C/2023 A3 & M5
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 6d ago 100%

    I see. Thanks for the answer!

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  • falkerie71 falkerie71 6d ago 100%

    I'm new to astro, is it necessary to stack so much photos to see this comet? Whats the difference between single shot and stacked in this case? Thanks!

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  • Focal length range, Optical quality, Size & weight. Pick two.

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    Moving from the US to the EU soon... Any advice?
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 1w ago 100%

    It's not just communicating, it's also stuff for general living, like recognizing road signs, paying bills, dealing with government paperwork, ordering food in restaurants, etc. They won't always have an English translation beside it, nor do they have an obligation to have it. Same goes for people too.

    Say for example, a Japanese just showed up in your hometown, knowing not a lick of English, and planning to live here long term. I'm sure people in your hometown are more than willing to help, but how much stuff in your general life is in English? Surely you can't expect someone to be able to help them around 24/7, and with a language barrier too.

    You gotta know that not everything is going to accommodate for you in foreign places. OP might be able to do well enough since people in Denmark probably speak English well in general. But if you want to truly know the people, their culture, or even form deep connections with some, you have to do some work, and language is a first big step.

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  • Currently downloading The Witcher 3 for the first time. Got any advice for me?
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 2w ago 94%

    Although this isn't quite relevant before finishing the main game, be sure to pick up both the DLC once you're finished.
    Both DLCs are fantastic standalone stories, super rich in content they could even beat some full priced games. You could play the DLCs before finishing the main game (and there is an additional game mechanic introduced in Blood and Wine), but on a first run I would still recommend playing it after to not get distracted and take away the impact of the main story.

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  • I've been holding on to this thought for quite some time and don't know where to share this. Too long and not random enough for a shower thought, so here it is I guess. Car manufacturers really like their LEDs to be as fancy as possible lately, and more and more turn signals on cars have this "sequential lighting" show they do. Basically, the type of turn signal I have a problem with is the one that gradually fills up the turn signal light bar, then turns off everything when the bar is full, i.e. Audi cars in [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoqiS7CgZtE) IMO, not only does the animation feel clunky, I also think its a safety issue, albeit a relatively minor one. The point of indicator lights is to tell other drivers your intentions. They should be fully noticeable the moment you turn on your turn signals, and should not be halfway lit first. It probably would also introduce a delay in driver response, but I have no scientific evidence to back this claim up, so take this as just my opinion. Instead, they should do it the opposite way where the light bar fully lights up first, then gradually shrinks. Or the Mazda way of turning on quickly then dimming down slowly like in [this video](https://youtu.be/Fn4VFdCvnNQ?si=Og9tOgsBXf7hRyPD&t=32). Or the combination of these two, where the light bar has a gradient end that tapers away when shrinking. (Seriously, having a gradient or a gradual dim is so much more elegant. Why don't more cars do this?) Okay rant over. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

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    Lemmy's have you ever been "profiled" or judged preemptively? What is your story ?
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 3w ago 100%

    I'm sure those cops are still on the job and only got a slap on the wrist though.

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  • Race Highlights | 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 1mo ago 100%

    Driver of the day Oscar Piastri well deserved! Superb defense against Charles Leclerc!

    I feel so bad for Checo. Losing the podium and the race at the last laps must be heartbreaking.

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  • falkerie71 falkerie71 1mo ago 80%

    Offline storage of Spotify music plus some local music files, bloated messaging apps, and then the majority would be photos and videos. Having cloud storage like Google One and a NAS helps, but having local files is also good when signal isn't great.

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  • falkerie71 falkerie71 1mo ago 100%

    I'm mistaken. Thanks for correcting! (Edit: looks like 256GB model is only limited to white and black, and the first color option on the Google store website is pink, which only has 128GB. Must be why I got mistaken. Thanks again!)

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  • falkerie71 falkerie71 1mo ago 75%

    Not using iPhone, but it's also partly why I'm hesitant on switching to the Pixel 9 Pro. Base P9P is 128GB with option of 256, and the regular P9 is 128GB only (Edit: it has 256 also). It's criminal.

