somethingp

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[–] somethingp 5 points 2 weeks ago

It counts as another reference for whatever you're writing at the moment

[–] somethingp 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

If you have 1 of 1 bag of apples, you have 1 bag (1x1=1).

If you have 2 of 1 bag of apples, you have 2 bags (2x1=2).

If you have 3 of 1 bag of apples, you have 3 bags (3x1=3).

And so on...

[–] somethingp -1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Hasn't this always been a possibility? People could always record their screen or take screenshots during meetings or whatever

[–] somethingp 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Glad I could help! The zoom ring really is perfect. It's so easy to go through the whole range from 200-600. This makes it much more comfortable to hand hold since you never actually have to take your left hand off of it.

And yeah, you're never gonna regret a photo that looks too good haha! As for wraps, I really like the alphagvrd vinyl wraps. They even have a Lego one that the kids might get a kick out of!

[–] somethingp 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I take it on walks for wildlife and usually hand hold there. If your subject isn't very far and tiny, you can hand hold relatively comfortably. I did get a small rig baseplate to make my a7iv's grip tall enough so my pinky fits comfortably. I'm 5'11" and kind of chunky, but if you're a lot smaller the lens may not be as easy to hand hold. In that case even a monopole is enough to make it easier to use the lens, I think. I used to feel shy about carrying my big lens around, but once I got over that, I realized I should use the best thing I've got to take photos I enjoy taking. I just got back from a Yellowstone trip where every dude over 55 years old made some comment like "now that's a camera/lens" when they saw me, but I just laughed and carried on. I wouldn't be too worried about how you look. Just carry on with the things you enjoy, and get those overly profession photos of your kids' sports.

[–] somethingp 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I was only slightly kidding about that sigma haha. I have the Sony 200-600 and it is a great lens. Not one you'd regret, though it is bulky and attention grabbing, so maybe not exactly what you're looking for either. There is also the sigma 500mm prime for e mount which is pretty small and light.

[–] somethingp 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Sigma 60-600. The one lens to rule them all.

[–] somethingp 31 points 1 month ago

Maybe the problem is a lot of their marketing relies on the dominance of their search engine (ie sponsored search results, and ads based on user searches, as well as tracking user web usage via their search click throughs and other cookies). If open ai's products become the go to for questions and basic searches, they will eventually be able to use that dominance to include marketing results in their answers. I think this threat is why they want to try to compete with them to be able to offer an alternative. Because it doesn't actually have to be better than chat gpt. It just has to be similar enough for people to continue using Google rather than change their habits to use chatgpt, or Microsoft's implementations of it. Especially with windows 11 where copilot (basically Microsoft rebrand of chatgpt) is built in and you can use it from the task bar. That ease of use may steadily decrease people's reliance on Google search, which will eventually hurt their ability to sell targeted ads.

[–] somethingp 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The pain is a lesser problem than getting chronic kidney infections. If you know the stones are the cause, you need to see a urologist to figure out a solution. Recurring inflammation from the stones and infections can cause more and more problems as you age, and may potentially affect your renal function down the line.

[–] somethingp 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

GPT is just trying to get a good tip.

[–] somethingp 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Long before Bernie there was Al Gore in 2000 who lost because of a supreme court decision saying the majority vote did not matter in the US (not really, but it did decide the election and stop the Florida recounts). Not only changed the narrative on climate change for the future, but also about what matters for federal elections.

[–] somethingp 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah I agree with you. If they had used her actual voice without permission, that's one thing. But they hired a voice actor who sounded like what they wanted their voice model to sound like. Sam Altman tweeted "her" on May 13 2024, which I guess people are using to say he ripped off SJ, but I don't see how. 1) being inspired by other creative works, and referencing them in your own work is neither stealing nor illegal, and 2) if anything he was inspired by the AI character in the movie, not SJ herself, i.e. the inspiration was from the writer/director/audio engineers in conjunction with SJ's performance. You getting downvoted here is just the Internet hive mind doing its thing rather than anyone having any actual argument for why this is wrong.

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submitted 2 months ago by somethingp to c/space
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14134657

Took this from Vermont where we had totality for 3.5 min.

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submitted 2 months ago by somethingp to c/space
 

Took this from Vermont where we had totality for 3.5 min.

 

Hi everyone, I found out yesterday that I'll be going to Dallas for my psychiatry residency! Super excited to get started, I'm coming from the northeast. Would appreciate any advice about Dallas including neighborhoods, things to do, food, what's dart and is it reliable?

Thank you!!

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S2E4 (self.invincible)
submitted 7 months ago by somethingp to c/invincible
 

I haven't read the comics but I feel like this was all a setup to get Mark to convert to the Viltremite mission. I feel like Nolan cut some sort of deal with the bug people after saving/conquering them to set all of this up for Mark.

 
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Great Egret in CT (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by somethingp to c/photography
 
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