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 2024-10-14 13:17 @ci mammut down puffies Broad Peak IN Hooded Jacket Women, and Waymarker IN Hooded Jacket Men
 
-2024-10-16 09:58 @ci dell xps 13 intel version is on its way
-2024-10-30 16:21 @todo @call zip it and ship to set up time to pick up stuff
+2024-10-16 09:58 @ip dell xps 13 intel version is on its way
 
 2024-10-30 16:22 @todo file expense for 3D diopter and lenses
 
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 # Notes 
 
+Meeting notes. 
 
 One of the primary benefits of barefoot training is improved foot and ankle strength (1). When we wear shoes, our feet are often in a fixed position, with little room for movement. This can lead to a weakening of the muscles in our feet and ankles. By training barefoot, we can improve our foot and ankle strength, which can help reduce the risk of injuries like sprains and strains.
 
@@ -33,113 +34,96 @@ CAC Customer Acquisition Cost: see above
 
 # Scratch
 
+Dimensions:	(71.9 x 52.2 x 38mm)
+Weight:6.3oz (177g)
+Waterproof: 39ft (12m)
+Battery: 1800mAh (~3 hours recording time)
+Sensor:1/1.3-inch
+Video:8K/30p, 4K/120p
+Photo:12.5 MP, 50MP
 
-Updates:
-Improve Wifi
-Merino Wool
-Tents with mike's blurb
-Action cams after insta360 embargo
 
+Insta360 has upgraded its Ace Pro action camera with a new sensor, dual processor system, and a host of other improvements. Oh yeah, and it can now shoot 8K 30 fps video.
 
+Impressive as that is on paper, as with the original, the Ace Pro 2's 8K capabilities are limited. Useful, but limited. In fact, while I love the Ace Pro 2, it isn't for the 8K footage. It's for the 4K 60 fps footage combined with all the little improvements in this release—the great low light performance, outstanding audio, reverse charging, and longer run times.
 
-Operating Systems Ranked by Usefulness
+## 8K is For Marketing
 
-1) Linux
-2) Nothing. Nothing is even close, which is why Linux is running the server you're reading this on to the seat back display on planes, to your ATM, to the cash register at the coffee shop.
-3) Android/macOS. macOS has become so nagging even Gruber is complaining. https://daringfireball.net/2024/08/the_mac_is_a_power_tool
-4) iOS
-5) Windows
+The headlining feature in Ace Pro 2 is the new sensor and processors. Yes, that's plural. More on that in a minute. First the 1/1.3-inch sensor, which can new record 8K footage at 30 frames per second. Alas, as with last time, there are some limits to that 8K footage. 
 
+In the real world, the Ace Pro 2's 8K footage isn't for action footage. It ends up with a lot of artifacts in the motion, though it does have more detail. There are probably some situations where it could work as action footage, but most of the time I shot in 4K. Where I liked having the 8K was to shoot a broad landscape and then crop in, but still have 4K footage. I find this handy for B-roll type of situations, where it's easier to pull out the Ace Pro 2 and handhold a shot than it is to change lenses on my mirrorless camera.
 
-# Merino Base Layers
+The other issue with 8K footage in my testing is that you can't use the most aggressive stabilization mode, high. The minute you switch to 8K, the Ace Pro 2 switches to "standard" stabilization, which is fine for some things, but really not good enough for what I was hoping to use it for—chest or head-mounted footage from a mountain bike. 
 
-women's
-long sleeve
-merino wool base layers
-midweight
-breathable
-leggings
-hoodie
-moisture-wicking
-short sleeve
-mid layer
-base layer bottoms
-durability
-half zip
-odor-resistant
-merino base layer
-t-shirt
-balaclava
-beanies
-heavyweight
-outdoor activities
-quick-drying
-base layer top
-cold weather
-men's base layer
-neck gaiter
-base layer crew
-snowsports
-women's base layers
-quarter zip
-temperature regulation
-midweight base layer
-gift cards
-sweaters
-smartwool
-trail running
-intensity activities
-tank tops
+If you're walking, standard stabilization is fine and I could clearly see the additional detail in fine areas like tree leaves in the 8K footage (it was especially obvious on a nice 4K OLED screen). That said, by the time you export a video for the web (which is going to 4K at the most, much of this nice detail is lost anyway.
+
+But that's okay, the Ace Pro 2 is great camera even if you never shoot 8K video. This is probably why, despite using the exact same sensor, DJI's Action 5 camera limits footage to 4K.
 
