curious question from a non-programmer - are you checking against the exact same image (i.e. hashed), or is there an easy way of trying to match an image to a very similar one you've seen before?
Not OP, so I don't know what their website does, but there is a technique called "locality-sensitive hashing" that gives the same hash for similar items instead of exactly the same ones
I mean, it's a fiercely competitive market and they've managed to stake out a position, which is great and all, but to be blunt they have a market share of ~2.1%, and they've consistently unprofitable. And they've been at this for like 20 years.
Honestly the main problem seems to be most people just don't like buying certain items online, and that doesn't seem to be changing quickly. If Covid didn't break people out of that, I can't think of anything that will.
And FWIW, I think for an online only supermarket you'd expect their website to be pretty amazing, but their competitors are just as good.
It's always disappointing when the subject of baldness comes up. It's an unpleasant issue that affects men, and nobody takes it particularly seriously. The article (from the university that developed this even) use it as a place to make bad jokes about LA traffic.
Also kind of not great to see people in this thread with very over-confident but incorrect advice (just use oral finasteride - not saying it can't help but it has side effects and isn't a cure-all).
Believe me, before I struggled with it, I had all the same comments, like just cut it off etc. But you don't really ever know how something will affect you until it happens.
If there are men, and it is mostly men, who are struggling with this in this thread I know it can really suck. I hope this treatment works and helps.
> Believe me, before I struggled with it, I had all the same comments, like just cut it off etc. But you don't really ever know how something will affect you until it happens. If there are men, and it is mostly men, who are struggling with this in this thread I know it can really suck.
Why is baldness a problem for you? Why are you "struggling with it"?
I'd say baldness is not a problem, your attitude towards it is the problem. (Source: I'm bald, not a problem)
> Why are you "struggling with it"?
> your attitude towards it is the problem.
Totally agree this the best way to handle a lot of issues in your life. But that doesn't stop it from being a negative experience. If you have something that you liked about yourself and lose it, it's negative.
You can overcome that (and I feel somewhat better about it than I have previously), but doesn't somehow make it a positive experience.
It would be better if you could spend that time and mental energy on making your life better, instead of dealing with a random flaw in your genes.
I spent twenty years feeling ashamed about my very crooked teeth. I told myself that it didn't matter, that it wasn't a problem, but I was very self-conscious of it. People used to give me shit for not smiling in photos, but it was because I hated the way my teeth looked. Then in my late 30s, I finally just gave up and got braces. 18 months later, they came off, and now I love the way my teeth look. I have a huge smile in all my photos.
So yeah, accept the things that you need to in life. But it's also OK to avoid needless suffering.