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  • MKBHD - I'm Taking a Break
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 2mo ago 100%

    ... To compete in Ultimate frisbee in Australia for 2 weeks

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  • What are the must-do changes that you've made to your Pixel?
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 2mo ago 100%

    Install GCam, few reasons:

    1. The new update that requires you to go into a menu to change exposure and white balance instead of just tapping on the viewfinder to show the two sliders infuriates me to no end.
    2. Custom video bitrate. Not every video I take needs to be full quality, and even then, full quality video on my Pixels so far are not worth it. Couple hundred megabytes just for 1 min of footage that doesn't even look that good? Nah.
    3. Photosphere >>>>> panorama. I don't understand why they decided to kill it off entirely.
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    What file systems are you using on your devices and why?
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 2mo ago 100%

    Every photocopy machine I've come across that accept USB sticks do not support exFAT, so what I would do with my USB stick is to split it into two partitions, one FAT32 and the rest exFAT.

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  • Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Everywhere. This Company Thinks It Has the Secret to Making Them High-End
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 3mo ago 95%

    A pair of Stardew Valley pendants from Etsy is probably more meaningful than diamond rings, tbh.

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  • Canvas Ended. Who is this?
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 3mo ago 96%

    Megumin from KonoSuba. It's a hilarious show, I'd recommend giving it a watch.

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  • iPhone users, what's stopping you from switching to Android?
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 3mo ago 100%

    Fair. I guess I never really needed to deal with that since I upload in original. That and Google Photos Takeout Helper made migrating easy for me.

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  • iPhone users, what's stopping you from switching to Android?
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 3mo ago 75%

    Not entirely disagreeing with you but, what exactly is "malicious" about separating photo and metadata? It could be just how their servers process and stores those photos, with the added benefit of geotagging videos.

    I use Google Photos and upload in original quality. When I download from takeout, the metadata is still in the original files. Iirc, only if you select upload in "high quality" where they compress it again, do you lose the metadata in the file stored in the cloud.

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  • My (re)discovery of roguelites
  • falkerie71 falkerie71 4mo ago 100%

    If you like Hollow Knight and Sekiro, Nine Sols is another game I'd recommend. Kind of a combination of the two, the 2D traversal and game mechanics of HK, with the unforgiving parry heavy combat of Sekiro.

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  • Asphalt used on road surfaces are byproducts from fossil fuel. With the ultimate goal of eliminating the use of fossil fuel to combat climate change, are there any good alternatives for road surfaces? I don't think I've ever heard of a viable replacement of asphalt in the works, or even a plan to replace it in any environmental discussions before. At least, not enough for me to notice. Extented question would be: what are some products derived from fossil fuel that are used in everyday life, but still lack viable alternatives you don't see enough discussions about?

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    I've been using the 6a since the start of this year, and alongside it Accubattery to remind me to unplug my phone whenever it reaches 85% charge. I know Accubattery stats are just an approximation, and I've only been using this phone for half a year, but still quite amusing to see the battery health go up instead of dropping.

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    I was so confused when I was seeing posts 4 years old. "Old" isn't even supposed to be an option lol. Tested with other options, seems like TopWeek becomes TopDay, TopMonth becomes TopWeek, TopYear becomes TopMonth, and TopAllTime becomes TopYear. So for now, you can enjoy seeing the creation of the Fediverse and read posts in reverse with this hidden option.

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    I'm considering setting up a NAS to backup my stuff and replace Google Photos. Currently I'm looking at Asustor AS6704T and Synology DS923+, with the former having more powerful hardware and hardware encoding, and the latter having a better first party software experience. Some quick comparisons show me that Synology Photos is infinitely better than Asustor Photo Gallery. AI face recognition, content tagging, and reverse Geocoding are features I've gotten used to in Google photos, which Synology has and Asustor doesn't. I'm also aware of but not really familiar with other photo backup/management solutions, namely Immich, Photoprism, Piwigo, and Lychee. Immich would probably fit me the best, but Piwigo with plugins would support Photosphere photos that I occasionally take with my Pixel. So I guess I'm asking you guys what your preferred photo backup solution is? I probably should mention that I personally take photos with a Pixel (jpg and MP4 files), but my family uses iPhones (heic and mov files). No RAW photos for now, but for those who do and would edit photos, how would you manage them?

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