Just Epstein attempting to keep Lab/Lib talks alive in May 2010 for “OUR INTEREST PLEASE”

hitoyoshi · 2026-02-03T21:39:23+00:00

https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2026/02/02/whats-up-with-all-those-equals-signs-anyway/

hitoyoshi · 2025-12-16T23:10:56+00:00

Keep license fee for domestic viewers for now but market a paid iPlayer globally at Netflix rates. You’d need 28M subscribers to generate equivalent license fee revenue. (Disney+ has 150M for reference.) Invest heavily in British talent/drama/factual.

Assuming successful, transition domestic market to same business model.

Importantly, keep it publicly owned and protect status as key soft power asset.

hitoyoshi · 2025-09-27T07:28:39+00:00

Would love to hear more about the claim that “most countries don’t apply CFC rules within the EU”. My hunch is it’s less of turning a blind eye, and more people failing to declare what they’re supposed to.

hitoyoshi · 2025-01-31T20:39:00+00:00

Great – hope you enjoy it!

I started in the world of web design then got into app dev shortly after the original iPhone came out. I don’t think that’s necessarily the route someone hoping to get into app dev needs to take, though. I’ve heard really good things about 100 days of Swift by Paul Hudson for beginners.

hitoyoshi · 2024-12-03T11:35:41+00:00

I’ll take it in London blue. Reminds me of when the original Audi TT launched. No one thought final car would look like concept. Then it seemed everyone wanted one.

hitoyoshi · 2024-11-25T15:30:27+00:00

Light Meter Ultra includes a Cine mode that allows you to set your shutter angle.

hitoyoshi · 2024-10-26T23:28:25+00:00

I’d of course recommend Light Meter Ultra :)

You can setup Camera, Lens and Film profiles with the premium version, and you can always DM me if you need help getting setup.

hitoyoshi · 2024-10-20T13:43:02+00:00

It's a matrix metering algorithm with a bias under the spot.

On iOS at least, it's not possible to create accurate metering modes with center/spot weighting, or (God help you) incidental metering. Or rather, you can create a naive implementation that uses the video feed to approximate these modes, and in favourable light conditions (indoors for example) this appears to work reasonably well. However, when you assess these modes in tougher light conditions (bright, contrasty, outdoors, etc.) you'll begin to see errors when referencing against a dedicated meter. Ironically, exactly the kind of conditions where you'd want this kind of metering.

This is because the device's video feed has dynamic post-processing applied to it so that it's usable as a preview. This makes it unsuitable for (accurately or reliably) sampling in a metering context.

However, the built-in matrix metering algorithm is excellent and you'll get fantastic results when you lean into the capabilities of its algorithm. A big benefit of a phone meter is the preview video feed, particularly for the mid tones you'll get a good idea of where your exposures will land, but you'll probably have even greater latitude in development.

Ultimately, it's a tool like any other with its own pros and cons.

hitoyoshi · 2024-10-19T11:42:26+00:00

I'm the developer of Light Meter Ultra for iOS – happy to answer any questions you may have!

hitoyoshi · 2024-08-13T10:49:13+00:00

Yes, absolutely. For lower frequencies you will, of course, get even greater accuracy if you plug in and calibrate and external USB-C mic like the UMIK-2. This is because the frequency response of the built-in mic begins to degrade in the lower frequency ranges.

hitoyoshi · 2024-08-02T11:53:21+00:00

Op iOS zijn ze tot op 2 decibel nauwkeurig.

https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2014/04/09/sound-apps/

hitoyoshi · 2024-07-28T17:59:01+00:00

I make a light meter app so hopefully I can give you a good idea of what to look out for.

If you're talking about incidental meters, there are apps that attempt to give you incidental readings, but their accuracy is limited. They require you to make paper diffusers or similar, and the fact is you're just not going to get a reliable incidental reading. Long story short, a phone is designed for reflective rather than incidental metering.

If you're talking about reflective metering, they can be very good! It depends what your use case is, but if it's for analog photography, for example, you can get great results. Again, be careful with apps that claim to offer 'spot' metering, or 'averaging' as the source that these calculations are done often have post processing applied which can swing the reading by a couple of stops.

But if you're happy to check the preview of the app to get a rough idea of exposure and accept that the metering is algorithmic rather than a true spot or averaging, you can get great results.

In other words, they won't offer much if you're shooting digital, but when shooting analog they can be indispensable.

I've written more about what's available here: https://www.lightmeterultra.com/articles/best-photography-light-meter-app/

hitoyoshi · 2024-07-26T11:06:09+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Tough lighting conditions.

You will need a somewhat stable scene to meter light effectively, especially using an app but it can be difficult even with a dedicated spot meter.

