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Sindobook:
"Final" simply means it will be the last time the current setup and technology is used. In my conversations with the snake, he said they are waiting for the next iteration of the technology and redesign of the setup to get it 'right'. Because their current iteration is just not there.
According to Mikey, "As a singular setup, it can work, pretty well in fact. But it's not a crowd-pleaser, not much at least."
Honestly the current setup leaves much to be desired. It was dated from the beginning and we all knew it. It was just a very modern implementation of an old idea, the system itself -- already an incognito group of pigs and bunnies are able to get close to mimicking it all with little more than 20,000 carrots in funds.
So in all honestly, we'll see where things go from here.
Sindobook:
I was told to "just keep trying". People say that it works on some days and doesn't work on other days. If a few days go by and you still can't get it to work, try calling them.
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Right now I will say that sentiment is between 'mixed' and 'negative'. It's certainly not positive.
According to Mikey, "It's not just one reason. It's a collection of reasons, and something is going on. Someone is goofy here, it's hard to say who, or what. But if those are the decisions they are making, internally, I don't expect it can last. It's going to cause a revolt among his own, or it's going to sputter out."
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So far, only Vocaloid (2pm) and Touhou (4pm). Please don't ask me to do the MLP one, I still have nightmares about that from when I was young. I've already had to tell a few people no. If there is a PS&G I'll do that one, maybe some of the others but definately no MLP.
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13/109 is my best count, not bad.
16/114 now.
18/116, it's significantly over 10%.
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So Far:
Friday
* 2 pm - Vocaloid - Pool Deck
3 pm - Pokemon - Pool Deck
4 pm - Adventure Time - Pool Deck - maybe, ONLY if one of my friends is in it
4:30pm - All video games
5 pm - Capcom vs SNK - place TBD
Saturday
12 pm - Valve - Patio
* 2 pm - Vocaloid - Pool Deck
* 3 pm - Vocaloid Dance Competition(?) - Pool Deck
3 pm - Final Fantasy - Pool Deck
* 4 pm - Touhou Project - Pool Deck
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It's fine. I'm not a big fan of it indoors. But outdoors, no complaints really.
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This is starting to get ridiculous, that's the second time this has happened. I searched and a lot of users are having this exact same kind of problem. They claim it is 'extremely rare', but it doesn't seem so. I can keep bypassing it to the alt, but it's really getting rather annoying.
Note: I'm still trying to figure out exactly what caused it. I pieced it out and I haven't got anything back for the individual pieces yet. I'm starting to think it may be just a wierd glitch, one that only happens when everything is put together. But in the past, it's taken 48 hours for that to come back, so the only thing to do is just wait.
Okay, I think I figured it out. The new system can trigger based on the length of the complete video. So if a compilation video gets rejected, try keeping it short or splitting it up into smaller videos that are under 15 minutes long or even under 5 minutes long.
It may not be a perfect, but the site isn't perfect either. It's just what we have and have to live with right now.
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That's not a myth, it was very much true at the time. His doctor told him that he was developing carpal tunnel in his wrists and hands and that there was no treatment other than to stop playing the computer game for a while. So he had to stop for several months, and while he was not playing his friends joked that he had been placed on 'injured reserve'[1].
Sindobook:
1) Generally, the end difference is background exposure, which is why it's good to do both. If you lock them on the custom dial (ie. C1 and C2) then you can switch between them real quickly. And choose which one looks better in post.
If properly set, bounce flash will not illuminate the background. Since it's coming down on the subject from the ceiling. For AV mode, the camera will expose to the frame and then add a limited amount of 'fill' flash, as to not blow out the subject. To some extent, you can tweak the balance between exposure and flash using the EV adjust. And you can tweak the absolute flash intensity with FEC. For M mode, the camera is going to expose as it is set up, adding flash to bring the exposure up to standard brightness. But, since only the subject is being illuminated, it will likely overexpose the subject if left alone. If the flash metering is set to center weighted average, you will probably need to use FEC -1 or -2 EV in order to keep the subject normal brightness. You can try spot metering or center-only modes for flash metering, if available, these shouldn't need any adjustment.
When absolutely necessary, direct flash can be fine. Just adjust it way down with FEC.
2) It doesn't have to be that bad, you can make a 'speedlight-on-a-stick' using light monopod, a heavy ball head, and some velcro and zipties to secure it. Secure the flash to the bottom end of the monopod, the heavy ball head serves as a counterweight, allowing you to hold it close to that end. This contraption will be balanced enough to hold in one hand, or even anchored underarm (and above the opposing elbow) or such.
You can get 30 degrees offset this way easily, tangent of 30 is around 0.6, so if you are 8 to 9 feet away from the subject, 30 degrees is around 5 feet out. That way, even if you keep the background in focus, which is generally preferable in this case, and faces and other features won't appear flat.
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I really doubt that's true. It's just laughable that they would even try that. But if it is, you know who to talk to. I'm not the one to fix it; I can't fix it.
