Free and open-source tools for analog filmmaking - <AUTHOR> http://sixteenmillimeter.com <comment><USER2> Very weird seeing this here! This is my site and my projects. Happy to answer any questions about them.

Never really saw it as a fit for the hn audience as the quality of the code and site aren't very good and as other people have mentioned it's a very niche space to be working in.

If you are interested in this kind of thing, I think there are some cool projects out there aimed at reducing the cost of development [0] and scanning [1] analog film.

[0] [https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3076876](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3076876)

[1] [https://mepler.com/Kinograph](https://mepler.com/Kinograph)

<comment><USER3> It looks a very interesting project! I notice there looks lots of 3D models you've created, I'm wondering if there's a picture of the assembled physical system? (Sorry if I missed something).

I just had a little look at the second link you posted too, I'm kind of curious if you could hack an old 35mm film scanner to scan 35mm or smaller cinema film.

I've got the Canon CanoScan FS4000, you normally have to load the film into a plastic caddy, and push it in, but I was thinking if you cut a hole in the casing, if you could maybe feed the film through (I've not looked at the internals though, as maybe there's something in the way that prevents that).

<comment><USER2> No, you haven't missed anything; I have. The minolta16 tank, minolta16 cartridge, lomo spindle and bolex rewind key are intended to be assembled. The other files are odds and ends that mainly exist as OpenSCAD files to be incorporated into more complex machines.

I should add gifs of the assembly with links to zips containing all the parts.

Hacking 35mm or flatbed scanners to scan movie film cheaply and at high quality is something that would fill a real need for several labs and experimental filmmakers who would tolerate a longer scanning process for "free" scans.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER4> What a great idea! I wonder how big the 16mm film communities are in these days of pervasive digital, given the costs of developing film and the risks associated with processing.

What I also found interesting is this site:

[https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/movies-shot-on-16mm- moonri...](https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/movies-shot-on-16mm-moonrise- kingdom-carol/)

Everybody knows the famous story of how El Mariachi was made, but I was surprised by some of the other films in the list (eg. Black Swan).

<comment><USER2> It's tough to gauge exactly how many people are involved, but the filmlabs.org site[0] lists 50 artist-run labs worldwide where people are developing movie film. These range from single-person operations to large non-profits with considerable funding, but were are out there!

I think cost is certainly a barrier but I'm self-interested enough to let people think it's bigger issue than it is because paradoxically that attitude has led a lot people to give away equipment and filmstock for virtually free (to me).

If you're looking at the used cine camera market, the cost of Bolex cameras has climbed recently and I think that's due at least in part to Kodak re- issuing Ektachrome.

[0] [http://www.filmlabs.org/index.php/lab/](http://www.filmlabs.org/index.php/lab/)

<comment><USER5> [https://www.focusfilm.se/](https://www.focusfilm.se/)

is not listed :-)

<comment><USER2> Contact them and let them know! Their webmaster email is in the home page.

<comment><USER5> Already did. :)

I tried emailing you btw with the email in your profile.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER6> It's a fantastic project to open source this design and fabrication files. I hope it can be done for old cars and mechanical designs when we didn't have that much electronics involved.

<comment><USER2> Thanks! I really hope to see this kind of project in other areas where releasing designs could really do some good. This collection is terribly unfocused because I just design and release parts or apps as I need them, but a more engineering-focused hobby or industry could probably put together open repositories of parts and specs that would lower the point of entry others.

</comment></comment><comment><USER7> I recommend the 16mm iphone app for emulating shooting 16mm. It may open the door to actually using analog film.

</comment><comment><USER8> Amazing project, but analog film making is like costly retro hobby in our days.

For modern film projects need openhardware digital tools such as _AXIOM_ cams by _apertus°_.

[0] [https://apertus.org](https://apertus.org)

</comment><comment><USER9> the point is to tell a story, so unless you have a budget that can accommodate analog don't waste your time with analog. tell your story the easiest way possible, don't complicate things unless you can afford it or, or you lessen your chances of success significantly.

<comment><USER10> The point is whatever you want, for some people that means the process is more enjoyable than the end result.

