falkerie71

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Canon requires an account to transfer images from your camera. Forces you to sign up using Chrome.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m pointing out that alternatives exist, and they are decent alternatives.

  And I’m pointing out that those alternatives in practicality are not even close. Suggesting a hobby project out of the blue when OP is not even asking for it is just dumb.

  Capturing a photo of a bullet that’s been slowing down for 300 meters is not a great technical feat.

  You just missed my point about the 1.6MP elephant in the room. And that’s just ignoring every other camera feature used to take the shot, which you would have to manually dial in with your rpi camera. You are simply not going to do that in the chaos.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Canon requires an account to transfer images from your camera. Forces you to sign up using Chrome.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve only used Raspberry Pi based systems with manual focus.

  Well that’s certainly a problem, isn’t it? You don’t know what OP does with their camera, if it’s a hobby or for a living. Go try suggesting building a RPi camera kit to sports photographers, see if they give a fuck about it.

  Depth of field is a property of the lens, not the sensor.

  DoF has everything to do with sensor SIZE. You are simply never going to get the level of shallow depth of field with tiny sensors compared to even M43 or bigger sensors. You are simply never going to get the ISO performances or dynamic range of a bigger sensor because the photosites are just physically huge compared to those in phone camera sensors. Even a cheap old 12MP DSLR is going to destroy the images quality coming out of the best 64MP rpi camera kit, not even a question. And not to mention all the other functions a modern camera has, like weather sealing, subject detect autofocus, auto white balance, color science, image stabilization, etc.

  Sensors: if you want to take pictures in starlight, you can get IMX585 (hard due to market problems). If you want lots of pixels, 64 M is not a problem. If you want to photograph a bullet, you can get the low-pixel global shutter sensor, there is code around to take video at 500 fps (disclaimer: tiny video, extreme light level required).

  I count 3 different sensors for each scenario now, and you even know their downsides. What makes you think OP is willing to deal with these? The global shutter sensor is a 1.6MP sensor. Yeah, that absolutely can replace the gear that captured the photo of the bullet whizzing by Trump and won the Pulitzer prize.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Canon requires an account to transfer images from your camera. Forces you to sign up using Chrome.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, the depth of field and image quality the camera kit sensors and lenses produce sure can match those produced by full frame sensors and lenses. And fuck Canon’s industry leading autofocus, OP can write their own autofocus algorithm too!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Official Discussion - The Accountant 2 [SPOILERS]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I thought this was not as good as the first movie. In the first movie, Wolff at least had the screen time to show off his uniqueness. Here, not much. He’s just a glorified mercenary with autism. Also, the plot felt too… convenient? And it introduced a few story lines that didn’t lead to anywhere or had unsatisfying ends, like Wolff finding a partner, or Medina somehow ended up satisfied about being helped by the gang? Girl, you didn’t want their help and wanted autonomy in the first place. What’s with the smile in your new chair after all that nothing you did? The only guy who got a satisfying end is Brax I guess. He got to spend quality time with his brother, and he got a cat.

  Still, it was a fun movie. Fights were satisfying enough. Plotline was just weak.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What movies have you watched this week?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sinners for a third time, and successfully convinced multiple friends to join me. They loved it!

  Other than that, Thunderbolts*, which was underwhelming for me, though was apparently pretty well received? I dunno, I’ve not been following the MCU movies and TV shows much after Endgame aside from Loki (which was amazing!), so I don’t even know half the cast. Apart from that, the plot/pacing just felt meh, and when the credits rolled I literally said to myself “that’s it?”.

  spoiler

  IMO, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 did a better job exploring the idea of facing your past trauma better than this movie. Also helps that I know the team better I guess.

  Overall, 2/5.

  Post-credits was a surprise though, I’m feeling cautiously optimistic about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What movies have you watched this week?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sinners. Twice. Phenomenal movie.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨2024 Steam Awards Nominees Announced⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Outstanding visual is pretty packed this year, but I wish Nine Sols wins it. It’s not even underrated, just feels like it wasn’t talked much about outside of Hollow Knight enjoyers, maybe due to it launching on PC only (console version came out only recently), or perhaps due to the studio’s turbulent past. More people should really give it a go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nine Sols - Console Launch Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For sure. I struggled so much in the Colosseum I did not finish the last stage (Aspids can go fuck themselves), and didn’t even bother with the Pantheon. Wasn’t story required anyway so I’m fine with it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nine Sols - Console Launch Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Forgiving? Base game Hollow Knight maybe, but late game Hollow Knight (Arena/Pantheon) I would rate much harder than Nine Sols.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games have you put the most hours into?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Warframe, by a big margin.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Currently downloading The Witcher 3 for the first time. Got any advice for me?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Although this isn’t quite relevant before finishing the main game, be sure to pick up both the DLC once you’re finished.
  Both DLCs are fantastic standalone stories, super rich in content they could even beat some full priced games. You could play the DLCs before finishing the main game (and there is an additional game mechanic introduced in Blood and Wine), but on a first run I would still recommend playing it after to not get distracted and take away the impact of the main story.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  … To compete in Ultimate frisbee in Australia for 2 weeks

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Summer Sale - Top Deals⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Should I also get the Below Zero bundle?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nine Sols 九日 - Official Launch Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s pretty fun so far, and rage inducing lol. You can see the inspirations drawn from Hollow Knight, Ori and such. Though, I find it way harder and unforgiving than Hollow Knight. The game really wants you to parry every single enemy attack, and will punish you quite hard you if you fail to do so. Just holding the block button does not work, it will block one attack but not the next. You need to press block (or ideally parry with the right timing) on every attack to avoid getting stun locked, which means fighting multiple enemies could be quite challenging, and enemies with quick attack combos are guaranteed to be a pain in the ass.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Food Delivery Apps: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  They are releasing full episodes onto YouTube. I can see past full episodes of S11 whenever, and they say they plan to upload past seasons as well (announcement video). Maybe it’s a regional restrictions thing that is preventing you to see full episodes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I got this popup ad on my TV **while watching a DVD**⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Samsung smart monitors 🤧

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some alternative to soulless videogame franchises?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Any game from Supergiant I would recommend in a heart beat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Potential problem I see here is, what defines as a “common” screwdriver? Cause the most common screwdrivers are MUCH bigger than what phones use. So, can be bought at stores? You can buy torx screws at iFixit, but probably not at local electronics stores, so does that count?

  What I mean to say is that, the line has to be drawn somewhere, especially if it’s going to be written in law. Having consumers buy a specialized screen heating machine is too much, but you can’t expect large screws to be on phones, so it has to be somewhere in the middle and clearly defined.

  My idea is that maybe it’s better to start with what types of screws. Or if they’re specialized, they have to include it in the box or disclose the specs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨higher wages for the servers... by the customers. Fnbs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I live in a Asia where service fees of 10% are normal with no tipping culture.
  I can see why people may think 18% is too much, but honestly tipping culture should just be gone entirely. Waiters shouldn’t have to rely on customer tips, which can vary for different reasons even ones that may be outside their control, to earn a living wage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why? There is enough space on the parking lot⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  But couldn’t drivers just, you know, moved back out a little if they realized they overshot it? Doesn’t take them that long to get down to check, and get back in to move the car a bit.