2023-05-02 from the editor of ~insom
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I got a new camera for Christmas because I was getting back
into photography and had started taking photos and
processing them properly with Affinity Photo and since
getting a new camera I don't think I've taken fewer photos
in my life. lol.
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I updated my "real" website with an aesthetic that pleased
me. Something that I used to do with my ~ was to write all
the HTML by hand and redesign it every few months. Now,
since I have a static site generator (TM), I just tweak the
templates a little which is more useful (for writing) but
less fun and expressive. Although I tweaked the
finger/gopher versions to look a bit nicer, too.
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A photographer I like from Flickr has been posting AI
generated imagery in their own style. It has provided some
food-for-thought. On one hand, seeing generated images on
Flickr is just a different experience than on a website like
Reddit where they are being exhibited _as_ AI-generated.
On the other hand; he really has nailed his style, which is
already heavily processed and retouched. If the important
part is the artistic intention and not just the tools used
to create something, then why is my bias so strongly against
diffusion models?
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Continuing with some Guile and I started to do actual Neovim
+ Conjure based live development from my editor and I see
why people really think that's a killer feature. It sure is
fun! A REPL which persists and grows with you.
