You know the artist is genius when they can sing the song better than the original artist, acoustically…
#imisschris
https://youtu.be/IuUDRU9-HRk nostr:note13s7tag6ppqqzvsfghs34tx6npkka33knnd9ft99kf0rtkx7spk5qz7x9mn
Some of his covers really do reinvent the song; it's hard to pick a favorite.
Not exactly a cover, but two of my favorite vocalists on stage together. I do not grow tired of watching this:
I gave up riding when our first child was on the way. I was a die-hard rider, rain or shine. But taking the risk of not being able to provide for them just seemed too selfish.
Not doing that again. Last parrot I got, the pet shop owner said they were seabirds. Thing didn't last 30 seconds in the saltwater aquarium.
Is having a dog and a cat and a snake considered a cop-out or a win?
My gut-check feel before I fire up a node is like I'm a mouse about to eat some tasty peanut butter from an odd-looking wooden plank. I don't know what I don't know about network security, and have not seen sufficient guidance for plebs on setting up a node. Scenario plays out like:
Me: fires up node according to instructions
Everyone: hooray! ⚡️
Me: why can't I see my addresses and why is my blockchain data just jpegs of amputated testicle tumors?!
Everyone: you didn't install z1pspr33?!
Me: wtf is z1pspr33
Everyone: lol the '?!' Is part of the name of the software, stupid.
First off thanks for the reply. I really don't think you a Luddite. If you're here, you're smart and you judiciously accept technological advancement. I, for example, have a concern that people are going to look to AI for moral guidance, which is a disastrous concept worthy of a much larger conversation. But for a long time, people looked for moral guidance from the relative position of planets (also with disastrous results). False gods are abundant, but AI could really be a doozy to contend with. We dealt with a golden calf, and we can deal with this too...
As for the artistic merit of AI outputs, I have a couple takes:
The first is that everyone likes better looking stuff around them. Dorm rooms used to have milk crate tables and the like, then IKEA came along and we have "lack" tables. Everyone can tell at a glance that they're shit, but they're also nicer looking than crates, so hooray. With AI powered aesthetics, I think people are always going to want better looking stuff, but also have a sense of what is "cheap" because there's a lot of it and we're amazing at quickly evaluating quality.
The second is that there will be human artistic work bolstered by AI, which is where I see it as a tool. At every level of technological development, people have used the tools available to create the most densely communicative things they can. Automating parts of that process will open up whole realms of actual creativity. Sure there is the initial tidal wave of "stunning" imagery, but people get fatigued and want something that connects in a human way.
In any case, the general public will be well served with reminders that AI is not making *choices* in the same way they do. It is making guesses about what they want, and it is a VERY good guesser.
I'm curious for you to expand on this. I see AI as a tool just like a hammer. A hammer is soulless. It doesn't care if it's framing a house or bludgeoning an innocent persons head. Simple analogy, and I know there's a lot to unpack with AI. Just wanted to hear a bit more about why you think this way.
Seriously fuck this book, fuck every book like it, and to hell with David Kirk. Teaching children to ignore their instincts and befriend predators is evil, and will get children hurt. This story has nothing to do with having empathy or overcoming prejudice. It is propagandistic grooming. The only silver lining to reading it is teaching my children to beware of messages like this.
Does negativity equal hate?
I have made it about 40 years with the only makeup touching my face being from make-out sessions. rubbin is racin! But I swear I will use Bitcoin to ensure that I will not have makeup applied to my corpse after I die. I will write into a smart contract that anyone who agrees to such fuckery will not get a single sat.
His name is Pear Pie and his origins are truly mysterious. He arrived mid-winter several years ago fully grown and malnourished. We made an outdoor shelter and provided food until we could get a vet appointment to clear him for cohabitating with our existing indoor cats. During that time, he endured an ice rain storm and had to contend with food-stealing possums. Since coming aboard, his gratitude knows no bounds. He has been deemed "therapy cat" for his uncanny ability to find any injured or distressed person in the house and flop on them, purring quite loudly. #catstr #🐈
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Zero balance on the #ledger now. My storage is much frostier 🥶 these days. Thanks for the motivation, degens! I'm late to the "fuck ledger" party, but in my defense, I am kinda lazy.
are we clear?!
#glasstr
Swipe the cherry tomatoes to reveal the Bitcoin. I made another plate with a lighter palette. The theme for this one: up and to the right, parabolic style. DM if ya wanna buy it for sats!
