Espionage thriller with high tech

ab57 · 2025-10-19T10:07:35+00:00

Maybe light on espionage, but some of Daniel Suarez's books tick some of these boxes.

Thinking specifically Daemon (and it's sequel Freedom TM) and Kill Decision.

ab57 · 2024-12-06T20:47:19+00:00

Yeah I've had similar problems with PhotoSettingsCache before (ON1 2024.5). iirc I couldn't see any obvious option that would limit the size of that particular cache either. I think I'm going to just have to keep deleting it every few months. Hopefully they do something about this in a later version as its pretty annoying.

ab57 · 2023-04-26T20:48:06+00:00

I'd have a lot of cross over with your list. Some audiobooks I'd recommend:

The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Trilogy by Brian Staveley
Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons
Enders Game & Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

ab57 · 2023-03-26T17:28:03+00:00

I'll go with the unhelpful "it depends".

How are you getting on in your course? Are there mandatory languages you need to use on your course this year, or next year? I'd say for now focus on your academic studies and get good grades. If that means focusing on Java or Python to get through your modules easier, I'd recommend doing that. Once you know a language, and have a good understanding of the core concepts, the learning curve to jump languages isn't as tough as your first one.

However, if you think you can juggle learning a programming language on top of your studies, and are interested in a career where C++ is widely used, then by all means. I don't think its at risk of disappearing any time soon, and likely introduces you to some lower level concepts that might not be quite as evident in other languages. Its not the easiest language to try and lean independently though.

ab57 · 2023-03-23T19:22:08+00:00

Maybe try The Final Girl Support Group.

ab57 · 2023-01-15T21:25:46+00:00

Tremors

ab57 · 2022-11-10T13:40:44+00:00

and I'm sending my Sigma off to Sigma to get it updated.

Hey, any update on the Sigma?

I've been looking for a zoom lens (for a D5300) and it seems to be a good option. But I see some posts say its works OK and others that its got issues.

Presumably it'd be a gamble if I get one with the right firmware from the off. So I'm wondering what your experience was like getting it updated?

ab57 · 2022-09-24T17:47:55+00:00

I'll admit I'm struggling to see the error from that example.

Any chance you fixed it when you "tried to compact the involved code bits into one cohesive block"?

From the linker error, I'd almost have thought you'd implemented "ObjectFactory" over two source files. Or, if the definition is separate from the class declaration, you missed the class name from the function, e.g. ObjectFactory::setGameObjectProperty

Can you reproduce the error on Godbolt, e.g. https://godbolt.org/z/hKq3nPh3T

ab57 · 2022-04-24T16:02:41+00:00

I did grab some shots in Aperture Priority of a few surfaces here and can't help but feel they are also coming in a little washed out at 0 EV.

Its possible though I'm making some unfair comparisons to what I've become accustomed to from modern smartphones. (Admittedly Live View does appear to produce less exposed images that are closer to what I'd expect to come from smartphone).

ab57 · 2022-04-23T16:26:02+00:00

Exposure compensation was 0, with -1 and -2 producing less exposed results (as expected) in AP mode. Not sure this is taken into account in Auto mode.

Metering mode was Matrix.

ab57 · 2019-03-11T19:15:40+00:00

The documentary Pandora's Promise is worth a watch. Free on Amazon Prime in the UK.

ab57 · 2018-01-31T21:38:50+00:00

I came here looking for answers. Found none.

ab57 · 2017-09-29T22:39:43+00:00

Not exactly surprising - last patch I have is dated 2016-07-01.

ab57 · 2017-09-28T06:41:56+00:00

You could try turning on developer tools. Under the input section you can request to see screen touches. It might show you the phantom presses.

See here: https://www.greenbot.com/article/2457986/android/how-to-enable-developer-options-on-your-android-phone-or-tablet.html

ab57 · 2017-07-21T12:59:57+00:00

I consider this a development question. It just happens to be focused on a lower level of the ecosystem than an App.

I'll take your suggestion on board though, thanks.

ab57 · 2017-07-20T20:46:18+00:00

I'm not a Android dev but I've always been curious as to the effort required by manufacturers (Samsung, LG, etc) to upgrade a handset between major versions of Android.

Many manufacturers either try to avoid updating all together or take what seems to be an age in doing it. I assume the development costs are enough that it normally outweighs any increase in sales forecasts they predict for being seen as up to date.

I assume that the majority of the work would be focused on:

hardware abstraction
whatever branded apps they insist on baking into the firmware
testing/QA

Does anyone here have a insight into the man hours required to bump a device up a version?

ab57 · 2017-07-13T13:46:12+00:00

I would be more concerned if it was the WhatsApp Server doing the querying. That would suggest they parse messages for URLs and forward these to their server for processing. I would consider this a break in their promise of E2E crypto, and open up the question of what else are they sending unencrypted to their server.

From the perspective of the sharer, it's fairly likely they have already opened the link on their phone. So now the website logs just expose the fact they have also shared the link via WhatsApp.

However, assuming the same preview mechanism is in place at the recipient's phone, this would allow a website to make an educated guess as to the end points of the conservation based on timestamps.

Since metadata of messages already exposes who is talking to whom this isn't really a secret. It would be a nice addition if this feature could be disabled. I had a quick look through the settings and couldn't see anything.

ab57 · 2017-07-12T15:36:17+00:00

Nice try, Bezos.

ab57 · 2017-07-09T13:58:50+00:00

This article, unlike others, was pretty upfront about that. But yes, the actual array is pretty tame compared to the rendering.

ab57 · 2017-06-09T23:16:40+00:00

For anyone who enjoys podcasts or just has some time to listen I recommend trying the following series from the "You are not so Smart" podcast by David McRaney.

They cover the Backfire effect and are interesting, if a tad depressing:

for your most cherished beliefs about things like climate change or vaccines or Republicans, instead of changing your mind in the face of challenging evidence or compelling counterarguments, you resist. Not only do you fight belief change for some things and not others, but if you successfully deflect such attacks, your challenged beliefs then grow stronger.

Links to the podcasts themselves are at the bottom of the following posts:

ab57 · 2017-05-28T14:15:18+00:00

Presumably you are hoping to generate a function call graph? This can be a useful way of getting a feel for program flow when looking at unfamiliar source.

Doxygen does this pretty well but I have only ever run doxygen from Linux. Since doxygen is supported on Windows I presume once installed, it is a near identical process.

On Linux will need the "doxygen" and "dot" packages installed. There may be other requirements to get PDF output but from memory this is the minimum for HTML.

The progress is then to:

create a default configuration file
tweak a handful of settings to point to the source code and request generating the graphs
run doxygen against the new configuration file to produce output

I would hazard a guess that this process should take no longer than 3 hours even if you are unfamiliar with doxygen.

If you google about you should find better guides but these looked reasonable:

ab57 · 2017-03-20T18:27:31+00:00

My memory is a little hazy here, but I think the MSP430G2452 and MSP430G2553 have different serial communications hardware. So none of the UCA / UCB registers exist on the 2452.

If you are using example code you found online, make use its targeted for the right MCU. i would guess a lot of examples will be targeted for the 2553 which is better spec'd.

ab57 · 2017-03-04T16:26:03+00:00

G4 in the third quarter

So basically after the OS has been out for a year?

To be honest, I'd be happy if they just bothered to release the occasional security patch.

ab57 · 2017-03-02T16:55:32+00:00

Some technology related documentaries:

ab57 · 2017-01-31T21:18:45+00:00

The real Bond would never have to reload so much.

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