Seriously- my first thought was "I didn't know James was a Swiftie!"

Happy to help! Make sure you have plenty of coffee lol

Happy birthday to the book that gave us the elf named "Hot Ginger" 😁

NARSIL!!!!!

You too?

The Fall of Gondolin- I kid, I kid. Cozy fires, steaming cups of tea, and a bountiful harvest.

I haven't even gotten to the ethical issue of the lack of permission from or compensations to the artists whose work was used to train the AI. @tolkiensociety.org I respect you for your mission, but do better. Please do not promote something that is the antithesis of Tolkien and his creativity.

In effect, this presentation is akin to Saruman saying, "Hey guys, let me show you what we can do if we cut down Fangorn".

Gen AI uses massive amounts of natural resources. Its data centers lead to more pollution and deforestation than our planet needs. It speeds up the death of the woods and wild places that the Professor loved.

(channeling Regina George) "Get in loser, we're going crafting!"

My husband came in to check on me because I squealed so loudly at their scene in the finale!

See, I'd like to say I am as elegant as a bow-wielding elf, but when it comes to trolls, nah, I'm going for the axe

To which I’d say “Sir, you invented Tom Bombadil.”
(And I love Tom Bombadil)

And it truly shows the quality of this presentation- the very highest!