<comment><USER5> The process also always informs the end result, whether you want to or not, for better or for worse. (Whoever is the judge.)</comment></comment></comment>


AMD's 7nm Ryzen 4000 CPUs are here to take on Intel's 10nm Ice Lake laptop chips - <AUTHOR> https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21054007/amd-7nm-ryzen-4000-cpu-ces-2020-intel-competition-laptop-processors-zen-2 <comment><USER4> With laptops, OEM deals matter a lot more than with desktop CPU's. Here's to hoping that OEMs don't gimp their Ryzen models with worse screens, smaller batteries and slower, single-channel Ram as they are wont to do.

I'm excite for my next laptop to have a Ryzen, depending on benchmarks of course.

<comment><USER5> AMD's market share 2019

        Desktop   ~ 20%
        Notebook  ~ 15%
        Server    ~  4%

OEM's still have to by Intel chips if they want to sell large volumes.

AMD/TSMC just can't make enough CPU's to take over Intel in CPU market share even if they win every deal.

</comment></comment><comment><USER6> Already tweeted the following comment...

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@TheVerge

@cgartenberg I think you are muddling some things... There are Ryzen processors in the 2000, 3000, and 4000 series that use the tech from the prior generation.

The 3200g for example, is a Zen+ (12nm) processor in the 3000 series...

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There are also Zen2 processors in the 3000 series. The processors you are referring to are Zen2 (7nm) processors that are in the 4000 series, that will land ahead of Zen3 (7nm+) later in the year... the article doesn't clearly explain this.

<comment><USER7> Mobile processors are always one generation behind. Mobile Ryzen 2000 was Zen, mobile ryzen 3000 was Zen+ and mobile ryzen 4000 will be Zen 2 (while Desktop ryzen 4000 will be Zen 3).

The reason for this is that it takes more engendering effort to always add the igpu to the platform.

<comment><USER6> I understand the why... Of course releasing what is a 4000 series as say a 3250X and aligning them, then releasing the number with tech would help... in any case, the point is the article muddles the details and makes it sound like these new 4000 series are better than the existing higher end 3000 series, and may mislead readers who don't know the difference.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER8> the thing is those 4000 cpus are really 3000 ones. intels laptops are always 1 gen ahead. amds laptop is always one gen behind. its kinda annoying. granted zen 2 (or 3000) was a good architecture so it should compete nicely but I would expect intel to actually be more efficient still because its newer.

<comment><USER9> The core architecture is totally irrelevant. They took the previous generation core, improved the process, made various tweaks, ran it at a different clock speed and within a different thermal and TDP envelope, and everything else that entails. Laptops have different requirements that need to be considered. Taking a mature part they understand well gives them room and understanding to make necessary tweaks.

The reality is those changes take time, it's not like they took a Ryzen 3700X, dropped it onto a smaller package and called it a day. If that were the case I'd imagine they'd have released it alongside...

<comment><USER10> Sure, they still should have called it the Ryzen 3000.

The mistake was made during the Ryzen 1000. they called the APUs (CPU with graphics) Ryzen but the CPU cores were not even Zen.

I know that it takes more then putting another name on to create these CPUs. But since they have the same Architecture they should be in the same generation.

Intel's 10th Gen naming annoys me as well. 10nm and 14nm CPUs all under the same naming scheme. The only reason to do this is to confuse uninformed customers.

<comment><USER9> > Sure, they still should have called it the Ryzen 3000.

Why? It's just a name. It's not the same as a 3700X, it's been modified, tweaked and revised to meet a different application. It's a new version.

<comment><USER10> The core part of it is unchanged. All CPUs with the Zen2 Architecture are made out of the exact same 8 Core die. Ryzen, Threadripper and Epyc. And that is one of the big advantages that AMD currently has compared to Intel. Take a look at the pictures. The CPU actually consists of 3 Parts: CPU, GPU, Interconnect.

What's new with this CPU is the GPU Die that is soldered right next to the CPU and the interconnect chip that combines CPU and GPU.

It should have been:

Ryzen 1000 - <USER2>

Ryzen 2000 - Zen+

Ryzen 3000 - <USER3>

But it is:

Ryzen 1000 - CPU: Zen1, APU: -

Ryzen 2000 - CPU: Zen+, APU: Zen1

Ryzen 3000 - CPU: Zen2, APU: Zen+

Ryzen 4000 - CPU: ?, APU: Zen2

<comment><USER11> These APUs are all single-die parts combining both the CPU and GPU cores, along with the IO, onto the one die. They share that die across the entire 4000-zeries APU lineup though.