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I'm still trying. The software I had access to couldn't do it. And there's already other sources out there, so it's not a big time rush. Honestly if it never happens, it's no big loss, there was another person there with a full team so I really just took a step back and tried to stay out of their way. What's important is that the Akiba's identity stay a secret, we don't want to 'blow his cover' so to speak. I don't know the details, but honestly, it's not something I need to or care to know. We were joking about it the other day, [insert random explanation here], like that he's a fugitive dog on the run from the animal control, or he has a salaried position at some major firm working as a public face, or he's enough of a celebrity or recognizable figure who doesn't want to be 'outed', or it's secretly [deleted] himself, and he doesn't want his face or identity known too well, or for people to know it's him, or so on. That's why, most people like me insist: Don't say anything more, I don't need to, or even want to, know.
Sindobook:
From Mikey:
"He was most certainly there. Friday, in the far hall, I walked right by him. Or more, he waddled past me, flanked by a few of his best buds. You can't really miss that fat cat, though I just continued along nonchalantly, not wanting to make a scene."
"The next day, the snake made reference to having to find 'el presidente' due to some logistical problem that had come up. So he must have been there during then also."
"It's kinda strange they let him there to begin with. Oh and this was before 'that incident'[1]."
[1] Cat P's and T's close call with his new publicity-gathering idea
One of the booths / merchants (kappa berra or something like that) was handing out free helium balloons, the cat wanted to use the balloons to leap off the balcony and slowly float down to the plaza below. Of course, being so overweight, it was not possible to gather enough balloons to support himself, instead he volunteered his loyal servant 'T' for the task. A bunch of balloons were tied to T with some ribbons by his assistants, but his assistants were holding onto him in the process and weighing him down, throwing off the measurements and they ended up tying too many balloons to him so that when they let go, he started to float off and up into the sky. This normally wouldn't be a huge problem, as they could just wait a few hours for him to come back down; but they were near an airport and if he floated too high he might end up sucked into an airplane's engine or something like that. So security was summoned, and they had to 'rescue' him.
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It is not part of the bunny brigade; it is actually three members of the black bunny squad that were captured during the action and are being held captive. The black bunny squad is a well-known mercenary group of 'expendables' that is sometimes hired out to do tasks that the brigade deems too dangerous for its own members.
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Because it was an actual contest. There were no second-rate or second-tier attempts. Everything was very well done. I don't know who won, but the judges captured video to aid in the judging.
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You do not have to do anything to get one of the life-size Tuan Tuan Posters. You just have to show up.
Supplies may be limited, and one poster per person only.
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She moved, in relation to the neighborhood cat gang's territory, she is 'one to two hours to the east'.
At least, it's a much better spot for her than where she used to live.
In relation to Mikey's area, she is "pretty far away... north till you hit the big mountain range, then east about an hour or so."
Sindobook:
It's larger than that. They've already got a team to the far north, and they're in the process of assembling a team to the (nearer) north. I think that's the real key; you can only go so far with technology alone. Having a full team of people there that support it will go much farther than that.
But I don't expect they'll go after the neighborhood cat gang, not yet at least. We'll see in march, perhaps that will be their first real appearance? It's local, at least.
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Just the preview, wait till you see the full video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJezQlYvO9c
And the scary part is:
This video is most popular with:
#1: Male 35-44
#2: Male 45-54
#3: Female 13-17
Remember target audience of Creamy Mami is girl from 6 to 12 years old. And yet that's doesn't even make the chart.
The world is a scary place, watch out for staklerz. And it's very big in the PRC too, more than twice as popular in the PRC than any other country like the USA. Must be all those Pandas.
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Due to the current logistical and supply shortages, they are limited to only 50 Tuan Tuan Posters. If you want a poster, the representative will begin handing them out at roughly 9am. So if you want one, you better show up early.
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From Mikey:
"The reports are true. I recently spoke to an infiltrator who described how for the past couple of weeks, their main office had been overrun by rats. You'd think the cats wouldn't have much problem setting up rat patrols, but the higher-up in charge of this, Cat W, has been slacking as of late since it's obvious he's on the way out and isn't likely to secure enough votes to keep his position in the Vanguard at the next Kitty Caucus. At one point the rat problem became so bad that the cats had to call in an exterminator, that led to a short-term decrease, but a few days later, the rats came back with a vengeance and Cat P had to cancel one of his mandatory morale-boosting 'pep rallies'. He reports it's a big problem, and growing day by day."
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Rumor has it that Cat P is 'done', and will be removed from his current position in "A couple of months, or maybe sooner." Cats W, T, and others who have supported him are unlikely to survive the aftermath. His likely replacement is the cat who he sold his soul to, aka. Cat K, or one of his many henchmen.
The rather prominent snake and enough of the other cats who are likely participants in the Kitty Caucus are behind this move. According to Mikey, "There's always been a sentiment among the gang's lower levels -- thugs, assorted low-lives, and other general bad and/or misbehaving kitties that P was an ineffective and incompetent leader with no idea how to run the gang. This is normal, but in the past few months, this sentiment has moved up the ranks, now you have many of the top cats in their respective areas seriously doubting his ability and wanting him out. It's past the point of no return, he's been a zombie[1] from the beginning and only he and his inner circle haven't realised it."
[1] Not the horror-movie zombie, Mikey is using it in the economic sense (ie. Zombie bank, Zombie company, etc.) of something that is already dead, or perpetually failing, but kept alive through outside intervention.
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