and 6 electron based applications.

I love telephoto lens!

P2 is White-browed Wagtail, according to the handbook, it is a rare species in Yunnan. Normally they live in the Indian subcontinent, but I found them in the park! At the edge of the city!

Nikkor Z 180-600mm with, emmm, z 50II

Maybe z50II is not as good as z8 or z9, but then lens is definitely a good one! It's sharp even with a bunch of noise from this 8 years old cmos.

Now I'll wait for a good sunny weekend and shoot some bird 😋

Ladies and gentlemen, I here by announced: the fixing is successful!

​After careful examination, I assume that the lower part of the grip was hit when it fell, and then the camera fell to the ground. At that time, the DX 16-50 lens was installed, which is short and light, and the mount should not be deformed. The only damaged part should be the frame around the battery compartment.

​After the drop, the cover of the battery compartment can not close properly due to the frame deforming. And if you force it to close, not only it will be stuck, but there will also be bulges. ​So I took the pliers and put a paper towel on it to knock the deformed part back. Now the battery compartment cover is very flat when closed. I would say that's a big success!

​Although the camera is a precision instrument, after all, the Nikon z502 does not have CMOS vibration reduction. I would be fairly confident to say that there are no moving parts inside the body, so I directly hammered the frame while not disassembling the whole machine. I have a wood chip pad underneath, which should absorb the most hit and shouldn't cause any further problems. I mean, economically speaking, it's Nikon Z502, not a Z8 or Z9. Sending it back to the factory for a full examination is not worth it.

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Also, a lesson learned: either mount the camera on to the tripod or hands on your neck. Do not let your hand hold it while not mounting anywhere.

I hereby declare, Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf is the best anime of 2024, and might be the best anime of the recent decade.

After being betrayed by kyoto anime (Sound! Euphonium 3rd season), I was constantly being afraid of the new animes: they look appealing, but the storylines are bad or not performing well. I can't imagine I cannot even trust kyoto anime in recent years, that's how bad the anime circles being recently.

But for the Spice and Wolf, I'm super excited about the 2024 version. I start reading the novels after watching the 2008 version, and now when I'm watching the new version, I can recall the details from the novel, and the novel is represented in anime, a much more vivid and lovely form.

Oh my god I'm so excited by the 2024 version. Now I have to patiently wait for the bt download to finish.

I HATE MOCKS.

It sounds good when it claims to be compatible with GitHub action syntax, until you find most of the GitHub actions are built solely for GitHub API, not with third party APIs.

My first ZFS pool! Created with 3x8T drives and today has expanded with 3x6TB drives.

All of them are second-hand drives. Brand new is so expensive these days

Messier 42, shot with Nikon Z50 II (APS-C sensor), 250mm f/6.3

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