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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
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Comment on What's the coolest thrift store find you've ever scored? in ~talk
PetitPrince Link ParentGot a Samyang 12mm f/2 (fuji mount) in a cash converters for about 160.- a couple years ago. To this day it's my second most used lens!Got a Samyang 12mm f/2 (fuji mount) in a cash converters for about 160.- a couple years ago. To this day it's my second most used lens!
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Comment on What's the coolest thrift store find you've ever scored? in ~talk
PetitPrince Link ParentUh, today I learned something. Tldr: it's an exonym that's has probably some offensive interpretation.the word Eskimo
Uh, today I learned something. Tldr: it's an exonym that's has probably some offensive interpretation.
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Comment on What video games would you say have the best stories? Feel free to suggest more than one. in ~games
PetitPrince LinkJapanese visual novel are by definition narrative heavy and more often than not full of twists. Classics includes the Ace Attorney series (courtroom drama) , the Steins; Gate series (mundane-ish...Japanese visual novel are by definition narrative heavy and more often than not full of twists. Classics includes the Ace Attorney series (courtroom drama) , the Steins; Gate series (mundane-ish science fiction), the Fate series (urban fantasy) ...
Otherwise for more traditional games, Nier Automata is also an recommandation. Sci-fi introduction to modern philosophy and fourth wall leaning with well endowed fembots, katana and stylettos.
I agree with the others that recommend Clair Obscur (however I wouldn't put it so high on the list) , Outer Wilds, 1000xResist, Disco Elysium. The Yakuza series as a whole is very good but not all time great; as a fan I care more about the characters than the plot; there's so much games that I kinda (and I've played them all! except the PSP ones, the first samurai one, and the latest Majima one (yet!)) don't care what kind of governmental conspiracy Kiryu ends up in, I just want him to live his best life.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
PetitPrince Link ParentI have pretty good VR legs so I may be completely wrong but I find that cockpit games are less prone to motion sickness than other games. You always have a fixed point of reference in front of...I think it requires some to a lot of VR resiliency.
I have pretty good VR legs so I may be completely wrong but I find that cockpit games are less prone to motion sickness than other games. You always have a fixed point of reference in front of view (the cockpit) , so all the crazy twirling doesn't feel unnatural. Plus, the main gameplay is to get the little diamond in front of the little square, and that's where you main focus is.
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Comment on The Odyssey | Official trailer in ~movies
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
PetitPrince Link ParentI don't mind the interactive part; I even think letting the player discover the plot in their own pace is beneficial for the story. It's as you said: the devs comes from theater and installation...I don't mind the interactive part; I even think letting the player discover the plot in their own pace is beneficial for the story. It's as you said: the devs comes from theater and installation art, and it shows.
I don't remember quite well the ending (I played it in March) . I do remember that the game judge your choice with immediate reload in case of "bad" choice, so I more or less saw all of them and so they all kinda blends in my mind.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
PetitPrince Link ParentThe only thing I don't like about 1000xResist is it's ending. After hours of carefully layered narration, it suddenly gives the player too much agency to my tastes and I don't think it brings...The only thing I don't like about 1000xResist is it's ending. After hours of carefully layered narration, it suddenly gives the player too much agency to my tastes and I don't think it brings anything particularly meaningful to the game.
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Comment on Oxygen therapy chambers have led to horrific deaths. Why are influencers raving about them? in ~health
PetitPrince LinkThe article talks about hyperbaric chambers and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. I did a hackathon in a local hospital and I ended up in a project that benefited the hyperbaric chamber section. I could...The article talks about hyperbaric chambers and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
I did a hackathon in a local hospital and I ended up in a project that benefited the hyperbaric chamber section. I could discuss with the actual nurses and technician and the article provide a pretty good description of what it is.
It turns out those chambers are not only for diving accident: open wounds and burns do heal much better when oxygen if forced on it. As described in the article:
When it is provided by trained and licensed physicians and nurses in medical facilities using equipment that meets FDA regulations and is properly maintained, it is safe and effective.
And indeed, when I went there the head nurse told me that fire prevention was a big deal: no electronics at all were permitted (and that's also there that I learnt that smart rings were a thing).
On thing that's not necessarily explicit in the article is that each therapy session can be a couple hours long, and that the indication for some type of wounds are to get in there up to several times a week. Combined with the electronic ban, it can be booooooooring real quick for some people. In fact one of the scheduled improvement for the chamber were special spark-proof android tablets.
