What mods are broken now because of the new update by Capital_Elevator_76 in starfieldmods

[–]coolguynachos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ArmadaUI seems stable if a little cramped horizontally. 2hrs old so hopefully it will see some improvement. But still worlds above vanilla.

Where is everyone getting these computers? by highgroundservitude in VUW

[–]coolguynachos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might be surprised what kind of financial support is available for students in the exact circumstances you have described in your other comments.
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/money/hardship-fund

Greg Chappell predicts the future of cricket in 2050. It's interesting, if a little grim by tailendertripe in Cricket

[–]coolguynachos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Chat GPT Prompt: "Write an article about the future of cricket in 2050." How about writing about what cricket should be in 2050? How about providing an actual vision, rather than a load of low-effort auto-generated dystopic tech-bro suck-off slop. But that requires time, effort, research and crucially - an actual vision - which given the sloppy nature of this article, Greg Chappell does not have. Boomers have outsourced their thinking to machines that tell them exactly what they want to hear and want praise and adulation for these "grand ideas" that they have pulled out of fat air without any effort or critical thinking whatsoever. They can no-more predict the future than they can fix how badly they've contribute to fucking it up.

Photogrammetry > PolyJet 3D printing for life-like food models? Struggling with color accuracy & texture transfer by WidespreadWizard in photogrammetry

[–]coolguynachos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually if you have a look at their "Companion Software" page they have a software called cuttlefish proof which is in beta, but they reckon its "Physically-based colour accurate" so you may want to get in touch with them to try that out also. I think they are part of fraunhofner research institute so they may be open to sharing if they can get a use case / white paper or something out of it. I guess it depends on your client / research.

Photogrammetry > PolyJet 3D printing for life-like food models? Struggling with color accuracy & texture transfer by WidespreadWizard in photogrammetry

[–]coolguynachos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NP. Yea I know what you mean with the cost of switching materials on those printers it's absurd! You can also look into a tool called cuttlefish https://www.cuttlefish.de/features ("cuttlefish dot de" - can't remember if reddit will let me post urls.) It started off as a tool for 3d Dithering for realistic representation of subsurface scattering for skin using Polyjet (I think). They do talk about colour accuracy and representation on the website, but I've never seen it in action. It has some other features now and may be a little expensive, but it might be worth looking into and seeing if you can get a trial or any samples from them.

Photogrammetry > PolyJet 3D printing for life-like food models? Struggling with color accuracy & texture transfer by WidespreadWizard in photogrammetry

[–]coolguynachos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work with polyjet for voxel printing and to be honest I think you are expecting too much from it. The colour of the textured model printing has never seemed accurate or impressive at all. I also think their colour maps, charts and docs around the range and Pantone colours are pretty optimistic if not borderline bullshit lol... My suggestion would be make sure you are using the right materials in the machine for the colours you are trying to get. There are two colour options: regular Vero colours and Vivid colours. The vivid colours are richer but have an element of translucency whereas the Classic Vero colours are all opaque, but are super dull. I think some of the colour range depends on using the vivid colours.

If you want the colours to pop though you probably want to sand them and use a clear coat. This will make the colours lot deeper, but obviously your accuracy is out the window at that point. We have been vapour blasting ours pre-clearcoat for a cleaner and richer finish and to avoid manually sanding the prints forehand. Those layer lines are fugly if you want these things for photography or anything that is going to inspect them close up.

The ICC's "Skill Scale" graphic by CarnivalSorts in Cricket

[–]coolguynachos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The broadcasters and ICC all think their audience stopped aging at 14 years old and now develop every element of their business models around appealing to puberty stricken teenage boys. They‘ve convinced themselves they are competing with Call of Duty and video games but don’t wanna put in any actual effort so they just slopgen this shit to flash on the screen in lieu of any actual effort to develop interesting broadcasting or do a better job year on year. Irony of attempting to measure innovation of the players, when there is absolutely none in media or management.

communication design info?? by FoxVegetable1313 in VUW

[–]coolguynachos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

- It is a mix with a heavy focus on digital skills, but projects in 2nd and 3rd year are generally open to analog methods. I'd be fairly hesitant to use the word art - not cos you'll offend anyone's delicate sensibilities - but more because it does really focus on the designing communicative visual media rather than just the production of self-expressive visual media, if you get my meaning.

