Yes.
Just kidding. people at work do that to me all the time. ask 2 questions, 'yes'.. I agree with you on it.
Wed Feb 10 2021 20:23:18 EST from IGnatius T FoobarYou agree *with* Slashdot, or you agree with me *about* Slashdot? It's amazing that the site is still around and there are still people having the same lame-o conversations there that they were having 20 years ago, over topics that no longer matter. They haven't just jumped the shark, they've launched into space and jumped forward in time to a future where sharks are extinct.
Wow. I hope I get that survey question. I think they've already made up their mind about me, though.
Thu Apr 08 2021 15:28:36 EDT from Nurb432So on YouTube, i got a survey to take basically saying 'how racist are you' really? F- them.
I should have taken it and done screen captures to show the predetermined bias. But it pissed me off and i closed the section. So no way to bring it back.
Fri Apr 09 2021 11:10:10 EDT from ParanoidDelusionsWow. I hope I get that survey question. I think they've already made up their mind about me, though.
Thu Apr 08 2021 15:28:36 EDT from Nurb432So on YouTube, i got a survey to take basically saying 'how racist are you' really? F- them.
Latest version of Google Photos ( for android ) had lens built in. So decided to play with it some. It actually did pretty well, even correctly identifying locations based on bits of images of buildings.
Then i tried an AR-15. Nope. Tec-9, Nope. Seems they are censoring that stuff.
"That is a picture of a military assault rifle with full automatic and a 1,000,000 round clip! Local Red Flag Authorities have been alerted that you are a possible extremist. Expect a visit. Your Google Overlords."
Wed Apr 14 2021 08:16:46 EDT from Nurb432Latest version of Google Photos ( for android ) had lens built in. So decided to play with it some. It actually did pretty well, even correctly identifying locations based on bits of images of buildings.
Then i tried an AR-15. Nope. Tec-9, Nope. Seems they are censoring that stuff.
When it was a separate app, for me it was mostly miss. After i noticed it was part of photos, figured id give it a try again. Myself, i dont really need something like that, but it was there, a new toy.
Seems i'm not the only person that noticed it was censoring, others have commented out on Reddit.
Wed Apr 14 2021 13:55:40 EDT from zooerGoogle Lens is either hit or miss. I have had luck with some things, no luck with others.
2021-04-14 13:55 from zooer
Google Lens is either hit or miss. I have had luck with some
things, no luck with others.
I played a little with Google Lens. Usually I use an app called Envision AI made for the blind to do image recognition.
Maybe I should give Lens another try for fun. I recently got a Google Pixel 4A with 5G and mostly like it. Sometimes it could act a little more responsive, but it has all the features I want. And I disable all of the Google services I don't use. I know some Android alternatives exist but unless they have good TalkBack accessibility then I can't use them.
Wed Apr 14 2021 02:17:54 PM EDT from Nurb432When it was a separate app, for me it was mostly miss. After i noticed it was part of photos, figured id give it a try again. Myself, i dont really need something like that, but it was there, a new toy.
I use Lens for QR codes, when I need to find something or translate something.
The other day I saw a logo in the window of a building that has been empty for a while. I didn't recognize the logo, I used Lens to try to identify what was business was moving into the building. Lens was useless, no help whatsoever. I took a picture, uploaded the image to Google Image, it found the logo as the first link.
If people don't recognize your logo, it probably isn't a good logo.
Or you have a small customer base.
there are millions of logos, im sure we dont know them all :)
Fri Apr 23 2021 08:27:22 EDT from zooer
If people don't recognize your logo, it probably isn't a good logo.
Lens has been part of the camera app options for a while, if they moved it to automatic detection for QR codes that is different.
Perhaps i lagged behind due to vendor or something, but i didnt get that as an integrated piece until my phone updated to 11
Mon May 03 2021 06:14:09 AM EDT from zooerLens has been part of the camera app options for a while, if they moved it to automatic detection for QR codes that is different.
I think this is both the advantage and the liability of Android.
It could be that your phone - either the manufacturer or the carrier modified the phone for that network - adding their own camera. I mean, even when the Nexus phones were supposed to be "The Google experience," I remember there being differences between the phone on Verizon and "unlocked" that caused controversy. I can't remember the exact details now... But... this was from a time period when companies and corporations were far less blatant and arrogant in their "screw you, we decide and you just buy it and shut up," approach to the market. I imagine things have only gotten worse.
Mon May 03 2021 08:12:54 EDT from Nurb432Perhaps i lagged behind due to vendor or something, but i didnt get that as an integrated piece until my phone updated to 11
Mon May 03 2021 06:14:09 AM EDT from zooerLens has been part of the camera app options for a while, if they moved it to automatic detection for QR codes that is different.
In theory i should be tracking pixel with a slight delay as its android One.. But reality may be different.
Google is running a Chrome "origin trial" to test out an experimental new tracking feature called Federated Learning of Cohorts (aka "FLoC"). According to Google, the trial currently affects 0.5% of users in selected regions, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the United States. This page will try to detect whether you've been made a guinea pig in Google's ad-tech experiment.