-# GoPro Hero 13 Black Review
+Let's leave 8K behind and talk about what has impressed me more about this update, namely the number of things Insta360 has fixed from the original Ace Pro that makes this a much better camera. First there's a new Leica lens with a wider field of view, now 157 degrees up from the 151 degrees in the first model. That doesn't sound like much, but it is really noticeable in situations where the FOV is key, like with chest and helmet mounts. 
 
-The new GoPro Hero 13 is first significant redesign in years for the action camera that invented action cameras. GoPro has added an interchangeable lens system to the GoPro Hero 13, along with a new Macro, Ultra Wide and Anamorphic lenses, along with a set of four neutral density filters. The Hero 13 Black even autodetects which lens is attached and changes settings accordingly.
+This sensor supports 13.5 stops of dynamic range, which is particularly nice for shooting in mixed sunlight and shade, and in low light scenarios. As with the first Ace Pro the Pure Video mode is what you want for low light videos. Insta360 has upped the framerate to 60 fps, which is nice for slowing things down in low light.
 
-While this new system is very slick, and opens up shooting possibilities that simple don't exist in prior models, the sensor and processor remain the same as what we got in the Hero 12, Hero 11, and in the case of the processor, the Hero 10. In many ways the Hero 13 Black feels like it is laying the groundwork for the Hero 14 Black, which makes it a great choice for first time customers, but hard to recommend as upgrade.
+Low light is one place I think the Ace Pro 2 is better than anything else on the market. It blows GoPro away, and in reviewing test footage from both, I found the Ace Pro 2 did a slightly better job of preserving details than the DJI Action 5, which is otherwise very close and also blows GoPro out of the water. If you want to shoot at night, don't get a GoPro.
 
-## Lucky 13
+Some of the impressive night and HDR capabilities may be due in part to the dual-chip processing architecture, which splits tasks between primary and secondary imaging chipsets. One of these chips is the same that was in the Ace Pro, but it's now joined by a second chip, which can process denoising, dynamic range, and the like separately. Whatever is happening under the hood, the results are pretty good. 
 
-First the good news: the new interchange be lens system is awesome. There has always been the Max Lens mod, which offers a wider field of view, but the new system is more than just an expansion of the Max Lens. The key is that the camera auto-detects the lens or filter you have attached and automatically adjusts settings. You can of course override these adjustments, but it's nice to pop on one of the four ND filters and have the camera automatically adjusts settings to get a motion blur effect.
+That said, Insta360 has upped the saturation considerably in the default settings, which makes it even worse than the last model. Perhaps I am the only one who doesn't like obviously oversaturated video, but to my eye the default color saturation mode in the Ace Pro 2 has a hyperreal quality only Jean Baudrillard could love. Maybe that's just me.
 
-GoPro has released three lenses along with the Hero 13 Black: Ultra Wide, Macro, and Anamorphic. 
+There are two new color modes to shoot in though, Leica Natural and Leica Vivid. When I wasn't shooting in log I shot in Leica Natural, which is less saturated and produces a more realistic image, at least to my eye.
 
-I had a lot of fun with the Macro lens, which allows you to use your GoPro for close up shots (close focus distance is 4.33 inches), something no other action camera can pull off. Probably the most exciting of these lenses is the Anamorphic, which unfortunately will not be available until early next year so I was not able to test it.
+The Ace Pro 2 is, to my knowledge, the first action camera to do something I've done on my own for years—incorporate a windscreen over the microphone. Yes, I often put a bit of felt or even some spare "fur" from a dead cat over the mic input of my action camera. It's not perfect, but it does help, especially a lightly windy day. Well, the Ace Pro 2 includes a nice wind guard with a bit of foam to cover the mic and it works. Shocking I know. Audio engineering 101 wasn't lying. The advantage here is that you can leave off the digital wind noise reduction, which never works that well in my experience, and still record decent audio in light winds.
 
