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4y ago
I like how you talk about a Carbon Cub and then link one of the more famous Cub Killer (Kitfox) Youtubers. ;)
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4y ago
Most modern box lenses do exactly this, servos in the lens move the elements around to achieve the desired zoom and focus. Older box lenses use a convoluted set of gears to achieve the same thing. Some handheld ENG lenses for shoulder carri
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4y ago
I work with these lenses. I think the only other things the video hits on that I skipped over are: Its heavy, which is not really a design choice but just the result of all the stuff that goes into them and this particular one is a very
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4y ago
Most of their broadcast camera system lineup is 3-chip: https://pro.sony/ue_US/products/4k-and-hd-camera-systems There's a couple exceptions, like the Super-35 HDC-F5500 and HDC-4800.
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Can't really "fix it in post" when its live broadcast TV, which is what the linked YouTube video is talking about.
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Its huge because of two things: 1. The lens elements are really large to gather a lot of light so that it can work well in a wide range of lighting conditions. The front most element is as large as the front hood. 2. Every set of lens ele
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It should also be noted that an ENG camera typically has 3 sensors and not just one. The BMD Ursa Broadcast used in the above video is an exception, but its also a cinema camera converted to take B4 mount ENG lenses and not built from the g
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4y ago
No, Adam Savage has said something to this effect every time he talks about how his shop is organized and why it shifts around over time. The gist of it is that while most of his tools and common materials are first order retrievable, but
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4y ago
> The simplest practical way around that (imho) is to license the name for the 4.x standard and be proactive in taking action against anyone who uses the name or logo if their cables or ports aren't compliant. USB-IF promulgates the
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4y ago
USB is controlled by the USB-IF and not IEEE, if it was controlled by IEEE the standards would be much more strict and defined.
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Southwest flies all the flights it markets, they do not contract regional carriers for any flights like all of the airlines SkyWest is contracted by. Regional carriers typically operate smaller aircraft with less senior crew and sorta serve
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Packs not built for the physical punishment they are to be subject to. This is the same issue the 787 had with its batteries, the packs were not built with the idea that they will be rattling around for years and years, so there was not e
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Two things: Hospitals do consult on EMS calls at times, often without billing for it. Not all hospitals bill for every little thing, that really depends on the hospital and how they are funded. For example there are a number of children&
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4y ago
Assuming the plane spends 50% of its time flying, it kinda lines up with an A check interval. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_maintenance_checks
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> the only thing proved was that it cost Coca Cola less to produce and ship plastic bottles. It cost them less because it expends less energy to ship them, therefore contributing less to global pollution in that aspect. I find it frustra
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4y ago
The government of India gives ISPs lists of things to block with no explanations, and they label them confidential, so I would not expect anything useful from an ISP.
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Thats because you need to look at: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/46504 49 U.S. Code § 46504 - Interference with flight crew members and attendants An individual on an aircraft in the special airc
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4y ago
I think fully outsourcing it really abdicates your responsibilities. There has been a long line of companies like Sony that outsourced their security and then discovered that means they have no in-house ability to respond, evaluate or supe
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4y ago
> The charge back is only important because people have to give away their credentials every time they make a payment. So like, merchants not delivering is not a thing at all?
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Verify all of the following are compliance with GDPR: * Logs, including firewall logs, web server logs, WAF logs, flow logs, etc. (Remember: Under a number of legal interpretations of GDPR, an IP address is a unique identifier.) * Any comme
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No, the legal costs of compliance, having a lawyer verify stuff, having a designated Data Protection Officer, etc, are a lot when your some small town newspaper.
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Yes, because GDPR compliance potentially costs a lot to implement, most small town news sites in the US will just block the EU than even try to sort it out.
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It is, lying on a federal form, its this question on the 4473: 21.a. Are you the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm(s) listed on this form and any continuation sheet(s) (ATF Form 5300.9A)? Warning: You are not the actual transferee
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4y ago
SC Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-843_7j80.pdf
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Honestly... Zip ties work really well to keep people out of my pelicans when I travel. The TSA is required to replace them and they are a significant enough impediment to someone breaking into the case that they will just look for somet
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Boeing had originally proposed a new small aircraft (with carbon fiber), but the airlines did not want this as it would have higher operations costs to have two different types of aircraft, so Boeing had to come up with a new 737, and the M
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The last time ASRS came up I looked, all of the uncommanded pitch down incidents to that point on MAX aircraft were while the autopilot was connected or flaps extended, those conditions disable MCAS. Do you have examples of incidents that a
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Having sat around in EVs charging with nothing to do, it would be better for Vancouver to incentivize charging stations at places where people might spend that time doing something, like stores, restaurants, etc. It would also be nice fo
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Its Vancouver, so no.
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5y ago
I was mentally imagining him talking with his hands through the entire article.
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