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  • simian commented on Episode 170 - Audio-Only Edition - 5/16/2013

    When I heard about 'Almost Human', this was the first thing I thought of:

    Also RIP Fringe.

  • simian commented on Google I/O: "All Access" Music Service

    @KatsumotoJP said:

    I can't seem to work out how to sign up - is this US only does anyone know? I can't find anything to suggest where it is available.

    US only for now. It might also depend on if your region currently has Google Music as well. Canada doesn't so we're double screwed over.

  • simian commented on Google I/O: Unlocked Galaxy S4 with Stock Android

    There was a tweet from one of the HTC evangelists hinting that there may be a HTC One running stock android in the future. If so huzzah - oh wait, they only seem to sell these on the Play store in the US only. THANKS GOOBAMA.

  • simian commented on Motion Time-Lapse Photography Testing with the Radian

    Looks cool but uuuuugh iOS. I sorta get the why but it basically smothers my desire to get one.

  • simian commented on A Bunch of Dads 2 - Dads Harder - 5/12/2013

    The Dadcast is becoming my support center.

    Even though my wife is self employed she was able to take a year off maternity leave though it works out to be 48% of her annual income. We could have split the leave time between us but I couldn't afford to be out of the game for that long. Thank you Socialist State of Canada!

  • simian commented on Living with Photography: Frame in Mind

    I actually had to look this up to figure what exactly the challenge. Learn something new every day I suppose.

  • simian commented on Creative Suite No More: Adobe CS is Now Creative Cloud

    I wonder if they're keeping the old '2 computer' seat limit or if they're going to increase the maximum to help ease people into this brave new world.

    Seems like they've got an account type for Teams but I wonder how much that would affect the cost over ownership overall.

  • simian commented on Worklog: Arduino-Controlled Pantry LED Lighting

    Since I got my Pi I've been thinking about trying to expand it something like this but ended up the system into a light weight server. Maybe it's time to make another order to Adafruit...

  • simian commented on Episode 168 - On Carbonated Beverages - 5/2/2013

    Deep breathes while @will talks about the CFL... DEEP. BREATHES.

    http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/alouette

  • simian commented on Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One (and the Nexus 4)

    I've got an Nexus 4 and my wife just got an HTC One and I'm a little jealous. It's got a fantastic build quality and the screen / camera are excellent. I'm even mostly OK with the HTC launcher though they made an odd choice for the app drawer in that each icon has a huge buffer space around it. Also the carrier presence is pretty minimal. Bootloader is unlocked for the time being though it's only temporary (which is why HTC has the developer edition).

    I haven't touched or seen the S4 but all the reviews I've read seem to indicate that while the hardware has gotten a nice bump everything I disliked about Samsung's Android meddling has been dialed to 11. Also from the sounds of it, CyanogenMod has abandoned the S4, at least for official releases. I'm sure someone will release an AOSP build but loss of CM is a big hit (plus some carriers are bootlocking it).

  • simian commented on Tested: Centrifugal vs. Masticating Juicers

    I almost purchased a ticket to barf city near the end.

  • simian commented on Tested's Podcasting Setup—Hardware and Software

    It sucks about the limited recording time for the 6D but you can thank the Europe tax laws for that. Also you can blame FAT32 for the 4GB size limit.

  • simian commented on Living with Photography: Learning Adobe Lightroom

    Somehow I don't think I'm going to be able to participate in this challenge... I work graveyards so I don't leave the office till well after the sun is up and don't wake up until usually the sun is going down.

  • simian commented on Episode 165 - In the Shower - 4/11/2013

    While I can appreciate Ebert's contribution to journalism, I thought he had horrible taste in movies. Case in point his review of Wet Hot American Summer.

  • simian commented on Best Compact Tripod?

    Depends on what you mean by compact: I've got a manfroto which works pretty well for my heads and it folds up to a manageable size (at least small enough to cinch onto my camera bag) but with the head, it's pretty heavy. I've wanted to get a carbon fibre model for awhile but those are serious $$$.

    You might want to look at getting a monopod. Usually that's all I need to get steady enough to shoot at a smaller aperture / lower iso.

  • simian commented on Raspmbc

    @CouchPotatoTalk: Good point: tall the complaints have been re: the analog output. The system I was testing on doesn't have HDMI audio on it I couldn't test it.

    The SD card is some Sandisk I picked up for Bestbuy... It's rated class 10 so it should be more than fast enough.

  • simian commented on How To Build a Kick-Ass Gaming PC (2013)

    Oooh that's the card that I already have... I could SLI them...

    Actually this video has inspired me to part out a new HTPC to please my dying BoxeeBox.

  • simian commented on Raspmbc

    I tried booting into it just to see if it worked but found the UI a bit too laggy to replace my Boxee Box. Plus I haven't gotten around to getting a USB DAC to offset the crappy audio decoding.

  • simian commented on Tested: Fitbit Zip Wireless Activity Tracker Review

    I may have missed it in the video but does this work with Android or is it iOS only?

  • simian commented on Phantom Flex4K Shoots 4K Video at 1,000FPS

    Jesus I wonder what sort of storage medium you'd need for something like that.