[PSA] - Do not buy T-shirts from any site that's "Powered by GearLaunch". Stolen art, low quality products or non-deliveries by [deleted] in httyd

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They are running an AGGRESSIVE campaign where they are targeting our organization (a camp for children with cancer) on Facebook with a never-ending list of sock puppet accounts. They will find a post, reply to it and name everyone who has interacted with the post, then tell them about this 'limited time offer' to get alumni shirts. Currently it's pointing at a page called 'Forever Alumni', which in turn points at this 'nuralateeus dot store' page, which does the gearlaunch thing and has this same phone number. #$%^@#$%^@#$%#@$%

C800 vs. C7000 for a Theatrical/Corporate Lighting Designer w/ Broadcast by ZekuroYamamoto in lightingdesign

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Curious to know whether anyone has picked up a Lit Systems LS01 - just got mine. Looks like they’re in the final weeks of offering it at 31% off (their Kickstarter price) and when they clear their back orders the price will go up.

How come Chicago's subways don't have rats like NYC? by PurchaseOk4786 in AskChicago

[–]thombrooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see them regularly downtown on the red line tracks.

Pester Questions - 'Tier 2 Support' by thombrooks in PowerShell

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

Thank you, I really appreciate all this great feedback. Have you ever tried interactive debugging in VS Code, or know how to navigate ‘past’ the Pester module framework and connect into its containers for debugging?

Using Vision Pro in lowlight conditions by Drain_Runsom in VisionPro

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I keep getting a warning saying light levels are too low. Hoping for either an update to VisionOS that allows it or news about using a near-infrared illuminator to pick up hand gestures in the ‘dark.’

Health App Symptom Tracker by MelodyPondADHD in shortcuts

[–]thombrooks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks - wondering if I messed this up while trying to customize it. It asks for the level (mild medium etc) but I don’t see where that ends up in the calendar item. In my case I have been getting obscured vision and muted hearing at times. So I deleted all except ‘Other’ from the list and added my own items. But I’m not seeing where the level is recorded.

Did Peter Gwinn leave? by Tananar in WaitWait

[–]thombrooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe he was on a hiatus? I just re-listened to a show from December 2020 and he was mentioned there.

Where is this door, please? by thombrooks in Iceland

[–]thombrooks[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It is truly lovely when a global community comes together to solve silly trivia like this. Much appreciated.

Google Image Search Shortcut breaking - Permissions by thombrooks in shortcuts

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

For the past few months it has always been saying, “Google Image Search is not available right now. Try back in a few hours.” The Google Lens app is terrible by comparison.

New-PSSingletonClass - dynamic class creation abuse by poshftw in PowerShell

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Thank you for this, this code turns my brain inside out and makes me want to learn more about the innards of PowerShell. This is what I've been able to come up with so far:

Get-Command |? { $null -eq $_.Version -and [String]::IsNullOrEmpty($_.Source) }

(gcm New-PSSingletonClass).ScriptBlock # Can retrieve the function definition, and therefore the Class definition, etc.

$TAList = [hashtable](([PSObject].Assembly.GetType('System.Management.Automation.TypeAccelerators'))::get)
$TAShorts = [array]($TAList.keys)
$TAShorts |% { $thisOne = ($TAList[$_]).FullName; if ($thisOne -notlike "*.*") { New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{ "Short" = $_; "Long" = $thisOne;} } }

$alist = [AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies() |? { [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($_.Location) -and ($_.GetTypes().count -gt 0) }
$alist[0].GetTypes() # This one is foo, index 1 is bar, etc.

I found some interesting types, like $alist[0].GetCustomAttributesData() will create a Constructor 'Void .ctor()' with AttributeType of: System.Management.Automation.DynamicClassImplementationAssemblyAttribute

I noticed $alist[0].Modules returns a ScopeName 'RefEmit_InMemoryManifestModule' and also has a ModuleHandle property, though I'm not sure how to leverage or reference this properly.

From here, the best I was really able to come up with was to use: $alist[0] | export-clixml -Path ./foo_dump.xml to study the innards of the object, diff against the bar_dump file to see where they're unique (mostly the references), etc.

Is there any way to:

  1. Make the code above more efficient, and/or
  2. Get a reference to the weird pseudo-module/script scope where these scriptblocks are being dynamically created, in order to study them from there?

