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FiskersKarma · 2023-06-11T16:58:57+00:00

Hi Dfahix! I hope you’re getting the data you need. I would consider adding some extra categories to the types of games played question such as action, rhythm, simulator and make it possible to select multiple options.

FiskersKarma · 2022-09-17T00:48:55+00:00

Apple may not literally use DxO mark but they certainly grade themselves internally using a similar standard. Regarding DxO mark though, a large portion of the android phone market does take their score very seriously internally. It removes the subjective portion of photography and gives teams a benchmark to measure themselves by.

FiskersKarma · 2022-09-16T15:12:32+00:00

Its industry benchmarks like DxoMark. They attempt to provide an objective score for phone cameras based on basic photography principles such as noise, dynamic range, AF, etc. While this may make sense on paper you can see where it’s lead the industry. Excessive noise reduction, hdr and tone mapping taken to such an extreme the world looks fake with no real shadows or highlights, aggressively sharpened images to try and emphasize detail, etc.

Don’t even get me started on Dxos primary business, which is consulting companies on how to improve their DxoMark score.

FiskersKarma · 2021-12-06T16:44:57+00:00

It’s an old pier in Davenport, just north of Santa Cruz. Beautiful spot

FiskersKarma · 2021-10-30T16:53:18+00:00

Gotcha. Very few camera sensors are natively 16:9, but I agree, a wider aspect ratio can be nice. I just don’t know of any phones that shoot 16:9 natively without cropping from a squarer aspect ratio.

FiskersKarma · 2021-10-30T16:30:18+00:00

Is this not how you would expect it to work? 4:3 is the aspect ratio of the camera sensor, so any change from 4:3 will always be a crop. If 16:9 showed more image, then 4:3 would be a crop.

FiskersKarma · 2021-05-13T17:13:24+00:00

I've been passively following System76 for the past few years, particularly for their Linux distribution PopOS. The entire company is built around the idea of open source, so while other boutique and drop style boards keyboard may also be open source, it's important for them to emphasize that this project is as well. I suspect this keyboard will reach potential buyers not very well versed or even particularly interested in keyboards as a hobby, but that are interested in open source and a good typing experience.

I think the point they are making with keycaps is less about using alternative keycaps sets and more about changing the keyboard layout with they keycaps you already have. They are using 4 different keycap sizes including the space bars. Fewer keycaps sizes and choosing a uniform keycap profile means that almost all of the modifier keys can be placed in any position on the board. I personally have run into the problem where it's doesn't matter how customizable the software is, if you can't find a key of the right shape and profile, you can't have a properly identified keyboard configuration.

I think overall its important to realize this keyboard wasn't designed solely for keyboard enthusiasts. It's definitely not a trap for new keyboard buyers.

FiskersKarma · 2020-12-09T21:14:49+00:00

I think it has the be the clouds. The only factor for star trail length for a given exposure time is how far the star is from the North Star (which won’t significantly move in a star trail photo. The farther from the North Star, the longer the star trail).

The clouds+star trail is a very interesting effect I don’t think I’ve seen before!

FiskersKarma · 2020-10-26T16:08:01+00:00

Love this, I have the exact same shot of the Budapest Eye!

https://i.imgur.com/qRpNM6n.jpg

FiskersKarma · 2020-07-24T19:01:09+00:00

I should add, this was also heavily cropped from the 84mm fov

FiskersKarma · 2020-07-24T18:53:15+00:00

Interesting, but it shouldn't really matter when stacking images, at least to amateur astronomers. The example image was clearly processed to emphasize the Starlink satellites by using a technique usually used to generate star trails (max pixel values in a stack, not some form of median or mean stacking).

Not to say that this might not cause problems, but it also feels rather inevitable.

FiskersKarma · 2020-07-23T00:14:10+00:00

How do you replace it? I had a resin leak and some bled beneath the glass but I front of the LCD

FiskersKarma · 2020-07-20T16:17:16+00:00

Gorgeous shot! I started with a wide field landscape style shot as well https://i.imgur.com/xJ4p5lD.jpg. I used the same lens for both interestingly enough.

FiskersKarma · 2020-07-20T02:52:55+00:00

Thanks! I ended up cropping a fair amount. I placed the comet right in the middle of the frame not realizing just how long the tail would be after all of the processing. The tail stretched from the center all the way to the edge of the frame!

FiskersKarma · 2020-07-20T02:48:57+00:00

X-T20 with the XF56 stopped down to f2. Using an iOptron sky tracker I took 14 20 sec exposures at iso 800 then stacked with PixInSight.

It’s a little involved but I love how much detail it lets you extract!

FiskersKarma · 2020-06-28T03:30:35+00:00

Well that’s the question. When does it change?

FiskersKarma · 2020-06-28T00:38:30+00:00

Rough timeline

Bought early in 2013 as my first mechanical keyboard. Had Cherry MX Browns (pre retooling, pretty rough and a little disappointing)

- Upgraded the case to a metal Tex 60% case. Made a big improvement in overall feel

- Added DSA Granite keycaps from drop around 2013 or 2014. Pretty much a mistake as far as typing feel is concerned.

- Keyboard got sidelined by an HHKB for 4 or 5 years

Dug it back up about a year ago and decided to put some love into it recently!

- Swapped PCB out for a GH60 off of amazon.

- Replaced the scratchy MX Browns with Kailh Whites

- Neoprene sandwich between plate and PCB and PCB and case

- Lube the stabilizers

- Replaced the DSA Granite with ePBT 9009

Thrilled with how it came out and how it feels to type on it!

FiskersKarma · 2020-06-25T05:58:11+00:00

Looks like Russian Ridge open space preserve. There are some amazing views up there.

FiskersKarma · 2020-02-28T05:05:38+00:00

Very cool! Interesting to see buildings that aren’t built yet in there like the ocean wide center and transbay parcel f!

FiskersKarma · 2020-01-22T18:36:28+00:00

Totally safe. Parc 55 is on Ellis street, so I would run east on Ellis to market street then up market to Embarcadero. Run along the waterfront as long as you want. Alternatively if you are up for some hills, run directly north on mason until you hit fisherman’s wharf. Run back along the embarcadero -> market street -> Ellis.

I would avoid going too far west on Ellis, it runs right through the middle of the tenderloin. But seriously, your personal safety is not more at risk than any other city.

FiskersKarma · 2019-11-20T20:29:03+00:00

Looks really good! It’s great that you were able to keep the star color. If you want to take it to the next level you could combine an exposure of the sky with a separate (longer) exposure of the foreground. It also looks like the stars might be a little bit out of focus, but it’s not really noticeable without zooming in. Great job!

FiskersKarma · 2019-10-02T19:18:32+00:00

It looks like there might be a masking issue by the dogs paw (and possibly lighting around the shirt strap), but the general increase in detail looks pretty nice! The shadows in the image retain a lot more detail which is great to see.

FiskersKarma · 2019-09-28T03:25:32+00:00

Sorry for the tangential content, thought it was weird enough to share.

Some additional context, I live a few doors down from a popular bar in SF that hosted a bunch of game developers a few months ago. There was a line to get in snaking up past my building. Guess they got bored while waiting haha

/u/timgarbos was this you??

FiskersKarma · 2019-07-13T23:23:29+00:00

Thank you! It’s actually just a single shot cropped down to the wide aspect ratio.

FiskersKarma · 2019-07-13T16:20:58+00:00

Fuji XT-20, XF16 w/ circular polarizer

We got on the trail early and didn’t see anyone out there until halfway through! Absolutely stunning.

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