The Drop in Centre

[Wayne Gray]

5 hours ago, Brayon said:

Agreed. Both of those were good, but wow.

Poetry is a bit mathematical. Syllable count, rhyme, flow ... it probably makes it easier for AI to write something that passes for what a human can do with poetry than it could for a story.

But it's still limited. It's limited by what has come before. There is literally nothing new it can produce. Not yet. It's all a derivation of what has been.

"Nothing is new under the sun." That or something close to it is often quoted to describe creative works. It is ABSOLUTELY true of AI. While a human being ... something with a spark, and talent, and dreams ... can, and will produce something that has not been seen before. Something beyond the touch of silicon.

AI is wild. But it's soulless.

[Mikiesboy]

Well, some of you may already know it's World Mangrove Day. 

If you'd like to learn more about these remarkable trees, what they do and where they are, you can read more here. 

In addition to the above, it is Saturday. Have a good one.

[Mikiesboy]

8 hours ago, Wayne Gray said:

"I feel like we could make it go quicklier."

YouTuber teaching me new wordies.

Who knew there were such excellent new wordies !  Thanks for sharing. 

[Mikiesboy]

7 hours ago, Wayne Gray said:

Poetry is a bit mathematical. Syllable count, rhyme, flow ... it probably makes it easier for AI to write something that passes for what a human can do with poetry than it could for a story.

But it's still limited. It's limited by what has come before. There is literally nothing new it can produce. Not yet. It's all a derivation of what has been.

"Nothing is new under the sun." That or something close to it is often quoted to describe creative works. It is ABSOLUTELY true of AI. While a human being ... something with a spark, and talent, and dreams ... can, and will produce something that has not been seen before. Something beyond the touch of silicon.

AI is wild. But it's soulless.

Yes, i'd agree.  When you first read a poem AI has written, you think wow.  If you examine them, they feel flat - as you say - soulless.

[kbois]

I wish I could remember where I read it, but alas, the file cabinet in my brain is stuck. 

I read an interesting article a while back about the constant evolution of words. How they come about and how they change in meaning. 

Reading a book written in the 1800s is almost like reading a foreign language. I wonder what readers in the future will think about the language we use now?

Skibidi anyone? 

I'm off to do some thrift store browsing with a friend. 

Have a good day everyone! 

[Mikiesboy]

You can read A Study in Scarlet, which was written in 1886, online.  I don't find it to be like a foreign language, but it is wordy, as was the writing style then.  You can read it, or have a look at it, for free at: 

https://sherlock-holm.es/stories/pdf/a4/2-sided/stud.pdf

Also, plenty of em dashes and semicolons for those of you who think they are 'out of fashion' for modern writing. Hogwash, i say!

Edited July 26, 2025 by Mikiesboy

[Wayne Gray]

2 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

Yes, i'd agree.  When you first read a poem AI has written, you think wow.  If you examine them, they feel flat - as you say - soulless.

That's so odd. I can't find that original post you quoted now. Huh.

[Mikiesboy]

2 minutes ago, Wayne Gray said:

That's so odd. I can't find that original post you quoted now. Huh.

this?   

[Page Scrawler]

10 minutes ago, Wayne Gray said:

That's so odd. I can't find that original post you quoted now. Huh.

We've been having similar issues over in Headstall's Paddock. Random comments---and once, an entire page---disappear for a while. Then, they pop up again as mysteriously as they disappeared. There doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to it.

[Wayne Gray]

16 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

this?   

No, the other one. The "quicklier" comment.

[Wayne Gray]

Wow. Also, now I can't even quote the comment that included it. When I try, it grabs a different post instead to quote. Huh.

[Wayne Gray]

I think we pissed off AI, and now we're being punished by the silicon gods.

[spyke]

12 minutes ago, Wayne Gray said:

I think we pissed off AI, and now we're being punished by the silicon gods.

Nah, just too much lotion and the comments are slipping away. 

[Wayne Gray]

Just now, spyke said:

Nah, just too much lotion and the comments are slipping away. 

"Slippery when lotioned"
I think I have a new t-shirt design.

[Wayne Gray]

LOL. Yes ...

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, Wayne Gray said:

LOL. Yes ...

Did you order one?  LOL   omg

Here's your other thing...   

[Wayne Gray]

23 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Here's your other thing...   

It's still missing for me. Super weird.

And no. I didn't order it. But it's still sitting there. Tempting me ...

Edited July 26, 2025 by Wayne Gray

[spyke]

1 hour ago, Wayne Gray said:

"Slippery when lotioned"
I think I have a new t-shirt design.

 

1 hour ago, Wayne Gray said:

LOL. Yes ...

You're welcome😂

[Mikiesboy]

@Wayne Gray  maybe report that missing thing to Myr on the report that page.. it's very strange

[Flip-Flop]

3 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

@Wayne Gray  maybe report that missing thing to Myr on the report that page.. it's very strange

Reading the Help posting about accessing GA and other sites, a new security update has affected websites globally. Do I understand what it may mean?  

[kbois]

Today's thrift store browsing ended up costing me about $75.... which I guess isn't too bad. 

Thrifting turned into hanging out at my friend's pool for a couple of hours while her nephew smoked salmon and made bacon wrapped asparagus and dirty rice. Omg... it was sooooo good. 

After dinner, we played Catan which is a really interesting board game. It seems super complicated, but once you figure out what is actually supposed to happen, it makes sense. Sort of. A few adult beverages help immensely.  Let's just say I lost spectacularly. 

All in all, it was a good day. 

[chris191070]

Morning All. 

Happy Sunday, 5am and I'm wide awake.

Have a great day all.

[Reader1810]

11 minutes ago, chris191070 said:

Morning All. 

Happy Sunday, 5am and I'm wide awake.

Have a great day all.

5 a.m. is quite early, but here's hoping it's the start of a great day for you. 🙂

[Page Scrawler]

Currently, my family is still on holiday in Washington state. I just learned about an incident at the local "Mart of Walls" in our hometown. I'm just writing to say that I heard from a relative, and nobody in our extended family was hurt.

[Wayne Gray]

2 hours ago, kbois said:

Today's thrift store browsing ended up costing me about $75.... which I guess isn't too bad. 

Thrifting turned into hanging out at my friend's pool for a couple of hours while her nephew smoked salmon and made bacon wrapped asparagus and dirty rice. Omg... it was sooooo good. 

After dinner, we played Catan which is a really interesting board game. It seems super complicated, but once you figure out what is actually supposed to happen, it makes sense. Sort of. A few adult beverages help immensely.  Let's just say I lost spectacularly. 

All in all, it was a good day. 

I love Settlers of Catan. It's a great game.

Though I have just returned from a party. There I was a thing passed about between men and women who were all super tense and wound up. And I was shot like a missile between their shoulder blades. Straight. Gay. Women. Man. All were my targets. Tension was my enemy!

I destroyed it. Seeking out tightness and stress like it was my mission.

Also, I am drunk and maybe a bit high.