Photoshop Beta has introduced generative AI. Basically, the program generates an image based upon text input and places it where you tell it to.
I don’t know how I feel about it because of it’s capabilities, but it sure is fun — and funny!
Rather than a view of my backyard, I instead took a trip to the Swiss Alps!
Mom and Carl loved their trip to a goat farm!
And Dharma took her first ever trip to the city!
Ben took the day off for some quiet time in the sunshine…
Coco hit the tiki bar…
And, did you know that all REAL men ride side saddle? Well… now ya do!
After the goat farm, Carl decided a trip to a deserted island was more his jam. Can you blame him?
Of course, Mom was upset she didn’t get to go see the amazing turquoise water, so she is just waiting to end it all on her terms.
But I caught her just in time so we could celebrate the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted (July 4, 1776) and the United States officially became its own nation.
I’m writing this after 11:00 PM in a Word document because that doesn’t require Internet. Nearly EVERYTHING requires an Internet connection.
I was warned.
I received an email from my Internet provider, REMC, letting me know that the connection here would be intermittent for 8 hours starting after 10:00 PM for maintenance. Of course, I forgot about it until my connection to the world went dark.
Overnight shouldn’t be a big deal, right? ARG! I’d rather it be out during the day when there’s other things I could be doing. I could weed eat… or mow… or pull weeds from the flower beds. There’s LOTS of stuff to do during the day without a connection. Besides, that’s a great excuse for not doing work. 😉
I’m one of those people who turns the TV on when going to bed. Typically, I wake up around 3:00 or 4:00 AM and turn it off. (I normally don’t go to bed until 1:00 or 2:00 AM.) I watch TV to take my mind off of work and real-life BS. My son calls it murder porn – the channels are either ID or Oxygen. Nothing like a serial killer to lull one to sleep.
But no.
Tonight (which is last night for those of you playing along at home), there’s no TV because my services are all streaming. There’s no book to listen to because I forgot to grab a new one. My phone service in the barndo isn’t such that a hot spot is an option either. So here I sit, thinking about how addicted I am to high-speed Internet.
And finally… that deck that may or may not be done by Christmas…
Tim said he’d be finished today. I’d bet $100 that he’ll be here the next 3 days at least. His sole accomplishment yesterday was eating the bacon sandwich I fed him and getting a gate up.
Upon going through email this morning, I was left feeling anxious. The word ‘anxious’ isn’t really right, but I don’t have a better word. Not scared as in frightened… just… ugh!
State Representative, Jim Lucas, of Seymour, was arrested for OWI — and leaving the scene of an accident. He’s a Republican so the Democrats are pulling out every single Republican name they can think of on social media to tie to his crime. I’ve never been a fan of his (I’ve read heated exchanges between him and another FB friend where he was rude and ugly) but c’mon, people.
Not willing to throw my thoughts out to social media — I’ll just sit here waiting to see if I can get honeysuckle I picked to take root…
And play Diablo 4 when it goes live tonight at 7:00 PM ET. 🙂
TIL (Today I Learned): The acronym “R.I.P.” has been engraved on tombstones since at least the fifth century. “Rest in Peace” is the English translation of a Latin phrase with the same acronym.
Remember the hamburger guy on Popeye that was always wanting a hamburger on credit? I think his name was Wimpy… I figure today’s cost for a hamburger would be at least 2,000 pesos. Lucky for people in Argentina, they just introduced a 2,000 peso banknote and it’s worth about $4 bucks. It’s the largest denomination they have! Can you imagine carrying stacks of cash just to pay for ordinary purchases?
Mr. Pesky said he’d gladly pay me Friday for a swim in 72 degree water yesterday. 😉
A recent survey says…
A new Resume Builder survey found that 91% of companies hiring are looking for workers with ChatGPT experience. While there was diversity in the companies represented — the top three company types looking for AI experienced employees were in software engineering (no surprise there), customer service coming in at #2, and those looking to hire in HR was 3rd.
Customer Service Me: Write a letter to an upset customer. ChatGPT: Here you go… Human Relations Me: Write a letter of employee termination. ChatGPT: Here you go…
Time to learn if you’re in the market for a job!
You have to learn ChatGPT to enhance productivity. In my book, this translates to more automation just like everyone else has — and less human interaction and relationship building. So I asked ChatGPT to tell me what the negative aspects of using it in business are. The top potential negatives are:
Lack of empathy and emotional intelligence.
Misinterpretation or inappropriate responses.
Limited contextual understanding. (ChatGPT struggles with complex or ambiguous queries.)
Lack of human judgement and critical thinking.
Data privacy and security concerns.
TIL (Today I Learned): In 2022, a chess robot in Moscow broke the finger of its 7-year-old human opponent after the boy made a quick move without waiting for the robot to complete its turn.
I’m so tired of every person and every company on the planet constantly trying to get my money!
Our data is valuable!
Our personal info is valuable because that’s how advertisers target us. It’s important to be vigilant and proactive in safeguarding our personal information to ensure that it is not misused or exploited.
I’m tired of marketers (they are really SPAMMERS) filling out contact forms on business websites.
I’m tired of social media — both the percentage of ads and the people asking to be my friend so they can sell me something.
Facebook has always been bad but is getting worse — and LinkedIn has become nothing short of horrible.
If you’re on social media and see something interesting… don’t click that link. No matter what, don’t click the freaking link.
Is it not enough that we’re served up ads for everything we’ve looked at over the past 10 years?
For instance, if you search for things on Google while signed in to your account, even if you use a VPN, Google will still track you. Those shoes you looked at on Zappos will follow you around till the day you’re dead. If you use Mac’s Safari — that doesn’t happen. The problem is that Chrome has over 55% of the market share in the US — and 60-70% in Europe and Africa.
Consider DuckDuckGo.
DuckDuckGo has an extension for Chrome as well as a mobile app. Your search history is private, advertising trackers won’t follow you around, and sites are forced to use encrypted connections when available. But you have to be consistent! Don’t think you can throw your private info around on your phone or iPad and only use DuckDuckGo on your desktop and achieve the results you’re looking for.
Again, consistency is key!
Someone should tell that to Mother Nature…
Today, it’s windy and in the low 40’s. Two days ago it felt like summer. 🙁 Yo, Mama Nature — you could try being a tad more dependable.
TIL (Today I Learned): In 2013, a Florida man, Jeff Bush, was sleeping in his bedroom when a large sinkhole opened up directly underneath his bed, swallowing him and his entire bedroom. His brother heard him scream, but was unable to see or reach him in time. Bush’s body was never recovered.
