I wish there were something similar for Davinci Resolve
That would be great! I usually search and end up on YouTube. Most videos for specific features are longer than needed when you only need to see how to do something quickly.
Readit Newsneovive commented on Show HN: Learn Blender shortcuts with lots of tiny videos hollisbrown.github.io/ble... · Posted by u/hollisbrown
I recently dropped my cable service (cut-the-cord) after significant price increases over the past two years and switched to a few streaming providers. My household just doesn't watch enough to justify the costs. The plethora of streaming choices is overwhelming right now for consumers, so consolidation is a good thing IMO, assuming it doesn't come with a drop in quality.
As others have mentioned here, the majority of new content recently is mid-level sequels, spin-offs, prequels, etc. It's becoming much harder to differentiate, so people stick with what they know: Netflix, Disney, HBO/Max. I just don't see enough of a market for the other providers to persist long-term (given the high-cost of managing a streaming infrastructure).
I feel like Disney, in particular, should consider spinning off a few of their larger brands, like Marvel and Star Wars, opening them up for licensing revenue and new creative direction.
neovive commented on Blender 4.0 release notes wiki.blender.org/wiki/Ref... · Posted by u/TangerineDream
Blender only became successful well after it was made open source.
As a commercial project it was a failure. It only became successful due to two decades of open-source development, and the willingness of its users to invest in it - even if only to stimulate the development of a competitor to expensive proprietary software.
Blender only became an even remotely viable option in 2011, after being open-source for 9 years. Its popularity only really started in 2019 after a massive UI rework made it actually nice to use. This and related changes led to Blender receiving a $1.2M grant in 2019, leading to other companies re-evaluating it and awarding even more grants.
If anything, compared to today's successes its initial proprietary development should be seen as nothing more than a historical curiosity.
Blender has such a rich and amazing history! I used it for some hobby projects many years ago, but the UI was very complex and the learning curve was high. Recent versions have greatly simplified the UI and the features feel on par with many of the proprietary industry tools. The future definitely seems bright.
neovive commented on Atlassian prepares to abandon on-prem server products theregister.com/2023/10/1... · Posted by u/jjgreen
Could you share what markdown/git tooling you've identified?
Sure. We're focusing first on converting everything to plain Markdown and using a Git repo to manage the content. Writers can use whatever Markdown tool they prefer for this. (I'm using Obsidian and others are iA Writer.) I have yet to decide on the docs publishing tool, but I'm testing Astro, Vitepress, and Markdoc for publishing. I'm leaning towards Astro since it's very flexible, easy to add small bits of interactivity via MDX, and has a nice collection of themes. VitePress is also very nice, super fast, and very easy to publish. Since only the developers and tech writers need to collaborate on the docs, we're following a docs-as-code approach — using GitHub issues, comments, and pull requests.
neovive commented on LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineering teams cnbc.com/2023/10/16/micro... · Posted by u/codex_irl
> “As we continue to execute on our FY24 plan, we need to also evolve how we work and what we prioritize so we can deliver on the key initiatives we’ve identified that will have an outsized impact in achieving our business goals,” LinkedIn executives Mohak Shroff and Tomer Cohen wrote in the memo.
Is this standard business communication lingo for layoffs?
neovive commented on Atlassian prepares to abandon on-prem server products theregister.com/2023/10/1... · Posted by u/jjgreen
Using Atlassian cloud products is a business risk. They previously let customers sit for weeks without access to their data [1]. Cloud-hosted products do get early patches for unsecured /setup routes though [2], so there's that.
At this point the decision has been made in our org to firewall their products off the internet and internal networks, and migrate to something else by 2024.
[1] https://hn.algolia.com/?q=atlassian
[2] https://confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2023-22515-pri...
We're in the same boat. I brought Confluence into our org almost a decade ago — it was the best collaborative wiki tool at the time. Over time the price has increased while the quality of the tool has not kept pace with other options. This seems to be the trend as software companies grow into large "enterprise" providers.
Looking at our Confluence usage over the years, I noticed that we use it primarily as a knowledgebase/documentation tool and less for collaboration. With our on-prem license expiring, we are migrating to a dedicated knowledgebase for our FAQ and frequently changing content and switching to a Markdown tool + Git for our more formal documentation.
neovive commented on macOS Sonoma is available today apple.com/newsroom/2023/0... · Posted by u/mfiguiere
I wish Apple would separate the updates of their bundleware from their OS. Some of the major updates have meaningful changes to the underlying OS (gatekeeper, SIP, etc.), but others - like this one - are primarily changes to frills like Messages, Notes, Safari and other Apple-native apps that I don't even use.
I have no problem with Apple bundling these apps and making them work seamlessly together, and I don't even mind that they're all updated simultaneously (except for Safari, which I wish I could update independently without relying on the "Technology Preview" beta channel). But I do have a problem with upgrading my entire OS and disabling the new bloatware features just because I want to keep auto-updates enabled. I used to delay updating and then would end up way behind, which is why I enrolled in auto-update. But now it feels like I'm being held hostage to their update schedule.
And for what benefit? There are hardly any useful OS-level changes in this release, but there are a bunch of new features I'll need to disable (while hoping the next auto-update doesn't break my external monitor), all powered by freshly written code contributing to an expanded attack surface. If I had my way, then I'd take the OS updates and skip all the apps. Keep the attack surface small while still meaningfully improving the core. I don't care about the rest.
Maybe Apple should consider dev editions for MacOS that allows more customization during setup. MacOS is still heavily used by web and mobile developers, so I'm sure this would be received well.
I do end up removing many of the Apple apps, but recently started using Safari, Notes, and Reminders more. Apple does an excellent job making their apps work seamlessly within the Apple ecosystem.
neovive commented on Counting Ghosts: A case for abandoning web analytics pcmaffey.com/counting-gho... · Posted by u/pcmaffey
Interesting thesis. When used as intended, web analytics should be only one input to an overall strategy -- not the sole driver for all decisions. But I can see how an organization with KPI's tied to web analytics will lose objectivity -- especially when someone's job performance is tied to the analytics. It's a slippery slope.
I love this quote at the end: "Caring about quality is the heart of craftsmanship. Until you're hooked into those outcomes, micro-optimizing the individual parts is pointless."
Perhaps, as we move towards a web dominated by AI agents, quality will supersede metrics.
neovive commented on Is this Duplo train track under too much tension? puzzling.stackexchange.co... · Posted by u/robin_reala
Except in my experience as the father of a 2 year old it is not correct. The tracks don't really buckle upwards appreciably.
Duplo's were the go-to toy in my house for years. The larger size makes it much easier to find pieces in "the big box of Lego" than standard Lego's. Duplo and Lego, in general, have amazing longevity — they were the best toy investment we made over the years. :-).
As an aside, these articles are the gems that keep me coming back to HN.
I'll be the one to lament that with Flash, a very accessible authoring system died that hasn't been replaced yet. Lots of creative laypeople built fantastic stuff because Flash was so easy to use, yet powerful.
This comment is mandatory for every post mentioning Flash, and although the Flash player/plugin was a resource hog and an absolute security nightmare, it's still true.
I completely agree! I loved working with Flash back in the day; it was an empowering tool for me as a developer with little animation experience. It packed so much power into one tool with a complete end-to-end workflow. Over a decade since the "end of Flash" and I still find myself searching for tools that deliver the same capabilities, without the complexity. Things are improving with tools like Rive, but the market still feels fragmented and complex. Flash was way ahead of its time.