#Dida

[jules-m-scribbles]

12. First time leaving their home country

Dida

Dida lowered her hood, looking around at the dock in the foggy night. It was... Ragged. Did the government not maintain public spaces? She could see the soldiers waiting at the end of it.

"Princess, you don't have to do this," The captain said.

"Of course I do," she said quietly. "They asked for help, and it's the only chance we have to find out what happened to the Draga," she added. She waited for the gangplank to be lowered and grabbed her bag, stepping down onto Ebouline's soil for the first time. The air was stagnant here, unfamiliar. There was no smell of spices, or laughter.

It was bleak.

[onetouchparadise]

Legends!

[lotusyiyen]

[soomovic]

Nelson Dida, UEFA Champions League - Final - AC Milan v Liverpool 2007 🏆❤️

[lisbs]

[kibitue]

On Grief

Today I watched the new Black Panther movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. This movie focused on Shuri after the death of her brother T’Challa and her changing role in her society with a new threat that faces them. Throughout the movie (not to give any spoilers) she faces further loss and greater challenges to her worldview. At the end of the movie, through parallel montages and connections…

[govindhtech]

How Math-Based Dida Machine Learning Automates Sales

Dida machine learning

The gap between what businesses require from machine learning (ML) solutions and what off-the-shelf, blackbox products can offer is widening in tandem with the business desire for complicated automation. Dida specialises in creating unique AI solutions for businesses ranging from medium-sized to huge. Their highly skilled team, who have degrees in physics and mathematics, is skilled at approaching complicated issues abstractly in order to provide Their clients with advanced, practical AI solutions. Additionally, because Their solutions are explainable due to their modular design, businesses can clearly see what is happening at every stage of the process.

Future energy compared to historical bottlenecks They successfully utilised Their special blend of machine learning and mathematics expertise when They developed a custom AI solution using Google Cloud to automate a portion of Enpal’s solar panel sales process. Enpal, the first greentech unicorn in Germany, was experiencing a time of tremendous expansion due to the growing demand for environmental sustainability solutions in the country.

Enpal required a more effective method of producing bids for potential solar panel buyers in order to maintain this growth. During this process, a salesman would manually count the number of roof tiles to determine the size of the roof, estimate the roof’s angle, then input a satellite image of the customer’s rooftop into a desktop application. The salesman would then determine how many solar panels the customer would require using this estimate before building a mock-up to depict the solar panels on the roof.

One salesperson needed 120 minutes to do the entire procedure, which made it challenging to scale as the company expanded. It was also prone to error due to the laborious counting of the roof tiles and the imprecise estimation of the roof’s angle, which resulted in erroneous cost and energy production estimates. Enpal intended to create a unique artificial intelligence solution to automate the procedure, lowering inefficiencies and raising accuracy. Enpal came to us because they realised they needed Their blend of mathematical problem solving and AI experience.

Effective training of strong machine learning models At dida, They build Their solutions on Google Cloud whenever possible, but They are platform neutral to meet specific customer requests. Cloud is a cheap, easy-to-use platform with several AI development tools. Since They only pay for the services They use, the price model is affordable. They created a modular, understandable solution by segmenting the process as They developed Enpal’s solution into a number of smaller parts. Nearly every stage of the process involved the use of Google Cloud products.

Getting enough rooftop photos or data to create a strong machine learning model was the first step. To train the model, They collected pictures of rooftops in a variety of sizes and forms using the Google Maps Platform API. They managed costs by using automatic storage class transitions while storing all of these photographs in Cloud Storage.

They used these pictures to create a baseline model in order to validate the idea. In order to do this, the model had to be trained to recognise the difference between rooftops and other features, as well as where skylights and chimneys would make it impossible to install solar panels.

They ran experiments using a CI/CD workflow in Cloud Build while They constructed the model, modifying parameters to create a functional working model. They were able to maintain a continuous development cycle by using Cloud Build, which improved process efficiency and allowed us to construct Their baseline model in just four weeks.

Applying a theoretical framework to practical issues Then, it took some effort to figure out the proper formula to determine the roof’s south-facing side angle. In order to do this, Their team used projective geometry and its mathematical problem-solving abilities to create a model that could determine the correct angle from roof images submitted by potential clients. They created an automated procedure to determine the roof area by combining this mathematical technique with the ML model. They then added two more phases to this process: one to determine the required number of solar panels and another to visualise their placement on the roof.

