Tag - instamatic

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN ARTWORKS: Including 91 pictures, with 38 in colour. Focus on Landscapes, Animals and Human Figures.

September 30, 2024

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN ARTWORKS: Including 91 pictures, with 38 in colour. Focus on Landscapes, Animals and Human Figures.

Disproved thus. (h/t PJ)

The Demihuman Archives

September 29, 2024

The Demihuman Archives

Wow. Someone got a picture of the contents of my trunk. (h/t P.J.)

The Quest For The Elemental Gods

September 27, 2024

The Quest For The Elemental Gods

Over 400 pages, and THIS is the cover???

Jimmy Savile and Lord McAlpine: and other Solution poems

September 27, 2024

Jimmy Savile and Lord McAlpine: and other Solution poems

If this is the solution, I’d hate to see the problem.

Life after BREXIT: A selection of Poetry post referendum in the United Kingdom

September 24, 2024

Life after BREXIT: A selection of Poetry post referendum in the United Kingdom

Sometimes you just gotta versify about current events, y’know? (h/t P.J.)

Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 2.
Here’s another metric crapload of capsule reviews of movies I’ve seen recently but haven’t felt motivated to write about at any length. The Pilot: A Battle For Survival (2021) – Russian-made WWII thriller about a pilot shot down during the winter, who has to survive and make his way back to the Russian front. Not... The post Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 2. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
I’ve caught up to my sketchbook again, so it’ll be a couple of weeks before I have regular sketches to post. The post Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
How Many Artistic A.I.s Can Dance on the Head of a Pin?
In an artists’ Messenger group, the discussion (inevitably) turned to the legitimacy of A.I. output as “art.” This was my response, and it was the longest thing I’ve written in a while, so I figured I would repost it here to preserve it, with a couple of my comments down the thread. This response was... The post How Many Artistic A.I.s Can Dance on the Head of a Pin? appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
A Fifth Magic
The author says: A Fifth Magic is a dark fantasy novel set in a fractured post-civil-war society where magic is both feared and tightly controlled. Detective Michael Hawthorne enlists the help of sceptical academic Laura Blythe to investigate a locked-room murder mystery that mirrors the methods of a war criminal they believed to be long
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
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Fragmented Sky
The author says: In the crumbling dome city of Grid 46, breathable air is a luxury rationed by Praxis Corp, a ruthless megacorporation that views survival as a commodity. Technician Lyra Sato struggles to keep her sick brother alive while uncovering a buried secret—the enigmatic Seed System, a sentient, evolving AI embedded within the dome’s