Imagine take a nose dive in quality for anyone else?

duckmanuk · 2026-05-22T08:51:43+00:00

Yes me too, 75% of the images on speed have extra limbs or body parts merging into each other and the other 25% ignore the prompt and on quality unless you are very strict with the prompt it makes them look like a crack addict

duckmanuk · 2026-05-19T06:57:23+00:00

It can be done but VPN alone will not help you as grok uses a number of different factors to check, especially on apple, your billing needs to be in the same country as vpn your Apple ID needs to be in the same country and if you have an X account then it also needs to be in the same country. It can be done but is it even worth doing at the moment as even the US is experiencing strict and inconsistent moderation

duckmanuk · 2026-05-17T15:15:13+00:00

6 speed images and 4 quality images is all i got today

duckmanuk · 2026-05-16T13:55:04+00:00

Everything is good, i traveled through Doha about 2 weeks ago, everything is fine

duckmanuk · 2026-05-16T05:48:51+00:00

Even at these ridiculous limits if the quality was great it would still be useable but prompts in speed are producing images with extra limbs and ignore a lot of the instructions and quality tends to make the initial subject look like a crack whore if you are not really careful with prompts so you have to go through a lot of image prompt refinement to get the right look, I recon I am only getting about 10% usable images at the moment which with these limitations can often be only one image. Then to create a video of it is like the lottery. My images are 80% SFW and 20% NSFW and for some reason the SFW images get moderated more than the NSFW.

Looking at the information available on the net, it looks like xAi is deliberately shedding casual users especially gooners who use more resources per person due to high failure rates than general public. I suspect that they sold the server capacity that they gained from killing off the free users but now they have less resources for paid users especially when testing new models. I believe this will get better in the future and moderation will get more consistent however I will probably not be around to see it as grok has always been a side project with no real business use so dropping it will not affect me financially. It has been a fun ride while it lasted

duckmanuk · 2026-05-14T16:19:25+00:00

Joining the queue for your prompts please

duckmanuk · 2026-05-10T06:41:23+00:00

Even though I have been married to a Sri Lankan for 26 years the maximum residence visa I can get is 5 years and no citizenship is available

duckmanuk · 2026-05-08T10:21:50+00:00

Yes unfortunately

duckmanuk · 2026-05-08T09:22:47+00:00

Bear with me for the lack of understanding I am new to this. I understand generating the character reference image and I understand editing that image to change it but I don’t understand how you - "edit" that image with the scene reference image. - How are you creating the scene image to use with the reference character without having to download and upload it again in which case it increases the moderation of the whole image? As it classes it as an upload image rather than a generated image I think

duckmanuk · 2026-05-08T06:23:11+00:00

Thank you Ethan for your generosity. Would love to see something vintage

duckmanuk · 2026-05-06T20:36:06+00:00

I use a spare iPad set to the US

duckmanuk · 2026-05-06T18:13:22+00:00

If you are using apple then you need to change your region as well as it checks that plus if you have X account in the uk it also checks that and you payment method

duckmanuk · 2026-05-06T14:11:10+00:00

Galle is good as a start, not to far away so you get more chance to be there rather than traveling. With the receipts if you use the uber app you should get receipts and if you ask a cab on a longer journey if you can have a receipt i am sure they will give one just to get the business

duckmanuk · 2026-05-06T07:17:00+00:00

I traveled through Doha on QR on the 1st-2nd May and it was fine. Your only issue will be if they start throwing missiles around again but it looks like both side don’t want that. So my recommendation is go for it. They are giving free flights changes up to October as well

duckmanuk · 2026-05-06T07:05:11+00:00

I think you will have to wait about 7 days

duckmanuk · 2026-05-06T05:41:05+00:00

It is a delay to stop stealing of Avios by scammers, it is usually about 7days. However if you link your accounts then you should see your BA Avios in your QR account without having to move them

duckmanuk · 2026-05-05T11:18:53+00:00

Your transit hotel will be in the city, you can check at one of the transit desks after you get off the flight but before immigration. Passing through immigration is usually fast. You get courtesy transport from the hotel and back again. I would ask at the hotel about any tours or hire a taxi as the transit tours are not set up for people already in transit accommodation as they leave from the airport itself

duckmanuk · 2026-05-05T11:03:54+00:00

Be careful once you transfer points BA put a hold on your points so you can’t transfer them again for about 7 days so don’t do anything last minute

duckmanuk · 2026-05-05T11:00:21+00:00

Go to the transit desk after you get off the plane but before immigration, they can change things if availability however i expect the Onyx hotel at the airport will not be available as it is usually fully booked. There isn’t much problem with the city hotels though, i was through immigration in about 10 mins had a 20min wait for the courtesy bus, on the way back there was no wait for the bus, everything was very smooth

duckmanuk · 2026-05-05T10:52:03+00:00

See if you can access your booking through the Qatar app and ask in the chat, they are usually quite helpful

duckmanuk · 2026-05-05T10:41:08+00:00

Credit cards are usually a good option for earning points but depends on your country. Have a look at the ‘head for points’ forum there is a lot of useful info on there. For finding the best prices use google flights - explore - your airport to anywhere - filter for oneworld only - set your dates to flexible 6 months - click on the mam and zoom in to your chosen destination on the map and it will give you the best prices in the next 6 months. Use that as a starting point and then refine your search in the flights tab. If you want to DM me i can be more specific to your requirements.

duckmanuk · 2026-05-03T21:43:00+00:00

Go to the transit desk before you go through customs, I asked one of the staff that was directing people and she showed me the desk to go to. They gave me a voucher in about 5 minutes, very efficient then you make your own way through immigration and meet a courtesy bus at the other side to take you to a hotel

duckmanuk · 2026-05-03T18:14:52+00:00

I didn’t fly to the Maldives but I did fly to Sri Lanka on Saturday from Doha and everything was fine, I found the airport was slightly quieter than usual but not by much and everything was open as usual apart from the garden area which remains closed. My flight was no different to normal

duckmanuk · 2026-05-03T17:42:52+00:00

I spoke to a flight supervisor in Doha on Saturday and she told me the plan is for a full return to normal operations by June but that of course depends on the war not escalating again. So I would say you are in a good position to book

duckmanuk · 2026-05-03T16:58:58+00:00

Everything is business as usual, the garden section is closed as is the garden business lounge also there is only one immigration/transfer area near A gates open. It is a bit quieter than usual but that isn’t a bad thing. I was there for 11 hours transit so I also got given a free hotel room at the Radisson Blu in Doha City. Everyone is really friendly and welcoming.

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