vividspecter

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is it when I watch a movie at home? It seems like I have to go deaf just this way. I can hear the audio of somebody speaking compared to the explosions and other special effect sounds?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  A bunch of reasons:

  • High dynamic range - I.e. the difference in volume between quiet and loud sounds, means that e.g. explosions have to be loud for speech to be audible. This is a good thing on the mastering of things, but players should support dynamic range compression, and they often don’t.

  • Poor quality speakers/headphones, usually without room correction. If the signal isn’t reaching the ears with a relatively flat frequency response (especially if midbass is higher than it should be) that can make speech difficult to hear.

  • Stereo tends to result in a relatively unstable center “image” which can make speech muddy. Center speakers help here, and there are some audio processing technologies that may help.

  • Poor mastering. Some movies are mixed in such a way that it makes dialogue difficult to hear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NSW election 2027: Labor pushes for compulsory preferential voting⁩ ⁨⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Despite the article claiming it will “seriously advantage” Labor, there’s a long history of these type of changes backfiring and benefiting opposing parties in the future.

  I consider FPV superior to OPV in any case, so I hope this happens.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Teen denies twice setting wire traps on bike path despite alleged video⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Read it as “wire tap” for a moment, and thought that was an odd thing to do.

  This sort of shittiness reminds me of coal rolling. Just pointless anti-social behaviour likely aimed at “greenies”, although this is even more dangerous of course.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disgusting money driven mindset⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  He gave the name, job title, and the company he works for. That seems like enough to be doxxing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's been a feature of Australia's elections since federation. Albanese supports a change⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  There was a significant push for one year terms early on, I’d much rather see that than a reduction in our democratic voice.

  That sounds like a mess, especially if the public service has to deal with changing governments all of the time (if there was public service reform that limits the influence of the government in power I’d be for that, but that is challenging). And whether you like it not, the incentives would be for governments to constantly be in campaign mode with shorter terms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon visits America⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The fact that you are calling this a life choice and not a societal problem also reveals a lot about American culture. A public health policy that relies on personal responsibility has never worked and will never work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon visits America⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends on the country to be clear, although it’s true in the US still for whatever reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My VPN on Android fails to reconnect automatically any time the connection is interupted. Why?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Try wireguard (which PIA supports). Should be faster as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Queensland children as young as 10 face life sentences for murder as tough new laws pass parliament⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The laws impose adult-length sentences for 13 of the “most serious” offences including “home and business break-ins”.

  Not on the list: sexual assault and rape.

  Presented without comment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon visits the Philippines⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Need to open hotdog stand in America

  He’s putting my kids through college!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favorite 1000+ hour games?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Morrowind. Although it’s more like play a few hundred hours every five years for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why do most celebrities/influencers & some normal people have those fake-looking teeth?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The irony being that healthy teeth don’t look anywhere near that white.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Changes to HECS-HELP scheme could save debt holders $680 a year⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The minimum threshold being raised to 60k and pegged to average graduate earnings is probably the bigger deal here. Presumably that means it happens automatically and so conservative governments can’t leave it at a low value when earnings increase.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No-grounds eviction banned in NSW and rent increases capped at once a year⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Long overdue change. The idea that landlords could just kick people out for any reason is just absurd and cruel.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Analogue’s 4K Nintendo 64 launches next year for $249⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think they probably do care, but they just haven’t got around to strong-arming them yet. There’s still more emulator devs to harass first after all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Republicans have Project 2025. Why don't Democrats have their own guide book?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s like a page of high-school level ranting gibberish. I suppose that is technically a “platform” but not what people are typically thinking of.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There you go little guy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think in an ideal world, I’d set speed limits to be higher than they are now - say, (spitballing) 100mph for interstates.

  I suspect many cars on the road can’t even be driven safely at that speed, and then you have to account for the driving ability of the average person.

  You’d have more cases where there are high speed differentials too with some only going 60mph, and others going 100mph, increasing the amount of passing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There you go little guy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My gut tells me that, just due to the relatively sparse density of cars, rural driving is already significantly safer, and if you DO drive like shit, you’re likely to only injure yourself.

  Fatalities are typically more common in rural areas (proportional to population). Likely because of higher speed roads and higher drink driving rates in rural areas. And maybe due to truck drivers and people driving long distances driving sleep deprived.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There you go little guy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re right that streets should be designed such that low speeds feel inevitable and not something you have to think about, and that they should serve one purpose and not two (no stroads). And highways should completely bypass cities, because the idea that they should cut through them is just absurd.

  Where are the cameras catching tailgaters, people who don’t signal, people cutting others off, people cruising in the left and not passing, people blatantly running stop signs, people texting or doing makeup?

  The technology to do this is more challenging then detecting speeding. Red-light cameras are also very common, because they are relatively easy to implement. I believe there is some tech for texting while driving at least, but I’m not sure how automated it is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon seeks enlightenment⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If it’s the case that the only evolutionary reason for large breasts is to better attract (some) men, that would be interesting.

  It’s not like large breasts are more common than not large (unless you mean anything larger than nothing at all). I suspect there was a random mutation, and it didn’t hurt their reproduction chances but it didn’t help either. So you end up with a variety of breast sizes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Humans don’t work this way, especially knowledge workers. We need breaks to function at our best, and constantly doing work for 8 hours (or more) is not it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I do about the same amount overall I just don’t get around to it as quickly.

  That’s the important part. Who gives a fuck when and how you finish your work, as long as you do. We can only be productive for so many hours a day anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford says his hopes on Epic Store were 'overly optimistic or misplaced'⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No official Linux support, which means no Steam Deck support as well. Yes, there’s Legendary but I shouldn’t have to jump through those hoops.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Albanese backs down on decision to exclude LGBTI question from next census⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Good, but I wish they’d stop pandering to conservatives in the first place, and now they’ll get the whole “flip-flopper” routine from the press.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Age 30⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  His name is Hans and drinking has ruined his life

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Exploited rule⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The minimum wage should grow with inflation according to an annual review.

  Pretty much how it’s handled in Australia, although they sometimes increase it above inflation. Importantly, it’s handled by an independent body and not something that is subject to votes in parliament.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unions who think Republicans are warming to labor rights are getting played⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Have these people forgotten Reagan already? He said the same things, then gutted then union movement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I live in a red state, would it be better to vote for rfk to take votes away from trump?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was under the impression that the OP wanted to vote tactically, but if that isn’t relevant in their particular state, then they should vote their preference.

  Since RJK is an unhinged anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist, I would suggest voting for Biden, since it may move the needle for future elections.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I live in a red state, would it be better to vote for rfk to take votes away from trump?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No, that’s not how it works. It would be the same as not voting at all, since RFK has no chance of winning.

  Vote for Biden if you want to stop Trump.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is everyone so depressed now partially because modern science has probably proven there is no god / afterlife?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I doubt underlying depression rates are any higher today than in the past. It’s just not pushed under the rug anymore.