During the ML model-training process, they employed Compute Engine and added GPUs to Their virtual machines to expedite workloads and provide high availability. They could easily scale Their utilisation up or down with Compute Engine, so They were only charged for the compute power They actually used. TensorBoard allowed us to keep an eye on each individual training session while They refined Their model, which allowed us to evaluate the model’s performance.

Automating the procedure to achieve a quicker, more precise sales process After a six-month development period, Enpal developed a customised, automated solution to swiftly and easily determine the size of a roof and the necessary number of panels. Additionally, because the solution was modular, Enpal was able to manually modify specifics along the route, such a roof’s exact proportions, to guarantee the conclusion was as accurate as possible.

This allowed Enpal to have good visibility into how the system was operating. They measured the accuracy of rooftop detection using a performance metric known as Intersection over Union (IoU). They attained an IoU of 93% during model training, optimisation, and post-processing.

Using the help of Their solution and the effectiveness of constructing it using Google Cloud, an Enpal salesperson can now complete an automated procedure in just 15 minutes as opposed to the previous manual method that took 120 minutes, a decrease of 87.5%.

Thirteen employees of Enpal were utilising the software when They first started working on it. After four years, this has increased to 150 Enpal workers, who are now able to save 87.5% of their time for other, more specialised jobs. As a result of the model’s increased accuracy, consumers receive quotes with fewer errors, which speeds up the sales process and enhances the customer experience.

Read more on Govindhtech.com

[jaisminesahni13]

𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 💫 & 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 🥰 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚.. 🤗 𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝘿𝙞𝙙𝙖 😘🎂💕 @devansh_sahni7958 ❤️ . . . . . #jaisminesahni13 #happybirthday #di #sisterlove #sisterbirthday #birthday #spreadthelove #spreadlove #happiness #wishes #wish #love #spreadhappiness #cute #igdaily #igers #hbd #happygirl #sisters #sisterbirthday #dida #thankyou #loveeveryday #postoftheday #newpost #sisterlove❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0KfhLrrVm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[milleniumfussball]

The other goalkeeper in the squad had no less of an impact on ac milan in the 00s. The Brazilian Dida was in goal when AC caused a sensation in the Champions League. The 195cm giant was also a fixture in the brazilian national team and made 91 appearances for the Selecao. We bow to Dida! Record: 2000..2010, 206 games, 0 goals #milan #acmilan #ac #acmilano #sempremilan #followtherossonere #rossoneri #acm #dekadenteams #football #calcio #seriea #milleniumSL #milleniummilan #dida How do you remember Dida? (hier: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChanpgQtE6j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pensat-i-fet]

Not important enough (Rúben Dias x Reader)

**Another request I got a couple of weeks ago that really intrigued me when I first read it and I finally got what I thought was the right idea for it. I hope you enjoy a bit of angst and fluff on this lovely Sunday afternoon ❤️**

Word count: 2753

Masterlist

Wattpad

Your eyes hurt from staring at the laptop’s screen for too long so you took your glasses off to massage the inner corner of your eyes, trying to relieve some of the pressure building near the bridge of your nose.

“Take a break”, said Rúben but you shook your head while keeping your eyes closed. “Come on, don’t be stubborn. You won’t be able to work properly while your eyes are teary from how tired they are”.

“Are you the doctor now?”

“Yes, it’s Dr Dias’ advice to take a break”.

You chuckled seeing his serious face. He was definitely not a doctor but he was right. So you got up and walked to the kitchen to make a cup of tea that could help you wake up a little.

“I could make it for you”, offered your boyfriend.

“I appreciate it but you never get the milk ratio right. And you always forget the honey”.

His pouty face made you laugh again and you got up on your tiptoes to peck his lips.

“I still love you despite your inability to make good tea”.

“It’s just you being too complicated”.

“I prefer high maintenance. Sounds more expensive”.

Even though Rúben couldn’t make tea, he was very good at getting your favourite biscuits so you could have them with your cuppa.

“Thank you. I can’t even remember when I last ate”.

“You’re working too hard”.

