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[ingoampt]

Thes Power of Learning Rates in Deep Learning and Why Schedules Matter- day 42

Learning Rates in Deep Learning The Power of Learning Rates in Deep Learning and Why Schedules Matter In deep learning, one of the most critical yet often overlooked hyperparameters is the learning rate. It dictates how quickly a model updates its parameters during training, and finding the right learning rate can make the difference between a highly effective model and one that never converges.…

[elodieunderglass]

I know most people can be pushed to murder, so I’m not asking who in the c-generation would kill someone. I’m asking who would cover up a murder best, and who would be worst.

(In reference to the messy horse dynasty)

Sometime in the 1960s, a trio of children - Bill, Brendan and Bláithnaid - committed and covered up a murder. They were absolutely insistent on not involving adults at all.

Oddly, I think the C-generation, cousins and all, would instantly default to …

… confessing all to Bren’n’Blaw. That’s what they’re FOR. Disappearing your problems. They know a guy. They ARE the guy. Why wouldn’t you call them? They were probably in your head while you were doing the murder, the joint voice of unhelpful intrusive thoughts like PULL THE CURTAINS DOWN ON HIM AND THEN HIT HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH THE TROPHY. NICE.

it would be instinctive. A reflex. Call your aunt and uncle

So anyone in the heart of the family would be safe! Safe, safe, safe safe safe, that’s what they’re FOR, don’t worry, if it gets sticky, the Saint will throw himself in jail for ya, he likes it, it’ll be a treat at his time of life 👍 don’t worry!!

Charlie, however, is entirely off the radar.

He’d be screwed.

[lmktreasure]

Reality Unobscured ~ also known as monkie jumpscare ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Something-something reading bout the eight trigrams furnace.... the unconditioned celestial state and the conditioned human state something-something~ and it had me thinking of MK getting the reality pep talk he needed to combat the self-inflicted insecurities bogging him down. A little one to one with the spirit within, Just with a little extra truth added in lol

ref image and stills below!

[regret-evatorful]

never heard of corn before except on the cob yim yum

[scoringeffects]

smile that could light up the world 🌟 (he's down 0-4 half way through the first period. his head coach has just been kicked out the game. he's a man down.)

↳ phi @ tbl 9th march 2024

[greater-than-the-sword]

All right I think I'm making decent progress toward figuring out how to use my laptop like a cintiq.

Problem is that my 6 ish year old Surface, though in great condition and has nothing wrong with it whatsoever, is incapable of running photoshop anymore because photoshop has changed and now requires a hefty 15-20 gigs of hard drive space, which makes it impractical to have installed on a slim device like this. So my idea was to try and use the Surface for touchscreen input while using the chonky hardware of my desktop to actually run PS, but I ran into a lot of issues with this. Finally I know the monitor specs and software I would need for this however

[klaytheguildless]

Torkoal TCG

Card GB1 version:

Card: Torkoal (Twilight Masquerade 172)

[maddiemuu]

another drawing of ruth!! (ft. some practice w/ gradient maps)

[ingoampt]

Day 11 _ Activation Function

Activation Functions in Neural Networks Activation Functions in Neural Networks: Why They Matter Activation functions are pivotal in neural networks, transforming the input of each neuron to its output signal, thus determining the neuron’s activation level. This process allows neural networks to handle tasks such as image recognition and language processing effectively. The Role of Different…

[w1tchcr4ftt]

Im bored and want my traction for my rp blogs so go follow them

@thekubekat - Miché! more rp based, also has my regretevator oc Em (making it more accessible for regualar stuff today)

@partypoobindahouse2nite - Poob! more normal asks (does relate to the Samantha au a bit but is also used more often for other stuff)

@a-decent-gradient

(it wont work so i had to link this????) My regretevator oc, decent gradient!!!!! I love him so much (has not, at least yet, been implemented to the au rp)

I just want to answer stuff cus im bored and havent been getting a lot of stuff (except sukii shes been feeding my answering addiction!!!!)

so please go check them out!!

