Received a #flyer in the mail today, from someone offering private #ukulele lessons.

I have no idea how much demand there is for those, but You Do You, crazy ukulele person.

Personal Anecdote Time:

I once wrote to Jan N. Bremmer, a Dutch #historian , because I was interested in #eleusinianmysteries .

I told him I'm a random layperson but thought his talk (a lecture at a German uni at the time) was great but I can't afford his books (still can't).

After 6 months, I received a massive envelope in the mail from Mr Bremmer - it contained an entire book chapter on the mysteries & a note that he hopes this will help!

#Lesson: write your #heroes, you never know

This is the one camera setting you should change for perfectly exposed photos via DIY Photography [Shared]

If you take photos in the forest or take landscapes in the sunset, there are areas where the shadows are pitch black or the highlights are blown out. You just can’t get it right in camera (ask me how I know). Unlike our eyes, cameras have a limited dynamic range, so they can’t see all the detail in both bright and dark areas. But in his recent video, photographer Christian Möhrle guides you through the one setting that will help you deal with this. It’s Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) and it can be your secret weapon for conquering challenging lighting situations.

https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/06/26/this-is-the-one-camera-setting-you-should-change-for-perfectly-exposed-photos-via-diy-photography-shared-2/

Good news is possible. Life Lessons.

South Korea had a President recently who tried a coup, declaring Marshall Law and other typical tyrant stuff.

He was quickly impeached.
He refused to leave office.
South Koreans occupied the streets and didn't go home. Didn't go home.

The President was replaced.
The President was captured, while defying congress and courts.

Elections were held.
Democracy and the opposition won.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c861yyqxg4do

Hunter Openhouse

https://bootblack.events/event/hunter-openhouse

When Balkanians want to say that they're not naive and that you can't fool them, they say: "Nisam ja veslo sisala", which means "I haven't sucked an oar". But if someone has already fooled them once, they might say "Možda jesam sisala veslo, ali nisam progutala čamac" - "Perhaps I have sucked an oar, but I haven't swallowed a boat" #croatian #serbian #bosnian #bcms #language #lesson

Mastering Composition and Framing in Street Photography. #streetphotography #lesson #workshop #learn #photography

https://www.marcosecchi.com/blog/mastering-composition-and-framing-in-street-photography?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into "Street Shots" Street Photography @street-shots-street-photography-msecchi

Putting my camera on a tripod and set the exposure time to 1/4 sec. It did not produce the result I wanted. In this night market situation, there was already a lot of light. I didn't really need a long exposure time. A lot of billboards looked overexposed.

#lesson
#nightphotography

AI Comes for a Centuries-Old Craft - https://www.404media.co/email/35cebc72-71ce-416e-8b2e-853cbc2c24ce/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

#Lesson Learned - Don't buy craft books from Amazon unless you know the person is an expert, or someone who knows the craft has recommended it.

Top 'Mispronounced' Words That P*ss Me Off
Sunn m'Cheaux
#BlackMastodon #SunnmCheaux #Linguistics #Lesson #Metathesis #Linguicism
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/onr8mr2jnKM

Caucnitive Dissonance & Beatlemania
Sunn m'Cheaux
#BlackMastodon #History #Portmanteau #TheBeatles #Music #BlackMusic #Education #Linguistics #Language #Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHCqIqf7n-A

#DuoLingo should really consider a #new #second #lesson.

Their first lesson was getting everyone to learn how to say "DuoLingo" around the #world.

The new second lesson is all the words you need to say "I only do what that little green owl tells me to".

#Laughter and thus #peace ensue, #everywhere Duolingo is spoken.

There are always new surprises when you publish your comic under Creative Commons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9XdkGyYeaA

#AlternateFridayMusic

Friday December 22 the Word is Zed

#Music #FridayMusic #GreatBands #GreatSongs

Jan 05 #Alone
Jan 19 #Born
Feb 02 #Care
Feb 16 #Dragon
Mar 01 #Exchange
Mar 15 #Four
Mar 29 #Gang
Apr 12 #High
Apr 26 #Idle
May 10 #Just
May 24 #Killer
Jun 07 #Lesson
Jun 21 #Message
Jul 05 #Night
Jul 19 #Open
Aug 02 #Play
Aug 16 #Question
Aug 30 #Radio
Sep 13 #Sin
Sep 27 #Taboo
Oct 11 #Up
Oct 25 #Veil
Nov 08 #Worry
Nov 22 #Xray
Dec 06 #Yen
Dec 20 #zen

Today's card is The Magician.

Everyone can teach, but some people use their talents to educate, whereas others use their skills to manipulate.

How do you prefer to learn?

#lesson  #teach #exploit
#EverydayWitchTarot #TarotMessage 
#LauraJK32 

#Furnace update...

So, I wasn't going crazy. The replacement, stupidly expensive and complicated ECM motor they shipped me was in fact DOA. Confirmed with a 2nd replacement I got today. I was about half-convinced I had done something wrong with the first replacement, but couldn't even guess at what.

#Lesson: #believe in yourself.

I have now disassembled and reassembled this furnace more times in the past month than I've had #pizza in the same time, which seems #wrong.

It took me 48 years to #learn this #lesson but I’m #WalkingAway from an #AbusiveParent… and it #FeelsGood