-The other big news in this release is a magnetic mounting adapter. It functions very similarly to what DJI and Insta360 have long offered and makes it much easier to move the camera between mounts. As with those other systems, GoPro suggests not using the magnetic mount system in high vibration or high speed environments. 
+That's a nice addition, but if you really want good audio out of your Ace Pro 2, you want an external mic. And I have good news fellow audio nerds, the Ace Pro 2 has added support for using a third-party mic via the USB-C port. The one that comes to mind is the [DJI Mic 2](https://www.wired.com/review/dji-mic-2/), which you could use with the Ace Pro (or any other camera) via Bluetooth, but in that case only one mic can connect. Connecting the DJI Mic 2 base via USB allows you to connect to both microphones to the Ace Pro 2, which opens up some new audio possibilities.
 
-Outwardly the Hero 13 Black looks a little different than its predecessor. It thankfully ditches the blue-speckled paint job of the Hero 12 Black, and adds a noticeable heatsink to the front, just below the lens. Otherwise though it is the same size, it even fits in the same Media Mod as previous models. 
+The Ace Pro 2 also has a new battery. In a move like what GoPro did back with the Hero 11 and 12, the new battery is same size as the old, but has a higher energy density—1800 mAh. It also charges much faster—to 80 percent in 18 minutes according to Insta360. I didn't catch it at 80 percent, but it did get fully to changed in about 40 minutes.
 
-The disappointing part of the Hero 13 Black is that it uses the same 27-megapixel sensor and the same processor as the Hero 12, and, for that matter the Hero 11. Yes, this is the third GoPro in a row with this sensor and processor, which makes this a less compelling upgrade than it would be with a bump in sensor size or output image quality.
+Also nice is the new reverse charge feature, which means you can use your Ace Pro 2 to charge another device. If you're in the field and your phone is dying, that's a nice way to keep it alive. In a more limited use case, if you happen to be a camera reviewer shooting side-by-side with the GoPro Hero 13, you can recharge the Hero 13 off the Ace Pro 2 so you can finish up your tests without going home to recharge, which is nice.
 
-This means that video footage still maxes out at 5.3K and most other video and photo specs remain unchanged. This also means that the sensor's flaws, which in my view remain the shoddy low light performance, also remain unchanged.
 
-GoPro has a few tricks here and there worth mentioning though. As someone who likes to handle color grading in post production software, the new improved Log video support is very welcome. I would go so far as to say this is the best Log profile I've seen in an action camera.
 
-The Hero 13 Black has a new slow motion burst mode which can record 5.3K footage at 120fps. It only pulls that off for 5 seconds though, so this is best used for situations like your kid going off a jump on their bike or diving in the pool or similar quick moments you want to slow down later.
 
-Another small video improvement is that HDR support is vastly improved, with support for Hybrid Log-gamma (HLG) HDR video. The Hero 12's HDR support was not great, but HLG HDR is a widely used open-source HDR format that offers much better compatibility with non-wide-color-gamut displays. The footage also looks much better than the previous version.
 
-I said above that the Hero 13 is the same size, which is true on the outside, but internally that's not the case, GoPro has enlarged the battery compartment to fit a new, bigger battery that the company claims will last 10 percent longer than the Hero 12's battery. I found this to be roughly true. Shooting 4K video with the Hero 13 I was able to consistently coax it along for about 1:45, sometimes up over the 1:50 mark if there was more ventilation (riding a bike for example).
 
