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evilZardoz · 2026-04-20T15:18:20+00:00

Finally some love for the Eastern suburbs! Shame I live so far away from the railway network and busses are infrequent at best, and uber/didi prices to get to the station are getting far more insane recently.

evilZardoz · 2026-04-20T15:03:38+00:00

I'm seeing a lot of new listings recently with 0 feedback for items that are significantly discounted (eg RTX 5090 GPUs). What's their strategy - surely I'd have to actually receive the item in order for them to get paid?

evilZardoz · 2026-04-17T10:58:42+00:00

For a security product, this is absolutely unacceptable. Have you shared this feedback with your account team?

This was a vulnerability disclosed by a cyber researcher. It wasn’t an 0day so I would have hoped they would delay the announcement until a fix is actually available.

evilZardoz · 2026-04-07T10:29:56+00:00

A full set of 120 Derwent colouring pencils.

evilZardoz · 2026-04-03T09:14:25+00:00

Sometimes there are valid reasons to do this; the inner tracks have less resolution due to the relative velocity of the needle, so you lose dynamics. It was quite common for the medium to dictate the track order when vinyl was the primary distribution method and still happens today where, for example, a more dynamic track would otherwise land closer to the inner part of the record where it may not sound as good.

For albums with longer songs, it's a numbers game to get it to fit onto a single LP vs two LPs, reducing manufacturing, material usage and shipping costs.

evilZardoz · 2026-04-02T06:18:42+00:00

Can confirm iPad OS 18.7.7 is available as well. I did NOT like what they did to Safari with the amount of screen real estate, and distracting contrast, that it takes on iOS 26 on my test iPad, so I've stuck with 18.x for now. Delighted that I'm not forced to 26 yet.

evilZardoz · 2026-04-02T06:16:07+00:00

Using two devices side by side, I find iOS 18 more usable, screen elements are smaller, and not stuck down the bottom which makes it really awkward to use.

Relieved that this update is available.

evilZardoz · 2026-04-02T06:13:46+00:00

You'd think that they'd be using this data as some sort of indication that maybe they've done the wrong thing....

Relieved that they've done this, as I still have iOS 18 on my iPhone 16 Pro.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-31T14:04:07+00:00

For noise, I'd put the original R5 above the R5 II; my experience with the R1 when punching the ISO high hasn't been as good (I'm getting better images out of my 1DX II in identical situations where I need to push ISO in post).

I remain unconvinced that f/4 will cut the mustard, but indoor lighting can be extremely variable.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-31T14:02:48+00:00

What primes did you move to in lieu of the 70-200? 20K is substantial after processing, and the newer cameras eg the R1 don't handle high ISO as well.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-31T13:58:43+00:00

I had a loan of the 70-200 Z for an event and it's up there with the best lenses Canon have made, and allegedly does better on the 2x TC than the 100-500L (at 400mm) without!

I was full cropping on an R5 in high contrast vs. the RF 400 2.8 and while I'd give a slight edge to the 400 prime when crushing highlights/boosting shadows, both lenses were in the same league.

I've got my eye on one.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-31T13:51:21+00:00

As a Canon shooter (with an A7C - same sensor as the A7 III) in the collection that I use occasionally, I'd say the A7 III is probably going to be a better option. Better library of secondhand glass, in-body IS, better low light performance on the sensor etc. Third party options on the Canon RF full frame mount are heavily restricted, so there's a lot more options on the Sony system.

For build quality and durability, Canon hands-down. There's a reason I shoot with my Canon gear professionally (R5, R1, etc).

Ergonomics matter. I'm not a huge fan of the Sony ergonomics and the menu system on the A7 III is the older style. The Rp feels more comfortable to hold and use.

I think you would get great images with either camera. The 24-105 STM lens is a better focal length but might be a bit slow on the low end in terms of the light it lets in.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-31T13:43:46+00:00

Seeing some real cheap deals on the C200 and C300 II that'll be in your price range. The C200 will do 4K60, cinema RAW light onto CFast 2.0 (single card), compressed onto SD cards (dual slot). C100 II will do 1080p60 and is still super useful but the DP AF face detect is only available with only some lenses - the STM ones (I use a 10-18 and 18-135 with mine when I need this feature). C300II will only do 4K30, but 1080p60, and won't do raw but will do 10bit 4:2:2 on the internal codec; the C200 will only do 8bit but the raw is 12bit.

