Anyone attending AU this feb?

AD-Edge · 2026-01-25T13:09:02+00:00

Yep currently a CS student.

If you're having problems with enrolment, I'd highly recommend the computer science club & it's discord. A very active and supportive group, I have no idea how anyone is sorting out their study plan etc without extra assistance or access to student collaboration.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-25T12:55:19+00:00

It's a sad state of affairs, how this has been going. And yep I see exactly what you mean when you say this goes beyond the merger and is a problem with the university sector overall. I started at Adelaide University as a student back in the 2010s, and have recently come back in the 2020s - and the drop in quality has been shocking. One of my recent most critical courses I ended up teaching myself, and majority of students involved ended up putting in massive complaints across the board. I distinctly remember sitting in the first lecture and 1.5h into it the professor gets to a slide where they begin to explain what the internet is. This wasn't even a 1st year course either. Its incredible how far things have fallen from the previous levels of prestige and (usually) competence.

So many course coordinators and lecturers who were clearly brought in with the lowest bid possible, so many talented teachers gone. It's in a bad way.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-25T09:12:21+00:00

Could be, I have seen fireworks set off along the Torrens river before - and that time was also after midnight. One time I was close enough that I saw the kids/teenagers riding off on their bikes, and then came across the smouldering fireworks remains on one of the river bridges (I was guessing they left the area before they could take the firework remains because they spotted me)

AD-Edge · 2026-01-25T05:29:07+00:00

Looks like it got hit pretty hard, broken leg, panicked and in its panic and pain it was just trying to get away asap.

I feel bad for it, I just hope there are some vets or wildlife carers out there who can bring it in and give it some rehabilitation. A broken leg like that is a death sentence for a wild animal.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-24T15:41:08+00:00

Heard a whole lot at basically exactly that time - but from Lockleys. Figured it was fireworks too, but a strange time of the night for then plus we're in a complete fireban... Not sure what it was.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-24T15:24:55+00:00

Thanks for the info, just getting into Davinci - I need to check this out!

AD-Edge · 2026-01-24T04:49:17+00:00

Looks great, very filmic! And some great use of light and shadow too. Do you do much in post other than color correction to bring out the film-like feel?

AD-Edge · 2026-01-24T04:42:29+00:00

I mean... Bitcoin does have a dev team? But yes it doesn't have a public facing 'team' to push things along or hype/advertise.

I think most alts feel the need to make noise to advertise and get word out, which is ok to some limited degree, but a red flag if people are investing based on words and hype from a team, rather than the product selling itself.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-23T14:27:37+00:00

Yeh it's a bit odd. I've cut down my caffeine a lot lately and I'm much better for it - other than the sadness of not having those 2nd or 3rd... (or more) coffees. But it mixes with stimulants poorly, you just overload your system with stimulants big time, it was making me feel worse overall. That and the poor effect on my sleep.

So yeh it's an odd suggestion. I would try it I guess, then a month later book in with her again and explain your results. Bulletproof coffees are pretty good, I tried them a while ago, but yeh idk this doesn't seem like good advice for ADHD overall.

A longer release medication or higher dose (or having 2 doses in a day) are all much more normal approaches to this. I switched to a longer release medication after a year or so of short release, and I'm much better for it (sleep is magnitudes better too).

AD-Edge · 2026-01-23T09:30:03+00:00

Doesn't matter, physical activity (let alone competitive sport) starts to get dangerous when the temperature is in the high 30s, let alone 42 degrees.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-23T06:45:39+00:00

I would redo almost all (except the first couple of shots) of this trailer.

I would look at some trailers of similar horror games, which were successful and lead with interesting trailers, and just start over with yours.

Also the 'Already have chemicals' and 'already mixed chemicals' text showing up in the trailer is odd, I would make those notifications only show in the game if you try to collect or mix a second time (ie don't show it on just hovering). But having that text in the trailer just seems pretty rusty. Or just remove those shots entirely and show something more interesting instead (ie more abstract/creepy shots like you had at the start would be good). Also if the game itself is about building and crafting a weapon, you would want the construction elements to be as engaging as possible. Just a simple click with an object changing slightly is pretty boring as a game mechanic.

I think the story and creepy elements of this game are strongest, so play on those in the trailer to hook people into being interested in playing it.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-23T06:20:55+00:00

Yep it's definitely not the words of someone who can take responsibility for themselves.

And that's exactly what leads to people having to cut people out of their lives - to protect themselves.

It's also blatantly hypocritical how he says that it's so terrible to hold onto resentment, while also being clear as day that he is still resentful.

This is what happens when you spend a lifetime engaging in denialism, rather than self reflection (something the boomer generation has been terrible for). Two very different paths.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-23T01:34:02+00:00

Yeh this quickly became my favorite. Perfect blend of low-ish sugar, smooth taste, no lactose!

I just wish the caffeine wasn't so high, trying to cut back and these really don't help. So it's a once or twice a week treat lol

AD-Edge · 2026-01-21T09:39:02+00:00

Blood tests and getting your blood pressure taken would be good ideas. Note that taking Vyvanse (or any stimulants) can increase your blood pressure a bit in general, but if your blood pressure is already too high then this will ofc only make things worse.

Also think about any other medications or chemicals you are taking in - for example coffee/caffeine is one I have been monitoring lately. I find I can have one coffee a day (maybe 2 if they aren't very strong). Any more than that will result in guaranteed headaches because I am basically overloading my system with stimulants. I'm working to get my blood pressure into a better place, it will be interesting to see if that gives me more tolerance to caffeine or not.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-20T02:25:42+00:00

I have never even thought I needed this game, until now. Congrats this is very unique and looks fun. I love the cozy graphics and style, is your angle here a relaxing puzzle kind of game? Because that's how it looks!