<comment><USER10> Yes you are right. I had some leaks in mind where they had a three die picture. My fault.

The CPU Cores are stil Zen2

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER12> Wow, they released a processor with 64 cores?! that's crazy. AMD is crushing it!

<comment><USER11> AMD released a 64-core server processor a while ago. Today they released the high-end desktop version of it.</comment></comment>


Ask HN: Tell me some futuristic innovative things to do on a restaurant - <AUTHOR>

Using modern technologies like iPad, Android, TouchScreen, Social networking etc.. One idea is to make the menu on a touch screen near the table and ordering through it. Can you help me with more ideas ? <comment><USER2> Why not give the store a simple web-server with a menu, and then let people browse and order drinks and food using their own smartphones? Then you can do things like collect ratings and complaints and such on the same interface (not necessarily all made public).

Using a QR-code on the table, you can send people directly to a specific URL which identifies their table without them having to key that in manually.

Plug a printer into the web server and orders can go directly to paper.

The same web server would be useful for take-out or home delivery.

<comment><USER2> Following up to myself... using a plug computer and something like <http://pagekite.net/>, you could make this a plug-and-play product which works with any consumer Internet connection. Remote support will be relatively easy, as the product will actually have a public facing website.

</comment></comment><comment><USER3> If you go with the touch screen on the table, it would be really neat if users could place orders from their table using the device, and see the progress of their order going through the kitchen.

Good online ordering and options for pickup would be really cool for the website. Also, put your hours and an HTML menu on the front page, right up at the top. 99% of the time, if I'm going to a restaurants page, I want the hours or the menu. Most eateries seem to miss that.

</comment><comment><USER4> you can let your customers make a reservation as well choose a table through their gadgets also you can add a service like that "make a pre order for drinkd for example'while you arrive!

</comment><comment><USER5> what is the area like, demographics wise, where your restaurant is? is it heavily populated? average-ish age of most of your target market? do most customers have smartphones?</comment>


Computer Science Stack Exchange site is now up in public beta - <AUTHOR> http://cs.stackexchange.com/

<comment><USER2> Going to rephrase a different comment I made earlier:

All of these stack exchanges seem to be trying to solve the same kinds of noise issues that Reddit's subreddits solve, except Reddit does a much better job. No question in my mind.

Thoughts:

\- Having to open a new account on each site (linked to one big virtual account) is messy. I get why they may not want reputation/badges to carry-over from site to site. Personally I believe doing so causes even more fragmentation and makes the barrier to entry too painful if you have to repeat it across several sites (I'd prefer to see a better mix of carrying over some stuff while starting over with others), but the fragmentation of the login/account itself is what really bothers me.

\- On Reddit, anyone can open a subreddit about anything. On Stack Exchange, new sites have to be proposed on Area51 before they are beta tested and released. All of this effort so... what? They don't have sites that nobody visits? Would anybody notice sites that nobody visits? On Reddit, popular subreddits emerge organically. Unknown subreddits are basically invisible. It all just works. Stack Exchange should be more of a metareddit (.com). Stack Exchange even has a great page for featuring their sites by size and category: <http://stackexchange.com/sites>

\- On Stack Exchange, if I regularly frequent multiple sites, I need to visit them separately. This results in several tabs that I flip between when I'm in the mood for answering questions. On Reddit, all of my subreddits just feed through my front page, or I can input a custom URL which lets me view only a subset of my subreddits. I would love to do this with Stack Exchange.

<comment><USER3> What do you consider painful about the account creation process? For me, I just log-in to a new site (using OpenID) and it automatically detects the other accounts and asks me if I want to combine them. Or are you talking about not having karma from the start?

<comment><USER4> Except on reddit this step doesn't exist. You're already signed in. Granted that's because of matching domains.

<comment><USER5> It might also be considered a feature to have a small annoying hurdle to keep those who aren't as interested or knowledgeable on a topic from flinging their poos into the mix. Everyone is an 'expert' on Reddit on any topic, while that's not the case for the different StackExchanges.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER6> I feel there is almost an oversaturation of stackexchanges now. I often have questions that could fit into a ton of different sub-exchanges, yet when I post it on one I am usually ridiculed into posting it onto another. SO is one of my favorite sites on the internet, but it needs to be clearer as to what sites should be used for what.

