/hob/ - Hobbies

>>67623
The second picture is so dank, but the more you look at it, the more you see the flaws. The perspective is all off.

>>67647
indeed, you're right. I don't even know why I saved this pic I don't like it that much haha. here's some

>>67627
>>67627
ewwww kinkade…so kitsch

>>67649
What's wrong with a little kitsch every now and again

>>67645
it uses a document-based database to store tags and metadata.
to add new stuff you can either drag and drop the things you want to add into the gui or if they already have record files made for them you can just mass dump them where ever you want inside whatever folder you designated to be your library.

the gui looks and works fairly similar to a booru. there's a search bar you can put your query into, currently the search system is strong enough to do a few different types of searches and handles a few different types of tags. after you submit a search, multithreading is used to rapidly dig through your libraries and display results as they're being found in real time.

what makes it less intrusive than hydrus, is that filebrary supports multiple libraries. it also doesn't rename your files into hash garbage. it doesn't use sqlite or mongodb, all the database records are indiviual files that are human-readable in toml markup.

ffmpeg.exe -i video.mkv -ss 110 -crf 30 -preset veryfast -vf subtitles=video.mkv:si=0 video.mp4

i had to hard encode subs to make anime playable on my old phone, this is what i used
ss 110 skips the first 110 seconds, skipping the intros
crf 30 is really low quality but significantly reduces filesize
preset veryfast just speeds up encoding
-vf subtitles=video.mkv:si=0 is a filter to hard encode the subtitles from video.mkv, using the 1st(0) subtitle index (english) - you look at streams by via ffprobe

the problem i had was trying to map select the video, audio, subtitle streams while also hard encoding them with a filter, in one pass. i still dont know how to do this, but this seems to select the right audio and video streams without specifying it, leaving only the subtitle stream necessary to specfy, which lets you filter it since no mapping is done. it is simple but i spent an hour figuring it out. i really wish someone posted this to the stack overflow thing regarding converting mkv to mp4 and retaining subs

what am i even supposed to do with programming

i learned a language (atleast, the fundamentals of how it works) and thought it was gonna be a great hobby for an autist like me and i could put all of my time into it, but i half assed what i finally wanted to do with it in the first place and now i cant even get the motivation to even do any more of it. 90% of the time youre just staring at documentation and googling stuff and i cant be bothered when i dont even know what i wanna do with it anymore.

>>67399
you write programs

>what programs do i write?
you use your computer and when you notice a problem/inconvenience that you're having, you write a program to address it

>>57285
what if you make 2 node types, one for hosted instance and one for central authority?

>>67399
learn to draw pixels in a window and play with graphics algorithms anon, graphics can be amazing

>>67474
Yeah it was all right, though Abandon the old in Tokyo was slightly better (unless that's the one with the slightly evil facially deformed lady, as far as I can recall).

Lately I've been binge reading the legendary mechanic. The basic gimmick, being sucked into a VR video game, has been done a lot, but it's a decent base gimmick imo and they add additional stuff on top of it to make it interesting.

Just finished reading A Drifting Life after having a positive experience reading The Push Man and Other Stories by the same author, Tatsumi Yoshihiro. This is a very long book, at almost 900 pages long and it tells the story of the author from 15 to his mid 20s. It’s a quiet and introspective autobiography about the author’s obsession with manga. This is an interesting book on several levels, one of them being his drive and passion for the media. This is something that always feels amazing to me, being a person without a great passion for anything, reading about people that have one great love that serves as the foundation of their very existence in this world. It's so odd and comforting in a way. The author himself is impressed at times at how deep he is into his own manga world bubble and how the world is changing around here without him noticing it.

This is an autobiography and a historical document of the development of manga in Japan in the 50s and 60s. If you’re interested in that at all, you’ll have a great time with it. If you’re not interested in the subject matter, this can become a slog. Like I said, at almost 900 pages, most of it is dedicated to the conflicts between the magazines and the mangaka, trends in artwork and script, important publications, important authors at the time and so on. Fortunately for me I’m interested in the world of comics and manga, so I had a great time with it. It was very interesting to read about manga before the great magazines, how they came to be and what they destroyed to become the hegemonic method of manga publication. There’s a bittersweet tone to the whole thing, and the feeling of longing the author has for the past is very evident. It’s like he’s trying to capture as much as he can from his young years and the events that made those days so important to him. I was very moved in many places during my reading of it. I say longing but there isn’t a sentiment of nostalgia, or a combative stance of ‘the good old days’ vs now. The work has a quiet peace about the whole thing, even in the moments of struggle. Like the previous work I read from this guy, I have to recommend this one.

This is a little more demanding than most comics/manga just due the sheer amount of pages. It took me 3 days to finish it but I was going purposely slow with this one. You can read it for free at archive.org. Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

I picked up Monsters Are My Business while perusing new stuff coming out. The cover struck me as the writers and artists have a fondness for the good old schlocky comic booky fun and I was right. It’s a comic that doesn’t take itself seriously, mixing some fun modern fantasy tropes and artwork that is giving me a sense of nostalgia for something I can’t quite pin it down. Perhaps the Comix Zone game for the Genesis, and also a smidgen of Metal Slug, I’m not sure.