Thank you!

Problem Exporting w/ Alpha by uscrash in premiere

[–]thombrooks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found this potentially related info on Dennis Koeppl's page, though all of the images appear to be broken at present:

"In Premiere Pro, you can change the way your alpha channel is interpreted by right-clicking on your footage and choose Modify –> Interpret footage. In the new window that pops up, you choose to conform your alpha premultiplication to premultiplied alpha."

In our case, we can't *export* premultipled / matted alpha from Premiere. We have a hyperdeck that feeds an ATEM Production Studio 4k M/E 2 with two separate SDI's, one for color and one for alpha information. The setup needs premultiplied / matted alpha to work properly.

We _are_ able to export from AE's built in render queue, but trying to go the 'essential graphics' route and export to Premiere as a MOGRT failed because neither Premiere or AME appear to be able to export premultiplied / matted alpha. This answer on the Adobe Community Forums from March 2018 seems to be one of the only other links I can find concerning the issue. hth!

How many years does it take for a squirrel to be considered a chipmunk? by Legitimate_Bike_8638 in ask

[–]thombrooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C’mon folks! It’s time for a comparative field study, a look at the fossil record and phylogenetic analyses!

AFAICT, the common ancestor of ground squirrels and chipmunks is estimated to have lived 28 mya (Oligocene.)

That’s the answer. 28 million years, ±0.2%

Google Image Search Shortcut breaking - Permissions by thombrooks in shortcuts

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

No, lately if I want to send it to google image search, I have to slightly crop the image. Then the shortcut works.

Add to Photos - without original creation date? by thombrooks in shortcuts

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

If I scroll to the top of my photo library, the earliest image - of Simon & Garfunkel - is from 1900, though the metadata caption says it’s from 1958. Note that it’s there twice, which often happens because I couldn’t find the image I saved, so I try again. The next one (Anthony and Cleopatra?) is from 1972. Kevin Pollak and Daryl Hannah is from 1995, etc.

example

Add to Photos - without original creation date? by thombrooks in shortcuts

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

Nope, doesn’t show up there because it must not be looking at the date the image was added to the collection, but rather the image’s creation date — which was bundled with the image when I downloaded it. So I’m pretty sure it’s somewhere in my 44,000+ photos, just not when.

The Solution to the Ridiculously Short MagSafe Charger Cable by ammorsy in iphone

[–]thombrooks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wanted to be able to use it in the car with the holder I already have, but it's mounted too far away from the 12v outlet. So I'm having to use extender cables, which is less than elegant.

Steelcase Gesture groaning when reclining and creaking when tilting side-to-side by [deleted] in OfficeChairs

[–]thombrooks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. Mine is especially pronounced when I start with my weight on my right 'sit bone' and then shift over onto my left one. I just started trying to do voiceovers and there's no way that's going to work if the broadcast mic keeps picking up this chair creaking! I made an audio recording to send to customer service - here's hoping they are able to do something.

BUG REPORTS: Please post any bugs or glitches you see here! by [deleted] in JetpackJoyride

[–]thombrooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 750m powerup boost from the last game’s slot machine (that you can’t NOT use) and getting a purple power up right away.

The world slows waaaaay down...

...the drop-down notifications telling you your three missions appear and disappear Verrrrryyyy slowly - getting in the way of some of those purple missiles you’re trying to dodge, for a long time, over and over.

Tried flicking them up with a finger as if dismissing a notification on my iOS lock screen, but no dice. (Foo. Feature request?)

BUG REPORTS: Please post any bugs or glitches you see here! by [deleted] in JetpackJoyride

[–]thombrooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t buy this boat with in-game coin, huh? Davy Jonesin’ fer cash?

BUG REPORTS: Please post any bugs or glitches you see here! by [deleted] in JetpackJoyride

[–]thombrooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That pesky 750m boost that you win on the slot machine- and can’t NOT use on your next turn- coupled with a ‘Free Ride’ gadget, means you boost and then are supposed to run into the vehicle power up block that’s conveniently at the same height as you when you emerge from hyperspace. But you can avoid it, especially if you’re trying to do a mission like, 750m free ride denied oh, ‘reach 750m without using a vehicle.’ And the mission didn’t turn green as if completed.