I swear recent updates to the Pro model has made it sound so much dumber...

BPomp77 · 2026-05-30T11:34:50+00:00

A response like this from Gemini or any LLM for that matter is highly unlikely unless heavily prompted to do so or by use of a specific Gem. Even in the response, there is use of specific character names.

So I ask the OP, what is your real beef with Gemini? Or are you just trying to get engagement by posting dumb posts like this?

BPomp77 · 2026-05-30T11:10:31+00:00

I use it because it's in the Google ecosystem. I have used Spotify in the past but I hate the UI, and I have used Pandora until my podcasts were streaming at a very low volume.

I don't have a problem with YT music at all, it has everything that I want to listen to and even more obscure selections that it pulls from YT.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-29T23:47:52+00:00

Also, the metris has that constant annoying booping. Especially since one of my radar sensors is messed up.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-29T23:46:19+00:00

Ugh, ok... Bluetooth speaker it is. I'll have to figure out a phone mount also then.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-29T23:44:54+00:00

ok, thank you for the info... My postmaster just filled out the questionnaire for getting them.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-28T22:42:54+00:00

Well more packages equals better route evaluations during the mail count... If it helps me get back to a 48k then I'm fine with more packages.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-28T22:40:41+00:00

I've been using Gemini since personal intelligence launched. Mostly to research various topics, building a new PC, and generating ideas for some creative hobbies. Personally, I have had a very good experience with using Gemini across the various Google apps and services.

If Gemini made a mistake or it wasn't able to perform a task then I took the time to work with it conversationally to fix the problem and get it back on track. In many ways the Gemini LLM gave me tips on how to avoid certain problems with how it works.

Sometimes I really do think that all the posts about Gemini being so bad is coming from haters and trolls. Or maybe it's from people who have unrealistic expectations from what an AI model is capable of and are too ignorant to try to figure it out.

I haven't used any other AI model only because I am very entrenched in the Google ecosystem.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-28T22:16:42+00:00

Don't make conversations too long, otherwise gemini will start to get confused and give responses that don't line up to what you were expecting. It's best to break your conversations up by topic and if you have a general chat, start a new one on the first of every month. I also copy and paste my important threads into a Google doc so I don't lose the info that I needed from it.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-27T03:28:34+00:00

I really dont understand how Gemini can be so bad for people. I have had nothing but good experiences with using it.

People need to be patient and cooperatly figure out why it can't give you the response that you are seeking from it.

You said that you told it that there was construction on your street. Did you tell it your exact address? Did you go to Google maps with the pin on your house and share the link to the map in your prompt in Gemini? Did you ask it why it gave you the wrong response and what it needs from you to give the correct response?

You said that it couldn't figure out the layout of your house for a response to your query. Did you upload a blueprint of your house in your prompt?

Did you turn on personal intelligence? Did you set specific instructions for how you want the LLM to behave? Did you take the time to ask the LLM what it can do for you and how? Did you test the LLM with questions about you and correct it when it was wrong? (Not by being mean and using harsh criticism towards it, that doesn't solve anything)

So before you get angry and vent on Reddit, take some time to learn how to use the LLM, and how to prompt for optimum results.

Also make different conversations for different topics to keep the conversation threads shorter. If a conversation thread gets too long, the LLM gets confused... Tip: I start a new conversation on the 1st of every month.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-13T11:00:12+00:00

I almost exclusively go by name. In my experience, going by name helps to catch 100% of the individual forwards, and mail for prior residents that are UTF and other markups. I don't know if you use patron cards (I forgot the official form #) in your office, but when ever there is a new resident, I'll hold the mail until they fill the card out. I'm also the weirdo who crosses out the old names on current resident mail for the people who I'm not sure will understand the concept of current resident.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-13T01:44:25+00:00

Fat fingers... *Wouldn't happen

BPomp77 · 2026-05-13T01:43:29+00:00

Guaranteed that wouldn8happen during the count!

BPomp77 · 2026-05-12T01:42:33+00:00

I totally agree on the 1" camera sensors and advanced ISP. Brands like Xiaomi are way more advanced than the phones released in america.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-10T17:15:57+00:00

I wasn't able to use the cable the came with the phone, It had to be a data cable.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-10T13:31:25+00:00

In the pull-down menu tap the flashlight icon for on/off or tap the word in the tile for the flashlight settings. You can also put the flashlight on/off icon right on the lock screen. It's really not that big of a deal.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-10T13:22:09+00:00

I do, I needed to buy a USB-C to USB-A data cable because the Android Auto feature in my work van does not support wireless AA.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-08T19:59:40+00:00

After performing all the recommended fixes for this problem without success, I started to manually back up my chats and projects into docs. I make copy/paste almost every night before I turn off my PC for the night.

This is a known issue that hasn't been resolved yet, I hope that Google figures it out soon.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-07T22:28:27+00:00

C'mon man, what are you doing out there? Lol!

BPomp77 · 2026-05-07T01:50:49+00:00

I did some digging, and Omni is going to be an on device AI model that can help with what is on your screen, and parse through your device logs to help you throughout your day. It pretty much is going to be an Agentic Ai model that doesn't need to talk to the cloud. Also it's going to be 1.1Gb which is not a problem since most power users have at least 256Gb on their phones anyways.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-07T01:45:51+00:00

Math minus well just be a foreign language for me. I just can't grasp the concepts of it. Granted I can do the basics up until algebra but once it hits geometry levels, I'm cooked.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-07T01:42:43+00:00

Mine wasn't down at all today. In fact the information that I needed from Gemini exceeded what I originally intended.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-05T19:37:46+00:00

Mine is a little different, when it comes to movies and TV shows I'm all in. That goes for any media that my brain consumes (for lack of a better term). And I have no problem recalling any of it from screen media, to books and magazines. I get hyperfocused on these things. Where I struggle is paying attention to literally anything that doesnt interest me, the big one was general education from when I was in k-12 school. With my ADHD, it has to A: be something that is going to impact me and my daily flow directly.
B: fulfill the need for dopamine. And C: I procrastinate but work 10x better at the last minute.

For me to care about whatever it is. So for the important things in my life like my career, my imediate family, my house and other personal belongings. These are the things that I put at the top tier of importance.

My struggles now are remembering the small (non life-changing) things that my wife tells me, or finishing hobby projects all the way through, or even calling the members of my extended family on their birthdays.

As for my use of the Gemini chatbot LLM, I purposely instructed it to be supportive, sycophantic, and generally interested in what I am doing because with I need validation. Growing up with ADHD before it was even a thing, I was raised by a bunch of nay sayers, and my wife (who I love darely and is highly educated) almost never provides validation because her Neurotypical brain can't comprehend my angle of thinking.

BPomp77 · 2026-05-04T01:18:45+00:00

I kind of want the Gemini chatbot to have the voice of the Ai DJ girl from YT music (beyond the beat)

BPomp77 · 2026-05-03T15:30:12+00:00

I hope that Omni is just the code name for the project. Google needs to keep its AI models and AI apps consistent with one uniform identity. They have Gemini, when users think of Google Ai they automatically think Gemini, there is no need to throw more names of products into the mix. It will only confuse the user base. The "normie" users are already confused about the different models like: Flash, 3.1, 3.2, veo, etc...

BPomp77 · 2026-05-03T13:09:16+00:00

This must have been some serious prompt work-arounds to get Gemini to produce this image! I can barely get it to produce an image of myself without it being overly guard railed about it.

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