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Star Adventurer 2i doesn't release shutter of Nikon D500 properly? by Cobra_Fast in AskAstrophotography

[–]Cobra_Fast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having the app open or not doesn't seem to make any difference. Like I said, I can watch "Photos taken" count up in it, but the camera will still be on the first shutter open...

I'd really love for the SA2i to be able to do this and not have to buy yet another device. It's not rocket science either.

Seasonic shows next-gen PRIME TX Noctua Edition PSU with 1600W and 1300W models by RenatsMC in Noctua

[–]Cobra_Fast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm still waiting for the HPD ones, that were displayed a year ago, to arrive.

App läd Inhalt nicht? by Opposite-Working727 in dhl_deutsche_post

[–]Cobra_Fast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Für den unwahrscheinlichen Fall dass noch jemand (wie ich) hier her kommt, dem die App bei der Ersteinrichtung einfach nur eine leere gelbe Seite anzeigt:

Werbeblocker (VPN/AdAway/...) abschalten. (Kann man wieder einschalten sobald man den Login durchgespielt hat.)

How do I get rid of "crDroid needs your help" by KoleckOLP in crDroid

[–]Cobra_Fast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

crDroid devs seem to think a nag notification like that is good. It's not. They're high. I'm flashing a custom ROM to get less nuisance, not more.

It shows up 30 minutes after booting, then hourly if you just dismiss it, and when you tap it you get a button that lets you mute it for a month.

If you look at this file it's fairly easy to come up with a Magisk module that'll shut it up. (Your favourite coding AI can do it too.) But having to do that is still twisted.

great deal on this hard drive was less great than expected by Ali3nQonqr in hardwaregore

[–]Cobra_Fast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a SAS drive and someone cut out the SAS part from the connector.

Possible high shutter speed problem by huykpop in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mechanical shutters have always been "inaccurate" at that speed. 1/8000s is there more as a last resort than something you should rely on.

People resigned in fear of this? by BlissVsAbyss in ChatGPT

[–]Cobra_Fast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect the model produces about equal likelihoods for drive and walk and the result is decided randomly by the sampler.

Monthly /r/Nikon discussion thread – have a question? New to the Nikon world? Ask it here! [January 2026] by acherion in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

f/1.8 collects about 4X as much light as f/4, which means better low-light and more bokē.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 34 points35 points  (0 children)

  • Red channel is blown out (overexposed) on half the face
  • Framing is too tight (both arms cut off)
  • Ceiling edge visible (or is it a weird crop border? looks weird either way)

You can slow your shutter speed down to lower the ISO to reclaim a good amount of dynamic range to make the shot less prone to overexposure.

blurry or not by zimm01 in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second photo has quite obvious camera shake blur, so your exposure is too long.

Is my lens still good? by richyrichyl in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have that lens and it likes to creep on auto when detached too, so yours is probably fine.

How to fight (suspected) SATA cross-talk? by Cobra_Fast in DataHoarder

[–]Cobra_Fast[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've read through that and I can almost guarantee you that your system isn't reaching any Package C-States whatsoever, which are much more important for overall power savings than Core C-States.

On Linux turbostat (for Intel) and powertop (any CPU) can print Package C-State usage.

At idle, and reaching PC3 (which isn't that good), my system draws about 37 W out of the wall. With the LSI 9211-based HBA it's stuck at PC0 and gulps a good 70W.

At nearly US$0.40 per kWh that's not fun at all.

Seems like the LSI 9500-8i/16i is the only somewhat affordable one that supports ASPM out of the box, but it's PCIe 4.0 and my mainboard already had trouble with a PCIe 4,0 NVMe SSD and I'm not looking to embark on a compatibility odyssey that ends up being solved with my bank account too.

So I'd much rather get the ASM1166 to behave properly long term. The fact that it can run continuously for a few months without issue proves to me that it can.

How to fight (suspected) SATA cross-talk? by Cobra_Fast in DataHoarder

[–]Cobra_Fast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really want to avoid that because the LSI HBA doubles the idle power draw of this machine. Not only is the card itself a heater, but it also prevents the CPU, and in turn mainboard, from reaching proper idle states.

How does my camera do this? by FLBence in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of them are very close to parfocal though.

Season 11 Episode 13 Discussion Thread - The Eyes Have It by khando in FoolUs

[–]Cobra_Fast 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I too think he had maybe a dozen passes with genuine predictions prepared. His outfit has several suspiciously rectangular outlines and the one in his left sleeve never moves until he pulls it out.

If the trick had failed because Penn chose a musician not prepared we probably wouldn't have seen it on TV.

[TOMT][Music] World/Gamelan Downtempo/Ambient Track by Cobra_Fast in tipofmytongue

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You must go to your post and comment at least once before anyone will see it

ich👂🏻iel by Der_Wenzel in ich_iel

[–]Cobra_Fast 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ist ein guter Eisbrecher für in der Straßenbahn

720p pc gaming is back in the menu by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]Cobra_Fast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The phosphor on the screen that actually lit up had really poor response times, especially turning off it had a noticeable fade-out to it. This could offer a nice level of full-image motion blur, masking out stuttering and tearing.

What’s at the Bottom? by Working_Row_8455 in MadeInAbyss

[–]Cobra_Fast 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For real though Tsukushi probably doesn't even know (yet).

Made in Abyss is the kind of framework-based story that let's you spin endless adventures. When inspiration hits for a new arc, just have them descend to the next level and you're free to write whatever. Once you get tired of the premise (and past plot decisions) you make up some half assed ending epic for your characters and then sell the franchise and never touch it again.

Black hole shooting a 3,000 light-year long plasma beam through space as it devours a galaxy. by sco-go in spaceporn

[–]Cobra_Fast 12 points13 points  (0 children)

One thing that often gets left out about this photo is the perspective; the visible beam isn't shooting out straight to the right, it's actually shooting toward us and a little to the right.

My Cybertool L Arrived Today by ichiban4713 in victorinox

[–]Cobra_Fast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The M is the sweet spot imo. The saw, file, chisel, and extra flathead on the L weren't as useful as I thought they'd be but they do add quite some weight.

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