“Well, this project won’t finish itself, sadly. But it’s almost done. And then we enjoy showing it off to the world”.

Rúben moved closer to wrap his arms around your waist. “Everyone will see how smart you are and I’ll have to fight them all off. As if being pretty wasn’t enough for you. No, you had to be a genius too”.

Laughing at his joke, you turned to face him. “Well, when they see you by my side, they’ll know to keep their distance”.

“See me?”

“Yeah, you’re coming to the presentation, right?”

“Why would I? I’m not a doctor”.

“I’m not a football player and I go to your matches”, you said, removing his arms from around your body.

“It’s not the same, you understand football and can enjoy it. What am I supposed to do at that presentation? I won’t get anything you all say. I’m a dummy”, he tried to joke but you weren’t in the mood for jokes.

“It’s not about understanding it, Rúben. It’s about supporting me like I support you”.

Grabbing your cup, you went back to your desk. You were fuming but didn’t want to argue more. You were exhausted from all the hard work your boyfriend didn’t even care about.

“Of course I support you. I spent the last week worried about you working too much, trying to get you to take breaks, worried about your health…”.

“Sorry to be such an inconvenience to you”.

“That’s not what I meant. I like being worried”, he groaned, realising he just kept saying the wrong thing. “I don’t like being worried but I like looking after you. I don’t mind. I just…”.

“You look after me for weeks but can’t spend two hours sitting on some comfortable chairs listening to me talk about something I’ve worked on for months”.

“I told you, I won’t understand a thing so it’d be boring for me…”.

“Boring? You think I enjoy seeing 6-0 wins against Nottingham Forest?”

“You’re missing my point”.

“I’m not missing any points, Rúben. I see this very clearly. I'm not important enough for you to make a small effort”.

He flinched at your tone. You didn’t raise your voice but he could hear the hurt you felt in every word.

"It's like you only care about my career because it makes you look good".

“What? What does that even mean?”

"Every video you do, every interview is the same. Look at me. I'm so smart and I date someone smart. I'm not going out with bimbos like all the others".

“That’s not what I’m doing”.

“You might not notice but it is. It seems to me that you talk more about my career with others than you do with me”.

"Is that how you feel?"

"Yes, sometimes it is. Right now, for example".

“I never meant to make you feel like that”, he says, his voice so low you could barely hear him.

“Yeah, well…but thank you for giving me an excuse to not go to your matches. I also find them very boring. But I’ll make sure to tell everyone I’m dating a footballer just to show off”.

Rúben was hurt by your words but cared more about how he had been hurting you by doing something he wasn’t even aware of, so he just left you to keep working. When you were angry, you needed time to cool down. So he would give you time.

But by the time he was getting ready for bed, you were still working and he didn’t know what to do. Normally, he would try to get you to stop working so you could rest. But now he feared another argument happening so he didn’t say anything.

The following morning, Rúben woke up and found your side of the bed was empty and it looked like you hadn’t slept there. That really worried him. He knew you were capable of staying up all night working. You told him about all the times you did that in uni during exams.

But you weren’t working. You were asleep… on the sofa. He shook his head, noticing your bad posture. Now you’d be angry at him and in pain. Great.

“Wake up”, he said gently, caressing your face.

“No”.

“If you want to sleep, you need to go to bed. Your back will kill you later for sleeping here”.

You finally turned to face him and he noticed the way you looked at him. No longer angry, but still hurt.

“What do I need to do so you forgive me? Name it and I will”.

“Too late to pretend you care, Rúben”, you said, getting up and going to your bed.

He followed you, but when he saw you cover your head with the blankets, he let you rest. There will be time to talk later.

                                       **

Bernardo worried seeing how weird his friend was behaving since he got to the training centre. He didn’t push him around once, so there was something wrong for sure.

“What’s going on?”, he asked, sitting next to Rúben, who had been staring at his phone for a while.

“Huh?”

“You’re acting weird. Everything alright?”

“Sure, other than the fact that my girlfriend doesn’t even want to speak to me because I’m an idiot”.

“What did you do?”

“She’s been working on this huge project for months and has to do a presentation next week”, he said, and Bernardo kept nodding to show he was listening. “And she thought I would go to the presentation but I didn’t expect her to invite me. I mean, that’s for doctors and such. I’m not smart enough to be there. So she got angry at me for not supporting her”.

