I am in Istanbul for the first time

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I am in Istanbul for the first time It’s my first time here, honestly I regret coming here. It’s a beautiful place, but language barrier is an issue. Something simple like having a meal at a restaurant is a fucking challenge. Also, as soon as they hear the American accent, they want to charge me $150 USD for a single meal. The listed price was like 1085 Turkish lira, my total shou…

Reddit Travel 1.2k 2025-02-03

Do you use machine learning in your business?

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Do you use machine learning in your business? I’m building smolmodels, a fully open-source Python library that generates ML models for specific tasks from natural language descriptions of the problem. Here’s the repo: https://github.com/plexe-ai/smolmodels. I was thinking that the tool could potentially be used for making predictions about demand, customer behaviour and recommendations for …

Reddit ecommerce 1.2k 2025-02-07

Any advice on offering photography service to local luxury car businesses?

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Any advice on offering photography service to local luxury car businesses? I am relatively inexperienced photographer whose dream is to enter the car photography market. I don’t own fancy equipment but I would be willing to spend more if I get a professional opportunity. I own Sony A6300 with Sony 18-135mm lens. I took some images of cars at local car meet for people and they were all very impressed and some were willi…

Ask Photography 1.2k 2025-02-12

Trying to replicate movie with exact settings. Is it possible?

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Trying to replicate movie with exact settings. Is it possible? Hey everyone, So I watched a video on the cinematographer of Nosferatu breaking down scenes where it was exclusively lit with candles. I’ve also read several articles. He used Kodak Vision3 500T (Which is available on 35mm film camera format) a low aperture, practical candles and candles off-screen diffused with mirrors, and haze. All of these I…

Ask Photography 1.2k 2025-02-12

Excerpts from The Believer: The Joy of Persona

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Excerpts from The Believer: The Joy of Persona ON THE MEDIUM OF ARTISTIC PRESENCE – – – THE ACCEPTANCE OF PERSONA Every artist expresses persona. For performers, the public face is inside the art. The work of Charlie Chaplin, Billie Holiday, Ana Mendieta, or Jimi Hendrix cannot be separated from the undeniable power of persona. For artists who send their work into the world, persona may …

McSweenys 1.2k 2025-02-15

Is Bali the right destination for me?

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Is Bali the right destination for me? Hi everyone, I’m planning on doing a Yoga Teacher Training next year & I found a school in the Gianyar region that seems to tick all the boxes for me – at the end of the day, that’s what would be the most important factor in my decision-making. Still, I will have a week either side of the training to explore the location I’m in & I’m struggling …

Reddit Travel 1.2k 2025-02-16

23, Just Landed a Job, No Credit/Car/Work History—How Do I Make Smart Financial Moves?

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23, Just Landed a Job, No Credit/Car/Work History—How Do I Make Smart Financial Moves? I’m a 23 year old who just graduated from college with a computer science degree and have somehow been offered a close to 6 figure job in the DFW area with a 5k starting bonus. I have no debt, no credit card (or credit score), no car, and no work history, I live with my parents and have about 5k in savings. No one in my family has made this amou…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2025-02-16

Should I sell my foreign stocks to not deal with the foreign tax credit next year?

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Should I sell my foreign stocks to not deal with the foreign tax credit next year? I purchased some “recommended stocks” on reddit and when I did my 1099-div, there was a line for foreign taxes to the amount of $2. Went through turbotax and after all the calculations were done on my 1099-div, it said they saved me $1 for foreign credit tax. I’ve never seen it before and I’m thinking of just selling all my foreign stocks so I d…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2025-02-18

Need new luggage but struggle to find anything reasonable

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Need new luggage but struggle to find anything reasonable I have a set of Samsonite lite-locked spinner which I love apart from the handle (nightmare if I want to rest my bag on top). I bought it for life and it has been great over the past 10+ years. Now I n add another addition. It looks like this https://www.rollingluggage.com/samsonite-lite-locked-spinner-4-wheels-81cm-black/63735-1041.html The clo…

Reddit Travel 1.2k 2025-02-21

Beck, Cavinder luxury cars stolen; man arrested

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Beck, Cavinder luxury cars stolen; man arrested The Miami-Dade Sherriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in the burglary and theft of luxury vehicles belonging to University of Miami athletes Carson Beck and his girlfriend, Hanna Cavinder.

ESPN 1.2k 2025-02-22