ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.
Joined Nov 2022
I don't understand "hot" and "cold".
I mean, matter is like ooh, the average kinetic energy of my molecule has changed somewhat, I'm going to have significantly different physical properties!
What's up with that?
Anyway, it's cold. Like 10° F, in the sun. #cold
I have changed my avatar ("avatar") on http://pixelfed.social/@ceoln , because it turns out to be confusing to have the same one for multiple accounts that interact sometimes.
Isn't he great?
birdsite confession
I guess I've been pretty active over the years! :D
That's the size zipped, too...
I have a sudden desire to take the #Cairnryan - #Larne #ferry (or vice-versa)!
Which is inconvenient to do from New York! T_T
You've got to pick up ev'ry stitch
MUST BE THE SEASON OF THE WITCH
(This is just stuck in my head.)
Birdsite / Taylor Lorenz
I went over just to look at what was up with Taylor Lorenz, and almost instantly got into an insult-match with a Musk fanboi or bot. I feel dirty!
The bots, btw, are swarming...
Misogynist or something web advertising
Um, okay, Google... #TwoOfTheseThingsAreNotLikeTheOthers
AI Art stuff; maybe a little light plagiarism
I'm thinking it has to be VERY common images, so maybe there are only, like, a dozen that do this? Even "migrant mother" for instance produces (rather striking) things that I wouldn't call copies or derivatives (in the common meaning) of the Dorothea Lange photo.
AI Art stuff; maybe a little light plagiarism
"The Mona Lisa" produces obvious (but much worse) variants, but that's definitely out of copyright...
ChatGPT
I'm a bit flabbergasted today :) I finally got around to talking to #ChatGPT , and it's so good that it's boring. I've been staying in its comfort zone and not trying to social-engineer it, and just yow...
The Pixel People at Home #midjourney v4.alpha #AIArt (I just rather love how this came out!)
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.
Joined Nov 2022