[berrynooboos]

Hello all! I have a pretty decent sized gift for y'all to celebrate the Sims 25th Anniversary but also to welcome newcomers to the community, and welcome back anyone returning.

Firstly I bring you, Berry's Closet Volume 2. A set of recolors for each of the clothing categories! These are for Adult Male.

THIS crop t-shirt by @kurimas retextured with a sweater texture, and colored with pastel goth imagery. Mesh included.

[Bigger Picture] [SWATCH] [Download]

THIS 4T2 Skirt recolored in galaxy print gradients. The belts and shoes for all the recolors are white. Mesh included.

[Bigger Picture] [SWATCH] [Download]

THIS F2M dress in gradient galaxy patterns. Similar to the skirt, the heels are all white. Mesh included.

[Bigger Picture] [SWATCH] [Download]

My 4T2 Lace panties in pastel colors, and a bonus pastel rainbow recolor! No mesh required for this one.

[Bigger Picture] [SWATCH] [Download]

MDP's 4T2 SP16 Pajama's + Dee's CU conversion and TU Conversion, recolored in cute patterns for the pants, and matching colors for the tops. These come in CU-AU, meshes included. Just saw there is a toddler conversion. I'll work on adding the patterns to that as well.

[Bigger Picture] [SWATCH] [Download]

THESE retro swimsuits recolored in cute patterns. No meshes needed for this one either.

[Bigger Picture] [SWATCH] [Download]

MDP's 4T2 Cheerleader recolored in pastel galaxy print. I plan on making my own Berry High School, with mascots so I'll do proper recolors of these later, and include the female version too. Mesh included.

[Bigger Picture] [SWATCH] [Download]

Lastly, Polychrome's Nightbloom Outwear, the skirts + scarfs come in different galaxy prints, and the sweaters are colored to match. All the boots for these are white. Mesh included.

[Bigger Picture] [SWATCH] [Download]

Next up for download, is a bunch of eyes, skins and makeup in my colors!

GhostySim's 4T2 Cybernetic eyes, resclera'd. These come with both white and black sclera!

And original eyeset, particularly, the eyes I made for my TS4 sims. These also come with both black and white sclera.

Two eyesets that are fully colored. MouseyBlue's Alien Dust eyes, and Rensims's Alien eyes!

The last set of eyes are THESE that I made forever ago. These only come with black sclera.

[EYES DOWNLOAD]

Bruno's aSimmetry Eyeshadow

@pooklet Lilith + DigitalAngels mashup.

Jessi's glitter eyeshadow.

@furbyq-sims's Midnight Creeper Lips

Polychrome's Called Love Lips

@pooklet's ombre lipset.

Lilith's Effy Nosemask

@kahlenas Lilith's Pancakes Nosemask

@eltaninz Smooth Sailing blush with added freckles.

[MAKEUP DOWNLOAD]

These skins were done with Lilith's Honey and Freckled Honey (My favorite skinset and pretty much all I use.) I also made a version with a crystal like texture which I plan to use for all my aliens. The crystal texture is suppose to resemble My Little Pony crystal ponies. I included a file to show how I genecized them. They are also townified.

[SKINS DOWNLOAD]

Credits: @kurimas, @monilisasims, @skulldilocks, @mdpthatsme, @deedee-sims, Polychrome, MouseyBlue, Rensim, GhostySim, @digitalangels, @lilith-sims, @dirk-dreamer, @furbyq-sims, @pooklet

(If I forgot anyone, please let me know)

[mxchibomb]

content. mdni 18+

siren! rafayel

cw. monsterfucking, dubcon, oviposition, ooc?

 fin-like protrusions grew out of his ears, gills in soft lines behind them. his serpent-like eyes glew a dangerous blue, luring you in with a deadly gaze as his tail flapped against the warm, wet sand in the dark of the night. you sat atop a wet rock after the tides sank, neck arched downwards as he hummed to the beat of imaginary instruments. your heart was almost beating out of your chest and his sugar sweet voice made your head go dizzy, foreheads touching.

