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A review of recent science fiction books that emphasizes their inventive storytelling and character development, alongside mentions of related TV shows and series.
A comprehensive guide to creating a custom 2026 calendar using Typst, featuring holidays and vacation periods.
4.7Windows 11
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The author expresses a preference for Windows 11 over Windows 10, highlighting standout features such as tabbed Windows Explorer, a useful clipboard manager, an effective screenshot tool, improved Microsoft Teams functionality, an...
Transitioning from Apple to Linux on a Framework Desktop, the author faces numerous frustrations with hardware, software installation, and performance, leading to impatience with the system.
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4Apple: enough is enough
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0The Perfect 23mm Lens
2025-04-06 • photography fujifilm camera lens
The text discusses the technical quality of the Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR lens, comparing it to the older Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R and the Fujifilm XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR. It covers aspects such as resolution, contrast, colo...
0The Leica Experience
2025-03-16 • photography leica cameras camera
The text discusses the experience of using a Leica M240 camera, highlighting its unique features such as manual focusing, rangefinder lenses, and the simplicity of its design. The author appreciates the heritage and cachet of the ...
0Python Inception
2024-06-16 •
The text explains how to execute old Python code from an up-to-date Jupyter Notebook using a Jupyter cell magic that executes the cell's code in a different Python, pipes out all of STDOUT and STDERR, and imports any newly created...
0AI Predictions
2024-05-09 •
The author questions the potential for AI to be disruptive despite Meta's $30 billion investment, expressing skepticism about the practical applications and impact of AI technology.
0Books of 2023
2024-03-29 •
The text discusses the author's interest in non-fiction books, specifically about airplane technology, computer development, and Zeppelins. The author provides brief reviews of three books, detailing the content and their appeal t...
0🪦 Emacs 2011-2023
2024-03-24 •
The author used Emacs as their text editor and development environment for over a decade, but ultimately abandoned it due to various reasons including the need to work with Visual Studio, poor performance on Windows, and the inabi...
0Two Years with Legacy Code
2023-10-15 •
The author worked on a legacy code base for two years, maintaining and developing a DNN-based speech recognition engine. The code had severe technical debt and was written in a rush to bring the product to market. The author faced...
0OS Customization and MacOS
2023-04-21 •
The author discusses the customization of operating systems, particularly MacOS, to suit their personal preferences and work habits. They cover topics such as keyboard layout, shortcuts, mouse configuration, window and application...
0Media of 2022
2023-02-12 •
The author discusses the impact of the Steam Deck, a portable gaming computer, on their gaming habits. They initially didn't see it as a worthwhile investment but were proven wrong by its convenience and versatility. The device ha...
0RAW Developer Comparison 2
2022-10-11 •
The author compares various image editing programs and their performance in editing difficult images. They discuss the challenges of editing fire, hazy mountains, and high key rendering. They also provide a detailed review of each...
0Darktable for Fujifilm Cameras
2022-05-04 •
The text discusses the issue of Darktable not recognizing Fujifilm-specific raw file metadata, such as crop, dynamic range modes, or film simulations. It provides a Lua script that uses exiftool to read the missing metadata from t...
0Converting Capture one Presets to LUTs
2022-01-09 •
The text explains how to convert Capture One presets to LUTs to make them accessible to other programs. It provides a step-by-step guide on how to export Capture One presets to LUTs and how to apply the LUTs in Darktable's lut 3D ...
0Books of 2021
2022-01-04 •
The author discusses their experience of reading science fiction books in different languages, particularly stumbling upon a German science fiction thriller in 2021. They describe the unique experience of reading familiar genre tr...
0Fixing AMD OpenCL on Windows
2021-12-04 •
The text explains how to fix the issue of OpenCL no longer being available on some versions of the AMD graphics driver on Windows. It provides step-by-step instructions to register the necessary libraries in the Registry Editor, a...
The blog post compares the Fujifilm XF 16‑80 f/4 R OIS WR and the XF 18‑135 f/3.5‑5.6 R LM OIS WR travel zoom lenses. The author discusses the physical differences, rendering, resolution, and his preference for different types of ...
0A Review of Darktable
2021-09-03 •
The article reviews Darktable 3.6, a photo editing software that has transitioned to a scene-referred editing pipeline, allowing for more flexibility in editing. The author contrasts Darktable with Capture One, highlighting the un...
0Camera Resolution
2021-05-27 •
The author conducted an experiment to compare the resolution of different lenses and cameras. The experiment showed that sensor megapixels contribute the most to resolution, and lenses generally outresolve their sensors. The exper...