“She’s got a point”.

Rúben sighed. “I know she does. But that’s not the worst thing. She thinks I only care about her career because it makes me look good to date a doctor. But that’s not true”.

“So”, said Bernardo, looking at Rúben’s phone. “Your solution to that is buying flowers? Really?”

Rúben locked his phone, annoyed at his inability to fix this. “It’s a start. She likes flowers”.

“I think what you two need to do is talk”.

Rúben knew his friend was right but still bought a bouquet of flowers on his way home. It couldn’t hurt, right?

“Hello?”

No response. Maybe you were out. That’d actually be good because you need the fresh air.

“Hi”, you said, taking your laptop from the kitchen to go back to your desk.

“You don’t need to hide from me”.

“I need silence to work. And are those for me?”

“Yes, I just thought it could cheer you up to see some fresh flowers. I got your favourites”.

“Thanks”, you said, but barely looked at the bouquet and went back to your desk.

Rúben knew he should allow you all the time you needed to stop being angry but he had to leave in two hours.

“Please, let’s just talk and fix this. I have to leave and I don’t want to be away from you knowing you’re mad at me”.

“We can talk when you come back from the match”.

At least you wanted to talk. “Ok. I’ll leave the tickets under your name like always…”.

“Don’t bother. I’m not going”.

“What do you mean you’re not going?”

“Too boring. And I have work to do”.

“But you’re always at my matches supporting me”.

“Yes, I know. I wish the support went both ways instead of being so one-sided”.

With that, you closed the door and Rúben knew there was nothing he could do. So he picked up his things and left. He could drive around the city for a couple of hours and try to relax. But the guilt didn’t allow him to do it.

You hated arguments. Always had. But arguments with Rúben hurt even more. Still…you were right to be angry. You were only asking for two hours of his time when you had spent God knows how many at matches. Even travelling to other countries to support him.

But then you went to the kitchen and saw the flowers and felt terrible for being so harsh. You could feel the tears in your eyes while you got the vase and placed the flowers there. He was trying but just didn’t understand why he had hurt you so much.

Somehow, you managed to sleep for a couple of hours. And when you woke up, you headed to the shower to get ready for the day. There was a lot of work that needed to be done. And then there was Rúben.

Rúben also only slept for a couple of hours, which wasn’t ideal before a match. But he couldn’t stop thinking about your argument. And knowing you weren’t going to be there supporting him really showed him how painful it must have been for you to hear he wouldn’t attend your presentation.

The match was thankfully pretty uneventful. Otherwise, he would have been in trouble because he hadn’t been able to concentrate properly at all. His teammates must have noticed how silent he was but didn’t say anything. They knew he didn’t take it well when his performance was subpar so they just assumed that was what was bugging him.

“Hi. Can you drive me home?”, he turned when he heard your voice and found you standing awkwardly. “I called an Uber to come to the stadium so…can I go back home with you?”

He nodded, not believing you were there. “I thought you weren’t coming to the match”.

“I’m always here to support you, Rúben. No matter how badly you mess up”.

He finally had a reason to smile and the smile only got bigger when you hugged him. “I don’t deserve you”.

“Don’t say that. And I’m sorry I was so mean to you but you really hurt me”.

“I know”, he said, moving back to look at you. “I get it. And I’m sorry. I’d love to go to that presentation even if I don’t understand anything. I want to support you, always”.

“You don’t have to…”.

“But I do. And…yes, you were right about me showing off how smart you are. But it’s not to pretend to be better than others. It’s just because I can’t believe someone as smart as you would want to be with an idiot like me who only knows how to kick a ball”.

“Don’t be so hard on yourself. You also know how to head a ball”, you joked, making him laugh. “You aren’t stupid, Rúben. I would never date someone stupid. I've got high standards”.

“I feel very stupid now”.

“Wait until you go to the presentation, then”.

                                     **

After months of hard work, it was time to show it to the world and you were absolutely terrified.

"Why are you staring at yourself like that?", asked Rúben when he got inside the room and saw you standing in front of the mirror, only wearing a towel after your shower.

"I forgot everything I've ever learnt".

"No, you haven't. Did you take something for your anxiety?"