 his kisses made your lips tingle and his tongue against yours made you drool, spit falling from the corner of your mouth. he greedily yanked you off your safe rock and you squeaked as water splashed and your knees dug into the same sand he was laying on.

 webbed fingers pushed your hair out of your face, grabbing the back of your neck to leech off of your newfound desire, digging his fangs into the side of your neck and causing you to flinch in pain with a loud gasp. your skin turned a myriad of colors. reds, pinks, and purples. pushing you to the ground, sharp nails tore your shirt and anything underneath it to shreds and his kisses and bites continued downward your wet torso. you found yourself heaving, your skin burning at the sensation of his rough, forked tongue. your thighs squeezed together at the uncontrollable pulse of your aching cunt. your back arched above the sand and weak moans left your lips.

 "...more.. want more.." you muttered unconsciously, the feeling of his sharp nails against your skin making you need instead of hurt. as per your request, your short shorts and cute bikini bottoms had the same fate as your top garments. the siren's purple hair tickled the insides of your thighs, sensitive nose dragging along the strong scent of the pheromones dripping from your arousal soaked cunt. with a soft grunt, his tongue jutted forwards against the heat between your legs. he ignored your needy hands in his hair, tugging tightly. the night was quiet, just your whining and his loud slurps with no one else to be seen. his cheeks hollowed inwards as he sucked gently on your clit, following after it as your hips bucked against his face.

 "hahh.. fuccckkk!~" you yelled into the night as your string snapped, closing your legs tightly around his face as your hole tightly clenched around nothing but air. getting a few more tongue licks in before you tried pushing his head away, he ripped your legs open without a struggle.

 he snuck himself in between, a pair of two cocks happily unsheathed from the slit present on his pelvis. both decently sized, the smaller sat beneath the other and curved slightly more upwards towards the second cock. pointed tips, dark blue to a lighter blue gradient and covered in decorative ridges all the way down. in a post climax daze, you still managed to gulp in nervousness.

 "two.." you quietly assessed to yourself, backing up slightly in intimidation.

 "one is fine." he reassured softly, fangs showing in a mischievous smile. "we can always work you up to size." he sent shivers down your spine. he wiggled forward, the bottom cock slotted against the space between your folds. you whined at the friction and suddenly his hard dick against you made your mind numb again. with soft grinds, he hissed everytime his tip caught onto your hole. without using his hands, he pushed and pushed until he felt your hole to slide in.

 gripping onto the forearms he balanced his upper body on, you let out an elongated moan. he towered over you, purple bangs draped over his eyes. the larger cock that wasn't inside you sat on your stomach as he reached as far as he could, poking at your cervix. you whimpered as he wriggled against the floor, hips digging as deep as they could possibly go as he desperately ground against you with huffs and whines. scales uncomfortably rubbed against your thighs but you chose to ignore it as he slammed into you, instead wrapping your legs around his waist.

 " 's so deep.." you murmured, using a hand to wrap around his free cock and allowing his thrusts to create friction against your palm. he whimpered loudly, high in pitch and he followed the pleasure you gave him. 

 "i want you to have my children." he practically begged, swallowed aggressively as he leaned down to press a gentle kiss to your forehead. you nodded mindlessly, as if you hadn't processed his words. twitching once more, pearlescent white decorated your stomach and unexpectedly something strange began to push past your cervix. it was a slow process of an unexplainable flow of many small round objects. and strangely enough it brought you to the edge. your head tossed back.

 "oh god.." your voice strained and your eyes rolled into the dark of the back of your sockets and your walls clung tightly to him. your finger pads held onto his biceps for dear life, his hips fighting to push into you even further as his eggs filled your warm insides, perfect for bearing his children. you could feel them in your stomach, the smallest bulge outstretching.

 even as he was finished, two fingers whisked up the sperm on your stomach to shove it back inside you to fertilize.