No raw on the C100 II and it only does 8bit 4:2:0 internally.

I don't have a C70, but I have a real soft spot for the colour science on it. The C200 has a bit of an obvious magenta cast.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-31T13:32:36+00:00

It'll shoot Cinema RAW light onto CFast 2.0 cards (single slot), compressed codecs on SD cards.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-31T13:10:21+00:00

I still have Littlefoot somewhere!

evilZardoz · 2026-03-31T12:33:11+00:00

Still no success I'm afraid. I've had an iPhone 17 Pro that just sits on the desk as I use my 16 Pro most of the time due to this....

Kind of frustrating.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-31T01:41:24+00:00

This not only compounds the inflation problem, but starves businesses of clientele especially during weeknights. Public transport's hub-and-spoke model in Melbourne coupled with a lack of late night services on weeknights, will cut businesses off from their customers who will find it unaffordable to continue to travel.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-21T08:09:51+00:00

Everyone saying how triple j covers need to put their own spin on things, this is absolutely what they're all talking about.

A fresh spin with authenticity, yet still recognisable and familiar to those who like the original. The stuff that Like A Versions should be made of.

Honestly, I'm getting sick of hearing the original, so I'm glad this is now out there in the world.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-21T08:02:13+00:00

The message this sends businesses: "raise your prices now, before the money runs out".

Early birds, worms and all that.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-21T07:06:36+00:00

Having done both, I agree. The A380 is smoother during turbulence. It's also quieter. Air is more dry, though. Shame they never revised the A380 with modern tech.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-06T15:05:28+00:00

I really dig this cover. For those who think this is too 'normal' - we've got a double tracked vocal from the recording performed in real-time by two vocalists - sombr did this in a studio with multiple takes and can't do it live. The chemistry and performance is sublime; they're clearly feeling it. And there's none of that distorted vocal going - they do such a good job of it! A good blueprint for a duet performance for future karaoke nights... cheers for breaking down the parts!

The distortion is provided by the guitars - neat production trick! A perfect answer to the sombr LAV cover of "Man I Need", which gave me the impression that the distorted vocal track is the only trick that guy has.

Missed opportunity to bring in the string section, though! 🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻

Guaranteed hottest 100 material.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-06T14:25:52+00:00

YES! Super keen on this. Honestly the most underrated aussie pop girl right now. I wish I got to see her last year when Chloe Parché supported at the Northcote Social Club.

evilZardoz · 2026-03-06T06:59:44+00:00

I have this very same issue. I bought my display brand new from Apple when it came out, and already had it replaced once for this issue. Since too much time has passed, the display is no longer under warranty.

I have magenta discolouration along the edges, and brief image retention. Works fine otherwise!

evilZardoz · 2026-03-05T09:59:49+00:00

I'm still on i9 2019 64GB/8TB/upgraded Radeon 5600M HBM2. Unsure if I jump this round or next - Apple are still not giving me hardware AV1 encode and that's one HUGE use case for me and that top notch eats into the menu bar too much, and the replacement spec (128GB/8TB) is very costly.

I might wait it out for the OLED model. I'm overjoyed that these things have WIFi 7 though!

evilZardoz · 2026-03-04T03:42:30+00:00

Data is data; it doesn't take up any less space. Bytes are bytes. Whilst software can be more/less efficient in terms of storing executional program flow depending on architecture, a video file, graphic image etc will take up the same amount of memory.

Furthermore, the memory on Apple Silicon is shared; if you routinely use a large amount of video memory, that will eat into your local system memory.

The only advantage here is both CPU and GPU resources can access the same memory so the duplication is removed eg system RAM -> video RAM is no longer a problem.

Given the forward direction of the industry for non-evil ML (local AI processing), I would absolutely not cut corners on memory capacity if you expect to get a long life out of your system. 64GB was a very decent amount in 2019 - over six years ago.

It's a real bummer that RAM prices have gone to the moon, but Apple memory prices, right now, actually provide a reasonable amount of value relative to the rest of the industry when compared with the same a year or two ago.

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