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  • That's the ticket, IMO. I start off assuming they know, then pause to ask "are you familiar with x concept?"

    If they say yes and they really mean no, there's really not a lot I can do. But it seems to make people feel at ease when talking to me - I don't get called out for over explaining or infantalizing people this way.

  • Imagination rule
  • You've still gotta be good at prompt engineering to make great AI art.

    Like you said - it's a tool which requires nuanced skill like any other art. It just happens to lower the barrier to entry a pretty significant amount

  • Old comic, more relevant than ever
  • We used to distinguish AI as automatically / programmatically making a decision based on an ML model, but I'm guilty of calling it AI for wow factor, lol.

    Now I have to be careful because AI = LLMs in common language .

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    Since some people here clearly need to be told this
  • Yes - this photo is pointing out that it's not the responsibility of that black man to be nice to you and drive you out of racism.

    Would it help? Probably. But it's not that person's responsibility to prevent you from being radicalized. It's on you and on us as a collective.

    You don't feel like you have to be nice or every white person that person runs into will always be seen as shitty - our non-white friends shouldn't have to bear that responsibility either.

  • October 2023 Pixel Shipping Megathread
  • FedEx has my package! Currently estimated to arrive tomorrow, which is one day early!

    Hope they post the factory images tomorrow - I like getting my phone set up from scratch with the newest day one patch.

  • October 2023 Pixel Shipping Megathread
  • It certainly looks like packages are scheduled to go out today - that lines up with the "12th-13th" estimate google gave me for ground shipping. Maybe they delay shipping for Expedited customers, though.

    I don't have a trade in, so I only have the one package (and my Google store page says it's all arriving in one package). My FedEx account updated almost exactly the same time I got my email, so I got no advanced notice either.

    I suspect you'll have to wait for Google to send you the "shipped" email in order to confirm your package is actually scheduled to be shipped.

  • October 2023 Pixel Shipping Megathread
  • FedEx doesn't have my package yet, so still no definitive delivery date.

    Google appears to use FedEx Standard Overnight shipping for Expedited orders (at least to my region), so that should be next day shipping once FedEx gets the package.

    I'm gonna guess maybe they'll release the package to FedEx tomorrow so I can get it on the 12th? If they ship it today, I'll have it tomorrow on the 11th.

    I hate FedEx, but at least their Express delivery drivers and logistics seem less prone to theft and delay than FedEx ground.

  • October 2023 Pixel Shipping Megathread

    Just got a Google email saying my order has shipped via FedEx from Carol Stream IL.

    Ordered a P8Pro 256gb and Watch 2 LTE both in Bay Blue, with expedited shipping. I ordered genuinely one or two minutes after the page went up, so you can bet I'm excited as hell!

    Edit: FedEx has my package with an ETA of tomorrow, October 11! Currently estimated one day early!

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    Why the Pixel 8's Face Unlock upgrade is a big deal
  • I'm not sure what I've done differently, but my under screen reader on my 6 pro is more reliable than the back reader on my pixel 3.

    Obviously my one data point doesn't negate the vast swathes of people who do have issues, but for me I may not even elect to use face unlock. Seems unnecessarily insecure.

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  • I plan to buy two.

    I've ordered (and received) the caseology parallax in bay blue for when I need super rugged protection. I also plan to order the Google branded bay blue case for when I don't, once I get my Google store credit.

    I'm frustrated that my preferred cases (Spigen rugged armor and liquid air) only come in boring, dark colors. Why can't I have a Rugged Armor in Bay Blue? I've gotta put up with the noticeable extra bulk of the caseology parallax?

  • LTT Claims Pixel 8 / Pro "Main 50MP Wide Angle Main Shooter Gets A New Sensor"
  • Sorry! My messaging was off - not intending this to be an LTT dish fest.

    While this specs sheet does imply an unchanged sensor, both LTT's video and XDA's article linked in this comment below suggest a new (or at least updated) sensor, rather than just a lens change.

    https://lemmy.world/comment/4158522

    Just trying to start conversation about what seems to be still an unclear detail. Didn't mean to start a flame war!

  • LTT Claims Pixel 8 / Pro "Main 50MP Wide Angle Main Shooter Gets A New Sensor"
  • Sorry! My messaging was off here. I'm not intending to dish on LTT here, but actually infer that the new Pixels may actually get the long-rumored Samsung GN2 camera sensor, despite recent leaks claiming otherwise.

    See my comment here for corroborating evidence: https://lemmy.world/comment/4158522

  • LTT Claims Pixel 8 / Pro "Main 50MP Wide Angle Main Shooter Gets A New Sensor"
  • Sorry - I'm trying to corroborate this story with another article from XDA, below, which both state the Pixel 8 will get a new, different camera sensor. This would be a departure from recent leaks which claim an unchanged primary wide sensor (i.e. many people are complaining about the Samsung GN1 sensor).

    https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-8-8-pro-hands-on/

    My apologies for making a little dig at LTT's expense. I was trying to convey that I'm actually more convinced this information is true, since I'm sure Linus and his team are laser focused on accuracy of information right now.

  • LTT Claims Pixel 8 / Pro "Main 50MP Wide Angle Main Shooter Gets A New Sensor"

    Take a look around 1:35. Would be very awkward for Linus himself to get this factoid wrong after all the hubbub about rushed projects.

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    OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work
  • In statistics, everything is based off probability / likelihood - even binary yes or no decisions. For example, you might say "this predictive algorithm must be at least 95% statistically confident of an answer, else you default to unknown or another safe answer".

    What this likely means is only 26% of the answers were confident enough to say "yes" (because falsely accusing somebody of cheating is much worse than giving the benefit of the doubt) and were correct.

    There is likely a large portion of answers which could have been predicted correctly if the company was willing to chance more false positives (potentially getting studings mistakenly expelled).

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