AliExpress webcam specs are wild. This one I'm looking at is ยฃ7.70 and is 12MP! But also 960p. That means it must be (at least) 12500x960. Which is a bold choice for an aspect ratio in a webcam, you have to admit.

Also it's only 23mm wide which means the sensor must be HEROIC to get 12500 pixels into that.

(For comparison, the Fujifilm GFX 100S II gets 11648 pixels across the 44mm of its sensor and launched at $4999.)

In other news, anyone know a not-ludicrously-expensive window mountable (via a sticky pad, not by cutting holes) wifi webcam which does 30+fps, is at least 2K, and has decent night vision? Must stream over RTSP, obvs.

#AskTheFediverse #AskFedi

Is there a way to add PeerTube instances to the list of instances whose video URLs get automatically opened by NewPipe instead of the browser?

I found the list of instances which already support auto-open in NewPipe (presumable via Android Intents) in the "open by default" section of in the NewPipe app settings within the Android settings menu. But the option to add new URLs ("Add link") at the bottom of the list is inactive/greyed out.

#AskFedi #NewPipe #PeerTube #Android #AndroidIntent

Had a customer audibly speak with a deeper voice to me than when he was speaking on the phone.. Is this a confidence thing? A flirting thing? A cis masc thing that I don't understand?
 

I had been organizing polos by size while he was adjacent to me looking at other hung shirts, talking on the phone. He said, "I'll see you tomorrow, Mom. Love you too" then turned to me and said "Excuse me, ma'am." In a WAYYY deeper voice and then asked if I'd let him into the fitting room.

It's a non-issue, but the deep voice kinda caught me off guard.

#men #masculinity #retail #AskFedi

#AskFedi #DuckDuckFedi

does anyone know a good place to get an iMac G3 repaired in #Seattle? i think thereโ€™s an issue with the flyback and I do NOT want to risk having 30,000 volts through my body

#RetroTech #VintageTech #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

I'd search this but I'm not risking our health to roll the dice on slop answers, so instead I'll #AskFedi:

we have a water-flosser that hasn't been used in years. at one point our depression was bad enough that we left it long enough to grow moldy. once we noticed, we flushed it out with clean water, and it's been sitting dry in a cupboard ever since.

is there a safe way to clean it? will peroxide damage anything (pump, seals, etc)? what about alcohol?

Chat, what's this pretty flower we found in the park?

#askfedi #flowers #botany

A while ago the coloured layer of my "fast" sunglasses started to peel and can be scraped off without scratching the lense. Anyone know whether this affects UV protection and/or how it can be checked? Polarisation remains unchanged (turn the phone 90ยฐ, voilร ) but would be nice to know I'm not burning out my retinae..

(Would use normal sunglasses with glacier shields, but both for biking and kayaking, the peripheral vision is fairly essential)

#askfedi #fedihelp #sunglasses #glasses #optometry #wellMaybeItWouldSufficeToJustUseThemAndSeeIfItHurtsAfterADay..

#AskFedi I have a Wordpress site with the ActivityPub plug-in enabled. I started using it more often after a long lull and it reminded me why I stopped using it in the first place (lots of spam comments and bots attempting to break in).

Is there a clean way to "decommission" that site from Fedi and reuse the address for something like a GoToSocial instance?

Question: what MNVOs that operate in the US would y'all recommend that don't use T-Mobile or partner with goddamned Starlink? I'm coming up pretty empty.

I barely use data (under a gb/month) and own my own unlocked phone. E-sim would work. All 3 core carriers (ATT, Verizon, and T-Mobile) give solid coverage for my area.

#AskFedi

Not so serious question: In your* opinion, what would you consider is the musical equivalent of pastel colors?

#AskFedi

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*Your opinion here means that I am NOT interested in what "AI" says or a link from any search engine. I want to read your own thoughts.

Also, if for any reason you don't understand the question, or if you do not have an answer, then consider boosting this post instead of leaving a snarky comment or trying to argue why you don't understand the question.