Interesting!
A phone layout glitch.
On a bigger screen it all fits.

wasn’t clear until I clicked on the link to buy

The link you clicked on is literally labeled [ $29.00 / YEARLY ]
I think you were just skimming really quickly.

They don’t have E2E encryption in Lemmy, or any ActivityPub software; No one does. The encrypted messaging is through Matrix. That’s a kind of federated Discord alternative. It’s got nothing to do with Lemmy or ActivityPub. Matrix has it’s own protocol that is E2E encrypted. But even though it’s a separate service, it’s included in Communick’s bundle.

They do have a line that says “We only adopt messaging protocols that provide end-to-end encryption”. Lemmy and Mastodon aren’t messaging protocols; Matrix is.

They can’t donate to all the other instances, in part because there are thousands of instances. They’d be sending checks of only pennies each, to thousands of hosts. Each instance would have to charge their own users.

This is exactly the reason I signed up at Communick.
It’s a paid fediverse host.

You might not want to pay for “free” stuff; That’s fine. But you have to remember, someone else is always paying for you then. There’s no knowing how long they’ll be willing to do that.

Yes like a camcorder.
This one is similar to what I used before building my own that also works as a flash mount.
This one is pricier, but looks much nicer.

Tried them. Hated the things dangling off the camera.

Edit: Wait. Those are different. I have tried that also. Better, but the camera still bumps my hip or wherever I put it. I just use an easy access bag I can get it in/out of in 3 seconds or less.

Some heterodox advice?
Don’t get any accessories yet.
Use your camera how you want. If it doesn’t do something you wish it did, look into something that helps with that. Let your personal use guide what accessories you’ll get.

For example, everyone here is recommending a neck strap. I hate neck straps. And I’m not talking about ones that are too small or uncomfortable. I mean the very concept of a long strap around my neck, with the camera bouncing randomly as I walk, or draping around as I use the camera. It’s all annoying. I use a hand grip strap. Not even a wrist strap. A strap that wraps snug around the back of my hand while I grip the camera. And I only use that on wedding days where the camera is in my hand for several hours at a time. I don’t need a neck strap. In 20+ years, the only time I’ve ever dropped a camera, was when it was on a tripod that got knocked over by the wind.

Let your own needs guide what you buy.

I’d be more curious what percentage are reporters that feel they need accounts

When I see people blaming the thousands of civilians he’s personally aided and abetted the killing of for what they are now, I’ll defend them also.

That’s not an unreasonable way look at it.
It would be nice if it were really that simple.

wheres the compassion for all the men women and children all

Same place.
Are you saying I can’t have empathy for multiple people?
Or that you can’t?

Agreed. As soon as the extent of his injury was known, he should have been removed as unfit, and a new special election should have begun.

But isn’t his refusal to step down just another symptom?

Yes. It’s a problem to deal with for sure. But hating on someone who’s disabled for their disability doesn’t make sense. It’s not his fault he can’t understand what he’s doing.

That’s what I thought.
So what’s with all the vitriol towards someone who’s literally brain damaged? It seems really hard to blame him.

Remind me.
He did have a TBI or something, after being elected, that completely changed his personality and views on things, right?

Right now your solar noon is at 1pm because we’re currently on DST, which specifically shifts solar noon to 1pm. That’s how it works. When you “Fall Back” to standard time, your noon will match solar noon again.

It is. There’s no reason 8 to 4 would ever need to change. Keep it year-round

Everyone agrees to stop changing. The only contention is how. Stay on DST, or stay on Standard Time. Lots of people say like you, “More daylight in the evening please!” But they don’t realise all DST does is trick people into getting up early by lying to them, and breaking noon from the sun. Staying on standard time keeps the time sun connection. Then the “standard work day” can be changed to the more appropriate 8 to 4. You get the same effect as DST without lies, tricks, and changing solar noon. It’s cleaner than permanent DST.

When I lived up north by Canada, the logic was “you don’t want kids having to walk to/from school when it’s dark!!” Okay, so… wow, did you know they could change school hours.

The same argument works the other way. Keep noon as the point where the sun is highest. Then change the times of things for appropriate daylight. Daylight savings is just people agreeing to get up an hour earlier. Instead of “9 to 5”, everyone agrees to work 8 to 4. Which coincidentally puts solar noon perfectly in the middle of the work day. Isn’t that a surprise!