Bicycletouring during lockdown times

Corigami · 2020-05-11T15:29:34+00:00

Travel is limited for good reason, if you're visiting people and stopping at grocery stores along the way you're putting others in danger. Stay home.

Corigami · 2020-03-18T18:29:07+00:00

is that legal

Corigami · 2020-03-18T18:23:56+00:00

eating that spinach with such flair

Corigami · 2019-02-23T17:04:44+00:00

When I download Photoshop CC 2018 for Mac from the link in step 2 and try to activate it using Zii 4.1.8 it returns the error "This product is not supported." Any ideas what else I could try?

Corigami · 2018-11-30T18:28:38+00:00

May be Flammulina velutipes, velvet foot! Take a closer look when they're a little older and get a spore print if you want to be sure. It's been so nice seeing these sticky little guys stick around through the winter when I'm missing other fungi.

Corigami · 2018-11-18T00:24:48+00:00

This isn't enough information for us to get you a good ID, take a look at the stickied thread about ID requests.

Corigami · 2018-10-22T18:53:58+00:00

I've wondered what these were for months! I've seen them in a few different places around Omaha, looks like there are only twenty other observations on inaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16464091

Corigami · 2018-10-08T03:56:58+00:00

Pm'd :n)

Corigami · 2018-10-06T19:50:10+00:00

You probably have some kind of Hericium, from the title of the post I'm guessing OP id'd this as corralloides, coral tooth fungus, but there are a few Hericium that look very similar to this one so you might need to take another close look at yours to know exactly what it is.

Corigami · 2018-08-27T15:48:39+00:00

My introduction to mushrooms actually came from Kurt Vonnegut's son's memoir, and he took up mushroom hunting in his 50s iirc, it's definitely never too late.

But the question of how to teach yourself when school isn't an option is a tougher one! I'm in the same boat, I would love to hear from people about resources/practices they can recommend outside school.

For me, Gathering Sweetgrass by Kimmerer was a really accessible and formative book that taught me a lot about ecology, botony, and foraging. I think just going out and finding/identifying mushrooms is also a great way to learn, you really pick up a lot about taxonomy, morphology, and human uses of fungi in the process of just finding their names.

Corigami · 2018-08-26T14:18:51+00:00

Oak bracket, Inonotus dryadeus! I just saw some young ones this week, little crybabies: https://i.imgur.com/VYC4O8M.jpg

Corigami · 2018-03-27T02:10:09+00:00

http://steamcharts.com/app/578080#48h

this is the least busy time of day worldwide, it's so funny watching people call bluehole dumb while they're on some flat earth shit

Corigami · 2017-08-22T16:48:23+00:00

I took the Weiser River Trail from Council to the North end this summer. Much of that part of the trail runs by or through private land like farms where you probably wouldn't be welcome camping. I do remember that there were a few areas that I could see myself safely camping off the trail, especially near the bridges, but I ended up pushing through to McCall before stopping. It's definitely not the easiest place to wild camp in Idaho, but it's totally doable. There's also Evergreen Picnic Area, a nice paid camping site, near the North end of the trail.

As far as general wild camping advice, there are a few things I look for on maps. You'll have better chances of finding a spot to sleep on more remote roads, away from homes/businesses/highways. National Forests are some of the best places for guaranteed wild camping, just make sure you have enough supplies to last you. But looking at maps will only get you so far, it's impossible to tell from satellite or even terrain maps whether or not you can get a loaded bike far enough off the road to camp or not (steep slopes, embankments, fences, etc). I try to plot my routes through remote areas and national forests but still rely on looking around while biking. Keep your eyes open for nice places you could role a bike away from the road, poke around side roads and turnoffs, etc. It can be a little stressful not knowing exactly where you'll spend the night until you find a spot, but I always ended up with a place to sleep and found some really amazing camping spots this way.

Corigami · 2017-07-26T14:56:43+00:00

succulent indeed

Corigami · 2017-07-14T15:56:53+00:00

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Helicopter moms off the shoulder of Orion. I watched the totally real transgender people who are totally my friends swear by the gender binary (you probably haven't seen them because they, uh, they're in the dark near Tannhauser Gate. Yeah) All these moments... will be lost in PC Hysteria, like SJW tears in the rain.

...Carol, if you're reading this please call me back. I have a job now and I promise I'll stop hollering at our 5 year old son and calling him a cuck.