<comment><USER7> I've checked out of keeping track of StackExchange. I'm sure for those that can be bothered keeping track of evolving mechanics, meta-ness, and the Area 51 business, it's rewarding. Me, I only recognise the existence of StackOverflow. Great site.

</comment></comment><comment><USER8> How is it different from <http://cstheory.stackexchange.com> ?

Update: And I answered my own question: [http://meta.cs.stackexchange.com/questions/78/how-to-make- ou...](http://meta.cs.stackexchange.com/questions/78/how-to-make-our-cs- community-very-different-from-the-cstheory)

</comment><comment><USER9> Wouldn't it be simpler for Stack Exchange to have a single website for all subjects and just use tags for classification?

<comment><USER2> There are already tags. My thought is that they seem to be trying to solve the same kind of noise issues that Reddit's subreddits solve, except Reddit does a much better job. Having to open up a separate account on each site (linked by one big virtual account) is really messy, in my opinion.

</comment></comment><comment><USER10> For anyone who is confused about the purpose of this site (in contrast to cstheory, for example), the distinction is that this is for non-research level computer science questions, whereas cstheory tends to frown on such questions.

</comment><comment><USER11> Interesting to see the first question tagged by the author with the qualifying line (This is not homework.)... Does that really matter on this particular stack exchange? I realize the disparity in the goal and action of someone on stackoverflow asking for an implementation of an entire homework question rather than a specific question on a single part they're having difficulty with, but in this case I would think on this particular exchange, "homeworky" questions would have to be tollerable..

</comment><comment><USER12> Science is normally taken to be the study of nature. By that definition, "Computing Science" is a misnomer. Sure, it's a misnomer with a long history, but isn't the point of all the hand-wringing (beta status, area 51, ...) to try to get things right?

<comment><USER13> IMO comput _ing_ science is the right name. It is the science of computation. Computation happens in nature as well as in computers. If it didn't happen in nature, we could not build a computer physically.

However, comput _er_ science would be wrong name as a computer is a human artifact and studying that is engineering not science.

</comment></comment><comment><USER14> Does anyone else find that SO is great cor answering beginner level questions, but completely inaccurate beyond that?</comment>


Sweeping Panoramas, Courtesy of a Robot  - <AUTHOR> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/technology/20novel.html?ref=technology

<comment><USER2> I'm flagging all of the stories that turn out to be locked behind a paid subscription wall. Is this an appropriate use of flagging?

<comment><AUTHOR> _"... I'm flagging all of the stories that turn out to be locked behind a paid subscription wall. ..."_

I don't think this is locked I just clicked on the link and can still get access to the full article. Is NYT locking by location? What is your 1020 and timezone, au GMT+10.</comment></comment>


What is a Book Cipher? - <AUTHOR> https://kifanga.com/what-is-book-cipher/ <comment><USER2> Not much info on this page</comment>


Wirecard says €1.9bn of cash is missing - <AUTHOR> https://www.ft.com/content/1e753e2b-f576-4f32-aa19-d240be26e773 <comment><USER2> Invisibilia, an NPR show, ran an episode last week on a case of Wirecard's onslaught of intimidation and pressure on a short seller looking into shady Wirecard dealings: [https://www.npr.org/2020/06/02/868001948/trust- fall](https://www.npr.org/2020/06/02/868001948/trust-fall)

Wirecard's tactics included a disinformation campaign smearing the target's reputation with false accusations, following and photographing the target, sending 'bodyguards' to intimidate the target at his home, and a constant flow of sophisticated phishing attempts.

<comment><USER3> Definitely a red flag. I can't imagine a legitimate company doing something like that. Although the eBay executives ordeal is close.

</comment></comment><comment><USER4> If you don't have an FT subscription:

[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wirecard-shares-plunge- aft...](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wirecard-shares-plunge-after-saying- auditor-cant-find-billions-of-missing-cash-2020-06-18)

</comment><comment><USER5> There were so many fishy things going, I am by no means surprised. When a company starts sueing journalists, in Wirecards case the FT, over negtive reporting, it is a alarm bell.

When said comany gets indicted by financial watchdogs and auditors refuse to sign off balance sheets, well, things don't look to good.

