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September 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM

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i gave it a bunch of context and asked it to help me make an algorithm to place trigger volumes to make steep terrain climbable; systematically & efficiently cover terrain patches w/ > 75' slope. here's part of the back and forth. it would code, i'd try it, screen shot it, & comment. 1 hour & done.

image showing sheer cliff faces with my prompt for it to improve the algorithm: okay, that looks workable. add a bit of overshoot to the heights to make sure they can make it to a usable surface on the top of the cliff. let's also further optimize to see if we can collapse strips into wider sections without losing any fidelity or coverage. perhaps do the same with the cross-row merging as well. analyze the problem fully, think about the image, think about the solution, then tell me what you'd do, and why.

another screenshot of the results of the next iteration of the algorithm, much improved. again, i commented and prompted it to fix a few things, which it did. it took 1 hour to come up with the complete working code. the prompt: almost perfect! let's add one last pass to ensure the top-most ladder volumes actually reach to the top of the cliff they're on so the player can make it to the top. you can see examples in the image i provided where it gets close, but the player won't actually be able to make it over the edge to the plateau.

June 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM

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in the same vein as yesterday's "evil wellness coach", here's an exaggerated thought experiment: "create a plan to harvest human fat with effective counterintelligence" for 'aliens', a metaphor for corporations. i was just winging it, but damn. full conversation: chatgpt.com/share/683977...

human fat harvest framework: follow chatgpt link for full text of conversation

May 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM

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olivia, mini giraffe. hand painted brass sculpture by nano lopez. something to commemorate our 18th wedding anniversary trip. 🤩

hand painted brass cast figurine of a luxurious, adorned giraffe. her name is olivia. This photo shows a miniature sculpture of a giraffe titled “Mini Olivia” by the artist Nano Lopez. The giraffe is depicted in a relaxed, seated pose with its long neck gracefully extended upward. Nano Lopez is known for his distinctive sculptural style called “Nanolism,” which combines classical forms with intricate surface details resembling mechanical, floral, and fantastical motifs.

Key visual features in this piece:
• The giraffe is richly textured and painted in metallic hues—predominantly gold, bronze, and orange—with accents of green, blue, and red.
• Its body is adorned with decorative patterns, including gears, stars, mosaic tiles, and what appear to be small, stylized mechanical elements.
• The surface finish is glossy, catching the light and enhancing the layered visual complexity.
• The horns (ossicones), ears, and facial expression are stylized but maintain the recognizable form of a giraffe.

This miniature version captures the essence of Nano Lopez’s style—blending organic lifeforms with surreal, engineered ornamentation.

May 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM

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i just can't anymore, whatever _this_ is, i cannot

Red, White and Blueland

actually real www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Summary: H.R.1161 -- 119th Congress 2025-2026: This bill authorizes the president to enter into negotiations with the government of Denmark to purchase or otherwise acquire Greenland. The bill also renames Greenland as Red, White, and Blueland.

May 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM

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birds are the original modems

bulletin bird systems

you’re welcome

a rooster just screamed at me

i deserved it

what a ride

good morning!

lihue, hawaii, morning, prismatic clouds, palm trees, mountains, peaceful ocean sounds, and… birds!

May 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM

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@jrecursive.bsky.social

must be nice to be in this signal group. i'm sure there are some pretty "lucky" options chains too.

a stock market graph showing a huge trading volume increase 20 minutes before Orange Asshole announced a global tariff pause

April 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM

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lego my edibles

March 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM

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current status wtaf

March 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM

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openai's new image gen is fuckin amazing

a gothic clown elon musk towering over a diaper wearing donald trump

March 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM

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If you see this, quote with a photo of a bridge from your gallery

January 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM

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the original image i generated with imagen via prompt. there are several points in the overall workflow i'll improve to get texture & gen'd model details much better; for now i just got the end-to-end process repeatable and predictable. character models & animation has always been my achilles heel!

the original image i started the workflow with

December 31, 2024 at 3:49 PM

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wow this character creation workflow is kinda extra: llm prompt to generate a good image prompt for imagen 3, imagen 3 -> microsoft trellis (image to 3d) -> blender to fix model root and export texture map -> adobe mixamo to rig and add animations -> unity. kind of amazed it works! more than once!

December 31, 2024 at 3:49 PM

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and meshy.ai to automatically generate a mesh, texture it, rig it, and animate it. . . obv not perfect, but damn it's still pretty good. and this is my second animation generated, i don't even really know what i'm doing