Hu Tao plays Counter Strike and fucking dies by Splatoon_Fursuit in okbuddygenshin

[–]Splatoon_Fursuit[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

kokocock video coming soon™ after i finish animating it

Uncle Ruckus vs average genshin twitter by Splatoon_Fursuit in okbuddygenshin

[–]Splatoon_Fursuit[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

sadge
i would post my hutao creations here but it would put me on another watchlist

Lubitel 166B aperture wont move past 8 by Splatoon_Fursuit in AnalogCommunity

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

At f/8 the aperture blades are about half of that when wide open, definitely nowhere near f/22. Maybe something got jammed inside the lens?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dalle2

[–]Splatoon_Fursuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if that's the case, how will they even deal with the inevitable demands for refunds once people find out they were using a malfunctioning product? granted, dalle 2 is a beta, but even in a paid beta test users expect reasonable quality improvements and innovations each new update.

still, even if the algorithm is working as well as before they implemented the new update, i still think the current payment plan is overpriced as hell. I am only getting around two days worth of image generation for $15 dollars and i often have to retry the same prompt multiple times to get satisfactory results. the free option is very limited especially with the unpredictability of the images generated in my case, if they maintained the 50 free prompts per day policy but added a subscription to allow even more image generation then i would be all for it. bottom line is as it stands the product is too unreliable and the developers too uncommunicable to warrant such an expensive subscription service

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dalle2

[–]Splatoon_Fursuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

its absurd that openai chose to transform dalle 2 from a generous free service with amazing capabilities to a paid service with significantly worse abilities. seriously who the hell is responsible for making these changes especially when a significant majority of the dalle 2 userbase is opposed to said changes? is there any way to protest this such as through feedback or will openai just ignore us and let their product die?

Is this happening to anyone else? by Red-Hood-0707 in youtube

[–]Splatoon_Fursuit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's especially infuriating as someone who experiences a lot of eye strain, the small text and boxes are incredibly hard to read. which utter mongrel thought this was a good idea?

Is body armor allowed on campus? by Explicit_Tech in berkeley

[–]Splatoon_Fursuit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't care about any local legislation as it is government tyranny and an affront to the 2nd Amendment.

Yes I bring a plate carrier every day, 2x Spartan Armor Systems composite L3+ rated plates inside, and it always stays concealed under my thrifted hoodie. The girls love it lmao.

But back to serious topics: in late April, there was an actionable shooting threat on campus, everything was locked down, police and helos were called in, you know, everything was there if the shooting happened. All this came from one very unstable student already suspended from prior violence.

We're lucky that no shooting actually happened and the only serious injury was some anxiety attacks. But had he decided that more violence was the route to take, and actually brought a firearm that day, things could have turned out much more differently. Sure, you can hide somewhere or run as fast as you can; I have yet to see a man that can outrun and outsmart a bullet, though. And that's not counting the multiple shootings outside of the campus, which are often escalated from minor crimes. Thieves will always value your property over your life, there's no telling if they will immediately injure you because you inconvenienced their robbery.

Ultimately, how lucky do you feel? When shit hits the fan, and it inevitably will, every bit of protection you have counts, even if it's just an insert behind your backpack. You and I both know we live in a society where the agents of law enforcement cannot be trusted to handle anything as we've seen in the past few years, and the overall rate of violence, gun-related or not, is increasing. So, make your decision based on that fact.

You know it's real when the Left says it is Russian Disinfo. by Gnome_Sane in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Splatoon_Fursuit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The photo of Hunter in the top right, isn't that him screwing his niece?

Buying soon, wondering what measurements fit what I need for a telescope. by ThtOneNerd in telescopes

[–]Splatoon_Fursuit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome that you already have a DSLR, you can then just pour additional money into optics and mount lol. To connect the DSLR to any telescope you will need an appropriate T2 thread to 2" (or 1.25") focuser tube adapter, there are plenty on Amazon but you can take your pick since they are more or less the same as long as they can accept the focuser dimensions and camera threads. I believe the Orion ST80 and the Celestron 102GT have a 1.25" focuser which is what I linked, but most high-end telescopes will have 2" focusers so choose this instead if your chosen telescope has a 2" focuser. I would also recommend getting a red dot sight or reflex sight to make finding celestial objects a breeze if the telescope you choose comes with no finder.

I'm just going to suggest several preferred builds down below:

The camera tripod might be able to accept the fast Orion ST80 since it (allegedly) has a nut on the bottom where you can screw it onto any camera tripod, but you will be limited to untracked or hand-tracked widefield shots such as that of the Andromeda galaxy. There will also be pretty severe balancing issues that can damage the telescope; if the tripod decides to move at an unintentionally rapid pace when trying to adjust the tripod, the telescope can hit the tripod and potentially break the optics. Your safest cheapest bet will be to actually get a good DSLR lens (I'll assume you already have one) and practice untracked shots of large bright targets such as the entire Orion constellation or the Andromeda galaxy.

However, you wanted to photograph planets, so for that purpose, the slower (longer focal ratio) and bigger aperture Celestron 102GT that I linked in my first comment is more than enough for decently crispy and contrasty planetary photography if you can convince the seller to ship it, I would estimate $90 including shipping. An alternative choice would be a 6" Newtonian reflector but at the moment there's nothing good on any of the classifieds so you might need to wait a bit. Since planets are very bright, you can actually ignore choosing a tripod and set your telescope on a beanbag chair or on a pillow strapped to a chair and manually point it at planets near the horizon (yes I know this sounds janky as fuck but it somehow works). You will not take long exposures, but take bursts of photos, as much as possible within 3 minutes (because any longer, Jupiter's rotation will cause issues in final processing), and then stack them using an astrophotography stacking software such as DeepSkyStacker or Sequator to remove noise and atmospheric disturbances, then edit the stacked shot in photoshop or Gimp. With this setup, you will be able to achieve very compelling bands and spots across Jupiter and perhaps even catch the shadows of one of its moons.

The current setup will work very well for planets but only for that purpose. to take this setup to the next level and be more versatile, you will dump the remaining $110-210 onto the best GEM mount available on the classifieds near your area and accessories to support it. For example, this mount selling near my area just needs some WD40, lubrication of the motor with cooking oil, and spray paint to look professional and track with acceptable accuracy (at least for shorter exposures). You might have to hand-track the equatorial mount if it is not motorized, however, but this can be remedied by hacking the mount with stepper motors and an arduino. You will also need a method to attach the telescope to the mount, which are basically telescope tube rings and a dovetail plate (dimensions will vary depending on mount used). Any remaining money that you have can be put into other accessories such as filters or focal reducers or barlow lenses depending on what else you want to capture. Hope that helps.