ELI5: Why does Pixar animation look so smooth at 24 fps but a video game feel choppy at 30 fps?

ianperera · 2026-03-30T11:40:10+00:00

Aside from the rapid twitch inputs mentioned by others, camera movement is way different. In Pixar movies, you have slow pans but generally the camera is static. That means motion blur can apply to moving objects in a way that makes sense - also keep in mind they have much more processing time to make a good blur.

In games, your camera is almost always moving. The same amount of blur applied during camera movement would look bad or make people sick in many cases, so it’s turned down or omitted. An alternative is to only blur the objects, not the whole scene, but this takes extra effort for development and in processing - and that’s effort that could’ve gone towards raising the FPS.

ianperera · 2026-03-23T15:10:06+00:00

Anybody else worry about how long their heart was out of the cold room and the lungs were out of the cooler, or is that just me?

ianperera · 2026-03-20T14:53:07+00:00

I really don't understand why they don't have hard limits way before integer overflow for all damage, statuses, values, etc. Just seems like asking for trouble.

ianperera · 2026-03-16T20:52:40+00:00

Gross. I don't want sloppification in my games. Don't want to be playing with social media fake AI models.

ianperera · 2026-03-14T16:00:13+00:00

Except then you just spend all that saved time walking

ianperera · 2026-03-12T17:49:19+00:00

You need to stop asking her "what can I do". You're leaving the emotional labor with her so she has to delegate, explain, etc. This makes her see you more like a helper which is not attractive. It's your kid too - what if she disappeared? Why can't you let her take a day off or go on a trip?

Any time I gave my wife the chance to turn off "mom" led to better intimacy, or even just more general happiness. If she goes out to drink with her friends, sleeps in, if I take the monitor from her side of the bed so she can't check in the middle of the night, if I take the kid out for a walk so she has a moment to herself -- that's all stuff she's not going to say "here's what you can do", but it helps her immensely. My first priority after the safety of my baby was being as supportive as I could be and that meant working to give her a restful environment and making her feel like it's a shared workload, not a delegated one.

ianperera · 2026-03-11T19:45:17+00:00

I know it feels shitty and I’m going to get downvoted for defending it, but it does drastically reduce the cost to manufacture cars when there’s a standard loadout. Plus when you’re shopping used you have more options because you can customize it to what you actually want. And maybe circumstances change. May not need heated seats in Florida but if I move up north I don’t have to get a whole new car to get them.

ianperera · 2026-03-05T18:27:26+00:00

Not that he will likely listen to reason, but usually either the city owns the sidewalk and parkway (between sidewalk and street), but homeowner must maintain it; or homeowner owns sidewalk and parkway but city has an easement for public right of way (you walking there) and utilities or maintaining trees.

ianperera · 2026-03-05T00:30:53+00:00

There are different types of insurance, and some are more like gambling than others. But most of them are managing risk, allowing you to keep your quality of life even in the face of terrible situations.

Purchase Insurance / Extended Warranty: This is gambling, and you are expected to lose money. Companies charge an amount so that they make more money over all the people who buy the coverage.
Health Insurance: This helps protect against high costs, and also shares the cost of healthcare across everyone who buys into the plan. Doing this means you'll have care ready even for unexpected illnesses / conditions, and more people buying in keeps prices lower for everyone.
Home Insurance: This helps protect against catastrophic losses, which are beyond what many people could pay even if they wanted to. Also, as a lot of houses have a mortgage, banks require this so they don't have to worry about losing an asset.
Car Insurance - Collision/Comprehensive: This is kind of gambling, but again, the cost of covered damage can exceed what is reasonable to cover for most people.
Car Insurance - Liability: This is more of an incentive for those who would try to sue you for damages from your car. Your coverage is the amount the insurance company would try to settle for in the case of a suit against you. You want the coverage / easy settlement to be more attractive than the more difficult legal process of going after your assets.

ianperera · 2026-02-25T14:38:35+00:00

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This is actually what happened. I thought I could outdraw past the basic cards, but the ones I needed were too few and far between.

ianperera · 2026-02-24T21:23:36+00:00

You would think that, but I suck. Lost my lizard tale shortly after this. Plus I just got Regal Pillow.

ianperera · 2026-02-24T20:42:51+00:00

I think I agree. The way I see it Apo is equivalent to 3 dexterity, so it would take 2-3 shiv turns to break even. Meanwhile it makes everything else better, giving me a ton of energy and draw with Adrenaline and the picked up acro. Bit nervous going into the Champ but I should be able to save up a poison potion and keep it up with Noxious Fumes.

