#Sony cactus

[laputalashline]

[ionut-frame-visuals]

| A cactus doesn't live in the desert because it likes the desert; it lives there because it is strong enough to thrive | 🌵🏜️

[thanos-the-dad-titan]

I just found out I am NOT going to be able to play the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC because the are only focusing on "Next-gen" devices...

And in response, I am going to make this EVERYONES problem!!!!

I AM NOT BUYING ANOTHER GODDAMN CONSOLE AGAIN!! I JUST GOT MY XBOX A COUPLE YEARS AGO!!! FUUUUUUCK THIS BULLSHIT!!! AND FUCK YOU CDPROJEKT RED FOR MAKING ME CARE ABOUT A GAME.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

.....regular posts will continue momentarily after this brief outburst.

[onemillennia]

“All Over” by Kali shot and edited by Ayedatsmanny

Directed by Andy Gefroren and Ayedatsmanny

Song Produced by Rusha

a One Millennia Production

[helluvatimes]

Oozing Barrel

An oozing Glaucous Barrel Cactus in the Succulent Garden. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

It was close to noon and this barrel cactus appeared to be oozing heavily. The capture was under-exposed by 1-1/3 stops to preserve details. Then in post, the tones were re-adjusted, yellow, cyan and green channels de-saturated and a fair amount of sharpening was applied.

[graveunderfloor]

Strangetown headcanonic shit

Cactus Carnival is the full name of the festival, which is celebrated annually in the middle of summer and is one of the most (if not the most) important local celebrations in Strangetown. The festival has a historical color, as it is primarily dedicated to the founding of the city. The aesthetics of the Wild West festival are natural. In my opinion, Stangetown is a relatively young town that has managed to remain inhabited so far, despite the fact that the root cause of its foundation dried up a long time ago.

The root cause is the discovery of a gold mine in these surroundings. I think it's logical that at first Strangetown was a mining town: the young settlement often suffered from attacks by robbers. But the founders, namely Paul Strange and the Florica family, entered into an agreement with the locals, who were supposed to help them survive criminals who blew up trains during a robbery. Thanks to this alliance, the attacks decreased, and then completely disappeared.

So how is the festival going?

The celebration lasts for 8 days, starting on the second Sunday in July and ending the next. On the first Sunday there is an opening, and on the last, respectively, a closing. Meanwhile, the people entertain themselves as much as possible. And funnily enough, Deadtree, which was previously a dead area, turns into an anthill. It is in the Deadtree that the main movement takes place. Hoot's Bar is a hot spot, this place is never as lively as in the festival. The Kain community benefits too. Sales of dairy products (and bovanomicon) are becoming unusually high, and Peta and Jimmy are trading at the fair. Only the library and the church remain more or less calm.

A variety of events are organized, from the traditional contest "The biggest cactus" to the banal radeo.

There is also some non-standard competition related to blowing up trains, but that's later.

Another tradition that is carefully observed: you are required to wear clothes associated with the wild West and that era – traditional Indian outfits, cowboy attire, etc.

Here's the Glasses Squad (Sony, Elijah and my protagonist) over a mug of nectar in the Night Howl and their sample costume concepts.

Officially, the festival lasts a week, but it's only official. A separate part is occupied by the preparation for the holiday itself, as well as the departure from it. So we can safely say: The Cactus Carnival haunts the townspeople for a whole month.

(Also today is my birthday. I will be happy if you repost my art that you like. My Telegram channel.)

[bjornsfoto]

Astrophytum Ornatum Cactus - I have used an old german projector lens, a Rodenstock Splendar f2.8 100mm, I have mounted the lens on my modern Sony full-frame camera, It was a bit complicated to build an adapter.

[quirkymarshmallows93]

Old ass landline phone collection (mostly Sony)

Clockwise from top right:

Sony SPP-320 base unit: works, but the speakerphone function howls. It does not currently transit mid-40 mHz range frequency to cordless unit due to signal interference. This design looks like it belongs in an office more than a home, but was sold as a household system.

Brother IntelliFAX-2840: My cactus keeps it company. I use the output tray as a tissue box holder, when I seldom do print something I just take the tissue box off. This does not actually work as a fax machine in my setup, because the bridge I use to connect my cell phone to the analog devices, Cell2Jack, only transmits with enough fidelity for voice signals.

Sony IT-B3: not actually connected to the wall jack, just hooked on the same wall plate and daisy chained to the other phones. The end of the RJ-9 cord that connects to the dial pad broke off, so it had to be super glued in.

Sony SPP-320 cordless handset: powers on, but does not work due to above mentioned radio frequency interference. I would love to get it working at some point, but I've read that since so many modern objects - household appliances, IoT devices - emit signals of various frequencies, the technology this device uses is rendered useless due to the interference. Brick is beautiful.

Sony IT-B5: purchased in order to have full modularity, and due to slight difference from IT-B3 - three one-touch dial keys, mute function, heavier handset. Currently connected to my computer via RJ-9 to 3.5mm audio jack adapter. I plan to add the dial pad into the network and use the AirPods case as a hook weight.

Sony TAM-100 answering machine: works almost flawlessly. One of the grip feet underneath broke off, so it wobbles. The "three mailbox" function does not seem to be working, also perhaps due to the limitations of the Cell2Jack. I discovered this model at a thrift store, but upon getting a power adapter for it, I found that the unit did not work, so I purchased a second (pictured), and plan to repurpose the first broken machine. It and the SPP-320 base are placed on top of a pair of stereo speakers.

Cortelco 2500: the company that manufactures these phones is still in business, and is a direct descendent of Western Electric, the company that manufactured phones for the AT&T monopoly before the breakup of the Bell system. I love the simplicity of this phone, and wanted to make it as old school as possible, so I placed lace underneath, and a phone book in the drawer below, along with a pen and notepad. This reminds me of the phone setup my great aunt had, complete with a gossip bench. I also wrapped the cord around the base, just like the front man had it in Squid Game.

This is definitely overkill. This fascination overtook me sometime last fall, so I figured I could look into a few different models, but had to restrain myself. I really want a functioning cordless unit, but the one I found on eBay would be about $50 with shipping and taxes included. I know price gouging when I see it. I put in an offer for $20, and it was automatically rejected. This is it for now and for the foreseeable future. Maybe I will find a fix for the current cordless unit I have.

[stargazercassiopeia]

I went to the botanical garden!

Species displayed:

Aloe dorothea Kroenleinia grusonii Agave flexispina Analdoa macbrideana Cactus unidentified :( Salmopuntia salmiana

Equipment & Misc. Data

Sony α6000

04/06/24

Botanischer Garten Dresden

[c-130jsuperhercules]

if I played fallout 4 would you hate me. also fuck Sony with a cactus for making fo3 only playable via streaming

[phonocard]

Sony WM-20 (1985)

[markroome]

Cactus

[harryriddle21]

Unripe

Photo of the day November 30, 2021

[placesiam]

cereus, but make it a different camera

(sony RX10 IV, LA)