Depends on the brand. If it was secretly manufactured by any particular nation’s secret military service, then Maybe.
Depends on the brand. If it was secretly manufactured by any particular nation’s secret military service, then Maybe.
While your points about the patronage system and its weaknesses are valid, you’re writing off several centuries worth of legitimate human endeavor because the systems that enabled it were dodgy. Guess what though? That’s literally all of history, dodgy AF, featuring an intrepid cast of characters more awful the deeper you look. That doesn’t make the art or music worth writing off though.
But honestly:
What is interesting though is the fact that AI art, and the LAION-5B dataset used to train the models is a true and earnest reflection of sorts of what images today really are
“Earnest” is definitely not the word you’re looking for. Derivative, maybe, because you said it yourself, they’re reflections; and as such, they’re going to reflect what images of today are; like you said. That makes them derivative, and I feel a vast artificiality that makes my heart sink when I look at the vast majority of them.
Choosing machine-created art over historical art is choosing a passing fad over centuries of culture. It’s your right; but to write off history with a wave of the hand means you’re missing out on truly expanding your horizons.
Expanding ones horizons absolutely does and should include art history, which is a part of human history.
Love the name and shame. Everyone needs to know about this guy
Yeah, you ain’t gonna make it through the series then, all there is to it. Because I’m okay with his writing style and still get constantly annoyed at things. Book 2 is too depressing, with a dark ending that you see coming for 500+ pages and is entirely unsatisfying when you finally get there. Some of the battles in book 3 go on waaay too long.
He also keeps trying to trigger his readers. I’ve never seen such a display of triggers in anything I’ve ever read, and I am getting annoyed with how often he’s trying to get a rise out of me.
That’s not to say that the series is without it’s strengths and its charms, but it’s both the Best and Worst of modern fantasy. And don’t even get me started with characters suddenly and abruptly turning into Dragons
I’m on Book 4 of the Malazan series by Steven Erikson, “House of Chains”. It’s definitely better than the depressing #2 or the rather erratic #3.
#malazanSummerContinues
The Chief Censor is still around. I saw him in the bushes near city Hall the other month
Is… Is this a true story?
If you don’t blast the sound then what even is the point
This at last explains why the Enterprise is a leaky sieve where anyone can beam onboard at any time
Anyone who buys into Will.I.Am’s hype is automatically the wrong person to run anything more than a lemonade stand
Also, gave a platform to “John of God”. She’s sketchy AF
18 = 36 with 2.5x Ultra Absorb = 84!
Nope, I had lots this year. It’s been lovely
Microplastics
I remember this from the Director’s Cut of the Director’s Cut, the one where Peter Jackson plays Tom Bombadil and there’s that whole 40-minute pseudo-musical side-quest
Awwws, thanks!
…I’ve only been playing the flute for 10 months though, so it’s not very impressive. I’ll send a link in a other 6 months after I learn how to vibrato so that my tone improves dramatically
Are all rocks actually teeth, or are all teeth actually rocks?
Hey now, me playing my flute with myself in an edited duet isn’t “forgettable slop”! I’ll have you know, my 15 views and 1 Like that I liked myself are the pinnacle of my music career.
Last summer I went through all 15 Wheel of Time books (late June through November), so this summer I was excited to read Malazan. To be honest it’s been more of a chore than I’d hoped.
I love the magic system, the banter is SO good. Characters just keep dying and then coming back; it’s got a lot going for it. The many, many different races, the 300,000+ years of history in the backstory…
It’s just a shame that it’s burdened by the issues I mentioned earlier; and more. And sooo many more.