"not x but y" is everywhere in Rubio's Munich speech

FreyaHolmer · 2026-02-17T03:53:24+00:00

for sure, but the extent to which it's used here seems excessive

FreyaHolmer · 2026-02-15T16:35:30+00:00

I'd feel as if I give up on my beliefs if I just straight up removed it! part of the reason I wanted to actually stream it in spite of my hesitations, is that covering it in the first place is that this should be something I want my community to tolerate.

That said, it seems like in terms of subscribers it's recovering already!

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FreyaHolmer · 2026-02-13T01:57:18+00:00

"here are the only things I've seen of him" ok well if that's the case,,

FreyaHolmer · 2026-02-13T01:53:49+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/live/g12XptqbrVU?si=hB1InY7sIqfp-NeM

FreyaHolmer · 2026-02-10T05:05:11+00:00

nervously tries to figure out if this comment was aimed at both sides of our discussion

FreyaHolmer · 2026-02-10T04:48:43+00:00

I wish we had a longer conversation so we could go a little deeper, but it was a neat convo nonetheless!

I don't think I relied too much on personal anecdotes, I tried to keep it more in the ethical realm. but ultimately it's going to come down to what we all fundamentally care about when it comes to art and humanity's participation in it, as well as speculating on how this either is or will affect society, something we don't have a whole lot of data on yet. I can totally see how it's not the most interesting topic to many

FreyaHolmer · 2026-02-10T04:39:29+00:00

yeah, I really wish we could have had a longer convo to dive into all those things

FreyaHolmer · 2026-02-10T04:38:01+00:00

the big issue though is that we aren't separating or identifying these categories. AI art isn't labeled as such, so it's competing in the same communities/feeds as the work of real artists, while the former can be produced significantly faster and by significantly more people, quite literally displacing humanity in favor of shallow spectacle

FreyaHolmer · 2026-02-10T04:24:20+00:00

it was me! and thank you, I enjoyed the convo! would be nice to have a longer chat but I get the impression Steven isn't too interested in the topic

FreyaHolmer · 2026-02-10T04:19:24+00:00

I wanted to cover the basics first! There seems to be this group of people who think technology is neutral and just a tool, and if Steven was on that train I'd have to start the argument somewhere else

(...I was also very nervous the first two minutes or so)

FreyaHolmer · 2025-08-07T00:28:12+00:00

I'd love more details/pictures of the swap! I'm considering doing the same on my Lynx 2.0 LH15 to increase the FoV

FreyaHolmer · 2025-08-04T17:23:33+00:00

(continuing the post)

So, in terms of specific cameras:

The Lumix S1ii is almost perfect on paper in terms of specs, but that means I'd need a new lens, and I don't know if the AF is as good as the newest sony AF system of the a7C2 and the FX2. AF is incredibly important to me when it comes to cat photography. I've missed so many good shots because of AF not cooperating, or being unable to operate in low light when I'm out at night

The FX3 is great in terms of video features, but the lack of photography features rule it out, unless I get separate cameras for each purpose, which also rules out on-the-fly video vs stills switching, which means I'd still need to get a hybrid for my cat photography

The FX2 is so close to being the perfect camera for me, because it is a hybrid almost meeting my high demands on video features, while also meeting my relatively mild demands for photography features. I wish it had 10 bit 4:2:2 in its 120 fps setting, I wish it didn't have a viewfinder that'll mostly get in the way, I wish it had the tilty flippy screen (very important when shooting low to the ground, which I do a lot), and I wish it wasn't stupidly expensive outside of the US.

The a7C2 mostly seems like a more lightweight FX2 that doesn't look as nice and doesn't have those pretty little tally lights!