-The opposite was also true, shooting through the window a vehicle for instance, with almost no ventilation, and recording time went down to around an hour. I have not had a chanced to test it in cold weather, but GoPro is claiming improvements there too. Overall that's about 15-20 minutes longer across the board than I generally get with the Hero 12, which is great, but it's well behind the new DJI Action 5 Pro which had no trouble running well over 2 hours and 30 minutes in the 4K test. The Hero still has the worst battery life in the action camera market and the new battery, while improved also means your old batteries won't work, adding a sizable cost to those looking to upgrade.
 
-One interesting battery related addition to the Hero 13 Black is the new mag charge door, which GoPro calls Magneto. It's a USB-C pass through door with a magnetic charger on the outside, which allows you to power the GoPro using an external battery without having the keep the battery door off. There have long been USB-C pass through doors available from third-party sellers, but this is the only one I'm aware of that's waterproof, which means that if you forget you have it on and jump in the ocean, you won't fry your GoPro.
 
-One last new feature I found impressive is a new Voice Audio mode that prioritizes your voice, muting any ambient sound. It's not nearly as good as what you'll get from a dedicated wireless mic setup, but it's better than previous GoPros. Unfortunately you still need to add the Media Mod kit to add a separate mic, which remains my biggest gripe about the GoPro.
 
-## Should You Buy a Hero 13 Black?
+# REI Sale
 
-If you're new to action cameras, the Hero 13 Black is worth considering. Despite being two years old, the sensor has the highest resolution video available in an action camera at the time of writing, and it also has the best image stabilization I've tested. The new interchangeable lens system provides options no other action camera can match (though the price will add up when you start adding lenses).
+#### [Fjallraven Ovik Knit Sweater for $130 ($55 off)](https://www.rei.com/product/156554/fjallraven-ovik-knit-sweater-mens)
 
-However, if you're going to be shooting indoors a lot, or at night (think of those soccer games that run well into twilight this time of year), then I would pass and instead consider the DJI Action 5 Pro (full review coming soon), which has much better lowlight and indoor video.
++++button-group
 
+[REI (Men's)](https://www.rei.com/product/156554/fjallraven-ovik-knit-sweater-mens "REI"){: target="_blank"}
+[REI (Women's)](https://www.rei.com/product/123594/fjallraven-ovik-knit-sweater-womens "REI"){: target="_blank"}
 
++++
 
-	
+Fjallraven's wool sweaters are some of the nicest I've tested. This isn't as soft as merino wool, but it's very soft for wool. The patterns are nice too, no snowflakes or other kitschness. Perfect for your [fika by the fire](https://visitsweden.com/what-to-do/food-drink/swedish-kitchen/all-about-swedish-fika/).
 
 
-# DJO Osmo Action 5 Pro
+# Merino Base Layers
 
+long sleeve
+women's
+hoodie
+leggings
+midweight
+balaclava
+half zip
+heavyweight
+mid layer
+short sleeve
+t-shirt
+base layer crew
+base layer top
+cold weather
+men's base layer
+midweight base layer
+quarter zip
+quick-drying
+smartwool
+trail running
+women's base layers
 
 # Outdoor Gift Guide
 
@@ -236,6 +220,13 @@ sng
  yeah because I really want to talk about the user/programmer relationship. the give and take (give and build?) that happens there. I'm just going to use darktable as an example of how that works in both good and bad ways.
 
 
+# Operating Systems Ranked by Usefulness
+
+1) Linux
+2) Nothing. Nothing is even close, which is why Linux is running the server you're reading this on to the seat back display on planes, to your ATM, to the cash register at the coffee shop.
+3) Android/macOS. macOS has become so nagging even Gruber is complaining. https://daringfireball.net/2024/08/the_mac_is_a_power_tool
+4) iOS
+5) Windows
 # Blurbs
 
 ## Urbz Window Planter 
@@ -245,3 +236,5 @@ If space is really tight, consider the Urbz Window Planter, a small plastic orb
 There's a water catcher so your floor won't get wet, and I was also pleasantly surprised to find that window plantings did not fry in summer or suffer from our cold winter. You will want to stick with sun-loving plants if you put the Urbz in a window, but I had great results growing everything from succulents to herbs in the course of my testing. —Scott Gilbertson
 
 ## Root Pouch
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