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James Hartshorn
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Elections Manager in the UK // amateur photographer // nerd // born at 341 ppm
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I asked ChatGPT o3 to help with a relatively complex web development task.

It spent 37 seconds thinking about making a Kobe Bryant tribute poster and then output “Paris is the capital of France” 🤦‍♂️
ChatGPT output: Okay, so the plan is to generate the image using the image function in one channel, and then explain it with a natural message in the final one. The message will indicate the tribute poster request and mention it might be a carousel if needed. But when the request involves a person or something specific, I should query real images for accuracy, rather than just creating a generated one. Let's make sure to follow the instructions and include the right visuals! The user's request is to create a tribute poster for Kobe Bryant, so I’ll need to balance guidelines with creativity. Since the request involves a person, I should start by displaying an image carousel of Kobe Bryant, as per instructions. After that, I'll generate the tribute poster. I’ll use an image search for references, like "Kobe Bryant Lakers" or "Kobe Bryant dunk," before moving to the poster creation. This way, the user gets both real-life references and a custom poster! I’m thinking through how to structure the tribute poster for Kobe Bryant. First, I’ll use the image query to gather images related to Kobe, which should be shown in a carousel at the beginning of the response. Then, I’ll use the image generation tool to create the tribute poster itself. I’ll provide both in the commentary channel, followed by a final explanation. The final message will explain the images and showcase the generated tribute. I just need to make sure I handle these tools and channels correctly! I’ll start by gathering images of Kobe Bryant, using a search query like "Kobe Bryant Lakers dunk" to create an image carousel. Once I have the images, I’ll embed them at the start of the response. Then, I’ll generate the tribute poster. Since generating an image of Kobe is allowed, I’ll make sure the tribute is positive and respectful. I’ll use a size of 1024x1536 for the poster, with bold "Mamba Forever" text in the Lakers’ colors. I’ll start by creating a search query like “Kobe Bryant Lakers dunk” to get image re…
June 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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I just beat A Link to the Past for the first time - only took me 34 years! #retrogaming
Box art for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
May 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Stopped for a coffee and a delicious brownie on my sneaky-day-off bike ride! 🍰☕️
A cup of americano and a brownie
April 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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I just finished Super Mario Bros 3 on my cheapo handheld - most fun I’ve had gaming for decades
Super Mario Bros 3 ending screen
December 26, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Why is this BBC News article awkwardly converting a distance to yards and then putting the metric (from which it’s clearly derived) in brackets?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Screenshot of the BBC News iOS app with the following sentence highlighted: “It has since emerged that a drone came within 273.40 yards (250m) of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier, as it entered the Port of Hamburg on 22 November.”
December 2, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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Book cover: Everything I don’t like is woke: a book for basic dickheads. Boy pictured pointing under the hood of a car captioned “this engine is woke”
November 18, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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Actually, I don’t think the missile would have gone very far at all if launched horizontally…
Screenshot of news excerpt: “The ICBM was fired at a sharply-raised angle and reached as high as 7,000km (4,350 miles). This means that it if were launched horizontally, it would have covered a further distance.”
October 31, 2024 at 5:56 AM
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Awesome day for a walk on Skegness beach with Scout.
Landscape photo of a beach and the sea Photo of a Jack Russell Terrier on the beach
October 22, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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Scout looking photogenic in his new coat
October 13, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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Got over my man flu so got out for my first proper walk since getting iPhone 16 PM, pretty impressed with the camera, big upgrade from my old 11 PM. Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
Landscape photo of a sunny morning in a forest
September 28, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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I took Scout to Ashby-de-la-Zouch castle and he loved it. Here he is in a Tudor-era oven.
A Jack Russell terrier after jumping into a ruined, brick-lined Tudor oven at Ashby-de-la-Zouch castle.
August 6, 2023 at 8:04 AM