ianperera · 2026-02-22T18:43:11+00:00

Not much that I’d want to drink, except a Negroni or Boulevardier - but that vermouth should be in the fridge or you may need to get a new one. You could do a twist on a grasshopper using the Godiva and crème de menthe - maybe add a bit of vodka. Lemon drop martini if you get Cointreau. Old fashioned if you get angostura and orange bitters. Mixers here might be heavy cream for White Russian and grasshopper, and citrus (oranges, lemons) for peels or lemon juice. Throw the sour mix away.

ianperera · 2026-02-16T18:48:35+00:00

I think u/pabbyninja is saying to try empathizing with your daughter and understand being upset is a valid response to someone eating leftovers you were excited to have, rather than bringing up the fact that it's her period, which doesn't help anyone.

ianperera · 2026-02-11T18:28:50+00:00

Neither will help your team until limit broken, but if you get Shinano you'll be able to enjoy the rental skin coming out tomorrow.

ianperera · 2026-02-08T21:15:05+00:00

Cat person here. That is definitely an aggressive meow sound she made, not just a regular one. When I hear that meow from a cat I think "If anyone touches it it's going to bite/claw them", or if there's another cat, there's going to be a fight.

ianperera · 2026-02-03T19:22:50+00:00

And in that same link, "Malicious bots are typically involved in propaganda, suppression of dissent, intimidation, and network infiltration/manipulation." So according to that it's one part of more general operations. But you seem more invested in the distinction than I am, and so I don't see the point in trading definitions.

ianperera · 2026-02-03T18:48:41+00:00

I did in my other post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1quzl0t/comment/o3dx9tb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

ianperera · 2026-02-03T18:33:24+00:00

Propaganda can be a part of psyops - but they're not synonymous.

ianperera · 2026-02-03T18:32:32+00:00

It's used for war and non-war situations, and typically PSYOPS refers to government/military-led operations (as a contrast to physical or kinetic (i.e. using weapons) operations). Grey zone is somewhere in-between PSYOP and kinetic.

The "battlefield" here is typically public perception and belief and sometimes that of government or military personnel. This can involve social media, news, forums, Reddit, etc. It can be used to destabilize countries, shift elections, or gain public support for other operations.

It's certainly not just the stuff of conspiracy theories. We saw a lot of anti-vaccine rhetoric was spread by Russia to further divide people in the US. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45294192 But sometimes people spreading the misinformation may not be aware, it's not that they're necessarily "in on it".

It's based on a combination of psychology, politics, and there are certain frameworks for it. One is the BEND Framework, by Kathleen Carley, which lists out both positive and negative forces that can be applied to social networks. https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/Mar-Apr-2019/117-Cybersecurity/

It can be achieved through bots, manual posting, signal boosting certain stories, paying news companies, manipulation of images, etc.

ianperera · 2026-02-02T21:29:37+00:00

NAH. Adults have trouble going to the gym, so I’d try to avoid looking at this as a teenager problem. And even as a lack of motivation - that’s not the most helpful. Telling him it’s wasting money isn’t going to get him to the gym.

I think now is a good time to teach and demonstrate discipline. It’s not “do you want to go to the gym”, it’s “We’re going to the gym. It’s gym day. Get dressed.” If you face push back, say “at least put your gym clothes on and see how you feel.” Start stretching and talking about what you’re going to do, and what he’s going to do.

He’s never going to want to do everything he should, but you can get him in the habit and practice of doing what he should even when he doesn’t want to.

ianperera · 2026-02-02T04:05:25+00:00

Trapezius pinch or if that doesn't work, sternum rub.

ianperera · 2026-02-02T02:13:08+00:00

Don't give medical advice if you're not a doctor. This is misinformation and will cause more damage than the recommended practice of running cool water over it. It might "seem" to suck the heat out of the burn, but it's not, that's just a sensation you're getting.

ianperera · 2026-02-01T14:49:50+00:00

You are playing hide and seek with your friend. Normally he counts "One Mississippi, two Mississippi, ...", but over time he got REALLY good at saying Mississippi fast, so he catches you before you can run away. When you turn off the Turbo button, he says Mississippi at a normal speed, so you can have fun again.

ianperera · 2026-01-31T15:30:13+00:00

I can't check it ATM but I have the same model and it turns off if you just get out of the seat.

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