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Suggestions for Canvas and future events!
  • Not suggesting any big things here... All I propose is to have the options for toggling the canvas overlays (empty canvas, heat, template) directly within the canvas editing screen instead of putting it in the sidebar, kinda like Google Maps. I think the sidebar version would be preferred in mobiles, so you could make this desktop only.

    Alternatively, you could allow the user to place pixels on the canvas even while the sidebar is opened, like the way it was for the first 48 hours of the event. Also ensure the right side of the color palette is not hidden by the sidebar.

  • What video games would you rather watch someone else play than play it yourself?

    For me, it is any city/building construction game like City Skylines, Two Point Hospital, Planet Zoo etc.

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    CD Project devs want to "call out" big problems like homelessness and the wealth gap in Cyberpunk 2077 sequel
  • On a completely unrelated note, I had a first glance at the thumbnail of this article and I was convinced the photo was taken in real life until I noticed the 'cybernetic seam' on the subject's face. I almost couldn't recognise this as an in-game screenshot and I already consider myself adept in recognising such images.

  • How long would it take to create a Pyramid today?

    Just a shower thought. Seeing how these structures took decades to build in their times, and that too entirely with manual labour, I was wondering how long these architectural marvels would take to be built in this post modern era with the help of our technological advancements.

    Imagine the world has dedicated its focus and the entirety of its resources on building just one Pyramid as quickly as possible out of the same materials and in the same location as the original ones. The medium of construction has no constraints but the end result must be indistinguishable, structure and composition wise.

    I would love to hear how the process would take place in addition.

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    How does generative AI create convincing lighting in images?

    I believe lighting plays a very important part in making a scene realistic when it comes to creating one artificially, like in 3D modelling. That is why I also think the lighting of these AI generated images is the prime source of what impresses people about these images since no matter how unrealistic or distorted the subject is, the lighting makes it look like a natural part of the background. This is clearly different from photos like from poorly Photoshopped ones where the subject feels deliberately inserted into the scene from a cutout.

    I am interested to understand how LLMs understand the context of the lighting when creating images. Do they make use of samples which happen to have the exact same lighting positions or do they add the lighting as an overlay instead? Also, why is it that lighting doesn't look convincing in some cases like having multiple subjects together etc.?

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    Do you recognise any usernames on Lemmy?
  • Is it good to be engaged enough to be recognised in Lemmy? I don't know if the big players around here are just spending their entire day on Lemmy as many people on Redditors do. There is a small part of me that too wishes to be recognized as an active member in this community but I don't want it at the expense of my real life.

  • Had to learn it the hard way too many times

    cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/34818737

    > Had to learn it the hard way too many times

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    So would he call this a win or a loss?

    Context: Newton personally believed in the concept of absolute space since it reinforced the idea of an absolute God, but the entire premise was proven false by what we know as 'relativity of motion' which makes use of Newton's laws of motion.

    Excerpts from 'A Brief History of Time' by Stephen Hawking:

    > "... Aristotle believed in a preferred state of rest, which any body would take up if it were not driven by some force or impulse. In particular, he thought that the earth was at rest. But it follows from Newton's laws that there is no unique standard of rest."

    > "Newton was very worried by this lack of absolute position, or absolute space, as it was called, because it did not accord with his idea of an absolute God. In fact, he refused to accept lack of absolute space, even though it was implied by his laws."

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    What happened with Starfield?

    I was only caught up with the news to its release date and didnt bother to check on it since then. I don't plan to play it, but rather to check on the headlines and reviews surrounding it since I've heard some negative comments about the game. I know about the recent trends of the gaming industry but I was kinda hoping for Starfield to be better since I really dig the concept of open world and space exploration games.

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    Tis the season
  • Been in this situation countless times. Everytime this happens I promise myself I will be grateful and enjoy the ability to breathe through both of my nostrils once it happens and yet I forget about it the next day

  • What I thought some abbreviations/emoticons meant vs what they actually meant

    Didnt really pay attention to context or spelling, more like reading through words derived from a foreign language

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    What is the best way to store data for exceptional cases among nested objects in arrays in JSON?
  • Though I know very little of enum and never used it before, I think this is what I needed. I couldnt imagine there would exist a type exactly for this purpose since I could consider adding or deprecating data later in time. I would need time understanding how I need to restructure the current JSON object to accomodate enums, but I think it will be worth it. Thanks for you time!

  • What is the best way to store data for exceptional cases among nested objects in arrays in JSON?
  • Ive heard about enums before, but I never really paid attention to them since I never got a need to use them in any of my projects till now. I think this is exactly what I need. Ill research more on it

    Thank you so much for your help

  • What is the best way to store data for exceptional cases among nested objects in arrays in JSON?

    I have a JSON object with a huge array of nested objects. Let us assume it consists of records of license plates for vehicles. It would contain necessary fields like licenseID, issuingState, dateOfIssue, driverID etc.

    What I am having problem with is how I should store data that is only used for exceptional cases, like a field for representing if the license plate is for foreign embassies (isEmbassyOwned) or if it is owned by a government entity (isGovernmentOwned) or if it is a learner license (isLearner) etc alongside fields with data types other than Boolean which would be empty or 0 and likewise when there is no information on that field. Let it be known that these exceptional scenarios would occur in less than 10% of total object instances.

    I am facing confusion as to what format would be best for storing such type of data keeping balance between minimizing storage consumption and being human readable. Should I declare the fields for all objects regardless or only include them when they are not empty? Should I store them in a dedicated array instead, or maybe just introduce some code value to be used by a switch case operator in the interpreter? Or is there some other implementation I am not aware of?

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    How come no true use for recent AI developments has been found yet?

    I saw people complaining the companies are yet to find the next big thing with AI, but I am already seeing countless offer good solutions for almost every field imaginable. What is this thing the tech industry is waiting for and what are all these current products if not what they had in mind?

    I am not great with understanding the business point of view of this situation and I have been out from the news for a long time, so I would really appreciate if someone could ELI5.

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    What is one show you wish wouldn't have gotten cancelled when it did?
  • Inside Job.

    I didn't really watch shows on Netflix and I couldn't care less about people complaining about their shows being cancelled left and right. But Inside Job was recommended by my friend and I loved it. After finding out it was cancelled after 2 seasons, I finally understood the pain these people were feeling all along...

  • Where to find guide on self hosting for a complete beginner?
  • Wait, is an old laptop also good enough for setting up a home server? I thought you would require a completely separated and dedicated PC box like the ones you can see in studios or offices. That's new to me!

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