You were saying the input size doesn’t matter because you only store the hash which is always the same size. What I’m saying is that the input size really does matter.

You absolutely should set upper limits on all input fields because it will be abused if you don’t. Systems should validate their inputs, passwords included

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You can make a client hash it, but if you don’t reject large inputs to your API a client can send enough data to DOS you anyway.

The resulting hash will always be the same size, but you don’t want to have an unlimited upper bound otherwise I’m using a 25GB blueray rip as my password and your service is going to have to calculate the hash of that whenever I login.

Sensible upper bounds are a must to provide a reliable service not open to DDOS exploits.

Not necessarily. Presumably the change password form requires entering the old and new password at the same time. Then they can compare the two as plain text and hash the old password to make sure it matches, then if so, hash the new password and overwrite it. Passwords stored hashed, comparison only during the change process. A theme on this is checking password complexity rules during the login process and advising to update to something more secure. It’s possible because you’re sending the password as plain text (hopefully over a secure connection), so it can be analysed before computing the hash. This even works if the hash is salt and peppered.

Hidden and Dangerous

Only H&D2 is on steam

The original was fantastic and v2 built on that. Fantastic 3rd person WW2 tactical shooter. Haven’t seen anything like it in over 20 years since.

Use a better search engine.

Those of you who “can’t live without google”, need to get a grip.

“Leaked”.

All leaks are deliberately orchestrated to fan the hype train.

That may be so, but Lightroom is not the class leader in noise reduction. There are other programs out there that do a much better job

In terms of noise reduction which greatly affects image quality it is nowhere near the big commercial players.

I recently picked up photography a bit more seriously again having used Nikon Capture NX 2 for years. I tried all the linux and FOSS options but I ended up buying DXO Photolab 7 and found it far superior for my needs. I’ve had to setup a dual boot system to get it to work but it’s definitely worth it. Dark table is good, but it’s a long way off the commercial offerings in terms of ease of use and image quality.

I would 100% not recommend honing your skills with film. Just get any old DSLR. Second hand they can be had for almost nothing for an entry level DSLR. Then you can take 2000 photos in an afternoon and really start to learn the craft of photography and it’s cost you nothing.

I would be looking more at flash guns as lighting outside in a garden at night is probably not just dark, but really bad for photography.

A f/1.8/lens in the 35-50mm bracket should be fine when paired with a flash. I wouldn’t rely on Tue cameras own flash if it has one though, a cheap hotshoe mounted flash will be a lot better.