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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Are you a tits or FFMPEG filter documentation on section 11.5 man?

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Please refer to section 8008S.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 22 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

ffmpeg command lines are straight up black magic.

Anyone who understands them is not to be trusted.

It's even worse than tar.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

The biggest pain in the ass I've dealt with was using a directshow lib to implement flash on a new camera we were supporting for a desktop application. Working with a device graph and pins is beyond frustrating. We're porting functionality to the Web and my dev working on the camera just needed to call capture image to trigger the flash.

[–] mmddmm@lemm.ee 7 points 7 hours ago

GNU tar is easy and straight-forward.

It's also completely incompatible with any other Unix, but then, what difference does it make is nobody can use them?

[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 252 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 28 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I always chuckle when Jellyfin shows subtitles as "Full ASS".

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 15 points 15 hours ago

The default libass shaping engine,

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 85 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 55 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

I’m so old and tired, this isn’t even funny anymore. I’ll have to explain to some junior engineer about ASS. Then management will learn about this term “ass”, and use it incorrectly at every possible opportunity. Then when no one can explain ASS, I end up being “the ass guy.”

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 17 points 8 hours ago

HEY EVERYONE IT'S THE ASS GUY

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 109 points 1 day ago (4 children)

ASS (Advanced Substation Alpha)

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

When I took a geometry test in eighth grade, I got a point deducted because I wrote ASS instead of SSA (side-side-angle) when calculating angles and side lengths of a triangle. Still got the right answer though

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Oh, wonderful, teachers who punish kids for being kids and/or making mistakes.

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 57 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Fantastic sub format for anime.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wonder why “great” and “sword” need to be Katakana

[–] OuterRem@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

They transliterated it as English: “Great” being written like “Go Ra To” or something similar instead of using the Kanji 大 pronounced as “Dai”. Same with Sword, they wrote it like “Sa Do” or something, instead of 剣 pronounced as “Ken”.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 4 hours ago

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Same reason some English people will use Japanese words? I don't know.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 0 points 3 hours ago

Then why respond?

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Why is that not ASA? Or even ASSA.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 60 points 23 hours ago

Because they knew exactly what they were doing, obviously.

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 37 points 23 hours ago

Because ASS.

[–] vodka@lemm.ee 17 points 21 hours ago

Because substation alpha is SSA so they just reversed it.

Because it's funny.

[–] ServantOfRa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 21 hours ago

Right in the nostalgia! Happiness is a warm genlock...

[–] mobotsar@sh.itjust.works 13 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

Pages are fractional now?

Man, I really gotta get with the times...

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago

The bible is an old western book that orders itself so

[–] sxan@midwest.social 11 points 16 hours ago

"Section". They just used the wrong word ¯\(ツ)

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 31 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Force Feminisation male pregnancy

[–] al4s@feddit.org 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)
[–] Tungsten5@lemm.ee 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] HakunaHafada@lemm.ee 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I was hoping for this gif:

[–] HakunaHafada@lemm.ee 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

lol that's a good one too. And thanks to your comment, now I know how to properly do GIFs.

[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 30 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Wtf? Is datascope funny or am I missing something?

[–] db2@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This guy doesn't get the joke, everyone point and laugh!

[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

Ha ha ha, whoosh! Right guise?

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

(⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)

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