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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Autumn... at 21/10/2010 - 20:51
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Summer holidays,,, at 21/10/2010 - 20:50
With no further ado... C&C welcome...
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Summer holidays,,, at 21/10/2010 - 20:49
Gwyn wrote:
But apart from all that you are happy .
Were you a member when the great change occurred? It cost us members and a near riot. Not sure I, or the forum, could stand another change of format.
no, I wasn't a member when the great change occurred.But apart from all that you are happy .
Were you a member when the great change occurred? It cost us members and a near riot. Not sure I, or the forum, could stand another change of format.
We're in the stone age here, IMO.
Happy? Me? It's easy to criticize and it's more difficult to start. However, I also do do user interface and technical communication stuff and yes, it's a simple interface, but that's also because half the options simply aren't there and that's a bad thing.
The community makes and breaks sites. Forum legend must exist; people must meet in real life and get on or it becomes a shell and it becomes very easy to revert to keyboard warrior mode.
BTW: Where's Multiquote?
Bret
Comment by bretti_kivi posted on New Forum Ideas at 21/10/2010 - 18:09
33Hz. 'nuff said.
Bret
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Another pointless thread at 21/10/2010 - 16:55
How is it they can forecast snow on Thursday since Sunday... and now, when it's Thursday, they suddenly change it?
I'm beginning to think the BBC isn't the only one with a truly incompetent forecasting computer.... . I wanted some more to go out and play with the car in
I'm beginning to think the BBC isn't the only one with a truly incompetent forecasting computer.... . I wanted some more to go out and play with the car in
Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Another pointless thread at 21/10/2010 - 13:39
I've been using NiMH and can't get them to recycle fast enough, even at 1/64 on an EF-500 to keep up with the continuous shooting. And I really did get them hot on the same set of batteries once. Now I would use the big strobes for that work, set to low power.
Bret
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on continuous flash shooting at 21/10/2010 - 13:34
BTW: only on a battery powered flash will reducing the power reduce the flash time... but that's also what it does, rather than reduce power as such.
to be honest, if you need to take 2 shots / sec, you either need to be running at 1/64 with good batteries or you ought to be not using flash. Those are the "cheap" answers.
Bret
to be honest, if you need to take 2 shots / sec, you either need to be running at 1/64 with good batteries or you ought to be not using flash. Those are the "cheap" answers.
Bret
Comment by bretti_kivi posted on continuous flash shooting at 21/10/2010 - 13:18
ah, go on then...
1. The forum software is truly awful. I don't care if it's phpBB based, it's simply bad from a user perspective. IPBoard and the older vBulletins are here miles ahead. What happened to functionality in the editing part? WYSIWYG? YouTube links? I can't see previous versions of my post.
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Paying? They will. Everyone will. If you offer them value and ONLY then. I help run a club... we have lots of paying members, we have lots of running discounts and other benefits of being a member (like additional PM space, larger avatars, access to the games arcade...) and it works very nicely, thanks. We have a trusted relationship with several suppliers and life works well.
I do not like adverts, I have AdBlock Plus on every machine along with NoScript and I'm not giving it up. I will happily pay something for a site which offers something specific which I can't find elsewhere and remains as a result ad-free (or close to it!).
I don't care what Murdoch offered. He didn't and still doesn't differentiate enough. Second-class members? most of the guy-focussed forums I am a member on also have a special section or three, and pretty much all of them have had the discussion about members having to have lots of posts before being able to advertise. Yes, that's a limitation which may also limit the attractiveness of the platform, but you need to draw a line somewhere. Some of these sub-forums are full of smut - why not? Others are simply protected and yet more are invitation only. Then there's the combination of payment AND invitation only.
100 posts, 30 days membership... to even see "for sale" is a bit strong, but EBay also costs money, probably around 10%. So a fiver for the ability to sell something quickly and to a trusted group isn't a bad deal, now is it?
What I'd also like to see are a set of clearer indications who is a mod and who isn't. This, along with stuff like "thanks" makes it easier to understand who is who and how seriously to take them.
oh, and why are quotes in the middle?
Why is the edit box so damned small? (running at 1600*1050pix here)
Bret
1. The forum software is truly awful. I don't care if it's phpBB based, it's simply bad from a user perspective. IPBoard and the older vBulletins are here miles ahead. What happened to functionality in the editing part? WYSIWYG? YouTube links? I can't see previous versions of my post.
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I strongly disagree with the idea of subs as a sole means of support. This is an antiquated idea that comes from the print world, and in my opinion has no place on the web. Even major international publications have a hard time charging for web content, what luck is this site going to have? Site costs should be covered by advertising and sponsorship, this is a proven technique and is how almost every website on the net does it. I suppose an annual fees for a advertising-free version of the site may be an option but it would just be another thing for the IT people to look after. I'd rather they spent that time on RSS feeds, or latest unread posts a la Unlocker.
Latest unread posts is simply not reliable here. I find the latest posts. I don't want the latest UNREAD posts, I want the posts since last visit and THEN the latest unread ones. I strongly disagree with the idea of subs as a sole means of support. This is an antiquated idea that comes from the print world, and in my opinion has no place on the web. Even major international publications have a hard time charging for web content, what luck is this site going to have? Site costs should be covered by advertising and sponsorship, this is a proven technique and is how almost every website on the net does it. I suppose an annual fees for a advertising-free version of the site may be an option but it would just be another thing for the IT people to look after. I'd rather they spent that time on RSS feeds, or latest unread posts a la Unlocker.
Paying? They will. Everyone will. If you offer them value and ONLY then. I help run a club... we have lots of paying members, we have lots of running discounts and other benefits of being a member (like additional PM space, larger avatars, access to the games arcade...) and it works very nicely, thanks. We have a trusted relationship with several suppliers and life works well.
I do not like adverts, I have AdBlock Plus on every machine along with NoScript and I'm not giving it up. I will happily pay something for a site which offers something specific which I can't find elsewhere and remains as a result ad-free (or close to it!).
I don't care what Murdoch offered. He didn't and still doesn't differentiate enough. Second-class members? most of the guy-focussed forums I am a member on also have a special section or three, and pretty much all of them have had the discussion about members having to have lots of posts before being able to advertise. Yes, that's a limitation which may also limit the attractiveness of the platform, but you need to draw a line somewhere. Some of these sub-forums are full of smut - why not? Others are simply protected and yet more are invitation only. Then there's the combination of payment AND invitation only.
100 posts, 30 days membership... to even see "for sale" is a bit strong, but EBay also costs money, probably around 10%. So a fiver for the ability to sell something quickly and to a trusted group isn't a bad deal, now is it?
What I'd also like to see are a set of clearer indications who is a mod and who isn't. This, along with stuff like "thanks" makes it easier to understand who is who and how seriously to take them.
oh, and why are quotes in the middle?
Why is the edit box so damned small? (running at 1600*1050pix here)
Bret
Comment by bretti_kivi posted on New Forum Ideas at 21/10/2010 - 13:10
twist are the only way to go if you're working in snow.... I got snow into my 190B's catches once and that was it - no more adjustment if the 'pod was warm and the snow melts and refreezes. I also had problems with the snow getting packed into the mech when it was cold, so the clip would not shut. Everything has its time and place. I found the twisties on the 055 a pleasant bonus.
Bret
Bret
Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Monopod at 21/10/2010 - 07:35
Saturday morning.... very busy....
Sun's up, dew is still fresh
Lots to eat if you know where to look:
A clean car and the right light, along with a non-distracting background and a little bit of help in the digital darkroom:
After the rain, the photographers appear from their burrows in search of easy prey...