 "stay with me.." he purred, pressing a tight kiss to your swollen lips.

idk how to write rafayel🧍‍♂️

[81gb]

⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀TRACK GIRL ⋆ a 𝐩𝐬𝐝 collection

a free coloring + template collection for all ! this coloring is made from scratch but the templates are made using pre - existing images ; credit goes to rightful owners . they are easy to edit & require decent photoshop knowledge ── text , gradients & effects . if you have any questions , my inbox is always open ! happy editing ! ♡

⠀⠀⠀ credit not necessary , like + reblog appreciated .

[pforestsims]

If you create CC for TS2 you probably avoid using DXT1 format, because it often looks really bad, right? Well, I've got news for you😐

‣ SimPe texture viewer can't correctly decode DXT1 textures. It often displays artifacts not visible in the game.

Up until now it was not possible to extract such texture from a package without 'glitches'. @chieltbest recently shared their revolutionary YaPe package editor. It's an experimental version, for now - it's still being developed - but I've already edited 180+ CC textures with no issues. YaPe is very easy to use. It allows you to reconvert textures inside a package to different format, remove or add mipmaps with one click, replace textures with drag and drop method - supports JPEG, TIFF, DDS and more! You can get it here.

YaPe editor is also the only app I know, that allows you to extract DXT1 texture from the package file without glitches. Below the cut you'll find a little tutorial on that. I also included a detailed comparison of DXT textures built with various plugins:

Note: YaPe is a huge time saver, however I still recommend SimPe for textures with smooth gradients, where quality is very important - such as skintones, and especially dark ones (also for removing mipmaps from such content, current version of YaPe rebuilds textures in the process fixed).

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*DXT1 format has gained a bad reputation amongst TS2 creators, mostly because of borked SimPe DXT1 texture preview/export.

But the fact is - DDS plugins (aside from SimPe DDS Builder) create DXT1 that looks quite similar or identical to flat DXT3 / DXT5.

Important thing about DXT1 format: file size is around half smaller than DXT3/5.

‣ What's wrong with SimPe DXT1 textures?

Nothing, really. SimPe /Nvidia tools DDS builder is using special settings for DXT1. It saves textures as DXT1a format.

Unlike ordinary DXT1 (DXT1c) that doesn't support transparency at all, DXT1a format has basic 1-bit transparency switch. DDS builder 'hides' black pixels from compression by enabling transparency - this trick is actually meant to reduce artifacts in some areas /thanks @chieltbest for explaining this/.

Transparent parts of DXT1a texture are displayed as black in the game, as long as TXMT doesn't have transparency enabled.

Below: DXT1a previewed in YaPe. Left pic features transparent pixels (hard to notice if you enable dark UI mode). Please note that, unlike SimPe, it displays colors and grays correctly.

‣ Extracting DXT1 texture without 'glitches' in YaPe:

Open package in YaPe editor. Preview TXTR resource, pick AltRGB24 (Raw24Bit) from dropdown menu.

AltRGB24 preview displays flattened version of the texture (texture background is exposed)

'Export DDS' button creates .dds file out of the previewed texture

/optional: If you save the changes, then you can reload the package and convert from Raw to DXT format/

exported DDS texture can be opened in apps with DDS plugin - GIMP, Paint.NET etc.

if you don't have apps with DDS plugin, you can use SimPe (click on texture in SimPe, pick 'import DDS..', choose dds exported in YaPe, then export as PNG.

Pic above: Yet Another Package Editor v0.4.0, light UI mode. My sample DXT1a texture in Alpha preview - transparent pixels are clearly visible.

⚠️ Editing original SimPe DXT1a texture with YaPe (removing or adding mipmaps - for example) and saving as DXT1 again, will most likely increase the number of 'false artifacts'

..however, the texture will still look decent in game. I edit CC with DXT1a for my own use that way - because reconverting to other formats doesn't improve texture quality, might even make it a little worse in some cases.

BUT if you're going to share such content, it might be best to reconvert it. Because if it looks very glitchy in SimPe, it also looks glitchy in Sims2Pack Clean Installer. And people might just delete it.

