andybak

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by andybak 2y ago
That really depends on what the effects of the throttling are. Stronger foveation or other rendering quality drops? Probably OK. Frame rate dropping below 75? Not in VR, never...
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by andybak 2y ago
In the old days, the device settings would allow the user to tune the trade-off to their own preferences. But current user design orthodoxy is that "settings are bad" to an extreme (I actually agree with the weaker formulation &qu
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by andybak 2y ago
I think you're generalising from exacting use cases to ones that might be much more tolerant of imperfection.
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by andybak 2y ago
I've no idea what you're trying to say.
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by andybak 2y ago
I wasn't picking a fight or scoring points. This isn't Reddit and I'm a grown adult. I'm trying to understand what you're saying and maybe learn something in the process. > In 5 of my 10 test there were n-gons. T
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by andybak 2y ago
I have generated two models and they consisted of nothing but triangular faces.
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by andybak 2y ago
I was curious whether you were using "API" as shorthand for something like "HTTP API" or something like that. It seeemed odd for you to say "Granted, if SQL were directly an API, then GraphQL wouldn't hold too
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by andybak 2y ago
Sure. I (mostly) knew all that. I was specifically asking why you said "thy are full of n-gons" - my understanding of the terminology seems to be different to yours in that "n-gons" means "5 or more sides on a face
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by andybak 2y ago
Ask yourself why they chose to publish this list.
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by andybak 2y ago
You missed the point somewhat.
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by andybak 2y ago
I can only see tris. It's quite rare to see .obj files with anything except triangles. Or do you mean something like "contains implied ngons because of the way coplanar tri faces are arranged"?
552.
by andybak 2y ago
Surely SQL is an API? The line between language and API is fairly blurry.
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by andybak 2y ago
Yes but a fair chunk only produce meshes as an afterthought. They often use a neural representation (or gsplats or density fields) and bolt on mesh generation for portability. (This particular project does seem to be specifically about mesh
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by andybak 2y ago
Yes and no. Something can exist as a fact of the universe but still be unknowable. i.e. some hypothetical oracle could measure the quantum states of all human brains and ascertain what true objectivity looks like. Regular mortals can have a
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by andybak 2y ago
Yes - I've noticed these trends as well. I still have a fondness for the quirks and limitations of the earlier generation models Disco Diffusion and it's kin. Sadly it's become quite hard to run some of these due to bit rot a
556.
by andybak 2y ago
You're conflating "art commonly created by these AI-powered image generators" with "art that AI is capable of". Just because most people create things that you categorise as kitsch should not fool you into thinking
557.
by andybak 2y ago
OK. Apologies for imprecision. I was replying in a rush. > A reasoner can strive for "objective neutrality" with good results. By "reasoner" do you largely mean "person"? If I have issues with your statement
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by andybak 2y ago
So - two types of landlord. That's the key point here - your original wording confused everyone.
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by andybak 2y ago
This is an extremely broad question so I'll limit my reply to the current context. What would an "objective neutral AI model" look like? The training data itself is just a snapshot of the internet. Is this "neutral"
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by andybak 2y ago
I'm simply saying we are being asked to choose the bias we prefer. However one choice might be "more biased" (despite this concept itself throwing up more questions than it answers).
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by andybak 2y ago
Surely the two are synonyms? Unless you think there is such a thing as an objectively neutral position?
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by andybak 2y ago
Well on a certain level, all energy sources are "solar but with extra steps" so make of that what you will. If you think I'm being silly, well... I'm not the one using the word "never"
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by andybak 2y ago
This doesn't make sense. Screen recording is trivial. Why go to this much trouble? I don't buy the "Trojan Horse" argument in this case. Occam's Razor, folks.
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by andybak 2y ago
> A simpler explanation is that Borges had some experience (don't we all?) with partisans, reviewers, and even scholars, who seem wilfully to imagine their chosen text as written at a different time and by a different author than it
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by andybak 2y ago
> When the algae perform photosynthesis, they release tiny particles called electrons. Really, Newsweek? Are we doing this now?
566.
by andybak 2y ago
Every future historian is hissing at you right now. So much of the past is completely opaque to us because of decay, intentional destruction and lack of interest. I think there's a moral imperative to preserve.
567.
by andybak 2y ago
tl;dw? (or rather "I hate videos - can someone summarize briefly?")
568.
by andybak 2y ago
I think we can relax the verbatim rule when it comes to all caps titles surely?
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by andybak 2y ago
> vector gfx is a programmatic/imperative representation of image generation, while raster is a data structure/declarative representation of images. This seems a bit off to me. Aside from oddities such as Postscript, most vect
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by andybak 2y ago
Isn't this entire article attempting to explain why that strategy isn't working in this instance?

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