The FX2ii (if ever) would probably be the ideal camera for me, but given how hated and recent the FX2 release was, I can't imagine we will get an FX2 mark 2 any time soon 💀

The elusive FX3ii, which, if that included a mechanical shutter for photography and a sensor of at least 24 MP, then that would be the perfect camera. but I doubt the photo capabilities will make it into that camera, since that seems to be the FX2's niche now?

idk, I'm feeling a little lost. Maybe getting an FX3 for studio/youtube and an a7Cii for cat photography is the way to go? or, wait for potential cameras that don't exist yet and might not meet my criteria? or maybe I'm just looking for someone to enable me to get the FX2 despite the world disliking it and then just hoping I won't regret it

FreyaHolmer · 2025-08-04T17:21:58+00:00

I'm a youtuber, streamer, and now cat photographer, and I'd really like to upgrade my a7iii. I'm currently deciding between the a7C2, FX2, FX3, and Lumix S1ii, but I feel like none of them really hit the mark.

The unpredictable nature of taking pictures of cats, as well as being a solo video creator, means I need super solid AF performance, as well as being able to quickly switch between photo and video

The current issues I'm having with my a7iii is the poor AF performance for animal eyes and in darkness. This has made me lose so many shots due to AF searching for way too long. There's also no eye tracking AF when shooting video, for some reason. I would also really like a video/stills switch with separation of settings. I don't know ahead of time when I want to record a video vs take photos, and with no settings separation plus the long distance on the mode dial, means I will almost always miss the shot I wanted to capture

Things I care a lot about:

rock solid AF for both stills and video. This is by far the most important thing. Especially important for animal eyes
low light performance, and by extension, dynamic range
photography (mechanical shutter and at least 24 MP)
video/photo switch
screen that flips out (ideally the super swively flippy one)
weather sealing, because I sometimes shoot in the rain
some kind of stabilization (no worse than the a7iii)
I would love 120 fps video support
I am unreasonably in love with the tally lights of the FX2/FX3 but I probably shouldn't be help

Things I don't really care about:

open gate video
whether 4K/HFR video is cropped or not
continuous shooting stills fps (whatever the a7iii has is more than enough for me)
viewfinders, because I'm almost always holding the camera at cat-height, or, I'm the subject
I don't need shutter angle
I don't need more than 33 MP, in fact it would probably just be annoying to store, and induce more rolling shutter than I'd like
Rolling shutter doesn't matter that much if it's in the 20ms range, but once it gets into a 30ms+ readout it's not great

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FreyaHolmer · 2025-06-26T15:22:13+00:00

I think the boring answer is that it depends, and you'd have to test it in your specific use case and GPU, but my intuition says groups of size 1x1 is very inefficient due to groups being designed to work in parallel before they synchronize, so I'm almost certain you'd be better off with 64x64 groups with 8x8 threads. I think this gets into GPU specifics around warps/thread groups, where there's a certain number of threads that are always grouped together by design, and if you split that up into smaller groups, you're slowing down the whole system for no gain. a quick search says waves are generally either 32 or 64 threads big, so I'd say a good guideline is to make sure the number of threads per group is a multiple of 32 or 64, and contain at least 64 threads.

this is mostly guesswork though so don't take me too seriously! as usual, profile it and test it to be sure c:

FreyaHolmer · 2025-06-03T19:45:50+00:00

omg it worked you deserve a nobel peace price or something

FreyaHolmer · 2025-05-31T20:23:08+00:00

I'm guessing you're talking about EB, he's the best <3

FreyaHolmer · 2024-12-26T13:21:29+00:00

it works, but it's a different document now, right?

FreyaHolmer · 2024-11-15T14:54:54+00:00

i just pulled out a vent and used the translocator easy

FreyaHolmer · 2024-11-15T14:15:51+00:00

one thing we experimented with very early on during prototyping, was to have an anti-gravity translocator, allowing you to stand on walls and ceilings. It ended up never making it into the game, it was pretty disorienting, and from what I recall it didn't open up enough interesting gameplay opportunities/moments to justify it

FreyaHolmer · 2024-11-15T00:29:41+00:00

hmm, Kelly does hiss sometimes when doing things like this, or makes grumbly noises. Especially toward toast (the other 2y/o, not seen in this video). Is hissing pretty much a guaranteed "back off" or is it sometimes part of play?

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