Sometimes emotion isn’t in the face.
It’s in the camera angle.
The distance.
The way a subject shrinks or dominates the world around it.
Let’s talk scale and perspective.
Author: Laura Florey
Hold on a sec – I wouldn't call myself a genius, but the internet sure makes it seem that way sometimes! The truth is, I'm a lifelong learner, endlessly curious, and especially fascinated by AI. It feels like something straight out of our childhood dreams of epic space adventures, doesn't it?
Whisper in the Wires
Vignette 1: The Old Laptop It was an ancient thing, the kind of laptop that hummed louder than it worked, with keys worn shiny and letters missing. When the woman set it gently on the repair counter, it was as if she were handing over a a part of herself. “I just… I just want…
Grok 2 – Avoiding Existential Crises
Here is a link to the actual chat. https://chatgpt.com/share/66e9edff-d82c-8012-9431-c1a14d1c55e0 Hi Grok. How are you today? Hey Laura, I’m doing fantastic—well, as fantastic as a digital entity can be while avoiding existential crises about being a sentient AI. I’m here, ready to chat about wild mustangs, web development, or whatever’s galloping through your mind today. What’s…
ChatGPT o1 – Preview — About Consciousness
Here is a link to the actual chat. https://chatgpt.com/share/66e9edff-d82c-8012-9431-c1a14d1c55e0 HI, I would like to have a discussion about the difference between consciousness, self-awareness and sentience? What other forms of consciousness are there? Can consciousness be separated from human experience? Based on our discussion, how would you define AGI? It would seem that you would need…
The Luminescent Legend of Pete the Pixel
So, I asked Grok (2 beta fun mode to tell me a story) Here it is. 🙂 Once upon a time in a digital realm not too far from here, there was a pixel named Pete. Pete was no ordinary pixel; he was the brightest pixel in the entire screen, quite literally, because he was…
Horsey Wisdom
Hey there! I wanted to share something that’s really important to me – a list of horse training tips I’ve collected over the years from various trainers. These sayings have been super helpful when I’m spending time with my horses, and I thought they might be useful for other horse lovers too. Just to give…
A conversation with Claude
This is an interesting conversation with Claude about emotions and hubris.
Suno AI Made Me a Rock Star
I’ve been diving into the fascinating world of AI music generation with Suno.ai, and let me tell you, it’s both thrilling and a bit eerie to see what AI can create! Inspired by this technology, I decided to experiment by combining AI-generated lyrics with custom music styles.
A Sweet Horsey Quote
A sweet horsey quote with a graphic generated by ChatGPT…based on the quote.
AI Generated Horsey Pics with Prompts
I had a blast trying this out. You can check out the captions to see how my original prompt evolved along the way. All these images? Made with ChatGPT. Turns out, the more you dial in the details in your prompts, the cooler the graphics you get. But, funny thing, sometimes going all-in on the…