Ontopic Random Computer-Electronics Thread

[Domon]

I’m not sure quality is a description I’d use for black panther. That was not one of their better movies.

It was average. Certainly better than Thor 1 or 2.

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[Josh]

so, lets explain how upscaling works. If you dont upscale, you end up with a 1920 pixels just dumbly stretched out across 3840 pixels. You end up with "blurry edges" as it just basically multiplies the pixels to fill the space. Upscaling instead looks at the image and does this smartly. It keeps pixel boundaries at one pixel wide, rather than just doubling them dumbly, and in colored areas, it may interpret the gradient, and add in an intermediate step, etc.

In this case, a picture is worth 1000 words

This infographic is missing the big fat turd that is Spectrum "HD" TV. It's hilarious what they consider 1080p. Fucking overcompressed garbage.

 

[Valve1138]

@fly did you ever set up that Smartthings NodeMCU alarm system thingy to use your hardwired sensors?

 

[fly]

@fly did you ever set up that Smartthings NodeMCU alarm system thingy to use your hardwired sensors?

Yep. Works fantastic.

https://community.smartthings.com/t...-to-smartthings-big-update-and-new-name/92828

 

[Valve1138]

Yep. Works fantastic.

https://community.smartthings.com/t...-to-smartthings-big-update-and-new-name/92828

Cool beans.

Just started mine last night. Going to try and wire up the contacts for my office windows.

Thankfully, whoever installed the alarm labeled everything in detail, so there's no head scratching going on with the wiring.

 

[fly]

So it turns out that if you have the brightness all the way up, IPS panels can cause some serious eye strain. At least I think that was my problem.

 

[Valve1138]

So it turns out that if you have the brightness all the way up, IPS panels can cause some serious eye strain. At least I think that was my problem.

 

[fly]

What's odd is that it didn't seem that bright. My old panels were brighter.

 

[Duke]

What's odd is that it didn't seem that bright. My old panels were brighter.

Or maybe it's just that your eyes worked better back then

 

[fly]

Or maybe it's just that your eyes worked better back then

I'm using the old panel as a third monitor, so they're right next to each other.

 

[Valve1138]

The ubiquiti app I have in the attic disconnected itself early this morning. Second time it’s done that.

 

[fly]

Or maybe it's just that your eyes worked better back then

Speaking of, @shawndavid is about 15 minutes from his first full on panic attack as he gets his eyes lasered.

 

[Duke]

Speaking of, @shawndavid is about 15 minutes from his first full on panic attack as he gets his eyes lasered.

Have you started texting him photos of laser surgery fails yet?

 

[Floptical]

Speaking of, @shawndavid is about 15 minutes from his first full on panic attack as he gets his eyes lasered.

Let’s hope he can get them both done and not stop at one.

 

[fly]

Have you started texting him photos of laser surgery fails yet?

I thought about it, but he's seriously in panic mode and that's even too dickish for me.

 

[Duke]

I thought about it, but he's seriously in panic mode and that's even too dickish for me.

now that's a statement

 

[Jehannum]

I thought about it, but he's seriously in panic mode and that's even too dickish for me.

They pumped me full of xanax. I didn't give a fuck.

 

[Floptical]

They pumped me full of xanax. I didn't give a fuck.

They gave me a quick dissolve Valium. And same thing I didn't really care. It really only lasted like 20 seconds per eye so it was over quick.

 

[Duke]

So, it looks like the eye surgery is going well.

 

[fly]

They pumped me full of xanax. I didn't give a fuck.

Yeah, if you already don't care, it doesn't matter. None of it was enough to keep @APRIL from having a panic attack and she's a grown ass man.