Tag: just for fun
One of the coolest pictures I’ve seen on APOD in a long time
Believe it or not, none of those light arcs are fake. If you were standing there next to the photographer, you would have seen them all.
Hey Tolkien—why didn’t the eagles just fly the ring to Mordor?
I think most writers can relate to this—especially those of us with really long series.
A two year-old’s solution to the trolley problem
Best comment: “Kid be like, theres no ethical dilema if you’re not ethical.”
ChatGPT owns the transgender movement with facts and logic!
So I was having a conversation with ChatGPT about how (in the context of a fictional novel) a superintelligence could domesticate humans and/or keep them in a sort of controlled enclosure or zoo. ChatGPT decided that the optimum tech level within this artificial human habitat would be the early modern tech level, before the industrial… Continue reading ChatGPT owns the transgender movement with facts and logic!
Jordan Peterson defeats a dragon and saves a princess
Once upon a time, in a far-off kingdom, a ferocious dragon was wreaking havoc on the land. The people were living in constant fear, and no knight dared to face the beast. But then, a wise professor named Jordan Peterson arrived in the kingdom. He had studied the 12 Rules for Life and knew that… Continue reading Jordan Peterson defeats a dragon and saves a princess
Chat GPT Writes Fantasy in Various Authors’ Styles
Generic (no author style specified): Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a brave knight named Sir William. He was renowned throughout the kingdom for his valor, loyalty, and unwavering sense of justice. One day, a dreadful dragon named Gorthor, known to terrorize the kingdom, descended upon the land, spreading… Continue reading Chat GPT Writes Fantasy in Various Authors’ Styles
This is still one of the best videos on the internet.
I recently rediscovered this one, though I’m pretty sure I saw it fifteen years ago and forgot about it. Still one of the best videos on the internet.
Can this video possibly be more Georgian?
All it needs is a couple of old men playing backgammon on a folding table by the side of the road… although that’s something you see more of in the town, not the village. For goodness’ sakes, it even has a rooster crowing at the end!
So I’ve been playing around with AI art…
Note: this post originally appeared in my newsletter, but I was so excited about it that I decided to post it here too. Enjoy! So my wife is getting a PhD in computer science, which means that she’s on the cutting edge of research into things like language learning and topic models and other techy… Continue reading So I’ve been playing around with AI art…