This is a fast food type of comic, fast pacing, lots of action and likable characters. Not much to think about but super fun to go through. It does a very good job at establishing its characters right off the bat with minimal text, which I love. It’s the sign of a good comic book writer right there. The plot is simple and it’s piece together from well known tropes. Basically an evil cult in the best Lovecraftian tradition brings about some demonic rain that wrecks the planet and now you have all sorts of abominations walking around. The rich are all walled up somewhere but our hero, Tanner "Griz", his mute koala companion Cuddles and a necromancer named Hillary live in the Flooded Zone, helping people in need. If you ever watched the movie Cemetery Man and you like that sort of thing, this book will be a treat for you. It’s like that movie but without the eroticism and a lot more humor to it. I’m very happy to have picked this one up. It’s very refreshing in a way, which is weird because there’s nothing particularly new in this book. The art and the writing have this enthusiasm for the medium that is contagious in a way and I had more fun than I expected. Looking forward to the second issue.

corto maltese. read it. it's like a daydream

>>67635
I kinda feel the same way about clicky mechanical keyboards.
The feel and sound of using it is satisfying in of it's self to me.

>>53585
tiny solar panel in the window and LED grow lights.

>>53585

> to calm myself and relieve the loneliness

Check out Bonsai. It's the whole point of it and it looks beautiful.

>>53585
> calm myself and relieve the loneliness

I think you're expecting too much out of gardening. Unless you have a shit ton of plants there's not really much to do.

>>67656
Vulgar normalfart. Plants are the only friend a druid needs, and one is often enough.

>>63289
how does one even install this? everytime i try I get errors and broken. Answer plz

any news?

>>63472
>chan
>install

i can only assume these two things going together means some sort of pedo shit going on

>>67655
oh wait, I see it's a game, nevermind

>>67655
>>chan
>install
>i can only assume these two things going together means some sort of pedo shit going on
What could this possibly mean?
>>67657
It's an imageboard software running with PHP and Javascript. The "Install" is done through PHP once prerequisits are met and is done in order to create the appropriate databases and tie everything together without the operator needing to move things around or manually rename repeating assets when a new board is added.

>>67629
yes please, show us. I have this video too, lol

>>67646
This creeps me out. I'm pretty sure that thing has a soul.

>>67646
Is that a sex doll or just a big doll?
Anyway I thought about getting a dollfie-dream bjd for a very long time, collected pictures for months of parts, wigs, clothing and whatnot but in the end I just had to come to terms with the fact it's just too expensive for me. I thought about getting a cheaper brand like Parabox but it's not the same thing. My original idea was to make a Madotsuki out of dollfie-dream parts but that involves skills I don't have like sewing.

>>67652
I think it's a sexdoll.also, sorry but I didn't get a word of what you said, I'm not an expert on dolls haha
>>67650
in the future, we'll have more realistic dolls

>>67621
>are you into dolls?

no, I have no interest in dolls and find this shit vaguely creepy.

>>67573
The only thing buffoonish is your response.

>>67577
You're the one being rude you fucking asshole. I'm just talking about my personal preferences. I'm allowed to have those. Go suck a dick. Also if western stuff is so full of high fantasy, give me some examples of cartoons exhibiting these sorts of settings like I was asking for instead of just saying they exist and insulting me for saying I couldn't find them.

The Secret of Kells


Took me way too long to get around to watching this wonderful movie. Deeply soulful and a true work of art.
5 our of 5. Loved it.

>>67583
No one is doing shit for a cunt like you.
Fuck off forever.

>>67575
>normie
magic is big with the normies. millions of 35+ succubi are into alternative medicine snake oil, stones, talismans, tarot, astrology.

>>67462
That shit doesn't even matter, I'm probably the most autistic person in my gym, I'm NEET af, I just mind my own business and focus on working out and also try not to stare at asses, those fucking yoga pants man

>>67462
I am autistic, I have trained with and taught other people who are pretty obviously autistic.
Same with "weird" and "abnormal" people of all kind.

As long as you can learn basic manners of not doing totally inappropriate shit that obviously crosses the line then you are fine. Martial arts isn't about social skills and most people involved in hobby level martial arts are already a bit odd to begin with.

Also no one really cares that much about if you work or not as long as you pay your dues on time. Back when I was a neet I was able to train 5 times a week and made huge progress because of it. The instructors were actually pleased with my dedication and though I was using my time productively by training since I couldn't find work.

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>>56891
Chad / normie shit. Guys with high test and warrior gene can't be wizards. It's literally antithesis of wizardom

>>67611
Disagree.
Certain traditional martial arts, which have their value in aestheticism and fitness but are not always practical for self defence, are often seen as uncool. MA like this are stuff like Kung Fu styles, Wushu, Aikido ect

MA proven in mma can also b for discipline asocial autists who just like to fight. MA like this in mma are boxing, wrestling, Muay Thai and BJJ and maybe at a push Judo.

Read book of the 5 rings.

>>67612
Wizards can be strong and high test as long as it does it shift into fucking 3D femoids. Buddhist monks. For example like pic in thailand. E

Just learn Dutch, Afrikaans is like Dutch ebonics

>>67511
I prefer afrikaans language more then dutch. it sounds beautiful to me, more then dutch

>>67512
your probably refering to the accent i assume, flemish is way more beautiful then that of main land dutch

out of curiosity why is that? coming from an afrikaans person the language is not widely used anymore, aside from in smalltown SA

>>67607
I don't know, first time I heard about it, I founded it cool and wanted to learn about it. I hope my answer is enough for you. also, do you speak afrikaan?

>>67503
I see someone is trying to poke the autist by intentionally being wrong.

>>67507
could just be ESL confusion, there is a lot of digging in archeology and geodes are literally rocks with gemstones inside

>>67515
>could just be ESL confusion
I highly doubt it.

>>67501
That gemmy is brimstone, as the kids say.