Anyway: I'm sad that this cool tech got caught up by quack people. Especially since it has a solid kernel of truth behind it.
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Comment on First death linked to red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers say in ~health
PetitPrince LinkIn before some conspiracy theorists exploit this for clicks Example headlines PROOF that Democrats engineers a VEGAN VIRUS that will KILL YOU if you eat MEAT.In before some conspiracy theorists exploit this for clicks
Example headlines
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Comment on Around the world in 80 days ... sustainably in ~talk
PetitPrince Link ParentSome anecdotes : A lot of the research for this has been done at my alma mater (EPFL) \o/ the main person behind the project is Bertrand Piccard. He's used to this kind of adventure, having made...Some anecdotes :
- A lot of the research for this has been done at my alma mater (EPFL) \o/
- the main person behind the project is Bertrand Piccard. He's used to this kind of adventure, having made the first trip around the world with an hot air balloon
- the Piccard family is a dynasty of scientists, engineer and explorer. August Piccard (Bertrand grand father) is the direct inspiration for Professor Calculus in Tintin.
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
PetitPrince LinkLong shot but: since the Frame runs a reasonably open platform... if the people behind UEVR (injector to VRify any Unreal Engine game) manage to make it run on it, it's going to be epic! (pun...Long shot but: since the Frame runs a reasonably open platform... if the people behind UEVR (injector to VRify any Unreal Engine game) manage to make it run on it, it's going to be epic! (pun intended)
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Comment on I powered my house using 500 disposable vapes in ~engineering
PetitPrince (edited )Link ParentWhat prevented you to use rechargeable vape? Price? (question asked with genuine curiosity and without ill intent ; I never smoked and think vapes are less bad than cigarette ; my brother in law...What prevented you to use rechargeable vape? Price?
(question asked with genuine curiosity and without ill intent ; I never smoked and think vapes are less bad than cigarette ; my brother in law does vape, but with a rechargeable one)
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Comment on Affinity V3 is here with a new freemium model in ~design
PetitPrince (edited )Link ParentCounterpoint : Davinci Resolve is both a good color grading tool (and was use in actual blockbuster movie) and a competent video editor with non trivial feature features (like multicam), and it's...Free software this advanced [...] is too good to be true.
Counterpoint : Davinci Resolve is both a good color grading tool (and was use in actual blockbuster movie) and a competent video editor with non trivial feature features (like multicam), and it's offered for free.
But I still agree with you in that it's clearer how Blackmagic Design makes money: there's a "studio" version of Davinci with feature that is realistically out of reach and/or useless for regular consumer (120fps at 32K, multiple GPU, remote scripting,...). There's also a wide range of hardware that Blackmagic sells.
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Comment on The Boxcar Fight - Short and documentary in ~movies
PetitPrince LinkI'm a sucker for behind the scenes so those two hours of people making the short already makes me happy with this project.I'm a sucker for behind the scenes so those two hours of people making the short already makes me happy with this project.
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Comment on Is there a service that a regular joe can use to provide subs or dubbing for a movie? in ~movies
PetitPrince Link ParentWhile whisper definitely gets the job done, the timing it produces is not up to my standard. Too much cut in the middle of sentence with no logic whatsoever.While whisper definitely gets the job done, the timing it produces is not up to my standard. Too much cut in the middle of sentence with no logic whatsoever.
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Comment on Tips/guides to turn my home into a smart home? in ~tech
PetitPrince LinkI am also in the process of smartifying my home. Haven't installed stuff yet but have done some research. I'm interested in hearing everyone tips! As for #2: Zigbee devices forms a mesh network,...I am also in the process of smartifying my home. Haven't installed stuff yet but have done some research. I'm interested in hearing everyone tips!
As for #2: Zigbee devices forms a mesh network, making them somewhat resilient to outage and independant of your router.
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Comment on Devil May Fly - WIP fighter jet parry in ~games
PetitPrince LinkAs a fan of both Ace Combat and Devil May Cry, this looks bonkers and I need this like yesterday.As a fan of both Ace Combat and Devil May Cry, this looks bonkers and I need this like yesterday.
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Comment on Indecision: Get a camera despite having a phone in ~tech
PetitPrince Link ParentAdditional info for OP: there's several classes of camera that depends on the size of the sensor. Roughly speaking, there's a factor of 2 in the size of the sensor for each step. From biggest to...Additional info for OP: there's several classes of camera that depends on the size of the sensor. Roughly speaking, there's a factor of 2 in the size of the sensor for each step. From biggest to smallest you have:
- Large format: the thing with the bellows. It's huge, cumbersome and somewhat charming.
