What is going on with my camera?🥲 I have a D5000 Nikon. Lens 18-55mm. Ever since I took photos of fireworks, my camera has not been able to focuse at all. I know it’s not a settings issue. Since I took photos fine before this. 😭I cleaned my lens as well and it seems fine. I really hope I haven’t broken anything. submitted by /u/Passi0nBEY

LPT: Bring your own nail polish when going to a nail salon. They can keep all their tools and foot baths clean and sanitized, but those nail polishes have painted some nasty toes before yours and went right back into that little bottle. This is how you can get toenail fungus. submitted by /u/PerfectionEludesMe

Is it worth going back to school right now? I previously had received 2 associates and a cert in office skills years ago. But my associate degrees were in general studies because I couldn’t decide what to do. The office cert is basically obsolete at this point. I eventually did land a good paying job with benefits that I worked for 7 years but we had a baby and moved to a city a couple h…

Going to a housewarming function and some new things I learned about doing makeup for my face! Some of the recent things I learned about doing makeup for my face 1) my eyes are a little wide set and I really benefit from central blush placement 2) placing a straight-ish winged liner helps me photograph slightly better, and makes my eyes just slightly more elongated BUT all eyes shapes are pretty and you can definitely play up round eyes l…

US Citizen Going to Cuprus I’ll travel to the Northen part of Cyprus with a flight from IST (Istanbul Airport) to ECN (Ercan Airport in Northern Cyprus)and vice versa. I’m traveling with a US passport and no I’m not a Turkish or Cyprus citizen so I have to travel with that passport….

LPT: Stressing over things you imagine are going to happen isn’t very helpful or sustainable. Live in the present instead of the imaginary future. Future you will be prepared to tackle these issues as they arrive. Have faith in yourself, take a breath, and enjoy the now. submitted by /u/Accomplished_Toe4814

2024 is going to smash heat records Image: Hugo Herrera / The VergeIt’s “virtually certain” that 2024 will go down in the books as the hottest year yet. The planet is on track to pass a worrying threshold when it comes to global average temperatures, warns the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. After a scorching summer, and with countries making slow progress on c…

Hostels in Singapore….what the hell is going on? TLDR: bad experience with other guests in Singapore hostel – seems to be quite a common experience from reading online. Anyone know why this is the case? For context, we have been travelling across Asia for 3 months and have stayed exclusively in hostels. Fom Istanbul to the Philippines and many places in between – it’s certainly not out first …

What the heck is going on at TSMC? TSMC got caught up in the U.S. battle with China and it appears to have done nothing wrong.

How Uvalde’s Newspaper Kept Going, Despite Unimaginable Loss Craig Garnett, the publisher of The Uvalde Leader-News, opens up about covering a tragedy that was — and is — too close to home.

Will I regret not going for a panel ready refrigerator? We are doing a complete kitchen renovation. We have the funds for a panel ready refrigerator, but the price is off putting to me. We are a couple that likes to save money as well when we can. I do like the look of paneled refrigerators, but panel ready refrigerators seem exorbitant in price. I also really don’t mind seeing my refrigerator. Wil…

Was going for a more muted look than my normal brights submitted by /u/forlaughingtime

“I’m just going to spend like 20 minutes on my makeup today” ~ 2 hours later ✨️ submitted by /u/thiccystikkyboi

Is South Africa worth going to after Serengeti? Is it that much of a hassle / We are planning a vacation and we really want to go on Safari. While most people I know went to Kruger, we wanted something a bit more authentic and wild for our first safari experience so naturally, we started looking at the Serengeti and Masaimara. Problem, is after the safari, we want to tack a couple days on in Cape Town. There are only thr…

Publicly-traded employer going private. What to do with vested RSUs? My employer is publicly traded on the NYSE. They are being bought by a private equity company and going private in Q1 2025. The plan is that all outstanding shares will be converted to cash at the deal price. For my vested RSUs, this will be a substantial amount of money. I am trying to consider strategies on how to best handle this forced sale….

Tim Walz and AOC are going to play Madden together on Twitch Photo by Scott Olson/Getty ImagesGovernor Tim Walz is returning to Twitch and this time, he’ll actually be playing a game. Earlier this month, Kamala Harris’ campaign teamed up with a Twitch streamer to live-stream a Walz rally as part of a World of Warcraft stream. But on Sunday afternoon, Walz will be playing Madden NFL on Twitch with Rep. Ale…

Bitcoin Is Going to $80K Regardless of Trump or Harris Win, Traders Say Traders say BTC is headed to new highs regardless of a Democrat or Republican win.

Sad going on vacation you went on with family before…? Has anyone ever felt this way? I’m going to Disney with my boyfriend for the first time together and I’m so excited! But then I thought back to the last time I went, and it was when I was little with my parents. I’m an only child and it was just a very fun trip, I was little so excitement around getting pins, going on rides, etc… now, I’m excite…

OMG, Part 2: These new Mets aren’t going anywhere in 2025 When the next great powerhouse emerges in Queens, 2024 will be remembered as the year it all began.

Sorry, Trump. The Issue of Abortion Is Not Going Away. It resists all attempts at moderation and compromise.