Post B2fDRfFEhQ3SHtI2Nc by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #B2fDRdRZOajShZ2rKK by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
       2026-01-24T21:43:36Z
       
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       Google Photos: we made a "color pop" (desaturating *only* the background of a portrait) of one of your photos for you! Look! Me: closes filtered photo suggestion absent-mindedly, then decides I actually want it, goes to Google Photos to apply that filter.Except THE FILTER IS NO LONGER IN THE UI OF THE APP. It's been replaced by Gemini, which tells me that's an "advanced technique" it can't do yet. After twenty minutes of googling (hah!), there is no replacement or workaround.Well then.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2fDRfFEhQ3SHtI2Nc by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
       2026-01-24T21:44:34Z
       
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       I've said this before, and I'll say it again: NEVER trust billionaires who try to convince you to replace tools under your control with servants under theirs. NEVER.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2fDRnHeoIkFDiU5GS by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
       2026-01-24T21:47:24Z
       
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       And to those of you who read the ALT tag: no, it didn't work... As a prompt, that is. But endlessly asking for "remixes" of random photos--and then not bothering to save them--accomplishes the same function.#AI #protest #hiteminthepocketbook