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Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech
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Comment on AI eroded doctors’ ability to spot cancer within months in study in ~tech
slabs37 Link ParentGood on ya for stepping away. I see your point and their point, you're looking at it in a way that the output is just plain wrong, they're looking at it so the process that it reached the output...Good on ya for stepping away. I see your point and their point, you're looking at it in a way that the output is just plain wrong, they're looking at it so the process that it reached the output can't be wrong, because the process is probability based and there's no wrong answer
If we want something that is accurate to knowledge, it is wrong, full stop.
But here we have a mere language model, only sounds plausible. This is a step towards what we want to have, but it's not what we want yet. -
Comment on New Android phones, stock or flash? in ~tech
slabs37 Link ParentI entirely agree, seeing a lot of the features, that i once had to install xposed and modules for, now in the OS has been great. I like three things which aren't in yet, battery bar, sliding for...many of the features that were once only available in custom ROMs have slowly been added to stock android over the years.
I entirely agree, seeing a lot of the features, that i once had to install xposed and modules for, now in the OS has been great. I like three things which aren't in yet, battery bar, sliding for brightness, and setting UI roundness (i like squares)
Haven't had much experience with not-heavily-customized OOTB ones, i suppose OxygenOS is a good experience on its own aswell.
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Comment on New Android phones, stock or flash? in ~tech
slabs37 LinkSeems my opinion differs a bit, i flash a custom rom as soon as i get a new phone. I buy xiaomi and check available custom roms and try out a ton in the first week of my bootloader getting...Seems my opinion differs a bit, i flash a custom rom as soon as i get a new phone. I buy xiaomi and check available custom roms and try out a ton in the first week of my bootloader getting unlocked.
I have a lot of personal QoL stuff that uses root, even if i were to stay with stock i would still want to atleast install Magisk (custom shortcuts using PBMC, making status bar smaller, and many other small things)
I never thought about security, which others in this post point out and is extremely important, yet i never think about it...
I instead have semi-monthly full TWRP backups of my phone and no site or app logins that i can't logout of remotely... yeah don't think that's enough for security.
But imo do give some roms a try, even ones with gapps if you don't want to loose convenience, it'll still improve speed and battery compared to stock.
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Comment on The Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling gaming hardware in US history in ~games
slabs37 Link ParentAre they a little bit near-sighted? That's the case for me prefering watching YT on a laptop instead of the TV, things are in focus without the need for glasses.Are they a little bit near-sighted? That's the case for me prefering watching YT on a laptop instead of the TV, things are in focus without the need for glasses.
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Comment on Teminite X Boom Kitty - Danger [Beat Saber] (2025) in ~music
slabs37 LinkThe drops, the sounds, Teminite and Boom Kitty create music with a energy i've seen so little of. I'm glad Beatsaber works with them, they're awesome official levels.The drops, the sounds, Teminite and Boom Kitty create music with a energy i've seen so little of.
I'm glad Beatsaber works with them, they're awesome official levels. -
Comment on Are there more chairs than tables? in ~life
slabs37 Link ParentGoing off the statistic of "360 hours of video being uploaded to youtube every minute" I'm assuming every video as 30fps and counting each frame as a table (Completely ignoring B and P frames),...Going off the statistic of "360 hours of video being uploaded to youtube every minute"
I'm assuming every video as 30fps and counting each frame as a table (Completely ignoring B and P frames), and taking 6 different resolutions per video,
There's nearly 336 Billion tables being uploaded to youtube in one day alone.But it still takes more than 400 Million years for it to come close to chairs with youtube alone.
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Comment on How AGI made the future unthinkable in ~tech
slabs37 Link ParentYour explanation made the article make sense! But we still discuss because if's fun, in a way. :) Looking to the past i feel a similar-ish thing could be the industrial revolution, i definitely...Your explanation made the article make sense!
It’s kind of a specialized audience. Most of us don’t have any influence on anyone in power anyway, so our policy discussions are pretty much just entertainment.
But we still discuss because if's fun, in a way. :)
Looking to the past i feel a similar-ish thing could be the industrial revolution, i definitely don't think it will be the same scale, but it changed many things about living standards and way of life.