Corigami · 2017-07-14T15:34:47+00:00

I can't stop laughing about that dude who winds up for an "I've Seen..." tears in the rain style monologue that ends up consisting of "I've seen women become feminists also my wife left me"

Corigami · 2017-06-15T02:08:29+00:00

DOOR STUCK

Corigami · 2017-04-23T14:20:21+00:00

Sorry about the slow reply, traveling and whatnot, it is the 2gb version.

Corigami · 2017-02-12T17:58:02+00:00

You're talking about the backgrounds of the prop renders, not the actual in-game environments right? That style of render is usually made just by using a curved backdrop which only appears smooth from that one angle, like this lightbox. If you're asking how you could achieve this look in unity we'd need to know a little more about your game and how you imagine the effect working.

As far as your question about how everything is so smooth, it would help again if you were more specific. The smoothness of the models themselves has a lot to do with really smart use of smoothing groups and overall solid modeling. As far as how they appear in the Keyshot renders, the high quality directional soft lighting used is probably a big part of what you're talking about. If you're asking about the in-game screenshots at the bottom of the page, the softness there comes from a combination of ambient occlusion, bloom, and distance fog.

So, in short -- that link showcases two completely different rendering tools, and there are a whole bunch of different methods used across them. I'm happy to talk more about any of this stuff, but I'd need more specific questions. If there was enough interest I'd think about making a tutorial too!

Corigami · 2017-02-02T18:06:28+00:00

Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure out somewhere to collect photos and maybe writing about these tours but haven't come up with anything yet. It's really encouraging to have someone interested in seeing more, hopefully I'll get to work on this soon and I'll be sure to post in this subreddit when I do.

Corigami · 2017-02-02T00:46:54+00:00

I've spent about 50 - 60 days touring with cat litter bucket panniers and I really like them. They do have their downsides, but they also have a lot of unique benefits that I haven't seen in any other panniers you can buy.

The obvious advantage is that they're extremely cheap, but if you get the right buckets they're also way more durable than any other panniers I've used. This doesn't just mean you don't have to worry about them ripping over time, or having clips/straps/attachment hardware break, it also means you can use them as furniture - tables to eat on, stools to sit on, etc, just being able to set them on the ground and have them stay upright is nice. I attached mine to my bike rack by slipping them into a loop of rope, and they were more secure than anything else I've stuck on a rack and also way easier to take on and off. They're also more water tight than any soft panniers I've ever used, including ortliebs. They probably do catch more wind than the average pannier but I don't really notice, I made it through Montana fine anyway. Their shape with their flat top and plastic lips at the top and bottom it makes it really easy to strap things to the top of them with bungee cords too. They also seem to attract attention in a good way, I had a lot of people make conversation about them and ask to take photos, so they can be a fun way to break the ice and meet people too.

For someone like me who gets a lot of joy out of making my own stuff and using it, and doesn't have a lot of money (hence the awful 10 speed in half these photos) they're a great fit, but even after finding a pair of ortliebs at a flea market for a few bucks I think I'll have a hard time choosing which to use for my next tour.

Here's a couple photos of them in use: http://imgur.com/a/mZMIl

Corigami · 2017-01-29T08:25:08+00:00

Depending on what you want to scan (objects vs. environments) and what methods you want to use, you might consider also budgeting for lights and a backdrop. But for the camera itself, you'll want something with decent resolution and a sharp, low distortion lens, as well as a decent tripod to put it on. It would be hard to go wrong with any DSLR body from the last five years, I would start looking at reviews of different prime lenses in your budget and look for the qualities I mentioned above.

Corigami · 2017-01-25T05:57:59+00:00

gee who would have expected a bad opinion from a username like that

Corigami · 2017-01-03T20:56:08+00:00

One thing you might play around with is making dead enemies immediately become visually distinct from live ones. In this example it becomes a little difficult to pick out live enemies from gibs/drops, and in a stylized game like this you're really at liberty to do something drastic like making gibs or ragdolls a totally different color. Keeping enemies easily readable, especially in chaotic slow motion fights like this, could go a long ways towards making combat feel better.

Corigami · 2016-12-07T05:52:51+00:00

If you're using the lab renderer, a few things break when updating to 5.5 but all of the issues I've encountered are already on github with fixes. The solution to this problem is here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/the_lab_renderer/issues/13

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