- Medium format: large camera. Hasselblad, Phase One, Pentax and the GFX line of Fujifilm live there. IMAX film have this format. Most of the twin lens reflex are also there (<- specialty vintage camera)
- Full frame: based on the historic 35mm film format. Most enthusiast / pro level camera lives in that class. Historically Canon and Nikon were the dominant brand, but for quite some time now Sony (who bought the tech from Minolta in 2005, they're not coming from nowhere) became a very viable competitor
- APS-C: based on a failed film format that was 2x smaller than the standard 35mm. Turns out in with digital camera it's not that big of a deal. Most entry camera are there, but there are also higher end camera for all brand (notably most of Fujifilm lineup are there)
- Micro four third: as /u/BashCrandiboot mentioned, it's a system that uses an even smaller sensor (but still many times larger than your iPhone sensor). Most brand there (Panasonic, Olympus/OM) thrives on specialty and/or retro styling (which coincidentally is also the whole strategy of Fujifilm with their APS-C). One specialty thats not worthy is cinema: Panasonic GH series were famous to cather to film maker.
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Comment on Indecision: Get a camera despite having a phone in ~tech
PetitPrince LinkSo you want a camera. On the smartphone vs dedicated camera debate, I often like to make a culinary analogy. You can survive eating only your supermarket prepared meal. Just put it in your...So you want a camera. On the smartphone vs dedicated camera debate, I often like to make a culinary analogy.
You can survive eating only your supermarket prepared meal. Just put it in your microwave / oven and your you're good to go. It may even taste good or excellent (those IKEA meatball are a meme for a reason). They have armies of food scientist, tasting panel participant and so on to develop the product, so it stand to reason that this kind of food is at least palatable. And you just need a microwave or an oven!
This is your smartphone camera app. Again: there's a tight integration of hardware and software engineer, color scientist et al. just to make your life easy and capture a decent picture when you press the shutter on your screen.With homecooling, there's two thing it unlocks: 1) you can choose higher quality material and 2) you have the possibility to cook yourself. Those two things doesn't make you automatically a tastier meal; you can still screw up your a99 wagyu steak (insert you plant based alternative of choice here) that has been blessed by high ranking monks in the mountains by overcooking it (or boiling it).
But if you nail the prepatation, it can be noticeably better than anything you can find in a supermarket. And when you feel lazy, nothing prevents you to throw those ingredient into a thermomix to have something quick and easy.And so with photography, a bigger and better camera will not automatically produce better picture. You can still screw up. But at minimum you'll get can get more details in your picture because of the higher size of your sensor, and the quality of the optics in front of it. But if you engage in the art and craft of photography, you can improve as a photographer and have the means of putting thing in manual where it makes sense and leave stuff in automatic when it's especially convenient (we mostly leave autofocus on, and knowing which exposure automatism to use depending on the situation is something you'll get used to)(culinary analogies : home made puff pastry or ramen noodles - it's not worth it).
As other mentioned, the actual operation of a dedicated camera is vastly different (and better) compared to a smartphone. You can have a proper grip instead of an awkward hold. I'd say that having a viewfinder (compared to a screen) also helps tremendously. When the only thing you see is the picture you're going to take, you notice thing you can easily miss with just looking at a smartphone screen.
As other also said: every dedicated camera (with manual controls) released in the last ten years are good to excellent. I'm going to cover a week long LARP event next week with hardware that's 9 and 7 years old and I have total faith in them.
Granted, it's enthusiast and/or pro level gear (my dad's Nikon D810 with a 18-35 2.8, and my Fujifilm x-t3 with a 24-70 2.8 equivalent I'm renting) but the bottom point is: don't hesitate to check the second hand market, there's good deal to be had.
Some examples comes into mind:
The boots theory : cheap boots doesn't last as long as more expensive one, so in long term you spend more buying several cheap pairs when you would have bought only one expensive one.
Swiss trains don't go as fast as they theorically could (for instance in the alpine tunnels are built for 250 km/h but the trains go at 200 km/h) . That's because its used as a buffer against delay. If for some reason a train departs late from a station, it can go faster to compensate. (there's other reason, such as the network design goal, and also just plain physics).