2014-05-15, 16:30 | Link #7501 |
He Without a Title
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The land of tempura
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I don't think there's anything you can do. Some websites re-encode the jpeg you upload which inevitably lowers quality. Jpeg is a rather complex format that doesn't really store colors but frequencies, I believe, which makes it very adversely affected by re-encodings (just cropping a jpeg can lead to loss in quality). To top it off plenty of sites force the quality settings of the algorithm to a very low size setting which leads to even more compression artefacts. The users really can't do much to fix this.
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2014-05-15, 19:22 | Link #7503 | ||
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Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Pearl of the Orient Seas
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in fact, I switched to imgur from photobucket because of the quality degrading thing. thank you guys
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2014-05-18, 09:09 | Link #7505 | |
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Location: Australia
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Of course in an ideal world, we will like to set out a survey of 100 samples with 100 duplicates, but general we don't have enough time and human resources to follow up with that. What I did was basically set up an experiment which from 10 data point, to produce a trend (something linear, like interviewing 10 people to link the coffee consumption with ages for example). I generally agree that a repeat have to be done to make sure that the results will be accurate. But when it comes to data analysis, what i think we have to do is: repeat the experiment, and then set up a trend based on the 20 data points (10+10), and draw a line on that, taking the R^2 as variance My boss meanwhile want to repeat the experiment three times (interview 10 people each), draw a trend, get the slope each time, then do standard deviation(SD) for those 3 just to get SD, which i found really absurd. I means I saw guys in my office even try to put in that +/- sign for his data using only 2 data points before, just to suit my boss taste.
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2014-05-18, 12:35 | Link #7506 | |
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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If you can, try to get a statistical software, either R or Stata ( I think R is free, but stata is hella expensive, you can download it illegally if you want), and they will do all the analysis for you. You could also do it on excel, but its a little more complicated. At any rate I don't think you want to be calculating this stuff manually. Also R^2 and variance are not the same thing, A simple way to look at R^2 is the amount (%) of variance explained by your regression. I really recommend you do it with some statistical software, it will make your life soooo much easier. Just put your data in, write one line of code, and poof! you'll get a full statistical summary with everything you need. It will also summarize your raw data for you, with your means, SD variance, etc. |
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2014-05-28, 10:28 | Link #7510 |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Australia
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Anyone think too many half-Japanese character in recent anime/manga/ LN had dad as Japanese and Mum (or sometime grandmother) as foreigner instead of another way around (despite the other is much more common)?
Was it something negative to male audience in general (as Japanese girls choosing a foreign man), so the author have to avoid backslash? If not, do you know many recent anime with half Japanese characters having foreign dad?
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2014-05-30, 02:36 | Link #7511 |
Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 34
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I get the feeling they sort of interpreted "dominant" ethnicity based on the father side, so an offspring of a Japanese father x foreign mother is a Japanese with exotic brushes, while the other way around is actually an exotic foreigner who has some Japanese ties.
So it's like, "how come you can speak English/French/Sindarin so well?" "Well, my mom's elvish," vs. "wow, your Japanese is good!" "Thanks, my mom is Japanese, so..." *Speaking only for anime/fiction. No idea how halfs are interpreted socially in reality. |
2014-06-08, 15:43 | Link #7513 |
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Location: Australia
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This could belong to the old silly thread:
But you know how sometime people suggested you to "go see your doctor" for annual check up or things like that, who exactly are these doctors? This could be silly to say, but I never got sick before. I still remember the last time i got a cold (the normally bed-ridden kind in anime), and it was 10 years ago, but I even dragged myself to school and had my drama class in the freezing hall. Never break a bone, strain my muscle, or anything that requires more than an hour of sleep to recover. That's why when someone suggested me to "go see your doctor for annual check up" it just puzzle me deeply. Who is my "doctor" in this case? My best guess is a private doctor who I should have seen form time to time, and who under covered by the state universal healthcare (called Medicare here)? How can I pick up a doctor in this case? Just look for nearby clinic? Or do I have to go to a hospital for it?
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2014-06-08, 16:24 | Link #7514 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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I don't know how it works in Australia, but in the US, it's usually your general practice/family doctor that you get from your insurance company, either picked by your insurance company or chosen by you amongst a lists of doctors that are contracted with your insurance company.
I suggest either to ask your insurance company for a doctor or, if that's not how it works in Australia, then maybe you can go to your local hospital and ask about information on how to get a doctor. |
2014-06-09, 22:44 | Link #7515 |
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More question if everyone don't mind
Haven't made a ppt since uni time. But back then we didn't have to worry about the whole copy right issue. Now can't just google image and copy down whatever i see fit anymore. Hence was just wondering if there is any website that lists open-source (free to use) pictures or illustrations that we can use freely on ppt without any concerns? The list in Microsoft PowerPoint is too limited for me
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2014-06-09, 23:24 | Link #7516 |
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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It's just a presentation right? Can't you just cite the source you take it from? Like below the picture or in the very back? Didn't you have to do that in uni as well? Unless you plan on using said images in commercial products like magazines, printed shirts, etc I don't think there should be a problem, though cmiiw.
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2014-06-10, 00:46 | Link #7517 | |
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Location: Australia
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I'm not really knowledge on those copy right law and issues. Thought i have to send email to every website or blog, asking whether i can use their images Found a decent one here as well: http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
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2014-06-13, 14:48 | Link #7519 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Monterrey N.L. Mexico
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If your thread falls to the second/third page, just because member x wants a topic for each of his works, then you might as well not bother making any, since very few people will actually notice your thread.
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