Misc – MHLoppy

Fossil fuel subsidies in Australia FY2024-25: some notes

MHLoppy — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 08:19:05 +0000

As part of a uni unit on public policy, I had to complete a 750 word policy briefing based on the report Fossil fuel subsidies in Australia 2025 by The Australia Institute. Instead of trying to be maximally efficient and doing a good job relatively quickly, I made the mistake of getting genuinely interested in …

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Christmas comedy-drama special

MHLoppy — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:59 +0000

As we approach Christmas, in keeping with the tradition of giving each other gifts, we have been gifted a comedy spectacle. I hope you enjoy this archived content as much I did. This seems to be the sequel to Wait, why did you leave the RoN Discord? Update 2024-12-27: there has since been a large …

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Wait, why did you leave the RoN Discord?

MHLoppy — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 18:45:14 +0000

I’ve been personally urged to clarify this by one of the server’s admins. The RoN Discord — last time I checked — has two admins. I’m friends with one of them, and the other one is the reason that I left. I guess it really just boils down to: if someone controlling a space is …

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Bonus: A Quick Look at Next-gen Image Formats (JPEG XL etc)

MHLoppy — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:49:21 +0000

Checking these out seemed like a natural extension of reviewing my video/audio settings, so I figured I’d do a quick write-up on what I learnt. This is part of The Big 2022 PC and NAS Upgrade. 30 years of JPEG The JPEG image format was first released in 1992, and for some reason …

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PC/NAS Upgrade: Re-Evaluating Video and Audio Encoding in OBS and Vegas

MHLoppy — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:49:11 +0000

Phase 1 of my big upgrade/migration project was a good chance to reevaluate my recording/rendering settings, so as here’s an extra write-up relating to that. This is part of The Big 2022 PC and NAS Upgrade. Quick definitions Feel free to skip this bit if you know what the bold terms mean. A video …

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The Next 8 Months (Content Schedule)

MHLoppy — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 11:51:04 +0000

I have a lot of stuff I’m working on right now. Some are large projects (e.g. Olaf guide, Fall of Nations), some are smaller (like individual articles), and there are a few that are sort of in between (e.g. B5 giffing). If my study schedule goes as expected then I have ~8 months of less …

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2018 US violent crime statistics by race/ethnicity

MHLoppy — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:03:41 +0000

Aka “that time I told a Twitter user to fuck off”. I hadn’t planned on releasing any content related to the current protests, the BLM movement, or racism and race relations. It’s not my area of expertise (and nothing close to it), and I ponder the value of posting on social media that I suddenly …

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Jhin “4 image description”

MHLoppy — Thu, 21 May 2020 12:58:09 +0000

A few weeks ago /r/leagueoflegends ran a contest for reaching 4 million subscribers to the subreddit. There were four categories, and four winners in each category. With around 2 days left on the submission deadline, I submitted a Loss parody for the category of “4 image description” and ended up getting first place, winning myself …

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Trauma Recovery & Mental Health

MHLoppy — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 06:40:52 +0000

This is an important update, but I’ll try to keep it relatively short. I was abused physically and emotionally growing up, and understandably those experiences have left some pretty serious psychological issues. Depression, anxiety, and recurring insomnia are some of the most obvious effects. I struggle with attachment (either overattaching or struggling to open up …

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From Game to Gfycat: Using VP9 to Get Great Quality Clips

MHLoppy — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 05:34:25 +0000

Uploading good quality unedited game recordings to YouTube is, all things considered, not too complicated of a process. It’s mostly just optimising based on what kind of resources you have available to you, such as how powerful your CPU is, how fast your internet connection is, and how much storage space you’re willing to use …

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