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Google certainly has to walk a fine line here because it's not like the hardware they are selling is compelling by itself.
True. Being "stock" (free of unremovable spyware/crapware) and getting OS updates are the primary benefits of Pixel devices for me.
What is happening on the Photos team? I know a lot of the core team has left already, but lately it really seems like they are cramming in AI functionality in a way that does not consider the whole experience and it truly feels bolted-on. First they tried to mess with regular search and had to leave in a setting for people to go out of their way to disable it. Google Photos used to be one of my most favorite apps. No…
I feel that everywhere, not just Google. Windows is probably one of the most egregious with copilot being jammed into every app.
None of this "AI" stuff feels integrated or even thought out at all. The whole thing is just bolted on and it feels like the only reason is so they can say "see, we have AI too! Now give us money" to investors.
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Tailscale solves the open port thing for me
I seriously dislike adding a package source for a single application. It feels dirty to me. I can't explain it but it makes me feel like I need to take a shower. I don't use arch but this looks cleaner than whatever Debian or fedora (both of which I use) have going on https://tailscale.com/kb/1036/install-arch
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Have you never taken a time-sensitive photo that was otherwise perfect but has an annoying visual obstruction (e.g. traffic sign poles, a reflection on a windshield for photos taken out of a moving car etc.)?
No because it captures the moment.
Yeah, I'm alright. They're really desperately trying to find something that gets people excited about all the AI garbage they're shoveling at us. It's sad. Maybe find something that actually solves a problem instead of just sunk-cost-fallacying LLM crap.
- Enhance 34 to 36. - Pan right and pull back. Stop. - Enhance 34 to 46. - Pull back. Wait a minute. Go right. Stop. - Enhance 57-19. - Track 45 left. Stop. - Enhance 15 to 23. - Give me a hard copy right there.
We'll really be in the future when this feature allows looking around corners like in the movie.
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I really tried my best with Immich, but because I didn't want to open a port on my home firewall it made syncing kind of a pain. I ended up going with Ente and have been pretty happy with it.
I host Immich in Hetzner (VPS w/ attached 1TB storage box) and connect to it using Tailscale which works pretty flawlessly on my phone. It's great, although the VPS is pretty slow and I might move to a home server at some point. I might also just switch over to Ente so I don't have to deal with the self-hosting. Price for Ente is about equivalent for what I'm paying Hetzner right now.
I also use Immich, but on a local server (using tailscale to reach it from outside)
As usual the comments here are very negative on anything and everything AI. This will definitely have appeal for normal users outside of HN bubble. This is also why Google is in a unique position to be able to really capitalize on AI: they already have users that they can ship to vs the next YC startup being able to hit critical mass.
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I really tried my best with Immich, but because I didn't want to open a port on my home firewall it made syncing kind of a pain. I ended up going with Ente and have been pretty happy with it.
Wireguard is the answer. That's how I use it