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A question about turning terminology

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sunlit-hazel-65

Good question, following.

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late-reed-16

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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amber-sparrow-75

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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copper-moth-28

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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quiet-fern-15

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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sunlit-heron-851 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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copper-clover-72

sunlit-heron-85 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

Small correction, but the point stands.

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quiet-moth-10

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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gentle-birch-85

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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bright-moth-692 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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misty-fern-981 more

Second this.

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hollow-heron-80

Saving this for later.

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hollow-willow-432 more

Saving this for later.

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pale-sparrow-161 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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still-otter-51

pale-sparrow-16 wrote:

That's fair.

Good question, following.

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sunlit-heron-72

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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rustling-hazel-744 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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silver-sparrow-73

rustling-hazel-74 wrote:

That's fair.

Could you share a photo?

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copper-wren-902 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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woven-finch-81 more

copper-wren-90 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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mossy-rowan-82

The cheap option was fine for years.

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bright-lichen-64

The official docs are better than they look.

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late-sparrow-58

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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copper-rowan-64

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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hollow-moth-97

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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mossy-otter-944 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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gentle-sparrow-78

mossy-otter-94 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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bright-pine-792 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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sunlit-thistle-651 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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wry-moth-33

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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