Actors Recorded Videos for ‘Vladimir.’ It Turned Into Russian Propaganda. - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/actors-recorded-videos-for-vladimir-it-turned-into-russian-propaganda-7ff2ce8e?mod=followamazon
The celebrities look like they were asked to offer words of encouragement—apparently via the Cameo app—to someone named “Vladimir” who appears to be struggling with substance abuse, Microsoft said. Instead, these messages were edited, sometimes dressed up with emojis, links and the logos of media outlets and then shared online by the Russia-aligned trolls, the company said.
#957, twig
#AIArt #SDXL #StableDiffusion
Unhappy young woman, tired of being an AI subject, just wants to go back to sleep.
Resignation letter of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in New York.
WoW guild leaders raging when new people that never raided before mess up.
Inspired by real life events.
#AIart #MidJourneyArt #MidjourneyAI #artificialintelligence #mastoart #fediart #art #artist #generativeart #generativeAI #midjourney #WoW #WorldofWarcraft #WoWClassic #Videogames #gaming
Before steamships came along, sailing ships like Cutty Sark went pretty much everywhere, and they weren’t dependent on hopping between fossil fuel depots. They had less clockwork-like predictability, but greater freedom, lower costs & zero emissions. And now the shipping industry is making a serious effort to regain some of those advantages:
“A cargo ship fitted with giant, rigid British-designed sails has set out on its maiden voyage”
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66543643?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
From today's Times - well played, Mr. Ian Jones.
https://archive.is/S6XcG#selection-1211.0-1238.0
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Braverman’s future
Sir, In your story about Suella Braverman (“No 10’s Suella dilemma: keep in or cast out?”, Aug 19) you describe her as a polarising figure, with some of her colleagues deriding her as “totally useless” and others hailing her as a future party leader. I'd like to point out that, based on recent experience, the one doesn’t rule out the other.
Ian Jones
Lingfield, Surrey
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You know when you have a video loop, but to make it loop something disappears in an improbable manner?
And you think, that's a shame, because I really like this little clip.
And you could crop it so, for example, a bird doesn't disappear in mid-flight, but then it looks unbalanced so you need to find some unobtrusive way for the bird to disappear so it appears natural?
Yeah. That.
I think I need a quiet lie down.
#seascape #video #loop #animation #bird #silly #drawing #SillyScribbles
During the debate on the Online Safety Bill in the UK House of Lords, Lord Moylan laid out the dangers of the encryption-busting clause that threatens our privacy and security.
Take action to stop the spy clause as the Bill moves into its final stages.
"Trees are great. I love trees. Trees are friends of mine. Your tree plan, sir, will make no dent in global warming."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/02/republicans-want-plant-trillion-trees-scientists-are-skeptical
#climate #trees #carbonoffsets