</comment><comment><USER6> For those who have trouble with the link:

[https://outline.com/WwRNkE](https://outline.com/WwRNkE)

</comment><comment> the-dude Non paywalled for me : [https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/wirecard- says...](https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/wirecard-says-1-9bn- of-cash-is-missing-1.4282352)

</comment><comment><USER7> Who cares? Bail them out, like the other banks since 2008, too! Equal rights for all!

 _PEANUTS!_</comment>


How To Get an Article on TechCrunch, A Case Study - <AUTHOR> http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/01/how-to-get-our-attention-a-case-study/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29 <comment><USER2> If it takes 'pitching' TC to get an article there then I predict that sooner or later there will be party that goes out of their way to look for the news that will eclipse TC.

Sure, PR is part and parcel of running a tech company. But active journalism is the staple of a good media outlet and to rely on being pitched almost guarantees that you're going to miss out on a lot of important stuff.

<comment><USER3> Even more problematically, it seems to run a real risk that they're going to publish hype/fluff (well, more than currently). I mean, if you look at that Michael Arrington email that was quoted, he says that he liked the style of the pitch, and liked the problem they were addressing, but _didn't care_ if they solved it or not--- kind of fast-forwarded through the video and wasn't really paying attention. Makes it pretty easy to hype a non-existent solution, so long as at least your problem space and your pitch are interesting.

<comment><USER4> The email was sent to a colleague, who was told to pursue it (and who published the article). Maybe if it was all fluff, then it wouldn't have gotten published.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER5> I have a problem with the trailer video being completely void of content. Ok so this isn't a "review my startup" but if it was we'd all rip on the message not being digestable in 2 seconds. What do you do and why should I care?

Saying vague things about aesthetics and bashing the competition without citing _how_ you are better does nothing for a to-be-convinced potential customer.

This brings up a good question. So which one is it? Do we market for clarity and conciseness, knowing that we have 2 seconds to capture a customer's interest. Or do we try to get on techcrunch by being overly dramatic, whisp our users into storyland and make a video that screams "me, me, me!"?

I guess you can do both =) Point is, I watched the video, its 100% about the company, but uhhh I don't care about the company, I care about what the hell you product does _for me!_

</comment><comment><USER6> Another project management tool. Sigh.

</comment><comment><USER7> Generally, I refuse to put my email down for an invite. But rule.fm looks BEAUTIFUL, I couldn't stop myself and submitted my email address. The YouTube video is very well done as well.

On their tour page, <http://rule.fm/tour/>, I like how selected section on the right changes as you scroll through the page.

<comment><USER2> What does that have to do with the price of tea in China ?

<comment><USER8> People comment about tangents in articles all of the time on here :) I have to agree though. It looks good. Sexy even. Producing financials seems bold, but the app appears capable of doing alot of bold things like calendaring and mail. Once they get imap enabled, that tool will be powerful.

<comment><USER9> "Producing financials seems bold, but the app appears capable of doing alot of bold things like calendaring and mail. Once they get imap enabled, that tool will be powerful."

Sorry - I couldn't help but chuckle. Saying the app appears capable of doing "calendaring and mail" is like saying that new Chevy Volt can drive like a car. There are a shit-ton of apps and systems that deliver mail and calendaring very well already, this is just another client. Enabling IMAP is like saying "and now the chevy volt can fill up from a regular gas station too if you're stuck somewhere" - yeah, just like a prius..."

As I read through the demo page - I was struck several times by how rule.fm seems like a cool app, but seems to be trying to boil the ocean.

Rule.fm Money for CFOs? Any company that has a CFO would likely not be able to run this as their CRM (which is basically what it seems like this system is).

This sounds like a salesforce.com-lite CRM system that is web 2.0 looking, but has no API (from what I can tell).

While a techcrunch article is nice and cool, and I applaud them for getting to a techcrunch article - the software seems to a solution in search of a problem that has already been solved before...

Each use case they present seems a bit simplistic and limited.

That's my $0.02, but I'm looking forward to checking it out in more detail to see if they have actually innovated in solving any of these business problems (Ticket tracking, financials, Contact management, etc.) rather than just simplifying it into something that works for a 2 person company - but needs to be dumped when you hit 5 people.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER10> Having Basecamp walk the plank in the 'trailer' is engaging. But isn't Google Apps the real competition?

</comment><comment><USER11> They really have the UX nailed (or they know how to make themselves look good).

Signed up, to see if they can back the appearance up with usability.

Basecamp may need to watch its back..</comment>