Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML

Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML by atoav on Monday November 02, 2020 @02:21AM (#24965471)

I worked as a freelance graphic artist/web designer once and while I wasn't bad at the job, I really hated one aspect of it: Everybody and their kid thought they knew better than I did. When I said: "Yeah but this should really be visible, because accessibility", they would say: " But it looks better if..."

People in high paid position certainly want "has taste" and "knows what looks good" to be part of their self image. Many fails in design and architecture happen for that reason alone.

I then ended up programming and working in film sound, because very few people in both fields tell you what to do when they have no idea what's going on.

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Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML by robotmay on Monday November 02, 2020 @04:01AM (#24965977)

Ah ha, someone with the same experience as me. My degree is in Graphic Design, but I immediately ditched the idea of using it after university and took up programming instead because everyone has a fucking opinion when it comes to design.

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Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML by canada_dry on Monday November 02, 2020 @11:45AM (#24970053)

> took up programming instead because everyone has a fucking opinion when it comes to design

I'm guessing code peer-reviews aren't a think at your org.

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Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML by sangnoir on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @02:24AM (#24977264)

Imagine a pointy-haired boss, or some rando in Marketing doing your code review (shudders) "That value is a trademarked name of our product - I mean variable - please capitalize it and add a (TM)" I'm glad I don't get noob oversight the way designers do.

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Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML by spiderfarmer on Monday November 02, 2020 @06:12AM (#24966774)

I gave up working for clients as a whole. I don't have a problem with feedback, but I hate people dismissing the expertise they hired me to provide.

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Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML by slimsag on Monday November 02, 2020 @02:25AM (#24965486)

What do you do as a programmer in film sound? How did you get into that? Sounds very niche/interesting

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Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML by atoav on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @01:00PM (#24982127)

I actually studied film and through my music experience I was always "the sound guy" programming was actually more like a hobby until it turned out I am actually not bad at it.

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Re:Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML by slimsag on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @10:44PM (#24986326)

I did a fair amount of indie films and know sound guys, so the part I am confused about is: what are you programming in film sound? is it per-film, or like software for film sound in general?

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