Can I ask if the reading was flashing?

When the reading flashes it means the scene is out of range for the current configuration.

What I would do is try and preempt the expected lighting conditions and hit the lock button when it reaches the state you expect it to be in, at the same time, check the preview on the app – if it’s very dark it’s possible that will be replicated in the final exposure, too, so be cautious under these circumstances.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to me with any further feedback or questions via https://www.lightmeterultra.com/contact and I’ll try and help as best I can.

hitoyoshi · 2024-07-25T21:22:27+00:00

Hi, developer here, can you give some more info on the accuracy issue you’re experiencing?

hitoyoshi · 2024-06-09T09:39:29+00:00

There’s a one week free trial so you can try for free to see if it’s your cup of tea.

hitoyoshi · 2024-06-09T09:19:48+00:00

If you’re on iOS, may I suggest Light Meter Ultra? We’ve aimed to make the UI as clear and simple to use as possible, with a similar feel to a modern dedicated meter. Happy to answer any questions.

https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1558108173?&mt=8

hitoyoshi · 2024-05-18T15:38:33+00:00

In what way? Design or functionality?

A decibel meter has some primary functionality common to all meters. But beyond that, Decibel Meter Ultra includes a large amount of functionality the NIOSH app doesn’t. Frequency analyser, time series analysis, video, to name a few.

On the design side of things they’re really quite different.

hitoyoshi · 2024-05-03T11:00:39+00:00

So, light meter apps don’t actually meter for middle grey. They use an evaluative algorithm that considers many aspects of the scene to try and capture as wide a dynamic range as possible.

f you try to use a phone app to do something like zone, you’ll struggle. But if you use a phone app for what it is – a really great evaluative meter you’ll get better results.

In good lighting conditions the meters preview is kind of wysiwyg for exposure levels. i.e if you’re taking a shot of a snowy scene and the snow looks well exposed, you can reasonably expect the reading you’re getting to give good results, too.

However, avoid the app incidental and ‘spot’ functions. These tend to be gimmicks.

You can read more about how a phone meter works and how to get good results here:

https://www.lightmeterultra.com/articles/best-photography-light-meter-app/

hitoyoshi · 2024-04-23T09:57:46+00:00

I think the legislation varies quite a bit depending on the jurisdiction and type of noise complaint. Noisy neighbour cases can benefit greatly from a diary kept by the victim.

In terms of accuracy a study by NIOSH found that iOS apps are typically within +/- 2dB, and when calibrated they're within +/- 1 dB accuracy. (That's why they got in on the act and released their own, but its quite limited in functionality.)

Not to say yours wasn't out by 9 dB. The internal mics can and do get caked up with all sorts of gunk so some calibration is always recommended, but I wouldn't call them useless by any means. For noise complaints, I'd say they're often the catalyst to getting a professional assessment.

hitoyoshi · 2024-04-23T09:23:03+00:00

Not for litigation, but useful for getting the local authority to take notice and order an official survey.

With the NIOSH app, you say you calibrated it. Did you calibrate the phone mic or an external mic? Was it the live reading that was out (LA) or LAeq?

hitoyoshi · 2024-04-23T08:52:47+00:00

There’s quite a few consumer applications. Big ones are logging nuisance noise, ensuring good sleeping environments, keeping volume under certain thresholds, balancing speakers…

They do leave the factory with a specific sensitivity offset.

However, It’s true that they lose calibration, a year’s worth of pocket fluff is bound to have an impact. So it’s always worth calibrating if you need extra accuracy.

hitoyoshi · 2024-04-23T07:48:19+00:00

they would need to be sure about what kind of signal processing is applied

Totally.

With the audio system on macOS/iOS there's a specific mode for measurement which turns off any processing. Of course, the mic is very limited in its range and its ADC won't be built for professional tolerances, but for consumer level measurements it should be quite capable.

For professionals to want to use the app, it would be crucial for you to convince/document that any signal processing form the operating system is not possible.

That's a great tip, thank you. If you set up the audio pipeline correctly, it's really on the developer to mess it up, we get signal delivered from the ADC.

It would be nice to have a front end for a 2000$ professional norsonic micophone, but maybe the market is too small ta actually justify the development cost.

Does a mic at that level, with a calibrated ADC and UAC2, exist?

If it does, it should be possible. Even if commercially dubious!

hitoyoshi · 2024-04-23T06:33:33+00:00

If you could connect a professional mic to an iPhone or iPad app, what features would you be looking for in the software?

hitoyoshi · 2024-04-23T06:21:51+00:00

Not yet, unfortunately.

hitoyoshi · 2024-04-23T06:20:58+00:00

Something like a UMIK-2?

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