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.