>I know that NAT is not a security feature but, pragmatically, one could argue the opposite: lots of vulnerable devices today aren't part of a botnet just because they haven't been discovered being hidden behind NAT.
But in the same way, I feel like NAT has allowed a false sense of security. Maybe if NAT wasn't there to hide everyone's PC, more machines would be broken into, and device security would be a lot better today.
SSDs have a definite positive performance impact for editing photos, especially when using programs such as Lightroom that also manage photo libraries/databases
Actually Lightroom works well with hybrid drives. You're using going to be building 1:1 previews anyway on a fast scratch drive and RAWs on a cheap storage option. Any RAWs you're working with will be in ram anyway.
Question to those astrophotographers out there. I notice the cooler has a fan on it, is the fan vibration damped somehow?
I shoot a lot of long distance photos (300mm F/2.8 and 600mm F/4 are my main lenses). Any vibration is greatly amplified when I shoot, and this is a much longer range than that.
Good question. I have a peltier cooled ccd (atik 460) and the fan stays on during the entire exposure, but it doesn't affect the final picture at all, touching the camera I can't feel any vibration, but can hear the fan. Quality is much better than in my fanless Canon 400D.
Most Pelletier chilled assemblies use magnetic bearings for fans, so very low shake. I use an Orion star shoot G3 (can't really recommend it), but vibration from quarrying 20 miles away is more of a problem than the fan.
I notice the cooler has a fan on it, is the fan vibration damped somehow?
I'd assume that the fan is simply turned off for the duration of a photo (plus the time it takes for vibrations to decay). The sensor won't heat up instantaneously.
WhatsApp is end to end encrypted. Facebook/WhatsApp can't see the contents of the messages. It's the best technology available at the moment - there are no non-toy systems that also scramble metadata.
The Panama Canal re-opening will allow larger ships to pass through. The larger ships are much more cost effective, and now that they will be able to traverse the canal, the small-ish ships are being decommissioned.
But in the same way, I feel like NAT has allowed a false sense of security. Maybe if NAT wasn't there to hide everyone's PC, more machines would be broken into, and device security would be a lot better today.