The stupidity of this post keeps me coming back to see if I can get more humorous broken logic from you. Because a rigorous operational definition of “progress” is not provided in this brief post, you assume it is…
I will add that you are entirely projecting your goals and values onto this project in a way that makes absolutely no sense. The post literally ends ends with: "But most importantly, have fun!" You think a bunch of…
What are you, the hobby police?
An insightful post indeed. I was acutely aware of it, shooting projects on horrible looking mini DV and expensive film stock. No question they spurred progress, I'd just envisioned that they would continue to carry the…
Very fair points. I'm just nit picking about RED's instigation and influence being more valuable to camera industry than the cameras they delivered and the price points they delivered them at.
All good points, though following these acts of instigation for the industry, their competitors overtook them in the path to their goal.
A fair consideration indeed but a very relativistic use of terminology. $17,500 is not $200,000 that's for sure, but it's also not $5000 or $2500 or $100 (not that I expect $100 cine cameras). My only point is that…
I started following the RED story before those folks ever released a camera, and I liked their spirit and mission. Some time passed and ultimately it was Black Magic Design that accomplished what RED said they wanted to…
I read it all right but it is illogical ranting. You’re cool with people tinkering with hardware but any software work is out of line? Writing software is a use for computer hardware, and people with minds broader than…
Not sure of the tone of this post, does the idea of a bunch of enthusiasts having fun with old computer hardware actually upset you? If so, do you feel similarly about hobbyists that tinker with things like old cars,…
Seriously though, if it is your world view that a consensus definition is needed for an initiative to be considered truly progressive, has the world made any progress at all in any domain? Fossil fuels are widely…
>You don't get to say for/anti progress when there isn't a consensus definition of progress. You seem to think that a firm consensus definition is needed for something to be considered progress, which exposes and…
The trend of touch screens replacing physical controls in domains where muscle memory is an advantage is an utter atrocity. No amount of interface versatility/flexibility can come close to touching the utility of not…
It seems every domain and human endeavor in existence has some form of disagreement between practitioners who desire progress/advancement and people who are content to never change or learn anything new, in spite of…
Purely from the perspective (my own) that unique/novel mental models are often key drivers of progress, I am very much inclined to agree with you.
Good perspective. Kinda leaves me with "these technologies had their day but we've mostly moved on."
I think this is an important distinction and actually sort of a brave one. That a technology stack can be the basis of an entire industry and still be unappealing and lacking for people that are obliged to interact with…
I laughed out loud. Is this actually a common sentiment in some circles, or just someone blowing off steam? The question occurs to me because I feel like I just spent 30 years on forums like HN reading nothing but…
I don't think this sounds facetious. People and their life experiences are essentially inextricable. Nature vs. nurture stuff. Separating/abstracting person from their experiences is as you say, a representation of a…
My god, this (very insightful) vision just gets more horrific with each line.
Your point is valid in that being able to face life unaided by medicine is ideal, but often unrealistic. Such that I think this comment of calling it a band aid for being in a bad situation is overblown, and that the…
Everyone? It's about the real and hidden costs. If your employees are stressed to the point of burnout and are turning over every few months, do you think new trainees will make more or less errors than experienced…
Fair observations but, doesn't this assume that disposal and containment are truly our only options now and forever? Even so, you think there would be no worthy efficiency gains for pure sorting or materials mining in…
Is there no value in merely separating and gathering this material, even if it's all dumped in a "plastics only" landfill, as opposed to one containing other types of trash? Isn't keeping different types of waste sorted…
I want to storyboard/pre-vis/mess around with this ASAP
The stupidity of this post keeps me coming back to see if I can get more humorous broken logic from you. Because a rigorous operational definition of “progress” is not provided in this brief post, you assume it is…
I will add that you are entirely projecting your goals and values onto this project in a way that makes absolutely no sense. The post literally ends ends with: "But most importantly, have fun!" You think a bunch of…
What are you, the hobby police?
An insightful post indeed. I was acutely aware of it, shooting projects on horrible looking mini DV and expensive film stock. No question they spurred progress, I'd just envisioned that they would continue to carry the…
Very fair points. I'm just nit picking about RED's instigation and influence being more valuable to camera industry than the cameras they delivered and the price points they delivered them at.
All good points, though following these acts of instigation for the industry, their competitors overtook them in the path to their goal.
A fair consideration indeed but a very relativistic use of terminology. $17,500 is not $200,000 that's for sure, but it's also not $5000 or $2500 or $100 (not that I expect $100 cine cameras). My only point is that…
I started following the RED story before those folks ever released a camera, and I liked their spirit and mission. Some time passed and ultimately it was Black Magic Design that accomplished what RED said they wanted to…
I read it all right but it is illogical ranting. You’re cool with people tinkering with hardware but any software work is out of line? Writing software is a use for computer hardware, and people with minds broader than…
Not sure of the tone of this post, does the idea of a bunch of enthusiasts having fun with old computer hardware actually upset you? If so, do you feel similarly about hobbyists that tinker with things like old cars,…
Seriously though, if it is your world view that a consensus definition is needed for an initiative to be considered truly progressive, has the world made any progress at all in any domain? Fossil fuels are widely…
>You don't get to say for/anti progress when there isn't a consensus definition of progress. You seem to think that a firm consensus definition is needed for something to be considered progress, which exposes and…
The trend of touch screens replacing physical controls in domains where muscle memory is an advantage is an utter atrocity. No amount of interface versatility/flexibility can come close to touching the utility of not…
It seems every domain and human endeavor in existence has some form of disagreement between practitioners who desire progress/advancement and people who are content to never change or learn anything new, in spite of…
Purely from the perspective (my own) that unique/novel mental models are often key drivers of progress, I am very much inclined to agree with you.
Good perspective. Kinda leaves me with "these technologies had their day but we've mostly moved on."
I think this is an important distinction and actually sort of a brave one. That a technology stack can be the basis of an entire industry and still be unappealing and lacking for people that are obliged to interact with…
I laughed out loud. Is this actually a common sentiment in some circles, or just someone blowing off steam? The question occurs to me because I feel like I just spent 30 years on forums like HN reading nothing but…
I don't think this sounds facetious. People and their life experiences are essentially inextricable. Nature vs. nurture stuff. Separating/abstracting person from their experiences is as you say, a representation of a…
My god, this (very insightful) vision just gets more horrific with each line.
Your point is valid in that being able to face life unaided by medicine is ideal, but often unrealistic. Such that I think this comment of calling it a band aid for being in a bad situation is overblown, and that the…
Everyone? It's about the real and hidden costs. If your employees are stressed to the point of burnout and are turning over every few months, do you think new trainees will make more or less errors than experienced…
Fair observations but, doesn't this assume that disposal and containment are truly our only options now and forever? Even so, you think there would be no worthy efficiency gains for pure sorting or materials mining in…
Is there no value in merely separating and gathering this material, even if it's all dumped in a "plastics only" landfill, as opposed to one containing other types of trash? Isn't keeping different types of waste sorted…
I want to storyboard/pre-vis/mess around with this ASAP