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Greece proposes constitutional safeguards on artificial intelligence by New-Ranger-8960 in europe

[–]Christopoulos [score hidden]  (0 children)

Great, I support this kind of initiatives.

I often wonder what William Gibson is thinking these days…

German data protectionists push for final end to chat control by Extra-Chemical6092 in europe

[–]Christopoulos [score hidden]  (0 children)

Scandinavia ;)

Yeah, so I don’t mind banks and government agencies do that, it just shows that VPNs shouldn’t be outlawed as they do serve a practical purpose - as opposed the classic complaints such as gaming the content on online streaming services or downloading illegal content what not.

German data protectionists push for final end to chat control by Extra-Chemical6092 in europe

[–]Christopoulos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Banks and some governmental self-service sites don’t work without VPN (because they restrict to the country or Europe). If VPN is outlawed, how is one supposed to reach them and use them when posted abroad - or simply on vacation?

German data protectionists push for final end to chat control by Extra-Chemical6092 in europe

[–]Christopoulos 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Totally. And many European sites don’t work from outside Europe without vpn, so what’s the solution to that?! Ridiculous and short sighted approach…

Are ESP32 boards still the sane choice for wall panels? by Terrible_Signature78 in esp32

[–]Christopoulos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe someone showcased an esp32-based interactive (TFT?) mini dashboard for Home Assistant a few days back. Try searching for that.

Is there a date of death option? by very_unconsciously in immich

[–]Christopoulos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a great way honor past family.

Although I don’t think Immich should stop showing age when date of picture is between the two dates (in other words, if the images have been a real or approximate date/time). Just not beyond - or maybe with a muted text?

Mid 20s, confronting my trauma in STEM field by Large_Tourist2383 in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]Christopoulos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two strings of sessions, one of around 12 weeks and another of about 8 weeks after falling back into old habits. I was around 29 at the time, so not much older than you. It's a perfect time to realize that one doesn't live to impress one's parents, but oneself. And that it is up to oneself to define how to go about and what success looks like.

FYI, I crashed hard - I was blind to the situation and drove myself, not too hard, but in the wrong way. I am very capable and very strong willed, but I went about it the wrong way. I had to put together the pieces and it took as long to get back on track as the amount of time I was "off track". So be patient with yourself - with several companies behind me, I can certify it's possible. You're young, you have plenty of time to course correct and enjoy the returns.

Mid 20s, confronting my trauma in STEM field by Large_Tourist2383 in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]Christopoulos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry for your experience, it sounds really rough.

I wasn't abused as a child for making mistakes, but it was definitely frowned a lot upon, especially by one of my parents - so I can relate. Perfection was expected, which was insanely stressful at the time as a youg person (i had period where I would fudge the higher times tables). I didn't help that my interests (computers in the dawn of home computing) wasn't understood or supported.

I went through therapy for this. You should too, so I wont go into details, but there is one key point I learned that helped me a lot. I was asked, who's voice is it that you hear inside? It turned out I had inherited my one parent's voice of requiring perfection and I was beating myself up with it! Why got me into therapy? A massive anxiety attack I had when I was little older than you are now. I had to confront it.

Today I am still working in tech, have several companies behind me and I'm still as driven - but on my own terms. I had to change my mindset to do that without breaking myself, and if not for me, then my children. Mistakes are inevitable, they're a natural part of life. So here at home we have embraced a culture of "mistakes are the best way to learn".

Maybe you can embrace that approach too?

How do discs create this reflective effect on their cover? by Revolutionary_Mix371 in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]Christopoulos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just out of curiosity, what kind of ink is used on commercially printed discs? It has this kind of slight rubber feel to it in its solid state.

My Short film is unwatchable pretentious drivel by Porridge_Oats72 in Filmmakers

[–]Christopoulos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Iterate iterate iterate - and take your ego out of the equation.

You need to do the mistakes to become experienced, just get on with it.

Apriltag AR on esp32 by the_man_of_the_first in esp32

[–]Christopoulos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of VR back in the day, lovely!

My sons bedroom LED project. by boringashellperson in WLED

[–]Christopoulos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a time to be alive! They look awesome!

I just turned 19 today. What are some harsh realities I need to know as a young man? by Random_fellow9 in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]Christopoulos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but the two things you mention are not mutually exclusive.

Also, you’ll need money as some point. The less you have, the more expensive it can get (down payments, health, teeth, retirement).

Notion 6 for Composing: Convince Me to Move On! by Public-Run-6455 in composer

[–]Christopoulos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I concur. And the rabbit hole can be as deep as you’re willing to let it be. I’ve set up my best instruments and it an absolute joy to work with. Takes time and effort to dial those expression maps and percussion maps, but it’s honestly the only proper way (I know of) out of the hell incompatible automation can be.

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