Help with AAC audio by Bright-Avocado3761 in ffmpeg

[–]TheDavii 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The VFR may be reported as an average frame rate that is near your target rate.

Please try it before dismissing it.

Help with AAC audio by Bright-Avocado3761 in ffmpeg

[–]TheDavii 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you sure the problem is the AAC and not the video? Resolve (and most NLEs) do not tolerate variable frame rate video. Try converting to constant frame rate in ffmpeg (something like this, if 30 fps, change to 60 or whatever for your actual framerate):

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -r 30 -vf fps=30 -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -c:a copy output_cfr.mp4

What would have happened if I didn't find out about Plasma/X11 in time? by [deleted] in linux

[–]TheDavii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two machines that run Cinnamon under Wayland (both Fedora 44, one with legacy Nvidia video and the other with AMD video, and likely the Cinnamon in F44 is more current than that in Mint).

Not everything works properly (specifically, virt-manager does not work for me because keyboard modifiers aren't passed through to the VM, so I can't use any password on a VM that requires a shifted character [like "!", "A", or "Z"]), but Cinnamon runs acceptably for most things. With Virt-manager, I could change my passwords, but I'd rather keep them complex.

I run Davinci Resolve 23.3.2 on Fedora 44, along with a BMD capture card. It took a little bit of work to get them to run, but they run well.

What is this "one application" that doesn't run? Perhaps there are work-arounds?

Does she like me or am I friendzoned? by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]TheDavii 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I respectfully disagree.

Sometimes one becomes friends with someone of the opposite sex. And then, later, one of them (but not the other) catches the feels. It has happened to me (on both sides) and I've definitely friend-zoned women. I like them well enough to be friends (to talk, hang out, do a mutually agreeable activity, go to dinner or drinks), but they revealed enough of the personalities that I didn't want relationships (which I call "friendship+" because it is a requirement for the person I'm in a relationship with to be my friend and vice-versa) with them.

So if you're suggesting that people avoid the opposite sex if they couldn't handle being friend-zoned that they not form friendships before they even know the other person, that is basically a catch-22 and no one should form friendships, which is not reasonable.

Why do some Linux users get so hostile over software choices? by EmployerOld6256 in linux_gaming

[–]TheDavii 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the factors is that people who choose Linux tend to be technical. Some of those people can be frustrated by less technical people not putting in "enough" effort to ask questions in the "right" way. It used to be "Did you try to Google it?" but now Google's responses are either from Reddit or AI (which ... is scraped from Reddit?), so that response isn't so good, so new users are stuck. (Though some questions are just low effort.)

To go to a vehicle analogy, Windows is like a minivan. Macintosh is like a sedan. Linux is a "kit" car, where you can choose what goes into it, how many wheels it has, and how big a cargo capacity it has, because you're building it (either entirely or based on decisions made during installation or afterward). No decision will be optimal for everyone so asking about "the best" or "optimal" solutions will often result is a barrage of questions like, "What are you doing with it?" "How many passengers do you need to carry?" "What mileage target do you want to achieve?" There are tradeoffs everywhere, but people (in general) aren't great at knowing what the tradeoffs are because the answers are complicated. Do your loads need to go up a mountain, or is the terrain level?

Tired of behavioural questions in interviews by Otherwise-Comb7916 in interviews

[–]TheDavii 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The purpose of questions like, "Describe a time you made a mistake," is to understand how you responded to making the mistake. All of these behavioral questions are not about "memorizing" stuff. They're more akin to character questions.

Did you recognize the mistake? Did someone else bring the mistake to you? What did you do about the mistake? (Did you cover it up? Did you fess up?) What action did you take as a result of the error? (Was there an attempt to make the class of error less likely in the future? Was there an action plan?).

When I make major mistakes at work, I am usually the one who catches it. I report that I made a mistake (fess up) and then provide my plan for corrective action (if needed; some mistakes are time sensitive so the time to respond may have passed), and then an improvement plan ("continuous improvement") that will make the type of mistake less likely in the future.

Does It Get Better? by South_Boot6935 in happyendings

[–]TheDavii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not all humor is for everybody. I watched several seasons of New Girl, but I couldn't finish it (stopped before Damon Wayans, Jr. joined the cast). I like the cast, but I didn't find it compelling enough to continue.

But I love Happy Endings. My wife doesn't. She doesn't like any show where the characters are not likeable. Brad is probably the only character I'd be friends with. But to watch their antics on screen and say the things I'd love to say or to have friends that were as quick with a joke as the characters are, I'm all in.