Back then diseases spread and new theories were founded. Maybe with the problems that will be created by AI we will develop new theories about mental problems?
At it's current state of regurgitating information i feel governments can make good policies for them, But if a new technology is developed (or this one develops into one) that can create new ideas, can have creativity and thinking closer to how our brains work, we'd need newer policies.
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Comment on How AGI made the future unthinkable in ~tech
slabs37 Link ParentAh that's a better take on this than mine. Thanks. Having a article not give any conclusions or news feels out of the norm for me, but it feels like how conversations sometimes go, just throwing...Ah that's a better take on this than mine. Thanks.
Having a article not give any conclusions or news feels out of the norm for me, but it feels like how conversations sometimes go, just throwing whatever we think out there.
Maybe one of the things we say has an effect on someone, creates a new thought, a new question, but maybe it doesn't, and that's not a problem.One sentence stood out for me through this article
It’s fair to say we’re in uncharted technological territory, but that is also a truism. Where else would we be?
I don't know why, but my brain had a take on this : "Of course it's uncharted territory, of course it's unprecedented times, life's not a repeat of the past, time marches on and we enter new territory constantly, old tactics may work or they may not, things change."
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Comment on How AGI made the future unthinkable in ~tech
slabs37 LinkI can't really understand the over arching message of this article, i couldn't find a connecting message in the different sections, closest thing i think it is, is that it's a history of ideas of...I can't really understand the over arching message of this article, i couldn't find a connecting message in the different sections, closest thing i think it is, is that it's a history of ideas of AGI that were in the past and ideas about AGI now?
I'd be grateful if someone can explain it to me.
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Comment on What's something that makes you feel like we're living in the future? in ~talk
slabs37 LinkVirtual reality. The amount of problems that had to be fixed (or reach a good enough state) to get something actually working still amazes me. So much accurate(ish) tracking using cameras,...Virtual reality. The amount of problems that had to be fixed (or reach a good enough state) to get something actually working still amazes me.
So much accurate(ish) tracking using cameras, rendering high fidelity high refresh rate images, communicating wirelessly to controllers (and computers!)
And having it at a state where developers just plug in a sdk and everything just works? Marvelous!
And having the ability to be standalone is just the icing on the cake. -
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Comment on Jet Lag: Schengen Showdown | Trailer in ~hobbies
slabs37 Link ParentI may take you up on that offer once we get close to the finale, because with or without the trial we'll have to exercise patience and wait a week.I may take you up on that offer once we get close to the finale, because with or without the trial we'll have to exercise patience and wait a week.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
slabs37 Link ParentThat's nice! I can imagine the joy of watching her learn, i've tried to have my mom learn to bike and she got it a tiny bit, but she's too afraid to continue. And watching Tom Scott learn is fun...That's nice! I can imagine the joy of watching her learn, i've tried to have my mom learn to bike and she got it a tiny bit, but she's too afraid to continue.
And watching Tom Scott learn is fun video, lots of joy.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
slabs37 LinkSo after watching the Beat Saber Extra Sensory II event i was inspired to make level of my own. I chose a song i had heard a while ago that i had imagined a cool fight scene with, learned...So after watching the Beat Saber Extra Sensory II event i was inspired to make level of my own.
I chose a song i had heard a while ago that i had imagined a cool fight scene with, learned ChroMapper and mapped out a draft within three days.
Then i went ahead and tried to understand how old (pre Vivify) maps made environments and effects, which then i found Swifter1243's ReMapper. I also found he's put up the source for his You map!
I spent a long while looking through the map and understanding how things were done, how the ReMapper code functions and how the Unity project is structured to work with Vivify.
I then started working on getting a simple blockout of the scenes i want into the map, i followed the ReMapper instructions, fixed all dependency issues i ran into, did a simple load prefab call in the beginning of the level and... nothing.
I spent the last two days trying everything i can to get it to work and finally today i look at Vivify's documentation and saw a note saying i need to add the mod as a requirement in the map info file.
So now i've lost a bit of the motivation that i had (I actually lost a lot of motivation when i saw that apparently Vivify doesn't support Unity animations and i have to do the animations i want in code instead of visually with a timeline) so i'm sitting here contemplating the map instead of working on it.