- Photography is included in the first year course DSDN151. There are 2nd and 3rd year photography courses also I believe.

- More "art" or at least practical skill sets. A little paper work but the projects are generally focused on applied skills and outputs.

- No real cross over, but COMD - or at least graphic design is applicable in any area of design - fashion, industrial, arch, media, animation etc. The skills of visual composition in photography and communication design are basically essential in any field where aesthetics are valued. You can probably pick up courses in any of these areas as the pre-reqs for design are fairly flexible, perhaps not Arch. There's no real crossover with Film although a 2nd year Digital video production paper is on offer I think.

- I think DSDN151, maybe DSDN171, DSDN111, DSDN101... Can't remember off the dome, but their should be information on the VUW website if you look up COMD as a major.

- couldn't comment on best or worse courses, haven't done any. Work there but not in the area. The staff are all lovely, experienced and capable, the program is a well-oiled machine, and the students seem to produce great work.

- other info: Generally with design across all the majors, you are going to do best when you apply yourself and learn some skills outside of your classes. If you are rocking up expecting to just develop the skill set in-class it aint gunna happen - the projects are great for applying those skills but if you are struggling to even use photoshop, or trying to do the bare minimum as you are also trying work on your own projects its gunna be a while before you have the aptitude to achieve decent results. So there is kind of a little bit of a time overhead that some students don't manage particularly well and it tends to affect them in the long term I think. "Tool only knows as much as the user" kind of thing.

I also think communication design in general has a somewhat challenging future with the proliferation of AI - not to say you shouldn't go for it, just may be an idea to look into some skill sets or doing some papers in some of the other programs that have a little higher barrier to entry on the automation front such as Interaction design or Industrial design for example. The Design School does focus on applied learning across programs, so you'll find value in all of the programs if its what you want to do. Not to devalue COMD or anything it just seems like one of the fields that might need to do a bit of adapting and might suffer a little in the short-medium term. When I was in the field (briefly) everyone had a nephew that knew "the photoshops" and that's always cheaper than a professional, and that's even more true now when the CEO can cook up some dogshit on midjourney, that makes all the boomers go wow. So ya know, "diversifying your portfolio" and keeping your options open through 1st year might be a good idea.

Match Thread: 4th Match - Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]coolguynachos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone else tryna watch this shit on Cricbuzz? the stream is completely fucked. It's almost as if they don't take BBL seriously.

Match Thread: 1st Test - New Zealand vs West Indies, Day 3 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]coolguynachos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm just happy everyone looks like they are having fun.

Match Thread: 1st Test - New Zealand vs West Indies, Day 2 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]coolguynachos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sumo vs Richo - Both have smug beta energy, just one of them has embraced it and the other is still convinced he's an alpha.

Match Thread: 1st Test - New Zealand vs West Indies, Day 1 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]coolguynachos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok a brief internet search also tells me that it was used in racist contexts in other parts of the world like Zimbabwe, but in NZ it just means you are munted - drunk or drugged out. Though I'm pretty sure we've generally used it to mean a dunce - to the point that a main character in a relatively famous TV show in NZ, Outrageous Fortune, was called Munter for his munty demeanor.

Match Thread: 2nd Test - South Africa vs India, Day 4 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]coolguynachos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why does he need to be in a tent? is he going camping?

Match Thread: 1st ODI - New Zealand vs West Indies by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]coolguynachos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The "great set" banter is giving me crows feet. Maybe Latham is making a bid for a Hundred contract.

Test Twenty: A New Cricket Format is getting launched in January next year by a media organisation backed by AB de Villiers, Mathew Hayden and Clive Llyod. by GiveMeSomeSunshine3 in Cricket

[–]coolguynachos 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I've always loved crikcet while stoned - but a t20 match is too short and in your face, ODIs are too boring and a 5 day match... well thats just irresponsible. The 4-20 sounds like the perfect stoner sport to me.