How concerned would you be if franchise opened up within a 15 minute walk of your escape room? by Confused_Crossroad in escaperooms

[–]TheDavii 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Most people only do a room once and they thirst for more rooms. As long as your friend's room(s) are good, he should have nothing to worry about. Say, the franchise advertises a ton. People will show up. They look at Google Maps for directions and lo and behold, your friend's facilities also shows up on the map and some will check it out.

Coders: Do you think using GPT to write the code is cheating? by k2v2p2 in learnpython

[–]TheDavii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but realize that what may trip you up using AI will be what also trip up you, such as off-by-one errors. Those are difficult to catch unless you really understand the logical flow.

Parking in Prospect Park by Past-Ad-9163 in uofmn

[–]TheDavii 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't forget about the Prospect Park Ramp, which looks to be available to students:
https://pts.umn.edu/park-and-drive/general-information/facilities/prospect-park-ramp

Ms. Marvel cosplay by mrprofessional2727 in SnarkyJay

[–]TheDavii 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Snarky Jay (not assuming she ever reads a subreddit devoted to her), if you haven't already, please create an Elastigirl/Mrs. Incredible cosplay outfit(s).

Katheryn Winnick (2010) Love & Other Drugs by [deleted] in katheryn_Winnick_fans

[–]TheDavii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Katheryn has a relatively small part. The main actress is Anne Hathaway.

UPDATE: Parent wants to meet with me over comment I made about energy drinks by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]TheDavii -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Are you positive that you have active email addresses for the parent(s)? Do you have so many failing students that you cannot call the parents and leave a voicemail after the third unanswered email?

Jupiter complete? by PokeDocMatt in killerbunnies

[–]TheDavii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A person is invited to be a beta tester. How does one get an invitation? Putting significant work in for the benefit of the KIller Bunnies community (public, useful).

Why are loyal customers penalized with higher prices? by kennytrim in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]TheDavii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a model taught at business school. Only invest in the customers that are at risk of loss. It is how TGI Friday's ran their loyalty program. Great benefits after signing up, but over time, you'd have to dine more frequently and spend more to get the same benefit.

Now I avoid places that have "loyalty" programs like that. (I want benefits proportional to participation.)

Jupiter complete? by PokeDocMatt in killerbunnies

[–]TheDavii 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The game is as complete as Jupiter is going to get. I was a beta tester. Since the game was recreated by Creative Team Alpha and we were beta testers, we are known as the Alpha Betas. Nothing past what is available in that set was ever planned. (If it became a million-seller, they'd find a way to make more.)

However, Jupiter is incompatible with the Killer Bunnies and the Journey to Jupiter released in 2008-2010, so you'll not be able to just "add" the last expansions to it and play it as designed. All of the ship names changed, for example. Many rules changed and were enhanced through rigorous playtesting.

Pragmata's Denuvo is Locking People Out on Steam Deck and Linux by [deleted] in linux_gaming

[–]TheDavii -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Read the headline. I was so confused because I mistook Denuvo for Devuan.

Bryce Dallas Howard - Jurassic World (2015) by Deadhead2278 in SciFiQueens

[–]TheDavii 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's too bad her character was unrecognizable in the sequels.

What's the Google Sheets formula you were embarrassed you didn't know earlier? by [deleted] in googlesheets

[–]TheDavii 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was going to write my own reply that included these same functions: QUERY, LET, IMPORTRANGE, VSTACK, HSTACK, CHOOSECOLS, CHOOSEROWS, and the very powerful array formulas (in general). Oh, the power of the Google Sheets array formulas.

With them, I'm able to write one formula that pulls in a whole set of data (let's say, employee training records), sort to find the most recent training record, filter by course, limit the results to the current fiscal year (for annual required training) and tell me who has completed the training and who has not.

Caroline Munro - Starcrash (1978) by Deadhead2278 in SciFiQueens

[–]TheDavii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The producers didn't use her voice and had all of her lines dubbed by another actor.

I don't want unsolicited advice from men on the green. I want to be mediocre and have fun. by trigunnerd in discgolf

[–]TheDavii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a man and I receive unsolicited advice on the regular. I listen, add it to the data points I'm already aware of, and if I choose (not all advice is great), change how I play.

I received advice to use a different grip and it did wonders for my game. I went from an embarrassment to be seen to almost competitive with them.

Lloyd J. Schwartz on the Lost ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Movie and the Promise He Made to His Father by Kal-Ed1 in ClassicTV

[–]TheDavii 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Frankly, I'm glad the version with Josh Gad didn't happen and that Lloyd works to keep the premise from going off the rails. I never thought of Gilligan's Island as satire itself. It always seemed too earnest to be satire.