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Here's that analysis we promised of what happened yesterday traffic-wise (tldr: everything went better than expected).

daikiki 4 points5 points 2 days ago[-]

Probably the likes of reader, igoogle, google blogs. That kind of thing.

ITAP of a rainy day.

daikiki [S] 0 points1 point 1 month ago[-]

I may need to go back and rotate it half a degree or so ccw - thanks for pointing that out.

"...I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse to be anti-Democrat. I refuse to be anti-secular humanism. I refuse to be anti-science. I refuse to be anti-life. In the name of Christ, I quit Christianity." --Anne Rice

daikiki 8 points9 points 1 month ago[-]

I was being a little bit facetious - admitted, but I've always felt that ragging on an individual's personal belief is unproductive. It's the system that propagates the belief that needs to be addressed. It's a bit like smoking; instead of trying to get people to stop, it makes a lot more sense to convince them not to start and then just wait a generation or two while we get it out of our collective system.

One of my favorite photos

daikiki 1 point2 points 1 month ago[-]

Sublime.

Hi r/x360 I need some advice on what to get.

daikiki 0 points1 point 1 month ago[-]

Assassin's Creed 2 and Mass Effect 1

Suggestions for how to enhance this pic? I'm no photoshop expert!

daikiki 1 point2 points 2 months ago[-]

Looks pretty good just like this.

So I asked my girlfriend what she would rename penises...

daikiki 15 points16 points 3 months ago[-]

Drop down, reverse direction, increase speed!

Reddit - Is there a ghost in this picture?

daikiki 0 points1 point 4 months ago[-]

It's a street light.

All the idiots on the planet decided to gather in one spot...

daikiki 4 points5 points 5 months ago[-]

You consider the correct spelling of the word "before" to be obscure?

I realize I'm insanely late to the party, but I just have to say that "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War" is an awesome read.

daikiki 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

Well, Zack obviously infected all of the stupid people.

Lets See Your Best Recent Work

daikiki 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

I've been enjoying nature photography of late. I'm pleased with the way these little sandpipers turned out.

I found a bunch of early 20th century photography ads that I wanted to share

daikiki [S] 0 points1 point 6 months ago* [-]

There's a "stop" button. But yeah - maybe it would be better if the slideshow didn't autostart.

Edit: And now it doesn't.

The US government wants you in debt

daikiki 2 points3 points 6 months ago[-]

"Acquire fixed rate debt on assets that increase in value with inflation. A perfect example is to own a home and real estate investments."

And we're done here.

My Xbox 360 suffered RROD yesterday, and I have a few questions.

daikiki 9 points10 points 7 months ago[-]

You will receive a refurb; It won't be the same machine, nor will it be a used, "repaired" machine. The refurbs don't actually contain many refurbished parts. There's a good chance you'll receive an Opus revision; a 65nm cpu, 90nm gpu in a Xenon (no hdmi) housing. It'll be a fairly reliable unit with better cooling than your original box.

Retook a pic I previously got feedback on. Let me know what you think.

daikiki 1 point2 points 7 months ago[-]

I think it's great. It's more staged than the original. The differences are minor, but it seems more well thought through - the reflection is clearer and more striking, and the composition just works better with the waterline higher. That little bit of extra detail in the dark background hints at more depth and gives the image a bit of mystery. The strangely shaped artwork really grabs the eye. It's very difficult to pull off symmetry well, but I feel like you've done a great job with this.

If I had to criticize anything, it would be that the lights along the waterline are blown out and that the trees are visible enough to interfere, but not visible enough to stand out as an element unto themselves. These are pretty much factors beyond your control though, unless you want to delve into the wonderful world of multiple exposures and tonemapping

Night photograph at the plaza near my house. C & C appreciated.

daikiki 0 points1 point 7 months ago[-]

A couple things based on your original - it came out 16x12 with no exif data. Did you shoot at 16x12? I would never suggest shooting at anything below the highest resolution available. You can shrink it later if you want. The noise wasn't too bad, actually. Wouldn't sweat it. I don't know if you shot this in raw, but it's especially useful to do so when shooting in extreme lighting conditions, since the raw image will have a bit of "headroom" compared to a jpeg. I'm tempted to agree with the poster who recommended you desaturate. The shapes are what's important here and the color doesn't really add anything (although I kinda like the stark white lights contrasted with the soft yellow ones under the building). You could also consider cropping from the top and left/right. There's not much information there.

Night photograph at the plaza near my house. C & C appreciated.

daikiki 1 point2 points 7 months ago[-]

Lovely composition. Great play between light and dark. Like the voyeuristic peek into the lit windows, even if there's nothing there. The implication that there may be suffices. The reflection of the office building in the water implies that the exposure was fairly short. The blacks are almost, but not quite there. I'd like it better if I could make out the horizontal structure (raised freeway?) behind the office building just a bit better. The uneven flare of the lights on the quay are a bit jarring, but I'm unsure there's much you could have done about that. Overall a very original shot with a unique appeal. I'd like to see it in full res with exif data though.

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