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Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by Al-Khwarizmi »

pngeez wrote: post #34
redbell wrote: post #15

That was fun and definitely a bit challenging to figure out—I scored 3677, landing in the top 46%, with an average of 9.2 years. As for some (hopefully constructive) feedback: I think the year selection slider could benefit from a few adjustments. If an image is from the distant past—say, pre-1950s—it might make more sense to use decade-based precision rather than individual years. For example, a black-and-white phot…

Hi, I made this game. Really appreciate the feedback! Seems like older images tend to be frustrating, so I think I'll use them less going forward. Also, older photos are scored more generously, so being a few decades off won’t tank your score nearly as much as it would on a newer one.

For the record, I especially enjoyed the older photos. Maybe it's just a matter of making it obvious in the UI that they penalize less, so that score maximizers won't be annoyed with them.

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by Al-Khwarizmi »

input_sh wrote: post #70
Jensson wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just went by feel of each and got 2.4 year average, also top 2%. I guess it doesn't do higher than top 2% then. > obviously towards the end of disco What is the end of disco?

Disco is probably the only genre whose "death" (as in very quick drop from being mainstream) can be traced to a very specific date: July 12th, 1979. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night

Interesting. Can we organize an event to blow up reggaeton records (or trap, or latin urban, or whatever they call it now - sounds all similar to me) and hope for it to go away?

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by aweiher »

j1elo wrote: post #14

What do the last emoji numbers mean when you share your results? Below my points, and how many avg years off, I got a dartboard, then "6", "3", emoji of a blind man walking, then "6".

Using the blind man with probing cane emoji to signify losing in a game is really disappointing

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by asdf12341 »

pngeez wrote: post #34
redbell wrote: post #15

That was fun and definitely a bit challenging to figure out—I scored 3677, landing in the top 46%, with an average of 9.2 years. As for some (hopefully constructive) feedback: I think the year selection slider could benefit from a few adjustments. If an image is from the distant past—say, pre-1950s—it might make more sense to use decade-based precision rather than individual years. For example, a black-and-white phot…

Hi, I made this game. Really appreciate the feedback! Seems like older images tend to be frustrating, so I think I'll use them less going forward. Also, older photos are scored more generously, so being a few decades off won’t tank your score nearly as much as it would on a newer one.

Hi, I think you should credit the photographer of these as well.

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by asdf12341 »

xg15 wrote: post #75
rightbyte wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nah seems like pictures choosen for this purpose? Or do you mean they will sneak in a picture with an unknown date every now and then to good estimators?

Something like this, pretty much.

I doubt why they need to, these photos are all from newspaper which already have the date.

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by xg15 »

asdf12341 wrote: post #85
xg15 wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Something like this, pretty much.

I doubt why they need to, these photos are all from newspaper which already have the date.

Eh, we already had a discussion a few days ago about people using AI to effortlessly geolocate photos. That's the "where". I could see a model that also provides the "when" as useful for a lot of purposes.

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by naitgacem »

omneity wrote: post #76
naitgacem wrote: post #72

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There are indeed no emojis on that comment for me, are you using a different client?

I can actually see the emoji for number 4 on iOS Safari. It’s in the 3rd line, the one before the website url (penultimate).

On Firefox Windows I see the number 4 with some line over it.

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by janwillemb »

david-gpu wrote: post #41
pembrook wrote: post #24

Great idea! The trick is to zoom into peoples clothing, and then the associated event becomes quite obvious. Eg. Photo of Disco, no crazy lapels, obviously towards the end of disco, which puts you within a year or two. Might have gotten lucky but zooming in on clothing got me to 1.8 years off on average (top 2%).

Pinch to zoom didn't work for me on Firefox for Android, and neither did double tapping.

Long press the picture, open image in new tab. Then you can zoom.

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by cheschire »

TrackerFF wrote: post #39

One interesting observation is how much less variation there has been in clothes for the past 20 years or so. Someone from 2005 could look completely undisguisable from someone today, by just wearing regular non-fashion forward 2005 clothes. Same goes for haircuts. Same can't really said about someone from 1955 and 1975, 1980 - 2000, etc. edit: Score 4695 Avg. Years Off 3.0

Well there's very little "common" cultural influence these days. It used to be that you could see a significant episode of a TV show and EVERYONE was talking about it the next day in the office. Now you're lucky if you can even find one person that has seen the show you're even talking about, let alone if they are "caught up" on it since many people prefer to buffer a few episodes while they watch other things.

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by input_sh »

Al-Khwarizmi wrote: post #82
input_sh wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Disco is probably the only genre whose "death" (as in very quick drop from being mainstream) can be traced to a very specific date: July 12th, 1979. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night

Interesting. Can we organize an event to blow up reggaeton records (or trap, or latin urban, or whatever they call it now - sounds all similar to me) and hope for it to go away?

Personally, I'd prefer for a young white male demographic to not riot against music primarily associated with certain marginalised communities anymore.
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