SmolTrainsAndPlanes
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Machinist, electric unicycle enthusiast, N-scale model train hobbyist, ham radio nerd, among other things
…..although then displaying it on a 60hz monitor without a dynamic refresh rate mode potentially makes it awkward again.
I’m going to go back to not thinking about this too hard 😅
I’m going to go back to not thinking about this too hard 😅
June 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
…..although then displaying it on a 60hz monitor without a dynamic refresh rate mode potentially makes it awkward again.
I’m going to go back to not thinking about this too hard 😅
I’m going to go back to not thinking about this too hard 😅
The least they could do is go to 48fps instead so we at least have a consistent number of hallucinated frames
June 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The least they could do is go to 48fps instead so we at least have a consistent number of hallucinated frames
Not trying to be a pain in the butt, just wanting to make the point that it’s not a superhuman skill and it’s probably not all snake oil. But the average person is probably perfectly fine with a 60 Hz monitor and someone a little bit more discerning is valid in wanting a 240 Hz monitor.
June 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Not trying to be a pain in the butt, just wanting to make the point that it’s not a superhuman skill and it’s probably not all snake oil. But the average person is probably perfectly fine with a 60 Hz monitor and someone a little bit more discerning is valid in wanting a 240 Hz monitor.
To the same effect, somebody who deals with motion graphics might be considered a trained person. I guarantee they would notice differences in frame rate or motion that looked “wrong” even if it were a very small detail or something that happened quickly.
June 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
To the same effect, somebody who deals with motion graphics might be considered a trained person. I guarantee they would notice differences in frame rate or motion that looked “wrong” even if it were a very small detail or something that happened quickly.
What would training look like? In this case, isn’t gaming considered training? It’s something you do regularly while being attentive to details and improving skills. I don’t think it has to be any kind of special ritual when it comes to getting good at noticing details flashing quickly on the screen
June 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
What would training look like? In this case, isn’t gaming considered training? It’s something you do regularly while being attentive to details and improving skills. I don’t think it has to be any kind of special ritual when it comes to getting good at noticing details flashing quickly on the screen
It’s definitely a complex discussion and full of compromises. The sweaty esports guys will have a different POV from the movie producers, and grandma will see the world differently than a fighter pilot. There’s 💯 a point where it’s snake oil but that point is >60 and there’s more to it than fps.
June 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It’s definitely a complex discussion and full of compromises. The sweaty esports guys will have a different POV from the movie producers, and grandma will see the world differently than a fighter pilot. There’s 💯 a point where it’s snake oil but that point is >60 and there’s more to it than fps.
But if you’re cranking some silly framerate or even exceeding your monitors refresh rate, those stutters are for a lower and lower proportion of your time. Less noticeable, less jarring. I can definitely agree that the quest for more hits diminishing returns and that it’s almost a coping mechanism
June 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
But if you’re cranking some silly framerate or even exceeding your monitors refresh rate, those stutters are for a lower and lower proportion of your time. Less noticeable, less jarring. I can definitely agree that the quest for more hits diminishing returns and that it’s almost a coping mechanism
But in my humble Gamer™ opinion, consistent frame times are most important especially at lower frame rates. Movies and animation are fine at 24fps because it’s exactly the same. It’s predictable. When you are at 30 or 60 fps just then you get a stutter for 2-3 frames worth of time it’s sooo jarring.
June 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
But in my humble Gamer™ opinion, consistent frame times are most important especially at lower frame rates. Movies and animation are fine at 24fps because it’s exactly the same. It’s predictable. When you are at 30 or 60 fps just then you get a stutter for 2-3 frames worth of time it’s sooo jarring.
This is a myth. It’s documented that the human eye+brain can perceive/process images up to the 200hz range. It becomes a nuanced discussion worthy of many PHDs so I won’t attempt to explain or disclaim all here, but I’d like to discourage blanket statements. Lots of neat research if you go looking.
June 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is a myth. It’s documented that the human eye+brain can perceive/process images up to the 200hz range. It becomes a nuanced discussion worthy of many PHDs so I won’t attempt to explain or disclaim all here, but I’d like to discourage blanket statements. Lots of neat research if you go looking.
This bugs me so much. I appreciate it as a technology because it lets me play games at acceptable visual quality and performance on subpar hardware.
But I turn all of that crap off if I even sort of have the horsepower to run it. I’ll take a steady 40fps on medium over a blurry 120 with artifacts.
But I turn all of that crap off if I even sort of have the horsepower to run it. I’ll take a steady 40fps on medium over a blurry 120 with artifacts.
June 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This bugs me so much. I appreciate it as a technology because it lets me play games at acceptable visual quality and performance on subpar hardware.
But I turn all of that crap off if I even sort of have the horsepower to run it. I’ll take a steady 40fps on medium over a blurry 120 with artifacts.
But I turn all of that crap off if I even sort of have the horsepower to run it. I’ll take a steady 40fps on medium over a blurry 120 with artifacts.
If I've done this right, this is a de-duped copy of it.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
I used github.com/qarmin/czkawka to detect similar images and then had it keep only the largest ones.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
I used github.com/qarmin/czkawka to detect similar images and then had it keep only the largest ones.
