winstonalden(25)•in #fiction•7 days agoOpen Source Girlfriend - An Experimental AI CollaborationI've never been as conflicted about any technology as much AI. As are many of you, I'm sure. I've played with a bit of cheeky image generation here in the past,...0winstonalden(25)•in fiction•7 days agoOpen Source Girlfriend - An Experimental AI CollaborationI've never been as conflicted about any technology as much AI. As are many of you, I'm sure. I've played with a bit of cheeky image generation here in the past,...0
winstonalden(25)•in #work•206 days agoWhen You Don't Want to Be Served: Work, Consent, and the Tragedy of ExistenceAre you uncomfortable when someone waits on you? It's something most people don't seem to understand: my discomfort with eating at restaurants, going to hotels....4winstonalden(25)•in work•206 days agoWhen You Don't Want to Be Served: Work, Consent, and the Tragedy of ExistenceAre you uncomfortable when someone waits on you? It's something most people don't seem to understand: my discomfort with eating at restaurants, going to hotels....4
winstonalden(25)•in #nature•224 days agoCicada BirthdayThe last time we -- or anyone -- saw these bugs, it was 17 years ago. That was 2008. Technically, it wasn't these bugs that we saw. It was their parents. They'r...0winstonalden(25)•in nature•224 days agoCicada BirthdayThe last time we -- or anyone -- saw these bugs, it was 17 years ago. That was 2008. Technically, it wasn't these bugs that we saw. It was their parents. They'r...0
winstonalden(25)•in #psychology•266 days agoThe Sinister Cost of the Algorithmically Driven Ritual Established rituals are a cornerstone of any successful culture. Behaviors that go beyond habits, the things we do without question. Prayers before bedtime. Chu...3winstonalden(25)•in psychology•266 days agoThe Sinister Cost of the Algorithmically Driven Ritual Established rituals are a cornerstone of any successful culture. Behaviors that go beyond habits, the things we do without question. Prayers before bedtime. Chu...3
winstonalden(25)•in #travel•785 days agoStepping Into Vacation With A Walk Around BostonI got to take a little walk around Boston. It was the last day of the week, the last day of work before vacation. The boss said, “Things are quiet enough. You s...4winstonalden(25)•in travel•785 days agoStepping Into Vacation With A Walk Around BostonI got to take a little walk around Boston. It was the last day of the week, the last day of work before vacation. The boss said, “Things are quiet enough. You s...4
winstonalden(25)•in #life•861 days agoIt's Been Awhile...Whenever I come back to writing, I start with some kind of journal. But when I go through my old journals, I start to consider that journaling might be toxic. I...4winstonalden(25)•in life•861 days agoIt's Been Awhile...Whenever I come back to writing, I start with some kind of journal. But when I go through my old journals, I start to consider that journaling might be toxic. I...4
winstonalden(25)•in #auto•1086 days agoMidlife Crisis Car: Amateur Saab Engine Repair, with AI IllustrationAbout six months ago, an old friend (and former boss) gave me a car! It's a 2006 Saab 9-5. Standard shift. 2.3 liter Turbo engine. Sunroof! It's a great car for...6winstonalden(25)•in auto•1086 days agoMidlife Crisis Car: Amateur Saab Engine Repair, with AI IllustrationAbout six months ago, an old friend (and former boss) gave me a car! It's a 2006 Saab 9-5. Standard shift. 2.3 liter Turbo engine. Sunroof! It's a great car for...6
winstonalden(25)•in #philosophy•1121 days agoAntimemetics, AI, and Other Limits to Human UnderstandingI wrote before about the growing theme in SF that we aren’t meant to explore the universe. Now I keep coming across the idea that we’re not even meant to explor...0winstonalden(25)•in philosophy•1121 days agoAntimemetics, AI, and Other Limits to Human UnderstandingI wrote before about the growing theme in SF that we aren’t meant to explore the universe. Now I keep coming across the idea that we’re not even meant to explor...0
winstonalden(25)•in #poetry•1149 days agoWhat We Imagine Turns Us Inside Out: A Sestina, with IllustrationsWhat we imagine turns us inside-out. Thoughts left unpruned will soon take root and flower, And idle daydreams crystalize to plans. Take care, or else your life...5winstonalden(25)•in poetry•1149 days agoWhat We Imagine Turns Us Inside Out: A Sestina, with IllustrationsWhat we imagine turns us inside-out. Thoughts left unpruned will soon take root and flower, And idle daydreams crystalize to plans. Take care, or else your life...5
winstonalden(25)•in #generativeart•1185 days agoChasing Glenn Gould into Space; Going Down Rabbit-Holes with Stable DiffusionThis Stable Diffusion AI art generation thingy is seriously the most fun thing I've ever done on a computer. You can find plenty of articles about it floating a...3winstonalden(25)•in generativeart•1185 days agoChasing Glenn Gould into Space; Going Down Rabbit-Holes with Stable DiffusionThis Stable Diffusion AI art generation thingy is seriously the most fun thing I've ever done on a computer. You can find plenty of articles about it floating a...3
