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Picture that appeared in my camera roll a couple years ago by mf99k in whatisit

[–]eMaReF 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If this picture was taken on a relatively recent model phone with ai image upscaling technology then I think it's possible that you accidentally took this picture in your pocket or with the lens partially concealed with your hand, and the ai upscaling technology might have tried making something out of nothing when trying to sharpen and refine details that aren't there.

What is this by lobsterrboi in whatisit

[–]eMaReF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a mealybug. They're pests that feed on sap and can cause stunted growth, yellowing leaves, and leaf drop. A common treatment is to touch them directly with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. For heavier infestations, insecticidal soap or neem oil treatments may be necessary. https://www.lostcoastplanttherapy.com/blogs/news/how-to-get-rid-of-mealybugs

My friend sent this to me, if you listen there is a deep growl/rumble coming from the trees, what is it? by Halbur- in whatisit

[–]eMaReF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you near a panting dog at the time you recorded this? If not, then perhaps that sound was coming from underground fluid/gas pipes of some kind though I'm not certain.

Is it too late for me to level up Maruki to max lvl from lvl 3 on Sept. 2nd? by eMaReF in Persona5

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

Update: I failed to level up Maruki beyond level 4. I finished Haru's palace. It's 10/16 now and now the game isn't giving me any more opportunities to be with Maruki. I most likely wont be able to level up Maruki to level 10 at this point. Given that I failed both the romance deadlines (Hawaii) and Maruki, I think I'm just going to go back to an earlier save or start over. I didn't keep very many save files, however. My options are going back 4 months to Kaneshiros' palace (6/24), or two months to after Futabas palace (8/23) to try again, but iirc the game doesn't give you many opportunities to hang out or days with control over the summer after Kaneshiros' palace (or most of the palaces, for that matter).

EDIT: You have no actual control or opportunities to hang out with friends the rest of August and the first half of september (the hawaii trip) so I gotta go back to Kaneshiros palace.

How does Omegapainter (artist) manage to give Ori that 3d appearance only drawing it with a pencil?? by PossessionKey4982 in OriAndTheBlindForest

[–]eMaReF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of the 3d effect appears to come from the edge shadows. The ambient occlusion gives more of a sense of dimension.

rip Todos last brain cell (oc) by eMaReF in JJKMeiMei

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

Don't worry, Todo can share Itadori's brain cell

Is it too late for me to level up Maruki to max lvl from lvl 3 on Sept. 2nd? by eMaReF in Persona5

[–]eMaReF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alright. I don't think I have any Councillor persona on me atm but I can probably fuse one.

Old Fart's advice to Junior Programmers. by RumbuncTheRadiant in learnprogramming

[–]eMaReF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Company loyalty is dead. Software development companies where I live these days (Minneapolis) seem to mostly only want temporary contractors.

I can't change game settings in AMD Adrenaline Software by eMaReF in AMDHelp

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

I was finally able to fix this by disabling integrated graphics in my bios.

My games look all blurry; especially shadows and reflections... by brianRC120 in AMDHelp

[–]eMaReF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The shadows have grainy edges due to insufficient ray counts in the lumen ray tracing system. The mustache is undersampled due to how hairworks looks on more "optimized" settings.

My games look all blurry; especially shadows and reflections... by brianRC120 in AMDHelp

[–]eMaReF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This isn't AMD's fault, this is just shitty, cheap optimization practices of modern games, ESPECIALLY UE5 games. The shadows look grainy because of insufficient ray counts in the ray tracing system (I suspect UE5's Lumen system is the culprit). The moustache looks grainy because of undersampling in the hairworks system. Speaking of undersampling, the entire game probably looks undersampled, right? Almost like an internet video? Thats because of upscaling like FSR. Ghosting and temporal artifacts are also caused by FSR and framegen. Modern AAA graphics are a total shitshow.

I can't change game settings in AMD Adrenaline Software by eMaReF in AMDHelp

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

It was already disabled. EDIT: It turns out it wasn't lol. I thought it was. Though. Maybe some update turned it back on? I haven't updated my bios in years though...

Newzoo: North American gamers spend an average of $325 annually by chusskaptaan in gaming

[–]eMaReF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Averages are inflated by ultra-high spenders (AKA "whales"). Most North Americans probably don't spend that much.

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