Alternatively, if you use DXT1 for your CC, you could inform people that "glitches" in SimPe / Clean Installer preview are not visible in the game.

DXT1 vs flat DXT 3/ 5:

(YaPe allowed me to extract SimPe DXT1a texture without glitches)

*Yes, flat DXT1 and DXT3 / DXT5 created in GIMP really looked exactly the same.

GIMP had 'perceptual error metric' option on, it slightly improves some details.

so, who won?

You be the judge. Overall, I think YaPe (v0.4.0) did really good in this particular case.

SimPe DTX3 shows more artifacts in the blue/ turquoise /black dots area but dark gradients are smoother than others. GIMP DXT had issues with black dots over the pink - red tones seep into black.

SimPe DXT1 is not bad, but has some issues - a few artifacts appeared over thin black & white stripes. Also, blurred colors in the middle became a bit crunchy. /Dark brown gradients are better than GIMP DXT tho/.

‣ DXT5 Alpha-channel quality

The difference between DXT3 and DXT5 lies only in the way transparency is handled. DXT5 can store more alpha-channel grayscale information and offers much smoother transparency.

Pic above: alpha-channels extracted from DXT5 (white = opaque parts, pure black = 100% transparent). These looked basically the same so I did another test using more demanding texture - darker alpha gradients plus thin lines:

YaPe has produced very nice alpha channel without much artifacts, the gradient looks almost as the source. SimPe DXT5 - also clean details, but surprisingly, darkest parts of the gradient are a little bit choppy. GIMP DXT5 and the other two show tiny pixel artifacts around light lines.

Last pic above is DXT3 alpha-channel for comparison - crisp details are clean, but gradients are very choppy. I've compared various plugins, all produced identical DXT3 alpha. DXT3 format is OK for stuff that's using alpha-test transparency (not smooth, not see-through) - leafy plants etc.

*Please note that's exactly why transparent clothing looks so bad when created with Bodyshop - it doesn't use DXT5, only DXT3.

GIMP DDS exporter allows you to improve transparent mipmaps for plant textures etc, you need to select 'Preserve alpha test coverage' and increase the threshold if required - it will make very thin details a bit more thick on zoom-out and reduce details disappearing.

YaPe editor also has an option to tune transparent mipmaps (increase the value with "preserve transparency" slider). YaPe lets you preview each mipmap, which is very convenient. Here's a detailed tutorial by Chieltbest.

‣ Color gradient: DXT3 /DXT5

Paint.NET (DDSFileTypePlus 1.12.13.0) did best in this case, thanks to agressive error-diffusion dithering. SimPe DDS Builder DXT 3/5 did really good and you probably won't find better DDS plugin for building clothing or skintone DXT textures, especially dark skins.

Next goes YaPe editor - gradient is quite smooth, aside from the darkest tones - quite choppy. GIMP DXT and Intel Texture Works are so-so.

*I already posted one DXT formats test here, it features darker gradients. I still need to compare how textures look as actual SimSkin or overlays in game. The TS2 game is not great at displaying grey / dark color gradations, especially on Sims...

Above, uncompressed png texture for reference.

[effietrinket1619]

For the Lantern Family TikTok saga 

Jess having a whole series where she hands Kyle random art supplies to see his reaction to them, which can either result in an interesting lesson in how to use said supplies, such as more high quality art supplies, or absolutely hilarious rants about art supplies such as Roseart or those cheap watercolors that every elementary school art room had.

oh my GOD YES!!!!

