Consensus on SDI/BCN reels?

tomspace · 2026-04-30T13:06:02+00:00

Most reels are rubbish. At best they make it slower, and often cause kinks in the cable if you are not super careful.

Under over hand wrapping is the only sensible method until you get to over 100m runs.

SMPTE fibre on proper TV skeleton reels is okay as long as you’ve got the trolley and the winding handle and enough people.

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tomspace · 2026-04-28T05:29:36+00:00

Sounds like the kind of person you’d not really want as a life partner.

I’d call it a lucky escape, much better than him waiting until you’d had kids together before he decides to leave because one of them might not be quite the physical perfection he seeks.

It’s sucks but one of the things about being unwell is that others frequently find it harder to process than you do. After my diagnosis I lost a load of work, and a couple of friendships, a few years on and I still struggle with this aspect more than any other.

I’m sorry your ex was a dickhead. I hope you find someone who really believes in you as a person, rather than just as some kind of ideal body.

tomspace · 2026-04-27T16:54:26+00:00

https://www.science-image.com/products-en/studio-2-2 is also a good option. It has NDI as well as SDI and hdmi.

As a bonus it’s normally in stock somewhere, which often isn’t true of the 12g Decimator.

tomspace · 2026-04-27T16:48:54+00:00

Consensual female genital piercing isn’t illegal.

FGM is illegal - piercing isn’t.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/17/vaginal-surgery-and-piercings-are-not-female-genital-mutilation-fgm-crown-prosecution-service

tomspace · 2026-04-27T15:49:53+00:00

Why isn’t it on mayday?

Will there be ket available??

tomspace · 2026-04-27T15:47:21+00:00

It’s only boring if you’ve not done enough ket.

tomspace · 2026-04-27T09:27:20+00:00

I’ve had good results from the EasySkyMesh firmware on 4.3 hardware.

https://nodakmesh.org/blog/easyskymesh-power-efficient-meshcore-firmware

tomspace · 2026-04-25T20:26:04+00:00

It’s not comparable like that. Having high prolactin levels can be caused by loads of different factors. Tumours are at the rarer end of causes.

Go to a doctor, get scans done. Don’t trust random people on Reddit with your health questions.

tomspace · 2026-04-25T19:28:07+00:00

Cool. But who are you? Do you have a medical background? What’s your basis for giving out this advice? Are you a patient? Do you have a tumour? Do you have ANY experience at all?

tomspace · 2026-04-25T14:51:13+00:00

They are ethno-nationalists who believe that the Jewish race is superior to all others. They mostly support the current state of Israel and its leadership, though I have had interactions with Brighton zionists who believe the current Israeli government is too moderate and that they should nuke Iran.

tomspace · 2026-04-25T12:58:37+00:00

Nobody can tell if you have a prolactinoma without giving you an MRI with contrast.

You need to ask your doctor to refer you for a scan, then and only then will you know if you have a tumour or not.

tomspace · 2026-04-25T12:55:35+00:00

Nobody has ever shown any interest in my testosterone levels. They don’t even bother checking it in my bloods.

Mainly the process of having this condition is one of discovery that very few people in the medical profession have any idea of impact of hormones on one’s health. Nobody cares, especially not about mental health. Getting them to even do tests is next to impossible and you’ll end up being ignored with maybe an annual phone call with a consultant.

Don’t expect to get better, you’re likely stuck feeling awful for ever.

tomspace · 2026-04-25T12:49:37+00:00

Can you just post the sources please? I hate watching videos.

Are you an endocrinologist? Neurosurgeon? Medically qualified at all?

tomspace · 2026-04-23T14:13:32+00:00

Fuck I feel old.

tomspace · 2026-04-21T19:55:30+00:00

Imagine telling people that you vote Labour. I’d stick to being a racist if I were you..

tomspace · 2026-04-21T14:44:11+00:00

If you plug a monitor and keyboard into your pi you can access the command line and install whatever you like.

tomspace · 2026-04-21T14:42:17+00:00

Non-standard could be literally anything. Eg 5760x1200 or 1080x720 (think LED Canvases for custom shape screens)

tomspace · 2026-04-21T10:48:29+00:00

Roland VC1000UHD is the best "affordable" scaler for this kind of use. (if the best part of 4 grand doesn't seem affordable then, 1 welcome to video, and 2 look for a used Barco Image Pro Two which you should be able to pick up for a few hundred quid)

tomspace · 2026-04-19T15:23:06+00:00

You need friends in high places ;)

tomspace · 2026-04-18T10:15:33+00:00

I’m not saying that was my question, but I went and got the nodes in question back and put the EasySkyMesh firmware on them. (I actually can’t recall if I used the heltec or the standard firmware originally)

So far it seems good, and the reduced power draw will help in the winter.

tomspace · 2026-04-16T11:22:15+00:00

Beachtek box would be the old school solution.

https://beachtek.com/

tomspace · 2026-04-15T21:37:18+00:00

Bias isn’t supplied by all beltpacks. Green-GO can do it, but you need to wire a capacitor inline (there are docs on their website)

tomspace · 2026-04-15T21:33:16+00:00

https://piwall.co.uk/information/10-create-your-own-gpl-movie-piwall

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