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There is only one Aussie.zone
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Language/swearing
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There is only one Aussie.zone
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The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices
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Plex/Emby/Jellyfish server on a spare PC streaming to the relevant Plex/Emby/Jellyfish app on Xbox is such a better experience to the streaming apps, no ads, clean interface and works even if your internet is down. Add in Sonarr and Radarr with NZBGet or Transmission for automated downloads and you'll never go back.
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Which is your favourite scifi TV show?
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Have you watched Star Trek: Strange New Worlds? Season 2 just started and it feels like a return to the golden age of Trek instead of the gritty overly dramatic direction Discovery and Picard went.
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The V-Stroms are super underrated, they don't do anything exceptionally well, but are super versatile if you want to tour with a detour on some dirt here and there, and are at an awesome price point compared to other bikes in the class.
I have a 2014 V-Strom 1000 and apart from the technical stuff it's done everything I've asked of it without issues.
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https://killedbygoogle.com/
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PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annhilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
I've listened to this album several times and it's easily far better than Rats Nest, but up there amongst their best albums to date. Standouts for my are Witchcraft, Gila and Dragon in sequence. Cavs is definitely channeling some sake power because his drums are bonkers.
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Zooper dooper gang rise up
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Beginner Darkroom Kit
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That's true, but Ilford themselves recommend making only enough for each session which is how I've done it to maximise how long my concentrate lasts:
Prepare the working strength solutions of MULTIGRADE and PQ UNIVERSAL developers directly before they are needed. Determine the amount of solution needed for the processing session, making sure that it is a least enough to fill the developing dish/tray to a depth of about half full.
That said they also have specifications for storing working solution, I just don't print frequently enough or in such volume to use the solution before it spoils.
They also specify that working strength solutions may last up to 24 hours in bottles:
WORKING SOLUTION LIFE BROMOPHEN stock solution should last for up to:- 6 months in full capped containers 3 month in a half full tightly capped container. Working strength MULTIGRADE developer, PQ UNIVERSAL and BROMOPHEN left in an open dish should not be kept for more than one working day. If stored in a tightly capped bottle they may last up to 24 hours.
I suppose my reason for recommending this approach is it can be discouraging if you're new to printing if prints fail or turn out inconsistently, and without experience a new person may not recognise the developer becoming exhausted as the cause and instead think they did something wrong. At least to start, using fresh solution each time means one less point of failure while they learn the process and gain experience.
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App suggestion to recommend and track your shows and movies
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Another Trakt user here, I love it. It integrates with Kodi and Emby, lots of recommendations on what to watch and Radarr and sonarr both support trakt lists for auto importing so it's easy to add stuff you want to your personal trait list to be automatically added for download. Great when I've talked to a friend about a series they recommend and I can add it while we're talking.
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Are you looking to just develop your film, or also develop prints with your enlarger? If you can swing it I would recommend buying pieces individually rather than a kit, simply because you will have more choice in what you actually get, and you can save money by only buying the essentials to start and build up your setup as you learn more.
If you're set on the kit from a convenience perspective, then Ilford so a couple of kits that are fine:
Film Developing Kit: https://www.freestylephoto.com/5470-Ilford-and-Paterson-Film-Processing-Starter-Kit
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Print Developing Kit: https://www.freestylephoto.com/5750-Ilford-and-Paterson-Darkroom-Starter-Kit
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That said, my recommendation is you haunt eBay or your local equivalent for darkroom sales, I have bought roughly half of my gear used. I would not recommend buying film reels used unless they are clean in photos, as I've had a lot arrive with issues. But things like trays, measuring cylinders etc can be found significantly cheaper.