Upgraded lens and having hard time getting sharp photos I went from a sony 24-105 f4 g to the 24-70 f2.8 gmii (On an a7IV) and I feel like I’m having a much harder time getting sharp pictures. I used to be able to go down to 1/5s and still get sharp pictures and now having having a hard time at 1/125-1/60. My best guess is the lens stabilization made more of a difference than I thought it would (und…

Getting married. What questions do we need to discuss? Recently proposed to my partner and questions about financing is coming up. Anyone have any advice on joint financing or questions we need to ask each other? Ex. Create a joint checking account for rent, food, shared expenses while both of us keep our separate accounts. We have already discussed our student and car debts and we have created a go…

Kansas Newspaper Is Talk of Town, and Not Just for Getting Raided The rare search of a newsroom has uncorked a debate in Marion, Kan.: What is a newspaper’s role, anyway?

LPT: Don’t worry about getting judged by unhappy/unsuccessful people. Pretty self-explanatory. submitted by /u/Snoo0Dall

Advice on getting started with copyrighted material Hi, I’ve designed these below posters and a fair few others which obviously I can’t sell because its copyrighted franchises. posters What Id like advice on if anyone has experience please is: – How to obtain the relevant licenses? – If its even worth trying to sell them, cost vs profit etc? – Any advice on printers etc so I can print myself. Id …

getting newsletter subscribers hey i just set up a welcome sequence can i ask what the best way to get newsletter subscribers is nowadays? having a newsletter signup in the announcement banner, popup, spin the wheel? thanks submitted by /u/IllustriousLibrary8

Microsoft won’t say if Surface Duo is getting any more Android OS releases submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Husband not getting TSA pre with his global entry We both have global entry. We took a Delta flight this week and my TSApre was on my tickets but my husband’s was not?! We can’t figure out why. All the information is in his Delta profile. Any ideas? submitted by /u/Womansplaining-Yo

Google Contacts is getting a new single contact widget submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

What People are Getting Wrong This Week: The Maui Wildfires The Maui wildlife fires are the deadliest in the U.S. in over 100 years. The rising death toll is currently 111, with thousands still missing. While much of the nation is grieving and offering support for residents of the devastated town of Lahaina, some are responding by creating and spreading lies and conspiracy… Read more…

The Shortage in School Bus Drivers Is Getting Worse Looking for an alternative, the school district in Louisville, Ky., turned to a software program — leading to chaos. It’s one of many districts struggling to get students to class.

Does your car getting towed affect your insurance? Context: I live in Washington State, and the towing company that my apartment complex contracts with towed my car last Friday because they were repainting the parking lot, and my car was in the way (I got an email from them about a week earlier but totally forgot about it). Anyway, when I picked up my car at the tow yard, the guy asked me for i…

Amazon Music Unlimited is getting more expensive for Prime subscribers Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon Music Unlimited is getting another price hike, and this one affects people who pay for the music service and Amazon’s Prime subscription. The cost of Amazon Music Unlimited’s individual plan for Prime members will go up from $8.99 to $9.99 per month, according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. T…

Does it make sense to pay off my student loans when their interest is so low and I’m getting a mortgage in a few years? Relevant info: I have 32k in student loans, ranging from 3.76-5.05%, about ~100k in a HYSA at 5.3%, and no other liquid assets (rest is in retirement accs). I intend to purchase a house in 2-3 years, so I don’t want to take the money from the HYSA and put it into the market. I am already maxing out my 401k and IRA contributions. I don’t care ps…

Your iPhone battery life is probably getting worse. Here’s what to do. There’s an easy way to check to see how much capacity your iPhone battery has lost.

The Complete Guide to Never Getting Locked Out of Your Apartment Again I am someone who gets locked out of their rental apartment a lot. I’ve left my keys inside my apartment more times than I can count. I’ve lost them a few times while I was out. Once, I accidentally spilled super glue on my keys, disfiguring them and making it so they didn’t fit in my locks anymore. (Why was there… Read more…

The Roku Channel is getting better about news I know I’m old because I’m actually very excited about news. | Image: RokuThe Roku Channel is adding a whole mess of new linear channels, and while some are fun times like Murder, She Wrote and MrBeast, the most exciting additions are the more than 30 local and national news channels from CBS and Fox. The Roku Channel is one of a few increasingl…

Elon Musk keeps getting creepier Elon Musk. | Illustration by Lille Allen / The VergeThis is Platformer, a newsletter on the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy from Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer. Sign up here. I. Today let’s talk — for the last time, I hope — about the derailed martial arts bout between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, and the latter’s reckless threats…

Will my wife getting a job hurt us financially? My wife and I are both in our early 30s. We have three kids and live in MN. We are currently on Medicaid (called medical assistance here) and WIC. I currently make $53k a year before taxes, etc. My wife was just offered a job that pays $47K before taxes, etc. That means our gross income will be 100K on the dot, which according to the state websi…

Apple TV Plus is getting a new series about Lionel Messi in Miami Photo by Hector Vivas / Getty ImagesThe love affair between Lionel Messi and Apple continues. Now that the star is playing in MLS for Miami, with games broadcast across Apple’s streaming service, the company is doing its best to maximize Messi’s appeal. The latest bit of brand synergy comes in the form of a docuseries that will air on Apple TV P…