Hopefully i can atleast get the lighting to how i want it, cause even looked a bit finicky ingame, this whole thing is hard, and i'm gonna go at it as long as i can.
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Comment on How often do you replace your phone? in ~tech
slabs37 Link ParentFrom a quick google search it seems the charging board (Or flex cable in this case) is available and doesn't seem to hard to replace. Maybe some day when you have free time you can give repairing...From a quick google search it seems the charging board (Or flex cable in this case) is available and doesn't seem to hard to replace.
Maybe some day when you have free time you can give repairing the phone a go? follow a tutorial to minimize risks of breaking stuff (You can also use a hair dryer instead of a heating bed, just heat it as evenly as you can, and heat it up a lot).
Or find a repair shop? It's still a good phone, and Custom Roms can give it a fresh breath of life. -
Comment on How often do you replace your phone? in ~tech
slabs37 Link ParentI feel i'm in the same ship, getting bored with phone after maybe a year or two, but i scratch that itch by switching between Custom Roms, changing launcher, and anything and everything that i can...I feel i'm in the same ship, getting bored with phone after maybe a year or two, but i scratch that itch by switching between Custom Roms, changing launcher, and anything and everything that i can change in software.
I'm currently using a Poco X4 Pro and i when the time of boredom came i didn't feel like installing another Rom, so i'm using my phone upside down now. No camera notch on top, hidden gesture pill on bottom (I barely ever use the front camera).
Doing this made it feel like a new phone, feels like more screen real-estate, and has satisfied that itch for now -
Comment on a/s/l? Tildes user survey question. in ~tildes
slabs37 Link ParentOh no Zbrush sadly doesn't have a VR mode, it's something i've been wanting. Collaborative modeling! that sounds awesome! i'll give it a try, thanks!Oh no Zbrush sadly doesn't have a VR mode, it's something i've been wanting.
Collaborative modeling! that sounds awesome! i'll give it a try, thanks! -
Comment on a/s/l? Tildes user survey question. in ~tildes
slabs37 Link ParentHi! i'm studying to be a nurse in Iran and i got a few questions! When i look up most things about studying to be a nurse on reddit, i see people recommending it if you have a drive, love to help...Hi! i'm studying to be a nurse in Iran and i got a few questions!
When i look up most things about studying to be a nurse on reddit, i see people recommending it if you have a drive, love to help people, are good at seeing small details, etc.
My interests are more computer and art related, i'm not sure if i would be able to get to doing any personal projects meaningfully if i'm constantly as tired as i get as a student.
So i wonder, why ED? What are your shifts like? And how much energy do you have left afterwards at home?
I don't have a drive, and going to different departments each semester in educational hospitals just feels like work, and is quite tiring.
I find myself having trouble talking to patients and more sad about my performance than i find myself caring internally for the patients needs, i know this will improve by experience, but it's a tad worrying for me. -
Comment on a/s/l? Tildes user survey question. in ~tildes
slabs37 Link ParentSolely from a consumer perspective, the future of VR looks really bright and exciting. The hardware which is available and will be available this year is extremely cool, and i'm personally hoping...Solely from a consumer perspective, the future of VR looks really bright and exciting.
The hardware which is available and will be available this year is extremely cool, and i'm personally hoping AndroidXR can be easily ported so we get a increase in low-end and mid-range headsets (that wont get easily abandoned) (probably wont happen but i can dream :) )I actually haven't tried Gravity Sketch yet! it slipped from my mind long ago, same with trying out Substance 3D Modeler, just kinda forgot about them...
I have used OpenBrush and had those moments of zen making environments and models! but it's rare, i tend to stick more to games.
I'm mostly looking for something like ZBrush in VR since that's the workflow i'm comfortable with.How often do you use VR? sometimes i even turn on Kayak VR Mirage, go to a random place, open my monitor and study next to a waterfall & some fishies
Do you use VR standalone or tethered?
We all have to adapt to something somewhere, a UI designers choice, a hardware designers choice.
Having more options available wouldn't be dragging anyone down, its just more options that you can choose from.
If the 'pity parties' annoy you to such an extent, give them a cursory glance and skip over them, they will keep existing. Try not to get yourself annoyed at something so small, it will only get big if you give it the attention and emotions.