Future umbrella purchase

https://www.patioliving.com/treasure-garden-offset-13-foot-and-up-patio-umbrellas-shade-exakzprtquickship#reviews

Wait to buy until after Bluetooth LE comes out

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204956/bluetooth-le-audio-completed-low-power-high-quality-wireless-headphones

Lens sharpness charts, reviews

https://www.opticallimits.com/sonyalphaff/1143-sony2470f28gm2?start=1

Free Sony LUTs

https://sonycine.com/resources/luts/

Wow, cosmic rays probably resulted in my first stuck pixel in my Sony A1...sigh...

https://diglloyd.com/blog/2013/20130410_3-LeicaM240-Cosmic.html

The key shortcut to bypass HDR preview

Option + Shift + H (Mac) | Ctrl + Shift + H (Win) bypasses the HDR Merge Preview window and creates a HDR image based on the last used HDR merge settings.

https://jkost.com/blog/2021/09/19408.html

Alarm clocks that will force you to get up

https://coolmaterial.com/tech/best-alarm-apps-to-wake-you-up/

How to change the color of the e-shutter release in an A1

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/65936273

Go to Setup->Display Option->Shoot. Timing Display-> Type2

Sony A1 – how to stop the blinking warning on the second card slot indicating there's no card in the slot

 From a forum on Facebook (not mentioning name of person in case they want privacy):

Menu->Media->Rec. Media Settings->Auto Switch Media (turn it off). You also have to make sure that both Recording Media settings above also only select one slot.

Scale up comparisions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vw49wbP3bM

Topaz for faces, they have free trials. NORTHRUP for 15% off

David Brooks interview with Russell Moore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Xwfqwrkmc

Google and psychological safety

https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136/

Safety check for retrospectives

https://www.retrium.com/blog/what-to-do-when-people-dont-feel-safe-in-the-retrospective

https://adtmag.com/articles/2018/07/03/agile-safety-tips.aspx

Decision tree way to troubleshoot performance problems

https://hptmanualaaly.weebly.com/mager-and-pipes-model.html

World's ugliest color

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/worlds-ugliest-color-could-help-people-quit-smoking-180959364/

How to create a white photographic background

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu3s4xmRL-k&t=592s

Crucial Conversations key take aways

• Crucial conversations have:
• Opposing opinions
• Strong emotions
• High stakes
• When under stress do I
• Go to silence – withholding meaning
• Go to "violence" – trying to force meaning
• Controlling - forcing others to agree with me
• Labeling - discrediting the speaker
• Attacking - belittling, threatening
• How to make it safe:
• Mutual purpose, common goals
• Mutual respect
• Do they believe I care?
• Apologize if needed
• Common stories
• Victim – it's not my fault
• What can you do? actor
• Villain – it's all your fault
• Why would a reasonable, decent person do this?
• Helpless – nothing I can do
• What do you really want? What would I do if I really wanted those results?

Risk of long COVID likely reduced by vaccines

https://www.yahoo.com/news/vaccines-protect-against-long-covid-180838476.html

Google to remove personal info on request

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/27/23044951/google-search-results-personal-information-address-phone-number?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

For diverse stock photography

https://betterallies.com/photos/