winstonalden(25)•in #art•1186 days agoTS Eliot's "Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock" interpreted by Stable Diffusion AILet us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted street...3winstonalden(25)•in art•1186 days agoTS Eliot's "Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock" interpreted by Stable Diffusion AILet us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted street...3
winstonalden(25)•in #gaming•1232 days agoThe Temporal Demands of Branching Video Game Narratives - Where Do You Spend Your Time?The way we interact with stories in video games is a lot more intense than with literature. We have to solve puzzles, or work out strategies, or hone reaction t...3winstonalden(25)•in gaming•1232 days agoThe Temporal Demands of Branching Video Game Narratives - Where Do You Spend Your Time?The way we interact with stories in video games is a lot more intense than with literature. We have to solve puzzles, or work out strategies, or hone reaction t...3
winstonalden(25)•in #writing•1353 days agoDrinking Alone in the Woods and Life's Other Peak ExperiencesGetting drunk alone in nature was the closest I've come to religious experience. Watching the sky darken and the stars come out. I was walking along the power l...2winstonalden(25)•in writing•1353 days agoDrinking Alone in the Woods and Life's Other Peak ExperiencesGetting drunk alone in nature was the closest I've come to religious experience. Watching the sky darken and the stars come out. I was walking along the power l...2
winstonalden(25)•in #writing•1366 days agoTrain-Ride Free-Write: Longing for Stasis in MarchDo things really have to happen? Can’t we just sit and listen to the music? (Does it all have to revolve around plot?) I’d like to live somewhere on the equator...3winstonalden(25)•in writing•1366 days agoTrain-Ride Free-Write: Longing for Stasis in MarchDo things really have to happen? Can’t we just sit and listen to the music? (Does it all have to revolve around plot?) I’d like to live somewhere on the equator...3
donnadavisart(25)•in #hive-158694•1385 days agoA Drawing in many colors- "The Electric Muse" and her storyClio didn't hesitate to get updated. Of all the muses, Clio, being so enamored of History , knew that History might repeat, rhyme, or run a straight line, but s...5donnadavisart(25)•in hive-158694•1385 days agoA Drawing in many colors- "The Electric Muse" and her storyClio didn't hesitate to get updated. Of all the muses, Clio, being so enamored of History , knew that History might repeat, rhyme, or run a straight line, but s...5
winstonalden(25)•in #story•1386 days agoCharacter Sketch: Frank Nolan, an ArchivistToday, a bit of a character sketch, a bit of a free-write. Maybe it'll develop into something bigger. Energy is fleeting and we share what we have when we have ...3winstonalden(25)•in story•1386 days agoCharacter Sketch: Frank Nolan, an ArchivistToday, a bit of a character sketch, a bit of a free-write. Maybe it'll develop into something bigger. Energy is fleeting and we share what we have when we have ...3
winstonalden(25)•in #collecting•1394 days agoRoyal Companion Typewriter Abandoned and Born AgainWhen I'm not busy working, or running in circles around my neighborhood, or railing against god, my favored method of procrastination is to potter about the hou...4winstonalden(25)•in collecting•1394 days agoRoyal Companion Typewriter Abandoned and Born AgainWhen I'm not busy working, or running in circles around my neighborhood, or railing against god, my favored method of procrastination is to potter about the hou...4
winstonalden(25)•in #religion•1400 days agoFinding peace in the realization that god exists, and he's evil.I had a religious awakening the other morning. I came across a picture I'd taken of a snowy egret swallowing a fish. I thought about the fact that life can only...5winstonalden(25)•in religion•1400 days agoFinding peace in the realization that god exists, and he's evil.I had a religious awakening the other morning. I came across a picture I'd taken of a snowy egret swallowing a fish. I thought about the fact that life can only...5
winstonalden(25)•in #story•1408 days agoBeauty and Mystery in the Year of the MaskThere's this woman I keep seeing around the train station. She has raven hair, porcelain skin, deep piercing eyes. She's about a foot shorter than me. I know a ...9winstonalden(25)•in story•1408 days agoBeauty and Mystery in the Year of the MaskThere's this woman I keep seeing around the train station. She has raven hair, porcelain skin, deep piercing eyes. She's about a foot shorter than me. I know a ...9
winstonalden(25)•in #writing•1429 days agoWhen You're Sick of Everyone's Voice, Including Your OwnI'm sick of writing in the first person. All these journal entries that sound the same. I pick up a pen and scribble for a while and think, "Why the fuck would ...10winstonalden(25)•in writing•1429 days agoWhen You're Sick of Everyone's Voice, Including Your OwnI'm sick of writing in the first person. All these journal entries that sound the same. I pick up a pen and scribble for a while and think, "Why the fuck would ...10
