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How Star Wars was saved in the editReally nice video showing how critical the major post-production editing played in making Star Wars the great movie it was: ps. I'm not a fan of the newer movies. |
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Thonny simplified Python IDE for learnersA non-coder friend of mine is curious about learning python, and we found this nice looking (free) tool for her: http://thonny.org/ Looks like a really nice clean distraction-free beginner ide/scratchpad for experimenting with Python. Easy to get started. Thonny comes with Python 3.6 built in, so just one simple installer is needed and you're ready to learn programming. (You can also use a separate Python installation, if necessary.) The initial user interface is stripped of all features that may distract beginners. |
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Just tried using a 4k monitor in my setup, did not like it When it comes to a monitor, higher resolution is better, right?
Not for me. Tried using a 27 inch 4k monitor (3840x2160) for my main monitor today, and was very disapointed. This was replacing a 27 inch monitor running at 2560x1440 that I was very happy with at 2560x1440 -- lots of real estate on the screen, but text large enough that I could read it. At 3840x2160, the normal text size in windows is too small to read. So the solution would require changing desktop scaling in windows -- which would be ok except in a multimonitor setup that can cause issues when you have one monitor with higher scaling than another. The high resolution also seemed to strain the abilities of full screen apps. And the brightness of the new ($500) monitor left much to be desired; far inferior to my 2560x1440 one. And lastly, trying to set the resolution of this 4k monitor back down to my previous 2560x1440 resulted in a very blurry display, so that isn't an option. I'm returning it -- just thought I'd post a word of caution to anyone considering the move to a 4k monitor -- unless you have a really serious reason to need 4k, and you've sat down in front of one to confirm you like what you see, I would reconsider whether you really want one. If you only have a single monitor, or plan to run multiple monitors ALL at 4k, and have the spare horsepower, and have the money to get very high quality 4k bright monitors, then 4k may still be for you. |
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pCloud Basic Info
Intro: With the largest players removing the ability to have personal folders and share easily, I've been wondering the options. I like Project Send (which I reviewed), but I don't want to go through setting that up in all instances. Someone whom I support via Patreon sent me a link, and I was impressed at how transparent it all was. So I looked into pCloud. Still not totally sold, but I'm willing to give it a try because of the cool features. |
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New faster Firefox browser releasedMozilla is getting some attention for a big new revamp of their Firefox browser that is supposed to be much faster and more memory efficient.. Their official blurb: Firefox Quantum is over twice as fast as Firefox from 6 months ago, built on a completely overhauled core engine with brand new technology stolen from our advanced research group, and graced with a beautiful new look designed to get out of the way and let you do what you do best: surf a ton of pages, open a zillion tabs, all guilt free because Firefox Quantum uses less memory than the competition. Your computer will thank you. https://blog.mozilla...ing-firefox-quantum/ Lots of reviews all over the web.. Who has tried it and has some thoughts? |
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How AV can open you to attacks that otherwise wouldn’t be possibleInteresting essay on how running an antivirus could actually open you up to some risks.. Antivirus programs, in many cases, make us safer on the Internet. Other times, they open us to attacks that otherwise wouldn't be possible. On Friday, a researcher documented an example of the latter—a vulnerability he found in about a dozen name-brand AV programs that allows attackers who already have a toehold on a targeted computer to gain complete system control. https://arstechnica....wouldnt-be-possible/ |
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