MP4 H.264 vs H.265, Apple Compatibility and Storage

Word Count: 497 · Reading Time: 3 minutes

2022-11-19

Action cameras (and many others) will encode MP4 video using H.264 or using constant rate H.265. This is somewhat space intensive though, so taking lots of video can quickly fill up your disks. A fix for this it to re-encode as H.265 or to switch from constant bitrate to a constant rate factor (i.e. quality level). These are much more space efficient algorithms with no perceptible drop in quality. If your goal is to have the best video you can while reducing file sizes, this is a good approach.

The Rise and Fall of the US Empire: Abortion

Word Count: 810 · Reading Time: 4 minutes

2022-06-27

In this chapter of The Rise and Fall of the US Empire: Abortion. This post is probably only interesting to US citizens and residents. We knew Roe v Wade was going to fall. It is reprehensible that the federal government wasn’t able to get its act together in time. There should absolutely be federal law covering this and the ruling even called it out as the preferred way to settle the case.

MTP On MacOS

Word Count: 73 · Reading Time: 1 minute

2022-06-19

If you look up MTP transfer on MacOS, you’ll likely come across OpenMTP or MTP For Mac. If you want something basic and included, then MacOS comes with Image Capture. No features really, just copy and delete, but sometimes basic is all we actually need. For the GoPro, go into settings and set USB to MTP mode and it should show up in Finder. From there, it’s easy to copy and/or delete photos

2022 Australian Federal Election Guide

Word Count: 9576 · Reading Time: 45 minutes

2022-05-20

Overview and Research As I’ve recently returned to Australia, I had to do quite a bit of research on the parties as well as the candidates to work out what’s going on and figure out how to vote. Specifically, I’m in Flynn in Queensland. Even if you’re not in my district, I hope the party information is useful. For my research I started with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) candidate list as well as the ABC election guide.