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I'll take the attempted insult. But at no point do you approach anything that would fall under the definition of "sarcasm", unless you're trying to agree with m

I'll take the attempted insult. But at no point do you approach anything that would fall under the definition of "sarcasm", unless you're trying to agree with me. You're so far away from even mere irony that there will probably be rain or your wedding day (don't remember the song). Call me a cynic (it's in the dictionary), but I used to be insulted by smarter people. I shall have to think about that. Anyway... I've actually done photogrammetry (with the Apple API– wish I could share my excellent rubber ducky, but Wikimedia Commons doesn't quite like my file format). I was mostly just pointing out that I had different expectations from a "step-by-step guide", and that OP's wish of OSS adoption might be more effectively supported by making them want to do so, rather than shaming them with slogans from the mid-90s. Sometimes, a more powerful product is more complicated. But the same people who will eagerly post "correlation is not causation" on every science story as if that weren't the first thing any scientist learnt will happily pretend that something being difficult to use is evidence of and necessary for a more "professional" product.

thot_experiment 5y ago
You're right that I'd definitely be doing more good if I wasn't being an dick about it, sorry. Though probably I shouldn't have engaged anyway. However, I am still drinking so despite my better judgement let's get into it on the facts of the matter at hand. (dang please forgive me for degrading the quality of HN) > mostly just pointing out that I had different expectations from a "step-by-step guide" Let's not pretend you were doing your best to communicate this in good faith with your original comment, but I shouldn't have been insulting, again, sorry. However you absolutely touched a nerve because as someone who's made it a point the last few years to try to switch to using only OSS Meshroom really does a comparatively bangup job of usability. > Yes, but the step-by-step guide has eight steps. Sure the guide could be written better, but it does a good job of explaining the process and a great deal of related minutia. > And the first step cites five papers. Come on now, if this isn't meant to paint it as some sort of inapproachable academic process (which is not the case at all) why mention it. > But at no point (at whatever depth) does it tell me what to do. Step Three absolutely clearly(ish) tells you what to do, and that step alone is enough to get a decent result. Yeah the formatting could be better, and yes there could be a quick start guide/TLDR that says "take a bunch of photos from a lot of angles without moving the object, drag them in and hit start" but come on, if you read through it it definitely does tell you what to do, hence the reading comprehension comment. Regarding sarcasm, certainly at least the bit about "my enormous brain" fits the definition.
- KarlKemp 5y ago
  It's all good... And your enormous brain gets us into a paradox... :)

thot_experiment 5y ago

You're right that I'd definitely be doing more good if I wasn't being an dick about it, sorry. Though probably I shouldn't have engaged anyway. However, I am still drinking so despite my better judgement let's get into it on the facts of the matter at hand. (dang please forgive me for degrading the quality of HN) > mostly just pointing out that I had different expectations from a "step-by-step guide" Let's not pretend you were doing your best to communicate this in good faith with your original comment, but I shouldn't have been insulting, again, sorry. However you absolutely touched a nerve because as someone who's made it a point the last few years to try to switch to using only OSS Meshroom really does a comparatively bangup job of usability. > Yes, but the step-by-step guide has eight steps. Sure the guide could be written better, but it does a good job of explaining the process and a great deal of related minutia. > And the first step cites five papers. Come on now, if this isn't meant to paint it as some sort of inapproachable academic process (which is not the case at all) why mention it. > But at no point (at whatever depth) does it tell me what to do. Step Three absolutely clearly(ish) tells you what to do, and that step alone is enough to get a decent result. Yeah the formatting could be better, and yes there could be a quick start guide/TLDR that says "take a bunch of photos from a lot of angles without moving the object, drag them in and hit start" but come on, if you read through it it definitely does tell you what to do, hence the reading comprehension comment. Regarding sarcasm, certainly at least the bit about "my enormous brain" fits the definition.

KarlKemp 5y ago
It's all good... And your enormous brain gets us into a paradox... :)