barefootstache @barefootstache@qoto.org

Today's yield adds quite nicely to this year's total.

They are currently being dried on a metal tray.

#foraging #hazelnuts

Another fruitful yield from #foraging #hazelnuts.

Amazed that after sharing this image with friends who claimed that they are into foraging, that none of them knew what it is.

> The Office misapplied the 'human authorship' requirement and ignored the fundamental principle that copyright is meant to be granted to expressions of ideas originating from a human mind

Art created by AI is an interesting question on copyright and begs the question how many and/or what tools are used to create the piece.

AI in the end is just an algorithm that creates output based off of input, just like any effect or filter. The only difference is that it currently is not obvious how the filter is happening. It could be farfetched to say that the average artist doesn't understand how the technology they are using creates an output. Though after many trial and error attempts they were able to create the intended piece.

Thus if one has go through the same process with an AI engine (a tool), why should it not be copyrightable?

Another aspect to consider is the uniqueness factor. When applying a non-AI filter onto the same initial condition one will get almost the same output to a degree of noise. If the opinionated factor is how big this degree is permitted, then there will always be a bias.

If one could prove that the prompt given to the AI filter stays in the range of permitted noise, then copyright should be given.

#AiArt #copyright

## Web Scraping obstacle: force close browser tab when Developer's Tools are open

On the web, webpages exist on a scale between static and dynamic. For each there are various techniques to get the desired data mainly consisting of `document.querySelectorAll()`.

Some website try to be sneaky and deactivate specific events like context menu or right-clicking. This functionality will usually be placed on media like photos or videos.

Manually going to the Developer's Tools in the browser and deactivating the undesired events is how to overcome this barricade.

There is a new level of annoyance: browser tab closes if Developer's Tools are open.

Now one needs to become creative on how to continue scraping. Here are two approaches, either download the site e.g. via `curl` (hopefully the user agent is not blocked and/or #captcha checks are not in place) or use a third-party extension to be a mocked Developer's Tool e.g. #uBlock origin.

The ideal result is to locate the function that force closes the browser tab and either preload a script that overwrites it or temporally deactivate it.

#WebScraping #WebDev #JavaScript

So it was a Netflix remake before its time.

Poor #infosec integration of #qr in restaurants.

Archived link: https://web.archive.org/web/20240922104511/https://peabee.substack.com/p/whats-inside-the-qr-code-menu-at

There are two predominantly ways of converting a #SVG to #STL.

1. Online via simple converters. There are two cons with this method: first your project becomes public for a specific time period with the P0 license and if an option for a base extraction exists, it is difficult to align it to one specifications.
2. Via desktop apps like #blender. This gives better fine tuning for the cost of time it takes to convert the files. It is a minimal time difference.