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ChatGPT: Still Life of a Stoner
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SO, trying to use up my free AI allowance (daily) and I've an opportunity to hang some of my "Artwork" in a local pot shop, only a few things; namely that I'm a little bit (a lot) behind in my art-output, and I want to produce something saleable in the venue provided. Hence the prompt, looking for a little inspiration in that direction.
Could you create me, in the classical manner, a still life that reflects upon the life of a stoner? For example, pot plant, joint, other pot-based parapanelia? I'm in Canada, so any concerns you might have can be disregarded as Cannabis is legal here.
The results?
Pretty fucking brilliant, actually..."Leaves of Grass...". Now, should I bother even trying to paint this, or just have it printed on Canvas at Wal-Mart and claim it as my own? After all, I did come up with the prompt...
A Second Opinion: Chat GPT vs Google
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SO, the rhythm, every day unbox yet another trove of books, take photos, inventory, then take them to the bookstore.
I've got one helluva credit.
This day, however, having exchanged my books I discover that my pictures somehow failed me, and a book went to the bookstore without my inventorying it.
This upsets me. I want to know what I've read, where I've been in this life.
This is the photo I have of the book:
That's it. And, racking my brain, for the life of me I can't remember what it was.
It distresses me more than it should.
I conceive the idea that I can upload it to ChatGPT and maybe it can from this fragment of the spine inform me as to what it was.
It fails. Badly. "Show me the other books" it say, the other books, all fine, but not organized in a manner that would give clues as to this one.
I've despaired, am out of options, trying to search for Roman authors with the last name ending in "...ries", having no luck, then Google AI steps up, offers it's AI analysis, and I try again.
Bingo. It comes up "Metamorphosis" by Ovid, edited/translated by Humphries, and - sure enough, that was the book. From this image.
This is no argument for sentience, but AI - should it survive - is one hell of a tool, and my peace of mind is once again restored...
Oil Daddy's Unwanted Children
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Now, tracking Alberta as I track the US, with a great deal of suspicion and misgivings, the "It's the government not the people" argument fails when you realize these people elect the same governance again and again...
The separatist movement, funded largely by American Psy Ops, hang them, hang them all. Same with the White Supremacists, the Bible Belters, it's time now for a proper purge. But as it's basically the US at this point, paid for and funded by the US, and as Danielle Smith is as more a US operative than an Albertan Politician I pay it the same amount of attention.
Danielle Smith, the entire UCP party, they'd all look a lot better hanging from gibbets or displayed upon pikes in front of the Legislature.
They are the perfect example of what happens when you remove consequences from actions.
Think of a small child. It "steals" a cookie and goes uncorrected. "That's fine" you tell yourself, and the child learns that cookie theft is OK. Child kicks the dog. "That's Fine" you say. It punches a classmate in the face at school and causes a bloody nose. "That's fine" you say "Kid probably deserved it.". This continues, action, antisocial and without consequence. Hey, wait a minute, your child is the victim here...
It continues, your child becomes an adult, steals, rapes, cheats, becomes President or Premier, cheats, steals, rapes and murders more and "that's fine" you say, because you've said it so fucking often and this is how we end up where we are today and I really, really want to take your child, you're Premier, your President, your administration, out into the woods and administer some long overdue corrections....
Anyways, all this an overlong preamble to a fine video by "The Goose" on Alberta's $320 Billion Dollar Oil Debt, which should exemplify to you how "Wealth", in the sense of Oil Companies, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, etc, is nothing more than a form of corporate welfare where consumers are expected to subsidize a fattening billionaire class for no more reason than their disregard for the same rules all the rest of us are held accountable to.
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37qKJLuOcKY
I like how the farmer points out that we have laws and rules for all of this fucking-around, only - for some people, and especially under the "current administration" - they're not enforced.
Ferraro Foods, Rossland: The Sandwich
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And this, a shoutout to the best grocery store in the Kootenay's, Ferraro Foods. A proper Italian Superstore with prices and selection that easily beat Save-On, Safeway and the Real Canadian Superstore.
But today I'm just in for a sandwich. Their sandwiches, a variety, cold cuts, mortadella, I go for the "Beef Dip". All are priced at $13.99. And after about 3-4 minutes when they're done making it I'm left with a 5 pound monstrosity in my hand.
I'm not kidding. It's loaded, a side of AuJus, double, triple the size of a Subway sub, 5X the meat, healthier vegetables, I'm going to be making my way there again soon...
You couldn't even buy the bun for that at Kootenay Coop, let-alone the meat and vegetables. 5 Stars, Ferraro Foods.
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