When you shook your head, he went back to the kitchen to grab a glass of water and then took one of your tablets from the nightstand. You thanked him and took the tablet, letting out a big sigh afterwards.

"Need anything else?"

"No, I just have to get dressed and do my hair and makeup. Nothing too fancy. I won't take long".

You grabbed the clothes and went to the bathroom. And just twenty minutes later, you came out and Rúben couldn't stop staring at you.

"You look so sexy".

"I'm not supposed to look sexy, Rúben. I'm supposed to look professional".

You went back to the mirror to see your outfit again. Was the skirt too short? Should you do the top button of the blouse too?

"You look professional. But also sexy because you just can't help it".

That made you chuckle. "Heels or flats?"

"Heels and that skirt…".

"Rúben, you're drooling".

"And that's just from imagining it. When I see you actually wearing them, I'll need CPR. Thank God I live with a doctor".

You rolled your eyes and found the earrings you wanted to wear before putting on your heels.

"See? You didn't faint".

"No, but is this normal?", he asked, grabbing your hand and putting it on his chest so you could notice how fast his heart was beating, which only made you roll your eyes again.

"Let's go or we'll be late".

Only five minutes into the presentation, Rúben realized how wrong he had been. Boring? This topic was fascinating!

He actually enjoyed listening to the physios whenever they chatted with each other about the player's injuries. Even if he didn't understand many words they said. But he made himself feel better thinking he probably knew them in Portuguese but not in English.

By the time you were done with the presentation, he was even more impressed by how smart you were. And you always played it down saying you just knew the same as every doctor but Rúben could hear other people whispering about how brilliant your presentation was so he knew that brain of yours was very special.

Everyone stood to applaud you and your colleagues but no one did as enthusiastically as Rúben. Actually, one of the men on his right looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"She's my girlfriend", he said, pointing at the stage.

The only boring part was having to wait for you by the car. So many people wanted to talk to you and congratulate you…but Rúben just wanted to get his girlfriend back.

"Finally!", you said, approaching the car and taking your shoes off.

"You were so brilliant!", said Rúben, lifting you in his arms and spinning you around. "Everyone talked about how good your research was. You should have heard them. And you looked so good too. My extremely smart and sexy doctor".

You were still laughing when he finally put you back down. "I take it wasn't boring then".

"Boring? I have so many questions. Let's get in the car and you can start answering them. That last bit about the muscle tissue blew my mind".

"I'm a bit tired of talking. Could we leave the questions for tomorrow?"

Rúben realized how exhausted you looked and nodded. "Sure, whenever you can and want".

You got into the car and closed your eyes, trying to calm down after such an intense event.

"But just one thing. That first procedure you explained, could it be applied to athletes too? I think our doctors would love to hear your presentation".

Opening your eyes, you turned your head to look at your boyfriend. And you couldn't help but smile at him and his excitement. "Do you want me to do the presentation again but for them?", you laughed.

"Only if I get to be there. I'll bring a notebook to take notes and everything".

"Don't worry. I heard you're sleeping with the professor, I'm sure she'll let you borrow her notes".

[oldcountrybear1955]

Tetu Magazine March 2008 - Steven Didas - Photographed by Nicolas Wagner

[snaileo]

steal my heart (and my wallet)

[omg-snakes]

How does the narrow face affect the chance of that snake’s survival? Or is it just an indicator of probable other defects?

It's pretty bad and I'm not sure if he'll be able to eat. He emerged fully so I was able to get a better look at what's going on.

His bottom jaw is reduced and twisted. He can open his mouth but it looks like his glottis is very narrow, too, and pushed close to the front of his mouth. His trachea may be pinched. The quadrate and/or supratemporal portions of his skull (top back) are also deformed and jut out slightly.

There may be other defects at play. I know it's a boy because his hemipenes are currently everted, which is not normal. He did manage to absorb his yolk, but his navel is not fully sealed shut. He's not kinked, though, and he moves normally so we'll see if his condition improves and if he's able to eat once he's completed a neonatal shed.

He reminds me of an Italian greyhound with a severe overbite. I'm going to call him Iggy, which is the most common name for that particular dog breed.

[madscientistic]

talked about this before and im doing it again novia/terry is SOOO CUTE more people should draw her actually