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Fuji has had the film simulations since the original first-gen X100. Every generation gets faster, has better AF and an added film sim or two. The first and second generation are s…

Some would call that "machine learning". I know it's hard to make a distinction, but the term "AI" is too ill-defined to argue about what constitues "real AI" and what is mere mach…

In my opinion, housing is mostly inelastic unless people have to sell due to external circumstances (like being unable to pay mortgage). I don't expect the housing market to declin…

Plus, if you want to fly it "really" legally you often can't. In CA, according to my own research: - you can't fly over private property, - pretty much _ALL_ parks&rec departments …

It sounds like they need to hire people that have the most basic understanding of security and authentication -- but that's just too expensive when most customers are looking for t…

Correct, it was the iphone 7 that launched in 2016. Iphone X or thereabouts hits about the sweetspot for me.

I can definitely tell a big difference in colors and details (sometimes a tad too much) from a 2016 iphone 6 to a 2020 Pixel 4 eg. But the jump from the Pixel 4a 5G to the 6 Pro wa…

Exactly, I wouldn't be surprised if a driver's paycheck is a substantial part of the total cost, so you might end up needing two to four trucks to haul the same payload due to extr…

Late to respond but I'll do it anyway. I'd estimate about 75% of the US population would have access to an Uber when the car needs to go to the shop (and $650 would buy a few rides…

On the other hand, I'm surprised how few people are worried at all about taking the COVID-19 antivirals.

Is it any worse than paying $650 literally every month (avg car loan payment now afaict)? The problem is that people can't save. It'd be prudent to buy the car for $2k and save the…

If VR takes shape as imagined by Meta, though I personally don't believe it will, they will absolutely be in an excellent position to market to and profile you. I think the vision …

Correct, but historically the price had been stable and predictable. Imo you're just trading "beholden to the usgovt" with "beholden to miners, whales and wall street" plus wild pr…

I had to return one of these because the connectivity was abysmal. The second one feels about average, no more complaints. I have a feeling that some of these may have assembly or …

I don't know. This comes up all the time in photog discussions but I think it's just a matter of older Pros being used to it. Last Olympics was the first time I saw almost as many …

So this includes annual issuing, physical transport of coins and bank notes ("cash"), ATMs and points-of-sale and card payments, wire transfers and debit as wells as "banks" (under…

Possible, but not as cheap and easy as it might seem. https://sfstandard.com/housing-development/turning-downtown-...

Having used both Python and Ruby professionally and Lua in a hobby setting, they all have their place. To me, Python feels rooted in procedural programming (as imo evidenced by how…

The article also states that an expert "consultant" thinks the car will not pass the German roadworthiness inspection and will not be allowed to drive on public roads thereafter (w…

> "Recycling does not work, it never will work, and no amount of false advertising will change that," said report author Judith Enck, a former EPA regional administrator. Yet cross…

This may not be the case here and I couldn't quickly find data -- but Tesla has done "drops" in the past where they deliver many pre-ordered vehicles in a certain month and complet…