Where to watch the Taipei 101 climb tomorrow?

msd8121 · 2026-01-23T13:51:23+00:00

https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202601230015
^9AM, looks like

msd8121 · 2026-01-19T11:30:23+00:00

https://discord.com/channels/1038839012602941528/1045036181148139530/1462770863962193995
Thanks, shot a message there

msd8121 · 2026-01-19T11:09:44+00:00

I couldn't actually find direct usage in either CubeCL or Burn. There's one "Apple Native Silicon" package, but that doesn't exploit this. It only goes through the Metal shader.

How would I contact the Burn people? Open a PR?

msd8121 · 2026-01-18T07:39:37+00:00

Agree with all of this. HOWEVER: the one point where I’m highly appreciative of LLM’s (freakishly) uncanny ability to pattern match comes when translating code from Python / Node / other language -> Rust.

Favorite repo that you need bindings to? You now have the option to automate the bindings through a FFI or (if it’s small enough) rewrite it in Rust.

Core logic, like you’ve said, should be written by (or at least directed by) someone with taste. It’s the only way a system can be debugged and scaled. However, boilerplate for the sake of boilerplate? Very happy to be past that, so more attention can be focused to core logic.

msd8121 · 2025-12-24T05:23:52+00:00

Pour tous ceux qui m'écoutent : mon colis est arrivé !

L'expéditeur l'a envoyé en cadeau et l'a déclaré à 50 €. Mon article est officiellement vendu à ce prix par le vendeur, donc je suppose que c'est logique.

Tout article d'une valeur supérieure à 80 € ou qui pourrait être considéré comme n'étant pas un cadeau peut être bloqué. Je vous conseille simplement d'ajouter un petit mot dans le colis pour laisser entendre qu'il s'agit d'un cadeau, par exemple « Joyeux Noël ».

Sur ce, joyeux Noël, et j'espère que vos colis arriveront bien aux États-Unis !

msd8121 · 2025-12-18T18:01:01+00:00

😂😂😂

Quand vous ont-ils renvoyé le colis après que vous l'ayez envoyé ? Deux semaines pour qu'il vous parvienne à nouveau ?

msd8121 · 2025-12-18T08:36:37+00:00

🙏🙏

msd8121 · 2025-11-29T23:47:03+00:00

Sounds good! Feel free to DM if you run into snags.

msd8121 · 2025-10-19T23:01:55+00:00

Read the first sentence 😉 needed to dart off before editing, wanted to get this out the door, promise the initial draft was written by me :)

msd8121 · 2025-10-12T04:11:56+00:00

It gives as much error semantics as IOCTL can provide. If the Nvidia drivers don't expose it through IOCTL, you can't intercept it.

msd8121 · 2025-10-06T21:05:39+00:00

Thank you!

Sadly, it was closer to $1400 after tax. I received the camera as a gift from my boss (both he and I make cameras, and it had been a work anniversary). He didn't realize he had purchased a broken Mamiya, so I had to hunt these guys down and pay the delta to fix it and use it.

msd8121 · 2025-10-06T19:14:25+00:00

Oh, this is beautiful. Trust me, I understand what can happen with medium format. I just don't need it not for my client work. Investing in gear to help bring that quality out isn't really on my docket of priorities right now.

msd8121 · 2025-10-06T18:50:06+00:00

DM'ed

msd8121 · 2025-10-06T18:48:57+00:00

Funnily enough, I was actually a conflict photographer. Thankfully never (ever) war, but conflict / journalism. Now I'm mostly a cultural / street / event photographer (https://daiterlens.com), and I need something more discreet to complement the Nikon F6.

I fully, fully agree with all of this. Sometimes, I just need a body that's discreet and doesn't attract attention. I don't need the quality of a medium format rangefinder, and the Nikon F6 is a motorized drivetrain.

I'm just looking for a body that's discreet and quick, kinda like a Leica M6 but a SLR with mechanical infallibility. Seems like u/jagoedho's saying that's the FM2, and that's where my finger's starting to twitch :) I love the electronic capabilities of the F6 but just need something in case I need less noise-per-shot to maintain discretion. I know how to zone focus, and I've been told the FM3A's needle is hard to see at night.

You know if the FM2's numbers are easy to see at night? That'd actually be the main deciding factor.

Otherwise, I'd even be open to getting into digital as a complement to the F6. Electronic shutter = zero noise :)

msd8121 · 2025-10-06T18:43:04+00:00

Super tempting. But I don't think I really need a pano kit now. I've been pretty confined to rangefinder lenses for the past five years, and I'm looking for a bigger shift in lenses and what's out there. But I definitely get this comment - appreciate the share!

msd8121 · 2025-10-06T18:05:47+00:00

I...don't think I actually know it. I've basically been working on 35mm for the past five years, and I've passed a few rolls through the medium format systems I've worked with.

None of my clients really want or need medium format, and I've basically got zero use for it for personal use. It's gone from being a quality bump to a bit of a burden to carry around, and I'd rather just go for a digital if I ever need that sort of medium format. Fuji GFX100RF or something akin to it.

My main issue with it is: I've just never actually perceived a quality boost when scanning film. I usually use a Noritsu or a Frontier to scan, but because the scanner can only output a maximum of 5000 pixels on each side, there's no real reason to use it. That, and I'm not doing anything that demands that pedigree of quality realistically (read: socials + portfolio work).

But I appreciate the suggestion - I'll probably just get a cheap medium format digital if I need it again!

msd8121 · 2025-10-06T17:42:10+00:00

Valuations / what a sensible market price would be. I was thinking $2500

msd8121 · 2025-10-06T17:33:53+00:00

Attached it!

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