NoKings Day_DeDuped - Google Drive
drive.google.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If I've done this right, this is a de-duped copy of it.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
I used github.com/qarmin/czkawka to detect similar images and then had it keep only the largest ones.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
I used github.com/qarmin/czkawka to detect similar images and then had it keep only the largest ones.
Yeah- not enough characters here for all the warnings and nuances. In my case it was 12awg and I limit it to 16A.
June 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Yeah- not enough characters here for all the warnings and nuances. In my case it was 12awg and I limit it to 16A.
On the car side we're nearly there. 3 (really 2) common plugs are in use.
On the wall side we have standards set by the NEC, but we use 120V for most of our small appliances. Can't get quite enough out of that to be practical so people get stuck retrofitting or repurposing existing circuits to 240.
On the wall side we have standards set by the NEC, but we use 120V for most of our small appliances. Can't get quite enough out of that to be practical so people get stuck retrofitting or repurposing existing circuits to 240.
June 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
On the car side we're nearly there. 3 (really 2) common plugs are in use.
On the wall side we have standards set by the NEC, but we use 120V for most of our small appliances. Can't get quite enough out of that to be practical so people get stuck retrofitting or repurposing existing circuits to 240.
On the wall side we have standards set by the NEC, but we use 120V for most of our small appliances. Can't get quite enough out of that to be practical so people get stuck retrofitting or repurposing existing circuits to 240.
would need to be USB-thiCCC
I guess if you ganged up 6 USB-C cables at the max 240W spec you'd be right there with a standard wall outlet.
For now the best we can do is stick to the existing charge standards like NACS/J1772/CCS so _most_ vehicles can work with _most_ chargers with an adapter.
I guess if you ganged up 6 USB-C cables at the max 240W spec you'd be right there with a standard wall outlet.
For now the best we can do is stick to the existing charge standards like NACS/J1772/CCS so _most_ vehicles can work with _most_ chargers with an adapter.
June 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
would need to be USB-thiCCC
I guess if you ganged up 6 USB-C cables at the max 240W spec you'd be right there with a standard wall outlet.
For now the best we can do is stick to the existing charge standards like NACS/J1772/CCS so _most_ vehicles can work with _most_ chargers with an adapter.
I guess if you ganged up 6 USB-C cables at the max 240W spec you'd be right there with a standard wall outlet.
For now the best we can do is stick to the existing charge standards like NACS/J1772/CCS so _most_ vehicles can work with _most_ chargers with an adapter.
Yep! Even 20A at 240V is more than enough for overnight charging.
At my mom's place there was a spare 20A 120v outlet in the garage- Presumably for a chest freezer. All it took to set it up for EV charging was swapping the breaker for a 2-pole and changing the socket (using the existing 2 wires)
At my mom's place there was a spare 20A 120v outlet in the garage- Presumably for a chest freezer. All it took to set it up for EV charging was swapping the breaker for a 2-pole and changing the socket (using the existing 2 wires)
June 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Yep! Even 20A at 240V is more than enough for overnight charging.
At my mom's place there was a spare 20A 120v outlet in the garage- Presumably for a chest freezer. All it took to set it up for EV charging was swapping the breaker for a 2-pole and changing the socket (using the existing 2 wires)
At my mom's place there was a spare 20A 120v outlet in the garage- Presumably for a chest freezer. All it took to set it up for EV charging was swapping the breaker for a 2-pole and changing the socket (using the existing 2 wires)
Update: made it there. Great turnout, glad I went. Met lots of wonderful people.
June 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Update: made it there. Great turnout, glad I went. Met lots of wonderful people.
First one ever!
Felt proud to represent Orlando.
Felt proud to represent Orlando.
June 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
First one ever!
Felt proud to represent Orlando.
Felt proud to represent Orlando.
No worries, I am planning to head over to the Orlando one in a couple hours. Just didn’t realize there was one in Castleberry as well.
June 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
No worries, I am planning to head over to the Orlando one in a couple hours. Just didn’t realize there was one in Castleberry as well.
Where’s this one at? Still going? I can come out
June 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Where’s this one at? Still going? I can come out
No, they’re onto something. BRB offering $4388 for a 1967 corvette stingray, since that was the new price and anything more would be unfair.
June 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
No, they’re onto something. BRB offering $4388 for a 1967 corvette stingray, since that was the new price and anything more would be unfair.
This at least seems to have been extremely well taken care of, rebuilt engine, tons of spare parts, etc.
I suspect that price is "I'm not in a rush sell it but would if the right person really wanted it"
There's a few for sale near me for $700-$2000 depending on how much of a project you want.
I suspect that price is "I'm not in a rush sell it but would if the right person really wanted it"
There's a few for sale near me for $700-$2000 depending on how much of a project you want.
June 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This at least seems to have been extremely well taken care of, rebuilt engine, tons of spare parts, etc.
I suspect that price is "I'm not in a rush sell it but would if the right person really wanted it"
There's a few for sale near me for $700-$2000 depending on how much of a project you want.
I suspect that price is "I'm not in a rush sell it but would if the right person really wanted it"
There's a few for sale near me for $700-$2000 depending on how much of a project you want.