(artists, forgive me for any mistakes in the following answer because i am so painfully unfamiliar with literally every medium. my medium is words </3)

it starts when kyle, eye visibly twitching, keeps breaking the leads off the new graphite pencils he got and then goes and rants to jess about it who's already got the content wheels turning in her brain. is she shamelessly profiting off of using her fellow lanterns for clout? absolutely. but they're just making it so easy.

so she starts a new thing and it takes off almost immediately. her audience are very accustomed to hal's charm, looks and cluelessness but watching jess lob a packet of art supplies at kyle's head while he's peacefully doing other things and watching his expression change before he goes on the rant of a lifetime becomes endlessly entertaining too.

when jess nearly clocks him in the temple with a set of roseart, she practically delights in the way his eyes narrow as purest wrath sharpens his expression. the ensuing rant is both hysterically funny and also very enlightening to a lot of people as they hear from someone who went to art school about the logistics of cheap supplies and why they don't work as well. he's halfway through recommending better products when jess asks him about actually affordable options.

kyle has some locked and loaded. he grew up with a single mum and they weren't exactly well off so of course he has some other choices which he's happy to talk about as he idly screws around with some shading and gradients using the cheap pencils. he just says that there are better products out there that'll get the right kind of result.

jess asks if he could actually make things with these pencils. kyle shrugs and says he probably could, so she shoots him with a, "Prove it." and how could he possibly resist?

this evolves into videos of kyle being given a Thing that he has to make art from. the thing is literally anything. jess once hands him a bucket of water and a paintbrush with a grin and he goes wild anyway, painting a weirdly decent picture of an octopus on the pavement. it lasts all of two minutes before the sun cooks it away but it happens.

they use whatever:

condiments (that video ends with several plates covered in mayonnaise and an extended clip of john sighing in disappointment right at the end)

those cheap ass markers kids use (we call them textas over here) from school (kyle goes the extra step by using guy's face as his canvas while he's asleep to make it extra dangerous. the result is a spectacularly colourful butterfly that guy's unaware of until hal teasingly points it out which ends in a very funny filmed chase where jess literally climbs a tree to avoid guy's wrath and kyle has to jump into the lake)

eyeshadow (hal sits still as the disgruntled but eventually appreciative model for this one because he's the face of the channel and jess has to shoot down multiple collaboration offers from...unsavoury individuals. kyle never realised how fun makeup is and will be doing this again)

bones (no one knows where jess got these bones and no one is willing to ask. kyle puts together a sculpture that hal insists has a resemblance to soranik despite kyle's stubborn refusal to admit anything)

literal clay and ochre (kyle stares at jess blankly for a moment but when he figures she's not joking, he gets to work and manages to emulate styles of paintings found on cave walls on actual cave walls for 'authenticity', although kyle strays from the traditional muses and goes for weirder, more aliens shapes and creatures. he gives them strange names too, like 'kilowog' and 'larfleeze'. jess treats this like it's completely normal. the fans are convinced jess's family is just a bunch of fucking cryptids at this point.)

and it's a hit! kyle's not the main attraction of the channel but he's certainly not an unwelcome addition. he's a little awkward on camera at first but his passion bleeds through with basically everything he talks about and does and people find that very endearing. kyle's not entirely sure how to handle this newfound fame considering he has a better grasp on the implications than hal, but he thinks he's pretty chill about it (he's not) and he's handling it like a pro (debatable). jess is just here for the chaos.

[everestblue]

A suit of armor masquerading as formal wear, designed for parties and social events.

The bioluminescent cloth is made using firefly silk, a form of firesilk that can be safely worn without risk of burning. To give it its blue coloration, the firefly silk is dyed with pigment processed from Moon Globe flowers, changing the orange shine of the fabric into a vivid gradient of blues and purples, reminiscent to that of the moon globe.

A weave of deactivated blaze and firefly silk is used for the rest of the garment. Though having lost their glow, they still retain their fire retardant properties, serving as a decent guard against fire-breath. Gold silk is then woven over to stylize the cloth.

Meteoric iron is used to forge the helmet. The Ripples of blues and purples are the result of the traces amounts of sky fire added to the alloy, the purpose being to protect the wearer from prying mindreaders.

(I headcanon that the length of time firesilk can burn for depends on the type, with sun silk burning for only several hours or days, blaze silk for several months, firefly silk burning for several years, and goldsilk forever, because gold never erodes.)