First on WP
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Was it a Boeing?
When my wife told me about a plane flipping upside down my reaction was immediate: “was it a Boeing?” To be clear, I don’t think Boeing is responsible for this latest airplane incident, at least… I don’t know that it was. But such is the reputation that Boeing has earned for itself. The reputation bears…
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Trailing Sky High
Not sure why I wanted to click these pictures. But the sight of the plane making its approach right above my head, with the wispy clouds in the backdrop with that clear, deep blue of all skies … was too hard to ignore, and too hard to not capture on my phone.
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Morning Shadows
I always have loved me a solid start to the day before the Sun has had a chance to cast shorter shadows.
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Morning Chemtrails
Love the early morning scenes before the grind of work starts. I kind of liked the positioning of these two trails, crossed and meeting just below the bright rising sun.
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I distrust the NYTimes
I was browsing an ebook store just now when I saw a book cover brandished with the “New York Times Bestseller” badge. I immediately developed a dislike for the book and wanted to move on to the next book as quickly as I could. I have been thinking about those two visceral seconds and how…
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Tech in 2023
… the final list. Too much went down in 2023. 🤯 – vijay, nursing a case of sniffles on New Year’s Eve.
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Professions Unsung
Vijay admires professionals who engage in high-impact, often under-acknowledged work, characterized by sacrifices and dedication beyond a typical workday. They express their respect by using a line from Tennyson’s “Ulysses” to prompt Midjourney to visualize these workers: a passionate journalist, persevering scuba diver, diligent archaeologist, and resilient geologist.
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Midjourney on “between a rock and a hard place”
Vijay explored how an AI, Midjourney (MJ), interprets the phrase “stuck between a rock and a hard place.” He experimented with adding “Watercolors,” swapping “stuck” for “trapped,” and removing “stuck.” Regardless of the modifications, MJ consistently depicted open landscapes with rock formations, perhaps suggesting that it interprets the landscape as the “hard place.”
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I broke Midjourney with “a roadmap”
I thought about exploring “roadmaps” as a concept with Midjourney. It did not quite go as planned. I think I broke it!
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Midjourney 2023/10/14: Animals Wearing Robes in Ancient Rome
prompt template I used: “a/an [animal] wearing ancient robes, in Ancient Rome.”
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