Robert W. GehlDec 1, 2024

Latest FOSS Academic: Marp!

https://fossacademic.tech/2024/12/01/marp.html

In which I discuss a Markdown-based way to make slide shows.

Thanks to @linuxmatters for alerting me to the awesomeness that is Marp.

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#FOSSAcademic #FALD #marp

Marp!

As avid readers of my blog know, I am livin’ the FOSS Academic Lifestyle Dream: I use FOSS tools to do my academic work. I use Nextcloud to manage files and handle appointments, Zotero and Zettlr to take notes, and LibreOffice Writer to write books and articles. This blog runs on Jekyll. I love it all! But there has been one part of the Lifestyle that has consistently been a disappointment: LibreOffice Impress, the presentation software. While I use Writer all the time and enjoy doing so, Impress has always bothered me. But I’m not one to complain too much, since LibreOffice software is provided free-of-charge and with a FOSS license. I’ve soldiered on with it to make presentations for conferences and class teaching. But that might change. Marp – the Markdown Presentation Ecosystem – is poised to become a key part of the FOSS Academic Lifestyle Dream. If you’re familiar with Markdown, Marp is a really awesome tool.

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BBC Research & DevelopmentAug 11, 2023

Modern TVs have dimming features that can adjust backlight power in specific parts of the screen, sometimes even at the individual pixel level.

We wanted to see whether adapting BBC content could make use of these features and reduce energy consumption.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-08-sustainability-energy-saving-radio-tv-led-graphics

#sustainability #television #technology #tech #broadcasting #LED #OLED #FALD

Introducing the energy saving concept of Lower Carbon Graphics

Developing and implementing a new idea which we believe has already saved energy in homes across the UK.

BBC R&D
SeddonNov 9, 2022

Picking the right #TV is a minefield at the moment. Most manufacturers are pretty coy about whether their local dimming is "edge lit" or not, and most are pretty coy about how many dimming zones a TV has.

Most people probably won't care but it has huge implications for the quality of experience with their purchase. Some edge-lit experiences are arguably worse.

Since the #HDR standards are essentially useless, most consumers will have no idea what it is they are getting.

#fald #television

heise online (inoffiziell)Mar 8, 2021
Flüssigkristalldisplays mit Mini-­LEDs im lokal dimmbaren Backlight wollen die Display-­Landschaft umkrempeln und den organischen Displays den Rang ablaufen.
Wie LCDs mit winzigen Dioden OLEDs ausstechen könnten
Wie LCDs mit winzigen Dioden OLEDs ausstechen könnten

Flüssigkristalldisplays mit Mini-­LEDs im lokal dimmbaren Backlight wollen die Display-­Landschaft umkrempeln und den organischen Displays den Rang ablaufen.

heise online (inoffiziell)Feb 9, 2021
Mini-LEDs im fein dimmbaren Backlight von LCD-TVs sind der Trend 2021. Nachdem die Hersteller ihre Geräte vorgestellt haben, nennen sie jetzt erste Preise.
LCD-TVs mit Mini-LEDs sind auch im Preis High-end
LCD-TVs mit Mini-LEDs sind auch im Preis High-end

Mini-LEDs im fein dimmbaren Backlight von LCD-TVs sind der Trend 2021. Nachdem die Hersteller ihre Geräte vorgestellt haben, nennen sie jetzt erste Preise.