u/Consistent-Survey330

Just caught my first shiny shadow today. It was the second Pokémon from a grunt. I like how evil she looks.

I found this cicada buzzing erratically on the pavement, and upon closer inspection, I noticed its wing was damaged. After snapping a few photos, I let it crawl onto a leaf and placed it under a tree.

The photo was taken in Southeast Virginia, US.

Did I get lucky in this field research encounter, or was a shiny + background guaranteed for everyone?

I’m subscribed to the Google AI Pro plan. It has been great over the past couple of months for a class I am taking. My typical workflow involves sharing multiple tabs through the sidebar, which may include large datasets along with rubrics and tools like Vocareum for coding. Only once, after an especially long work session, did I reach the limit; by then, I was already burnt out and called it a night.

Tonight, I was using my usual workflow to finish a project when I was informed “Limit reached. Continuing with Flash-Lite.” This completely disrupted my ability to complete the complex tasks needed for my projects and to strictly follow the rubric using the Socratic Tutor prompt I have set up. I had been working with Gemini for maybe an hour, if that.

It’s really disappointing because I’ve enjoyed the functionality of Gemini with my subscription and the sidebar integration for tasks like coding. At this point I’m debating whether it’s worth it anymore.