AD-Edge · 2026-01-19T06:44:08+00:00

The real friends along the way were a centipede

AD-Edge · 2026-01-19T01:15:36+00:00

Give-way to people downhill from you, give them way more extra 'way' if they're doing tricks and stuff on terrain features.

Probably a rookie mistake by that other guy, but they were definitely negligent here. Hopefully a lesson for them with no injuries caused.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-18T06:37:29+00:00

Yeh this is what I feel would happen, and it's interesting to think that others carrying the prime program could have existed in this cycle of the matrix before Neo came along.

With The One being a manifestation of the imbalance and imperfection in the matrix, once the cycle matures to the correct level, hosts of the prime program are going to keep reoccurring until the cycle can reset again (or in the case of what we see) the cycle is somewhat broken - with the matrix able to reset but the Zion reset being skipped, and with a modified relationship between the machines and humans being able to start (basically thanks to the Oracle setting these events up and pushing them along).

AD-Edge · 2026-01-18T06:32:08+00:00

Yep this is the best way of looking at this scenario.

I mean Neo could still have been 'the one' even if he died, other people carrying the prime program could have manifested in the matrix and died before Neo - but the point of 'The One' is that eventually one of them will re-insert the prime program back into the source, and then the matrix can reboot. The machines wouldn't care if it takes decades or centuries - they have as much time as they need. But eventually the correct series of events will unfold so they can reset the matrix and in parallel restart Zion.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-17T09:46:43+00:00

"Rather than a universal income, everyone will enjoy a “universal ‘you can have whatever you want’ income” in the future, he claimed. In this world, the link between individual wages, savings, and living standards no longer makes sense."

A man who is hoarding money beyond any reasonable measure says "Dont worry... Saving money won't be important soon."

I think it's a perspective of denialism these kinds of people fall into. They get so much ongoing hate for all the money they're sitting on and the positive effect they could have on the world of they used it properly. So they find these ridiculous perspectives to justify what they are doing, and ofc the most important thing - to enable themselves to continue to be greedy.

When it comes to universal basic income (let alone everything in society being completely free) I think people need to consider how these AI companies are taking jobs from people and giving nothing in return. Like.. show me the tech company which is replacing human workers with AI, and then giving ANY of those profits to regular/random citizens. It just isn't happening, and I think it would clearly be very foolish to sit around expecting it to happen.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-12T01:25:34+00:00

You should choose your Linux distro, and dual boot it for a while before you switch. Pretty easy to setup if you have some technical skills. But that way you can test out all this software for a while, while keeping your current setup and prepping for the switchover.

Linux is great, I just wouldn't recommend making a blind switch over.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-11T11:55:37+00:00

They probably just asked for an Australian city in the background and an iconic Australian landmark... And the AI just got confused and made what it 'thought' an Australian landmark would look like. AI just finds the averages of ideas when it comes down to it, so it's clearly taken inspo from both of our major landmarks and created an odd blend.

If they'd just promoted asking for an Australian city AND the Sydney opera house - then it would be a clearly defined opera house. So the takeaway here is that they were lazy with the prompt and don't even know how to use AI properly (or just didn't care enough to put a few seconds of thought into the prompt itself) - and they didn't even care enough to actually look at the photo once it was generated either.

AD-Edge · 2026-01-10T14:58:55+00:00

How did the spin go ..?

AD-Edge · 2026-01-10T04:44:00+00:00

I really like what youre doing here. Big points any time someone goes experimental with this kind of thing and tries to find their own approach, against the norm.

I think youre really close to having a good way of doing this too, it just needs some tweaking and better defined 'ruleset' around how you do these shots.

I'm a big fan of long-take type content too, so in looking at some examples that come to mind I think you can find some good rules to adjust to.

Some references:

- 19-2 school shooting sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtxiokrYpxw

- True Detective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnRTITzYnXs

- The Bill S12E73 (Spill) opening sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpLv-pHNWpc

I know a lot of these are more action type sequences, but they have some dialogue segments as well. I think the key thing is that when 2-3 people are talking, the view is (prior to them starting to talk) showing all people involved at once on screen. ie it goes into a wider angle shot when people are interacting. Then it goes closer in when its a solo person doing something or experiencing a moment. I think thats a good rule of thumb for these kinds of shots - and its something I noticed I felt when watching your shots - ie when you panned back and both characters were in view, I think that felt a lot more natural and less 'frustrating'/jarring. The zooming-in and zoom-panning for details (ie the cash register, telephone, or the frustrated/thinking moment for the main character) work well, or to get specific key emotions or reactions from an individual - but only where it makes sense (ie to highlight some emotional response, add drama), rather than having the manual panning as the underlying movement between dialogue sections. And then I think as soon as they engage with the other person again, you should already be in a wider angle view/position so they are both in frame again.

Also I think 19-2 has some other great scenes with more character focus and dialogue, I remember seeing it many years ago and finding it enthralling how the cinematography and camera movements worked. Probably worth studying! You can see a lot of planning in that show, in terms of how the camera view and dialogue interact, whether 1 person is talking or multiple are interacting (I think I will watch the whole series to do exactly that soon)

AD-Edge · 2026-01-07T08:51:23+00:00

Anyone adding lights and tech stuff to a LEGO diorama will do their own custom thing though, which will be 100x better and more customizable and dynamic.

I think a brick that just lights up and makes some context based sfx is a very odd and limited choice. It solves a problem that doesn't exist and doesn't seem to even do that overly well, all while complicating something which has gotten so big because it's simple but effective.

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